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BLESSINGS (POWERS/ABILITIES) SUBMISSION

Good day!! I'll explain the process of how choosing powers will go, it's really easy, I promise.

• Make sure to read the blessings page. It explains the general principles on how this worlds' "magic" applies.

• In this post, make a top level for your character! You can submit your abilities underneath that toplevel. You do not need to make it overcomplicated if you don't want to! If you want fireballs, just putting down "fireballs" is fine. In fact, PLEASE don't make it overly complicated. Adding limitations and details can be great, especially to give extra flavor, ut if I must sit through eight paragraphs for one ability detailing the formulaic speed of light, I might perish (and more than likely simplify it for you)!

• You can choose up to three abilities!

• You do not have to choose them all right now nor do you need to have them immediately by game start. If you want to drop just one ability now and come back later with the others, that's fine. Characters can develop powers over time!

• Once you comment, I will reply back to your comment, making any specific changes necessary, usually to have them thematically connected whether its to your character's family or to help tie them together so they feel connected to the character.

• I'll also do any balancing if necessary. If it's way too strong, I'll help you scale it down or if it's too simple, I'll add a little more to give you more flavor. Powers should be level 30 on a level 100 scale but you can have stronger powers if you add limitations to it. "Can teleport anywhere but only once a day" or "has supergenius level knowledge but only in regards to cacti".

Announcement as of Sept. 24th: We do ask from this point on, any blessings submitted should be around 200-250 words per blessing, If it gets much larger than that, we reserve the right to reject them and ask to shorten it, SIMPLY PUT, IF IT GETS TOO BIG, WE GET SLOW CUZ WE OVERTHINK TOO MUCH, THIS IS TO HELP US STREAMLINE THE PROCESS A BIT. like obv there are some exceptions (like if you're indecisive between two types of limits or something and describing both) but an ability itself should remain about 2-3 paragraphs or so.

I am going to be honest, I do not have a degree in power and magic balancing. I will like make mistakes! If you find an ability way too limiting, you can come and make that case to me, and I can see if I can adjust it! Does one of your abilities never come up in play or you find it's one you don't find fun to play with? Feel free to come back to your toplevel and ask for an addendum, we can make it work.

The important part is I want people to have powers extend from their character as part of their personality/identity. It's not suppose to be about winning/losing/who is the strongest, etc, and hopefully by letting characters pick their own isntead of from a pre-selected list, it will help to do that!

And so with that siad, I am trusting people to be reasonable if these powers come into play at any time. By that, I mean, if you find yourself in a fight with a character, using powers, don't steamroll the other player without striking a conversation. Be considerate of the other person. Remember, it's important to go with the flow of the fight and see what feels right!

Your character does not need to win all of the time! Your character is not automatically better than anyone else 100% of the time. If you get into an ooc confrontation over who should win when it comes to powers, you must diceroll. I do not care if you have a five paragraph essay as to why your character should win, if the other rper is contesting that for whatever reason, make it fair and do a diceroll! Easy peasy! That said, diceroll is NOT a requirement all the time, it's fair to just see what happens! This is only a requirement if there is an ooc disagreement, if you ask me to settle it for you, I'm going to say "do a diceroll" first and go from there.

I GENUINELY DON'T THINK THIS WILL BE A HUGE ISSUE, my friends are chill and cool, but I am notating this just in case because we know sometimes things get crazy, emotions and excitement can get high, so this is the great neutralizer in those instances, ok? Ok.

Will this power I want be allowed?
COMMENT AND FIND OUT. Even if you feel its too insane, go ahead and comment, idc.

This power feels like it wouldn't go with this family.
THATS FINE, COMMENT AND FIND OUT. Even if I lack the brainpower to make it work, it's fine. Just like fashion and personalities, not everything has to be 1 to 1 with the family theme.

Can powers evolve over time?
SURE. It is not unreasonable to have a character's power being "vine whip" evolving into "thorny vine whip".

I just don't think I should bother putting the power in...
I HAVE BANNED ANXIETY, GO AHEAD AND COMMENT AND JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS, IT DOESN'T HURT TO AT LEAST TRY.

Okay, I'm done for now! Feel free to comment to this post ANYTIME YOU'RE READY and I'll reply (but please give me a few days ok).

Please see the first toplevel for a proper ~~dumb~~ example.

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Negating other powers, magic, and effects. Initially this will only work on powers that are targeting Tim specifically, and he needs to consciously think about nullifying that power, so it will only affect powers and attacks that he is aware of. As it develops and he gains more control, it becomes more instinctual and allows him to almost feel when someone is trying to use a subtle power on him. Further development (levelling up) lets him turn off a person’s powers in a targeted way, individually, or put down a temporary nullifying area anchored to himself or an object.

This is the attack type power.

Becoming temporarily intangible and able to pass through solid matter - think Shadowcat from the X-Men. Starts out time-limited, with Tim being able to stay intangible for longer periods as it improves, then being able to make objects intangible as well, and finally being able to apply it to other people he’s in physical contact with.

This is the defense type power.

....the twilight zone!!!!

(this power can also be called Twilight Hour but i had to make the joke.)

time in his immediate vicinity can change to / hangs in an eerie twilight. mostly i will use this so that i never worry about scenes going on too long lmfao. when it wears off / ends / you leave the Timestuck Zone you’re tossed back into Normal Time, through your perception of how long it was can vary wildly, erring "i was in there FOR AGES"

it's like. a sphere of influence he has to stay within and he can't use it to timestop people a la homura or anything. i guess i'd compare it to a Reality Marble that keeps you trapped in twilight with him.

Rather than going fully invisible, Tim becomes unnoticeable. People’s attention slides away from him, they don’t look at him, and thus don’t see him. They don’t hear him, either, unless he shouts to grab their attention. He does show up on camera, but his image is a glitchy mess, so he is unrecognisable - someone was there, but who? At first this power is hard for him to control - he can turn it on and off, but if it’s on, everyone around him is affected, even his friends and teammates. As he gets better control, he will be able to stay camouflaged but let certain people notice him without having to shout at them, and imbue objects with his power so that they are left unnoticed, even if they’re sitting out in the open. Eventually, he will be able to use his power not just to avoid notice but to draw it onto himself instead.

This is the utility type power.

I want to IDENTIFY FLAWS OR WEAK POINTS in an object or structure or, with player permission, in a human being either physically or emotionally

This is a utility power??

basically status effect: CONFUSION. A cognition effecting power where it’s almost like you’re in a waking dream; a sensation of wanting to do something but not quite understanding how. i’m gonna say you need to be in range of one of his other two powers for this to target you, whether it be hearing the music/being touched by the twilight. it works BEST on touch. basically it's other player fiat if they want it to do anything / if their guy can will through it.

EXAMPLES OF DREAM LOGIC:
- forget how to use doors.
- feel like you’re walking sssoooo sssslowly like the ocean is pulling on your legs
- staring at a piece of paper convinced you can make words sear into the page with your mind (you can’t)
- “ok i need to hold this random item and will it to switch places with this other item i actually need because i can’t pick up the second thing directly”
- reading difficulties / wigglies / the classic can’t read in a dream vibe
- this doesn’t have to stay any one thing!

he doesn’t entirely have conscious control over these powers, ftr. just a lil uncontrolled chaos as a treat.

I want to temporarily force things to shut down when I hit them! Like an object! Or with player permission a person! THINK THE STUNNING STRIKE POWER FROM DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS 5TH EDITION MONK CLASS but if it also shut down the washing machine

this is attacc

Edited 2024-08-06 03:12 (UTC)

A bird! He possesses bird features and abilities! He possesses wings on his back which grants him the ability to fly, or he can completely transform into a bird. Into like... a Shima Enaga. Lil song bird. (He'll tell everyone he's a bird of prey)

He can buff physical objects, like sharpening or enhancing them - but only to the limit of the material the object is made of.

So like, no turning a piece of paper into a deadly blade but man will it give you a nasty papercut.

Utility!

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I want to RUN FAST. Temporarily INCREASE RUNNING SPEED, INCREASE JUMP LENGTH, THE WORKS. To make this a defensive ability this could also increase my ability to dodge attacks.

Just a general passive No Ouch Or Discomfort from extreme temperatures except only in one direction. The ability to wear 18 layers of clothing outside during summer, reach into the furnace to grab red-hot metal, or swallow hot coals for eventual bodyhorror reasons.
The downside is their sense of temperature will be whacked and they will serve scalding hot tea to guests without realizing.

This seemed most obviously Forge/Alchemist-themed so it's going first.

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Edited 2024-08-09 03:28 (UTC)

The ability to mitigate SYMPTOMS that are causing somebody discomfort, such as pain, nausea, or bad dreams/insomnia.
It does absolutely nothing to treat the root of the problem, whether that be injuries, illness, poison, badfeels, or trauma in either direction. It just helps take the edge off the immediate pressing discomfort.

It requires some sort of manmade fragrance to trigger, for example burning incense. The effect is GREATLY reduced if Rose is not physically present, for example someone could get a puff of perfume and it would kind of help but it would wear off quickly and effectiveness would be halved after the victim left the room. On the other hand, if Rose is physically present holding a censer as it burns then the effects can last as long as there is incense to burn. Range is only as far as someone could reasonably sniff it or as far as smoke could reach without fading. Also it doesn't work at ALL on the user/Rose themselves, and also people may start associating certain fragrances with Trauma if they have it used on them too much, to round off the flaws.

Since the thing Rose creates/produces is fragrance-y stuff, alchemists bring to mind potions/concoctions, and the Forge brings to mind fire and smoke this seemed sorta on-theme.

Edited 2024-08-07 08:58 (UTC)

Can summon a limited amount of liquid metal that he can turn into solid shapes around his arms and hands. He could give himself blades or shields or other tools this way. If he REALLY works at it he can stretch it out from his shoulders and create working wings. A lot of versatility! This definitely isn’t reminiscent of Knives at all!

Limitations: the metal starts to corrode into nothing as soon as it’s solidified, so he’s working with a degrading product that eventually disappears. It has to stay connected to his body in some way (so no projectiles/manifesting ranged weapons.) It also takes a lot of concentration and practice and he forgot how to use it proficiently, so at game start he’s able to do simple tools and pointy bits and has to slowly work up to more complex nonsense.

i think i ended up with one offense/defense and two utility i hope this is legal

Shapeshifts, but for some reason he can only turn into flightless birds. So like, silkie chicken. Lyall’s wren. Kiwi. Penguin. Emu?!

The bigger the bird the shorter the transformation time. I WOULD like the little bird transformations to last a while for cuddle purposes though.

Edited 2024-08-06 05:11 (UTC)

I AM NOT SURE WHICH VERSION WOULD BE BETTER SINCE ONE FITS THE CHARACTER MORE WHILE ONE FITS THE FAMILY MORE so I will leave it up to the one who has the universe in her heart okok thank u for all of this mod queen

Version 1: Rose can dissipate into wisps of smoke entirely for the sake of transportation (or maybe escaping from Hugs, shudder) so they don't have to get up and ouch to rearrange themselves once they regain Chronic Pain. It isn't good for outdoor transportation cause it's slow and they will get blown away by the most gentle of breezes. Combat/PvP uses like using it to dodge out of harm's way by ceasing to be solid or slip under locked doors can also be banned or smth it is really just intended for Physical Convenience. May be possible to stick them in a jar when they're in this shape for better and for worse.

Version 2: Rose can forge/shape wisps of smoke into semi-solid forms, to do things like hold things for them when their hands are shaky or give them something to lean on when standing is Ow. Or make little cats for therapy reasons, whatever.
Requires a source of smoke, whether that's a burning censer or a friend's cigarette or motorcycle exhaust.
Can't really be used violently cause it's all just soft and pillowy and can't even stifle somebody.

Edited 2024-08-06 12:36 (UTC)

The ability to buff his physical strength/attack power, but he has to take (physical) damage first to use it and it's limited by the level of damage.

So if someone smacks him it would be a lil' tiny buff, but if someone punches him with all their strength then he can add that to his next whatever.

ALTERNATIVELY it's a flat buff that's on a cooldown.

Attack! (Or defense???)

Edited 2024-08-06 03:50 (UTC)

If he puts a salve on a wound, it heals faster! If he gives you a medical concoction, your symptoms of illness are soothed! If he wraps your broken bone with a bandage soaked in medicine, it doesn't take five million years to regrow!

Basically, healing but he needs to have tools and/or actual medicine he made to use it, and he can't just knock out illness-like symptoms if they're game punishment, only ease them.

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Edited 2024-08-06 07:52 (UTC)

It's like carrying around your own invisible hammer space, only Crow can access it and it can carry random Stuff. It definitely cannot carry Stuff bigger than he is, and I'm guessing there might be an amount of Stuff limit imposed on here too.

Edited 2024-08-06 04:37 (UTC)

If armed with seeds or plants, he can manipulate the growth of plants within its natural lifespan/capabilities (ex: he could make a rose bud bloom, or rapidly age it to withering - he could also rapidly grow a bush from the seeds.) He can manipulate the shape of vine growth to some extent, but is limited by the natural length of the plant (ex: using a climbing rose for a lengthy rose whip rather than a hybrid rose. Or, less nefariously, growing the climbing rose so it climbs up a trellis. I will feverishly research plants for this.)

Once it's fully grown he can no longer manipulate its shape, nor can he just, like, make them move. He can only age it into a desired shape while it still has room for growth.

Is he going to attack someone with roses? Entirely possible.

Edited 2024-08-07 21:34 (UTC)

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BLESSINGS (POWERS/ABILITIES) SUBMISSION

Negation

Shikanoin Heizou / Mercury | The Forge

Intangibility

You Are Now Entering...

Camouflage

Identify Structural Flaw

Dream Logic

Percussive Maintenance

World Turns Upside Down

Sharpen

Accelerate

18th Hall / Rose Gold / The Forge

Defensive - Heatproof

Alciel / Satin / Sun Sign

Utility - Soothe

Casting

Remolding

Utility - Wisps

Hizumi Mizushiro // Snowdrop | Acidia

Tiger's Desperation

Healing Salv(ation)

Boothill | (Nick) GraeySteel | The Forge

Crow Armbrust / Suede (?) (I haven't settled / Sun Sign

Utility - Inventory

Garden of Eden