06-20-2016, 12:52 AM
(06-19-2016, 11:52 PM)Rahizel Wrote: // what makes them difficult to target? Is it because they're psychic projections instead of being opaque to light? Nothing can just be unable to be targeted but still be visible and nothing can attack and not be attacked in the exact same instant.
//also Rahizel's frame both scrambles and absorbs energy, especially arcane varieties. Spells would have a much higher chance to fail in immediate proximity and though there's no conscious control it follows with the level of anger and aggression
// have you ever tried to punch a ghost?
// the "not targetable" thing works kind of like how vampires can't see their reflection and how you can't shoot a hologram. The whole "hit intangible things" thing just coincided with Joey's onslaught of shadow creatures at the time, and considering they're a form of energy construct, it kind of makes sense for energy to be able to interact with energy, regardless of tangibility.
// hence why they'll always be vulnerable to stuff like electricity, plasma, and fire in either state.
// they can't hit physical objects while intangible, either. I think this stuff through. Everything I come up with has weaknesses engineered in so there's always some way to beat them in a fight.
// TL;DR (again) they're elemental-ghost hybrid things that can't hit tangible stuff while intangible, and also get hit by energy stuff like plasma and fire no matter what. They're also not god creatures designed to always win in a fight.
// what's more, why does it even matter? All it means is that you'll have to actually aim instead of relying on advanced targeting systems, and have to actually shoot your magic missile instead of using its homing thing. This isn't hard science, and not everything needs an explanation. It'd be a waste of time to peer pressure me into scientifically explaining everything. I could have just said "magic" and it would have sufficed.
// -As for the other thing-
// it'd still disorient Umbra somewhat, since he still has an energy about him when not in Anomaly form- even though he's currently completely locked out of it.
(06-20-2016, 12:25 AM)achroma Wrote: "It's not working! What can I do!"
*the entity begins to go into a panicked frenzy, lashing out*
"I'm not long before I deplete the arcane energies stored within the construct, so it's now or never."
The Imps start retreating. Once a cowardly animal, always a cowardly animal, it seems.
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