Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160923220030/@comment-104.49.107.35-20161117015256

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: 104.49.107.35 wrote:

 1-User(s): Brandon Airgetlámh

 2-The user can...absorb certain types of energy, typically associated with Dust [which pretty much is energy in-universe], then store or redirect it. Typically

 3-General limitations: Well, aside from the high Aura cost, there's the type of energy to consider (some are easier than others) and risk of injury from absorbing said energy. (For example, heat energy has the risk of burning the user.) It requires intense concentration, and storing too much increases risk of injury. Oh, and it's very situational [this point can be overriden if he uses the Dust aspect in his sword].

 4-Dust interaction: Fire, Electricity, [whatever else works for energy] 1-How does that fit CNR?

2-Typically.......?

3-High Aura cost, can cause injury (despite Aura, somehow), requires intense concentration, "very situational", and can be overriden.......now: Why? It doesn't even feel OP enough for it to deserve such limitations.

4-You kind of missed the point of that section. That is to describe how does the Semblance change if the user actually uses Dust along with it? For example, Blake's clones, when used with Dust, can be Stone clones, explosive Fire clones, Ice clones, etc.

Of course, when the Semblance relies entirely on Dust, it's kind of redundant.

Also, 5-How does the Semblance fit his personality? Hang on people, this one's gonna be a long one.

1. Not sure what you mean by "CNR" exactly. Clarify?

2. The "typically" I think was a start to an actual sentence that I forgot to add before posting. The thought illudes me now, so I might just have to write that off as a small writing error on my part. I can add it later or just forget about it entirely.

3. By "overridden," I meant his inability to use his Semblance in most situations could be negated by using his own supply of Dust he has in his sword. [As in, if there's no source he can absorb from, he can't use it. If he runs out of Dust, he's SOoL.] By using his own Dust, it becomes applicable in most aspects. Of course, considering I haven't gotten late-game yet with the writing aspect, I haven't given much thought to his Semblance application.

Admittedly, ''I might have limited it so much as to make it impractical, but I blame it on my general overcautiousness. I based it more on how wide a range his power holds in terms of diversity. Then again, most pages wish for some sort of reliable check to make sure it isn't OP, so I took that into account when creating it, especially when others gave me advice on the same power, but with lesser checks. This page was a 2nd opinion after having tailored it once more. Even still, there's always some bugs to work out, even in the actual show, and I guess there's a lot left yet.''

As for the injury aspect, we have seen people get electrocuted several times, with varying results, so I went with that hought process. I thought more along the lines of when his Aura is low, or when he first started using it and couldn't properly control. There might not be physical injury, but there'll still be pain [and regret]. Unless this new/clarified information makes it more powerful, as of this point I'll scrap the injury against Aura thing. Aura's just weird.

Concentration, well....I imagine mustering the power to absorb a plume of fire or a non-Dust lightning strike might take a lot of it. Not that I'd know, personally.

4. The original point I made was that it interacts with Dust, which to your own credit, does miss the point of the section, so I will revamp my description with that in mind. I meant to say it works moreso as a conduit for negating the effects of Dust when another user uses it against him, but in terms of actual interaction or amplification, he can redirect it with greater intensity. In blatant terms, it's minor Dust manipulation that works when occuring naturally too. For example, a small fire-jet from another user [let's say Octavia's Fire Dust-using kris sword] could be amplified to a wider range or hotter flames with greater damage output.

5. Let me see if I can find his personality descriptor I made....ah, here it is:

"His personality stems from his willingness to essentially 'take the heat' for others. That is to say, he is very protective of his comrades and wishes for them to be safe at his own expense, for better of for worse. This particular mindset [and the expression in quotes, I guess] makes fire the easiest element for him to absorb. Considering that throughout his upbringing he's felt pretty useless and unable to do anything for himself or others, it inspires his protective nature and his semi-situational power."

It kinda requires the whole backstory for the personality to make more sense [at least in my eyes], but I'm not gonna waste time on that, considering

Hopefully this clears some things up.