Collar Fluid Research Update

[animusmods]

A breakthrough in the collar research happens this month: the fluid contents have been successfully separated out. Most of the compounds are used for various kinds of stabilization and cannot be removed from the mix without killing the subject. One, however, is of note: it nullifies the true abilities the characters have. It would be easy enough to create collar fluid compounds that do not have this drug--somewhat more difficult would be figuring out how to get it into the collars. Still, if managed, real abilities would slowly return.

Provided a way to replace the collar fluid can be discovered, the following rules and restrictions apply to returned abilities:

1. Upon receiving the new liquid, all powers will be nullified for one week. Real and glamour powers are completely inactive.
2. After one week, real abilities will slowly return. They will start out quite weak and will only return to full strength after one month, with a few exceptions.
3. Characters will not be able to access any abilities that involve traveling to a different dimension or universe. Characters cannot utilize any form of astral projection, or in general any abilities which require their soul to completely leave their body. This means some forms of possession are still not allowed, although others might be. Ask if you're not sure. Characters cannot teleport or otherwise "fast travel" into the administrative levels or through the elevator shafts. Characters cannot regain immortality or near-immortality.
4. Attempting to use extremely destructive, wide-range abilities will result in the Tower rendering the character unconscious. This would be along the lines of anything that would affect/ruin the entire Tower or a large portion of the Tower.
5. If a character dies or otherwise has their collar fluid replaced with normal collar fluid, they must repeat the process again to regain their real abilities.

As always, if you have any questions, you can ask under the thread!

Comments

QUESTIONS

[animusmods]

[midgarhorizon]

So how does this work with collar check ups being mandatory now? It seems like replacing the fluid would be pointless with check ups every few weeks. Will the admin's ability to knock them unconscious be nullified with the fluid replacement?

[no_longer_a_king]

Would powers still be nullified on particular floors and in the Administrative levels or is that limitation gone?

[animusmods]

The characters will have to figure out a way to deal with the collar checks. There's a method in place which would make it possible, though they will have to continue going to them.

[great_king_of_evil]

Just a few questions:

1/ Could the characters teleport into the sealed-off areas of the tower, beneath the administrative levels?

2/ Regarding real powers: would their real powers work more effectively on monsters and would they be able to challenge level ten monsters? Would the real powers allow them to challenge retrieval units? Also, would someone with the power to control monsters, be able to control and organize the monsters in the tower to an extent?

3/ Regarding possession: can retrieval units be possessed with the real powers?

4/ And finally, this time around: would miniaturizing himself and sneaking into a dead body carried by a retrieval unit work as a mean to reach the lower level, granted the miniaturization is done through true powers?

[animusmods]

Powers will still be nullified where mentioned, yes.

EDIT: For now.

[animusmods]

1. No--to clarify on the teleporting restriction, it will feel as if they're running into a solid barrier if they try to teleport below the levels they can currently access.

2. Powers would work more effectively on monsters, yes. They might be able to challenge some level ten monsters, but it should be treated as an extremely difficult task not to be taken lightly even by the most powerful characters. Retrieval units, in this situation, would be about an eleven. It would be possible if it were only one or two, but multiples would overwhelm and also attract administrative attention.

Wide-scale control of monsters will not be allowed right now, but this will change eventually.

3. No.

4. Ganondorf why are you so obsessed with miniaturizing yourself Yes.

[midgarhorizon]

So I'm assuming that means the admins will still be able to knock them unconscious?

[animusmods]

Yes.

[no_longer_a_king]

Would they be able to perceive floor twenty-three now?

[animusmods]

Yes, though they won't be able to do anything on it for now. They'll realize that when they enter the floor they're being controlled to leave it, though.

[great_king_of_evil]

It all started with a big nose I mean, thanks!

Oh and just to clarify-- While wide-scale control isn't possible, he could still exert control over close-by monsters, correct?

[animusmods]

Correct!

[fionnuisce]

I'm pretty sure I can guess at the general answer, but just to be safe:

Would real powers have any influence on things that are presumably made of film? (Controlling mercury, water, etc.)

If so, are those abilities nerfed/limited and to what extent?

[animusmods]

Real powers would have influence on things that are made of film. However, because they're really film, using them would have the same restrictions as film abilities (they wouldn't work against level 10 monsters or retrieval units, for example).

[fionnuisce]

Got it, thank you! <3

[vermicompost]

This probably won't apply, since Kariya hates his powers, but I'm curious, just in case. For Kariya's "real" abilities to be present, the worms inside him would have to be real. What happens to characters who rely on something secondary like that?

[alephbet]

Will using this on the collar of a person apply to their demons and Pokemon and whatchallits?

If not, is there also a way to apply this to the demons and Pokemon and whatchacallits I'm missing?

[great_king_of_evil]

Derp I'M SORRY but I have two more questions, last I promise:

1/ Ganondorf couldn't split his soul in the tower before-- I assume that's still something he cannot do?

2/ Characters who can create things out of nothing like food, clothing, all that sort of stuff-- With real powers, are they going to create real things, or are they still going to create film-fabrication? This doesn't really concern any of my characters (maybe to an extent monster-creation with Ganon), so that's mostly curiosity.

Re: QUESTIONS

[bloodyashes]

How would real powers and film powers intersect?

Specifically: Asch, Luke, and Lorelei all have a shared telepathy network... Thing. If some of them are operating on real powers and others are operating on film, what would happen if they tried to contact each other?

[undefines]

Would powers that are a part of the character's physiology also be nullified? By which I mean--as a youkai, Nue is stronger, heals faster, has better senses, etc than a normal human. Would that all be gone along with her flight/danmaku/Seeds of Unknown Form?

[monstrueux]

I thought of another question! Gilles' power, as described in his abilities section, involves summoning monsters from another dimension, not creating them, so are his monsters real? (I'm assuming they're film at present.) Would they be real when summoned with his returned powers? And would they remain if his powers were then removed again?

Re: QUESTIONS

[notsogrimreaper]

So what about characters that couldn't really die before Animus? Ryoji could really only be killed by Minato before, but his near-immortality wasn't included with his powers. Can he still be killed now or would he be able to survive?

Oh and while I'm thinking on this, this shouldn't change control over powers, right? Or would having them stronger make them easier/harder to control?

[bowandblade]

So far, the glamour's mimicked Archer's usage of his gates and treasury only as far as allowing him to fire weapons. Would having his real powers returned affect that current restriction (allowing him access to other items, allowing things to exist outside of the gate longer than a handful of seconds)?

His treasury is pretty hax, so I can understand if things are restricted there.

[animusmods]

1. That's still something he can't do, right.

2. Food and water will still not be possible, but clothing would be. Weapons would not be allowed for now.