(05-29-2016, 12:51 AM)Kawaiimalz Wrote: So for a concept I am working with, I wanted to know if something like this was possible:
A form of Tattoo that is capable of allowing someone to tap into their inner Aether, usually someone who is incapable or otherwise inexperienced with it, to do limited and specific things based on the tattoo style/ink/method/etc? Like allowing for one's body to be more nuturally resistant, or to add an element to one's unarmed strikes that normally wouldn't be there?
Mayhaps by using ink mixed with ground up Crystals/materia? Or other such arts I'm just not aware of in the lore? And is there an extent to how far this could go, like could one actually gain the ability to breath lightning/fire? Or cast his body with tough scales like a dragon?
Asking for a character I may be making, with a story based around this concept~ Totally interested in both possibilities, as well as hindrances of doing this~
Hmm, well I'd start with little things that all seems fine to add to your character's flavour. Things like breathing fire starts to push it a bit for me. However, many have magic items that perform feats of some worth and so a tattoo would not be a problem in my book.
You could have the tattoo be one shot, need recharging after use or maybe gets charged when you use an Aetherite crystal.Â
For actual powers I'd consider looking at cross class skills, as these are already things folks can do in the mechanics. In this way the tattoo becomes your mechanism for using said skills, though you may have to get a bit creative. Example to toughen the body - see Stoneskin.
If you want to go further then maybe use this as the way they use all their skills. In this way the character is no different to others and you just change the way they activate their skills. Like a Summoner who uses his body as his tome, and text moves over his form (see the TV show Dominion for a nice reference).
In the end I would use this for flavour and not to add extra power-ups for your character. Put in some downsides, like times to activate, that he must be able to see them, is always taking their shirt off, and so on.
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