BLESSINGS (POWERS/ABILITIES) SUBMISSION

[modmaster]

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.

Comments

Akane Kurashiki/Raziel | Holy Order

[ice_69]

Seek a Way Out!

[ice_69]

an ability to make make keys out of scrap objects? basically something for unlocking things by doing a bit of puzzle work

Chainsawman

[ice_69]

let razzy have a chainsaw pls

Ruan Mei | Acidia

[abaogenesis]

Cryokinesis

[abaogenesis]

Ice manipulation/generation. Cannot fully freeze a person but can probably make them deeply uncomfortably cold/slow. Utility is more for keeping food/specimens/etc cold.

Kiss of Life

[abaogenesis]

A twofold ability (can split it into two different ones if needed as well)

Absorb
- Physical touch allows her to identify the physicality and health of the target, as well as any significant desires/likes (like their favorite food/etc.) Bare touch gives the bare minimum of information, while more intimate gestures (like a kiss) give more in-depth. No other effect.

Bestow
- Physical touch/a kiss allows her to use her knowledge of the target's body to enhance their performance. The target will find themselves surprisingly eager to please her and work harder as a result. While this enhances the target's abilities, it also applies Devotion, which can temporarily prevent them from making good self-protection decisions.

Moonjelly/Terrorfish/Monster Siren | Siren's Melodies

[shorcanado]

Returning by Varied Paths

[shorcanado]

Sings at people to make them feel less pain and heal faster. Doesn't regrow lost limbs or anything and also people still have to be treated or they'll heal Wrong (like if someone breaks their arm and she doesn't set the bone before healing them it'll heal at a 90 degree angle or something, or if there's something in the wound it needs to be removed, etc.)

CAN use this to attach extra parts to people though. like she could put someone's arm on someone else's chest and sing at them to make them "heal" together and then the person has an arm sticking out of their chest I will use this power responsibly nothing fucked up could come of this

Burial Beyond the Light

[shorcanado]

Sings at people to make them feel whatever emotion/feelings she wants them to, the longer she sings the stronger the emotions get. Emotions start fading once the target can't hear her voice anymore.

The Tide Surges, The Tide Recedes

[shorcanado]

Sings at people to make them feel pain. Migraines, nerve pain, muscle contractions, nausea, etc. Stops when she's not singing anymore.

Sweet Distraction

[abaogenesis]

A special dessert imbued with magic. When eaten, the target will find that any attempts to talk about Azalea/Ruan Mei will result in something nonsensical (and often embarrassing). This also applies to writing. Lasts for a couple of hours at most.

Ivan | Moray | Siren's Melodies

[liveindarkness]

The Dark Sea

[liveindarkness]

Shadow teleport. Step into a shadow here, step out of a shadow somewhere else.

The starting/ending shadows must be large enough for him to fit his whole body inside its edges. Anything he is holding comes with him, including up to one other person. (Which means if someone is holding on to him he can't just run into a shadow to get away from them, they'll get teleported with him.)

Teleportation is limited to places he's been to before. If the desired destination doesn't have any shadows of appropriate size, he'll pop out of the nearest one. Or I'll RNG a destination. Any other distance/destination limitations also apply (i.e. no teleporting off the boat).

For theming, the process of teleporting feels like plunging through cold seawater. No actual water involved, but it's not a fun sensation.

Engulfed in Silence

[liveindarkness]

Can shapeshift into a cat. A totally normal house cat. He can't speak in this form but he can do all the things a cat can do.

Also comes with partial shapeshift into a catboy. In catboy form he has enhanced senses, plus the usual cat ears and tail.

In either cat or catboy form he can communicate with cats. It functions like knowing another language: he can talk to cats but that doesn't mean they'll listen to what he has to say.

You Who Shines

[liveindarkness]

Redirects the attention of a target to another person, including themself, at the cost of inducing directed hostility in the target (pulling aggro in video game terms). This effect lasts for 15 seconds when redirecting aggression between targets normally friendly to one another, and a full minute when used between targets already hostile to each other. The ability can affect multiple people only if all targets are looking at the target at the time of use (i.e. the user if it's on themself, or otherwise the victim being made the focus of hostility).

Yes I just stole Machai Provocation from Imeeji.

When this power is activated, a spotlight will appear, highlighting the person that the targets' aggression is being redirected to.

Bombogenesis

[vapour]

forge weapons out of the weather. all have one special special ability/trait (example: wind blades are invisible, thunder axe has a random lightning bolt or something, ash arrows break up on impact and can get in your lungs, etc.

I'll resubmit actual weapons for approval as I think of them if it's ok and needed. Was also just thinking I would lay it out every time one's made and ok it and add it then. )

- if no game or solo/alone, he can forge a new weather weapon every time the previous one is dismissed/broken. these don't have passive abilities, they are elemental but solid.
- in games only: can forge up to a max of eight simultaneously. (or seven if that becomes the max amount of members per team. basically can simultaneously forge one for every team member during games only. )

current (or if not all needed, multiple suggestions for) limitations

- if forging for team, each weapon has a fifteen minute limit before it falls apart. CD is 45 minutes after 8 are made at once. Can only be used 3(?) times in one game session.

- weapons can only be used by cirrus network members, will injure or otherwise not work for other teams' (ex: if a non-cirrus individual tries to use one of his fire swords because it's lying around, it'll burn them. ) this can be negated by other teams by abilities that are applicable (example: if there is a stone axe it can't be lifted by anyone but cirrus team member. If someone specifically has super strength that allows them to lift a car, then they could use it/etc.). since powers are weak, these are easier to overcome. some teams may have people that can resist the effect and use the weapon even if they suffer the consequences (ex: fire sword will burn a person's hand, but if they pain tolerance that they can somehow do this, it's possible they could wield it even though it'll keep injuring them.)

- every time a weapon is forged, it should be of Childe's choice. Since it needs to be limited down to 30% this is a 50/50 chance. in games, need to do 1 dice roll:

* 1 is if weapon can be chosen (yes/no)
** if no, roll dice for weather/element
- any special abilities to a weapon that are a disadvantage to the other teams will also be a disadvantage to cirrus members. (Example1: wind blades are mostly invisible but if they get knocked out of hands, rip trying to find them and not stab self. Example2: You can get struck by the random lightning bolt with a thunder axe.)

- can be broken.

- weapon passive ability related to the weather is unstable depending on what it does (ex: lightning axe might only do one lightning bolt the entire time it exists, and hit a mailbox instead of the target.)

Can nerf/change/simplify as needed!

Dunkelflaute

[vapour]

Dead space, stagnant space, no energy space where all blessings are nullified (except for dunkelflaute.) Not sure the best way to make this work, but like the idea if possible. Basically want it to be used defensively most of the time, or to diffuse certain scenarios (with okay of all parties.)

Snow Eater

[vapour]

Utility: (I tried to base all three powers off weather terms in some way, and snow eater is a warm wind that blows across the snow and can basically rapidly melt a lot of snow or "strip" it from the top) in a very short time.

- thinking maybe a dispel/cleanse of status effect of some sort for Cirrus members. basically 'strips' it off.
- something for non-cirrus members. Maybe thinking selective persuasion that if successful alters active memories/facts temporarily (would dice roll for success, then give player options of which info to strip/rewrite.) can be actively reversed.


Current limitations/specifics:
- can only be used on one individual at a time.
- in game settings, may be only used in one form for the entirety of the game (so if he decides to use on cirrus members, he can't use it on non-cirrus members).

MIRACLE WAVE (Healing)

[preciousjem]

"Blesses" liquid that will heal/regenerate anyone submerged in it. Most effective when it covers a body in full. A side effect in the restored area(s) is the sensation of pain, ranging from pins and needles to feeling like you're stabbed millions of times over. Depending on the severity of the injuries, this pain can last for a few minutes (a deep cut) to up to an IC week (full body restoration).

Drinking the idol bathwater affected liquid heals minor injuries, but feels like swallowing broken glass.

Topaz can also heal her own minor injuries by using the ability on the water/blood in her body, but even she would require a full body submersion in a tank to regenerate body parts.

Also if the body liquid aspect is allowed can drinking her blood/etc also provide healing if the ability is activated

Renewal

[featherduster]

Can rejuvenate cells by infusing them with energy, so they can do the repair/grow/whatever they need to do. Only impacts organic beings for obvious reasons. Relies on physical touch.

BASICALLY A HEAL but can probably also be used as like an energy boost. Probably also helps plants grow.

Rot

[featherduster]

The opposite of renewal: drains the energy from cells, causing cell death. Creates/exacerbates injuries or drains energy. Only impacts organic beings. Relies on physical touch.

Lucifer Morningstar | Cirrus

[fromthegarden]

Genesis

[fromthegarden]

Angelic Unlock
Ability to fly (his flightless wings are inherent to him and not a power)

Demonic Unlock (Currently Unavailable)
Forked tail
Devil horns

Sunday | Siren's Melodies

[regulate]

Alis

[regulate]

Utility spell:

Simply, he can grow larger white wings from his back, similar to the ones on his head, and fly with them to whatever limit is allowed.