(09-30-2015, 03:40 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:This idea is actually pretty central to my overall rp theme in regards to my ongoing story. Where, becoming skilled and powerful might make you a strong warrior, but it's isolating. Push far enough, and a fighter can become something other than human. A notable NPC in my storyline (maybe even a few) transcended normal reasoning for most people and became an object of abject terror, more like a monster or a concept than an individual. A few NPCs, like Nael, were of course incredibly evil, but the need of their circumstances to become just that impossibly strong is worthy of some pity. In a world in which aether and magitek exists, it's even more possible to separate yourself from others with power.(09-30-2015, 08:22 AM)Hammersmith Wrote: Looking at the 6'th age we -just left- you have an empire bringing a literal moon down on a continent, a dude that turned into a pheonix and helped BLOW UP THE MOON, "godly intervention" to save the Twelvesblade, Padjals, The Ultima Fucking Weapon, Cid the Incredible Deus Ex Machina, Â city states slaying Primals, secret goblin organizations raising God Machines, Ancient Wyrms returning, people becoming literal Gods Among Men and, of course, Our Favorite Ascians Back in the Fray.
This is mostly my point, though: Look at what those people wielding power have done. With the exception of Cid (who ain't done jack when it comes to anything power-y, dude just invents awesome stuff) everyone else you named is a bad guy. The sorts of people that the normie army would rally against to try and kill. The sort of people that go down as horrible villains. And this is before we get age and myth turning this stuff into Lu Bu tier storytelling.
If it was as common as we treat it that Random Adventurer #73 could just suddenly develop the ability to treat NPCs like, well, NPCS, then there'd be a crisis on our hands. It could make a neat story; People without power will fear those who do, especially once Superpowers come onto the scene. To invoke the size discrepancy stuff: If you're a tiny hyur woman who's suddenly suplexing Demon Train, the people around you are going to notice, and they are going to be terrified.
/think think think
