Kobold King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 If we do this, I propose making it so Flashback is in the exact same place he was before the rewinding, so as not to make previous posts moot. He'd be able to see the best way to dodge or where to run while rewinding. Also, if we're gonna do this then he'll need a range. We can't really have someone who could turn back an entire city, even if only a minute into the past.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Also, if we're gonna do this then he'll need a range. We can't really have someone who could turn back an entire city, even if only a minute into the past. How about just himself, like Timeport?
Paranoid King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Hmm... if we were to do that, how about a sphere with a 30-foot radius? That seems big enough to include assassins/cohorts near him without involving too many people. Although I was originally thinking just him. Edited June 12, 2015 by Paranoid King
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Hmm... if we were to do that, how about a sphere with a 30-foot radius? That seems big enough to include assassins/cohorts near him without involving too many people. What if something enters or exsits his range in the rewinded time span?
Kobold King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Hmm... if we were to do that, how about a sphere with a 30-foot radius? That seems big enough to include assassins/cohorts near him without involving too many people. Although I was originally thinking just him. The ability to only reset himself and things he's holding, with no effect on his surroundings or other characters, would pretty much fix any problems that could otherwise occur from his power.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 The ability to only reset himself and things he's holding, with no effect on his surroundings or other characters, would pretty much fix any problems that could otherwise occur from his power. Precisely. He'd see everything that happened within that time period, though the inability to reset anyone or anything else would mean no problems with retconning.
Paranoid King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 What if something enters or exits his range in the rewinded time span? Huh. This isn't at all what I was thinking his ability would be. I thought it would just be something like this: "David points a pistol at flashback's head and fires." "Flashback reacts instantly, turning back time and dodging out of the way. He also takes the opportunity to send a wave of heat towards David." "David, safe in his protective jacket, tensors the ground beneath him, escaping into the catacombs."
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 The ability to only reset himself and things he's holding, with no effect on his surroundings or other characters, would pretty much fix any problems that could otherwise occur from his power. So you mean like his arm being back on his body and slashes from his shirth fixed back to what it was like a couple of minutes ago?
Kobold King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 So you mean like his arm being back on his body and slashes from his shirth fixed back to what it was like a couple of minutes ago? Yep. That seems the best way to avoid him nullifying anyone else's posts while still making him a formidable opponent.
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Yep. That seems the best way to avoid him nullifying anyone else's posts while still making him a formidable opponent. It would however also again take away the spy aspect and turn the ability into essentially a glorified form of healing and repairing objects.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 It would however also again take away the spy aspect and turn the ability into essentially a glorified form of healing and repairing objects. Well, if he could do anything within that one minute, so long as he didn't affect anything else—if he could study his opponent and surroundings from every angle, or if he could touch and manipulate objects so long as they were automatically reset to their pre-rewound state—he could actually do quite a bit as a spy.
Paranoid King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 It would however also again take away the spy aspect and turn the ability into essentially a glorified form of healing and repairing objects. Considered one way, yes. But imagine someone happens around a corner and finds him. He takes back time and moves to a different corner so that he isn't found. Although I suppose doing that would be annoying if multiple posts depended on him being found. So I think it would just be easier for everyone if he could recall the past history of objects.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Considered one way, yes. But imagine someone happens around a corner and finds him. He takes back time and moves to a different corner so that he isn't found. Although I suppose doing that would be annoying if multiple posts depended on him being found. So I think it would just be easier for everyone if he could recall the past history of objects. If he could manipulate objects in his rewound state, but they automatically reset themselves to the way they were before he rewound them, he could actually find quite a bit on the information front.
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Right now I have that funny mental imagine in my head of Vondra just starring down Shiny Sparkle for a very long time without saying anything and letting her squirm. By the way Kobold, you mentioned once you had a Voidgaze profile finished but never uploded it here, what happened to that one? 1
Kobold King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Right now I have that funny mental imagine in my head of Vondra just starring down Shiny Sparkle for a very long time without saying anything and letting her squirm. By the way Kobold, you mentioned once you had a Voidgaze profile finished but never uploded it here, what happened to that one? Funnily enough, that's how I planned for him to start off the next scene. Just a stare and prolonged discomfort before he finally decides to speak to her. I think it serves her right, considering the discomfort she's caused for other people all day. I haven't added a quote yet. I'll try to get that finished soon. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Right now I have that funny mental imagine in my head of Vondra just starring down Shiny Sparkle for a very long time without saying anything and letting her squirm. By the way Kobold, you mentioned once you had a Voidgaze profile finished but never uploded it here, what happened to that one? Speaking of Oregon characters, I haven't been able to listen to the song in the spoiler without thinking of a counselor and a certain gifter. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Funnily enough, that's how I planned for him to start off the next scene. Just a stare and prolonged discomfort before he finally decides to speak to her. I think it serves her right, considering the discomfort she's caused for other people all day. I haven't added a quote yet. I'll try to get that finished soon. And now it's appropriate in game and meta wise. No need to hurry. Speaking of Oregon characters, I haven't been able to listen to the song in the spoiler without thinking of a counselor and a certain gifter. Interesting. Now, I've to get him a truck. 1
Paranoid King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 If he could manipulate objects in his rewound state, but they automatically reset themselves to the way they were before he rewound them, he could actually find quite a bit on the information front. So... He just has more time to investigate things, while leaving things as though they weren't investigated, because he is the only thing that moves in rewound time? So if David shot him, and he rewound time and moved to a different location, it would seem like he had teleported a short distance away?
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 So... He just has more time to investigate things, while leaving things as though they weren't investigated, because he is the only thing that moves in rewound time? So if David shot him, and he rewound time and moved to a different location, it would seem like he had teleported a short distance away? The deal would be more like destroying a safe violently and the resetting it so no one noticed he broke into it.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 So... He just has more time to investigate things, while leaving things as though they weren't investigated, because he is the only thing that moves in rewound time? So if David shot him, and he rewound time and moved to a different location, it would seem like he had teleported a short distance away? He'd have whatever the limit was—one minute, correct?—which would be just enough time to note something of import and leave it without being disturbed. This would preclude him from adding poison to someone's drink, or stealing things, or planting false information within that time limit. It'd probably work better if he stayed in the same location when the time limit was up, although he'd have time to figure out the best way to dodge an attack.
Paranoid King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Hmm...I like it. No secret intervention or post-changing, while still being able to gather information.
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Hmm...I like it. No secret intervention or post-changing, while still being able to gather information. Sounds like a solution then. Any idea in which location you want to put him? Kobold, would Arsenal be capable (mentall) of creation a date truck?
Kobold King he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Kobold, would Arsenal be capable (mentall) of creation a date truck? He'd certainly be physically capable of it, but it would take a lot of effort to convince him to do it. Your best bet would be to convince him that the exact specifications for the date truck are for triggering a hostile Epic's weakness.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 He'd certainly be physically capable of it, but it would take a lot of effort to convince him to do it. Your best bet would be to convince him that the exact specifications for the date truck are for triggering a hostile Epic's weakness. Like Arsenal's?????? Alternatively, what if he was somehow convinced that Khione loves pickup trucks (only a small exaggeration there—she doesn't love them, but she does like them) and the nicer the date truck is, the more likely she is to want to find its creator? 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Like Arsenal's?????? Alternatively, what if he was somehow convinced that Khione loves pickup trucks (only a small exaggeration there—she doesn't love them, but she does like them) and the nicer the date truck is, the more likely she is to want to find its creator? Wouldn't that also mean stepping on Arsenal's top "murder everyone that knows" secret trade plans with Khione? Sounds like a bit of an effort to get a date truck. 1
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