The Thes'Pung Side effects

* The character you are applying it for(IT MUST BE YOUR OWN.): William Warthrop

* WHAT you are applying said character for: Several changes to his person and abilities, explained below.

* What the applicating abilities can do(IN DETAIL): Will be explained below

* Where they are going to learn, or have learned said abilities: These are the side effects to having consumed the certain Thes'Pung potion Will has developed.

* Your SteamID: STEAM_0:1:24430525

* Why you think you should have these abilities: Character development, and to make Will less useless.

define "energy".

running around nicking energy from people, in nearly all its forms, is a very overpowered ability that can spiral very fast.

Wait, so by drinking one Thes'Pung potion, you get permanent benefitial side-effects?

Becuase if it's not permanent, I don't see him being able to afford to keep buying more.

Weeell... Not being able to drink potions versus all these new pros and three new abilities. It doesn't seem really all that balanced, considering that he drank a single potion. And yes, as Phru said, I doubt he could afford for an awful lot of these potions even if it was only temporary (I gathered, however, that this is permanent).

And as Mack said, going around nicking any kind of energy from people, technically at any given time and then using it yourself does seem rather overpowered without it having some rather heavy cons. Technically, at later levels you could pluck a mage powerless and deflect all of his attempts to cast a spell, possibly even make them blow up in his face, with minimal downsides to yourself.

This'll need some work before it can be accepted, I believe.

If it's permanent, how does he increase the skills gained?

If it's not permanent, how can he afford it?

^ Two biggest problems with this.

I get the feeling he is going to be some sort of energy bomb, exploding when you anger him.

But as stated above, what do you mean by energy and how will it be used? Can he store the energy inside his body?

Clearly I need to sort this out.

My main definition of energy consists of Physical energies. Upon first contact, you would feel cold, eventually you would start to tire and fatigue after a bit of time. This is for offensive, defensive will be drawing energies out of magical attacks. Will, having no knowledge of how to actually use magic, won't be capable of using the energy and it would be directly fed to the Thes'Pung. The potion is permanent, but will make Will unable to use any other forms of potion, and drinking another Thes'Pung potion after the first would definitely kill him.

As far as expansion of the ability, the Thes'Pung becomes a part of your body, something that you learn to control, like your arms or your legs, but more difficult. Will would naturally learn to use it after time but then Plateau unless he continues to exercise his abilities, the Plateau would probably exist around four or five points.

I understand if you think it's a bit iffy, it'd be a pretty big jump for Will. I'll remove the slight magical resistance and add a few more downsides.

I'll look at this soon and see if I can help.

Well, after conversing with Kain, I've added some more stuff about the offensive drain and what exactly it goes for first.

so basically, the mushroom's a form of parasite that lives off of energy, and it wants its host to drain these energies to feed it?

does the Thes'Pung grow or change in any way as it is fed more and more energy, or is it just some sort of way of keeping it alive? and if so, could the sponge die if Will doesnt drain any energy for a longer period of time?

The Thes'Pung doesn't change physically once inside a potion, inside a person, it is more of a way of keeping it alive and feeding the potion's reaction. The Fungus will mainly drain off of Will until he learns how to control it, forcing him into a sluggish state and make him even more of a walking disaster than usual. If he learns the skills I'm currently applying for, he'll be able to convert basic things like light and heat around him into energy to feed it. The fungus will keep feeding even if Will doesn't have the energy, if he ended up being completely dead of energy by some means, the fungus would kill him and break the potion bond, being able to use Will's body to grow more of itself.

Well, I've added a ton of info after talking to Kain, specified exactly what he's able to do at what levels, and got in a bar fight with a Polar bear. I even devised a four line poem about how Kain had helped me and hurt my brain in the creation of his app. But the shreds of dignity I have left prevent me from posting it.

Bumping so Psyche can say it's a stupid idea and hit me with a blunt object.

I don't like it on the premise that all of this shouldn't come from a single potion, Thes'Pung added or not.

Well, Isn't will a transmutagen addict?

Wouldn't he go into withdrawal, making him weak?

B3SERK wrote:

Well, Isn't will a transmutagen addict?

Wouldn't he go into withdrawal, making him weak?

Well, I'm sorry I hadn't said this earlier because it's actually important. The potion the Thes'Pung is put into is actually a transmutagen, making it permanent. Not to mention, the physical impairments he's getting from the potion are fairly severe, he would have to meditate regularly if he wants to keep up pace with regular people. The fungus is always drawing from him, unless he focuses to get it another source of energy, he suffers.

Not all potions are addictive.

Removed the abilities, replaced it with a slight magical resistance.

since it only adds a !roll 100 and if it's under or equal to 5 it blahas magic, it sounds fine to me.

Accepted.