Question/Discussion: Civilians with Abilities?

[Shuu]

I know in several RPGs of mine in the past (I think including this one), I allowed for civilians to have abilities or odd powers, but not be on-par with the Senshi per-say. I know there are some characters in anime (even Sailor Moon) that are non-Senshi but still seem to have unique abilities.

So I was wondering if I should allow this if the creator chooses it? If you have your own thoughts/opinions on the matter

[Minxie]

Personally, I'd love to have a couple of my civilians have some powers. I think it would be quite fun for the senshi to find these people too; the Shade could try and recruit them good their own use, as could the others, and on top of that I'd reckon it's possible that the senshi might even mistake these powered civilians as enemies.

...I think I rambled there... ^^;

[Lissa]

No...it makes TOTAL sense to my sleep-depraved mind, Minxie.

[Lin]

I think this is a cool idea. O:
And it can maybe form little mini arcs of the Shades trying to capture and or pull these humans onto their side and the Court trying to prevent that/save them.

If that made any sense at all.

[Minxie]

Thanks Lissa!

And Lin, that's such a cool idea!

Perhaps there ought to be some limits, though? Like, maybe only 2 civilians per player can have power? Otherwise we might get overrun.

[ShadowedFlames]

I'd say set it at no more than 1 per player to start. I think that these should be special, and so the fewer the better. Otherwise I fear we may run into a total fustercluck with trying to keep track of everything.

[tenka]

I would love this option, particularly for Kismet. I had imagined a small ability for him to be awakened into during his exposure to Zeus and Shade Senshi affairs.

And I agree that it should be limited to one civilian with a power per person, especially with our yet-small group.

[Minxie]

That does indeed make great sense. I think I'm just greedy ^_~ (Have to choose between my [currently] two civilians which I would prefer to have abilities!)

Also, Duane, may I just say that I love the term fustercluck? I think I might have to appropriate it...

[ShadowedFlames]

Oct 1, 2012 15:54:45 GMT -6 Minxie said:

Also, Duane, may I just say that I love the term fustercluck? I think I might have to appropriate it...

By all means. I figured that would keep some decorum on the forum and what-have-you by not openly spouting expletives into the non-adult forums.

Also, I guess it's a good thing that there's one person who doesn't have any evil characters in this (yet...?). It gives all you women someone to plot against. ^_^

Now, the question becomes whether I want to subject a civilian to the madness we're about to unfold. I have a good character idea in mind, just need to flesh it out a bit. (If I had thought of it before the edict, it so would have gone for Cronus. Ah, well.)

[Shuu]

I like these ideas! Yeah, I would probably limit it to one civilian per player, so as things don't get confusing. If we start getting a lot more people and civilians, I might increase this limit later on; but we'll see where it rolls!

I like the idea of the Shades trying to use these people, so it might give them an "edge" over being out-numbered by the Senshi and Guardians It will make the civilians less like canon fodder, at least!

[Minxie]

And every villain needs a goodly number of vic---er, mini---er, allies...

[pysi]

I love the idea and not only due tot he fact that I'm working on a civi right now