Post by Dahn on Jun 26, 2010 12:08:17 GMT
Power levels
Power levels are something you need to understand before making your character, though not a major part of the application it is something you must be comfortable with. Do not worry, it is nothing complex. A person has a degree of control over their power, this is rated from one to ten, with one just unlocking the power and ten having total control. The average value varies from year to year and will be described in a bit. For now, the list below will give you a basic idea of the rankings.
- 10 - Mastered
- 9 - Godly
- 8 - Talented
- 7 - Honed
- 6 - Skilled
- 5 - Trained
- 4 - Practitioner
- 3 - Middling
- 2 - Meager
- 1 - Weakling
Depending on many factors (such as age, experience etc) your power level will vary. Though, there are people that break from the mould and rise above their peers, while there are also those that fall behind. The next list shows the average power level depending on your placement in the school.
- Leading mutants – 7/8
- experienced fighters – 5/6
- Fresh meat- 4/5
- No combat experience – 3/4
- Just learnt of power – 2/3
What you can do at each rank depends on your power, and this should be described in your application. The staff will then tell you if what you have stated in your application coincides with the rank you have applied to your power, and if we disagree we will let you know. This is to help keep things balanced, so if you disagree with us then send a polite PM and we can discuss it.
To get a general idea of what powers are like at different levels please look at some already approved applications.
Types of Powers
PSI is the ability to manipulate yourself, your surroundings, or others using the power of the mind. It works by using the brain's full capacity instead of only a part of it. Since this can potentially cause serious damage, comparable with overheating, humanity evolved a blocker in order to limit the brain's maximum used capacity. Due to unknown reasoins, this blocker will be destroyed, accompanied with a continuous nosebleed and a high fever, both of which are gone after a night's sleep. PSI users are able to momentarily focus their five senses, or in other words their physical abilities, to incredible degrees. PSI itself is divided into three general forms: Burst, Trance and Rise & one very rare form, Nova. With each form they are based on the basic rule that before using any PSI you have to make a mental picture first.
The three main types are explained below and almost all powers fall into these three types, read the information below to understand what type your power comes from.
Burst
Burst, in summation, is the ability to manipulate the world around you. In essence, you channel and manipulate energy or matter in the surrounding environment. Burst has a number of forms it takes, ranging from the ability to move objects with only your mind, the power to command fire or lightning, or even the ability to manifest solid objects. Powerful Burst users are capable of unleashing absolute devastation, destroying or altering the world around them to their will. As if to counteract this, Burst puts a tremendous strain on the user, proportional to the power of their ability. In addition, breaking or even damaging the Burst can lead to a breakdown of the mind or body.
Trance
Trance, at its most basic, is the ability to manipulate the minds of others. It has been used to read minds, "dive" into memories, and force the target to see illusions. However, the possibilities for Trance go far beyond what has just been said; for instance, it is theoretically possible to completely control a target. However, there are less dangerous uses of Trance, such as being able to locate the enhanced minds of others using PSI or communicating between two PSI users however unlike Burst waves, Trance thought waves are directly affected by the outside atmosphere and can be blocked by any defense in battles.
Rise
Rise is used to manipulate the user. Rise powers can be subdivided into three types: "sense", "strength," and "healing".
- Sense-type Rise: increases the 5 senses of the user (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch) to extraordinary levels and also increases the user's reflexes.
- Strength-type Rise: focuses on the user's physical body, increasing the body's physical strength, speed, and endurance. It can simply be referred to as Super Human Strength.
- Healing-type Rise: ties into Strength-type but focuses more towards the body's endurance. When trained properly, the user can reduce the amount of damage being taken and how long it will take for their body to recover from damage such as a large cut or bruise. There are types of people that can "share their rise to another person and heal their body instead of their own."
Nova
Nova is a PSI limiter removal type of form where the user and their PSI energy merge. Since the user’s body is more energy than matter, they are known as an existence instead of a person. Those who learn to use Nova can excel their power levels to match the Illumnia Cores used by W.I.S.E. The down side to this great power is its terrible after-effects. After one reaches their limit the power disappears almost as quickly as it came leaving the users completely drained and bleeding from the eyes and nose (from the immense stress put on the brain).[/li][li]None[/li][/ul]
For people who are learning it, if they don't have full control over Nova than they become engulfed by it and cease to exist.
Nova is the last potential of PSI, as limitless as a human brain's and the universe itself. It is the combination of all aspects of Psi: Burst, Rise, and Trace. Nova energy can be transferred onto other people through touch, but the pain is excruciating because every cell in the area is affected.
When used in a thread a person’s over all power level can increase by five, the levels being spread across the powers (in theory surpassing level ten). For up to three posts.
Learning Nova
If a person wishes to learn Nova they must first have a total power level of at least fifth teen and not possess a Illumnia Core. After this there are two ways to learn it, to be taught by a person already with it or to start from scratch. Both of which can end in the death of the character, a single thread will be made which must contain at least ten posts by the user and then judged by staff. The thread must be about training and learning Nova, and must be of a very high standard. Staff will then decide if you succeed and learn Nova, or if you die, please keep in mind chance of success is low.
Two characters can start off with Nova, they must be of at least power level fifteen and must be accepted by only admins.
Known users
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Hybrid Types
There are also two other known types of PSI powers. They are both made by combining two of the more basic types of PSI in specialized ways:
Cure
Cure is a form of PSI made by using Burst and "self healing" type Rise together. It allows the user to share their own self-healing Rise with another person through a special type of Burst. Apparently, it is a rare form of PSI that few people grasp the concept of.
Visions
Visions is a form of PSI made by using the 'sense' type of Rise and Trance together. There are more than one type of "visions" type PSI. These are up to the characters to create.
Information taken from here.
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