Children of Infinity [OOC/Mostly Closed]

[Nations United for Conquest]

Well there are a few ways to spell LOVE, but I don't think the other potential teams fit together as nicely, nor is as neatly ironic given their backgrounds/personalities.

Orlando shows up for the first week of classes and some professor tells him he's been put on team L.O.V.E

Orlando: Visible Confusion

[Zei-Aeiytenia]

Well there are a few ways to spell LOVE, but I don't think the other potential teams fit together as nicely, nor is as neatly ironic given their backgrounds/personalities.

Orlando shows up for the first week of classes and some professor tells him he's been put on team L.O.V.E

Orlando: Visible Confusion

Yanno, if they spell it backwards, it's E.V.O.L, And that's much more befitting of Orlando tbh.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Hah, sorry man I get where you're coming from, and I don't think I state it explicitly in the OP, but the implication's there.

Anyway, moving past that, if you want magic to buff gear dynos is the way to go.

Actually I'm pretty sure in the OP you explicitly mention bows alongside melee weapons with no disqualifying caveat, for that reason I nearly made a ranger char instead, and had clarification not come later in this thread, probably would've by now as a second!

Oh, that section mentions bows, spears and gunpowder weapons as viable options for hunting. Further down the paragraph is where the stuff about energy weapons proper begins. But, I can definitely see where the confusion would arise, regardless.

Honestly it would've been easier if I just abandoned all pretense of immersion for that segment but I didn't wanna

[Zei-Aeiytenia]

Actually I'm pretty sure in the OP you explicitly mention bows alongside melee weapons with no disqualifying caveat, for that reason I nearly made a ranger char instead, and had clarification not come later in this thread, probably would've by now as a second!

Oh, that section mentions bows, spears and gunpowder weapons as viable options for hunting. Further down the paragraph is where the stuff about energy weapons proper begins. But, I can definitely see where the confusion would arise, regardless.

Honestly it would've been easier if I just abandoned all pretense of immersion for that segment but I didn't wanna

Certainly doesn't help having the ADHD and the brain parallel processing all the OTHER LORE it's already read while Still going forward. Really, it's amazing I didn't mess up more!

[Palmyrion]

Character Sheet

Name: Alvyss Kato
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Appearance: I honestly can't find a good photo that matches the guy I have in mind, so I'll just drop a description.

• Complexion: Fitzpatrick Type 3
• Eye color: Alvyss has heterochromia iridis; his left eye is light brown, and his right eye is dark brown.
• Build: Cut/shredded
• Height: 175cm / 5ft 9in

Backstory:
Alvyss was born to a low middle class family of informatics professionals in the neon-lit industrial hiveworld of Telluria, the youngest of three children by Alicia and Desmond Kato. The young Alvyss was exposed to mechatronics from a young age, not least of which was due to his parents' line of work, which his older siblings soon followed after. His family life was fraught with poverty, disease, and crime in the streets of Telluria, complicated by low wages and high living costs amidst cramped and unsanitary living quarters plagued by everyday incidences of gang warfare and the odd joint military-police crime sweeps that often left entire subsectors ransacked. The family was essentially working two jobs: by day, his parents did their day jobs as underpaid informatics professionals, the children studying at school, and by night, the entire family tended to Kato Customs, their modestly successful business of custom mechatronics.

It was here that Alvyss honed his mechatronics skills, with his family having gained local reputation in their neighborhood due to the quality of their wares. This success, however, would attract gangs that sought to extort local businesses for money. While initially compliant with their local gang, they soon grew tired of the exponentially growing protection fees, coming to a head when the gang ransacked their wares when they failed to pay their protection money. They knew it was their very machinery - their livelihood - that would be next. Destroyed merchandise can be repaired and replaced, but destroyed tools not so much. The family mounted a defense in preparation for the next collection run of the gang, resulting into a bloody fight between the gang and the family, the family outnumbered three to one during the defining fight that would stay with Alvyss, then 17, to this day.

The family killed 3 and injured 6 of the gang members by the time the police, having been called to the scene by fleeing neighbors, showed up. The police killed three more gang members before the survivors of the gang ultimately fled with their tails between their legs. Of the injured gang members, 4 ultimately succumbed to their injuries; the remaining two were paralyzed below the neck. The paterfamilias, Desmond, ultimately died of his wounds in hospital, while the middle child, Emily, lost function in her dominant (left) arm. The rest of the family were taken in to custody, where a speedy trial with several neighbors attending as witnesses in favor of the family ended with justifiable homicide convictions for the entire family with possibilities for parole for an otherwise largely honorable family driven to desperate measures to protect their livelihood.

However, Telluria cannot waste young talent, even if only from a purely financial standpoint. Alvyss, already at the cusp of adulthood, and showing bourgeoning talent in engineering, was given a choice: join the Silver Hand Academy, or serve his prison sentence in the Telluria Central Penitentiary. Naturally, he chose the former.

Skill Sheet

General
Law: Combat Modifications - Enhances the gear of self and teammates, and sabotages the gear of enemies. Can be used against environmental objects too, such as heavy industrial machinery.
Skills: Interfacing, Tinkering, Maintenance.

Multi-Blade Proficiency
Power: 3
Finesse: 2
Adaptability: 1

Description: A custom creation by Alvyss, the Multi-Blade is essentially an energy blade projector powered by Galant Batteries, with a user-selectable power output. Using Morphos magic, the Multi-Blade's frame can be changed at will to suit various scenarios. Using Dynos magic, the Multi-Blade's energy blade can be modified on the go. Due to its versatility when combined with Dynos and Morphos Proficiencies, it can be turned into a welding rod to help mend and upgrade gear, or into an energy sword capable of cutting through anything short of an energy blade or an energy shield like a hot knife through butter and inflicting debuffs as a bonus.

Dynos Efficiency
Power: 3
Finesse: 2
Adaptability: 1

Description: Alvyss's Dynos Proficiency is married with his Morphos and Multi-Blade Proficiencies, his Combat Modifications Law, and his engineering expertise to enhance his gear and that of his teammates, or debuff those of his enemies.

Morphos Proficiency
Power: 1
Finesse: 3
Adaptability: 2

Description: His knowledge in materials engineering, though admittedly surface-level by the standards of tertiary education but deep for his age and educational level, is perfectly married with Morphos magic. Using Morphos magic, Alvyss could tune his Multi-Blade into various shapes, sizes, and compositions depending on the situation, and even turn it into a welding rod or an energy blade at will, depending on what is needed of the situation. When used together with his Combat Modifications Law and Dynos Proficiency, Alvyss can alter material shape, size, and composition to enhance his gear or that of his teammates, or debuff those of his enemies.

Extras

Favorite Foods: Sweet pastries, stir-fry dishes, coffee
Least Favorite Foods: Raisins, anything that resembles Telluria's recycled landfill meat
Phobias: Failure. The man lived a hard life where failure means death or lifelong injury.
Hobbies: Video games, tinkering with anything that's got gears and circuits in it.
Birth Date: 12/31/3013
Theme Song: Imagine Dragons - Enemy
Additional Information: TL;DR this guy is basically the epitome of combat engineer, and the resident MacGuyver. Using Dynos and Morphos magic, Alvyss could alter his Multi-Blade to either cause maximum damage and debuff or give maximum repair and enhancement.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Alrighty, app looks good in general, few details to note though.

Firstly, the bio doesn't actually seem to give much of a good reason why your character would be accepted by the academy; he's a talented engineer yes, but the academy is explicitly for the purposes of training future knights. This is an easy fix, and we can always just assume that when the colony tried to sent him there he managed to pass all preliminary examinations, but I felt compelled to make a mention, regardless. Also, some clarification of what order he hails from would be nice.

Secondly, a lot of your character's build seems to revolve around the idea of completely transforming the multi-blade, so I should point out a few things. Morphos magic can cause physical changes to your weapon's frame, but not to the energy blade. Dynos magic can do this, though, and the multi-blade could simply have different power settings. Secondly, mostly for balance reasons, messing with someone weapons and shielding is a big no-no. It would be both a massive bummer and cause a lot of accidents if you could just make their weapons or their armor's shields turn off. You haven't actually expressed any intention to do this but that's what the sabotage portion of your character's skillset made me think of. Also, anything else an opponent has on them is fair game, for the record.

As you can see these are mostly clarifications so we're on the same page, not really corrections that must be made, so if all of that is gucci I'd be happy to accept Alvyss.

[Palmyrion]

Alrighty, app looks good in general, few details to note though.

Firstly, the bio doesn't actually seem to give much of a good reason why your character would be accepted by the academy; he's a talented engineer yes, but the academy is explicitly for the purposes of training future knights. This is an easy fix, and we can always just assume that when the colony tried to sent him there he managed to pass all preliminary examinations, but I felt compelled to make a mention, regardless. Also, some clarification of what order he hails from would be nice.

Secondly, a lot of your character's build seems to revolve around the idea of completely transforming the multi-blade, so I should point out a few things. Morphos magic can cause physical changes to your weapon's frame, but not to the energy blade. Dynos magic can do this, though, and the multi-blade could simply have different power settings. Secondly, mostly for balance reasons, messing with someone weapons and shielding is a big no-no. It would be both a massive bummer and cause a lot of accidents if you could just make their weapons or their armor's shields turn off. You haven't actually expressed any intention to do this but that's what the sabotage portion of your character's skillset made me think of. Also, anything else an opponent has on them is fair game, for the record.

As you can see these are mostly clarifications so we're on the same page, not really corrections that must be made, so if all of that is gucci I'd be happy to accept Alvyss.

Considering that Dynos magic can be used to dispel enchantments and weaken opponents (and Morphos to some extent can be used to do this), how do you think Alvyss would use this to, well, give enemies debuffs, if weapons and shields are off-limits? I was thinking Dynos and Morphos would synergize by, respectively, (1) introducing debuff spells and (2) altering material composition and shape to damage enemy gear, on top of the damage that the Multi-Blade does.

Also, note taken on the multi-blade. The energy blade's power settings can be modified at will with the flick of a slider, and Dynos magic can be used to modify the energy blade beyond that. With that said (that Dynos can be used to modify the energy blade), how do you think would Alvyss use Dynos to have the multi-blade bounce between being a glorified welding rod and being a combat-viable sword?

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Alrighty, app looks good in general, few details to note though.

Firstly, the bio doesn't actually seem to give much of a good reason why your character would be accepted by the academy; he's a talented engineer yes, but the academy is explicitly for the purposes of training future knights. This is an easy fix, and we can always just assume that when the colony tried to sent him there he managed to pass all preliminary examinations, but I felt compelled to make a mention, regardless. Also, some clarification of what order he hails from would be nice.

Secondly, a lot of your character's build seems to revolve around the idea of completely transforming the multi-blade, so I should point out a few things. Morphos magic can cause physical changes to your weapon's frame, but not to the energy blade. Dynos magic can do this, though, and the multi-blade could simply have different power settings. Secondly, mostly for balance reasons, messing with someone weapons and shielding is a big no-no. It would be both a massive bummer and cause a lot of accidents if you could just make their weapons or their armor's shields turn off. You haven't actually expressed any intention to do this but that's what the sabotage portion of your character's skillset made me think of. Also, anything else an opponent has on them is fair game, for the record.

As you can see these are mostly clarifications so we're on the same page, not really corrections that must be made, so if all of that is gucci I'd be happy to accept Alvyss.

Considering that Dynos magic can be used to dispel enchantments and weaken opponents, how do you think Alvyss would use this to, well, give enemies debuffs, if weapons and shields are off-limits?

Also, note taken on the multi-blade. The energy blade's power settings can be modified at will, and Dynos magic can be used to modify the blade beyond that. I was thinking Dynos and Morphos would synergize by, respectively, (1) introducing enhancement spells and (2) altering material composition and shape to mend and upgrade gear.

Well debuffs come in many different shapes. You could reduce their speed and that sort of thing. And also counteract any active buffs ofc.

And that sounds good.

Oh you made edits. Well he could use an enhancement spell to soup up the multi-blade's damage output for instance.

[Palmyrion]

Considering that Dynos magic can be used to dispel enchantments and weaken opponents, how do you think Alvyss would use this to, well, give enemies debuffs, if weapons and shields are off-limits?

Also, note taken on the multi-blade. The energy blade's power settings can be modified at will, and Dynos magic can be used to modify the blade beyond that. I was thinking Dynos and Morphos would synergize by, respectively, (1) introducing enhancement spells and (2) altering material composition and shape to mend and upgrade gear.

Well debuffs come in many different shapes. You could reduce their speed and that sort of thing. And also counteract any active buffs ofc.

And that sounds good.

Oh you made edits. Well he could use an enhancement spell to soup up the multi-blade's damage output for instance.

I'll just put it as "the multi-blade's power settings can be freely adjusted, and the energy blade's performance can be modified using Dynos magic". Guess I'll just work out the rest of the "using Dynos I can turn my glorified welding rod into a combat-viable sword" as the RP progresses.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Sure thing man. I'll add you to the character list later today.

[Palmyrion]

Sure thing man. I'll add you to the character list later today.

Thanks.

As for the order from which he hails, I was thinking that he feels a great deal of indebtedness to the Order of Vigilance for their valiant efforts in helping his community survive tough times in a tough planet.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Sure thing man. I'll add you to the character list later today.

Thanks.

As for the order from which he hails, I was thinking that he feels a great deal of indebtedness to the Order of Vigilance for their valiant efforts in helping his community survive tough times in a tough planet.

Oh another person associated with a minor order, nice

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

Fair! It's probably not obvious to anyone but NUC who has suffered my ramblings in DM, as I've intentionally not given Evren a personality section, but I'd compare her to Ruby, if you gave Ruby moderate depression and some fairly bad anxiety conditions but a solid handle on covering for them.

Violet's Law is functionally the same as Ruby's semblance. Similar eith her interests & skills. Her personality & background has a mixture of inversions & similarities to Cinder.

Lila's combined fighting style has a lot of similarities to neopolitan, Her personality reflects her fighting style on someone who is more of a 'good' person than not and her background has similarties & inversions of Winter.

They are there own characters though and the way they're developed depends a lot on how they're interacted with. Lila might end up going more negative than I expected.

[Zei-Aeiytenia]

My brain a few hours ago: "nah I got no plans for another character."


My brain, circa 20 minutes ago, listening to music: *eyes slowly widening* "WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN, NOW GO FIND A DAMN REFERENCE PIC"

If it ends up finding one or doing anything about it remains to be seen

Fair! It's probably not obvious to anyone but NUC who has suffered my ramblings in DM, as I've intentionally not given Evren a personality section, but I'd compare her to Ruby, if you gave Ruby moderate depression and some fairly bad anxiety conditions but a solid handle on covering for them.

Violet's Law is functionally the same as Ruby's semblance. Similar eith her interests & skills. Her personality & background has a mixture of inversions & similarities to Cinder.

Lila's combined fighting style has a lot of similarities to neopolitan, Her personality reflects her fighting style on someone who is more of a 'good' person than not and her background has similarties & inversions of Winter.

They are there own characters though and the way they're developed depends a lot on how they're interacted with. Lila might end up going more negative than I expected.

In terms of fighting, Evren is definitely closest to Yang, with a mix of Ruby in there, though the yang vibes won't be as obvious without some very thorough transformations.

Meanwhile the idea my brain is now crafting together has quite a few similarities and comparisons to Emerald.

[Indo-pasif archipelago]

Thinking about possible interactions, Nechema and any of the lancer noble kids would be interesting. Damian as mentioned by Finn would be very interesting as they are basically a foil to each other. Definitely gonna have some early tension with Nechema being more of a serious girl and Damian seems to be more of a laidback jokester. With Violet, I don't think she would have any strong feelings but she'd definitely share some interest with her. Lilla has so much paralel to her life although its contrasting enough to make interesting interactions.

Not sure how optimistic Lars gonna be, but his experience of being an underdog and become the best of his peers despite it would resonate with her, although he might not share similar sentiment if he knows the circumstances of her birth. They'd go along well training with each other tho I reckon. Meanwhile she would probably be slightly jealous at Emilie's apparent supportive family compared to her easily disappointed parents.

Nechema wouldn't think highly of the "criminals" of the group. She would not be so crass to outwardly show her distaste, but as a proper knight she would look at them with one eye and much distrust.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

[Nations United for Conquest]

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

Me, with only the barest idea of what you guys are talking about:

"Neat."

[Zei-Aeiytenia]

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

Why do I have this weird dreadful sensation of bad things happening if she takes a hit in the heel?

Probably just slept weird, I'm sure it's nothing!

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

Me, with only the barest idea of what you guys are talking about:

"Neat."

Eavan does have Nora vibes...

[Finland SSR]

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

If she starts apologizing with the most heart wrenching voice possible - get her!

Edit: I feel like if we keep doing RWBY comparisons, Damian is going to be left with Jaune and I find this concerning

[Zarkenis Ultima]

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

If she starts apologizing with the most heart wrenching voice possible - get her!

Edit: I feel like if we keep doing RWBY comparisons, Damian is going to be left with Jaune and I find this concerning

Don't worry, everything's going to be fine

[Nations United for Conquest]

If she starts apologizing with the most heart wrenching voice possible - get her!

Edit: I feel like if we keep doing RWBY comparisons, Damian is going to be left with Jaune and I find this concerning

Don't worry, everything's going to be fine

Ya know, for some reason I don't trust this statement

[Zei-Aeiytenia]

My redhead with a spear most definitely has no similarities to anyone from that weird show you guys are talking about

If she starts apologizing with the most heart wrenching voice possible - get her!

Edit: I feel like if we keep doing RWBY comparisons, Damian is going to be left with Jaune and I find this concerning

Turns out Damian has the same Rizz level as Jaune, massive L.

Don't worry, everything's going to be fine

Ya know, for some reason I don't trust this statement

Awwwww c'mon now, what's the worst that could happen?

[Finsternia]

Gonna leave a tag here since I got curious over the Magic system Speaking of which, which school does emotion manipulation belong? For example, the amplification and dampening of emotions.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Honestly didn't think much about that. I suppose the closest fit would be Kryptos.

Though to be honest I don't know how comfortable I am having magic that allows for the direct manipulation of the psyche like that.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Alrighty fellas, it's up.

Something awkward has to be brought up though. Tom and I are waiting on an incoming app, and so we haven't been able to finalize the team roster. Unfortunately this means I'm gonna have to ask y'all to just not mention it for the time being, if you get some posts in before we sort that out. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Just ignore what was on this last paragraph, also. We're figuring it out.