Thread:Call me Nappa/@comment-24901923-20140618234618

Hello. I recently had an idea about Rust Morrison. It says on his page that he is limited by his weapons. My own OCs have a tradition of upgrading their family weapons. They do this by creating scratch-built replicas of the current version of the weapon to add to the family armory/mueseum, and making the upgraded new version using the reforged metal of the original. For instance, the namesake of the Moonfang family, the Moonfang gauntlets, were originally simple basket-hilted Katars at their first forging, but 10 generations and several rebuilds later, are now a set of gauntlets that mount Dust-enhanced tiger claws. Why not have Rust go through a particularly tough battle where his weapons hold him back or are broken, and then adopt this practice himself?

Also, regarding Irving's Semblance. I have been inquiring around the admins about whether or not certain Alpha abilities from the cancelled TV Alphas would be suitable for conversion into Semblances. Torrent has cleared all 8 of the ones I picked, though I've yet to hear from the others. Since Irving is a hacker, I'd suggest these 2:

Quantitative Aptitudinal: Blessed with massive problem solving and creative ability. They are able to handle incredibly complex mathematics at appallingly young ages, and have an Macgyver-like knack for inventing unthinkable devices that are often decades ahead of their time, and improvising with the materials at hand to build them. However, these devices aren't dependent on their creator to maintain their function, and reverse engineering them, while often very difficult due to the frequent logical and intuitive leaps involved, is possible. This one would fit well into Irving's over-reliance on his gear.

Transducer: Basically human antennas, Transducers can detect, translate, and transmit electromagnetic signals, both natural and technological in origin. This allows them to hack electronics with no need for hardware. Devices that generate large quanties of electomagnetic signals, like microwave towers, can interfere with this ability. They are also vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks and other forms of sensory overload if unable to shut out these signals. They may also find certain signal formats unreadable. This would fit well into Irving's specialty as a hacker. 