To Make Sure I Don't Powergame

[0000 175]

EDIT: I am not going RP this. I decided to kill him off before and I have to stick to that decision.

I earlier wrote this about how Alkenaar managed to stay alive these years:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/46873-a-journal-washes-up-on-the-beach/

This has gotten alot of comments about how it might be power-gaming.

Trust me, I understand why this might be powergaming, and would gladly cease all (or not even begin in the first place) roleplay of the new Alkenaar if enough people believe it to be Powergaming. I understand how that would be a problem to the community and under no circumstances would want to do such a thing. I write this post to get others feedback and to explain to them why I think it could be legit.

If you absolutley thinking it is, please tell me, so I can be sure I don't begin this roleplay.

Here is my belief on the subject, after extensive research:

Alkenaar (this is how he 'perma-died') kissed Eoin.

Eoin sliced him in the chest and pushed him into the fire pit in the Nawari camp. He managed to pull himself out after Eoin turned. Let's assume he was on the fire for about 10 seconds. (keep in mind this is in a winter biome, if that affects the situation). Depending on how he fell in, he would most likely have second degree burns. Eoin only pushed him in, and he had time to react, so he most likely avoided falling face first into the fire. He was obviously wearing clothes (and considering it was a winter biome and night time they most likely weren't very light clothes..)

Second degree burns when placed in cold water can cause shock. If Alkenaar managed to get out of the fire quickly, he may have severe burns most likely on his hands or face, or where he was sliced. Since the first thing he would have done was drag himself into the water, he perhaps experienced shock.

Because of this, he passed out. Within minutes he washed up on shore, and stayed passed out, but out of the water. When he woke the same night, he was bandaged. Possibly by himself, or by another person, but he doesn't have clear memory of the event (hence the shock). This somewhat deals with the wound on his chest enough to keep him alive. The burns are currently his concern, and possibly hypothermia.

Body temperature lowering below 35 degrees Celcius can cause hypothermia. Even in water around 32.5 degrees Fahrenheit hold (about .4 Celsius), this could take several minutes. Passing out would happen around 15 minutes, and death 45 minutes. So Alkenaar, being in the water for only about a minute, should not be very worried about hypothermia.

This leaves his primary concern, the burns. Improper treatment of burns can cause swelling or decreased blood flow, which can cause problems.

But considering Alkenaar was never exposed to any of these severely for very long at all (10 second fire, around a minute of cold water, and a slice wound), I took the assumption that Alkenaar had blood loss, motor damage, but nothing fatal. Thus, I could assume that Alkenaar was able to, once he was conscious, treat his wounds with simple herbology that he, living on his own, should know somewhat about, and maintain the bandages and of his wound so he could survive, and travel to the nearby desert and away from the winter biome to get rid of the risk of any further hypothermia.

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Please let me know if you think any of this could be considered powergaming, as I have gone through the research to make sure the situation wouldn't be.

((I apologize if this was in the wrong section, I was somewhat in a rush))

[Phibbup 286]

-Permadied

-Sliced on the chest

-Burnt ALIVE

-Hypothermia

-STILL ALIVE? I can feel the legit.

[xmrsmoothx 317]

It's not powergaming, silly.

The magic monks can get him.

[Trouvo 205]

Well to me, the fact the he is somehow miraculously still alive is powergaming, for all of that to happen just like that it would be a miracle.

Main reason if water was close enough for him to go completely into it would not have a shore right near him as well, it would be a sharp cut off like a cliff or on a dock, so either

a. there was a shore right there and he went into shock before getting fully submerged part of his body still burning and died

b. fell into water completely submerged and floated to shore which would take more than a few minutes, causing him to either drown or die of hypothermia

Best case....its very poor RP

[0000 175]

-Permadied

-Sliced on the chest

-Burnt ALIVE

-Hypothermia

-STILL ALIVE? I can feel the legit.

I remind you, to even pass out in water of 0.4 degrees celcius take about 15 minutes. Death takes about 45. I wasn't in the water for more than a minute and a half.

Silced on the chest + bandages = possibly sustainable injury.

Burnt ALIVE for 10 seconds. This can cause moderate to severe burns, but does not ensure death.

I have also made the point to roleplay the fact Alkenaar has been severely injured even after years, has weakened motor control, and etc.

((Edit: I'm not really RPing it completely yet, this is only and idea. [Will add that to the post in Roleplay] ))

And Brianna, i'm not quite sure if you're being serious or not. :D

And also right down the road from the cloud temple, theirs a high chance a monk noticed the yelling, and bandaged me up or healed me to the best of their abilities.

I feel I have put the research into my argument. If you believe my facts are false or there are other factors I haven't taken into account, could you please be a little more specific and detailed? :)

[Phibbup 286]

. . But you're STILL BACK IN AEGIS/VERGE.

[0000 175]

. . But you're STILL BACK IN AEGIS/VERGE.

It's completely plausible I walked to the Verge portal which was some 20 yards away from the Nawari Camp, gotten to the boats, and stowed away, is it not?

The switch to Asulon was not for probably a month or two after Alkenaar's 'death'. I would have had time.

[Phibbup 286]

. . . But only now did you decide to bring him back. As in, he was in the water/fire, left to DIE whilst you played a new character.

[argonian 14254]

Tons of people have powergamed in the past to resurrect their characters, at least Alkenaar is trying to make it as realistic as possible.

[Religious_Pie 127]

Tons of people have powergamed in the past to resurrect their characters, at least Alkenaar is trying to make it as realistic as possible.

This is true, I always thought power-gaming, was only in a case where one has an advantage over the other in a live scenario, this isn't power-gaming, this is just a bit Cheesy-RP, in my opinion.

[0000 175]

. . . But only now did you decide to bring him back. As in, he was in the water/fire, left to DIE whilst you played a new character.

I've actually been considering and researching this for a while.

[Charles_Grimlie 1072]

Well I escaped the maw of death multiple times, once being on the back of a dragon, thus this seems rather normal to avoid... Then again Kjell is a dwarvern bad arse.

[Robin Drake 731]

I do not like the idea of someone who killed off their past character to try and find ways to "resurrect" them and then play them. if you decide to kill of your character, unless it is stated that you are feigning death, then your character is gone, dead, kaput and not going to return. Killing off your character is not a reversible feat, and it should be done with the thought of you never playing them again.

[0000 175]

That makes sense. It does seem kind of a silly idea. I guess I was just sad that Alkenaar had gone, that I wanted him back. :/ Realize now the idea was stupid.

Not gonna roleplay him.

[HappyShackles 886]

It's not powergaming, silly.

The magic monks can get him.

Anny, you never fail to troll in the most subtle ways possible! <3