Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20170730125154/@comment-25936766-20170831032224

Sentry 616 wrote: It's just that OC weapons based on on storied weapons are rarely far from OCs based on said weapon's owner. Steps would have to be taken, such as establishing penalties. ..........Eh, not really? Not at all? Why the hell would it be like that?

It's not really so different from basing an OC on an existing figure, you just have less of a base for things like Personality and Backstory, which means you can play with those things more freely.

For example, Excalibur: "Sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake, a fairy. It shined like 50 torches" > OC: Shiny fairytale-like clothes, flashbangs, Fire/Lightning Dust, Magic Knight fighting style, wields a Longsword of some sort with many elegant decorations.

That's just 1 example. In the end, the "What" is different - the OC'd be based on a weapon and not a character. But when it comes to making the OC, the process is the same. So, there's no need to "take steps" or "establish penalties" beyond those that already exist.