(05-29-2016, 02:20 AM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: If you have not already see them, these threads may be useful to you!
RP Idea: Is this too crazy? Feedback wanted!
Question on magic in battle
Arcanist Roleplay
We know that Arcanists use geometries and other markings for their spells, so you may be able to go with something like that, but I've yet to see anything that would effectively make you dragon-like, which is what it looks like you're going for. ...there is the aevis route if your character is an Ishgardian with very "Ishgardian" blood, but I don't think people turn back once transforming.
It was an example, not entirely what I am aiming for xD I was just coming up with single effects that could be invoked via the tattoos.
(05-29-2016, 06:01 AM)Nebbs Wrote:(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.
Well, the main question for this was would it work for people who don't know how to use their own aether? Like, say giving a pugilist a tattoo that when triggered makes his punches have a lightning effect to them, while the Pugilist doesn't need to do much on his end besides whatever the trigger is.
Do what you want, and have fun doing it, lest you forget what fun is.
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