Now I am, thankyouverymuch .

I just thought of another one by the way: While Demigods hear their name being spoken and that's it, anyone who speaks a Divine's name evokes an effect.

Cwin tells Kalodan: Fain was here the other day.


For a moment, you see a vision of the land around you smothered in flames. You blink and the vision is gone.


I imagine the Divine already have enough tools that they don't need to hear their name, but if they can find it useful then give it to them too.

It probably won't be too spammy realy. I mean, how oftain is a person's name spoken about, especialy when you KNOW they will notice? After a moment of people typing 'say CWIN!' 50 times a minute when it first comes out, everyone will just switch to nicknames. The result is little tactical gain but a powerful RP gain/ego boost/cool toy.

I think that is the point. It can help to add a little more RP to the game.

And yea, i think this should only be something that a titan or Demigod would get.

I'm liking this idea too, especially the disctinction that you only hear a bit of what is said surrounding your name.

I'd prefer just sensing when your name is spoken,
and maybe just in your local area.

You sense Bob has spoken your name at fields of scree

Hello paranoia.

For the person who said Beetlejuice--also think Candyman, or Demogorgon...

Based on this, I'd actually like to see it enhanced!

Perhaps you can send a one-time zap to somebody who takes your name in vain. For instance, here's how Id see it working.

AB Discernment Namescry

This ability constantly monitors the aetherwaves for your name. If your name is spoken via says, tells, or on any city/guild/clan/order channel, and the person saying it is not under the protection of any privacy effect, you hear the name and a brief snippet of the conversation. You can only hear somebody on another plane if you have the ability to hear clan channels across the planes.

If you hear your name, you can use the NAMEZAP power if you cast it .

AB Discernment Namezap
Cost: 5 power (plus power effect)

If someone has stated your name, and you overheard it with Namescry, for the next 30 seconds you can invoke certain powers for a one-time attack. The victim must be on the same plane. The cost of this power is 5 plus any power or mana of the effect. If the combined total costs more than 10 power it will fail (no toadcursing).

Powers that can be used include the following.

NAMEZAP WITH HEX --You can send a single hex to the victim.

NAMEZAP WITH PSI --You can use any offensive psionic power.

NAMEZAP WITH ILLUSION --You can cast illusions such as Spook, Phantom, or a regular Illusion.

NAMEZAP ENTITY --You can send a demon, fae, or angelic creature to attack the victim. The creature appears and will automatically engage in an attack mode.

It might also be cool to have a SCRYZAP power--if somebody scries you, lookout. Think of what happened to Pippin when he tried to look at Sauron!

Just some ideas.

I don't like the zaps, that makes it Waaaaay overpowered in my book.

It's not as if you could do much real damage with only one attack.

I think anytime you say Fain's name, you should catch on fire

Yeah, everytime you say Hajamin's name, you see the light, every time you say Shikari's, big guys with swords, and every time you say Viravain's, you get a personal visit from Kethuru himself.

Yeah but what if:

Someperson says, "Manjanaia rules!"

Say my name will you bitch!

*zap*

Maybe a NAMEZAP power can only be used if you're transcendent with the skill. Thus to Hex somebody who you detected with NAMESCRY, you need to have transcendent Hex ability, to send illusions, transcendent.

This would limit that ability to the very powerful. My idea is to make those who have a lot of power be a bit feared even when mentioned.

I'm all for it...
Random newbie says Viravin who?
Random newbie has been slain by the might of Viravin.

Viravain.

Oh man, this would definately be a cool skill for our Demigods. Maybe even the leaders of the cities/communes. Lots of RP potential...lots of total neatness. Good job!!

Zap sounds kind of cute, though do NOT make it a skill matter. There are novices that buy credits and trans skills like mad. Besides, it again takes away from the whole 'I'm more GOD than you" ideal.

Zap to Demigods, though. I can see it. It wouldn't be overpowered since it can only be done when the person says your name. Since everyone will use nicknames after 3 days of it, it'll balance itself out.

Though if you give zap to Demis, you MUST make it so that Divine names have real effects: the effect depending on the divine (though not on who you are. No having a Glom say Vivi's name and get healed and a Seren say her name and die). Limits could be set, but overall, just something to make you realy FEEL the power.

Of course, you'll see Dreamweavers having fun with this.. which isn't realy a bad thing so long as the 'zap' isn't too bad.

Maybe it needs to cost a crapload of mana as well as power so people won't waste it. For instance, gateweaving costs 2000 mana, for instance.

Or maybe, like shouts, have it based on rank. Maybe you have to be in the top 40 ranks to have that ability.

My idea wasn't meant to be anything that was really a cool attack power, but rather a flavor thing. They can use it, but it's more or less likely only if somebody who's really