Free-form: Muggles Vs. Wizards

Okay, I'm changing my character's specs.

• Hector Marez, age 25
• Mexican-American
• Male
• 5'4'': stocky, dark skin and hair, brown eyes
• Born and raised in So-Cal, Hector was a muggle-born who was adopted into another family to study magicks as a pureblood without attracting attention or discrimination. Sure enough, his blood status is assumed as "prueblood" even during the war. He has the unique privilege of being fully integrated in both muggle and wizard worlds, also showing a fascination in firearms since childhood. Instead of choosing sides, Hector has wisely decided to go freelance as he is disinterested in the politics of the war.
• He weilds a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle as his primary weapon, acting primarily as a sniper on either side. His "fight fire with fire" philosophy when fighting muggles despite raising eyebrows amongst the wizards has proven incredibly effective. The rifle is also blessed to puncture thru most forms of armor, physical and magical, giving him an extra tactical edge when fighting on either side. He also has a Colt M1917 .45 revolver as a sidearm with similar abilities to his rifle to puncture thru thick hides of monsters and sheild magicks. He melts down sickles into bullets as all-purpose ammo when fighting against wizards in case of undead beings. He only uses his wand in close-quarters last resort combat.
• Wears tac jacket, jeans, boots, and shooting glasses. Finds robes too cumbersome, even if he was using his wand. Uses magic to conjure sundries and other equipment.
• Combat spells known are Stuperfy, Expellarmus, Expecto Patronum, and Avada Kevavra.
• Currently on contract with wizards.

So he's essentially a magic marksman.

edited 11th Oct '11 8:58:59 AM by EnglishMajor

The only real "undead" in HP are the vampires; no word on if Inferi are vulnerable to silver.

But aside from that, generally approved. It may take a moment for me to drop you into the world, though.

Is my character allowed a sidearm pistol, or is my character too versatile/op with the rifle-wand combo?

Man, all I got was a sidearm....

(It doesn't really matter now, but a field jacket ≠ flak jacket. The two contemporary US models are the M52 and M69; the British forces have the M52 fragmentation vest)

edited 11th Oct '11 7:35:24 AM by hotelkilo

Kay I'm adding a revolver on my character with similar specs to my character (blessed to handle thick hides of monsters and shield magicks)

How does a blessing cancel out a shield spell?

Question seconded. I didn't think religious artifacts(?) (holy water, blessed/sanctified items) had an effect on Potterverse magics.

edited 11th Oct '11 9:08:49 AM by hotelkilo

How is a sniper rifle supposed to go through physical and magical armor? If we're operation under the assumption that religious blessings/artifacts have an effect on magic, I can buy that. But going through armor? 7.62mm/.308 has it's limits.

That's what .338 is for. Or .50.

Yeah, but he's using a Remington 700

What kind of armor are we talking?

No clue, I'm hoping he'll clarify.

If it's more flak vests, yeah, 7.62'll go through that.

I was thinking Level III body armor; that was my wtf?! moment.

You need at least IIIA to stop 7.62, don't you?

Type III is rated for rifles, Type IV is for AP rounds.

I think we hijacked the interest thread; time to migrate.

edited 11th Oct '11 10:19:16 AM by Kino

Indeed.

OK, to get that out of the way...

I'm sure there's a dispel enchant out there that can be applied to a physical object, like how the Weasley twins enchanted clothes with the protego spell. I was just thinking there's some kind of spell that could enchant the said firearm to punch thru say a protego spell or alternately thru the hide of a big-game beast. I did state earlier that when he fights against wizards he melts down sickles for silver rounds. It just seemed natural.

But, if you guys are being sticklers, I could change the rifle to a M107 chambered in .50. Of course, he might need a spotter. What say the DM? Can I keep the enchanted Remington 700 or for the purposes of the setting go for a more powerful rifle?

@Kino: for body armor: Hector would be using standard-issue Interceptor body armor, and I'd assume the muggle soldiers use the same armor. Yeah, I might want to change up to a .50 rifle.

edited 11th Oct '11 5:22:39 PM by EnglishMajor

I suggest popping on over to the DT with this, as we don't want signup to get too crowded.

will do

• Name: Sinclain Wolf Elwyn
• Nationality: German/British
• Gender: Male
• Physical Characteristics: 25 years old, dark blue eyes, thin build, but strong.
• Backstory: Raised in a mixed family wizard/muggle near Cambridge Brought up knowing about magic and science, skilled in the cross-use of magic and science, has an affinity for creating port-keys, Is a Fox animagus, dislikes the conflict between muggles and wizards because of his upbringing.
• Attire: T-shirt and jeans, with a underlying transformation spell to accommodate the animagus' abilities.

• Commonly used weapons: proficient with most small arms, can use shotguns, most notably prefers the AA-12 automatic (magic cloaked) he relieved as a present from his father at the start of the war, his father got it on one of his missions for the US-Government, Has enough skill in Curses/enchanting that he is able to modify the ammunition for various weapons. Also trained in fencing .

Spells; expecto-Patronum, Confundus, Expelearamus, Cognito-Incantartum,

Affiliation: neither wizard/muggle, prefers to use his influence to push for peace, not afraid to create a common threat, commands a band of muggle/wizard fighters called "the Muggle Wand".

edited 18th Dec '11 4:05:35 PM by baruta07

In B 4 Nixed.

Well, apart from being horribly unworkable, the AA-12, although in trials with the USMC, has not been fielded by an army yet.

Says the person who seriously considered using one.

Also, good luck keeping an AA-12 in the UK without taking a bullet from an AFO or otherwise spending a looong time in prison.

edited 18th Dec '11 4:03:52 PM by Deadbeatloser22

Whatever; am I expected to know everything, Just call it a Spec-Ops training or a Conviently "borrowed" (stolen) weapon