OOC Discussion

[Swoob]

Also, one important thing I'd like to say (idk if its needed or not) is that despite Eden being a bit of a troublemaker, he actually does value the classes and going to the training facility because he was the one who decided to go in the first place to kinda figure out who the heck he is and what his powers are and what he wants to be (but fuck normal school)

 

[sorrow made you]

I'm not badgering or anything. I just thought normally, if it was a school rp, y'know. People would be at school. xD

 

[RemainingQuestions]

Tfw you were planning to write two posts but you got distracted by shiny new bbcode and lay outs and suddenly it's past 1 am and you kinda need to sleep. I blame you @welian, I blame you.


Oh well, one post down, one post... later.

 

[welian]

One important thing I'D like to say is that I just finished revising Morgan's profile to fit in the new code so that you can see what it looks like in practice. I'll mention this in the announcement, but you'll see that I've added a sixth stat to the Heroism Meter. This is Diplomacy, which reflects if your character is more likely to use force or negotiation to settle an altercation.

BRAHN, G.

• Heroism

• Aspect	Scale

• Heroism
• Statistics
• Statistics

• COUR
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	05
  ALTR
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	07
  ORDR
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	06
  KIND
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	08
  PRCT
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	03
  DIPL
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	09

• Aspect	Scale

• HLTH
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	02
  STRN
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	01
  DEFN
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	01
  AGLT
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	03
  INTL
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	04
  WILL
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	08

• General
• Appearance
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Gillian Morgan Brahn, Jr.
  
  
  Nicknames
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Morgan, Junior (family only), Pretty Boy
  
  
  Codename
  
  
  
  
  
  
  N/A
  
  
  Gender
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Male
  
  
  Age
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Seventeen
  
  
  Rank
  
  
  
  
  
  
  B Rank
  
  
  Limiter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Active, Level 2
  
  
  Role
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Student
  
  
  
• Race
  
  
  
  
  
  
  White (American)
  
  
  Hair
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Brown
  
  
  Eyes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Blue
  
  
  Height
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5'8"
  
  
  Figure
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Slender, not much muscle to speak of
  
  
  Notes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Secret mer-kitten tattoo on his left hip
  
  
  
• Compassionate: Morgan is a bleeding heart. He cares very much about the well-being of others, is very sentimental, and always has something kind to say. Many people appreciate how kind he is, however, it's incredible easy to lead him by the heartstrings.
  
  
  Effeminate: He's got a pretty face, an androgynous name, he loves cute things, and he's absolutely not ashamed of any of this. Morgan has accepted that there's a lot of boys and girls in this world who are way manlier than he'll ever be. He is absolutely content to stay in the corner and let them do the heavy lifting.
  
  
  Introverted: Morgan is an introvert, period. It's not that he doesn't like people - he does - it's that he finds it exhausting to be around lots of people for a long time. It takes effort to ignore him, and sometimes he just wants to be left alone with his own thoughts. Not that he'll ever say that to someone's face, though.
  
  
  Oblivious: Despite his powers - or maybe because of them - Morgan can be oblivious bordering on stupid. Take freshman year of high school, for example. Several of his classmates had crushes on him, and despite some very, VERY clear hints... he still managed to friendzone each and every suitor.
  
  
  History
  
  
  Morgan - who goes by his middle name to avoid confusion with his father - came into his powers before the typical teenage years. His telepathic abilities first manifested as an eerie tendency to finish other people's sentences. When it progressed to dream-sharing and unconsciously browsing through people's thoughts, his (non-super) parents determined that he was going to be "A Handful" and made sure to get him into an Aegis program as early as possible.
  
  
  Morgan has been attending Facility 108 for about four years, and hasn't had any high strain incidents in at least six months. He's looking forward to getting the limiter deactivated when he turns eighteen... Although he might leave it on anyways, just for the peace and quiet.
  
  
  Even without using his powers, Morgan is painfully aware that something about him and his abilities troubles his parents - well, at least his mother. But his younger brother is her favorite and he's also a super, so maybe it's a bit more complicated than that.
• Family
  
  Jordan Brahn:
  
  
  Morgan's younger brother, the baby of the family. Admittedly, Morgan has taken advantage of the combination of their powers to boost his grade in the past... But it was ages ago! It doesn't count anymore, right?
  
  
  June Brahn:
  
  
  Morgan's younger sister, the middle child. She doesn't attend Facility 108, on account of being perfectly normal - something that Morgan envies, as it means that she doesn't have to hear voices or wear limiters. Morgan is too scared of his boisterous sister to consider himself protective of her.
  
  
  Mr. & Mrs. Brahn:
  
  
  His parents, obviously. Neither of them are supers, but they both used to work for Commonwealth and know a lot about the system. They're both very successful, and his mother in particular has a very, very high academic standard.
  
  
  Facility 108 Staff
  
  Mr. Ward:
  
  
  Morgan greatly dislikes Mr. Ward and his unprofessional attitude, but he's too damn scared of the man to say anything - come on! The guy looks like he eats shrapnel for breakfast. Which... he probably does.
  
  
  Mr. Torchinovich:
  
  
  Morgan is on okay terms with the mental discipline teacher. He's a good coach, but sometimes Morgan struggles to keep his composure in Mr. Torchinovich's class. It's an introvert's nightmare sometimes.
  
  
  Classmates
  
  Cecilia Pellegrini:
  
  
  Morgan destroyed her with a snowball during the midterm/winter entrance exams, and he feels absolutely terrible about it. Then she cried, and he felt even worse.
  
  
  Dante Niccals:
  
  
  Dante and Morgan have been family friends for a long time - Morgan's parents and Dante's father crossed paths several times back in the day.
  
  
  Ioana Călătoru:
  
  
  Beaned Morgan twice with snowballs. He's terrified of her, possibly more than of Mr. Ward.
• Telepathy
  
  
  Morgan’s main power is simple telepathy, which is the ability to see and hear other nearby people’s thoughts inside his head, as well as project his own thoughts into their head. It is limited by distance, and is significantly more effective when direct eye contact is made.
  
  
  
  
  
  • Telepathic dream-sharing:If Morgan is close enough to someone who is having a particularly vivid dream, he will be able to see and hear flashes of their dream within his mind. It works in reverse, to an extent – if Morgan is the one dreaming, then others sleeping near him may also experience his dreams. This has led to several awkward family breakfasts, and an unspoken rule of wearing limiters to bed.
    
  
  
  Limitations
  
  
  Because of the potential unsavory applications of telepathy, Morgan strives to limit his powers however he can. This usually involves distancing himself from people, as well as avoiding eye contact. He doesn't consider himself lonely, though - it helps that he's jut naturally an introvert!
  
  
  
  
  
  • Mental Noise: Morgan cannot turn off his telepathy (something he's trying to train himself to do). Without his limiter, he's easily distracted by the errant thoughts of other people. In crowds, he might even begin to disassociate and not be able to tell which thoughts are his own.
    
  • Line of Sight: There's a saying that eyes are the window to the soul. Morgan hates this saying, because it's sort of true. His powers work best on people he can see - especially if he can see their eyes. Tying into his psychic vulnerability, any other psychic super could look into his eyes and read him like an open book.
    
  • Distance: His telepathy requires that he is somewhat close to his target. The further away he is from someone, the more concentration and effort is required to find and hear their thoughts. The distance of his powers' effectiveness is longest directly in front of him, due to line of sight.
    
  • Psychic Vulnerability: Morgan's mind has been compared to a firewall before - he can see a lot of mental traffic from other people, but unfortunately this exposes his mind to other psychics around him. He is notably susceptible to other telepaths, and wears his limiter dutifully partly to avoid potential psychic manipulation.
    
  
  
  
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[Swoob]

nah its ok crit i understood i just wanted to explain it for everyone who may be wondering

 

[Swoob]

oh and I'm assuming that the lower diplomacy is the more likely they'd settle things with force right

 

[welian]

oh and I'm assuming that the lower diplomacy is the more likely they'd settle things with force right

Yup! It'll be interesting to see how this affects people's heroism scores.


EDIT: Morgan goes from 64 to 70, so uh..... I suggest y'all start figuring how diplomatic your characters are.

 

[Necessity4Fun]

OMG a new layout! It also gives a reason to edit the relationships tab xD I shall do it this weekend~ (on a PC)


Diplomacy huh? She's probably a 6, not too good but not too bad either... Until you make her angry ;3


Also All classes I intended Cecil to go on the start are unavailable so I guess she's going to Mental Discipline, cause it sounds more important to her than the others xD (She has to find Denzil and return the gloves later tho)

 

[DJ MagicHat]

Welp, I know what I'm doing over the next couple of days around Being Responsible n' Junk (patent pending).


ALSO: IF YOU'RE ATTENDING MENTAL DISCIPLINE, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF BACON SEND ME A PM EITHER ON DISCORD OR ON RPN SO I KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WILL FIND OUT QUICKLY


AND THEN BRACE YOURSELF


FOR THERE WILL BE SHENANIGANS

 

[Aldur]

Yup! It'll be interesting to see how this affects people's heroism scores.
EDIT: Morgan goes from 64 to 70, so uh..... I suggest y'all start figuring how diplomatic your characters are.

Diplomatic? Ioana? *spends the next few hours snickering uncontrolably*


(it'll probably make it go lower)

 

[MISTER UN. 0W3N]

-dead-

 

[MISTER UN. 0W3N]

@welian


ALSO... Manu has no one in his class.

 

[Gus]

@too much idea Absolutely love the new post! I have to get headed to the airport shortly, and it may be a day or two before I post again, but I wanted to tell you the classification of 'Osti et calisse' as a greeting made me literally laugh out loud. It wasn't meant to be overheard, but I am glad Mitch's telepathy only extends to powers, as Lucas would be mortified if he was overheard uttering such a thing, even if it is only profane in Quebecois French. Here is my research source for Lucas's 'bad' words: Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Having revealed that, I shall have to be more careful in the future about watching my language!

 

[Gus]

Oh, and here is where I got the french tutor's proverb from: French proverbs - Wikiquote I took five years of french, but lapsed 25 years ago, so I am pretty rusty. If there are any native speakers in the house, I would appreciate pointers in how to swear better.

 

[yoikes]

@too much idea Absolutely love the new post! I have to get headed to the airport shortly, and it may be a day or two before I post again, but I wanted to tell you the classification of 'Osti et calisse' as a greeting made me literally laugh out loud. It wasn't meant to be overheard, but I am glad Mitch's telepathy only extends to powers, as Lucas would be mortified if he was overheard uttering such a thing, even if it is only profane in Quebecois French. Here is my research source for Lucas's 'bad' words: Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Having revealed that, I shall have to be more careful in the future about watching my language!

It's not telepathy, it's a part of her secondary power. She basically, unconsciously, senses people's power and try to guess what it is xD .


I assume that he said it loud enough, if that's alright.

 

[M0N0]

@welian


So Is it possible to get an early copy of that new, snazzy character profile?


Kind of want to start pre-plan my secondary character whilst I work out what to do with my current one, If that's alright of course.

 

[welian]

@welian
So Is it possible to get an early copy of that new, snazzy character profile?


Kind of want to start pre-plan my secondary character whilst I work out what to do with my current one, If that's alright of course.

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[Gus]

[QUOTE="too much idea]It's not telepathy, it's a part of her secondary power. She basically, unconsciously, senses people's power and try to guess what it is xD .
I assume that he said it loud enough, if that's alright.

[/QUOTE]
Perfectly alright! I am a big fan of the "Yes, and…" rule of improv. I must have spoke louder than I meant to. It has been a day!

 

[Rolling]

Ho-kay! Today is the day, gonna do some stuff and get PRODUCTIVE.


So that being said, let me do this. @welian


Was Francis an accepted character? I figure asking instead of digging would be better.

 

[welian]

@Cheshire Smile I... think so? Link me to the profile again, I remember looking at it before I went on hiatus.

 

[Rolling]

@welian[/URL]
Vicario, Francis

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Francis Guadalupe Vicario
  Codename	THE UNDERLORD N/A
  Gender	Female
  Age	17
  Rank	B
  Role	Student
  Subject	N/A

  Race	DARK LORD Pasty-ass white Hispanic kid
  Eyes	Brown
  Hair	Black
  Height	5'2"
  Build	Appears fit when fully clothed, but has a bit of flab about her midsection.
  Limiter	Level 2, Active
  Notes	Student has dyed her hair in seemingly random patterns, with streaks of white and red. In addition, she wears ridiculous red vanity contacts, consistently keeps her right arm bandaged, and seems to insist on wearing a 'horned' hairband.

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	?????????​	Courageous	08	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	?????????​	Altruistic	01	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	?????????​	Orderly	01	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	?????????​	Kind	03	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	?????????​	Proactive	07	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Francis is selfish. Francis is so, so selfish. She doesn't want to be a vigilante to help others, she wants it in order to further emulate anime and feel cool, like the heroes she watches. It's hard to say whether or not this is a good thing, all considered, but for now it does make her look rather bad.
  
  
  Despite her selfishness, however, Francis has a brave heart and the willingness to get shit done when she needs to. You'd have a better time discouraging a wild tiger from tearing a gazelle to pieces than you would scaring her out of something she's set her mind on. This bravery, for what she wants to do, could be considered a positive trait.
  
  
  As mentioned in her biography, Francis is... well, a weeaboo, for lack of a better word. She sometimes speaks in unnatural syntax and pretends to be something more than what she is, even going so far as to constantly keep one arm under wraps to 'seal the dark demon within'. She's a nut.
  
  
  Francis has an unusual wealth of knowledge relating to cats. Not even she is sure why she took the time to learn all of this, but her obsessiveness over different things is certainly something to note.
  
  
  History
  
  
  Francis Guadalupe Vicario, age seventeen. She was born and raised by a considerably well-off family, and for most of her life, knew nothing but happiness. She got what she wanted, when she wanted it, she could always count on her parents to be there for her, and if she felt like it, she could even rely on others to bend over backwards just to get on her (and by association, her rich parents') good side. Yes, all of this - the money, the upbringing and her environment came together to produce a rather spoiled little brat. And yet... she was bored.
  
  
  For all of her possessions and opportunities, Francis was terribly bored. There was no kind of excitement to her life when she could just snap her fingers and have the things she liked dropped right into her lap. This boredom carried on until the week after her fourteenth birthday. She'd been very steadily losing herself to the world of anime - she consumed every series she could get her hands on, from more recent series, all the way down to classics, and occasionally a few series that would almost be considered ancient by that point. She could never have enough. Anime, manga, roleplaying... the latter was what led to a rather severe incident, in fact.
  
  
  Screwing around with a few friends outdoors, she decided to begin imitating various moves from the shows she watched - though no one expected a little, straight-handed thrust to send her shadow ripping across the ground to slam into a friend's stomach. The others with her panicked and rushed to the injured child's aid, but Francis...
  
  
  Francis was elated.
  
  
  Finally! Something to mix up this stupid monotony that was her life! She almost immediately ran home, forgetting all about her friend with the prospect of training this newfound ability some more. There's some boring training montagey stuff in between here, but eventually she screwed up and her power was brought to her parents' attention. They were worried. Their daughter, little Francis, a super?
  
  
  As law dictated, she was tested, brought to a Commonwealth office, and ranked in at a neat little B. She wasn't really sure what all this meant at the time, but she knew it all sounded pretty cool. Super... that made her like the characters in her favorite shows, right?
  
  
  It didn't take her long after that to hear of the Blue Card, and vigilantes using it to dispense justice as needed. Obviously, she was going to be all over that. Three years later, with her goal in mind and her... bizarre style finally settled upon, Francis took her first steps toward AEGIS.
• ---

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	?????????​	01	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	?????????​	03	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	?????????​	03	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	?????????​	01	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	?????????​	04	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	?????????​	08	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Personal manipulation of shadow. She's able to warp her own shadow into various corporeal shapes, up to and including: fists, open hands, mallets, and though it takes a hell of a lot out of her to even attempt, silhouettes of herself.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Though she can not bother other people's shadows, she can duck into the shadow of objects casting one, more or less becoming invisible until she finds it necessary to move.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  The use of her power is, for one, extremely telegraphed. It's not hard to see that someone is trying to get themselves into a position where a decently sized shadow can be cast, and her abilities don't work period until she can manage even that. This of course makes her completely useless at night.
  
  
  It takes an intense amount of focus to actually use, and despite its overall versatility, if one is able to break her concentration her power will cease.
  
  
  Additionally, attempting to put together a shape with too much mass - typically twice the size of the shadow she made it from, makes her very ill. Symptoms brought on by this overexertion can include vomiting, extreme nausea and vertigo, and rarely, unconsciousness.
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  
  

@Cheshire Smile I... think so? Link me to the profile again, I remember looking at it before I went on hiatus.

 

[welian]

Ohhhhh I remember now. I held off on commenting because a lot of people were throwing in shadow themed powers at once and i wanted to call a conference so that everyone would be on the same page. Then hiatus. Well, Francis is accepted.

 

[Aldur]

Today I diddly dun some lumberjacking. Intense!

 

[welian]

Do you have a sexy orc lumberjack beard now?

 

[Aldur]

It's only a goatee... for now!