X-COM RP THINK TANK (part2)

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Dahlexpert

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MarineAvenger said:
She won't find out at least for a little bit. Even if she did, there is nothing she could do. If she revealed that she and Desmond were Exalt they would most likely captured, tried, and executed. If she went after Viktor and left XCOM not only would she be the target of suspicion but you can imagine Lusett kept a kill switch sort of measure on Eva if she ever got out of control. She would be in a rage to say the least but she would have to suck it up and deal.
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OU Eva knows if she revels her self she may be executed but what she can do, is enjoy killing Exalt.
 
Adrammalech

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MarineAvenger said:
I take pride in knowing we took such great strides to give our characters depth and feeling. I feel like we could make a TV series out of this because that is what I picture in my mind as I reread some posts.
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I actually noticed this today:
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I've basically done the greater half of NaNoWriMo with just what I've posted and what I plan in the near future. Words fly when you're having fun?
 
MarineAvenger

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Adrammalech said:
I actually noticed this today:
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I've basically done the greater half of NaNoWriMo with just what I've posted and what I plan in the near future. Words fly when you're having fun?
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I wonder...If we were to take evrypost in the story of defiance and put it in word, how many pages and words would that make?
 
Grelite

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MarineAvenger said:
Hey guys so I had some time on my hands and I made up a little guideline for when we really get into psionics. Since it is starting to take a large role in the roleplay I just thought it right to post this for you guys to see.

Four Categories of Psionics.

Basic-This form of Psionics is the most common and easily attainable of the four. It gives the user very little use as it is not much better than using basic powers, depending on the user.

Calm-This form of Psionics is typically seen in people who are gentle natured and use a passive form of skills. While not the most offensive of the four it has the power to help allies and hinder opponents. This form only uses small amounts of energy and does not drain the user as much as other forms.

Rage-This form of Psionics is typically seen in people who are filled with anger or hateful towards others and is unanimously the most powerful of the four. It is the definition of raw power and is extremely dangerous in a combat situation. This form can overwhelm the enemy with surprising feats of strength and can kill with extreme prejudice. Drains the most amount of energy when used and the rarest of the forms as most people are calm or wild in nature.

Wild-This form of Psionics is typically seen in people with a wild spirit or sense of adventure and can be a mix of offensive or defensive depending on the user. It is used to make the user extremely agile, faster, and flexible. Although it has very little use on others the powers of the user can greatly affect the outcome of a situation with a burst of energy. Drains larges amounts of energy but can be replaced quickly.
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I can't help but wonder how an emotion tied to irrational behaviour and lack of focus such as anger can lead to more powerful attacks and for several reasons. Firstly, I have no idea when someone would be better at something when they are enraged compared to when they're being calm and focussed. You cannot punch harder when you're angry, if you could than an analytical and focussed person would be able to analyse the physical technique and effort needed to punch that hard and apply it in a more controlled environment, making the punch more effective when being calm and focussed. Anger makes you more likely to act hastily, leaving you open to attacks without throwing a well-aimed and powerful punch, but rather swinging wildly in uncontrolled weaker attacks.

Next, Psionics are a mental ability, making the idea of calm focus even more viable for the most potent use of psionic ability. Without the calm focus, because of anger for example, the psionics can barely be enacted upon, making any attempt at use in this state severely weaker. Like any mental exercise, no matter how talented you are, being calm and focussed makes you more effective at it. Therefore, anything psionics would be capable of would be most effective when the user is calm and focussed.

This leads me to my next point; physical manifestation of psionic powers. As psionic powers are one of mental state that can directly affect the environment, they do not need to physically manifest themselves to come into effect. Take Mind Fray, where the user affects the mind of a being with purely mental effects. Any physical manifestation of this psionic power would be a projection of the user as they attempt to attack the mind; in their mind they try to create a bridge and because of this mental image, the untrained user might project this into a physical manifestation (for instance tendrils appearing between user and target), eventhough it is not necessary to do so and forces the user to exert far more energy than necessary to perform a Mind Fray, whilst also exposing their mental gateway to practices psioncs users by projecting an image of their mental condition between themselves and the target.

I figured I connect it to this, because if mental state does affect the use of psionics, this seems like the way to go. If a user cannot find calm and focus whilst using psionics, they risk exposing themselves to hostile psionics quite visibly as they project their own mental conditions into physical manifestations. And eventhough they will still be capable of delivering powerful blows, they are weaker than they could be and expose themselves to less easily avoided harm. When I saw the drawings of the Mind Fray projections, I thought they were a cool way to show the characters mental state and would lead to the exposition that exposing your mental image in hostile territory was unwise.

Finally, I had hoped to see far greater scientific interest for the idea of psionics among the scientific staff. Sure, they've got a machine that defies Gödel's Theorem, but they don't seem to bothered by that either... Oh wait, they have a soldier who can see thanks to a device that translates matter-shifts into a digital pattern and translates that into optical signals, giving the potential to translate digital video into optical signals rather easily. Right, they don't seem too shocked by that either... Maybe they're just too caught up in Meld recombination. Thoughts? Ideas? I figure logic will go a long way.
 
MarineAvenger

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Grelite said:
I can't help but wonder how an emotion tied to irrational behaviour and lack of focus such as anger can lead to more powerful attacks and for several reasons. Firstly, I have no idea when someone would be better at something when they are enraged compared to when they're being calm and focussed. You cannot punch harder when you're angry, if you could than an analytical and focussed person would be able to analyse the physical technique and effort needed to punch that hard and apply it in a more controlled environment, making the punch more effective when being calm and focussed. Anger makes you more likely to act hastily, leaving you open to attacks without throwing a well-aimed and powerful punch, but rather swinging wildly in uncontrolled weaker attacks.

Next, Psionics are a mental ability, making the idea of calm focus even more viable for the most potent use of psionic ability. Without the calm focus, because of anger for example, the psionics can barely be enacted upon, making any attempt at use in this state severely weaker. Like any mental exercise, no matter how talented you are, being calm and focussed makes you more effective at it. Therefore, anything psionics would be capable of would be most effective when the user is calm and focussed.

This leads me to my next point; physical manifestation of psionic powers. As psionic powers are one of mental state that can directly affect the environment, they do not need to physically manifest themselves to come into effect. Take Mind Fray, where the user affects the mind of a being with purely mental effects. Any physical manifestation of this psionic power would be a projection of the user as they attempt to attack the mind; in their mind they try to create a bridge and because of this mental image, the untrained user might project this into a physical manifestation (for instance tendrils appearing between user and target), eventhough it is not necessary to do so and forces the user to exert far more energy than necessary to perform a Mind Fray, whilst also exposing their mental gateway to practices psioncs users by projecting an image of their mental condition between themselves and the target.

I figured I connect it to this, because if mental state does affect the use of psionics, this seems like the way to go. If a user cannot find calm and focus whilst using psionics, they risk exposing themselves to hostile psionics quite visibly as they project their own mental conditions into physical manifestations. And eventhough they will still be capable of delivering powerful blows, they are weaker than they could be and expose themselves to less easily avoided harm. When I saw the drawings of the Mind Fray projections, I thought they were a cool way to show the characters mental state and would lead to the exposition that exposing your mental image in hostile territory was unwise.

Finally, I had hoped to see far greater scientific interest for the idea of psionics among the scientific staff. Sure, they've got a machine that defies Gödel's Theorem, but they don't seem to bothered by that either... Oh wait, they have a soldier who can see thanks to a device that translates matter-shifts into a digital pattern and translates that into optical signals, giving the potential to translate digital video into optical signals rather easily. Right, they don't seem too shocked by that either... Maybe they're just too caught up in Meld recombination. Thoughts? Ideas? I figure logic will go a long way.
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It is a science fiction story so everything can be taken with a grain of salt. This will definately help with development.
 
DarkGemini24601

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Say hello to Subject Negative Zero (-0), named Elene Exalt. A nod to both Eve and Lusett, and PrismaCube of course. I'm looking forward to future stuff with her. For now, enjoy her awakening.
 
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