taxonariffic
General
Character Name: Paul Smecker
Species (human/alien/vampire/other?): 100% Human
Extra-human/abnormal abilities, if any?: None
Psychology
1. Is it okay for your character's thoughts to be read/their mind to be probed? As the player, yes, I am okay with that. Paul will feel very differently, if he is made aware that his thoughts are being read.
2. Is it okay for any of your character’s intense/distressing memories to be seen/heard/read in this situation? See above.
3. What kind of mind does your character have? Are they disturbed at all? Are their thoughts ordered or jumbled? Paul has a mind that is highly ordered on first impression-- he has a 'memory palace' [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci ] - and has a LOT of information stored in his brain. He's a very aural thinker so a lot of it is arranged using musical terms and designations. However, beneath the first impression of 'orderly' there's considerable high-speed chaos going on, and his thoughts are prone to jump tracks rapidly from one train to another (or more commonly, be running on multiple topics concurrently). Basically, he's someone who would probably qualify as a genius level intellect who has trained a naturally chaotic and intuition driven mind to be ordered and rational.
4. Is it okay for your character’s emotions to be sensed? Player is fine with it; character will be aggro'ed yes.
5. Does your character have a weak or strong mind? Are they susceptible to influence or hypnotism? I'd say moderately strong-willed. Paul has a lot of determination and is stubborn as a lame mule. But his stubbornness and resistance to outside influences is only within what a human could believably have-- no superhuman resistance to domination in play.
6. Does your character have supernatural/mental fortification against mind-reading or telepathic communication? Nope.
7. In the case of characters who are extra-sentient/psychic and can just 'know' things about people, can the muns of these characters use the powers of Wikipedia to get information about your character? Yep, sure.
8. If so, is there anything that should absolutely never ever be brought up? OOCly I am fine with anything. ICly, of course, Paul will flip his shit at another character if more distressing aspects of his past (the Saints, or the matter of Angela-and-David, is brought up).
9. Anything that should absolutely be brought up? Nothing in particular
10. Will thoughts in the narration be up for grabs? If so, how will you indicate these? Italics/strikes/something else? Sure. I'll use italics.
11. Does your character have any fears/phobias that you wouldn't mind being exploited? Ones that you'd like to NOT be exploited? Paul spent some time early in his career working in Behavioral Science-- essentially, dealing with the criminally insane. He decided he had to get out of that field for the sake of his own sanity (which worked out SO WELL for him....). Basically he has a deep-seated fear of going crazy himself, helped on by knowledge that on his worse days he's not too far from that already. I'd say characters can go ahead and exploit that, but honestly, Paul being brought into Taxon is going to exploit that like hell for him anyway, so....
Physiology
1. Is it okay for your character to be affected by chemical agents? Fear toxins, for example? I'd prefer a specific OOC clearing it with me beforehand.
2. Does your character have any unique biological difference that would affect their resistance to toxins/chemical substances? No. (Well, Paul's probably just about immune to caffeine at this point, but.... no)
3. Does your character have any notable genetic/supernatural/biological difference that would make their blood in any way different to a regular baseline human's (that would make them taste different if they were fed on by a vampire, for example)? Nope.
Physical
1. How okay are you with your character coming to physical harm? Pretty okay.
2. How okay are you with your character's home/possessions being targeted by bad guys? That's fine. He will go apocalyptic if his MP3 player is destroyed. :P
3. Can your character be impacted by telekinesis? Sure.
4. With regard to vampires, would your character be willing to be a donor? Paul says HELL no. That said, that is his first impression; under the right circumstances he could theoretically be convinced by a very good argument made to him in character.
5. If no, then how about unwilling? I'd prefer I be OOCly asked/consulted about that first.
6. With regard to shapeshifters, are you okay with having those with this power taking the shape of your character? Sure.
7. If your character has any superhuman abilities, would you be okay with these being replicated by those who have the power to absorb/take on the powers of others? N/A for mine
8. In a physical confrontation, is it okay if characters who have the power to sense/foresee/predict movements use this to their advantage against your character? Sure.
9. Are you willing to participate in plots where your character will sustain damage outside of a fight, such as in situations with torture, environmental hazards, or accidents? Sure.
10. Is there anything about them that would stand out noticeably (things like scars, physical augmentations, illness, anomalies, etc.) if they were ever injured or otherwise examined by a doctor? Are any of these things noticeable to others without close inspection? Paul does have a few scars on his body, hazards of the profession. All of these are covered up by clothes in his normal day-to-day but would be spotted fairly easily if he were undressed for a medical exam. He also wears contact lenses to correct mild near-sightedness, which would only be detected in an eye exam I imagine.
Magics
1. Can your character be influenced and tempted by magical or supernatural means? Sure.
2. If yes, will someone with the ability be able to find this out about them, and in what areas (think the seven deadly sins) can your character be tempted? Pride and Wrath would be his biggest
3. Could your character be glamoured (a form of mind control employed by vampires to make humans compliant/alter their memories etc.)? Yes, but Paul would be likelier than the average Joe to sense that something was off/that his mind had been tampered with
4. Can your character be effected by spells of any kind, and are there any specific types to which they would be immune? Yes he can be affected. No he is not immune.
5. Can your character's presence be sensed by characters with the power to read auras/pick up generalized vibes from people? Sure.
6. If yes, what kind of stand-out things about your character can be sensed? A high-tension, high-energy presence. If it had a color he'd be yellow or red. Tightly wound. An aggressive hummingbird.
7. With regard to characters that can sense danger/receive visions/predict general doom, are you okay with your character being the subject of any of this, if the occasion arises? Sure.
Privacy
1. Will your character change their name as it is shown on the map? If so, what will they change it to? Not likely, at least for now
2. If they’re able, will they ever opt to hide their location on the map? If he learns that's possible, he might definitely do so.
3. If your character is from an earlier point in their canon than another member of your cast, what is and is not okay for your fellow castmate to spill the beans about regarding your character’s future? Anything is fine. My character is technically AU of his own canon.
4. With regard to characters that like to snoop, can they find anything that's been publicly said by your character through the tablets? Sure.
5. How about privately? I'd like it OOCly cleared with me first.
6. Is there anything you'd especially like to be known about your character, for the purposes of amusement? Nothing comes to mind.
7. Anything you especially don't? Nothing comes to mind.
8 Do you like threadhopping (a character not already in a thread jumping in unexpectedly to reply to a comment), and are you okay with other people threadhopping in your threads and posts? If there's an IC reason for the person to respond in the thread, that's fine. I probably won't do much of it myself, but this answer may change as I get a handle on how Taxon threads operate.
Character Name: Paul Smecker
Species (human/alien/vampire/other?): 100% Human
Extra-human/abnormal abilities, if any?: None
Psychology
1. Is it okay for your character's thoughts to be read/their mind to be probed? As the player, yes, I am okay with that. Paul will feel very differently, if he is made aware that his thoughts are being read.
2. Is it okay for any of your character’s intense/distressing memories to be seen/heard/read in this situation? See above.
3. What kind of mind does your character have? Are they disturbed at all? Are their thoughts ordered or jumbled? Paul has a mind that is highly ordered on first impression-- he has a 'memory palace' [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci ] - and has a LOT of information stored in his brain. He's a very aural thinker so a lot of it is arranged using musical terms and designations. However, beneath the first impression of 'orderly' there's considerable high-speed chaos going on, and his thoughts are prone to jump tracks rapidly from one train to another (or more commonly, be running on multiple topics concurrently). Basically, he's someone who would probably qualify as a genius level intellect who has trained a naturally chaotic and intuition driven mind to be ordered and rational.
4. Is it okay for your character’s emotions to be sensed? Player is fine with it; character will be aggro'ed yes.
5. Does your character have a weak or strong mind? Are they susceptible to influence or hypnotism? I'd say moderately strong-willed. Paul has a lot of determination and is stubborn as a lame mule. But his stubbornness and resistance to outside influences is only within what a human could believably have-- no superhuman resistance to domination in play.
6. Does your character have supernatural/mental fortification against mind-reading or telepathic communication? Nope.
7. In the case of characters who are extra-sentient/psychic and can just 'know' things about people, can the muns of these characters use the powers of Wikipedia to get information about your character? Yep, sure.
8. If so, is there anything that should absolutely never ever be brought up? OOCly I am fine with anything. ICly, of course, Paul will flip his shit at another character if more distressing aspects of his past (the Saints, or the matter of Angela-and-David, is brought up).
9. Anything that should absolutely be brought up? Nothing in particular
10. Will thoughts in the narration be up for grabs? If so, how will you indicate these? Italics/strikes/something else? Sure. I'll use italics.
11. Does your character have any fears/phobias that you wouldn't mind being exploited? Ones that you'd like to NOT be exploited? Paul spent some time early in his career working in Behavioral Science-- essentially, dealing with the criminally insane. He decided he had to get out of that field for the sake of his own sanity (which worked out SO WELL for him....). Basically he has a deep-seated fear of going crazy himself, helped on by knowledge that on his worse days he's not too far from that already. I'd say characters can go ahead and exploit that, but honestly, Paul being brought into Taxon is going to exploit that like hell for him anyway, so....
Physiology
1. Is it okay for your character to be affected by chemical agents? Fear toxins, for example? I'd prefer a specific OOC clearing it with me beforehand.
2. Does your character have any unique biological difference that would affect their resistance to toxins/chemical substances? No. (Well, Paul's probably just about immune to caffeine at this point, but.... no)
3. Does your character have any notable genetic/supernatural/biological difference that would make their blood in any way different to a regular baseline human's (that would make them taste different if they were fed on by a vampire, for example)? Nope.
Physical
1. How okay are you with your character coming to physical harm? Pretty okay.
2. How okay are you with your character's home/possessions being targeted by bad guys? That's fine. He will go apocalyptic if his MP3 player is destroyed. :P
3. Can your character be impacted by telekinesis? Sure.
4. With regard to vampires, would your character be willing to be a donor? Paul says HELL no. That said, that is his first impression; under the right circumstances he could theoretically be convinced by a very good argument made to him in character.
5. If no, then how about unwilling? I'd prefer I be OOCly asked/consulted about that first.
6. With regard to shapeshifters, are you okay with having those with this power taking the shape of your character? Sure.
7. If your character has any superhuman abilities, would you be okay with these being replicated by those who have the power to absorb/take on the powers of others? N/A for mine
8. In a physical confrontation, is it okay if characters who have the power to sense/foresee/predict movements use this to their advantage against your character? Sure.
9. Are you willing to participate in plots where your character will sustain damage outside of a fight, such as in situations with torture, environmental hazards, or accidents? Sure.
10. Is there anything about them that would stand out noticeably (things like scars, physical augmentations, illness, anomalies, etc.) if they were ever injured or otherwise examined by a doctor? Are any of these things noticeable to others without close inspection? Paul does have a few scars on his body, hazards of the profession. All of these are covered up by clothes in his normal day-to-day but would be spotted fairly easily if he were undressed for a medical exam. He also wears contact lenses to correct mild near-sightedness, which would only be detected in an eye exam I imagine.
Magics
1. Can your character be influenced and tempted by magical or supernatural means? Sure.
2. If yes, will someone with the ability be able to find this out about them, and in what areas (think the seven deadly sins) can your character be tempted? Pride and Wrath would be his biggest
3. Could your character be glamoured (a form of mind control employed by vampires to make humans compliant/alter their memories etc.)? Yes, but Paul would be likelier than the average Joe to sense that something was off/that his mind had been tampered with
4. Can your character be effected by spells of any kind, and are there any specific types to which they would be immune? Yes he can be affected. No he is not immune.
5. Can your character's presence be sensed by characters with the power to read auras/pick up generalized vibes from people? Sure.
6. If yes, what kind of stand-out things about your character can be sensed? A high-tension, high-energy presence. If it had a color he'd be yellow or red. Tightly wound. An aggressive hummingbird.
7. With regard to characters that can sense danger/receive visions/predict general doom, are you okay with your character being the subject of any of this, if the occasion arises? Sure.
Privacy
1. Will your character change their name as it is shown on the map? If so, what will they change it to? Not likely, at least for now
2. If they’re able, will they ever opt to hide their location on the map? If he learns that's possible, he might definitely do so.
3. If your character is from an earlier point in their canon than another member of your cast, what is and is not okay for your fellow castmate to spill the beans about regarding your character’s future? Anything is fine. My character is technically AU of his own canon.
4. With regard to characters that like to snoop, can they find anything that's been publicly said by your character through the tablets? Sure.
5. How about privately? I'd like it OOCly cleared with me first.
6. Is there anything you'd especially like to be known about your character, for the purposes of amusement? Nothing comes to mind.
7. Anything you especially don't? Nothing comes to mind.
8 Do you like threadhopping (a character not already in a thread jumping in unexpectedly to reply to a comment), and are you okay with other people threadhopping in your threads and posts? If there's an IC reason for the person to respond in the thread, that's fine. I probably won't do much of it myself, but this answer may change as I get a handle on how Taxon threads operate.