GESB: OOC Discussion

[RAFrukh]

I just realized that I have to figure out some way to get my char. to adjust from medieval tech. to alien tech. in a natural way. Hmmmmmmm this is is gonna be interestingly difficult.

lol, actually it's Human technology, but it is very advanced human tech.

Pyre, an amazingly detailed explanation!? That was like...nothing! lol

[General Squall Leonhart]

alright alright good point both of you. Basically I have to make my char. turn into a psycho

[pyrebird]

The ads appear to be random. Also, since I'm browsing from my phone, I don't have NoScript turned on, because I don't have it on my phone. Usually, I don't see any ads, here (Yay for Firefox!).

Thanks to Google Analytics, it's likely that a lot of these ads are based on search preferences. I have no idea why I have the ads I do, it's terribly bizarre.

I'd take a screenshot, but this phone can't do that. Ugh.

@Caleb: BAH! Your explanations are amazing! At least you have a better handle on the technology and physics than I do. Although, I tend to flesh out social and naturalistic stuff a lot.  I guess. Also, you can make up a planet and what its environment is like, and I can probably invent an alien lifeform for it. Hoo~

But ships, military tech, and all that isn't always my strong point. Although I was pleased with how I explained Van's gun earlier.

[RAFrukh]

Well thank you pyre! ^^

[General Squall Leonhart]

I'm having a psychotic breakdown here on the Urtahn.

[AmberKatira]

Note on "unvocalized" communication for Paladinians:  IT IS NOT TELEPATHY.  Nor is it really empathy.  As shape-shifters, Paladinians often run into trouble with sound and motion based forms of communication (not to mention procreation >.< ), so they have a sort of default they can turn to.

It's chemically based.  Signal transduction and all that--kind of like releasing pheromones.  Obviously proximity is important for this.  It's also (usually) Paladinian specific because the compounds released are recognized by the cells responsible for initiating guided shifting.  It doesn't affect any normal cells.  In most species, at least.  It might actually work on someone who's on Vivalite, from how it's been described, but that could be very messy...  Anyways.  These chemicals will induce involuntary feelings in a recipient.  But since they occur through the shifting pathway, rather than normal emotional circuits, it's not like force feeding someone your emotions.  It's more like..... have you ever felt like you had a muscle twitch, but when you look it's really nothing?  It's kind of like that.  And Paladinians are used to using it for communication, especially among close family/friends or during times of desperate need.  That's what Ewa thought Shawn's character should be doing.

Anyways, bottom line.  Since Van is not some kind of shapeshifter (or on Vivalite at the moment so far as I know), I don't think he should be able to "hear" Ewa.  But obviously I don't know everything about Van, so we'll see 

Sorry if this made no sense at all >.<

[General Squall Leonhart]

That's interesting to know because technically I am a shape-shifter (Druid after all) so does that mean I will be able to "hear" Ewa?

[AmberKatira]

Is your shifting magically or physically based?  If the first, then no.  Second, then yes ^_^  Though of course the proximity thing would still be an issue.

[General Squall Leonhart]

Well I can shape shift into a werewolf or a werebear so I guess physical.

[AmberKatira]

 

What you change into has nothing to do with it.  It's how you go about changing.  Assuming you are receptive to this form of communication though, I don't think you'd be able to "speak" in return.

On a related note, it would also be possible for characters with telepathy/empathy to get a read off of Ewa, since she is experiencing the emotions she's communicating.  It might be a little confusing though.... kind of like a second signal interfering or something.

I feel like I have talked about this too much.  Time for more doing stuff.

[Chad32]

Jocun happens to know martial arts. If he and someone with a dracon/shredder butted heads, there could be an Indiana Jones reference. Jocun shows off some moves, then his opponent just pulls a weapon and shoots him.

[RAFrukh]

If you're a druid, I'm saying magic. Druids are normal humans, just with "magical training." I think what Amber meant by physical was biological - as in, they were born with the natural, biological ability to shapeshift in their DNA. No human has that, and Druids can do it with magic.

[General Squall Leonhart]

I thought Druids were born not trained

[Nero's Fury]

Alright I am back once again. I decided that I actually not only understood what you all were saying but took it to hear, so I decided to branch out and try just ordinary human characters and like characters on a few different websites along with keeping even my powered characters to a more....modest? amount. I havent even really played any characters with anything more then A heightened sence (or the one slightly erratic character with the ability to glance into his own near future with the side effect of his sanity being slowly eroded whenever he used his power), and trying fan fiction to better get myself "into my character's mind".

I would like to introduce my character again, if everyone agrees that I can play.

My idea would be of a man around 24 years old that has had several years of MMA training. He ends up being abducted.(by an alien species, but I dont recall the anything but the obvious aliens [Yeerks, Andalites, Howlers, Humans,....is it sin i honestly forgot the others?] from the books due to being on another forum a little more often, so I would need help with filling in that blank.). He ends up becoming a little bit of a loner type while held captive

If not I can keep getting more time in on other RP's before I do, but Id like to get an audition of sorts. But like I said, only if you all say I can

[General Squall Leonhart]

I do not know you but I say yes you can join simply because I really like your Tommy Oliver signature.