Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-17970636-20140509015753/@comment-24147026-20140509090029

Alright, I'm going to do what some of my fellow users are doing and break this up into the specific categories.


 * Personality: Starting with Liadan, the first thing I've noticed is her bouts of narcolepsy, which seems to be a hindrance from the get-go. Of course taking the prescribed medication would help, but she can't exactly do that in a middle of a fight. Another thing about the character is her low self worth, if you don't have proper motivation, how do you expect to win in a fight with someone who's also beating down on you? Moving on to Edwin, he seems more tactical and focused. A strategist at heart, but suffers from the same problem as Liadan;Low self worth and lack of courage. They both are diligent, smart, and also seem to enjoy experimenting. However, for one of them, this fight would lead to a case of "Curiosity killed the cat."


 * Backstory: Going to keep this one short, both OCs seemed to have experienced loss and a fair amount of tinkering in their pre-Beacon days. Both also being born into a lineage of some sort, Martial Artists for Liadan and Scientists for Edwin.


 * Weaponry: The Briar Rose as Liadan's weapon is named, seems a bit incomplete in it's design, barring the fact of it's components -semi automatic musket-. It mainly uses long ranged attacks, and has limited options if a opponent takes the fight up close. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Edwin's Ballista seems to be made with close range combat entirely. Being heavy and durable, able to dish out a lot of damage.


 * Semblance: Both have Semblances that act as shields in a way, with Liadan having one hit glyphs and Edwin possessing a type of barrier that guards any blow or attack in exchange for hurting his "soul". The only real difference I can see is that Liadan can use her semblance offensively, if only once or twice.

Final Thoughts: Now both of these OCs are very similar to one another, in both actions and personality. I'd be surprised if they haven't had some contact in RP or otherwise already.

Moving on to the matter at hand though, in a fight between the two it would be a game of cat & mouse, as both try to get the other into their respective ranges. If and when one does, it would then come down to who can outlast who in defense. Both being strategists, this part can be very drawn out, if other factors such as Liadan's narcolepsy come into play, that could tip the balance in favor for one fighter.

In this case, I'm going to have to give my vote to Liadan. She's more quicker and light on her feet without the Ballista weighing her down as it does Edwin. Her semblance also doesn't cause her pain when taking a hit, and the myriad ways she can use it offensively gives her an edge.