Event wrap-up and updating the FAQ

[cosmods]

 Gena here again! Just wanted to point everyone to the battle/wrap-up on the last event, which is right over here!  
I will be tagging it once I get back from work later today, and I'll continue with the threads above it as well.  I apologize for the delays on this event, a lot of it was due bad planning on my part. I'm going to be more careful with how the next one is set up!

Also, I've been wanting to update the FAQ, but before I did, I wanted to see if anybody had any big questions that aren't on the list yet. As an example, I've seen some occasional confusion about whether a Gem Weapon counts as one of the earned powers, or if it's a freebie! (For the record, it is an earned power!) Of course, you can always ask the mods privately if you have any questions. I just figured it'd be good to ask here before any new edits were made.

Comments

[nailed_it]

Adding to this that it should probably be clarified whether characters can come in with weapons separate of the Weapon Summon power?

Like, I'm pretty sure they obviously can (hello RWBY cast and several other heavily armed characters), and it seems like Weapon Summon just avails them of the ability to keep the weapon literally on their person and able to summon or dismiss it at will but it would definitely be good to get an official mod answer on how that power specifically works. Particularly since it's one I'm considering. >.>

[blindfoldcode]

Vaguely on the same topic, what about nonpowers like Cartoon Logic (where the frick frack does mabel put her grappling hook that she can whip it out in gideon rises?) or organic bodies that were built to be more durable than the average person?

[stigematize]

Pulling items out of nowhere would be a Hammerspace power! As an example, Pinkie Pie could always pull her stuff out of thin air in MLP, but once she got here it became a Gem power! It's an ability, even if it's just because of the cartoon setting she comes from.

As for the durability, I think that'd be a little more wishy-washy? It'd be a case-by-case issue, I'd say. Some characters are naturally stronger than others physically! Whether through their own fitness or species advantages, whatever.

And since we have that thing where "characters that didn't bleed before still don't have to bleed when they're hurt", a cartoony character probably WOULDN'T sustain a horrible, realistic wound if they got injured. But I also don't think they would be able to get hit in the head by an anvil without poofing. They can sustain injuries stylistically, but if it would totally kill a normal person, I think it's fair for them to have the same limitation. Durability to that level should be a power!

I might have to ask more about this, though! I don't think that issue has come up specifically yet.

[stigematize]

Each weapon summon would count as it's own power! So it'd be like "weapon summon: knife, and "weapon summon: gun". And of course characters can always carry non-gem weapons on themselves whenever they want!

I'm... not sure if that's exactly what you were asking, though, so clarification may be needed!

[nailed_it]

Yep! That's what my understanding of it was, I just figured I should double-check and get it in writing so to speak. XD

Thank you very much!