Bladestorm

I'm writing a thing where people yse a magic based in an energy that is literally everywhere, but most people can only hold and use a certain amount at a time. However, i also have soecerers who have access to unlimited energy, but are highly limited by their knowledge of runes. Im trying to come up with a few ideas that would create a cost while still granting them acess to unlimited energy, so that while it is possible for them to do anything with the right shmbol, they can't run around mass producing thousands of magical swords. Any ideas?

Is it necessary for the names to have an obvious meaning? You could try using names that are related words backwards(ie Fire becomes Erif), other languages, or even dead languages.

So i had an idea for a story, tell me what you think!

I usually ask myself if it will be cost oriented, if it will have clear limits, who can use it, where it comes from, and if it would be a game changer in society.

Maybe it would be turned into something more tangible, like not being acknowledged instead of inexistence

4-7 Ran beside the other 4 members of his squad that had been sent to watch at mungo. The trip was around the length of a marathon, but for people with the speed and endurance to sprint almost the whole way, it was only about a half hour sprint. As the ruins came into view, 7's mind wandered to its destruction. The town had been relatively large once, but small enough that most epics had left it alone. It was strange how the same thing applied to regular people; it was better to be small and unnoticeable these days than big and successful. 4-7 had gained his place on the squad because he was too successful. After being taken from his home by some of the pentagons men, he had quickly tried to become useful. He worked hard, terrified of the men who ordered them about and no longer answered to their old names. The numbers gave them a detached feeling, as if they were different than regular people. He had eventually been noticed by the old, now dead 4-1. He had been recruited, given a number and power. His squad accepted him, and while they weren't truly his friends-he was to new for that-most were happy to have him. The only real difference between them was of obedience. It seemed like most of the other men followed 1-1 without ever questioning him, with unwavering loyalty. They saluted almost reverently when he passed by. 4-7 had never understood that. To him, 1-1 was a powerful epic, and one who had made his life both easier and harder, but not a leader worthy of respect. Stop it, he thought to himself. This line of thinking would get him killed. And anyway, they were almost to the town, with the piles of rubble taking on shape and definition as they neared them. They entered town through the standard tunnel, a low trench covered with rubble. it led into one of the few buildings still standing, that had also been disguised with rubble to appear dilapidated and destroyed. As they entered, 4-7 shouldered his rifle and went to the peak hole to look out. He'd been on mungo duty before and didn't really expect anything. So it was a shock to see an epic blast off, leaving a Vanilla on the ground to start searching. "4-1! I think we just got our first customer!" He called. "Excellent," 4-1 said. "Lets head out and meet them!"

He has forcefeilds. The gauss gun wouldnt touch him.

Most people probably consider some deaths worse than others, so that whatever you would consider the worst would become your weakness. That said, if you are just scared of the idea of death in general and don't care how you go, then maybe being in a near death scenario for non PI epics, or being in a scenario where you should have died for epics with PIs.

Thanks! How often are posts made? Im used to one or two a week, but im not sure if thats what youd consider slow.

I just read the first mistborn book, which was my first non-reckoners Sanderson book. This gave me two questions: 1) Is there an active mistborn RP? The inquisition seems pretty much abandoned

Well, we all like to have the strongest epic. My original Bladestorm profile was for an epic with power over all elements, forcefields, lightning, and a few seperate PIs, so this epic is relatively believable. As for the vanilla, depends on personality

I think weirdpersonx is really a grammar epic in disguise:P

Well the healing alone is an exellent PI, without the unkillable by instantly fatal wounds thing. Most of the standard PIs are used a lot, like impenatrable skin, reincarnation, healing, or danger senses. A unique PI is always nice, but healing is good too.

I got the impression she was an epic with minor matter manipulation creation/manipulation who could make food and change body types with it, but thats just me. And i vote she becomes the newest ATTD member

Im trying to think of some reasonable limitations for my australian epic. Right now he is just a gifter who is faster, stronger, has more endurance, and has better senses and reflexes than a regular human. He also has very thick skin and backup organs, but these are unique to him. His gifting is permanent as it actually changes your body, but im not sure how much it should change a person. I had intended him to be able to gift to stronger physically than the immortals, with no extra perks, but sprinting for an hour is already pretty boss and making them too much faster or stronger would practically be superspeed... any ideas?

My first wastelands post is up!

1-1 looked around the table at his subordinates. The command tent had been one of the first set up, but the monitors around the perimeter of the room were new, as was the long steel table all the 1s were gathered around. All except one. That could have to do with a loyalty problem, thought the one. Maybe he was out plotting with one of the other epics who occasionally passed through his territory. Maybe even now they were moving, and 4-1 would run in at any second holding a knife and he would go to- 4-1 walked in, stumbling slightly as he slowed from a sprint. Snapping to attention, he apologized for his tardiness, blaming it on one of the vehicles breaking down just as he needed it. "I submit myself for all deserved punishments due to lack of punctuality," he added. 1-1 considered his options. A firm hand was needed to run a base efficiently, but too much harshness could result in treason, which would be unacceptable. 4-1 was his only captain who had not been with him from the start, and was therefore more likely to not know of the absolute perfection that all the captains should show. Also, as it was his first meeting, it wouldn't do to leave a bad impression. In this case, a respectful and kind response might be better than a violent one. This all passed through his head inside of a split second. His decision made, he replied, "Don't worry about it, but see to it that it doesn't happen again. You are the pinnacle of the human race; a broke truck had better not be your downfall again." From the gratified look on the young mans face, he sensed that he had made the right choice. His secondary inspired respect, but that could be turned to the wary respect of an enemy. 4-1 knew that he could have been killed for the minor offence of being late, and the mercy he had been showed would ensure that he stayed loyal for a good while. Moving on to other matters, he looked at the four captains around him. Today was the monthly progress report, when the captains could look to gain favour for them and their squads. A good report could have your squad doing simple and enjoyable things, such as basic training or running a raid on one of the nomadic groups that still trued to carve out a living in this area. A bad one would likely send half of the squad to mungo for offer watch, and leave the other half digging latrines or providing for all of Sustenances whims, which was the nightmare of many of the newest recruits. "Alright, 2-1, how goes the intel gathering," he asked. "Very well, Sir. 2-2 and 2-3 have successfully identified that the immortals of Necropathy live up to their name, as well as being physically enhanced. 2-4 and 2-5 have confirmed that the triumvirate is fragile at best, and we may see an assassination offer from one of them if we continue to spread rumours in their area of our strength. In Bendigo we've entered stage two of the campaign, having placed several sleeper agents to spread word of us." Responded 2-1 confidently. 1-1 mentally checked off intelligence, and turned to 3-1. "How is the camp's infrastructure doing?" he asked. This captain looked slightly less sure of himself, doubting his report would be regarded as better than 2-1's. "The tents are now completely set up, and we have housing for 425 civilians. The squad barrack tents are all up, and the weaponry storage tents are complete. Food is not a problem as we have the sustenance rations and have 120 civilians working gathering food. The piping system is still being completed, and is expected to finish within a month. We have dug a central trench through the camp for now from the lake for one source of water, but it is unclean and the purifying equipment has failed. Also, the tent housing the vehicles was burned down two nights ago and the civilians are not expecting to finish a new one for at least half a month." "Your squad will be on Mungo duty, 3-1. 4-1, how are the defences coming." The newest member of the captains cleared his throat awkwardly and began. " Well, the trench surrounding the landward side of the camp is complete, and has been filled with barbed wire. We have a wall under construction around the camp that is due for completion within 2 months, and a series of concentric walls surrounding the camp planned. There are only two entrances and exits without crossing the wall or trench, one for large vehicles and a hidden one near the southernmost part of the wall. We have lost 8 civilians working during a nomadic attack a few days ago, but we captured the offenders in a truck. However, we may be running into some difficulties as the vehicles are having a hard time on the land, and may soon not be able to perform combat operations or even menial ones. I request permission to enlist 200 civilians for work on the wall." "And where would those civilians be coming from, 4-1." asked the commander coldly. He would not accept such careless losses from any of his men. "Preferably, I would take 40 from each of the other squads control, and my own 40." "And you do realize that squad five only has 40 men? You expect me to put your attempt to impress me with these walls ahead of his raiding parties? 3-1, you're off the hook. 4-1 and his men will be on mungo and menial. You take over defences. 5-1, i want the numbers from your raid report on my desk first thing tomorrow." With that, he stood up and stormed into the back room of the tent, which was his office. He stood for a moment, calming his thoughts until his dark anger left him. When the darkness receded enough that he believed he wouldn't kill anyone who walked in the door, he sat down and started to do the paper-pushing that was most of the job if being commander. He stood up, and considered stopping and going out for some combat practice with one of the squads, but then sat back down and began looking over the relations between the factions of this sparking continent. He would need to know every towns status towards each other if he was going to ever begin receiving payments for the attacks he hoped he would soon be getting requests for. He had done a few small attacks with his squads before, but soon he would join the big leagues. With the more powerful epics, the pay was better, but so was the risk. The politics were like one big cloud of dust where you had a hard time knowing who was an ally. But he could use that. He would watch the big boys play at war, and help the ones who decided they would pay. And when their wars were over and the dust settled, he would come out on top.

So should I get started with a wastelands post?

I'm considering the idea that its not truly gifting so much as having the ability to change very specific muscle structures and enhancing their bodies, rather than true gifting. Theoretically, other epics who arent classified as gifters could do things like this(I'm looking at you, bioterror). 1-1 would just have a very specific sort of biological abilities which he uses on himself and others, but he has a maximum enhancement and he can't take it away. Also maybe he could have an almost trumpeter ability which makes people want to follow him fanatically?

I've been having some difficulties finding time to get through all the plots, so a quick history and whats to come would be a great idea. And yeah we had talked about the mercenaries but we ran into the gifting range issue. However, One of the immortals was in tribourne and maintained their powers, so it could be said that not all gifters have a range, or that it permanently affected their bodies somehow.

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it wouldnt be a cuty so much as the encampment, but I understand the not wanting multiple areas the same way sentiment.

Feedback from me: I do prefer drainers POV, as it had more feeling in it, but Thunderspears was just as enjoyable. The feeling if annoyance and tiredness with weaklings was very real. Also, I'm not sure if we already have this, but what about an epic with mass fore field control? As in minimum size is in the kilometres. Too big for combat, but great for protecting a city or specific base. If anything does happen with my pentagon idea then they could join wastelands as a protector.

What post did it close in? I can do that, but i dont remember it being mentioned.

I've got a Salem post ready but its just a bit about bladestorms first battle, not really any plot. Am i good to post?