permissions + opt-out

[ninjatortle]

OOC permissions

• backtagging Fine by me!
• threadhopping Go for it!
• fourthwalling Comic relief allusions are fine!
• off-limits Mentions of CSA, incest, rape

IC permissions

• physical contact BIG YES
• mental contact Absolutely fine!
• fighting/injury Go for it!
• death Ask first, but I'm open to it!
• content warnings Eska's healing may bear uncomfortable similarities to self-harm for some; violence, death

SHIPPING

• eska is aroace I'm not really interested in shipping or ERP with this character.

Empath abilities

Eska's Way of Empathy monk abilities give them some limited telepathy and short-term emotional manipulation.

• friends (desc) This makes people more amenable to persuasion, intimidation, or deception for one minute. They'll be fully aware they were charmed after that time passes, and are still fully capable of refusing or consenting to things. In LA, this can be used three times per day.
• calm emotions (desc) Eska is able to either temporarily suppress hostility in others, temporarily negate outside influence on a person's mind/emotions, or just make them feel real chill for a bit. Has a chance of failure, and in LA, it can only affect five targets at a time.
• detect thoughts (desc) Exactly what it says on the tin. Eska can read the superficial thoughts of one target at a time, or detect the hidden presence of a thinking creature within 30 feet. In LA, they cannot probe deeper than surface thoughts.
• empathic healing Eska can heal injuries by taking the damage onto themself, or establish an Empathic Bond with another creature which halves all harm they receive, but at the cost of Eska receiving the other half of all damage they incur. If this isn't something you're comfortable with, then you can opt out of receiving any healing from them or partaking in a Bond.

For the above Empathic abilities, players can either request that all spells have a chance of failure, a la Calm Emotions, or opt out entirely, depending on their comfort level. Eska isn't likely to use Friends on anyone but event monsters; Way of Empathy abilities are meant to comfort and connect, not manipulate. For the chance-of-resisting option, you're entirely welcome to decide for yourself whether that given attempt works or fails. None of these abilities will ever be used in a thread without asking first.

<b>Player:</b> (Your name) <b>Character:</b> (Your character) <b>Friends:</b> (Yes/Chance of failing/Do not use) <b>Calm Emotions:</b> (Yes/Do not use - all uses of this ability have a baked-in chance of failing) <b>Detect Thoughts:</b> (Yes/Chance of failing/Do not use) <b>Empathic Healing:</b> (Yes/No Empathic Bond/No healing/Do not use) <b>Other Opt-Outs:</b> (General "do not" for whatever you may require. Your comfort is important! If you'd prefer anonymity, feel free to use Eska's HMD instead.)

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Example permissions

[ninjatortle]

Player: Snapdragon
Character: Eska
Friends: Do not use
Calm Emotions: Yes
Detect Thoughts: Chance of failing
Empathic Healing: Empathic Bonding is okay, but please ask first before giving my character healing.
Other Opt-Outs: None, but I'll edit if this ever changes!