Lysander Dreighan
New
Roleplay posts: 8 
Age: 34
Physical Description: Just short of six feet tall, Lysander has pale blond hair kept shaved to the skin along the sides of his head and left long on top, though this excess is typically bound into a tight knot at the back of his head. He has an angular face with a sharp nose, and pale green eyes. He is not heavily muscled, but he is still well built for a human, and more than strong enough to wield his large blade with proficiency.
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Clothes and Equipment: Custom half-plate armour worn over a leather jerkin and tailored cotton undershirt. Light plate belt covers thighs and groin while greaves and sabatons cover from knee to ankle, with heavy leather boots to cover his feet, and simple pants besides. Mismatched gauntlets cover his hands, with the right hand being a simple, practical design compared to the left, which has additional reinforcing to bear stylized clawed caps to the fingers as well as a threading of coiled metal inset on each finger. Carries a coiled chain whip on his hip with a simple hook-and-loop release, and a greatsword bound at the hilt with thick leather straps secured to an anchor point on the front-right shoulder.
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Player's online availability : Most times, but more readily available through evening and night, EST.
Registered: Aug 14, 2016 21:54:19 GMT -8
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Post by Lysander Dreighan on Aug 14, 2016 23:35:22 GMT -8
I was curious about some features of the power set of my intended character. The short version is that he can use manipulation of electrical forces to affect electromagnetic fields, either as locational energy fields that act on magnetic metals as one would expect, as a personal field to act as a means of deflection, or even to short circuit the nervous systems of living creatures to affect temporary paralysis. In addition, he has a custom designed gauntlet intended to be used as a means to support the Lorentz force application of electromagnetism to create a railgun-like effect using assorted bits of small ferrous metal to enable extremely powerful but ultimately short ranged physical projectile attacks.
Would these concepts be too 'modern science' to be acceptable? Granted, the railgauntlet may be understandably over the line, but this is a pre-existing character concept of mine being brought into a setting that may not be wholly compatible. I could amend his abilities to be more standard electrical mixed with more conventional magic effects if necessary.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238 
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Aug 14, 2016 23:56:07 GMT -8
Here's my opinion, in a non-official capacity. It's fine to have very powerful magic effects. People do that all the time. Dragons fly around, and that's fine. However, it's unacceptable to have, say, a flintlock pistol- or any other sort of "gun" for that matter. Even though a flintlock pistol is considerably less powerful than a dragon's breath attack. It's a theming thing. So, in using and describing powers and abilities, you should avoid words like " electromagnetic fields," " Lorentz force," " Railgun," and other such modern terms. Even if those words would be best used to convey your point, using the words breaks the 'immersion', if you will. Breaks the fantasy feel- which is the primary concern. So, if you'd like to, you could proooobably dress it up with magic and fantasy words, and use the things you're referring to. Just be careful to make it seem more like a sort of advanced magic, and not just a railgun strapped to your gauntlet. Additionally, you should be prepared to have your powers be blocked by other people's magic. For additional information that may not be quite applicable, refer to the last question of this post. |
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Lysander Dreighan
New
Roleplay posts: 8
Age: 34
Physical Description: Just short of six feet tall, Lysander has pale blond hair kept shaved to the skin along the sides of his head and left long on top, though this excess is typically bound into a tight knot at the back of his head. He has an angular face with a sharp nose, and pale green eyes. He is not heavily muscled, but he is still well built for a human, and more than strong enough to wield his large blade with proficiency.
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Clothes and Equipment: Custom half-plate armour worn over a leather jerkin and tailored cotton undershirt. Light plate belt covers thighs and groin while greaves and sabatons cover from knee to ankle, with heavy leather boots to cover his feet, and simple pants besides. Mismatched gauntlets cover his hands, with the right hand being a simple, practical design compared to the left, which has additional reinforcing to bear stylized clawed caps to the fingers as well as a threading of coiled metal inset on each finger. Carries a coiled chain whip on his hip with a simple hook-and-loop release, and a greatsword bound at the hilt with thick leather straps secured to an anchor point on the front-right shoulder.
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Player's online availability : Most times, but more readily available through evening and night, EST.
Registered: Aug 14, 2016 21:54:19 GMT -8
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Post by Lysander Dreighan on Aug 15, 2016 0:12:27 GMT -8
I wouldn't use the modern science words in actual play, it's just the quickest way to express the concepts in discussion. In-universe, it's a result of years of practicing the limits and range of what he can accomplish, combined with study of fringe/esoteric scientific knowledge and personal experimentation to get an understanding of what he can do physically to achieve new results with his innate power. It's also expressed in his weaponry to a degree, designed to provide the best conductivity to channel outflow of electrical current into his attacks.
Since I'm asking, is there any kind of general consensus on extraplanar travel?
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Aug 15, 2016 0:31:47 GMT -8
Not really, no. People have done it before, though. Characters have been brought in from elsewhere- from other worlds, and explained it as such. Emahra Untyrid, for instance. It's not a terribly regular thing, but it has happened, and is allowed. Again, though, you can't really bring someone in from some other plane that's drastically more advanced than TFS, though. No Star Trek RP imports or any of that. Some people use memory loss, others are simply from other fantasy RPs. It doesn't really matter how you do it, but as long as it comes off as seamless enough, it should be fine. |
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Lysander Dreighan
New
Roleplay posts: 8
Age: 34
Physical Description: Just short of six feet tall, Lysander has pale blond hair kept shaved to the skin along the sides of his head and left long on top, though this excess is typically bound into a tight knot at the back of his head. He has an angular face with a sharp nose, and pale green eyes. He is not heavily muscled, but he is still well built for a human, and more than strong enough to wield his large blade with proficiency.
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Clothes and Equipment: Custom half-plate armour worn over a leather jerkin and tailored cotton undershirt. Light plate belt covers thighs and groin while greaves and sabatons cover from knee to ankle, with heavy leather boots to cover his feet, and simple pants besides. Mismatched gauntlets cover his hands, with the right hand being a simple, practical design compared to the left, which has additional reinforcing to bear stylized clawed caps to the fingers as well as a threading of coiled metal inset on each finger. Carries a coiled chain whip on his hip with a simple hook-and-loop release, and a greatsword bound at the hilt with thick leather straps secured to an anchor point on the front-right shoulder.
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Player's online availability : Most times, but more readily available through evening and night, EST.
Registered: Aug 14, 2016 21:54:19 GMT -8
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Post by Lysander Dreighan on Aug 15, 2016 0:46:40 GMT -8
I understand that, I was asking primarily to use it as an arrival point for my character, as he's part of a character set I created for another setting that ended up wandering planes looking for adventure. I intended to create an arrival point location for him that would eventually have a living space built up, as a sort of base of operation in this realm for him and any of his compatriots that might appear in the future.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Aug 15, 2016 0:53:12 GMT -8
Mmm. Yeah, there are no issues with that, go ahead. As for the location, you could either create it in The Open Lands- that's the easy way, or if you'd like to make it in a nation, check with whoever runs the nation first. Make sure to browse a few other topics to see how topics are representative of locations, and characters move between threads as they move between locations. |
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Lysander Dreighan
New
Roleplay posts: 8
Age: 34
Physical Description: Just short of six feet tall, Lysander has pale blond hair kept shaved to the skin along the sides of his head and left long on top, though this excess is typically bound into a tight knot at the back of his head. He has an angular face with a sharp nose, and pale green eyes. He is not heavily muscled, but he is still well built for a human, and more than strong enough to wield his large blade with proficiency.
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Clothes and Equipment: Custom half-plate armour worn over a leather jerkin and tailored cotton undershirt. Light plate belt covers thighs and groin while greaves and sabatons cover from knee to ankle, with heavy leather boots to cover his feet, and simple pants besides. Mismatched gauntlets cover his hands, with the right hand being a simple, practical design compared to the left, which has additional reinforcing to bear stylized clawed caps to the fingers as well as a threading of coiled metal inset on each finger. Carries a coiled chain whip on his hip with a simple hook-and-loop release, and a greatsword bound at the hilt with thick leather straps secured to an anchor point on the front-right shoulder.
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Player's online availability : Most times, but more readily available through evening and night, EST.
Registered: Aug 14, 2016 21:54:19 GMT -8
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Post by Lysander Dreighan on Aug 15, 2016 1:03:01 GMT -8
I've been reading a few threads on and off through the day to get an idea on how things work and what people do, so I have some general idea of how things operate.
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 15, 2016 7:46:02 GMT -8
There is actually a whole place dedicated to "worlds that aren't quite this one." The hidden board 146--while you don't need to make another "plane" that your character came from, the support for extraplanar travel is definitely there. thefantasysandbox.boards.net/board/146 |
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Lysander Dreighan
New
Roleplay posts: 8
Age: 34
Physical Description: Just short of six feet tall, Lysander has pale blond hair kept shaved to the skin along the sides of his head and left long on top, though this excess is typically bound into a tight knot at the back of his head. He has an angular face with a sharp nose, and pale green eyes. He is not heavily muscled, but he is still well built for a human, and more than strong enough to wield his large blade with proficiency.
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Clothes and Equipment: Custom half-plate armour worn over a leather jerkin and tailored cotton undershirt. Light plate belt covers thighs and groin while greaves and sabatons cover from knee to ankle, with heavy leather boots to cover his feet, and simple pants besides. Mismatched gauntlets cover his hands, with the right hand being a simple, practical design compared to the left, which has additional reinforcing to bear stylized clawed caps to the fingers as well as a threading of coiled metal inset on each finger. Carries a coiled chain whip on his hip with a simple hook-and-loop release, and a greatsword bound at the hilt with thick leather straps secured to an anchor point on the front-right shoulder.
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Player's online availability : Most times, but more readily available through evening and night, EST.
Registered: Aug 14, 2016 21:54:19 GMT -8
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Post by Lysander Dreighan on Aug 15, 2016 7:52:34 GMT -8
Interesting, thanks.
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