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Eskay64 Since: Nov, 2010
#9226: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:23:53 PM

All right, Enteria's a no. So on to my second question: Any other suggestions?

crowlover from a Jolly Caucus Race Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#9227: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:29:52 PM

I gave mine about having Aura as the blanket term and Obscura and Luma, or something like it, as sub-terms.

"Don't worry, murder is a sign of affection." - An amalgamation of Dunsparce
Tangent128 from Virginia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#9228: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:34:02 PM

I might have ideas later. Nothing really now, beyond maybe "The Wave"

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#9229: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:38:31 PM

Continuum, Spectrum, or Quadrants would be my picks. Describing the organizational system, rather than trying to come up with an obviously man-made term for something so ethereal, seems to work best, IMO.

The Wave works, too, from that perspective.

memyselfandI2 Dunsparce Cloud from The Biosphere Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#9230: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:44:00 PM

Quadrants. o3o

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
crowlover from a Jolly Caucus Race Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#9231: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:48:01 PM

Quadrants

So, Dark - ♠ Psychic - ♥, Fighting- ♦ and Ghost - ♣, then? o3o

edited 21st Dec '12 1:49:05 PM by crowlover

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Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#9232: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:48:56 PM

Hmmm...

They all have some tie to "light" and "darkness"... So... Spectirum? Spectara?

Also, LOL at Homestuck!Powers.

edited 21st Dec '12 1:51:43 PM by Umbramatic

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memyselfandI2 Dunsparce Cloud from The Biosphere Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#9233: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:48:57 PM

Crow: Sounds right!

Umbra: Joking aside, I do like Quadrants as a name.

edited 21st Dec '12 1:52:40 PM by memyselfandI2

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Eskay64 Since: Nov, 2010
#9234: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:55:16 PM

Hmm... I'm not a fan of Quadrants, because "Souls have sensitivity to Quadrants" doesn't really make much sense IMO.

memyselfandI2 Dunsparce Cloud from The Biosphere Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#9235: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:58:04 PM

Add a "the."

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
crowlover from a Jolly Caucus Race Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#9236: Dec 21st 2012 at 1:58:15 PM

I'd think we'd call them "The Quadrants" instead of "Quadrants" or something like that if we went with it.

Ninjask'd.

edited 21st Dec '12 1:59:20 PM by crowlover

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Eskay64 Since: Nov, 2010
#9237: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:09:10 PM

"Souls manipulate The Quadrants"... Still not really doing it for me.

The problem with Wolf's "man-made term" concern is, it's kind of impossible to not use a man-made term. The least we can do is use a man-made term that somewhat describes them. Words are, by definition, man-made.

memyselfandI2 Dunsparce Cloud from The Biosphere Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#9238: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:10:56 PM

We could always call it The Flow.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#9239: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:12:20 PM

Which is why I'm suggesting describing the organizational system instead. Words are manmade, but I find that trying to name energy often ends up with names that sound horribly "constructed". I wasn't really a fan of Obscura when we first introduced the concept, either, but unlike this situation, there needed to be a counterpart word for Aura (which we thankfully already had). Here, we don't really need a name so much as a description.

I've mostly stuck with "Aura and Obscura" anyway.

strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#9240: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:18:03 PM

Same. Aura and Obscura seems to fit well, IMO.

Eskay64 Since: Nov, 2010
#9241: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:29:27 PM

Hmm... Just leaving it as "Aura and Obscura" still leaves the problem I had before. The ambiguity of the Psychic part of it. It'll still leave those new to the concept asking "What about Psychic?"

I personally think Fighting!Aura and Psychic would be relatively separate anyway. I prefer triads to opposites. But that's my opinion, not everyone's.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#9242: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:31:49 PM

The problem with that is twofold. It requires a retcon, and it makes Obscura bloated in comparison to the others.

Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#9243: Dec 21st 2012 at 2:37:52 PM

-blinks- looks like I picked a good day to take a break...

Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#9244: Dec 21st 2012 at 3:05:19 PM

edited 21st Dec '12 3:14:04 PM by Umbramatic

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Eskay64 Since: Nov, 2010
#9245: Dec 21st 2012 at 3:06:27 PM

I'm not sure what would need to be retconned, but that doesn't matter because the "Obscura being bloated" problem is definitely there.

I still think we need a single term, though. A universal term that still describes what they are.

edited 21st Dec '12 3:15:03 PM by Eskay64

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#9246: Dec 21st 2012 at 3:07:03 PM

edited 21st Dec '12 3:17:55 PM by rmctagg09

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Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#9247: Dec 21st 2012 at 3:18:41 PM

yeah, sorry about earlier, I was wanting to get away from everything and unfriended everyone on Pidgin...no blocks, whatsoever though. I just haven't been online, been playing Portal to clear my mind...

Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#9248: Dec 21st 2012 at 4:03:33 PM

ATTENTION, WAAPTERS

Now that Rt AU is starting, I figured now would be a good a time as any to steal Eskay's "color-coding for universes" idea. However, my colors are mostly different:

OU

AU

Otherverse

PMD-A

PMD-B

Dream World, dreams, mindscapes

Conquest era

Other

I would have used purple for Conquest, but Eskay beat me to that. :P

edited 11th Jan '13 4:36:51 AM by Umbramatic

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crowlover from a Jolly Caucus Race Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#9249: Dec 21st 2012 at 4:42:19 PM

I might want to pick different colors for my AU characters, but I'm probably going to end up sticking with my OU colors.

And I agree we need to differentiate Ghost and Dark Obscura better, but I don't really know how.

Also, posting on a 3DS using airport Wi Fi FTW!

"Don't worry, murder is a sign of affection." - An amalgamation of Dunsparce
Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
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#9250: Dec 21st 2012 at 7:37:30 PM

Completely Unrelated

M'kay, now that it seems I'm to be controlling both the army and air force for the Dragons, I need some place to keep track of all those NP Cs.

Aerial Corps

  • General Austerium — Male Salamence
    • Colonel Stormfly — Female Salamence, Austerium's neice, troops of the middle-of-the-road variant
      • Major Fennel — Male Flygon
      • Captain Cole — Male Charizard
      • Lieutenant Opaline — Female Flygon
    • Colonel Featherstone — Male Altaria, troops of the light, fast, and maneuverable variant
      • Major Lacy — Female Altaria
      • Captain Jack — Male Flygon
      • Lieutenant Sansa — Female shiny Flygon
    • Colonel Belinda — female shiny Hydreigon, troops of the heavy-hitter variant
      • Major Darcy — Male Dragonite
      • Captain Thornado — Male Hydreigon
      • Lieutenant Meatlug — Female Dragonite

The Army

  • General Valterra — Female Garchomp
    • Colonel Ormarr — Male Haxorus
      • Major Druddigon — Female Druddigon
      • Captain Nuzlocke — Male Grovyle
    • Colonel James — Male Druddigon
      • Major Druddigon — Male Druddigon
      • Captain Saphira — Female Dragonair
    • Colonel Temeraire— Male Hydreigon
      • Major Maximus — Male Dragonite
      • Captain Laurence — Male Druddigon

edited 22nd Dec '12 9:56:00 AM by Crewe

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