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Legend of Korra - For Lack of A Better Path

You can be a metal bender but in trade off you lose skill in earth bending. You must also need to explain why or how you've obtained those powers. Those wire police are older characters however there is a metal bending academy that will be an outlet for younger characters providing they have the connections to get in. They train police cadets going into the wire bending police or the metal bending police as is their official name.

Legend of Korra - For Lack of A Better Path (2)

It's not really integral in the story. We saw none of it after season one, minus one cut away scene from what the brothers were up to after the season one had concluded. It's was used as plot device for Korra to help learn air bending but give credit as the creators of the series did think of it before Korra was ever even a thing. I'm using it to make my character grow and put in two characters who will be rather fun for all the players as a whole to interact with as well. Hana is a prankster with a golden heart and is extremely friendly. Lee is the jaded guy with a honest and firm personality. They will contrast with other characters and not only improve Ren but others.

Regardless of how integral it is in the story here's the main problem with having another group of pro-benders. Mine are all going to be relatively active in the group. That means we're going to have six benders just by the two of us. Add in two more benders and a chi blocker. That's a rather large group of benders unless the others want to go and be a part of your group. If you think you can handle three other characters then by all means you can try. Not saying I like it or that it's going to be good for the roleplay, there's going to be a large need for bad guys for these gangs we're going to be fighting to actually be a challenge if everyone comes along, but I'm not the guy who's going to be the 'OP GM who doesn't let others have the same thing he has.'

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As for Xia I'm unsure about what you mean by explosive exactly. I'm relatively fine with most of it even if some of it seems like a bit of a stretch per say but explosive isn't a term I'd use. There's versatile benders who are jacks of all trades and or have multiple bending abilities such as earth bending and metal bending, power benders who are good at powering through things, and skillful benders who specialize in one are or another.

Legend of Korra - For Lack of A Better Path

Beginner/Novice/Adept/Intermediate/Elite/Master.

Intermediate is basically they know what they're doing and they know how to do it well. They can fight with skill and tact but would fair only somewhat well against someone who is of an elite whose honed their abilities to near master level.

Things like versatile mean they have a lot of tricks but are a master of none of them. Unless it's their signature move for example Naruto from the series Naruto's rasengan or shadow clone jutsu. A in universe example would mean people like Aang when he uses pure air bending. He knows a lot of tricks but he's not about to kill seven fire nation soldiers like his master (presumably) did in the first season after they found the body. Aang can do a lot of things with airbending but he is by no mean feat a true master early series.

Power Benders are just that they focus on sheer force and power overwhelmingly they have an advantage on sheer stamina and ability to use copious amounts of their element and or can simply smash their way through people. They lack tactics but make up with it as stated in the aforementioned. Think of Ozai or Iroh from the original series.

Skillful benders are neither a jack of all trades or a power bender. What they know is what they got and they tend to get to extreme points such as Toph's earth bending. They specialize in one area and can do a lot in it. For an example an ice bending skill based bender could potentially stop a ship with giant blocks of ice from all sides. Or a fire bender could conjure up really precise and efficient blasts. In other words think of Mako/Azula as an example of a skillful earth bender. Water benders would be like Katara or Pakku.

Legend of Korra - For Lack of A Better Path

depending on the questions I will answer them however beware of spoilers.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

True enough I haven't gotten the chance to but normally I make my villains end game strong from the start to make sure they last that long but if by some miracle the players manage to get to him or her, unless absolutely it's going to end up ending the rp early, I let them die. In that case I'd pick an earlier villain increase them to major villain status and let that person take their place. However I do my best to keep my villains alive sometimes doing rather ridiculous things but in all fairness if they died well then the whole plot of the rp unravels and I can't continue. If someone wants to try to change something in my roleplays or wants to do something differently I at the very least try to consider it but most of the time it can't fit into what I have planned and I can't explain without ruining half the surprises I have in store about my roleplay.

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Heroes of ORB

"Because that armor system ain't cheap bud!" Said one of the mysterious viewers in a monotone and scrambled voice as Mizawa nodded, "We rebuild the things so they can't use them. Yeah it costs money but it's better than just destroying the damn things. We rebuild'em so they don't know how they work. We reprogram them and then what? They still can steal'em again possibly and they don't need to get an info leak to find out how they work because they know." Mizawa stated as he turned his back to the man then turned around again after gathering his thoughts, "You want to get promoted to leader of a squad, which is what lieutenants and captains do, in order to skip out on training? Kid I'll offer you both those without the damn raise in rank. I'll jump you up a couple ranks too. I may not be military but I have connections." Mizawa stated plainly with a cold dryness. "We're not in to cover some politics we're in it to prevent the theft of majorly important mobile suits that could possible wipe out entire companies if used properly. These things are dangerous we're just glad they didn't get Aegis, Blitz, or Calamity. Forbidden and Raider are one thing but those two suits can do some major damage. Strike is powerful as well as Duel but they are more or less upgraded daggers with extra equipment." Mizawa stated as he looked to the little bastard he kept with him.

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Heroes of ORB

"First off I know for a fact that you're not going to be captain...because you just asked for it. No one who literally demands command of a company of armored units is going to be given to it. Good job shooting yourself in the foot. Now as for the suits...Simple." said Mizawa holding up his hands simply before stretching them out and clearing his throat very briefly, "We recapture the suits....and then we destroy them and remake them." Mizawa said as Stan's eyes tilted up a bit, "Once we capture them we can remake them....use different controls and then we can make sure the damn info doesn't somehow leak out again. Because unless they're using advanced hacking tools that we don' t know of they knew exactly how to use those suits and their weapons as well. Raider transformed and flew away. A man without that knowledge isn't about to be able to use a suit like that without practice. THIS WAS PLANNED people that fact we can't escape. Worst case we destroy them completely and dump the remains in the ocean." Mizawa said as Welsh grunted, "How very elegant but yeah I agree with that."

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

When I personally write a character I think of what I want to happen to them and how it may/can/will be changed due to the actions in roleplay or otherwise. Some characters or NPCs are destined to go from good to evil or the other way around. Some characters have pre-planned plot points in their story that I either decide when I want in or ask the GM about such as my Naruto Character Mitsuhide Senju. I won't go into detail in order to prevent possible spoilers for roleplays I have with him.

On the other hand I build characters like Harry Lancer or Galen Dracos whom both exist to just evolve as the story goes on. I'm not sure if that this is what is considered in what Prince is talking above but it's how I roll with things. My motto for the former character is this, "Destiny is predetermined but events can change it slightly." due to the one trigger that is going to turn the character into what he is supposed to be late term games. My motto for the latter is, "Just go with the flow." While they have their own strict personalities Galen and Harry would have simply adapted and gone with the roleplay as it happened they have no predetermined destination.

Legend of Korra - For Lack of A Better Path

bumping this up to make sure I can get some more people definitively for this roleplay.

Mobile Suit Gundam - Those Who Correct - Crossover

"You're wrong about the girl's death being sad. It's regrettable but sad isn't the word I'd use. At the end of the day she piloted the machine and choose to take on Gato in a melee fight. I don't know who Gato is and or what his experience comes from or if he has any at all but he killed a pilot of a rather strong suit in one that looks like it's main function is artillery." Paul said sourly as he disliked being reminded about death. He'd seen it happen to people he'd known closely and he had people he needed to protect. And now he couldn't because he was stuck temporarily in bum hell nowhere. "Sad is when someone you know get's sniped from behind. Civies dying is sad. Having to leave your wife behind is another thing." Paul said as his hand unconsciously gripped tightly around his finger but he pulled it away quickly. "But at the end of the day sad is a definition I have no problems disregarding. My job as an OMNI soldier is to save as many people as I can and fight the enemies of the Earth. From what you've said is true, which I still find hard to believe, then you wouldn't know Earth. This area around here is just earth and rock I'm sure you're used to. If there's a sea or a lake nearby you may end up seeing where I'm coming from." Paul said off offhandedly having nothing much to say to the man. And it was clear that the guy wasn't going to leave him alone anytime soon. "As for my own men...they gave their lives for the ship. If it weren't for them then Jason, and the crew would be dead and we'd be stranded being protected by a little girl, an unknown, and a crazy jet fighter. Graham Aker fights in a suit that I would have thought to see in a museum somewhere in Washington. And he takes on suits meant for space combat. Granted Puru helped his ass out big time but the mere fact that he had kills in that battle shows he's capable. But how capable is another question." Paul commented as Beta Leader pushed past the two of them with a stretcher of a pilot covered in blood. It looked like he was an auxiliary and a part of his dagger had been shot and the metal lodged in his upper chest.
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"Don't get any fucking funny ideas got it lady." Said another guard with a pistol and his companion next to him held an assault rifle. "We're trusting you not to make shit difficult so don't go crazy on us. We're letting you free roam of the hanger but we're assigned to move you around the ship along with your companions until Captain Jason clears you three." the officer said as he showed the girl for good measure that his safety was on. "Most people don't get this type of assurance so make it count." The officer said and moved to stand over in a corner. When she moved over to Graham, the man turned around and smiled at her, "Well Saturn I'm not one to say no to reinforcements when we were as badly outnumbered as we were. It helped that these men say the're from the same general area as us." Graham said as Puru grumbled, "Glemy just had to be a big meanie! I mean he hurt and killed people today just to try and get me back! I'm just glad that you and Mr. Aker were here to help me. If not then I'd be in big trouble." Puru beamed at Saturn but frowned when she just noticed that she had referred to her in the third person, "HEY I have a name you know! It's Elpeo Puru! Nice to meet cha!" Puru said holding out her hand in a friendly gesture.