Archer

"Hey," Nightblood complained. "I just met you and-" Amazed by the sword's ability to talk, Vasher cut him off. "This is crazy!" The two of them turned to look at the camera and continued in unison. "But here's my number, so call me maybe."

This update looks significantly less OP. I think it's within the limits, but I'm going to call in a second opinion on this, just to be sure. (Also, I really want to see what his reaction is to this.) What do you think, @Voidus?

Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, I believe that this character is OP for Era Three. I recommend reducing the amount of investiture they have, and increasing their number of weaknesses. Perhaps some code of honour could be included that restricts their ability to attack individuals who are not Voidus. You've got a good idea here, it just needs to be powered down a bit.

"What's that in his hand? I can't see." "It's black. About the size of a toaster. What's the blast radius on a handheld explosive of that size?" "If it's stable enough to transport, it can't be that bad. But a harmonium cube could level a few floors." "Start evacuating the kitchens, and send all non-essentials farther underground. I'll tell- what's that blinking red light indicating?" "That's the intercom light. I believe you're transmitting site-wide." There was a pause. Finally, the speaker worked up to courage to speak. "Right. I knew that," he said. "Hey, Mr. Sudiov. Don't mind us. We're just... testing the microphones. Testing, testing. One, two, Code Blue. Bye!" With a click, the intercom shut off. "That was fun!" the voice from the glass chimed in. "TUBA has one of the best public address systems in the county. The wiring was completed seventy years ago, but the system wasn't used until this century. The first announcement to be transmitted was a poem written by Baker Teop, entitled, 'Six Reasons to Love Pudding'. You can find a recording in our audio archives." He paused to give some quick instructions to the wind-up duck, which had wrested itself from Daryl's grasp and come to stand nearby. "Walk and talk!" the man continued. To accommodate this, the duck began dragging the piece of glass along the floor. "I'm taking you to visit our muffin bakery. We only have one at the moment, I'm afraid. the other seven burned down in mysterious fires." He winked conspiratorially. "The tragic loss allowed us to divert the budgets from those rooms into this one's. Have you ever seen a solid gold whisk? I thought not. It's very impractical, but beautiful to look at." "Look, we're here already. Ducky, be a dear and open the door for us." The clockwork construction took a running start, then waddled backwards several times into the solid oak barrier, an action that looked a bit like a paddle-ball that didn't know when to quit. Eventually, it opened it enough to squeeze itself and the glass through. "Oh dear," exclaimed the man. "Everyone appears to have left. I was hoping to introduce you to my colleagues." Baked goods in various states of completion lay scattered along diamond counter-tops. Smoke was slowly seeping from the oven. The entire kitchen was eerily silent. The man convinced the duck to prop his communication device up on a bag of flour. "No matter," he continued, unfazed. "Let's talk shop. Yes, we're the finest DA-fighting guild around. We also make food! If you're not evil, perhaps we could find a way to benefit from your assistance."

Era Three has officially started. It began with Voidus post in the Release of Voidus indicating as such. I think tradition dictates that we'll spend a few days making posts about the transition, but there's nothing saying you can't start RPing E3 plots now.

Sudiov's remark resulted in a flurry of whispering from the other side of the door. The voices got progressively louder and louder, and were soon accompanied by the occasional grunts of pain. Suddenly, the door flew open as a young man fell onto the welcome mat. Framed perfectly in the doorway stood the man who had pushed him, his arms still extended outwards. He shrieked when he saw Sudiov. The dozen guards who were standing in a huddle behind him reacted similarly. En masse, the contingent turned and fled, their sandals slapping against the tiled hallway floor as they ran. The man on the ground took the opportunity to snatch the mechanical duck and hold it in front of his face protectively. He curled into a ball, rocking back and forth as he muttered the ingredients of trail mix to himself. "Daryl!" A voice from inside of the headquarters called out sharply. "Get up!" At this point, even the duck was embarrassed. It tried to mouth the words 'interns, am I right?' at their visitor, but the action looked more like a beached whale gasping for air. The voice called out again. "Excuse me, sir? Sudiov? Would you mind stepping in here so we can talk? I'm calling in from this piece of glass that appears to have been dropped on the ground. Makes it mighty difficult to hold a conversation, don't you know." Without waiting for a response, the voice continued talking amiably. "Though I must say, it gives one an excellent opportunity to take a gander at the artwork on the ceiling. This piece here was commissioned by Storm himself on a trip to Nalthis. Ever been? It's quite nice, especially in the springtime. Anyway, it's so good to meet you. I'm TUBA's Manager of Visitor Affairs and Head of Recruitment. I get called in for every meeker and 'coon that breaches the perimeter. You never know what's going to turn out to be a sentient evil overlord with a laundry list of demands. Speaking of which, what brings you here?" He stopped abruptly, staring at Sudiov intently through the glass. Outside, on the lawn, Daryl started digging himself a hole to hide in.

I'm not too concerned about it, since you've already done some extensive character development of him in E2. So long as you do it in a realistic and reasonable manner, I'm okay with that. I'll add the bio to the list.

Inside the TUBA headquarters, a muted argument could be heard going on. Eventually, the front door creaked open and a small wind-up duck waddled mechanically out of it. It approached Sudiov as quickly as its little metal legs could carry it, finally coming to a halt at his feet a few moments later. "Quack," it said cheerfully in a tinny voice. "There's nobody here but us chick- er, ducks." "Tell him to go away," somebody shouted from the other side of the door. The duck tried to shrug (which looked like a cross between a spasm and hip-hop) and relayed the message. "Please don't eat us," it squeaked.

Welcome to the Shard. I see you are a rookie. But fitting in ain't hard. Would you like a cookie?

Yay! Thank you. I've been hanging out with Xino too much. Now my immediate reaction whenever I see a name I don't recognize is to try reading it backwards. Both of these look good, gentlemen. I'll add them.

*raises hand* That'd be me. Anyone who wants to is welcome to use it however they like, so long as you don't tell those guys with the YouTube channel about it. I doubt they'd go to the trouble of suing over a parody, but you never know.

Not a problem. Submit your final version when you can, but in the meantime I'll put what you've already posted on the list as a placeholder so you can start using him.

*dies a little inside* Wayne is to guns as I am to backstories where memory loss is used as a replacement for details. I'd prefer if the information about their childhood was included anyway, even if they don't know about it. I should cc @Voidus on this, but in my opinion, assuming there are reasonable limitations on his ability to fly (regarding speed, height, and duration), this is a non-OP power. And he has no listed skills, so he's likely not OP overall. I believe that Epics who overcome their weaknesses are no longer affected by it. From the Coppermind's Epic page: I don't know if their old weakness should be included on the bio, even if it has been overcome. I would, as character development. That would also clearly indicate what has happened, as it's not clearly stated at this time in the bio. Something like 'Epic Weakness: Fire (overcome)' or .'..Post-Calamity Epic so no Epic weakness' is how I would go about mentioning it.

Thank y'all. I'm glad you liked it. Only if you know your music.

I owe you two apologies. One, for not reading your bio closely enough the first time (I did miss that), and for completely missing this post when you posted it. Thanks, Po, for pointing it out. Sorry for the delay, Lith. Nicely filled in. Based on the oath 'to never let go of his breaths again, even to awaken', combined with the other weaknesses, I believe that character is within the acceptable range for E3. And I must commend you, I really like your explanation for how they got to the Alleyverse. I'll add him to the list. This is within the target power range. I'll add it to the list. Welcome to the Verse. This is within the target power range. I'll add it to the list. Welcome to the Verse. This is within the target power range. I'll add it to the list. Welcome to the Verse. *gasps* Who would do such a thing? That's horribly OP. Especially if they also have an amberite aether, extensive military experience, and were once gifted an Honourblade. Whoever this mysterious person is, they deserve to be scolded. Mace is the poster child for OP characters. Separating the previous characters from the E3 one is one of the reasons I put started using a second post. The upcoming era has much tighter power restrictions. ... Yes, a family tree would be useful to keep track of all of those.

I'm a die-hard Beyonders fan. Or at least, I used to be. I've hit that stage where I know that the book is good, but the writing doesn't appeal to me as much anymore. Stupid aging. I liked Fablehaven too, but I will fight you about the Patton/Galloran race outcome. Patton's good at... everything, but Galloran would have an easier time taking down the leopard. I'd bet on him hijacking the cat and riding it to the finish line, while Patton would just trash it with a homemade catapult or something and be stuck running the rest of the way.

I considered writing a traditional breakup song to suit the theme, but ultimately decided to put an Eminem-style spin on my roast. So, my submission from the viewpoint of Taan (the crazy gang leader from Elantris) is mostly him rapping, but he ‘featured’ another song as the chorus to make it more about ending relationships. As always, thanks for organizing this, Ashspren. Readers, please be advised that there may be Elantris, Sixth of the Dusk, and Mistborn Era One spoilers to follow. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together if you're ready to hear some more … (The roast is in this spoiler tag below. Yes, that one there. Go ahead, open it!)

Congratulations on your 1000th post! My Google is broken, so I've got some trivial questions for you. Which is better: waffles (with syrup) or pancakes (with stirrups)? If you could reunite a band for a single performance, who would you pick?* Beyonders vs Fablehaven, which is better?** Also, who would win in a race through an (Earth) jungle, Galloran or Patton? There's a large mechanical leopard chasing each of them as they run. *There's no wrong answers except the Jonas Brothers **There's no wrong answers except the Jonas Brothers

YES, YOU CAN BE! I demand as penance that you hurry up and heal already. Drink a health potion or something. We need all hands on deck to [REDACTED] the [REDACTED] out of e[REDACTED] squared!

Thank you! This one was tough one to decide if it was OP, but based on your comments from the last time we talked about it, I've decided it's good to go. I will, however, remind you to make sure that you think through how the bane affects her ability to use a goldmind. That's something you'll need to decide for yourself at some point (it doesn't need to go on the bio, but it would be good for you to know before you start using her.) Have fun RPing!

Compared to writing in Shakespearean English, I initially that this would be an easy round to compete in. Then I saw who else is in this one. At risk of over-hyping this, let me say that this is going to be an intense pun-off. Good luck, Ene and Felt!

That'll do. After I post this, I'll add your bio to the list. When I was notified a dozen people had commented here, I was not expecting to find this. You guys are the best. I'm making the assumption that when you wrote 'guns' you were talking about hand-held firearms. If you wanted to, you could clarify which guns his power works on, but as this is a workable bio, I'm going to add it to the list. I don't have much to add. Everything Mac said was spot on. Just to highlight a few things, adding a weakness field in there would be a good way to nerf this guy. Additionally, I'd recommend removing the 3rd heightening part. That should bring him down to about the right level of investiture. Piggybacking again on what was said above, a good backstory explains where all the other stuff you mention in the bio came from. How did someone from Sel become a Tineye? How have they developed their abilities as they've aged, and how did people react to them when they were growing up? Has this had any long-lasting impacts on them? Other stuff to add could include their education, habits, tragic events, family interactions, jobs, and how they got to they got to the Alleyverse and learned how to travel between worlds. Give us an idea of who this guy is beyond their physical features. It's a good start. I think if you do a few revisions, you'll be good to start RPing in no time.