February 23, 2012 - 2:40am — BluedeerLegend18
Oh look, i'm actually doing something with my characters.
my main deer, Pierce, has the power to turn into two types of dragons, one a peaceful dragon, the other an evil dragon. He has many powers with can help fill the world with peace or darken the world. His powers can be different on one side and have a different effect, but they will still do the same things. Some powers can be portrayed in the forest, others I can only do in RP. Some of the powers I made up or are inspired by something else.
Anyways, since Pierce has so many powers I will list them all here. They explain what they do, what they do on his good side and bad side, if you will see it in the forest, etc. I will continue to add powers to the list, and if you think I'm being a bit of a Godmod and going overboard with powers, please tell me. I try not to overuse the powers, but I know I will be a Godmod occasionally.
Anyways, here is the list, under the cut:
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Claws and Teeth
A very simple power, Pierce's claws and teeth are razor sharp and used in combat. When Pierce is a peaceful dragon he can sheathe and unsheathe his claws like a cat, when he is a dark dragon his claws stay out all the time.
Fire breathing:
A simple power where Pierce breathes fire.
Good side: A small flame which can't hurt a good deer too badly, is usually used to light something.
Bad Side: Black and very harmful, so powerful it can cause a burn on a body. It is used to light trees, plants, and living creatures on fire.
Can be portrayed in forest?: Yes, it is shown when Pierce rears and roars.
Earthquakes:
When Pierce rears and stomps on the ground very hardly, a crack will appear in the earth.
Good side: It is used as a net to capture bad beings. The earth will separate and the crack will get wider, so fast the being does not have much time to get away, and when they fall into the crack it will close up.
Bad Side: When the crack appears, it spews out lava from the ground, the lava can travel very far can is very fatal. After the lava disappears, the crack will stay in the ground for a few days.
Can be portrayed in forest?: No, this power will only appear in roleplays.
Water:
Like fire, Pierce can spray out water.
Good side: When this water is sprayed on a withered tree or plant or seed, the tree or plant will blossom.
Bad side: The water is poisoned, although it looks very much like real water and if a deer drinks it they will die in minutes.
Can be portrayed in forest?: Somewhat, when Pierce taunts and roars that means he has sprayed water, however, I can't portray the water in-forest so I'll probably use this power more in roleplays.
Healing Powers:
Pierce can breathe out air that has healing powers.
Good Side: Although it cannot heal scars, it can stop bleeding and heal a deer completely.
Bad Side: It can rise the dead, and the deer will be bad and attack good deer. They die again after a very short while.
Can be portrayed in forest?: No, this power will only appear in roleplays.
Lightning:
Pierce can make lighting strike down to a certain spot.
Good side: Can strike a bad deer and stun them.
Bad Side: Can strike a deer and kill them.
Can be portrayed in forest?: Yes, when Pierce Taunts and lowers his antlers.
(No subject)
If you feel as if you are going to Godmod with these, why not add health risks for Pierce when he uses the power? Like giving him "mana" or some other limit to how much he can use the power.
Say for the fire-breathing: maybe he only has a certain amount of "fuel" for the fire. Or to combine that with water-breathing might burn his mouth by creating steam, so he can not use those powers right in a row?
I find that making weaknesses for your strengths helps stop Godmoding even when it is unintentional.
To me, Pierce seems
For example; if Pierce has a strong sense of honor, he might only fight characters on the same level as himself. So if a stag fights him, he wouldn't transform into a dragon because he might consider that 'cheating'. Another thing to consider is that most of his evil powers would end up (treated realistically) destroy The Forest or at least large areas of it. Lava causes fire, fire would cause a forest fire, and mass destruction in a place that is peaceful and calm. Perhaps Pierce understands this danger, and therefore chooses not to use those powers that could destroy the forest he holds dear. Restraint can be a very compelling character trait and can be a fun way of making powers like the ones you've given Pierce more dynamic to play with.
Having said that, the way you describe a few powers does sounds like you will end up Godmoding with them. In particular the Bad Lighting attack, which is a One-Hit-Kill that you have chosen to represent by very mundane forest actions. There is no way a character who doesn't know Pierce as well as you do would understand that he has just struck their character with a lightening bolt and killed them. This power, or any of the seriously damaging ones (all the Evil powers, really), should be reserved for when you have talked the actions through with the involved other players first. It will not go over well if you end up leaving a comment on some deer's bio after a fight saying that Pierce has fried them with a lightening bolt they weren't able to see/hear/or in any way protect against.
I think you're having a lot of fun with Pierce and I'd be interested to see how you deal with these powers of his in RP and In Game, but you are going to have to be careful. You've bitten off a lot with this list, but I think it could work if you really work at it and think things through carefully! Keep at it, Pierce has a lot of potential and you're obviously a creative person.
First, track!! Second, did
Second, did you kbow that a eastern dragon is peacefull? Its a chineese dragon. The western dragon is the one with wings and it is evil and greedy! ^^
Yes, I was going to make
Also, dragon, no, I didn't know that. I don't know a lot about dragons...
well, if you need to know
^ Guessing that's how you got
A track for this.
yep!! i love dragies!!! XD