(04-16-2015, 12:41 PM)Nebbs Wrote: If you must have ultimate power, be Gandalph and Yoda ... just act enigmatic and let the others solve the problems, after all they have to learn and you don't want to show your hand. Though playing such a character and giving it that gravitas and not acting is a tricky thing to pull off.
Since we're talking story considerations...
Mostly, what I try to do is have L'yhta act as a "plot device" for others' stories. She'll offer possible solutions and approaches, but always note that they'll be difficult to do and potentially hazardous (as experimental magic always is). Success is never guaranteed, particularly when playing with forces that are just barely within the grasp of Man. She never jumps in and says, "A-ha! I have the solution right here, in my Fantasta-Defeat Your Enemy Spell I just came up with!" I've been on the receiving end of that in the past and, I agree, it's no fun.
So, ultimately, I let the needs of others dictate the boundaries of the magic. Magical healing is a great example of this. We know by lore that once you're dead, you're dead (more or less
), but up to that point, magic can fix quite a bit. So, when someone looks to L'yhta for healing, I ask them OOC what they'd like her to offer and do for them. If the story says that magical healing is slow or ineffective, she's offer up with some metaphysical explanation for why it does that. If it's faster that normal, I'll cover that, too. The idea is for her to be a resource and a benefit to help a plot, not a hindrance that derails it or seizes the spotlight from others.
The Freelance Wizard
Quality RP at low, low prices!
((about me | about L'yhta Mahre | L'yhta's desk | about Mysterium, the Ivory Tower: a heavy RP society of mages))
Quality RP at low, low prices!
((about me | about L'yhta Mahre | L'yhta's desk | about Mysterium, the Ivory Tower: a heavy RP society of mages))
