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"Ordinary Black Magician Marisa"
Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin:
Put it like this: for the most part, you only have her word on it. (Makes me wonder if the characters are the ones who created their own character-titles ...)
Vile Lasagna:
--- Quote from: Rosie Rune on May 13, 2009, 04:33:12 PM ---No multiclassing in 4th ED. Shit sucks.
OOI are Marisa's "Magic Missle" and "Illusion Laser" D&D references? Magic Missile and Illusionary Ambush are the main two wizard projectile attacks.
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I couldn't even get past the second chapter of the Player's handbook, despite a friend's attempt to convince me. Shit has been Hasbro'd to death (oh well, at least 3.5 is quite good)
I don't remember illusionary ambush but I'd say you have a terrible lack of Fireball and Chain Lightning on your spellbook.
Also: Ruby Ray of Reversal = LOVE
Hieda no Aya:
Well, "ordinary" doesn't necessarily mean common. She's, uh... theoretically unspectacular in comparison to the other magicians around, who are youkai and have more inherent power. She's also ordinary in comparison to the other important human characters -- Reimu's the dang Hakurei shrine maiden, who the hell knows what's up with Sakuya, there's god-descendants and half-ghosts and immortals, and all of them have their own special super powers. Marisa, as far as anyone knows, is just some girl from the village who happens to have learned magic. So she's an ordinary person by nature, extraordinary only through her choices and actions.
At least that's how I've always taken the title. Either way, there's certainly a touch of irony to it, seeing as she is weird and unusual despite being ordinary, and those choices and actions have propelled her above some of the other people's extraordinary natures. Finding double meanings and sarcastic readings for character titles is entertaining anyway. (Perfect and Elegant Maid always comes to mind...)
Dollywitch:
--- Quote from: VileLasagna on May 13, 2009, 05:17:16 PM ---I couldn't even get past the second chapter of the Player's handbook, despite a friend's attempt to convince me. Shit has been Hasbro'd to death (oh well, at least 3.5 is quite good)
I don't remember illusionary ambush but I'd say you have a terrible lack of Fireball and Chain Lightning on your spellbook.
Also: Ruby Ray of Reversal = LOVE
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4th ED is a lot of fun as a Tactical game, but the roleplaying mechanics aren't fantastic.
Herasy:
--- Quote from: KimikoMuffin on May 13, 2009, 04:50:38 PM ---Put it like this: for the most part, you only have her word on it. (Makes me wonder if the characters are the ones who created their own character-titles ...)
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It's like she's calling herself "Ordinary" only to surprise you with her wicked awesome LASER OF DOOM!