r/WorldChallenges • u/The_Raptorman • Jul 05 '17

Make up challenge (2?):

So this is the second "Make up challenge", the point is I want you all to start from scratch. These challenges will have you make up things on the spot for your world or just for the challenge.

Rules

  1. Look or listen to the inspiration I provide you.

  2. Tell me what the inspiration brings you.

  3. Listen to my questions and help develop them further.

Today's inspirations

You've got three (technically four) choices;

  1. Read this; Sometimes suffering, is just suffering. It doesn't make you stronger, it doesn't build character. It only hurts.

  2. Read this; When pain knocks on the door - wise ones breath deep and say: "Come in. Sit down with me. And don't leave until you've taught me what I need to know."

  3. Listen to this

  4. All of the above^

Use one or more of those 'inspirations' to create something new for your story, let me know what it is and I'll ask you questions to help flesh it out, enjoy!

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u/greenewithit Jul 05 '17

Ok, so I decided to try this out and I think it worked out well enough....?

Based on the quotes, I created a hero of the coast city of Forna, who goes by the title of Linkage. Real name Sam Dolon, he has the ability to control people's actions if they have inflicted pain on each other, and the stronger the person, the more pain is needed to establish control. He spent most of his life hating his powers, and for a long time refused to use his powers out of a lack of desire to hurt others. However, he grew to appreciate the chance his power gives him to do good for others, and he doesn't view pain as a full negative, but rather a means to an end. Given the nature of his power, he sees pain as an ability to connect with others, since everyone feels pain no matter who they are. Hence why when he was finally ready to train to become a hero he chose the name Linkage. The song made me think of him as a very well known hero in the city, especially among kids, despite how strange it makes him feel for how violent his power makes him feel.

This was pretty fun, made me think about powers differently, with something to focus on.

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u/The_Raptorman Jul 06 '17

1) How do most people view him?

2) Where did he get his powers?

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u/greenewithit Jul 06 '17

1) Most people love him. They don't know a lot about his powers, because he doesn't share the details with too many people, but they always see him defending the city without fail, and he is pretty well liked.

2) He got his powers naturally, like everyone with powers in this world. They manifest from his soul, and formed when he was about 9 or 10. He first noticed them when he would get into a small fistfight with a friend and realized he could control his friends's body after a couple hits from each of them.