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[WunderKatze]

((I wonder what would happen if you recorporealized inside a sandstorm, or with autumn leaves falling through and around you. Or an insect flying through the space soon to be occupied by your head. They'd all be pretty bad.))

((Try recorporealizing in space occupied by air. same problem occurs. and you can't even say that the air is displaced to the nearest space it can. what do you think happens if you get air bubbles in your blood? or in your lung cavity outside the lungs themselves?))

It could displace the matter a certain distance from the person, it would make a pop when you recorporealized in air but other than that you'd be fine. If that distance was zero it would make a small outward wind as the displaced air disperses outward. Either way you'd be fine.

You could just say that their is a limit to the density of material it could displace rendering it impossible to recorporealize in some materials like stone.

Of course that would break physics laws because you have information (the physical information of the displaced material) being transmitted faster than light, then you could say that an unknown force is applied to the air to push away ahead of time until it is a certain distance from the body (again the distance could be zero) creating a vacuum to be filled by the recorporealizing body.




What the hell does recorporealizing mean anyway?

[Xvareon]

to GM: Um, you listed a ranged, instant, dismissable, controlled, illusion (in an illusion-boosted environment) ability that doesn't leave telltales of it's use on the target nor the user and that can be applied to any target, as a "weaker variant" of a touch-range, non-dismissable, always-on, always-self-target-as-one-of-the-two-targets, slow-acting body-swap ability? how does that even...

You're assuming a lot, here. Read it again:

Swap Forms: At will, you may "copy" the likeness of a person or creature by focusing intently on them for a turn, and then "paste" that likeness onto yourself or someone/something else. Sustained physical contact with the subject confers a +1 bonus to your "copy" roll. "Pasting" manifests itself as an illusion in the eyes of whoever beholds your target, who normally cannot tell the true likeness on a mere passing glance.

I said nothing about it being instant. You'd have to spend a turn copying someone's likeness, then another to use it. I also said nothing about how long the memory of that likeness would stay fresh in your mind before it degraded to the point where you started getting negatives on your roll and missing important details. Also, I didn't say anything about it being dismissable, or even how long it would last -- if you screwed it up they could be stuck looking like a freak for hours. And 'telltales'? I just said most people couldn't tell the difference at a passing glance. Someone who looks close is bound to see some things that don't add up. Being able to paste a perfect likeness would require a lot of luck.

This also isn't even mentioning that it probably wouldn't work on your target's voice, too, so people could tell that something's up with that (aural sensing is an entirely different league from visual). But if I mentioned all that at once it would be far too specific and give too much away, and all of it might not even matter since I haven't started rolling for these abilities yet.

Let's reserve a spot while I write something up.

EDIT: I hope this will do.

EDIT 2: If you need other races... I'll gladly be a Gnome. I can't think of any other race that would be known for their mechanical engineering, incredible inventiveness and ingenuity, rugged short stature, and tattered clothing. I don't think there is any.

Spoiler: Character Sheet, Finalized (click to show/hide)

Name:  Webley Alduous

Race: Human Gnome. And he prefers not to hear about Gardening, even though his mother does run a small local farming operation.

Gender:  Male

Appearance:  Webley is a gnome of somewhat tall height (you know, for a gnome), deep dark blue eyes, and dark brownish hair that is always unkempt. His nose is small and thin, and his skin is slightly tanned. A vague trail of blue fog emanates from his dominant left arm and hand, and his fingers on his left hand are blue and ghostlike, unnoticable to most observers except the Awakened themselves. He wears clothes that you can tell don't matter to him: ripped shirts, patched and stained jeans and overalls, boots falling apart from years of use. He carries around a small pocketwatch, given to him by his father as a keepsake and sign of his abilities as a watchmaker himself. The watch has a picture of himself and his family inside, as well with a heartfelt note written on the back of the picture by his father.

Status:  Resident of the Ford

Occupation:  Webley currently works as a mechanic/watchmaker/locksmith, but started his life as a watchmaker's son. He learned much of the trade, both through encouragement and apprenticeship, enjoying taking apart clocks and other small mechanical devices and putting them back together. He developed a knack for mechanics as a result, and he would work on repairing knick knacks that were brought in alongside his father's watchmaking. One thing lead to another, and he was making and breaking locks as well. Unfortunately, as he opened a chest he had been given by someone he couldn't quite remember, he found his dominant hand change over the next few weeks. He seemed to notice the fog that began to emanate from his hand, as well as the people that no longer greeted him, came for repairs, or even acknowledged him. It's the only reason he himself seemed to notice the fog that surrounded the Ford... He had never really remembered considering it before.

Starting position: Preferably in his father's watchmaker's shop, but anywhere is fine.

Primary power/ability:  Limited Intangibility - At times that Webley can occasionally control (and many others that he can't), Webley can turn more of his body into a ghostlike form, allowing it to pass through walls, people, and other solid objects. This intangibility radiates from his left hand outward, though it isn't completely unheard of that other portions of his body would unknowingly ghost on him. When this happens, the intangible parts of his body appears blue and ghostlike and emanate fog just like his hand. He maintains an ability to feel objects while passing through them or inside them, but unable to do much of anything else. Unfortunately, maintaining this form over a large volume requires massive amounts of energy, and would only be possible under great stress, and it also has the side effect of retangiating (which is now a verb) toward his hand. He has yet to see what happens when he retangiates inside of an object, but prefers not to find out.

As a result of this, Webley has lost the majority of the use of his dominant left hand.

If this is considered too weak, I would prefer weaker over stronger. It's more flavorful to be weak and creative than strong. I'll take an auto-3/4 if allowed.
If this is considered too strong, I am up for negotiation. Much of the ability to control it can be taken away or limited in more ways. The intangibility can have drawbacks, many of which could be fatal or potentially fatal. I'm up for anything. Fair's fair, here. Maybe it's a ticking time bomb. That's up to the dice, I suppose!

A Gnomish watchmaker? Yeah, I'd buy that. ^^  They certainly have a knack for mechanical items, and it's a good way to make an honest living. Me likey!

As for the ability... ... Well, intangibility is pretty big. But also risky, like you mentioned. It would make you near-impossible to handcuff if you got caught, that's for sure, since you could just "ghost" your hands right through them. I actually came up with some pretty damn good ideas for how and why this power of yours would work, so yeah, I don't think I have a problem with this at all. But of course, we'll have to see what RNGesus has to say about it. xD

Name: Ophelia T. Darcy
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Darcy has dark hair greying at the temples, and black skin with vibrant bruises caused by her alchemical experiments. Not that you'd know that from meeting her - she's been dressed like a plague doctor since the fog rolled in, her justifications a rambling lecture on miasma and plague. A stench of chemicals surrounds her and places she's visited for an extended period.
Status: Resident
Occupation: Town Doctor. Darcy also has a sideline in recreational herbs and spices.
Starting position: The cemetery would be appropriate; perhaps she doesn't even live there, but has the most exciting idea for an experiment that requires... Particular resources that a graveyard could supply. If you include AbstractTraitorHero's character, Darcy could  be the mortician who discovers her/him/their eerie resurrection. If this is all a little much, a house/clinic in the centre of town would make sense.
Primary power/ability: Alchemy: Darcy craft wonders with a only mortar and pestle. She can create soothing medicine, diabolical plague, miraculous metals, and all sorts of strange chemicals. From there she can use them in potions, apply them to weapons, or create grenades with them. Of course, the risk of violent illness or massive explosions hangs over this power like a Sword of Damocles.

Is this alright?

Your power's description suggests it doesn't come from the Veil at all; rather, it sounds more like an occupational specialty. Please pick a primary power/ability that the Veil would grant (look back at my original post for help on that). If instead Ophelia knows alchemy to that degree because she absorbed certain memories from the Veil that gave her those skills, then you'd be a bit closer to what I'm looking for.

[Fniff]

I see. I'll change it to fit, thanks for letting me know!
Edit: Edited the sheet. I realize Darcy's sheet (And probably her dialog) is best read in an overwrought and hammy tone, like an asylum patient in a b-movie adaptation of a Lovecraft story.

[Lenglon]

Xvareon: dropping argument, um, is there any issue with the vague-as-hell ability I replaced it with? illusions have jack-all to do with what I had in mind for the character.

[Xvareon]

Xvareon: dropping argument, um, is there any issue with the vague-as-hell ability I replaced it with? illusions have jack-all to do with what I had in mind for the character.

Body-swapping? Well... possession, no problem. I mean, you could easily get into someone's head with the right preparation, though it could leave your real body defenseless. But actual body-swapping, where you essentially switch consciousnesses with your target, you get their body and they get yours? That's... possible, but it's a VERY high-end kind of technique, one I'd expect you to get only after a while of practicing with your abilities. Remember, you 6 players are just starting to realize that you can affect the Veil and use it to gain supernatural powers.

If you want something close to body-swapping, I could let you possess people, but there'd be obvious drawbacks like losing control of your original form for the duration. If none of that is what you had in mind, then I'm sorry. You could conceivably get higher-end techniques like complete body-swapping, but that'll take time and effort.

EDIT:  Also, I just realized that I forgot to tell you guys, the "Adventurers' Guild" I put on the crude Harker's Ford map in my original post is the town's primary tavern and inn/boarding house.

[Pencil_Art]

Dang, I want to make a sheet for this game (yay, reboot!), but I'm going away. I'll have to make this one quick.

[Lenglon]

Xvareon: dropping argument, um, is there any issue with the vague-as-hell ability I replaced it with? illusions have jack-all to do with what I had in mind for the character.

Body-swapping? Well... possession, no problem. I mean, you could easily get into someone's head with the right preparation, though it could leave your real body defenseless. But actual body-swapping, where you essentially switch consciousnesses with your target, you get their body and they get yours? That's... possible, but it's a VERY high-end kind of technique, one I'd expect you to get only after a while of practicing with your abilities. Remember, you 6 players are just starting to realize that you can affect the Veil and use it to gain supernatural powers.

If you want something close to body-swapping, I could let you possess people, but there'd be obvious drawbacks like losing control of your original form for the duration. If none of that is what you had in mind, then I'm sorry. You could conceivably get higher-end techniques like complete body-swapping, but that'll take time and effort.

EDIT:  Also, I just realized that I forgot to tell you guys, the "Adventurers' Guild" I put on the crude Harker's Ford map in my original post is the town's primary tavern and inn/boarding house.

I'll start with possession then. editing sheet.

[DarkArtemisFowl]

Done with my first draft. Please let me know what you think.
I may expand on the backstory later, but this looks about right to me.

[crazyabe]

is my character sheet good? [(look for reply 14 if you can't find it.)

[lawastooshort]

Right well due to sudden work pressure I won't be able to make a sheet that does justice to the quality of other people's sheets, so please don't wait for my submission, which I'll try to get round to nevertheless.

[Xvareon]

This is about 99% done. Let me know what you think.

Spoiler: Rachael Mori (click to show/hide)

Name: Rachael Mori
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Rachael is generally about average for a human girl her age. She appears to be an adolescent of middling height, perhaps a little bit on the shorter or taller side depending on how you look at her. She is slim and weak on the physical side. She wears crudely-fashioned glasses with circular lenses. She has a warm skin tone. One could describe her face as looking youthful, almost childish. Her front upper teeth are very slightly spaced. Her irises are very light blue - some would consider them to be almost grey in color. Her hair, dark-brown in color, is usually in a ponytail that reaches down to just below her shoulders. Most of the time, she prefers to wear a simple grey blouse, black pants, and a brown coat during the colder season.
Status: Traveler
Occupation: Unemployed.
Starting position: Near the water mill.
Primary power/ability: Healing of living beings.

Backstory: There is not much that anybody knows about Rachael Mori. To be truthful, she does not know much about her own upbringing. She only remembers that she was orphaned early on in life and never managed to find her parents. Being rather afraid of interaction with others, she took on an isolated lifestyle early on. She does not go out of her way to be a hermit, but she prefers to stay in the background whenever she can. She floats from town to town, occasionally helping to start a garden or two if she can and then leaving on her own. She never establishes permanent connections with anyone. Her long-term goal is to go around to different regions and try to collect bits and pieces of her memory again, especially regarding who her parents were. She has a rudimentary knowledge of natural medicines and knows her way around grown foods. However, she's not a fighter and cannot talk her way very well out of dangerous situations.

Her latest ventures bring her to Harker's Ford, the first town that she visited after leaving her home town. Having collected some information from around the region, she hopes to find out more about her past and that which troubles her about her disjointed memory.

Not bad! Decent backstory for me to work with, and I can come up with some ways in which her power might work (or not work, depending on the die roll). You say it's '99% done'? Anything else you wanted to add?

Spoiler: Character sheet! (click to show/hide)

Name: Sansoon Kianiroots
Race: 1/2 Elve
Gender: Male
Appearance: He has white skin and Silver eyes, He is Very thin, He has only three fingers on his left hand. he wears shadowy Black robes adorned with a Dark Green Rose on the back.
Status: Near permanent "Visitor"
Occupation: Journeyman "Illusionist" / Performer / Drunk
Starting position: "Wherever the nearest Bar is."
Primary power/ability: "Making What was Fake, Real; at the cost of the Reverse"

So essentially you're a magician and stage performer, who's discovered the ability to turn all those "smoke and mirrors" into real things? I can see some potential there for manifesting useful items or allies, or distracting people. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "at the cost of the Reverse", though -- does something of equal value to what you target turn fake or disappear, sorta like Alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist? I can make some educated guesses myself, but I'm really curious.

[crazyabe]

So essentially you're a magician and stage performer, who's discovered the ability to turn all those "smoke and mirrors" into real things? I can see some potential there for manifesting useful items or allies, or distracting people. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "at the cost of the Reverse", though -- does something of equal value to what you target turn fake or disappear, sorta like Alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist? I can make some educated guesses myself, but I'm really curious.

I meant If I make something real, Something else of equal mass or of equal 'Value' is Made Fake, For example if I make Someone's nightmare Real, then Something Equally Deadly may become fake or I may Find my gold coins are now pyrite, the Degree of Falseness Applied Could Possibly be manipulated as well; By Which I mean "Iron Sword > Prop Sword > Illusion of a Sword > To Crude Drawing of a Sword > Nonexistant Sword that people Believe never existed" This Would effect the Realness of the Previously fake thing as well However...

[Fniff]

That power has such hilarious potential.

[DarkArtemisFowl]

Not bad! Decent backstory for me to work with, and I can come up with some ways in which her power might work (or not work, depending on the die roll). You say it's '99% done'? Anything else you wanted to add?

Everything is pretty much complete, I was just thinking that I might expand on the backstory later. Nothing has come to me so far, so I think I'll leave it at that for now. If I need to add some backstory later, I could always do that IC, or if I'm on waitlist, I can do it then.

[Tiruin]

Ooooo, old RtD game being brought up and remade :3

Spoiler: Sheet soon! (click to show/hide)

Name: Amelia P. Tiric
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Amelia is a young woman of 5'5" height, aged at around twenty-one years. She has a light brown skin complexion with dark, black hair falling to shoulder length--her hair is braided at the sides and in a fishtail at the back. She had dark brown irises and a tiny mole on her left cheek; her face is oval-shaped, while her eyes are rounded. Her body is slender and lithe, with toned arms and legs bearing an idea of a seasoned traveler. She is dressed in a tunic and pants overlapped by a long cloak, able to be folded at the feet for easier movement.
Status: Visitor to Harker's Ford
Occupation: Traveling Scholar
Starting position: Stables!
Primary power/ability: High Willpower//Iron Will [Basically aiming to not actually 'have' an ability akin to psychic or entropic tendencies, but more focused on the abstract and innate power each and everyone of us has. Read on this as you will, GM. :3]

Backstory: Amelia is a traveling scholar who appeared in Harker's Ford due to intrigue and concern over the medicinal properties of the plants growing therein--over rumors spread by word of mouth and testimony of deed from around five years post-creation and marking on the map. Being given a stipend of payment, she has ventured by herself bound on academic leave from the country's university to make a personal investigation for the betterment of the people, and if proven untrue, for the catalog and identification in the relevant field. While knowledgeable in many ways she could defend herself and personally a practitioner of martial training, Amelia felt at home in Harker's Ford due to its tranquil and peaceful nature; she found herself in the midst of what the city lacked--silence of the mind and the ability for her to muse on many insights the pressure of the city inhibited.