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a minute and..
..12 seconds, i suppose?
that's good
that i'm not finding your little bastard within seconds means you're deploying good, irregular means of hiding him
so.
question for you, madame.
2024.
february, the 6th — 4:28 p.m.
let's suppose you were to be transported, right now, to your forest.
what do you reckon your chances of survival might be, b.j.p.?
a minute and..
..12 seconds, i suppose?
that's good
that i'm not finding your little bastard within seconds means you're deploying good, irregular means of hiding him
so.
question for you, madame.
2024.
february, the 6th — 4:28 p.m.
let's suppose you were to be transported, right now, to your forest.
what do you reckon your chances of survival might be, b.j.p.?
that right there answers my question
but, for the sake of Shits'n'Giggles (and feel free to give "yes" / "maybe" / "no" responses, if doing so will save you time) —
a.) as you are now
b.) as the "alternate universe" version of you, were your General Physiology more coöperative / optimal
c.) "commoner" alæythir
d.) your idealized-version of jōnin-level alæythir
e.) randomized abilities, at varying kinds of mastery (d20 it)
f.) available abilities you'd want to be the master of, in your universe
😹😹🤣😹😹
but, for the sake of Shits'n'Giggles (and feel free to give "yes" / "maybe" / "no" responses, if doing so will save you time) —
a.) as you are now
b.) as the "alternate universe" version of you, were your General Physiology more coöperative / optimal
c.) "commoner" alæythir
d.) your idealized-version of jōnin-level alæythir
e.) randomized abilities, at varying kinds of mastery (d20 it)
f.) available abilities you'd want to be the master of, in your universe
Let's suppose you were to be transported, right now, to your forest. What do you reckon your chances of survival might be, b.j.p.?
(Oh man, prepare for some TL:DR…..)
a.) as you are now
It really depends which forest in which part of the world at which time, and what tools I may or may not have on me. "Exactly as I am now" and dropped into, say, the post-Primeon Cataclysm Adirondacks. It is feasible I could survive by banding together with other sapes. It is also feasible I could run into bandits, cannibals, hostile AI, some genetic anomaly brewed in someone's basement, hostile fauna or flora or even just hostile landscape. The PC significantly destabilized land in many places around the world. You could be walking along a perfectly fine-looking swath of grass and SURPRISE! Sinkhole.
b.) as the "alternate universe" version of you, were your General Physiology more coöperative / optimal
If I was younger and proper fit? Slightly better odds than as I am now. I’d be better at outrunning or outclimbing hostile creatures but that’s not gonna help much with novel diseases, sinkholes, and other such gotchas.
c.) "commoner" alæythir
Even a weak aleythai would have significantly better odds than a non-aleythai.
A weak psychic can manipulate ley at very close range, allowing them to wield ley like scissors, a knife, a screwdriver, a scalpel, a needle, etc. So they could perform psychic surgery, pick open locks, wield a psychic blade in self-defense, etc.
A weak ethyric could do some of the things a weak psychic could do, though, not as effectively or as easily. Their talents lean more towards the alchemical. A weak ethyric could boil small quantities of water or turn it into ice, heat or cool air around them, cook food on the fly, sterilize implements, easily start a fire, sharpen blades, cut materials such as wire, paper, and wood, and they can sense the chemical composition of their environment so they can sense harmful or useful compounds. They can also alchemize small amounts of simple chemicals such as water, methane, methanol, and such.
A weak mystic can manipulate electromagnetic radiation. They can see in the dark, generate light at short range, detect and communicate via radiowaves, bend light to render objects invisible, and manipulae objects' optical properties. You could, for example, make the door to your secret lair indistinguishable from the surrounding earth, disguise your treasure chest as a boulder, make your mason jars full of food appear rotten and inedible, and so on.
So short answer: Even a weak aleythai would fare far better than a non-aleythai.
d.) your idealized-version of jōnin-level alæythir
Very powerful psychics can hold their weight aloft in the ley and hover, glide, or fly. They can also wield the ley like a weapon such as a sword, knife, whip, spear, or shield. Powerful ethyrics and mystics can do everything previously mentioned that their weaker counterparts can do but they can do it better and quicker. I’d elaborate but this is already getting pretty long. ^_^
e.) randomized abilities, at varying kinds of mastery (d20 it)
Slightly above average psychic, powerful ethyric, extremely powerful mystic (D20 = 12, 15, 18). Shapeshifting abilities yes but minor (D4 = 2, 1). Genetic legacy is above average (D20 = 13). Nanites no (D4=1). MindUI/ThoughtHub/ThinkHud no (D4 = 1)
As a slightly above average psychic, I can hold my weight aloft in the ley for short durations, allowing me to slow/catch myself in the ley when falling, hover briefly, fly very briefly, extend the length of my jump/leap, and I can wield ley as a weapon. I have a psychic range of about 20ft which means I can sense everything around me within a 20ft radius and my psychic reach is about as long. I can sense what's behind closed doors or in locked chests.
As a powerful ethyric, I can do all the aforementioned things ethyrics can do but additionally, I can alchemize Tier 3 compounds. A T0 compound would be something like water. Its molecularly about as simple as it gets. Even a weak ethyric can do this. T1 might be something like sugar. T2 might be something like paraffin wax or kaolinite clay. And T3 would be something like vancomycin or oxytocin with a very big, complicated molecular structure.
As a very powerful mystic, I can turn invisible, alter the optical properties of objects, communicate over long distances via radiowaves, microwave food, fire lasers, blind foes with flashes of light, light a room, darken a room, generate heat or cool my surroundings, magnetize things, create complex illusions, and project mental imagery into the myst.
As a shapeshifter with very minor shapeshifting abilities, I would be able to rearrange my physiology to appear like someone else. This effect would be limited to the outer layers (re: skin, hair, eyes, nails). With an above average genetic legacy, I would be more resilient to disease, have a longer lifespan, I would heal more quickly, I would have more sensitive senses which I can modulate to some extent, I don't have to brush my teeth very often if at all, and I would be extremely unlikely to die from such things as cancer, heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, or embolism.
Without nanites, I am like 99.999% of the rest of the planet. Only very, very few people remain who have nanites.
f.) available abilities you'd want to be the master of, in your universe
Psychic: As a strong psychic, I would be able to do all those things from the previous answer without breaking a sweat. Drawback is that I would be burning calories like a MF. Ethyric and mystic- see previous answers.
A powerful shapeshifter can effectively turn into anything they want within reason. Any shapeshifter needs three things to perform a shift- time, expendable mass, and calories to fuel the shift. As a powerful shapeshifter, I would be able to take in and metabolize calories very quickly, convert it into expendable mass very quickly, and shift fairly quickly. So I could go from average human to average horse, say, in the span of 5 – 7 days... presuming there was enough food laying around to do such a thing. I have numerous ingrained "blueprints" in my mind that I can use as a basis to change my form.
As someone with nanites and a very strong genetic legacy, I am functionally immortal. Tiny organometallic machines run my entire physiology. I have zero worries about cancer, heart disease, gaining weight, aneurysms, stroke, artery hardening, or anything like that. I don't have to brush my teeth because they maintain themselves. I can zoom my vision in and out and I can selectively see across the entire EMR spectrum. Though MindUI cannot connect to the internet and MindNet died ages ago, it can still function locally, allowing me to pull up a mind calculator, a compass, thermometer, giger counter, Chess, Solitare, and other such utilities.
I could elaborate but we’re WELL into cringe levels of TL;DR here. :P
(Oh man, prepare for some TL:DR…..)
a.) as you are now
It really depends which forest in which part of the world at which time, and what tools I may or may not have on me. "Exactly as I am now" and dropped into, say, the post-Primeon Cataclysm Adirondacks. It is feasible I could survive by banding together with other sapes. It is also feasible I could run into bandits, cannibals, hostile AI, some genetic anomaly brewed in someone's basement, hostile fauna or flora or even just hostile landscape. The PC significantly destabilized land in many places around the world. You could be walking along a perfectly fine-looking swath of grass and SURPRISE! Sinkhole.
b.) as the "alternate universe" version of you, were your General Physiology more coöperative / optimal
If I was younger and proper fit? Slightly better odds than as I am now. I’d be better at outrunning or outclimbing hostile creatures but that’s not gonna help much with novel diseases, sinkholes, and other such gotchas.
c.) "commoner" alæythir
Even a weak aleythai would have significantly better odds than a non-aleythai.
A weak psychic can manipulate ley at very close range, allowing them to wield ley like scissors, a knife, a screwdriver, a scalpel, a needle, etc. So they could perform psychic surgery, pick open locks, wield a psychic blade in self-defense, etc.
A weak ethyric could do some of the things a weak psychic could do, though, not as effectively or as easily. Their talents lean more towards the alchemical. A weak ethyric could boil small quantities of water or turn it into ice, heat or cool air around them, cook food on the fly, sterilize implements, easily start a fire, sharpen blades, cut materials such as wire, paper, and wood, and they can sense the chemical composition of their environment so they can sense harmful or useful compounds. They can also alchemize small amounts of simple chemicals such as water, methane, methanol, and such.
A weak mystic can manipulate electromagnetic radiation. They can see in the dark, generate light at short range, detect and communicate via radiowaves, bend light to render objects invisible, and manipulae objects' optical properties. You could, for example, make the door to your secret lair indistinguishable from the surrounding earth, disguise your treasure chest as a boulder, make your mason jars full of food appear rotten and inedible, and so on.
So short answer: Even a weak aleythai would fare far better than a non-aleythai.
d.) your idealized-version of jōnin-level alæythir
Very powerful psychics can hold their weight aloft in the ley and hover, glide, or fly. They can also wield the ley like a weapon such as a sword, knife, whip, spear, or shield. Powerful ethyrics and mystics can do everything previously mentioned that their weaker counterparts can do but they can do it better and quicker. I’d elaborate but this is already getting pretty long. ^_^
e.) randomized abilities, at varying kinds of mastery (d20 it)
Slightly above average psychic, powerful ethyric, extremely powerful mystic (D20 = 12, 15, 18). Shapeshifting abilities yes but minor (D4 = 2, 1). Genetic legacy is above average (D20 = 13). Nanites no (D4=1). MindUI/ThoughtHub/ThinkHud no (D4 = 1)
As a slightly above average psychic, I can hold my weight aloft in the ley for short durations, allowing me to slow/catch myself in the ley when falling, hover briefly, fly very briefly, extend the length of my jump/leap, and I can wield ley as a weapon. I have a psychic range of about 20ft which means I can sense everything around me within a 20ft radius and my psychic reach is about as long. I can sense what's behind closed doors or in locked chests.
As a powerful ethyric, I can do all the aforementioned things ethyrics can do but additionally, I can alchemize Tier 3 compounds. A T0 compound would be something like water. Its molecularly about as simple as it gets. Even a weak ethyric can do this. T1 might be something like sugar. T2 might be something like paraffin wax or kaolinite clay. And T3 would be something like vancomycin or oxytocin with a very big, complicated molecular structure.
As a very powerful mystic, I can turn invisible, alter the optical properties of objects, communicate over long distances via radiowaves, microwave food, fire lasers, blind foes with flashes of light, light a room, darken a room, generate heat or cool my surroundings, magnetize things, create complex illusions, and project mental imagery into the myst.
As a shapeshifter with very minor shapeshifting abilities, I would be able to rearrange my physiology to appear like someone else. This effect would be limited to the outer layers (re: skin, hair, eyes, nails). With an above average genetic legacy, I would be more resilient to disease, have a longer lifespan, I would heal more quickly, I would have more sensitive senses which I can modulate to some extent, I don't have to brush my teeth very often if at all, and I would be extremely unlikely to die from such things as cancer, heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, or embolism.
Without nanites, I am like 99.999% of the rest of the planet. Only very, very few people remain who have nanites.
f.) available abilities you'd want to be the master of, in your universe
Psychic: As a strong psychic, I would be able to do all those things from the previous answer without breaking a sweat. Drawback is that I would be burning calories like a MF. Ethyric and mystic- see previous answers.
A powerful shapeshifter can effectively turn into anything they want within reason. Any shapeshifter needs three things to perform a shift- time, expendable mass, and calories to fuel the shift. As a powerful shapeshifter, I would be able to take in and metabolize calories very quickly, convert it into expendable mass very quickly, and shift fairly quickly. So I could go from average human to average horse, say, in the span of 5 – 7 days... presuming there was enough food laying around to do such a thing. I have numerous ingrained "blueprints" in my mind that I can use as a basis to change my form.
As someone with nanites and a very strong genetic legacy, I am functionally immortal. Tiny organometallic machines run my entire physiology. I have zero worries about cancer, heart disease, gaining weight, aneurysms, stroke, artery hardening, or anything like that. I don't have to brush my teeth because they maintain themselves. I can zoom my vision in and out and I can selectively see across the entire EMR spectrum. Though MindUI cannot connect to the internet and MindNet died ages ago, it can still function locally, allowing me to pull up a mind calculator, a compass, thermometer, giger counter, Chess, Solitare, and other such utilities.
I could elaborate but we’re WELL into cringe levels of TL;DR here. :P
i'm something of a "Duke" of tl;dr, in my own right..
..so, who am i to go criticizin' anyone else?—
—especially for an output that's well-thought out, and organized, as you produced, about 29 days ago, madame?
a.) technically..
..i could make the argument, the landscape you described, sounds like how it literally is right now, in march 2024, for certain parts of our planet
(of course, without all the shenanigans a post-Primeon Cataclysm may wrought!)
even in my own current form, i wouldn't fare much better, should i be thrown in any-such hell's•hole right now
b.) i dunno if you could outclimb all of your hostile creatures: some of them looked pretty dang agile to me!
also!
aleythai!—
c.) —being versed in any sort of alæythir, at all, puts you at some-significant advantage, over a normie
the three instances of "weaklings" you mentioned, all sounded fairly-friggin' amazin' to me!
though, obviously, not much of a match against an adept..
..well, not everyone in the world is an Adept
(fortunately, there wouldn't be many Adepts around who make it their life's mission to go messing with weaklings
{especially, not, in a post-P.C. kinda world!})
d.) given the "rules" (and constraints) of the Physics & Physiology that we have to observe, here on this planet..
..i reckon i may have a pretty good grasp on extrapolating the (cap)abilities of your jōnins (and kages)
i would "permit" it, if a phenomenon similar to chakra-molding, through Mudras (or, an analogue to this), was implemented for at least some of these alæythir, towards the end of executing them
e.) (i thank you for actually indulging me!
{nerd
})
1e.) even this strikes me as fairly useful, for general Day-to-Day purposes
(20 feet sensory is pretty good)
2e.) oh my!
now, given the Constraints of Physics i mentioned previously, i would be curious to know how a conjuring / alchemization of oxytocin may work?
as, in my mind: such an ability necessarily implies, your brain is able to process (and articulate!) the complexities of chemistry
being able to manipulate matter—..
..and, getting it coöperate with you!—on a sub-atomic level is no small matter
as much as i may be loathe to admit it, bobbie-j..
..someone divine / celestial has to have conscientiously-designed our universe
the way everything operates?
the way everything is put together?
all of it makes too much [intellectual / practical] sense — almost none of what we have could possibly be the result of Chaos
i bring that up, because: for an alæythir to be able to circumvent / bypass Natural Law, they will need to be a God, themselves
to be able to re-write / modify the rules
complex alchemy, as you mentioned, is no small matter
3e.) i can apprehend why certain Story Weavers, who depict tales of Magicks Users, impose certain requirements / pre-requisites which magickers must observe
that, they can't just freely do what they want, without cost or consequence
materials cost
life-force cost
[mana] cost
something like that
of course, i'm sure you've already accounted for all that, madame
4e.) i apprehend why, given the limited time you were granted, to answer my question, you may not have felt up for intermingling the aleytheric abilities
because, i feel like, someone with your attributes could maybe, over time, figure out a way to overcome / compensate for your current limitation in shape-shifting
if you wanted to
though, maybe you don't feel the need to
you don't have to brush your teeth...
...but, you should do this anyway
(you are eating — right??)
f.) yep
that's The Cost i mentioned before
though, honestly?
you and i both know, that's fair enough
what i am curious to know — could you conjure up your own Thanksgiving Meal whenever you want?
or, rather, would you prefer to cook one up as normal (you can use your abilities to assist with this, if you wish), and then use your alæythir to stow this away on your person..
..so that when you're feeling hungry, you can replenish your [mana] right then and there?*
* i would be very appreciative of the Touch of Realism, if you tell me there may not be a way for you to stow the reserves away, in such a way to preserve the foods' integrity
myself, i wouldn't be too interested in wolfing down cold turkey / ham..
..much less so, cold mashed potatoes, string beans, or biscuits!
2f.) i like that
i like your implication that [the adequate supply of calories] is not necessarily to be taken for granted — is it because all of this is happening in the post-Primeon Cataclysm world?
that'd make sense if so
if i am not mistaken..
..Sentient / Sapient Life remains on the brink of extinction?
what would you employ your shape-shifting talent for, bobbie?
3f.) this-all sounds fairly God-Like to me
yet, i wonder..
..would you be satisfied, if-never you have to work for anything you have?
wouldn't you be(come) bored, without having to "struggle" for something?
4f.) most importantly: i wonder, if you have ever composed a depiction of yourself, as someone who's mastered what you have?
this would be a very interesting exercise
— dipauk
(all things considered, i feel my month's lag in responding to you is justified
we got some prime Thought Material for you to snack on!
if you need a month or two to get back to me, i won't be mad
)
..so, who am i to go criticizin' anyone else?—
—especially for an output that's well-thought out, and organized, as you produced, about 29 days ago, madame?
a.) technically..
..i could make the argument, the landscape you described, sounds like how it literally is right now, in march 2024, for certain parts of our planet
(of course, without all the shenanigans a post-Primeon Cataclysm may wrought!)
even in my own current form, i wouldn't fare much better, should i be thrown in any-such hell's•hole right now
b.) i dunno if you could outclimb all of your hostile creatures: some of them looked pretty dang agile to me!
also!
aleythai!—
c.) —being versed in any sort of alæythir, at all, puts you at some-significant advantage, over a normie
the three instances of "weaklings" you mentioned, all sounded fairly-friggin' amazin' to me!
though, obviously, not much of a match against an adept..
..well, not everyone in the world is an Adept
(fortunately, there wouldn't be many Adepts around who make it their life's mission to go messing with weaklings
{especially, not, in a post-P.C. kinda world!})
d.) given the "rules" (and constraints) of the Physics & Physiology that we have to observe, here on this planet..
..i reckon i may have a pretty good grasp on extrapolating the (cap)abilities of your jōnins (and kages)
i would "permit" it, if a phenomenon similar to chakra-molding, through Mudras (or, an analogue to this), was implemented for at least some of these alæythir, towards the end of executing them
e.) (i thank you for actually indulging me!
{nerd
})
1e.) even this strikes me as fairly useful, for general Day-to-Day purposes
(20 feet sensory is pretty good)
2e.) oh my!
now, given the Constraints of Physics i mentioned previously, i would be curious to know how a conjuring / alchemization of oxytocin may work?
as, in my mind: such an ability necessarily implies, your brain is able to process (and articulate!) the complexities of chemistry
being able to manipulate matter—..
..and, getting it coöperate with you!—on a sub-atomic level is no small matter
as much as i may be loathe to admit it, bobbie-j..
..someone divine / celestial has to have conscientiously-designed our universe
the way everything operates?
the way everything is put together?
all of it makes too much [intellectual / practical] sense — almost none of what we have could possibly be the result of Chaos
i bring that up, because: for an alæythir to be able to circumvent / bypass Natural Law, they will need to be a God, themselves
to be able to re-write / modify the rules
complex alchemy, as you mentioned, is no small matter
3e.) i can apprehend why certain Story Weavers, who depict tales of Magicks Users, impose certain requirements / pre-requisites which magickers must observe
that, they can't just freely do what they want, without cost or consequence
materials cost
life-force cost
[mana] cost
something like that
of course, i'm sure you've already accounted for all that, madame
4e.) i apprehend why, given the limited time you were granted, to answer my question, you may not have felt up for intermingling the aleytheric abilities
because, i feel like, someone with your attributes could maybe, over time, figure out a way to overcome / compensate for your current limitation in shape-shifting
if you wanted to
though, maybe you don't feel the need to
you don't have to brush your teeth...
...but, you should do this anyway
(you are eating — right??)
f.) yep
that's The Cost i mentioned before
though, honestly?
you and i both know, that's fair enough
what i am curious to know — could you conjure up your own Thanksgiving Meal whenever you want?
or, rather, would you prefer to cook one up as normal (you can use your abilities to assist with this, if you wish), and then use your alæythir to stow this away on your person..
..so that when you're feeling hungry, you can replenish your [mana] right then and there?*
* i would be very appreciative of the Touch of Realism, if you tell me there may not be a way for you to stow the reserves away, in such a way to preserve the foods' integrity
myself, i wouldn't be too interested in wolfing down cold turkey / ham..
..much less so, cold mashed potatoes, string beans, or biscuits!
2f.) i like that
i like your implication that [the adequate supply of calories] is not necessarily to be taken for granted — is it because all of this is happening in the post-Primeon Cataclysm world?
that'd make sense if so
if i am not mistaken..
..Sentient / Sapient Life remains on the brink of extinction?
what would you employ your shape-shifting talent for, bobbie?
3f.) this-all sounds fairly God-Like to me
yet, i wonder..
..would you be satisfied, if-never you have to work for anything you have?
wouldn't you be(come) bored, without having to "struggle" for something?
4f.) most importantly: i wonder, if you have ever composed a depiction of yourself, as someone who's mastered what you have?
this would be a very interesting exercise
— dipauk
(all things considered, i feel my month's lag in responding to you is justified
we got some prime Thought Material for you to snack on!
if you need a month or two to get back to me, i won't be mad
)
a.) technically....i could make the argument, the landscape you described, sounds like how it literally is right now, in march 2024...
Yeah, pretty much. the Cataclysm didn't make Earth a completely different place. Not deep down. I could write an entire book to explain it but the gist is that it's a future Earth + a few extra "significant" concerns and considerations. A lot of the difficulties you'd face are the same you'd face now with just a few addenda. What made the Earth more dangerous was the "refloration" and "refaunation" efforts initiated by the hypersapient AI. You have them to thank for dragons, gryphons, and man-eating plants.
c.) the three instances of "weaklings" you mentioned, all sounded fairly-friggin' amazin' to me!
Oh yeah. For sure. :3
(fortunately, there wouldn't be many Adepts around who make it their life's mission to go messing with weaklings {especially, not, in a post-P.C. kinda world!})
Heh heh heh... yeah, about that. >.>
d.) i would "permit" it, if a phenomenon similar to chakra-molding, through Mudras (or, an analogue to this), was implemented for at least some of these alæythir, towards the end of executing them
Nope. No magic. Science only. Well, kinda. It's dubious how "scientific" the whole concept is to begin with.
oh my! now, given the Constraints of Physics i mentioned previously, i would be curious to know how a conjuring / alchemization of oxytocin may work? as, in my mind: such an ability necessarily implies, your brain is able to process (and articulate!) the complexities of chemistry
Yeah... Initially, I conceived a concept for how this should work and it involved the manipulation of local fields and having a "mind library" of chemical compounds. I've since realized this is quite dubious and I'm considering aiming for something more like "you need to have some of the substance already to make more of the substance which allows you to "copy" its molecular charge formation. So say you waned to make quartz: You'd need some quartz and the necessary elements to make more quartz. How this would work exactly though.... dubious. It's an issue I'm working on. ATM, I'm leaning towards making the process "mysterious" and hoping people don't ask too many questions. ^_^; I mean, that's assuming I ever do anything with this anyway which I probably won't because I can't get out from under life/work/stress etc. So in all likelihood, Aleythir will never go beyond conversations like this in which case, I don't suppose this really matters all that much.
i bring that up, because: for an alæythir to be able to circumvent / bypass Natural Law, they will need to be a God, themselves to be able to re-write / modify the rules
I don't think so. We know of creatures on this planet that can manipulate and sense EMR in ways that allow the to generate light and electricity. There are creatures that can defy gravity by nothing more than their natural talents. Lots of creatures can bend chemistry to their whims in unique way such as hermit crabs, bombardier beetles, and, hagfish. It's just a matter of scale. Or so I'd like to think anyway. Keep in mind that aleythai have been genetically modified to an extent that they are basically superhuman or they are the descendants of said superhumans. The most adept aleythai usually have nanites, AI Medula implants, gene-mods, crystal data storage units, and such.
All that having been said, I admit, aleythir as a concept may just not be feasible within the confines of the laws that govern out universe.
3e.) i can apprehend why certain Story Weavers, who depict tales of Magicks Users, impose certain requirements / pre-requisites which magickers must observe that, they can't just freely do what they want, without cost or consequence materials cost life-force cost [mana] cost something like that of course, i'm sure you've already accounted for all that, madame.
Certainly. Aleythai burn calories when performing their specific gifts. Energy can also be drawn from the aleythir to some extent. I'm toying with the idea that alchemists might have teeny tiny nuclear reactors inside them and nanite powerplant staff but I think that may be a bit much. It's a WIP.
you don't have to brush your teeth......but, you should do this anyway
;p By the year 2100, most people have genetic mods that basically ensure their teeth take care of themselves.
could you conjure up your own Thanksgiving Meal whenever you want? ..so that when you're feeling hungry, you can replenish your [mana] right then and there?*
;P Alas, no. This isn't Skyrim. Though, an alchemist could find some suitable sacrifice material and make some high calorie candies. All they'd need are such things as sugar, fat, salt, and maybe some wax, all of which are chemically simple to make. Maybe also something to store it in such as paper or glass or plastic. Certainly, this would not compare to a Thanksgiving dinner but it might suffice in a pinch.
i like your implication that [the adequate supply of calories] is not necessarily to be taken for granted — is it because all of this is happening in the post-Primeon Cataclysm world.
Aye. The Cataclysm kicked a lot of particulate up into the atmosphere and killed off a lot of flora and fauna. Also, caused a lot of dirt to crystalize which made planting crops difficult in some areas because you now have very stony soil almost everywhere. So for a few decades after the Cataclysm, things were a little dicey, at least until sOmEoNE got the bright idea to genetically modify plants to metabolize such crystals.
if i am not mistaken....Sentient / Sapient Life remains on the brink of extinction?
For a while, yes, but things did not stay this way forever.
what would you employ your shape-shifting talent for, bobbie?
Personally? Maybe today I feel like being a guy. Maybe tomorrow I'm in a lithe lady mood. Maybe the next day I'm in more of a twink mood. Stuff like that. NGL, there are a few crimes I might commit if I could shapeshift.
..would you be satisfied, if-never you have to work for anything you have? wouldn't you be(come) bored, without having to "struggle" for something?
You're a god, you can fly, Cool. But what happens midflight when you run out of calories to hold your weight aloft in the ley? Hopefully you weren't too high up in the air. What happens if you were in the middle of alchemizing and you ran out of calories? Hopefully it doesn't explode in your face. What if you're a mystic exploring a dark cave and you run out of calories. WELP. There goes your light source. These beings still need to eat, drink water, sleep, and rest and if they fail to do these things, their ability to manipulate aleythir wanes. They may even be cut off from the aleythir entirely if those deficits are severe enough.
A 50 cal to the head will kill them. Certain poisons and toxins can still be fatal to them. Some of them will still die of old age. Many aleythai adepts have issues other people don't such as their medula implants needing downtime for maintenance which can leave them extremely vulnerable in myriad ways. They might be gods but they are not Gods.
4f.) most importantly: i wonder, if you have ever composed a depiction of yourself, as someone who's mastered what you have? this would be a very interesting exercise
Alas, no. I have not. Might be fun if I had the time. :\ I have a library's worth of story ideas and art ideas that will likely never see the light of day unless I get a lotto win or something absurd like that. Unfortunately, with my luck, I'm more likely to get lung cancer or have an aneurysm.
if you need a month or two to get back to me, i won't be mad
Right back atcha. ;}
Yeah, pretty much. the Cataclysm didn't make Earth a completely different place. Not deep down. I could write an entire book to explain it but the gist is that it's a future Earth + a few extra "significant" concerns and considerations. A lot of the difficulties you'd face are the same you'd face now with just a few addenda. What made the Earth more dangerous was the "refloration" and "refaunation" efforts initiated by the hypersapient AI. You have them to thank for dragons, gryphons, and man-eating plants.
c.) the three instances of "weaklings" you mentioned, all sounded fairly-friggin' amazin' to me!
Oh yeah. For sure. :3
(fortunately, there wouldn't be many Adepts around who make it their life's mission to go messing with weaklings {especially, not, in a post-P.C. kinda world!})
Heh heh heh... yeah, about that. >.>
d.) i would "permit" it, if a phenomenon similar to chakra-molding, through Mudras (or, an analogue to this), was implemented for at least some of these alæythir, towards the end of executing them
Nope. No magic. Science only. Well, kinda. It's dubious how "scientific" the whole concept is to begin with.
oh my! now, given the Constraints of Physics i mentioned previously, i would be curious to know how a conjuring / alchemization of oxytocin may work? as, in my mind: such an ability necessarily implies, your brain is able to process (and articulate!) the complexities of chemistry
Yeah... Initially, I conceived a concept for how this should work and it involved the manipulation of local fields and having a "mind library" of chemical compounds. I've since realized this is quite dubious and I'm considering aiming for something more like "you need to have some of the substance already to make more of the substance which allows you to "copy" its molecular charge formation. So say you waned to make quartz: You'd need some quartz and the necessary elements to make more quartz. How this would work exactly though.... dubious. It's an issue I'm working on. ATM, I'm leaning towards making the process "mysterious" and hoping people don't ask too many questions. ^_^; I mean, that's assuming I ever do anything with this anyway which I probably won't because I can't get out from under life/work/stress etc. So in all likelihood, Aleythir will never go beyond conversations like this in which case, I don't suppose this really matters all that much.
i bring that up, because: for an alæythir to be able to circumvent / bypass Natural Law, they will need to be a God, themselves to be able to re-write / modify the rules
I don't think so. We know of creatures on this planet that can manipulate and sense EMR in ways that allow the to generate light and electricity. There are creatures that can defy gravity by nothing more than their natural talents. Lots of creatures can bend chemistry to their whims in unique way such as hermit crabs, bombardier beetles, and, hagfish. It's just a matter of scale. Or so I'd like to think anyway. Keep in mind that aleythai have been genetically modified to an extent that they are basically superhuman or they are the descendants of said superhumans. The most adept aleythai usually have nanites, AI Medula implants, gene-mods, crystal data storage units, and such.
All that having been said, I admit, aleythir as a concept may just not be feasible within the confines of the laws that govern out universe.
3e.) i can apprehend why certain Story Weavers, who depict tales of Magicks Users, impose certain requirements / pre-requisites which magickers must observe that, they can't just freely do what they want, without cost or consequence materials cost life-force cost [mana] cost something like that of course, i'm sure you've already accounted for all that, madame.
Certainly. Aleythai burn calories when performing their specific gifts. Energy can also be drawn from the aleythir to some extent. I'm toying with the idea that alchemists might have teeny tiny nuclear reactors inside them and nanite powerplant staff but I think that may be a bit much. It's a WIP.
you don't have to brush your teeth......but, you should do this anyway
;p By the year 2100, most people have genetic mods that basically ensure their teeth take care of themselves.
could you conjure up your own Thanksgiving Meal whenever you want? ..so that when you're feeling hungry, you can replenish your [mana] right then and there?*
;P Alas, no. This isn't Skyrim. Though, an alchemist could find some suitable sacrifice material and make some high calorie candies. All they'd need are such things as sugar, fat, salt, and maybe some wax, all of which are chemically simple to make. Maybe also something to store it in such as paper or glass or plastic. Certainly, this would not compare to a Thanksgiving dinner but it might suffice in a pinch.
i like your implication that [the adequate supply of calories] is not necessarily to be taken for granted — is it because all of this is happening in the post-Primeon Cataclysm world.
Aye. The Cataclysm kicked a lot of particulate up into the atmosphere and killed off a lot of flora and fauna. Also, caused a lot of dirt to crystalize which made planting crops difficult in some areas because you now have very stony soil almost everywhere. So for a few decades after the Cataclysm, things were a little dicey, at least until sOmEoNE got the bright idea to genetically modify plants to metabolize such crystals.
if i am not mistaken....Sentient / Sapient Life remains on the brink of extinction?
For a while, yes, but things did not stay this way forever.
what would you employ your shape-shifting talent for, bobbie?
Personally? Maybe today I feel like being a guy. Maybe tomorrow I'm in a lithe lady mood. Maybe the next day I'm in more of a twink mood. Stuff like that. NGL, there are a few crimes I might commit if I could shapeshift.
..would you be satisfied, if-never you have to work for anything you have? wouldn't you be(come) bored, without having to "struggle" for something?
You're a god, you can fly, Cool. But what happens midflight when you run out of calories to hold your weight aloft in the ley? Hopefully you weren't too high up in the air. What happens if you were in the middle of alchemizing and you ran out of calories? Hopefully it doesn't explode in your face. What if you're a mystic exploring a dark cave and you run out of calories. WELP. There goes your light source. These beings still need to eat, drink water, sleep, and rest and if they fail to do these things, their ability to manipulate aleythir wanes. They may even be cut off from the aleythir entirely if those deficits are severe enough.
A 50 cal to the head will kill them. Certain poisons and toxins can still be fatal to them. Some of them will still die of old age. Many aleythai adepts have issues other people don't such as their medula implants needing downtime for maintenance which can leave them extremely vulnerable in myriad ways. They might be gods but they are not Gods.
4f.) most importantly: i wonder, if you have ever composed a depiction of yourself, as someone who's mastered what you have? this would be a very interesting exercise
Alas, no. I have not. Might be fun if I had the time. :\ I have a library's worth of story ideas and art ideas that will likely never see the light of day unless I get a lotto win or something absurd like that. Unfortunately, with my luck, I'm more likely to get lung cancer or have an aneurysm.
if you need a month or two to get back to me, i won't be mad
Right back atcha. ;}
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