Question I have the POWER!

So, given the concept and idea of Whateley as a school, and a place of teaching, You ever consider just how dangerous a place the actual real world would think about it if they knew the rankings of some of the students comparatively to the mutants out in the public? Speculating on pure rank of where students (and staffers) would fit amongst their peers.

We know that Fey is considered by many to be in the top 10, if not top 5 strongest mages, a fact reflected on by no less than the Necromancer.
Tennyo, is one of that rarity, a class 7 Regen. as in "Give her a couple minutes, she needs to regrow her head"

Carson's avatar level isn't given, but surely it's very high level, in order to hold the Astarte Force.

given what we know, and what we don't... speculate wildly on different people and their different power rankings.

( I'm still putting Nikki top 5, cause she's my favorite)

Rose Bunny wrote: So, given the concept and idea of Whateley as a school, and a place of teaching, You ever consider just how dangerous a place the actual real world would think about it if they knew the rankings of some of the students comparatively to the mutants out in the public? Speculating on pure rank of where students (and staffers) would fit amongst their peers.

This is the exact reason it's on reservation land, protected by secret agreement of its very powerful trustees and alumni, many mutants don't know it exists or thing it is only a rumor, and it still gets raided.

Magic is hard to rank, because of the different ways it is fed, and the consequences of that use. It's how you use it, not what you can do with it, a point stressed by the older mage characters and the staff. Honestly, I'd put Jadis and Diamondback over Nikki at this point in the timeline, because their tarot magic is more versatile in unexpected situations, and they know how to use it effectively to get what they want. Nikki is too reliant on just tugging on the threads and zapping down power, without any of the subtlety. She's really no different from Hekate, just different spells and not a psycho.

The scariest people are the ones who aren't actively in the superhero/villain trade, but were trained at Whateley and now live relatively normal lives. Like Roulette's mom, casually making singularity grenades in the basement, and has a barely-guarded armory that major metropolitan police should terrified about. The school has oversight over their students and their projects, for the most part, due to parts limitations and lack of direct funding.

Well, we'll see how the baby Tree helps... but in Nikki's case, she's so damn powerful that when she "tugs the strings", as you said, she creates major environmental upheavals. as for subtlety, she can do subtle... but she's kinda like driving a tank up to the door, as opposed to kicking it open.

Kristin Darken wrote: That baby tree won't get to the point where its actually generating essence beyond what it needs for its own survival and growth for 40-60 yrs. And that's assuming that there's enough Essence to sustain its growth rates to get there that fast.

It's more likely to be a 'drain' on the capabilities of casters, especially Sidhe, in the next couple decades than a help.

Fey needs to get Geomancer to "plug" it in, so to speak. (Move a leyline to intersect it.)

Send Blackrose into burnout trying to get the tree to grow faster, we don't really need her anymore...

Rose Bunny wrote: Send Blackrose into burnout trying to get the tree to grow faster, we don't really need her anymore...

Bad Rose Bunny, no trying to kill off characters, especially ones who are friends with main characters who would be upset if they died, like Kayda, etc. Do you want to make Kayda angsty again?

Dreamer wrote: Do you want to make Kayda angsty again?

Angsty Kayda is Fun Kayda!!

Katssun wrote: Like Roulette's mom, casually making singularity grenades in the basement, and has a barely-guarded armory that major metropolitan police should terrified about.

It's been a bit since I read that one, but are you sure it's only barely guarded? She seems like the sort of person who would have defense turrets and such. I wouldn't call that adequate, but it would be a good bit better than barely.

Valentine wrote:

Kristin Darken wrote: That baby tree won't get to the point where its actually generating essence beyond what it needs for its own survival and growth for 40-60 yrs. And that's assuming that there's enough Essence to sustain its growth rates to get there that fast.

It's more likely to be a 'drain' on the capabilities of casters, especially Sidhe, in the next couple decades than a help.

Fey needs to get Geomancer to "plug" it in, so to speak. (Move a leyline to intersect it.)

Nikki can see ley lines herself, so she can just plant it on one in the first place. I suppose Geomancer could move a bunch of them together to provide a bigger supply, but that strikes me as something that might have negative consequences to the areas that have had their mystic energy supply removed. Might be justifiable, of course, but not something to do without running the math first.

as far as Roulette's mom... Wasn't part of the problem with her mother that she couldn't always be counted on to finish something? I think there were myriad incomplete items laying around, often different versions of the same thing. Wouldn't she Drick out, make a blaster or something, then fall asleep with it incomplete, then make another one the next time?

I think the biggest problem is that the one who seemed to label them and put them away carefully in the armoury is now at Whateley.

Rose Bunny wrote: as far as Roulette's mom... Wasn't part of the problem with her mother that she couldn't always be counted on to finish something? I think there were myriad incomplete items laying around, often different versions of the same thing. Wouldn't she Drick out, make a blaster or something, then fall asleep with it incomplete, then make another one the next time?

One of the three problems.

1st: If she doesn't finish it before collapsing unconscious, it often doesn't get finished.
2nd: Her labeler and organizer is off at Whateley, although Kara and Beth may be helping with this.
3rd: Her devices don't last long term without Boom Job's maintenance, so a lot of those weapons may need to be tweaked before they are usable.

Rose Bunny wrote: as far as Roulette's mom... Wasn't part of the problem with her mother that she couldn't always be counted on to finish something? I think there were myriad incomplete items laying around, often different versions of the same thing. Wouldn't she Drick out, make a blaster or something, then fall asleep with it incomplete, then make another one the next time?

That's why there are so many too.

Kristin Darken wrote: That baby tree won't get to the point where its actually generating essence beyond what it needs for its own survival and growth for 40-60 yrs. And that's assuming that there's enough Essence to sustain its growth rates to get there that fast.

It's more likely to be a 'drain' on the capabilities of casters, especially Sidhe, in the next couple decades than a help.

And how is the world tree seedling impacted by the other little magical tree seedling headed toward Whateley for mid-October? Not at all, leeched off of, synergized with?

If there's anyone who noticed that a new World Tree has been planted, it would be Woodwife.

Katssun wrote: And how is the world tree seedling impacted by the other little magical tree seedling headed toward Whateley for mid-October? Not at all, leeched off of, synergized with?

If there's anyone who noticed that a new World Tree has been planted, it would be Woodwife.

I don't think Absinthe's carrying that in canon? Or did she pick it up in Canon!Absinthe 1 and I didn't notice?

If I recall correctly, it wasn't actually revealed that she had been given the seed (or whatever it was... I think it was actually a cutting, or a knot...) until Absinthe 2.

OtherEric wrote: If I recall correctly, it wasn't actually revealed that she had been given the seed (or whatever it was... I think it was actually a cutting, or a knot...) until Absinthe 2.

exact, it was only revealed when she planted it for her first lesson.

And will the staff in canon have something to say about this ? Isn't this a breach in their security in a way ?

That's what I recall. She would often go into a fugue state and work until she passed out from exhaustion. So if she hadn't finished the project she might just not recall the inspiration for it when she awoke after a work binge.