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73.Anon.52 wrote:

TestPilotVGC wrote:

3. It admittedly does sound unusual to say the least. I was originally going to do something with friction and the user's body heat. But that idea wound up becoming a fusion of parts of #4 and Yang's semblance, so I had to drop it. At that point, I was lacking fresh ideas, and I thought it seemed interesting. I'm pondering a few alternatives. So it was originally some kind of bad Yang Fan-fic Fetish power of rubbing up against things and making them "hot"? Not exactly. The only thing I meant to imply when I said it was based off of Yang, was that it was inspired by her kinetic-energy based semblance. My idea was more akin to adjusting the coefficient of friction between the user and any surface that they're physically in contact with. For example, it could be used on the ground to run or deccelerate faster, although this would produce wear and tear on the user's body. Use it in melee combat to make one's punches and kicks provide a burning sensation upon contact as well. I suppose increasing the coefficient of friction to the point where a surface gets warped by heat could be possible, but that would leave the user's body in pretty bad shape, if not outright kill them...

VedranTheII wrote:

1. Infernal Void …err wait but doesn’t this mean you can take someone out of a fight for up to 10 seconds?...and cripple them in the process? I dunno sounds like a cc ultimate in a moba you can use on a 10 second cooldown…I’d make the range melee, force the user to channel the whole duration… and I’d take out the fire part BUT let you make an infernal prison by shoving a target in the void with some ignited dust, so basically it would be a Void semblance and Infernal Void is a variation.

2. Electical Field Manipulation Seems fine to me…you even limited the use on conductive surfaces so no shooting lighting out of your hands, I approve.

3. Acid Secretion Sounds fine…not sure if aura can be turned into a liquid but eh, artistic license and all that.

4. Temperature Control Ctrl+F  Ambience …it was considered slightly op on release since I designed it with a villain character in mind but I took out all the unnecessary extra powers so I think it’s safe to use it on any OC’s now. 1. While it could take someone out of a fight for up to ten seconds, that's the its maximum duration and would usually be less. Also, I modified its effects, so that the Aura needed to manifest the technique also automatically prevents anything with an Aura from being burned (aside from the user ironically). And unless we're talking about a timed competition, this would only result in a temporary stalemate-a stalemate in which the user suffers more due to the drain on their Aura reserves. A restriction to exclusive melee use sounds reasonable though, as it would limit the user's area of effect to what they're physically in contact with. If this still seems OP somehow, then I suppose I'd be willing to restrict it to a 'Void' semblance with dust-based variations, but that kind of goes against my team's theme of possessing all fire/heat/energy-related semblances.

3. It's still the one I'm least satisfied with. Kind of a 'filler' semblance due to reasons provided in the aforementioned response to user  73.Anon.52 

4. My thoughts behind this semblance were that it would be able to mature or evolve with time. Initially, its range would restricted to physical contact, and the temperature fluctuations would be minimal. Over time, its effective range and temperature variations would also gradually increase. For my TC variant, the user is able to emanate thermals of varying degrees from their body that have a corresponding effect on the immediate surrounding environment. The catch is  that while it can be influenced by the user's emotions, it doesn't give them neigh-invulnerability to the climate around them. If they still superheat the air within their vicinity, they still burn. If they drop the temperature low enough, they get frostbite. Perhaps I'll just go with something similar to your variant of it though if you don't mind.

Also, just throwing this out there, if Pyrrha's semblance of polarity had yet to be introduced in RWBY, what if someone submitted that as an idea? Would it be deemed OP as nearly all of the characters seen thus far have some weapon or armor that could be affected by it? Or would it be approved, seeing as Glynda's telekinesis semblance has similar effects but isn't limited to metallic objects?