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Okay I'm sorry about how this has blown out of proportion, but originally I wanted feedback on how I should work Edward's feral side more into RPing.

Instead this is has derailed into my particular Rping style and its deficits.

While Wolfiso came up with a decent idea, I wanted everybody else to help chip in and throw ideas around. This is because I didn't want Edward's other form to be some "trick" that just happens every now and then.

First things first, to clear up the air.

I am not in control of any class other than my own. At no time is it my job or right to tell others how to run their classes.



As for this comment. We have experienced roughtly the first day/week of classes. If you look at any school or other institute of study, and look how their classes are taught, you will see that they start with the "basics" and move on. Yes, in some cases, they start with the basics in one topic, advance, then start with the basics of another topic. But for the most part, any institution will attempt to set a solid foundation before moving along.

As for the "precautions" clause, if you remember, Jardu'k (yes my character) set out and prepped his class area for the shard summoning. I dont remember if anybody did something along those lines for their class.



This wasn't a stab at your class. I was merely pointing out that the teacher of the NMSD isn't going to kill, or severely maim their students on the first day of class. Its just common sense.

Edward isn't a frail, weak person, who's chest is going to cave in when somebody sneezes, but a the same time he isn't a tank, so I'm not going to have him suffer from ruptured organs just to satisfy people that he took a beating. I was trying to keep the end results uniform with the scenario.

"Is he very smart? Pretty strong? Is he a powerful mage?"

Did you know that I could answer yes and no at the same time to each of these questions?

Edward is smart because he is streetsavy, has some decent observation skills, and can generally put one and one together and get two in fairly abstract situations. At the same time, he's ignorant, because he doesn't understand why some magic works, just that it works. Also, impulsive thinking can cause problems of their own.

Is Edward strong? If you base this upon his raw physical power, then no, he isn't. Instead he's learned how to use his strength to the best of his ability.

Is he a powerful mage? Define how you rank power? Is it his ability to purely decimate an area with arcane power? In this case Edward isn't a powerful mage. Is it his ability to adapt to new situations, and use unrelated knowledge to aid him? Then Edward would be a powerful mage.

All in all, Edward eventually will be Average. that is he is good at everything, but great at nothing at the same time. Any person who specializes in fire magic will more than likely out burn his spells. Its like I originally said in my elemental Earth class, you trade raw power for flexability, and vice versa.

I'm sorry if I've offended anybody with my rants, but these only popped up when people started critiquing my style opposed to what I asked for. I know it was wrong for me to blow up, but I was merely trying to defend my character.

Uhm.

you guys know he edited the first post right? When I read it the first time, it wasn't so much: "tell me how to play this feral character"

but whatever.

I WAS nice in my first post, but was then responded to with a ******** novel about how my OPINION was wrong.

And to be honest, you can't differentiate the character from the person playing it. He wanted suggestions of the char. I feel like the character is unbalanced and doesn't always represent what was shown in the bio. So, I mentioned that. Does that directly have something to do with the person RPing the char? Sure. But I felt I was doing what was asked.

Sweet jesus. I'm sitting here trying to plan something cool for you kids and I feel like you're all pointing fingers at me for defending MYSELF.

Sorry, I was the one that snapped first, so its my fault that this thing derailed so far. It basically turned into a "YES HUH! UN HUH!" pissing match from there, and I should have stopped it earlier.

About Edward's Condition, and how it pertains to the safety of the school.

Edward isn't totally animalistic in his feral form. He has urges, yet they're tempered by his human side. Thats why he doesn't go on bloody rampages, and generally only ends up killing something just to eat (which a human is too much effort for a meal, and often too big anyways.). if anything Edward would be curious and shadow a person if he ran across them.

But as for the official reason, there is none. The staff knows, (or a select few knows) of Edward's condition. The teachers are probably asked be careful about how they deal with the information (IE dont just blurt it out infront of everybody)

If anything the best way to solve it would be this...

Edward's mentor sends the academy a letter detailing Edward's condition, and nature before Edward would arrive. The Headmaster would know that Edward would go through these changes every night. And that while feral Edward would be aggressive, he wouldn't be that much of a threat (IE he eats small animals for nourishment, will stalk a person if they catch his attention but will rarely do anything offensive unless provoked.)

Sure, but lets take it to PMs.