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[Exit Void] Permissions (Part Two)
As you can guess, the trouble with being an all-powerful Dark Sorcerer is the all-powerful Dark Sorcery part. Magic, however, is different outside of the Enchanted Forest and even more different outside of Storybrooke, meaning... Gold's pretty nerfed. However, he can still do some serious damage. It'll cost him, but he can still do it. YAY MAGIC PRICES.
This is less of a permissions post and more like a "permission to plot" post, because Gold is going to be keeping a low profile on the ship as much as he possibly can and won't be throwing most of this crap around willy-willy, but if worse comes to worse, I want to know which players are interested in these powers so I don't have to hunt people down when I want to do a plot- I can grab the interested parties here. So if you're wary about agreeing to some of these things- DON'T FRET. I'll always ask first and it's likely what you're agreeing to will never come to pass unless plot dictates it.
A full list of his powers can be found in his app but I'm only listing the ones that will probably have negative effects as anything else he'd personally suggest or ask first. Or, you know, make you pay forin blood and souls and fetuses
Can Gold use telekinesis on your character? By this, I mean simple spells like telekinesis/pinning them to walls/crazy psychic manhandling if they happen to piss him off. THERE IS NO MAGIC WAY TO DESCRIBE TELEKINESIS. This is the most important one besides the very last one.
Can Gold use curses on your character? IF SAY HE WERE TO GET THE MATERIALS FOR A SLEEPING CURSE OR IDK FEEL A STRONG DESIRE TO TURN YOU INTO A NEWT, IS THAT OKAY. I mean, really, it's probably not gonna happen, but if it did...
Can Gold "disheart" your character? The process of dishearting is basically when you reach into someone's chest, rip their heart out, and control the person THROUGH THEIR NOW MAGICALLY ENCHANTED HEART WITHOUT KILLING THEM (it doesn't turn you into a zombie, though- just makes it so you can't feel nothin' at all and you do whatever you're told to do). You can also crush it and kill the person. He is not going to do this unless he really, really doesn't like you and if he does do it, he's just gonna crush your heart and be done with it. I'm not taking controlling completely off the table, but it's just not something he leans towards. He is not Regina, okay.
Can Gold make bargains with your character? I PUT THIS ONE ON HERE, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO PUT PEOPLE IN A SITUATION WHERE A CHARACTER WOULD IC-LY SAY YES TO A BARGAIN, BUT YOU OOC-LY DON'T WANT THEM TO GET SCREWED OVER. Because he will trifle with technicalities unless he just really likes you. And breaking deals with him is just... not a good idea. So yes.
This is less of a permissions post and more like a "permission to plot" post, because Gold is going to be keeping a low profile on the ship as much as he possibly can and won't be throwing most of this crap around willy-willy, but if worse comes to worse, I want to know which players are interested in these powers so I don't have to hunt people down when I want to do a plot- I can grab the interested parties here. So if you're wary about agreeing to some of these things- DON'T FRET. I'll always ask first and it's likely what you're agreeing to will never come to pass unless plot dictates it.
A full list of his powers can be found in his app but I'm only listing the ones that will probably have negative effects as anything else he'd personally suggest or ask first. Or, you know, make you pay for
Can Gold use telekinesis on your character? By this, I mean simple spells like telekinesis/pinning them to walls/crazy psychic manhandling if they happen to piss him off. THERE IS NO MAGIC WAY TO DESCRIBE TELEKINESIS. This is the most important one besides the very last one.
Can Gold use curses on your character? IF SAY HE WERE TO GET THE MATERIALS FOR A SLEEPING CURSE OR IDK FEEL A STRONG DESIRE TO TURN YOU INTO A NEWT, IS THAT OKAY. I mean, really, it's probably not gonna happen, but if it did...
Can Gold "disheart" your character? The process of dishearting is basically when you reach into someone's chest, rip their heart out, and control the person THROUGH THEIR NOW MAGICALLY ENCHANTED HEART WITHOUT KILLING THEM (it doesn't turn you into a zombie, though- just makes it so you can't feel nothin' at all and you do whatever you're told to do). You can also crush it and kill the person. He is not going to do this unless he really, really doesn't like you and if he does do it, he's just gonna crush your heart and be done with it. I'm not taking controlling completely off the table, but it's just not something he leans towards. He is not Regina, okay.
Can Gold make bargains with your character? I PUT THIS ONE ON HERE, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO PUT PEOPLE IN A SITUATION WHERE A CHARACTER WOULD IC-LY SAY YES TO A BARGAIN, BUT YOU OOC-LY DON'T WANT THEM TO GET SCREWED OVER. Because he will trifle with technicalities unless he just really likes you. And breaking deals with him is just... not a good idea. So yes.
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knightsoflegend dungeon inventory list
(1) Three-piece suit. Black.
(1) Gray collared shirt.
(1) Black wool trenchcoat
(1) pair black leather gloves
(1) pimpcane
(1) Excalibur gun
(1) standard lockpick kit
(1) crocodile, five feet long (answers to Milah)
(1) Contractor's field bag containing:
(1) Gray collared shirt.
(1) Black wool trenchcoat
(1) pair black leather gloves
(1) pimpcane
(1) Excalibur gun
(1) standard lockpick kit
(1) crocodile, five feet long (answers to Milah)
(1) Contractor's field bag containing:
(1) cell phone
(5) chemical lightsticks
(1) map
(1) rope (150 feet)
(1) roll of duct tape
(5) chemical lightsticks
(1) map
(1) rope (150 feet)
(1) roll of duct tape
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exsilium Permissions
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backtagging: yes.
threadhopping: follow your heart, son. i don't mind.
fourth-walling: no for once upon a time, but beauty and the beast and rumpelstiltskin are free game. As is pretty much any fairy tale. he's in all of them, jfc.
offensive subjects: animal cruelty, but that's it. i don't squick easily.
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hugging: you know that scene in Hearts in Atlantis where Anthony Hopkins doesn't know how to deal with this kid hugging him? It'll be like that. So go for it.
kissing: danger will robinson danger.
flirting: go for it. expect little, however.
fighting: LET'S GET SHOUTY. if you wanna throw a punch, just warn me, though. i won't say no. i just... like being warned.
injuring: call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me. i will probably say yes.
killing: hahahahahaha.... you can... try? check with me, first, but he is nearly impossible to kill, so.
telepathy/mind reading: yep. just be all 'sup, i can read minds, because i have a tendency to introspect, so it'd rather pinpoint surface thoughts than just make you read FOREVER INTROSPECTION. i'm nice like that.
backtagging: yes.
threadhopping: follow your heart, son. i don't mind.
fourth-walling: no for once upon a time, but beauty and the beast and rumpelstiltskin are free game. As is pretty much any fairy tale. he's in all of them, jfc.
offensive subjects: animal cruelty, but that's it. i don't squick easily.
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hugging: you know that scene in Hearts in Atlantis where Anthony Hopkins doesn't know how to deal with this kid hugging him? It'll be like that. So go for it.
kissing: danger will robinson danger.
flirting: go for it. expect little, however.
fighting: LET'S GET SHOUTY. if you wanna throw a punch, just warn me, though. i won't say no. i just... like being warned.
injuring: call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me. i will probably say yes.
killing: hahahahahaha.... you can... try? check with me, first, but he is nearly impossible to kill, so.
telepathy/mind reading: yep. just be all 'sup, i can read minds, because i have a tendency to introspect, so it'd rather pinpoint surface thoughts than just make you read FOREVER INTROSPECTION. i'm nice like that.
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO BEING THE MOTHERFUCKING DARK ONE
( magic always comes with a price )-HERE IS THE DEAL WITH MAGIC IN OUAT. IT ALWAYS COMES WITH A PRICE. Generally speaking, that price is probably either small or huge, depending on the magic. You could cast a minor spell and stub your toe later or you could cast the MOTHER OF ALL CURSES and lose your home and get a gaping void in your heart. Basically, magic is a crapshoot.
-MAGIC IS ACTUALLY PRETTY FUCKING STRUCTURED. It follows physics. You can't create something out of nothing with magic and you can't destroy something just with magic- and I mean destroy as in wipe it off the face of the planet by wiggling your nose (you can make them explode, however). You can cause a lot of fucking destruction with magic. You also can't make people fall in love and you can't bring people back from the dead. Dead is dead and true love is extremely powerful and no one fucks with it.
-THERE'S TWO PRIMARY TYPES: Fairy magic (which doesn't cost shit because it's ~pure~ if it's not DARK FAIRY BULLSHIT because those exist apparently, despite Rumple's insistence on everything coming with a price- it's just not very useful and also he's a Bitter Betty because god a fairy gives your son one magic bean) and witchcraft (which is like magic heroin). (Note: The main reason fairy magic P R O B A B L Y doesn't come with a price is because (A. It has to be believed in to work and (B. It requires a reagent- fairy dust) Genies and other magical creatures exist, but whatever.
-CURSES DON'T HAVE AN UNDO BUTTON. They can be broken, but you can't go "shit I fucked up, lemme do that again." You also can't retroactively alter them. Curses cannot be broken with more witchcraft, because that would be counterproductive and honestly most people don't curse people with the intention of fixing it. Fairy dust and true love's kiss (and true love in general) are typically the most effective ways of breaking a curse.
EDIT: CURSES DO, IN FACT, HAVE AN UNDO BUTTON. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
EDIT: CURSES DO, IN FACT, HAVE AN UNDO BUTTON. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
-Magic does not come from within, which is why anyone can cast spells when they're written in magical spellbooks, etc. Because THE SPELLS ARE LITERALLY. IN. THE BOOK or why normal people can use fairy magic through the use of fairy dust. Witchcraft has to be harnessed, so if there's NO MAGIC in a world, you can't do shit.
- A lot of magic requires a focus- an item used to channel it or a potion of some kind. Not a whole lot can just... happen. Even Rumple sometimes has to use a fairy's wand to channel stronger magic with the help of some fairy dust. Some magic exists in certain items and can be used by anyone, regardless of innate magical ability, such as the CANDLE OF DEATH.
-Curses last forever until they're broken. Enchantments tend to be short term, barring a few exceptions.
-Magic is INHERENTLY NEUTRAL. It's what you use it for that matters. The reason fairies are so precious and pure is because their magic CAN only be used for good and if it isn't, you get dark fairy bullshit. I will get back to you on dark fairy bullshit when the show gets back to me on that.
-Magic is INHERENTLY NEUTRAL. It's what you use it for that matters. The reason fairies are so precious and pure is because their magic CAN only be used for good and if it isn't, you get dark fairy bullshit. I will get back to you on dark fairy bullshit when the show gets back to me on that.
-Magic comes from emotion. You tap into strong emotions to get a result. The darker the thought, the darker the magic. Bloodlust, anger, and rage will get a desired effect, but so will love. Ultimately, you have to think of something either dark or something you love enough to use magic to protect- barrier spells and enchantments work best when the latter is used, while the former works for everything else. You can't overthink it- you have to want it emotionally.
-DON'T YOU FUCKING TALK TO ME ABOUT BLOOD MAGIC AND NAME MAGIC RIGHT NOW, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS.
-DON'T YOU FUCKING TALK TO ME ABOUT BLOOD MAGIC AND NAME MAGIC RIGHT NOW, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS.
GENERAL MAGIC SHIT
CURSES:
-Sleeping curse: Created by a potion either put into someone's food or, more commonly, transferred through blood by lacing a needle of a spinning wheel with it. It puts someone into an eternal sleep from which they can only be woke by true love's kiss.
-Transfiguration: Human-animal only (see spells for object transfiguration). One of the more common curses- turns a human into an animal or a monster or an object. Like all curses, these spells can be broken with fairy dust or true love's kiss.
-Other curses: There are plenty of simple curses that function similar to enchantments, but are much darker in nature. They require certain ingredients and, like an enchantment, require something meaningful, although unlike enchantments, the curses usually require something with a negative memory associated to it, usually a heart or blood or something along those lines.
SPELLS:
(Note: almost any "effect"-based can be reproduced in potion form with the right ingredients- i.e. sleeping spells, memory spells, transfiguration spells, etc.)
(Note: almost any "effect"-based can be reproduced in potion form with the right ingredients- i.e. sleeping spells, memory spells, transfiguration spells, etc.)
Teleportation: Appearing and disappearing in puffs of smoke. You can also teleport other people too.
Telekinesis: There is no other way to describe it. You throw people around the room or move objects with your brain.
Fireballs: SERIOUSLY. ARE YOU REALLY SHOCKED THERE ARE TONS OF FIREBALLS INVOLVED. THAT'S EVERY SORCERER'S FAVORITE SPELL.
Summoning: As long as the object exists in the world, you can summon it to you.
Shapeshifting: Alternately known as "being Cora-ed." It's a difficult spell to master, but mastering it means you can assume any shape you choose- at least human-wise. You can also use the spell to change the appearance of someone else.
Transfiguration: For objects only- see "curse" for human-animal transfiguration. This is merely the act of transforming an object into a different object. You can also use variants on this spell to fix broken objects.
Enchantments: Probably the most common- and always used through potions. Enchantments are used to give power to ordinary objects to make them into protection spells or tracking spells, etc.- pretty much 90% of all useful spells come from enchantments. Usually the items, in question, have to mean something to the person involved before the enchantments can take effect. You can also use hair, etc. in making specific enchantments- taking a hair from someone's head can fashion a protection spell against that person.
This is also where the SPELLS ARE INSIDE THE BOOK shit comes in. Words are power- enchanted words doubly so. The spells might be specific, but it's the words that are enchanted so anyone can use them.
Animation: I have no idea what the fuck to call this- this is basically the act of taking previously immobile objects and animating them- so using trees and vines to capture a person, turning the cute little decorations on the wallpaper into viney traps, or making a stone wall shift to trap a person... Or hell making the ground SWALLOW SOMEONE. That's pretty much the kind of shit we're talking about here.
Barriers: Barriers... prevent people from coming into a place. And can also hide it. It's pretty self-explanitory. Invisible chalk makes these spells much easier to perform, especially if you're only protecting a small area. Barriers can either hide a place so people don't come there or hurt you if you try to leave.
Dishearting: It's surprisingly not a curse. Basically, it's the act of ripping the heart out of someone, enchanting it and thus keeping the person alive, and then using it to control the person. There are also counterspells to prevent a person's heart from being taken. Also a person who is the product of TRUE LOVE cannot have their heart taken.
Memory Retrieval/Memory Erasing/Other Memory Shit: There's two ways to do this. One I'm thinking is Dark One-specific (the act of actually pulling memories out of someone's head violently) and the other is more of an enchantment wherein you use a dreamcatcher to "catch" memories and view them. You can also erase memories or alter them.
Immobilize: Freezes a person or animal or object in place.
Preservation: A spell to preserve a body. (or a severed hand)
Healing: Clerical magic, yey!
Mirror-related spells: mostly involves the ability to communicate and spy on people through the use of reflective surfaces. Any reflective surface. Except water, I guess.
Sleeping spells: Unlike sleeping curses, these put people to sleep for a short time. They don't work on people with stronger magic than you. Thanks, Pan.
Healing: Clerical magic, yey!
Mirror-related spells: mostly involves the ability to communicate and spy on people through the use of reflective surfaces. Any reflective surface. Except water, I guess.
Sleeping spells: Unlike sleeping curses, these put people to sleep for a short time. They don't work on people with stronger magic than you. Thanks, Pan.
DARK ONE- SPECIFIC POWERS
INVULNERABILITY: Can't be killed or greviously. Period. Unless stabbed with the extra special dagger of destiny. Also immortality. This only functions when there's magic around.
AGE MANIPULATION: Can apparently keep people young by spinning the clock back. Can also spin it forward.
BEAST MASTER BULLSHIT: Rumple fucking summoned a wraith, but I don't know if anyone could do that or if namedropping himself just makes him ten times less likely to get mauled by shit when he tries it. But considering he was capable of NEGOTIATING WITH OGRES, I guess there's some monster solidarity going on. They hang in the same hoods.
FORESIGHT: This one isn't even a Dark One specific power. He just Highlandered that skill from a Seer. It's complicated. And it means that he can see the future, but it's usually a hot mess than can be wildly misinterpreted.
MAD SKILLS: Apparently, being the Dark One gives you mad skills in literally everything you do. Like somehow you SUDDENLY KNOW HOW TO USE A SWORD REALLY FUCKING WELL. And a bow and arrow. And honestly where the fuck did all that instinctual magical knowledge come from???
"So you possess the Dark One's dagger, now what?"
-Comes when called. This does not prevent him from just sneaking up behind you LIKE AN ASSHOLE and going "what the fuck do you even want?"
-It also doesn't prevent him from pretty much doing whatever the hell he wants short of causing your sorry ass bodily harm, unless you tell him "don't do the thing." So basically make sure you tell him "don't hurl emotional abuse at me" early in your relationship or you're just going to end up in a hot mess.
-You should probably also tell him not to have deep meaningful conversations with peasants who will promptly steal your shit and ruin everything. Seriously, put a leash on that thing. What the fuck.
-Basically the Dark One is not a mindless zombie drone that kills on command when controlled. He's a sassy fuck who kills on command unless you go around saying "stop being so goddamn fabulous." And that's rude.
-If you stab him with the dagger, you became the Dark One. It's like Highlander, but with less property damage, more sparkles, and has absolutely nothing in common with Highlander. Except that Rumple is Scottish. I CONNECTED THOSE DOTS SO WELL.
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