Blackwood Academy for the Gifted

[Idea]

I know he makes the armor specifically for the fight he is in and he has three main armors and I'll post them with there abilities.

Counter-makers are too strong. It means there is no challenge unless your character`s ability is specifically countered by someone set to do just that. It would force the thread to develop around your character, since there is no other way to make a plot in which a character is able to come up with a solution, imagine it and boom it shows up. Nom either your character has a limited set of armors (and therefore doesn`t have the answer for EVERY situation) or his armor making has to limited to a certain range of powers or to not having powers at all. If you don`t do any of those, then the character is OP.

 

[The Hollowed]

Counter-makers are too strong. It means there is no challenge unless your character`s ability is specifically countered by someone set to do just that. It would force the thread to develop around your character, since there is no other way to make a plot in which a character is able to come up with a solution, imagine it and boom it shows up. Nom either your character has a limited set of armors (and therefore doesn`t have the answer for EVERY situation) or his armor making has to limited to a certain range of powers or to not having powers at all. If you don`t do any of those, then the character is OP.

I just said he has 3 main armors (and has 4 side armors that are rarley used and is only used in desperate situations)

 

[Idea]

I just said he has 3 main armors (and has 4 side armors that are rarley used and is only used in desperate situations)

Oh, ok. I thought you meant he had three main armors and then whatever else he could come up with. Alright, please state what those armors are in the profile. And don`t forget to add in the personal likes of the character.

 

[Archon]

Name: Ryan Marsh


Age: 17


Appearance:

Gender: Male


Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual


Species: Human


Background:


Ryan never led a special life, he grew up like any normal child, to two loving human parents, he went to school, and was strangely enough one of the morepopular students, he always won in any sports by a large margin and was thought of as some type of prodigy. Of course, at the age of 13, he learned that was most certainly not the case. On Ryan's thirteenth birthday, he learned his mother was injured in a nasty work accident, emotionally vulnerable, he inadvertently let out an enormous energy blast, destroying his own home. Luckily, his father wasn't injured, though Ryan realized his increased physical abilities were tied to his gift. Following the incident, understandably, he was shipped away, to Blackwood Academy when his father received the letter, to better control his gift. Ever since the incident, his personality took a drastic drop, and he lost all confidence, in exchange for indifference.


Likes/Dislikes:


+Being noticed


+Nature


+Succeeding


+Kind people


+Intelligent people


-Cruelty


-Large groups


-Losing


-Being singled out


-Recklessness


Personality:


Ryan is a little introverted, and is not great with speaking out, or defending himself verbally. He often keeps to himself and doesn't enjoy being singled out for activities, he often dislikes talking to others unless necessary, and just outright struggles talking to girls, and usually makes a fool of himself. Ryan is a silent type, who often spends time in solitary practicing and studying, away from people. And certainly not one to skip class, or enjoy it. However, he is relatively brave, and is an incredible friend should he become that to anybody, he has a humorous, outgoing, confident side of him, hidden deep beneath the distancing he makes from others. Though when forced to, he is able to stick up for himself with ferocity.


Gift:


Peak Human abilities - Enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and agility. Though no where near a superhuman level.


Energy Manipulation - The ability to control the basic forms of energy. Ryan can reliably use Energy Attacks, and Energy Defenses, he is unable to perform the more complex methods of energy manipulation.


Best subject: PE and Writing


Worst Subject: Maths and Science


Grade: Class 2


Motivation: To master his gift.


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[Idea]

[QUOTE="Archangel Galdrael]Name: Ryan Marsh
Age: 17


Appearance:

Gender: Male


Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual


Species: Human


Background:


Ryan never led a special life, he grew up like any normal child, to two loving human parents, he went to school, and was strangely enough one of the morepopular students, he always won in any sports by a large margin and was thought of as some type of prodigy. Of course, at the age of 13, he learned that was most certainly not the case. On Ryan's thirteenth birthday, he learned his mother was injured in a nasty work accident, emotionally vulnerable, he inadvertently let out an enormous energy blast, destroying his own home. Luckily, his father wasn't injured, though Ryan realized his increased physical abilities were tied to his gift. Following the incident, understandably, he was shipped away, to Blackwood Academy when his father received the letter, to better control his gift. Ever since the incident, his personality took a drastic drop, and he lost all confidence, in exchange for indifference.


Likes/Dislikes:


+Being noticed


+Nature


+Succeeding


+Kind people


+Intelligent people


-Cruelty


-Large groups


-Losing


-Being singled out


-Recklessness


Personality:


Ryan is a little introverted, and is not great with speaking out, or defending himself verbally. He often keeps to himself and doesn't enjoy being singled out for activities, he often dislikes talking to others unless necessary, and just outright struggles talking to girls, and usually makes a fool of himself. Ryan is a silent type, who often spends time in solitary practicing and studying, away from people. And certainly not one to skip class, or enjoy it. However, he is relatively brave, and is an incredible friend should he become that to anybody, he has a humorous, outgoing, confident side of him, hidden deep beneath the distancing he makes from others. Though when forced to, he is able to stick up for himself with ferocity.


Gift:


Peak Human abilities - Enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and agility. Though no where near a superhuman level.


Energy Manipulation - The ability to control the basic forms of energy. Ryan can reliably use Energy Attacks, and Energy Defenses, he is unable to perform the more complex methods of energy manipulation.


Best subject: PE and Writing


Worst Subject: Maths and Science


Grade: Class 2


Motivation: To master his gift.


Optional Pet: No pet.

[/QUOTE]
This is a great profile. I shall give nothing more than a few words of warning, because some stuff you`re doing here is playing with fire:


1.The personality is a classical archetype. That isn`t an issue. However, that particular archetype, the "friendly deep within, but silent to strangers" kind is often misused, and so it`s very hard to pull off properly. Be watching.


2.Peak Human abilities- please remember not to dodge everything or break through walls of concrete with your bare fists here, it would kill the point of your own statement of them remaining "human" traits.


3.Energy manipulation- no "pure energy" BS, please. You can use weapons and shields of pure energy, yes, but don`t go overboard and say like "oh it`s pure energy it`s (virtually) indestructible!"

 

[The Hollowed]

This is a great profile. I shall give nothing more than a few words of warning, because some stuff you`re doing here is playing with fire:
1.The personality is a classical archetype. That isn`t an issue. However, that particular archetype, the "friendly deep within, but silent to strangers" kind is often misused, and so it`s very hard to pull off properly. Be watching.


2.Energy manipulation- no "pure energy" BS, please. You can use weapons and shields of pure energy, yes, but don`t go overboard and say like "oh it`s pure energy it`s (virtually) indestructible!"

I posted the armors.

 

[Idea]

I posted the armors.

Provided you don`t do armors in the middle of a fighting scene (or when it`s about to start), it looks good. Also, the 3rd one, with infinite knifes can`t use them all at once. Like he can`t shoot infinite knifes like a fre***ng army or throw them at unhuman speeds like some kind of machine gun. Agreed?

 

[The Hollowed]

Provided you don`t do armors in the middle of a fighting scene (or when it`s about to start), it looks good. Also, the 3rd one, with infinite knifes can`t use them all at once. Like he can`t shoot infinite knifes like a fre***ng army or throw them at unhuman speeds like some kind of machine gun. Agreed?

Yeah I know but I like big boom boom.

 

[Archon]

This is a great profile. I shall give nothing more than a few words of warning, because some stuff you`re doing here is playing with fire:
1.The personality is a classical archetype. That isn`t an issue. However, that particular archetype, the "friendly deep within, but silent to strangers" kind is often misused, and so it`s very hard to pull off properly. Be watching.


2.Peak Human abilities- please remember not to dodge everything or break through walls of concrete with your bare fists here, it would kill the point of your own statement of them remaining "human" traits.


3.Energy manipulation- no "pure energy" BS, please. You can use weapons and shields of pure energy, yes, but don`t go overboard and say like "oh it`s pure energy it`s (virtually) indestructible!"

Y'know...


I love your little nit-picky things, their awesome GM qualitites!


Anyway, let me give you some reassurance.


1) Don't worry, I'll pull it off well enough.


2) He has peak human abilities... Knowing how to use them, is something else entirely. (And like you said, he is still human, no smashing through concrete or dodging bullets.)


3) Ewww! Indestructible? What a horrible word, no, I hate the idea of powers having no weakness. I'm offended you think I'd do something like that! No. Pure Energy BS. Don't worry.

 

[The Hollowed]

Provided you don`t do armors in the middle of a fighting scene (or when it`s about to start), it looks good. Also, the 3rd one, with infinite knifes can`t use them all at once. Like he can`t shoot infinite knifes like a fre***ng army or throw them at unhuman speeds like some kind of machine gun. Agreed?

And what do you mean about the provided part.

 

[Idea]

[QUOTE="Archangel Galdrael]Y'know...
I love your little nit-picky things, their awesome GM qualitites!


Anyway, let me give you some reassurance.


1) Don't worry, I'll pull it off well enough.


2) He has peak human abilities... Knowing how to use them, is something else entirely. (And like you said, he is still human, no smashing through concrete or dodging bullets.)


3) Ewww! Indestructible? What a horrible word, no, I hate the idea of powers having no weakness. I'm offended you think I'd do something like that! No. Pure Energy BS. Don't worry.

[/QUOTE]
I am not accusing you of anything. I was telling you to keep your eyes open so you didn`t slip by mistake.


 

And what do you mean about the provided part.

it means that the problem there was before will just return if you start coming up with the armors as you face enemies you`d normally not beat. The point of me telling you to post the armors is so that you can`t just go and see like "I can`t fight fire right now, so I`ll just make a fire-proof armor!". No. Use armors in battle, if they were made prior to your (not your character`s, your) knowledge that it would take place.

 

[Archon]

I am not accusing you of anything. I was telling you to keep your eyes open so you didn`t slip by mistake.

Making an ability indestructible is not a slip, just poor roleplaying. Not something I'd do. Any form of magic can block an energy attack, any form of magic can break an energy shield. Rest assured.

 

[BradG]

What if it only effects NPC that I make

 

[Idea]

Yeah I know but I like big boom boom.

even if you like it, it`s like instakill and it essentially becomes unavoidable, which is bad when you´re rping wih people who want some control on if their characters are harmed or not.


 

What if it only effects NPC that I make

that you make? How`d you portray that IC?


 


[QUOTE="Archangel Galdrael]Making an ability indestructible is not a slip, just poor roleplaying. Not something I'd do. Any form of magic can block an energy attack, any form of magic can break an energy shield. Rest assured.

[/QUOTE]
k, unless the owner has any objections, you can start rping. Have fun!

 

[The Haygor]

So, I take it the Rp is dead-locked at the moment?

 

[The Hollowed]

even if you like it, it`s like instakill and it essentially becomes unavoidable, which is bad when you´re rping wih people who want some control on if their characters are harmed or not.
 



that you make? How`d you portray that IC?

I know but they're not that big I just made it sound like that at the most they can only give you third degree burns.


 


[QUOTE="The Haygor]So, I take it the Rp is dead-locked at the moment?

[/QUOTE]
I don't think so.

 

[BradG]

Its a school there has to be more people then us . I would make other students up. No major powers .

 

[The Haygor]

I know but they're not that big I just made it sound like that at the most they can only give you third degree burns.
 



I don't think so.

You sure? My buddy and I have been waiting for a good time to make our entrance, lol.

 

[Idea]

[QUOTE="The Haygor]So, I take it the Rp is dead-locked at the moment?

[/QUOTE]
it isn`t. Anyone who wishes to is free to post IC.


 


[QUOTE="The Haygor]You sure? My buddy and I have been waiting for a good time to make our entrance, lol.

[/QUOTE]
Yes.


 

I know but they're not that big I just made it sound like that at the most they can only give you third degree burns

Third degree burns? I thought we discussing knifes here?

 

[The Hollowed]

it isn`t. Anyone who wishes to is free to post IC.
 



Yes.


 



Third degree burns? I thought we discussing knifes here?

The explosion from the knife it doesn't do real damage like blow a limb off that's what I mean.

 

[Kalani]

So for my character, Chloe who has the healing gift, I see where I could have been more clear in my descriptions. So when she lost her parents it did totally leave her a total wreck, especially because she couldn't save them even when she knew she had this gift that could have saved them. But time has passed so she has been able to come to terms so to speak with her parents and her gift and everything. Which leads into her gift itself, and this is definitely where I should have been more clear about her limits and such. So her gift when used for healing other people works by basically taking the injury/sickness away from the other person and transporting it onto Chloe's body. So while the other person is being mended the injury/sickness is being applied onto Chloe. So she feels all of the pain and all of the blood loss or whatever it may be from whatever she is trying to heal. So her gift will work 100% of the time for minor injuries, like paper cuts, bruises, sprains, common colds, things like that. But as the injury becomes more and more severe, the harder she has to work to fix herself and others. She does have to exert a large amount of energy to mend especially as the seriousness of the injury/sickness increases. And also there definitely are limits to her abilities. Her body only has so much pain tolerance and energy, after all she is still human. For example, her parents died due to being shot, and she couldn't save them because her body couldn't handle all of the pains of being shot and staying conscious, and all of the blood and energy loss was too much for her to take.


I hope that clarifies things a little bit better, let me know if I still need to change anything.

 

[Dovinique]

Hey hey @Idea I don't know if I miss it or what, but you haven's reviewed my Elanile (the fire fairy) (TAT) *crying with her head on her knees on the floor*

 

[xIDiamond]

Ok I should have explained this better , this doesn't effect you being in the rp , Idea is just telling you what you could improve on your sign up , this will not kick anyone out or stop them posting . Its still open and people are free to post.

 

[Idea]

So for my character, Chloe who has the healing gift, I see where I could have been more clear in my descriptions. So when she lost her parents it did totally leave her a total wreck, especially because she couldn't save them even when she knew she had this gift that could have saved them. But time has passed so she has been able to come to terms so to speak with her parents and her gift and everything. Which leads into her gift itself, and this is definitely where I should have been more clear about her limits and such. So her gift when used for healing other people works by basically taking the injury/sickness away from the other person and transporting it onto Chloe's body. So while the other person is being mended the injury/sickness is being applied onto Chloe. So she feels all of the pain and all of the blood loss or whatever it may be from whatever she is trying to heal. So her gift will work 100% of the time for minor injuries, like paper cuts, bruises, sprains, common colds, things like that. But as the injury becomes more and more severe, the harder she has to work to fix herself and others. She does have to exert a large amount of energy to mend especially as the seriousness of the injury/sickness increases. And also there definitely are limits to her abilities. Her body only has so much pain tolerance and energy, after all she is still human. For example, her parents died due to being shot, and she couldn't save them because her body couldn't handle all of the pains of being shot and staying conscious, and all of the blood and energy loss was too much for her to take.
I hope that clarifies things a little bit better, let me know if I still need to change anything.

When I said it didn`t wreck her, I meant it didn`t permanently turn your character´s emotional state into emo or simply emotionless.


Now, thanks ofr the clarification on the ability, the problem still stands that you haven`t drawn a line between what she can`t or can heal on herself. Let`s say a limb pops of. Can she put it back again or grow a new one? A energy is a fine cost and all, but people often forget that the amount spent must have a numerical or relative reference or it becomes meaningless. How far you character heals, especially how far she can heal herself, is what dictates the difference between a character which has to heal and work her way out of situations without basing herself solely on healing (good), a character that is just very hard to kill (needs special care and attention), and an immortal character (flat-out, common and prime example of OP).


 

@Idea[/URL] I don't know if I miss it or what, but you haven's reviewed my Elanile (the fire fairy) (TAT) *crying with her head on her knees on the floor*

I didn`t find any mistakes worthy of note in your profile. It`s nearly flawless.

 

[Dovinique]

@xIDiamond yeah, I know it, don't worry, I just think a little feedback will improve my creativity (^.^)


@Idea wow, really? Thank you! I'm flattered and so is she (Elanile)