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NPC Dialogue
Topic Started: Dec 23 2009, 07:07 PM (1,392 Views)
Chains Of Fate
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I think it could explained that Hotaru inherits the ability to read minds from the time when she is possessed by Mistress 9. After all, Mistress 9 is an alien invader/demon/paranormal being of sorts that has the ability to possess someone and examine their persona. Mind reading would be pretty simple for her. It would also be more horrific for possessed Hotaru if she was constantly hearing strange voices in her head. (because she can't control the ability) And even though Hotaru is reborn, she does retain her original memories and it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for her to still have this ability.

Just because Hotaru can read minds wouldn't necessarily mean it would make her immune to attacks. It probably expends a lot of her energy to read a mind and in the scenario of an enemy attacking her, who's to say she can read a mind quick enough to dodge an attack. And I would imagine it is much more difficult to read an enemy's mind than it would be to read an ordinary person. For one, the enemies have a lot of psychological issues. XD And two they're for the most part magical beings.

I think expending MP when the player uses the ability in gameplay would be a great idea. It makes the player have to be more careful when using the ability.
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Tristan
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I think that aside for some small eva bonus her ability wouldn't change nothing in combat , besides mind reading should not be "reading" per se , maybe more like emotions , loose fragments of thoughts , a sentence here and there , like when you hear someone whisper , you can make out some words , put logic in some sentences but its mostly just annoying "pssst " etc. this could be also great drama material , for example hotaru being in big group of people could be frightened by constant noise that only she can hear and that would be great explanation to why she try to avoid public places etc. generally i think that (if properly added) this idea can add increadible new dimension to hotaru as a person
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Chains Of Fate
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I think so, too. It's a great idea and I can't think of anyone it would be better suited for than Hotaru.
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Eleo
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Punkrocker Warrior of the Moon
Maybe this would be too troublesome to execute, but what if using the mindreading ability in the field varied depending on Hotarus level?

Like a double-conditional switch:

If Hotaru is in the party;
(Player can see thought monologue)
If Hotaru is over level 10: "... been ... library ... now! .. show ... doesn't ... grades..."
If Hotaru is over level 20: "... been waiting ... library for ... now! Isn't ... show up? ... doesn't care ... grades..."
If Hotaru is over level 30: "... been waiting in ... library for two ... now! Isn't he ... show up? He ... doesn't care about ... grades..."
If Hotaru is over level 40: "I've been waiting in the library for two hours now! Isn't he gonna show up? He really doesn't care about his grades..."

etc.

It would give the fanatic NPC lovers (me) a reason to level Hotaru A LOT ! ^_^
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Tristan
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well maybe instead of levels of hotaru herself it would depend on the level of the skill ,
you know
mind reading lev1
mind reading lev2
and wouldn't it be better if aside from longer fuller sentences (which makes sense) higher levels allow to see deeper hidden thoughts not only surface glances .
for example ( i will keep the library example you used)
mind reading lev 5
I've been waiting in the library for two hours now! Isn't he gonna show up? He really doesn't care about his grades..
mind reading lev 6
I've been waiting in the library for two hours now!He is such a slow poke! Isn't he gonna show up? He really doesn't care about his grades... probably just playing with friends as ussual!
mind reading lev 7
Is he even care about me ? Making me wait for so long that is just rude, I bet he forgot and will make some stupid excuse again , he can make me so mad at times!
Sometimes it may lead to very strange situation since humans ussually don't fully understand what motivates them for some actions or emotions , the girl from this example may only be aware of the first reason of anger (that her friends doesn't care about grades) but doesn't know that deep down she is in love with the guy . That is why high level of mindreading would be awesome because it would allow hotaru to literally "know person better than he/she know him/herself"
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Eleo
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humans ussually don't fully understand what motivates them for some actions or emotions , the girl from this example may only be aware of the first reason of anger (that her friends doesn't care about grades) but doesn't know that deep down she is in love with the guy


Tristan you are the best! ^^ I'm amazed of how you described exactly the picture I had in my head, all shoujo-manga like!

I don't remember all the things Chains have said about the game system, but yeah, making it a skill sounds more apropriate.
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Tristan
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Thank you Eleo ! In one thing all man are alike , we love being complimented by girls :-)
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mikaylaaria
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Tristan
Jan 8 2010, 01:53 AM
Thank you Eleo ! In one thing all man are alike , we love being complimented by girls :-)
R-really?.....
*sigh*
No wonder I'm single, ehehe~
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Eleo
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Haha UsagiLaugh

Well I'm not, since I mastered the art of flattering men, haha ^_^
(is that really why though? I gotta go ask him....)
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Rumn-Snuffles
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Yeah, that's true, you could easily translate this skill into an evade bonus... and she can have weak physical strength to make up for it.

But yeah, I only thought she'd be able to use it as the enemy is actually attacking her, because attacks tend to be last-minute, and she'd only be stressed enough to use it in a moment of immediate danger...

So yeah, I agree completely XD
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