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[Yang Xiao Long]

Nah I'm just linking images now. Friggen annoying though

 

[Quincunx]

It is.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

How's it looking so far? I'm going to start working on personality. Still very unsure of semblance, ugh... Any ideas?

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]How's it looking so far? I'm going to start working on personality. Still very unsure of semblance, ugh... Any ideas?

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Here are a few that my minor OCs have had, that might give you some inspiration:

• Going into a hyperfocused state that allows them to move and think faster (like time slows down around them - different from Ruby's speed bursts)
  
• Hyuuga-style 360-degree vision
  
• A literal aura that changes color at will, like a simplified chameleon
  
• Manipulating friction in a radius around them (would probably work better for a melee fighter)
  
• Absorbing the effects of a particular elementally-based attack and channeling it into speed, strength, or some other attribute (don't take wind, because that's Pearl's)
  

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

Eh, idk maybe strength (lol when in doubt smash it to rubble) or hmmm ooooohhhh I know now *Evil smile* Crush aura. She can essentially create an orb that amplifies gravity thus crushing what ever she want into dust. It fits her anger and the long range style I was going with.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

I'll balance it out don't worry.

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]Eh, idk maybe strength (lol when in doubt smash it to rubble) or hmmm ooooohhhh I know now *Evil smile* Crush aura. She can essentially create an orb that amplifies gravity thus crushing what ever she want into dust. It fits her anger and the long range style I was going with.

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I'm liking it! I was going to say, I'd imagine there'd have to be limitations on it, though, like it taking some focus, effort, and/or time to literally crush things into dust, to avoid it becoming OP. There's also plenty of inconvenience that occurs to people that find themselves suddenly becoming much heavier >

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

I can't wait to start

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

Yeah I'm thinking she'll have to focus to use it, Be pretty pissed off, it will take time to generate the "web" which will be very visible, and take Alot out of her.

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="The Unamed Beast]I can't wait to start

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We'll need more people, tbh... but whether we get them or not, posting will begin on Sunday night. (If we don't get them, we'll create multiple characters.)

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]Yeah I'm thinking she'll have to focus to use it, Be pretty pissed off, it will take time to generate the "web" which will be very visible, and take Alot out of her.

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Sounds reasonable.

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

We'll need more people, tbh... but whether we get them or not, posting will begin on Sunday night. (If we don't get them, we'll create multiple characters.)
Sounds reasonable.

We need to create more? Lol.

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="The Unamed Beast]We need to create more? Lol.

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Yeah, a faction-based RP really can't work with just 3 characters.

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

I mean since my characters I made lol

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="The Unamed Beast]I mean since my characters I made lol

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Oh! Yeah, haha.

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

Oh! Yeah, haha.

lolz

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

Done the Semblance portion of my CS tell me how it sounds or changes I could make

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]Done the Semblance portion of my CS tell me how it sounds or changes I could make

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A kilometer is way too big in scale, honestly. I'd recommend something that can scale up to that (maybe if she's less angry, she can make things heavier and slow them down, but not crush them, for a shorter recovery time). It's a cool idea in itself, but RWBY's semblances arguably tend to be more suited towards low-cost abiilities that can scale up to something bigger and be used multiple times per battle, rather than high-cost abilities that are basically single-use per battle.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

Ik, but I'm kinda a fan of big flashy one use things. I can scale it down if you want, though the kilometer in size would be very rare, like for example her sister dies or something. It would usually be much smaller, and I'm also planning on her learning to control it better during the RP.

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]Ik, but I'm kinda a fan of big flashy one use things. I can scale it down if you want, though the kilometer in size would be very rare, like for example her sister dies or something. It would usually be much smaller, and I'm also planning on her learning to control it better during the RP.

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Okay, that would all be reasonable.

 

[Quincunx]

Okay, that would all be reasonable.

Keep in mind that these characters might all be close enough together that a kilometer in scale could level everyone in the RP besides the people who made an effort to get out. xD

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

That's the idea.


Calm when she's pissed will only have focus on the one that pissed her off.

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]That's the idea.
Calm when she's pissed will only have focus on the one that pissed her off.

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I'm not sure what you mean? Does that mean her focus will decrease the scale enough that she won't endanger most of the characters?

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

More like she won't care that they are there.

 

[Quincunx]

[QUOTE="Revan The Courier]More like she won't care that they are there.

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It's not acceptable for your character to be able to be able to kill the majority of the playing field, no matter how angry she is. It's reasonable to make her abilities get marginally stronger and make her harder to fight, but having the ability to kill that many people with a single use of her semblance is OP and takes too much agency away from other players.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

Eh, good point. Don't worry I can keep it balanced, and it not something she uses all the time.