[X] Plan Nosy Teleporter
[X] Improve Hand-to-Hand - the meat of any fight, you've taken the effort to improve your skill here past mere competence.
[X] Instant Transmission - Using somebody's ki to guide you, instantly traverse the distance between two points. USES UP BOTH CHOICES.
[X] Ki sense
[X] No, I've focused on other things (+1 choice in one other category)
[X] Communication - the art of persuading, empathizing, and conversation.
[X] Tinkering - fixing, upgrading, and building machines.
[X] Inquisitive - you have a strong desire to learn about the world around you.
@Aranfan , if you changed the last item to Driven, I'd be down with your plan. I personally prefer the Beam Cannon to the Kienzan, but I'm okay with picking the Beam Slice Pizza, too.
@Aranfan , if you changed the last item to Driven, I'd be down with your plan. I personally prefer the Beam Cannon to the Kienzan, but I'm okay with picking the Beam Slice Pizza, too.
Because, to me, a Driven Pacifist is someone who's determined to Show Them A Better Way. Also, just because you don't choose to fight, doesn't mean you can't.
Wouldn't that still be a problem with, you know, kids. I mean, kids are idiots, I have a tough time believing that there's not at least one a generation that ends up sneaking a look for whatever reason.
It's useful, I can't deny that, for foes that absolutely must be killed, but most of the time it strikes me as less useful then most of the other options simply cause, well, it's lethal and we are almost a pacifist. Our first choice for most foes probably isn't kill them, probably best to go for options that we can use on everyone we fight.
Isn't this completly useless for us until we become a Saiyan God? Super Saiyan gives more of a boost after all and it's flat out stated in Dragon Ball S that it's not worth combining the super saiyan transformation with Kaio-Ken until you become a Super Saiyan God as at lesser stages of super saiyan it would be akin to throwing your life away.
the super saiyan transformation with Kaio-Ken until you become a Super Saiyan God as at lesser stages of super saiyan it would be akin to throwing your life away.
The problem with that is that Goku ditched the Kaio-ken for like 20 years so it hit him extra hard since he was already strained by SSGSS which he hadn't perfected. If we keep to our limits and recover correctly we should be fine.
Wouldn't that still be a problem with, you know, kids. I mean, kids are idiots, I have a tough time believing that there's not at least one a generation that ends up sneaking a look for whatever reason.
In all seriousness, the Saiyan culture has definitely evolved so that kids tend to be under tight control. Parents who don't keep their ki senses focused on their kids at all times tend to have the Lord of their Clan come down and personally kick their ass. But yeah, it happens. But when your local political leader can zip across the planet in a heartbeat, you tend to be back under cover before it's a problem.
It's useful, I can't deny that, for foes that absolutely must be killed, but most of the time it strikes me as less useful then most of the other options simply cause, well, it's lethal and we are almost a pacifist. Our first choice for most foes probably isn't kill them, probably best to go for options that we can use on everyone we fight.
"Mostly" is definitely the right word, here. I mean, you're an eight-year-old who doesn't like fighting, not the next interpretation of Gandhi. It's not out of the question, at this stage.
Isn't this completly useless for us until we become a Saiyan God? Super Saiyan gives more of a boost after all and it's flat out stated in Dragon Ball S that it's not worth combining the super saiyan transformation with Kaio-Ken until you become a Super Saiyan God as at lesser stages of super saiyan it would be akin to throwing your life away.
The real problem with Kaio-Ken is that Akira Toriyama kinda forgot about it after a while. One of the movies shows Goku using it with Super Saiyan, and contrary to popular belief there's not actually anything that says it's an automatic no-go, so I'm inclined to take it as canon. In short, for this quest they stack, but are absolute hell on your body due to the power levels involved. Extensive amounts of keeping in shape are a must.
In all seriousness, the Saiyan culture has definitely evolved so that kids tends to be under tight control. Parents who don't keep their ki senses focused on their kids at all times tends to have the Lord of their Clan come down and personally kick their ass. But yeah, it happens. But when your local political leader can zip across the planet in a heartbeat, you tend to be back under cover before it's a problem.
"Mostly" is definitely the right word, here. I mean, you're an eight-year-old who doesn't like fighting, not the next interpretation of Gandhi. It's not out of the question, at this stage.
The real problem with Kaio-Ken is that Akira Toriyama kinda forgot about it after a while. One of the movies shows Goku using it with Super Saiyan, and contrary to popular belief there's not actually anything that says it's an automatic no-go, so I'm inclined to take it as canon.
Quote one of the God's "The Super Saiyan Form itself is hard on the body as it uses a lot of stamina, so, using this (with this being Kaio-Ken) with it is like throwing your life away on purpose. That's why he never used Kaio-ken for such a long time."
Then Goku admitted that it's only possible because the Super Saiyan God form works differently in some way then regular Super Saiyan, something about balancing energies or something.
I mean, your right, none of this contradicts what you typed, it might be possible to use it for five seconds or something at a time. They didn't precisely show exactly how tough it is on your body after all, no one tried to used it and immediately collapsed after all, might be able to get away with short uses especially if we manage to figure out a healing technique to combine it with.
I mean, your right, not of this contradicts what you typed, it might be possible to use it for five seconds or something at a time. They didn't precisly show exactly how tough it is on your body after all, might be able to get away with short uses, especially if we manage to figure out a healign technique to combine it with.
[x]Plan Teleport
[ ] Improve Hand-to-Hand - the meat of any fight, you've taken the effort to improve your skill here past mere competence.
[ ] Instant Transmission - Using somebody's ki to guide you, instantly traverse the distance between two points.
[] Ki sense
[] No, I've focused on other things (+1 choice in one other category)
[] Communication - the art of persuading, empathizing, and conversation.
[] Medicine - treating injuries and illnesses.
[] Driven - some people think your distaste for fighting makes you weak. Those people are idiots.
Welcome to the Training Hall
The Training Hall. For centuries, the center of Saiyan civilization.
Centuries ago, the first Sorcerers banded together in the hopes of creating a single place for the refugees of Earth -- a place to be safe. A place where the survivors could socialize and, yes, train. A place wrapped in mysterious energies to hide the ki of those within from the outside world.
Strictly speaking, the name is misleading. The Hall is open-air -- a colossal cave without a ceiling. It is ringed by smaller training rooms and even apartments, for those who simply don't want to bother with the hassle of the Masquerade. But it is shrouded in charms to keep it hidden from those who don't belong. It's as secure as a cavern a mile underground.
And it is, by necessity, the place where Scions go to transform.
For fear of being sensed, nobody is allowed to walk around the outside world at full power. What few scouters survived the fall of Earth found an unexpected new relevance in determining who couldn't be allowed to go outside the Hall without their power-dampening Masque on. But within the Hall, your people can unleash their full strength.
So it is rather surprising that, when your father, mother, and you enter the Hall, it is near silent.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"
Really, positively tranquil.
"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"
In fact, it's almost like nobody is here at all.
"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
BANG.
You brush the rubble cast about by the boy across the way powering up off of your gi. Truly, a peaceful evening.
A muscle-bound colossus of a man drifts through the air towards your family. Your father rises into the air to meet him.
"Vegeta," says your father.
"Berra," says the apparent Lord Vegeta. "You're late."
An explosion rocks the hall as the boy across the way launches into a training routine that seems to involve mass devastation of his surroundings. Nobody even glances over.
"I doubt you care, Vegeta, but it's my daughter's birthday today," says your father. "She had her party earlier."
Vegeta -- Lord Vegeta, you remind yourself -- grunts. "Waste of time, if you ask me. It would be better if you let her train more."
"I let her train as often as she pleases," says Dad. He looks back at Mom. "Kala, could you get yourself and Kakara settled in?"
She nods. "Already on it. Come on, Kakara." She starts leading you off to the edge of the Hall, where the apartments are. You look across the Hall to where the boy is still training.
"Mom, is that the other Scion?" you ask, watching as he pulverizes a boulder.
"Yes, Kakara," says Mom. "Scion Jaffur. You and he will probably train together at some point."
"I don't know..."
You've always had a good sense for ki. Actually, scratch that. You're a recognized prodigy. You can sense a bug on a tree branch a mile away, which is both useful and...ew. You've learned about sensing the ki of others until you can measure even your father down to the unit.
And it's telling you that Jaffur is sitting pretty at 15 million units. He has literally trained until he can train no more.
"I don't think I'd get anything out of a spar with him," you say, quite aware of your own current limit of 12 million.
"Don't sell yourself short, Kakara," she replies, shaking her head. "I'm sure you'd do fine."
You decide to keep any remaining doubts to yourself.
The two of you approach the apartments that Clan Goku owns, and a Saiyan standing at the door your heading to nods to your mother. "Kala. Pleasure to see you again." Then he looks at you, and his tone cools noticeably. "Scion."
"How are you, Parsna?" asks Mom, apparently not noticing his slight towards you.
"I'm good." He looks at you again. You decide that you don't like him.
"Mom, can I go flying?" you ask, really wanting to not be anywhere near Parsna anymore.
"Sure, Kakara," she says. "Just be back by sundown, okay? You'll need to be rested for tomorrow."
You nod and lift off, heading for the upper reaches of the Hall.
And, promptly, you jerk to a halt as a small but stupidly dense beam of golden light zips by an inch from your nose. You follow it back to the source.
Jaffur stands, wreathed in his aura, and lowers his arm. "Scion," he says, face blank.
[ ] Fire back
[ ] Don't fire back
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And we're into it. This bit and the next few updates will be both intro and continued chargen. We'll set up the circumstances of the quest and introduce the conflicts, and you'll also gain traits and skills at an accelerated rate in comparison to the rest of the quest. Basically, how you play the next few updates determines who Kakara has, up to this point in her life, been like as a person beyond the base motivations you set up in the character generation post. Stuff like if she has a temper, for instance, or how paranoid she is. The one you picked, however (driven), will be rather more foundational to her sense of self.
I'll start filling out the rules and character sheet bit-by-bit over the next few posts, but you still don't have to worry about them too much just yet (or at all, if they don't interest you).
Not quite sure how to go about this. On one hand, firing back seems a bit out-of-character, from the description we were given. Plus, it would probably means a fight against someone who outclass us. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure ignoring him will only worsen our relations with him.
