Hey Lel! Your info post looks great, we just have a few little things and clarifications/modifications regarding the abilities section that we need your feedback/explanations on.
First, and most minor, please relabel “Permissions post link” to “Power Opt-in post link” and "Opt-out post link" to "Content opt-out post link".
Second, about the abilities…
As you guessed, the time travel option will be out. Time control would however be possible if you wish to have it, as long as it is used very sparingly. His visions will be limited to objects. It will be done by either asking a player about the object in question if it is theirs, or if he finds an object at any map site just ask a mod if there is a vision to be had. Please use this one sparingly.
Regarding Old Speech: Old Speech will be automatically mutually intelligible only with magical characters from worlds where a similar concept of “all magical beings have a common language” exists. For all other magical beings (for example Tolkien dragons) the general rule on languages applies (see below).
Regarding understanding languages: We discussed how to work with this in a way that wouldn’t potentially trouble other players (for example when there are languages that are kept secret by their speakers) and came to an opt-in solution that we’d like to offer you: Will will be able to understand languages that are not English (or otherwise “normally learned” languages) or Westron, but only under the following circumstances: Inside an interaction in which all participants have given you permission to understand/speak the character’s language. Outside of such interactions (when alone or when a character who hasn’t given permission for this language is present) he will not be able to speak, write, read or understand “foreign” languages. Please add a question along the lines of “is it okay if Will knows your character’s language(s) when interacting with them” on your opt-in post. Example: Will talks to Bob who has given permission: Ability intact. Will talks to Bob and Jenny, Jenny has not given permission: Ability broken. Will talks to Betty who has given permission for Swedish but not for Finnish: He’ll know Swedish but not Finnish. Will finds a book and is alone: Ability broken.
Lastly, we’d like to ask you how you will handle the following abilities: "Spells using the virtues of different plants and animals" (Specifically, might this entail any kind of shapeshifting?) "Cannot die" (What happens if he is beheaded/his body is destroyed?)
If you have any questions/want to discuss anything, just contact me here or over on plurk!
Revisions
First, and most minor, please relabel “Permissions post link” to “Power Opt-in post link” and "Opt-out post link" to "Content opt-out post link".
Second, about the abilities…
As you guessed, the time travel option will be out.
Time control would however be possible if you wish to have it, as long as it is used very sparingly.
His visions will be limited to objects. It will be done by either asking a player about the object in question if it is theirs, or if he finds an object at any map site just ask a mod if there is a vision to be had. Please use this one sparingly.
Regarding Old Speech: Old Speech will be automatically mutually intelligible only with magical characters from worlds where a similar concept of “all magical beings have a common language” exists. For all other magical beings (for example Tolkien dragons) the general rule on languages applies (see below).
Regarding understanding languages: We discussed how to work with this in a way that wouldn’t potentially trouble other players (for example when there are languages that are kept secret by their speakers) and came to an opt-in solution that we’d like to offer you:
Will will be able to understand languages that are not English (or otherwise “normally learned” languages) or Westron, but only under the following circumstances: Inside an interaction in which all participants have given you permission to understand/speak the character’s language. Outside of such interactions (when alone or when a character who hasn’t given permission for this language is present) he will not be able to speak, write, read or understand “foreign” languages. Please add a question along the lines of “is it okay if Will knows your character’s language(s) when interacting with them” on your opt-in post.
Example: Will talks to Bob who has given permission: Ability intact. Will talks to Bob and Jenny, Jenny has not given permission: Ability broken. Will talks to Betty who has given permission for Swedish but not for Finnish: He’ll know Swedish but not Finnish. Will finds a book and is alone: Ability broken.
Lastly, we’d like to ask you how you will handle the following abilities:
"Spells using the virtues of different plants and animals" (Specifically, might this entail any kind of shapeshifting?)
"Cannot die" (What happens if he is beheaded/his body is destroyed?)
If you have any questions/want to discuss anything, just contact me here or over on plurk!