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Calvin
Nov 15, 2009 23:13:29 GMT -5
Post by Ninmast on Nov 15, 2009 23:13:29 GMT -5
Named Calvin four thousand years ago, the ever-shifting child of a perfect, all-powerful dragon made up specifically so that his descendant can do anything he feels like without the mundane detail of dragons ALWAYS being limited to their own element, chased from his home for being thusly speshul (despite the fact that half the village was supposed to be speshul too) and he doesn't age or ever grow older, even though that's not actually a power of dragons, and he gets pretty wings and fancy eyes and he never has to worry about looking ugly because he can change his appearance at will and even his breath weapon, he can fire any type he wants! And the only thing he's weak against is anti-dragon stuff! Which is a super weakness, because EVERYBODY has anti-dragon bullets stuffed away in their rifle cabinet just waiting for a strike from a beast that hasn't been around in a thousand years.
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ketaro
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Calvin
Nov 16, 2009 3:34:16 GMT -5
Post by ketaro on Nov 16, 2009 3:34:16 GMT -5
Makes me want to ask....Anti-dragon spells, but not normal spells? Aren't all kinds of magic capable of taking down dragons?
Anti-dragon weaponry...but he has the form of a human. So would filling him with lead ie. a machine gun do nothing or would they bounce right off?
And why is Calvin immortal/does not age when the dragon he got his powers from died from old age?
Why is he only immune to fire and cold when he can breath any element?
Dragon's have natural blindsense?
Terry was a common name for women 4 thousand years ago? (Goes along with Calvin being his name 4k years ago too that Nin pointed out)
Wouldn't a town of human/dragon crossbreeds be more inclined to say...worship him when his powers revealed themselves rather than chase him out of town? Powers that, generations ago they could use but can't anymore, suddenly appearing again. That would be more like a sign of hope or good fortune you would think. ((Based of this in ya history: "When he reached adolescence the effects started to show by means of him able to use the breath weapon lost to all multiple generations ago. And he ran away when people panicked and yelled at him."))
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zandyne
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This is NOT Zetsu. DX
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Calvin
Nov 16, 2009 6:40:41 GMT -5
Post by zandyne on Nov 16, 2009 6:40:41 GMT -5
He isn't dazzling us. c_c
Aside from what the others have pointed out.... there is a contradiction in the profile: "he is no stronger than an average human as well." If this were true in the respects presented a. he wouldn't be able to fly, b. he wouldn't have as tough skin now would he? Normal people might block or dodge oncoming attacks, but if he can take hits like a dragon, I would say he's stronger than a human. And since he can keep himself airborne he has to have some physical strength in him.
While the blood can be justified in helping him be resistant to cold and heat (circulation), growing wings with no loss of metabolism is brain wracking in on itself, wouldn't it be that each time he grows them they would be just like new butterfly wings? Those things take time and energy to be usable. If you insist he must have flight make it more costly rather than something as simple as an on-off switch. And as for breath attacks, they are even more confusing, how can he house all those elements in his body? If they were variations of the same thing, steam/water it'd work. Even acid and smog makes sense, but a whole rainbow of elements seems a bit off. I don't mean to lecture but the difference between magic and dragon breath is that breath is stored, that means they can create it. Magic the skill of drawing from something else hence why people "cast from MP/SP/Mana," there's a limit and that's what makes it acceptable.
Also how has he been alive for 4k years without going through severe paradigm shifts? Regardless of how much of a hermit he is, he is bound to notice it.
Also depending on who you ask from mythology, lots of medieval stuff was anti-dragon and uh, shouldn't his skin reflect the toughness, ie: be scaled? A reason why dragons had supposedly thick skin is because their scales acted just like chain mail, or so MOST legends go.
I don't know, sorry Veros but this reeks an awful lot like SMeyerpires.
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Calvin
Nov 16, 2009 11:33:35 GMT -5
Post by Ninmast on Nov 16, 2009 11:33:35 GMT -5
Oh, you smelled it, too? I was afraid to mention it for fear of crossing a line.
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Calvin
Nov 16, 2009 18:04:43 GMT -5
Post by Veros on Nov 16, 2009 18:04:43 GMT -5
And as politely as this is possible, and in much less words - Fuck you too. =]
But Ketaro all magic would work on him, he has no resistance to any but fire and cold spells. Just anti-dragon spells would be more effective than if they hit say, a human.
It's a combination of mutation by inbreeding and the dragon's blood mixing that caused the agelessness.
Because I based his powers heavily on D&D, plus immunity to all elements is much more annoying than simply two. Which is where I got what breath weapons he can use.
At least in D&D they have natural blind sense.
No, the wasn't common or would of existed. It'd actually be more along the lines of Tefnut or Tabia. But I like to stick away from ancient names. You know?
At the time he over reacted to the shock, the surprise, and the immediate feelings of jealousy the people around reacted with.
At Ninmast's wall of text: chaos dragon in D&D in draconomicon breath weapons include a random element breath and a confusion breath weapon. Are you saying, that the immediate reaction to seeing someone have a breath weapon in even a village of people who have draconic blood but couldn't even dream of having it they wouldn't at first reject out of jealousy or surprise?
Zandyne - there is physical strength and toughness of the body or skin. He can withstand attacks because of the toughness of his flesh.
There is a reason why he doesn't have wings all the time - he grows them by aid of magic. And the wings are strong enough for personal flight.
Chaos dragon entry - chaos energy for the breath weapon, save the darkness and sleep effect with were magic induced breath weapons. So technically - ALL his breath weapons are magic induced.
And you cover every paradigm shift for all characters? But yes, the concepts of science and languages changed around him - does he know incredibly in depth science concepts? No. Does he have a general idea of modern sciences, yes. Even languages, he knows bits and pieces of some languages some modern, some ancient, some dead.
I'm not even going to bother with the scaled comment. If you had read the post while it was up, it'd made sense why that wouldn't be there, if you are up to date with Norse mythology.
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Calvin
Nov 16, 2009 20:22:01 GMT -5
Post by Giant Brother on Nov 16, 2009 20:22:01 GMT -5
We are the Elite Authors' Boards for a reason, but not because we're some elitist snobs who turn people away we don't like. You are, however, expected to hold to a higher standard of performance and behavior than on many other role-playing and writing forums. We won't kick you for being inexperienced, but we do expect you to do your best to improve. Listen to other members’ advice and don’t take offense; keep in mind we’re only here to help you get better. I am disappointed in all of you. I have honestly expected better behaviour out of all three of you. We are here to critique neutrally, whether or not we like the character, it is not our place to insult without justification. While a character may be poor, we do not belittle it. We point out areas where it is in need of improvement and we do so without snide remarks and unhelpful comparisons. Ninmast: This may be breaking ranks, but you were WAY out of line. I don't care how bad Veros's character may have been, it does NOT give you the right to demean both the character and him the way you have. Your behaviour was ill befitting a member, let alone an administrator, and your last post was nothing but immature venom. Passive aggresssively agreeing is crossing just as much of a line as going out and saying it. This means nothing coming from someone of a lower class than you, but I will NOT tolerate that sort of behaviour again. Ketaro: I thank you for pointing out your issues with the character in a civillized manner. I have no particular complaints with you. Zandyne: The Meyerpire references were very much unwarranted. Aside from that your arguments were sound. Veros: You know... you had an opportunity here to be the bigger man... to respond maturely and gain a great deal of respect from me for not stooping to the level of those opposing you... And then you took that opportunity and spat in its face. First of all, I don't care how much of an admin they may have been acting like at the time, you do not speak to an admin in that manner. Secondly, you do not, I repeat, DO NOT delete your posts. Not only is it the peak of immaturity, but it is highly disruptive to the board in so many different ways. I would appreciate it if you would curb your attitude, no matter how justified it may or may not have been, and attempt to take at least some of the advice to heart. Do not immediately accuse those criticizing you of not reading your profile, and NEVER assume that the reader should know that a feature of the character works if they'd just look at *insert information source* every now and then. The reader cannot be expected to have read *information source*, it is your duty to instead explain the character fully, and in a matter that someone with no prior familiarity with the source material can understand. Also remember that while something may work in DnD, freeform is less cut in stone, and you will have to explain how the mechanics of the game relate to a freeform RP sense. Sometimes, it's very easy. Other times, it isn't. But regardless of whether it is easy or not, it must be done. I will be locking down and archiving this thread now. I sincerely hope this is the last time I am forced to do so. Good day.
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