03-13-2016, 07:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-16-2016, 03:53 AM by Magikeeper.)
Looking good! We spoke a bit in the chat, but I apologize for how long its taken me to respond to the post this weekend. I've been swamped (and will likely continue to be so for a week or two).
Backstory and such is neat, I'd note that there isn't any commonly known/available magic that could pull of the permanent gender/?body? swap, but I suppose that just adds to the mystery.
Let us know if you have any big plans for her past and such.
On minors:
Born Fighter: So, isn't her strength Strong Very Strong then, instead of Average? Edit: Missed extreme strength training. Looks like she paid for it, I'd still count skipping the BP requirement as ~ half a minor. I guess I could count the gauntlets as 1.5.. maybe...
Pendant: In pondering this I realized just how good shadowtwin is at spying at 50ft. Anyway, if 50ft is fine I think 100ft is fine as well (strong, but fine). I'm thinking I should specify what happens when a shadowtwin overlaps another shadow (it becomes darker / twin shows up unless the other shadow it really, really dark), which would solve the general "spy that can never be seen in most rooms" issue while still keeping it great at spying. As the only other shadowtwin user (atm) would you be fine with that?
Gauntlets of Shelter and Strike: I could approve this as-is, but might I suggest some things? It currently sounds like they just become tougher than steel when activated - which helps against cutting/piercing slashes and such but doesn't help against raw force. That might be the intent, but it speaks about absorbing the force of the attack, so I was thinking the intent might actually be more of a general protective effect? Also, I think the charge strike is currently worded to be activated when she hits something, which when RPing creates the situation where you have to go "If this hits, she activates >blah<" in combat all the time. I reworded my char Arl's Hostility Lens ability when making her because it was going to have the same issue.
Idea:
Gauntlets of Shelter and Strike: These steel gauntlets (mod 4) have the ability to act as sword and shield, but with one large difference--when a gauntlet is struck, part of that attack's force is absorbed into both gauntlets, lowering the effective strength behind the attack by a level (Strong->Average, etc) and charging the gauntlets for the rest of the encounter. This absorption abilitiy continues to function even while charged, but any excess charges are lost.
> Charge Release - While charged, Cass can choose to empower her gauntlets, amplifying any blows they deal for one post. These blows hit with an additional strength level and increase the effective modifier of the gauntlets by 1 (tougher than steel). This ability is usable once every three posts and consumes the charge.
^Would also lets her somewhat reduce the force of magical attacks that hit with X strength by punching them / blocking them with her gauntlets.
GOLD: I think Cass has only spent.. 280g? So with recently agreed upon Early Bird Bonus she has 130 70g left!
Edit 2: I added 50g twice. I was finalizing the EBB at the time... >.> Thanks for catching that Sextant and Udo.
Backstory and such is neat, I'd note that there isn't any commonly known/available magic that could pull of the permanent gender/?body? swap, but I suppose that just adds to the mystery.
Let us know if you have any big plans for her past and such.On minors:
Born Fighter: So, isn't her strength Strong Very Strong then, instead of Average? Edit: Missed extreme strength training. Looks like she paid for it, I'd still count skipping the BP requirement as ~ half a minor. I guess I could count the gauntlets as 1.5.. maybe...
Pendant: In pondering this I realized just how good shadowtwin is at spying at 50ft. Anyway, if 50ft is fine I think 100ft is fine as well (strong, but fine). I'm thinking I should specify what happens when a shadowtwin overlaps another shadow (it becomes darker / twin shows up unless the other shadow it really, really dark), which would solve the general "spy that can never be seen in most rooms" issue while still keeping it great at spying. As the only other shadowtwin user (atm) would you be fine with that?
Gauntlets of Shelter and Strike: I could approve this as-is, but might I suggest some things? It currently sounds like they just become tougher than steel when activated - which helps against cutting/piercing slashes and such but doesn't help against raw force. That might be the intent, but it speaks about absorbing the force of the attack, so I was thinking the intent might actually be more of a general protective effect? Also, I think the charge strike is currently worded to be activated when she hits something, which when RPing creates the situation where you have to go "If this hits, she activates >blah<" in combat all the time. I reworded my char Arl's Hostility Lens ability when making her because it was going to have the same issue.
Idea:
Gauntlets of Shelter and Strike: These steel gauntlets (mod 4) have the ability to act as sword and shield, but with one large difference--when a gauntlet is struck, part of that attack's force is absorbed into both gauntlets, lowering the effective strength behind the attack by a level (Strong->Average, etc) and charging the gauntlets for the rest of the encounter. This absorption abilitiy continues to function even while charged, but any excess charges are lost.
> Charge Release - While charged, Cass can choose to empower her gauntlets, amplifying any blows they deal for one post. These blows hit with an additional strength level and increase the effective modifier of the gauntlets by 1 (tougher than steel). This ability is usable once every three posts and consumes the charge.
^Would also lets her somewhat reduce the force of magical attacks that hit with X strength by punching them / blocking them with her gauntlets.
GOLD: I think Cass has only spent.. 280g? So with recently agreed upon Early Bird Bonus she has 130 70g left!
Edit 2: I added 50g twice. I was finalizing the EBB at the time... >.> Thanks for catching that Sextant and Udo.