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glasscaseofemotion) wrote2017-07-30 05:14 am
glasscaseofemotion) wrote2017-07-30 05:14 am
Empath abilities opt in/out
Jasper is canonically a powerful empath, able to sense and manipulate the emotions of those around him. It's stated that this affects the body physically — "He really does calm your system down, or excite it. It's not an illusion." Physical contact can amplify the effect.
Characters are free to notice — or not — that he has a subtle aura of calmness about him unless otherwise stated in the narrative, and to feel more at ease in his presence than they might otherwise be because of it. It (usually) shouldn't be so noticeable that they'd recognise it as an outside influence on their mood.
Mainly he employs the manipulation aspect to make others feel good; to calm them, to ease their worries, to create a sense of happiness, even to lull them to sleep. Because he's unable to "turn off" his ability to sense emotions, this obviously benefits him as well by making others a bit more pleasant to be around.
This can as easily be used offensively, for instance by creating feelings of dread and fear, or calming someone to the point they lose consciousness. But he won't do so carelessly in most circumstances. Such instances will likely only occur if he's attempting to defend himself or someone else without wanting to physically hurt the attacker. If he's lost control and he's vamping out, he's more likely to be projecting some pretty terrifying emotions on others or simply amplifying whatever they're already feeling.
I'll always try to handle this responsibly. Even if you give me blanket permission for Jasper to tamper with your character's emotions, they're still obviously free to resist the effects of his empathic abilities at any time. If you'd rather opt out entirely that's okay too.
Characters are free to notice — or not — that he has a subtle aura of calmness about him unless otherwise stated in the narrative, and to feel more at ease in his presence than they might otherwise be because of it. It (usually) shouldn't be so noticeable that they'd recognise it as an outside influence on their mood.
Mainly he employs the manipulation aspect to make others feel good; to calm them, to ease their worries, to create a sense of happiness, even to lull them to sleep. Because he's unable to "turn off" his ability to sense emotions, this obviously benefits him as well by making others a bit more pleasant to be around.
This can as easily be used offensively, for instance by creating feelings of dread and fear, or calming someone to the point they lose consciousness. But he won't do so carelessly in most circumstances. Such instances will likely only occur if he's attempting to defend himself or someone else without wanting to physically hurt the attacker. If he's lost control and he's vamping out, he's more likely to be projecting some pretty terrifying emotions on others or simply amplifying whatever they're already feeling.
I'll always try to handle this responsibly. Even if you give me blanket permission for Jasper to tamper with your character's emotions, they're still obviously free to resist the effects of his empathic abilities at any time. If you'd rather opt out entirely that's okay too.
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