For as long as I could remember, as much freedom as you get on this amazing site we all call FTRP, there are limitations to even the simplest of things. What is that, you may ask? Dragon, Demon, and God Slayers. First generation, in fact. By FTRP definition, first generation slayers are slayers that have learned their magic (Of their respective elements) through the dragon, god, or demon themselves. Pretty awesome right? I can agree, but what I cannot agree on is the sense it makes out of character and in character.
I was told that the reason you have to apply for DS/DeS/GS (Dragon Slayer, Demon Slayer, God Slayer) is to limit them. But that in of itself is a contradiction because these slayers change as often as I change my clothes, and that is pretty often. They aren't limited at all if they keep changing. Hell, some who have respectively and was rightfully withdrawn from the position (Whether it was an individual request or some other circumstances, the most common one being inactivity) can come re-apply for it, like nothing ever happened. This may not seem like a big deal at first, but when you take into consideration there's only one slayer for each element, and for IC reasons being that there's only one of their kind, you can't just suddenly remember how to be a dragon slayer. That's not so simple. If there's one of every slayer's kind, then what sense does it make for those one-of-a-kind slayers to keep changing. If they can, then this means that dragons aren't 'gone' or 'extinct' at all. Because apparently Joe from down the street can find one under his porch and become a dragon slayer. Or this means that there are plenty of dragons to go around and teach people how to slay them. Because there have been so many, individual 'great dragons' that have taught previous and current slayers, that apparently you could find one under a rock at a park.
Next thing I'd like to oversee is more on an IC perspective. One reason I don't understand why people think that dragon, demon, and god slayers are limited is because I see demons, gods, and dragons in people's roleplays (Whether it be character history or commonplace) all the time. Some people have been raised by demons or gods or dragons (Dragons? Not so much) and were perfectly capable of being taught by them in order to gain the same capabilities as the people who feel that it is required that they apply for it. I don't understand the difference is being taught by gods/dragons/demons without signing up and being taught by them and signing up. I mean, they are all technically first generation slayers... by definition. And the demons/dragons/gods in first generation slayers' histories are so diverse and different, the next mentor could be a gay demon who sells bananas for a living, for all we care. This implies that any demon, dragon, or god could very well be the next mentor for the next first gen slayer. I mean, what's stopping them?
"Isaac, we still have to limit them. >.>"
I don't understand why people keep using this excuse to limit them. I mean, first and foremost, they aren't limited at all, and secondly, anyone could dominate 85% of the slayers that apply, so clearly it is not so OP that if people were to freely become a slayer (Which makes perfect sense with this site's logic) that suddenly the world would end. RPs would be ruined and shit would go down... it's not that big. If people want to be an overrated baby of a demon-god-dragon, let them. No harm done.
My Suggestion?
- Remove the fee that must be paid to apply for DeS or GS.
- Consider removing the sign-up requirements for slayer positions.
- Make it so that if you have applied and been accepted before, and have been forcefully or individually withdrawn from the position, that you cannot apply again.
- Actually explain why dragons, gods, and demons are one of the most commonly seen beings in character histories and individual environments, but somehow these people were miraculously the only ones who learned how to slay them. (Hell, some characters ARE dragons, demons, or gods. But why can't they teach other people slayer magic?)
Not trying to hate on it or anything..
I was told that the reason you have to apply for DS/DeS/GS (Dragon Slayer, Demon Slayer, God Slayer) is to limit them. But that in of itself is a contradiction because these slayers change as often as I change my clothes, and that is pretty often. They aren't limited at all if they keep changing. Hell, some who have respectively and was rightfully withdrawn from the position (Whether it was an individual request or some other circumstances, the most common one being inactivity) can come re-apply for it, like nothing ever happened. This may not seem like a big deal at first, but when you take into consideration there's only one slayer for each element, and for IC reasons being that there's only one of their kind, you can't just suddenly remember how to be a dragon slayer. That's not so simple. If there's one of every slayer's kind, then what sense does it make for those one-of-a-kind slayers to keep changing. If they can, then this means that dragons aren't 'gone' or 'extinct' at all. Because apparently Joe from down the street can find one under his porch and become a dragon slayer. Or this means that there are plenty of dragons to go around and teach people how to slay them. Because there have been so many, individual 'great dragons' that have taught previous and current slayers, that apparently you could find one under a rock at a park.
Next thing I'd like to oversee is more on an IC perspective. One reason I don't understand why people think that dragon, demon, and god slayers are limited is because I see demons, gods, and dragons in people's roleplays (Whether it be character history or commonplace) all the time. Some people have been raised by demons or gods or dragons (Dragons? Not so much) and were perfectly capable of being taught by them in order to gain the same capabilities as the people who feel that it is required that they apply for it. I don't understand the difference is being taught by gods/dragons/demons without signing up and being taught by them and signing up. I mean, they are all technically first generation slayers... by definition. And the demons/dragons/gods in first generation slayers' histories are so diverse and different, the next mentor could be a gay demon who sells bananas for a living, for all we care. This implies that any demon, dragon, or god could very well be the next mentor for the next first gen slayer. I mean, what's stopping them?
"Isaac, we still have to limit them. >.>"
I don't understand why people keep using this excuse to limit them. I mean, first and foremost, they aren't limited at all, and secondly, anyone could dominate 85% of the slayers that apply, so clearly it is not so OP that if people were to freely become a slayer (Which makes perfect sense with this site's logic) that suddenly the world would end. RPs would be ruined and shit would go down... it's not that big. If people want to be an overrated baby of a demon-god-dragon, let them. No harm done.
My Suggestion?
- Remove the fee that must be paid to apply for DeS or GS.
- Consider removing the sign-up requirements for slayer positions.
- Make it so that if you have applied and been accepted before, and have been forcefully or individually withdrawn from the position, that you cannot apply again.
- Actually explain why dragons, gods, and demons are one of the most commonly seen beings in character histories and individual environments, but somehow these people were miraculously the only ones who learned how to slay them. (Hell, some characters ARE dragons, demons, or gods. But why can't they teach other people slayer magic?)
Not trying to hate on it or anything..