Behind the Curtain - OOC (full)

[Rybaer]

Can I target a drain of a power onto the sphere, draining the power or must I target the individual.

Great game. I'm working on the extras, should be posted after the weekend (I'm in Vegas right now! Yay me!)

Keia

I would imagine that you probably have to drain it from the individual who is the source of the power. The sphere itself is powerless...inert metal, really.

Speaking of your drain spell...I was wondering if you are required to specify a type of drain when you choose it as a spell, just as if you'd taken the drain power. If not, it seems a bit overly powerful due to its incredible flexibility. Heck, the drain power itself with that many extras would nearly cost what sorcery does. Of course, you could always use the extra effort to get different drain effects. I don't know if that's how it's supposed to be handled, though. Does anyone know whether there is a ruling on that sort of thing?

...and I'm jealous of you being in Vegas. I've got three more nights of work to deal with this week. Bleah.

 

[Keia]

Speaking of your drain spell...I was wondering if you are required to specify a type of drain when you choose it as a spell, just as if you'd taken the drain power. If not, it seems a bit overly powerful due to its incredible flexibility. Heck, the drain power itself with that many extras would nearly cost what sorcery does. Of course, you could always use the extra effort to get different drain effects. I don't know if that's how it's supposed to be handled, though. Does anyone know whether there is a ruling on that sort of thing?

...and I'm jealous of you being in Vegas. I've got three more nights of work to deal with this week. Bleah.

Yeah, I realized that about the drain power. I'm going to go with Physical Attributes, I think, and buy whatever else with extras.

Vegas is cool, but its actually work through Friday.

Keia

 

[Rybaer]

Yeah, I realized that about the drain power. I'm going to go with Physical Attributes, I think, and buy whatever else with extras.

Vegas is cool, but its actually work through Friday.

Keia

Vegas and work...isn't that one of them oxymoron things?

 

[Keia]

Vegas and work...isn't that one of them oxymoron things?

Yeah, only 9 hours of work a day . . . that leaves 15 hours for partying in vegas!

Keia

 

[Rybaer]

Keia - question about your character, conceptually. Your primary powers are built around sorcery, which requires vocal and hand gestures to trigger the powers. Both to make it "spell-like" but also as a drawback in case you are bound and/or gagged. Now, I don't really see the Professor as being a magical type. How are you envisioning the manifestation of his powers? Or more importantly, how does Faturius perceive his powers? Are they truly magic spells that he has simply gained an innate understanding of how to implement?

Mostly, I'm trying to figure out how best to describe your character's actions/powers/spells "in story."

Thanks!

 

[Keia]

Keia - question about your character, conceptually. Your primary powers are built around sorcery, which requires vocal and hand gestures to trigger the powers. Both to make it "spell-like" but also as a drawback in case you are bound and/or gagged. Now, I don't really see the Professor as being a magical type. How are you envisioning the manifestation of his powers? Or more importantly, how does Faturius perceive his powers? Are they truly magic spells that he has simply gained an innate understanding of how to implement?

The way I envisioned it was that Steven found he had the ability to make is will reality. Essentially, he would try and do something and point and it would either happen or not. His power was more of a force of will thing than anything else. Sort of like psionics.

I didn't realize that sorcery was restricted, so I hadn't thought about words or gestures. Reading through Sorcery, it's virtually the same to build your own power as it is to use sorcery (with the restricted and the mystical and effect).

I guess with words and gestures he would be alot like that Jim Carrey movie Bruce Almighty. Simple phrases whether in conversation or not and gestures that are more for directing the power to a location than anything else.

Keia

 

[Rybaer]

I guess with words and gestures he would be alot like that Jim Carrey movie Bruce Almighty. Simple phrases whether in conversation or not and gestures that are more for directing the power to a location than anything else.

Keia

I like the visualization of this. Maybe he hasn't yet realized that he really needs to move and articulate his powers to get them to properly function.

Anyway, I was just curious.

Thanks!

 

[Keia]

I like the visualization of this. Maybe he hasn't yet realized that he really needs to move and articulate his powers to get them to properly function.

First time I've ever used the sorcery power. Not certain if I like it or not yet.

Keia

 

[Rybaer]

First time I've ever used the sorcery power. Not certain if I like it or not yet.

Keia

I'll be willing to entertain character adjustments between episodes. If someone wants to bring in an entirely new character once in a while, that might also be workable. It's my intention to keep each story relatively short and somewhat self contained. Of course, the less character switching, the more the character can be developed.

 

[Radiant]

I'll be willing to entertain character adjustments between episodes. If someone wants to bring in an entirely new character once in a while, that might also be workable. It's my intention to keep each story relatively short and somewhat self contained. Of course, the less character switching, the more the character can be developed.

that's a pretty cool idea. Has something of the old avenger comics there about every issue had at least someone exchanged. No idea if I'll do it but its a nice option then your character bores you for a while.