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[Alice]

I was aiming for a Sephiroth that is from Final Fantasy 7, but had been affected by the Kingdom Hearts monsters, namely the Heartless.

I didn't know if I was making my version of Sephiroth appropriate or not, though, as it turns out, I guess I did. Thanks, Alice.

Also... what should I do to keep Sephiroth enjoyable?

@OPOI: If A++ Strength is a bit too much, then I guess I'll have to knock it down to A+, hopefully without any issues.

Ah, OK. Probably I'd just go with the FF7 version, since even when you bring Sora in, he'll still be a threat regardless, but if you do fuse the two, I'd probably just give him KH's Sephiroth's memories and not much else, since their abilities are pretty similar I think, and I don't think Sephiroth needs much else to murderate things.

And no problem- I like helping people~ If you need any more advice, don't hesitate to ask in here again.

And yeah, looking at what OPOI said, knocking it down to A and putting more emphasis on his speed might be a good idea. ^_^" Sephiroth's definitely OP, but we can't have him be too over the top.

As for keeping him enjoyable... hmm... well, my memory's rusty on FF7 since I haven't played for awhile, but having fun with his twisted personality might be a good start. Like OPOI was saying, keeping him evil or at least morally ambiguous is also good. Also, probably playing him on the lower side of his OPness would be good- Sephiroth could probably take even some of the higher ranking Servants on his own, so just stay on the cautious side with that.

[Xamusel]

One problem as far as I'm aware... I can't write canonical Sephiroth all that well. If it turns out that I've written him completely off-base, I apologize, but I don't know how to best write him at all.

Now... his speed is definitely the better score this time. I saw to it that Sephiroth's score in Strength was reduced again... and that his Speed score was upped as a result.

Anything else I need to know?

[OPOI]

I've mentioned rusty chainsaws if he's suddenly a massive self-sacrificing hero with zero explanation si?

Remember, very little humor from Sephiroth, just the occasional wry comment.
Don't have him completely overpowering servants in one hit.
When developing relationships/friendships, go slowly. Sephiroth does not do love very easily, contrary to fangirl belief

[Cherry Lover]

Mike is projecting based on what I told him about the character's basic nature which is vastly different from his motivations post adventure

Then explain it, don't just get pissy with everyone when they point the issue out.

further Mike's objection is based off possibly losing a porn scene in the story to which I specifically stated Satoshi wasn't going to stop anyway.

No, it isn't. That was just the most immediate example of a more general issue.

clearly however you've seen fit to treat me like a six year old  and will never let this go, so next time I won't even bother trying to put up another profile for a character.

Lantz, constructive criticism of your work or characters is not "treating you like a six-year-old". We already tore apart Xamusel's first character, and he accepted that and came back with an alternative. Hell, even Kiyoshi had to be revised somewhat because you lot thought he didn't make sense for his age. Why should you be an exception?

Even the very best writers need criticism, Lantz, it is not good to treat it as a personal insult.

you may not see what you've said as insulting  Alice but it frankly is. I had hoped not to get the same stigma as on bl but clearly that's not the case

Lantz, honest criticism isn't "insulting". If she has misunderstood the character, then the correct response is to explain it, not to get angry at someone because you haven't given them enough details.

I can understand you getting shirty with people like Neir who are just being dicks, but not with someone who is genuinely trying to help. Even if you don't like what they're saying, if they're genuinely trying to help you it is not fair to start flaming them just because you don't want to hear their opinion. Especially after you  asked us to post it.

Everyone who refuses to pay attention is wrong plain and simple.

You haven't told us anything.

you, like mike are shoveling actions you presume will occur onto a character you frankly know fuck all about. Furthermore  regardless of any of the other abilities he has always had the ability to heal others, of course you will probably ignore this and compare me to twilight again  so I'll end it here.

Then bloody well explain it.

If we have concerns then you need to address them, not just get angry at us for daring to point them out (particularly after you explicitly asked us to do so). Sorry, but an RP can't work if none of us want to RP with your character because we consider him OP. You need to explain why it's not an issue, rather than just saying "tough shit". You accuse me of being selfish here, but you're not even considering how your actions will affect the RP for other people. You're just saying "I'll do whatever I like, deal with it".

[Xamusel]

I've mentioned rusty chainsaws if he's suddenly a massive self-sacrificing hero with zero explanation si?

Remember, very little humor from Sephiroth, just the occasional wry comment.
Don't have him completely overpowering servants in one hit.
When developing relationships/friendships, go slowly. Sephiroth does not do love very easily, contrary to fangirl belief

Okay, thankfully I can work with that info, to be fair. Thank you for clearing that up for me (even if it takes a while to get that ready for my usage).

[Cherry Lover]

Xam, in your post, what was the "massive explosion"? None of us did anything that would make any such explosion....

[Xamusel]

I realize that none of you caused such a massive explosion in character. I also realize that I don't know which part of the city you guys live (in character). Therefore, I thought to make a connecting point for Sephiroth and your characters, as a terror cell could be anywhere in the city that people may want to eliminate.

...yes, the massive explosion is explained as a terror cell causing a bombing near Sephiroth's location, but I couldn't think of where you guys lived in game to make it more effective. To make this interesting, I thought to make it near the Statue of Liberty, the one place which reminded me of what terrorists would want to destroy.

Elf, where in the city is the Statue of Liberty? If you could tell us, that would be most appreciated.

[Elf]

Elf, where in the city is the Statue of Liberty? If you could tell us, that would be most appreciated.

The Northeast side of town I think.  I suck at Geography, so let's just say our heroes are currently in the central part of the city away from the harbor.

Also, Cherry, isn't it your turn?

[Cherry Lover]

Elf, where in the city is the Statue of Liberty? If you could tell us, that would be most appreciated.

The Northeast side of town I think.  I suck at Geography, so let's just say our heroes are currently in the central part of the city away from the harbor.

I'm going to assume we're a long way away from the explosion, because honestly I don't want to have to deal with that as well....

Plus, Rider ain't going to give a crap, honestly, as long as it's not a danger to her or Kiyoshi. Certainly she's not going to rush in there to investigate it when she has something else to deal with.

Also, Cherry, isn't it your turn?

Yeah, I've been busy today.

[Xamusel]

Thanks, Elf, I appreciate it.

Now... who wants to see what to do about the situation I made inadvertently?

Of course, as explained to me, you guys were in a massive fight scene... and I don't want to shoehorn my stuff into this.

@Cherry: I get that my stuff is not going to be that important right about now. Therefore, I'll just say that I hope to have something tied in with you guys, but not something that was put in artificially.

[Elf]

Thanks, Elf, I appreciate it.

Now... who wants to see what to do about the situation I made inadvertently?

Of course, as explained to me, you guys were in a massive fight scene... and I don't want to shoehorn my stuff into this.

@Cherry: I get that my stuff is not going to be that important right about now. Therefore, I'll just say that I hope to have something tied in with you guys, but not something that was put in artificially.

We can see what you want to do about it, but unfortunately, none of our characters could get involved yet.  Rider wouldn't give a fuck, Forest would, but she's otherwise occupied right now.

Also, I added Forest her most embarrassing skill: Orgasmic Bite.

[Xamusel]

I can only imagine what that's about, Elf.

I mean, a bite that can induce orgasms?

[Elf]

I can only imagine what that's about, Elf.

I mean, a bite that can induce orgasms?

She is a vampire, and that's sort of a common thing in vampire fiction. 

Telepathy stimulates the pleasure senses of the brain so on and so forth and the person who gets fed off of has a very good time.  They just may need a change of clothing afterwards.

[Xamusel]

Is that so?

Remind me to work on including that sort of thing in my own story stuff.

Anyway, what's with the turn thing, Elf? I just need to make sure I get this straightened out.

[Elf]

In Anne Rice's books, it's sort of more the opposite, the vampires getting pleasure from the feeding.  It was their replacement for sex.  If you're curious, Forest generally "in canon" uses it as punishment.  Someone pisses her off enough?  They'll get bit.  Not that's a bad thing or anything, but she doesn't see it that way.

Anyway, barring the fascinating subject of vampire sex, the posting thing.

Basically, the action flows like this, I can't post until after Mike, Alice, Lantz, and OPOI post because I'm reacting to their stuff.  It just depends where your character is and what they're doing.