Rechan
Mar 25th, '03, 12:01 PM
I had this idea for a neat NPC. But I have no idea how to make the powers.
The Pied Piper.
Music is in everything. In every motion, in all things, the beat of music is present. That beat is hypnotic, or can be; it stirs the soul, the heart, the mind.
The Pied Piper is essentially a walking Musical. He's a sound manipulator and an illusionist, but that sound he uses to compel and control his audiance. Imagine The Mask, less cartoonish, more Lounge Lizard. He does all forms of music, to a punk metal rage of sound, to a captivating, seducing Rat Pack singer, the Diva pouring her soul into the music, the Rapper drawing in the rhythm.
He essentially is a singer (Although can be a dancer just very well), of almost any style of music (Except Polka). Creating music out of thin air is simple for him, and thus he never needs a band or a backup. Amplifying his voice, vocalization is simple.
That sound that he uses to manipulate can equally be used as a weapon, like a blast of sound or a high pitch violent enough to crack certain things.
But his major power involves influncing others. When Kurt Kobain was able to, by playing the first four notes of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' to cause the entire audiance to mosh, because it was Him doing it, because he had the presence. As does the Pied Piper do to his audiance. He tugs at their emotions, getting them so hypnotised in the song that he can alter their mood, and compel them to do things like riot, throw money, or weep and be distracted, or feel utterly pleased and at peace. Others he can sweep into the music so powerfully that they join in, and sing their deep secrets of what's on their mind, and in their heart.
Finally, the Pied Piper is able to alter his enviornment, to create illusions and make them quasi-real to aid in his song. Make steps out of thin air, and light them up like spectacle. Illusions of dancers with him, of a band in the background, of stage props and the like, he weaves out of the music to make it look much like a broadway play. He can even change his appearance and dress to suit it, the most obvious one becoming a female singer for certain pieces that a woman just Fits Better at singing.
Usually dancing aids other forms of music, but if he is cut silent, then his powers are lessened, yet he can still do the dance to get it moving.
Possibilities But Not Required:
If he's silenced, he could go for the Mime aspect. And actually... create wind and wall effects. If he wanted to be sinister, could cause those fully in control of the song to dance until they have a stroke, to sing until they can't breathe any longer.
What do you guys think? How would I go about creating this dude in Hero? He's not going to be a really Vile guy, but more like... Say Harley Quin; More playful. He's more likely to do this for an audiance and get them to throw money at him, to start a show at a museum opening and steal a sculpture by using it as a prop in his singing, and while all are captivated, he simply walks on off. A riot caused to cover his back, a Mosh to stop people from chasing after him, etc.
The Pied Piper.
Music is in everything. In every motion, in all things, the beat of music is present. That beat is hypnotic, or can be; it stirs the soul, the heart, the mind.
The Pied Piper is essentially a walking Musical. He's a sound manipulator and an illusionist, but that sound he uses to compel and control his audiance. Imagine The Mask, less cartoonish, more Lounge Lizard. He does all forms of music, to a punk metal rage of sound, to a captivating, seducing Rat Pack singer, the Diva pouring her soul into the music, the Rapper drawing in the rhythm.
He essentially is a singer (Although can be a dancer just very well), of almost any style of music (Except Polka). Creating music out of thin air is simple for him, and thus he never needs a band or a backup. Amplifying his voice, vocalization is simple.
That sound that he uses to manipulate can equally be used as a weapon, like a blast of sound or a high pitch violent enough to crack certain things.
But his major power involves influncing others. When Kurt Kobain was able to, by playing the first four notes of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' to cause the entire audiance to mosh, because it was Him doing it, because he had the presence. As does the Pied Piper do to his audiance. He tugs at their emotions, getting them so hypnotised in the song that he can alter their mood, and compel them to do things like riot, throw money, or weep and be distracted, or feel utterly pleased and at peace. Others he can sweep into the music so powerfully that they join in, and sing their deep secrets of what's on their mind, and in their heart.
Finally, the Pied Piper is able to alter his enviornment, to create illusions and make them quasi-real to aid in his song. Make steps out of thin air, and light them up like spectacle. Illusions of dancers with him, of a band in the background, of stage props and the like, he weaves out of the music to make it look much like a broadway play. He can even change his appearance and dress to suit it, the most obvious one becoming a female singer for certain pieces that a woman just Fits Better at singing.
Usually dancing aids other forms of music, but if he is cut silent, then his powers are lessened, yet he can still do the dance to get it moving.
Possibilities But Not Required:
If he's silenced, he could go for the Mime aspect. And actually... create wind and wall effects. If he wanted to be sinister, could cause those fully in control of the song to dance until they have a stroke, to sing until they can't breathe any longer.
What do you guys think? How would I go about creating this dude in Hero? He's not going to be a really Vile guy, but more like... Say Harley Quin; More playful. He's more likely to do this for an audiance and get them to throw money at him, to start a show at a museum opening and steal a sculpture by using it as a prop in his singing, and while all are captivated, he simply walks on off. A riot caused to cover his back, a Mosh to stop people from chasing after him, etc.