Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20150706220753/@comment-25588729-20150822190934

Phantomlink959 wrote: ditch any conection with canon characters besides being in the same organization at the same time. Is that absolutely critical? I can understand why you say that, but as long as the OC isn't too prominent (and is of average ability), surely that shouldn't be too problematic?

we also do not know Cinder is pyrokinetic, as her outfit ALWAYS lights up when she uses fire, implying dust use. she could be a pyrokinetic that uses dust to amplify, but hard to say for now. Point. Of course, considering what we know of her so far, it wouldn't be too far fetched to anticipate something related to fire.

Pyrrha is an ace, she doesn't really have to follow balancing because she is designed to be above the line. True...

one theory about Weiss is that, given she is a more traditional support mage, her glyphs allow her to alter the literal elemental ability of dust into a more metaphysical aspect, so the standard literal restriction would not apply, or would be altered in some way. And of course, she's one of the 'A-squad' as I think Team RWBY was referred to at some point. I could certainly some leniency with the rules with respect to that, or adding another dimension to her abilities to make them suitably unique.

as for thraits that are most, as you said, 'deplorable' remove the phyical contact, make it a ranged ability with a limit of around 3-4 meters. Agreed. Out of curiosity, how feasible would it be to initiate a combustion reaction in the air between the OC's weapon and the target to selectively increase the potency of their attack, or to effectively cauterize a wound?

As a side note, I feel like the dry bombs you mentioned would be better off as powder charges or standard grenades, but that's personal taste more than anything. Duly noted, and thank you for the feedback. I'll be putting some more time into reviewing my next semblance submission so that'll seem more suitable...