Lances...

[zangya]

Hi there everyone. :B

I'm new to this site, and have gotten myself familiar with the site... may have missed a few important threads, but I'll go double check.

So here's my question... I don't want to copy Xaldin, but is my character allowed to wield eight lances, like Xaldin wields six? He wouldn't control wind or anything... just darkness and lances, and different powers... [/ramble]

I thought I should ask before posting my character immediately, because on another rpg site, I used the same weapon as someone else, and I got kicked off. .____.;;

Anyway, thanks for your time! <3

-Zangya

[yuffie]

I'll take this one... since Xaldin is my character >>;;

Firstly, no, you won't get kicked off for bringing in another weapon that someone has. There's not enough weapons for a whole site to share an independent one, though originality is sort of cool.

How much control of darkness? If it's about as much as the Organization had control of than it's just sorta like Xaldin without his appearance and taking away his power of wind/air. Lances are usually more for physical assault than ranged, so I'm wondering just how this person would managing holding a total of eight. If it's propelled by an element then sorely, I'm going to have to say it's a bit too much like Xaldin for my personal liking. Though agreements could be reached, I guess. >_>

[zangya]

So YOU'RE the one with my precious Xaldin... XD Thanks for taking a look at my post.

That's cool.

Well, he'd hold two lances in each hand, each one kind of inbetween his fingers, while the other four floated around him, constantly circling him. I guess it would be too much like Xaldin, but for the element, I was thinking psychic powers so he could control the lances the way he wanted to.

Do you have any suggestions for other weapons? I don't want a sword... that's just bla. XD

Thanks!

[arashka]

How about a giant spoon, that's a cool and original weapon. Other than that, I have nothing else to share.... so *poof*

[alan8or]

... there is no spoon! [/obligatory Matrix Reference]

Lances, generally speaking, are large and fairly heavy. Carrying two in one hand? Not likely. And even if you could, they'd both be pointing in the same direction. Not too efficient.

Xaldin is something of an oddity. A normal person using a spear would do just that: use /a/ spear. Maybe a shield to go with it, or a smaller weapon in the off hand. If you're holding something between your fingers, try something smaller, like daggers, or shuriken, or darts. Lances? Not so much...

*grumbles* Stupid windbag cheats anyways... [/Alanator moment] (([/in-joke]))

[yuffie]

D< Yer mom cheats!

And heh, 'your Xaldin'? Sorry Kai, I've had him for a little bit more than a year now, I don't think he's changing owners anytime soon ^^;;

Yeah, as Nella (Code Gorilla) pointed out, you really only use one in that sort of style unless you're madly beast. I dunno... if you're going with mental powers... maybe a pendulum-yo-yo-like-thing? *shrugs* S'all I got bud xD

[zangya]

lolz yoyo. XD

Yeah I know he's been yours, but one day, I'll annihilate you and steal him. *shifty eyes*

Yeah, I'll figure out some kind of weapon for him... as for Sayuri, I think I'll give her a pair of curved blades: one that's used normally for magic, while the other is for close combat... unless someone has that idea. T_T

Okay, I'll think for Kai (or whatever I'll name him )

Thanks for the help guys!! ^_^

EDIT: What's the difference between a world character and an original character? And if I join Organization XIII, I have access to the World That Never Was, and I'm a nobody... right? Sorry for all my noobish questions. #.#

[shiay]

Sept 29, 2008 20:41:16 GMT -4 @zangya said:

EDIT: What's the difference between a world character and an original character? And if I join Organization XIII, I have access to the World That Never Was, and I'm a nobody... right? Sorry for all my noobish questions. #.#

Hi, I'm Shiay! Welcome to the forums ^_^ Considering that everyone is off doing school or work, I might as well pop my head in and answer these questions that you have

A world character is like my character, Stitch, whereas he resides in the World Radiant Garden for the time being... or like any of the characters: Ariel (Atlantica), Jack Skellington (Halloween Town), Jack Sparrow (Port Royale), etc.

An original character, like many of us have, would be a character that we've made up and turned into people that would be fitting for the Kingdom Hearts world. Like my characters Ikari or Kirata; both used to reside in Twilight Town, they're both now torn apart and wandering the worlds, etc., etc., etc.....

The Organization and Dark XIII, like the description to the thread says, have access to the World that Never Was... and yes, I do believe since the Organization and the Dark members are Nobodies, you would have to be a nobody as well... unless you are like Aros and are a Heartless that... I think, works with them? I'm not too sure on that one with Aros.... Yuffie would be able to answer that more efficiently than I can.

[kal]

^Correction- Dark XII are not Nobodies, but Heartless. They're basically original characters, except with the limitations on the name, affiliation etc. Check the Register for Rp board on Canon Characters for more info. And welcome to the forums

[zangya]

Thanks for the help guys!

[hobotrain]

I've got an idea to throw out there, but I suppose I'm just thinking out loud.

Has anybody here played Devil Kings? One of the playable characters, a samurai calling himself the Azure Dragon, was able to wield six katanas at once; three in each hand, held between the fingers.

Now while it's obvious such a feat would be pretty much impossible without some kind of assistance, it leads nicely into my point. Such a quantity of weapons could be controlled with, for example, a kind of telekinesis. Such an ability could be limited to those weapons in particular; say, for example, your character's lances bore a series of special enchantments that allowed the character to telekinetically control them despite not having any real telekinetic powers of his own. [/twocents]

[kal]

As has been mentioned before by Sayuri.

I think the telekinesis/psychic idea might be more flexible, but another idea- a concept I used for one of my characters was a 'puppet sword', where several threads/chains were connected to various areas of the weapon so it could be thrown, and its path/slashing could be controlled even after it leaves the hand. If you used a similar concept for your lances, it might work. For instance, if there was a hole through each of the lances, and there was a chain going through all of them- you could gather all the lances into one bundle with just a flick and then choose the number of lances you want to wield directly. Alternatively, you could use the chain of lances as a flail-type thingy. But hey, it's all up to you. Lances after all are much harder to control in a multitude than swords.