So, you've decided to become a mythical. Great! Glad to have you. But what to become? This decision involves three factors: Preference, limitations, and potential. Here you will learn how to seek out the best form for you.
The biggest reason to become a mythical is wanting to be a certain type of nonhuman, so we will start with preference. Which would you rather be? A mermaid or a werewolf? Consider all of the mythical types and rank them. For example, if you love tigers and don't really like the idea of being a swift, powerful tiger neko, you rank tiger shifter (werecat) above it. Then, if mermaids appeal more than nekos but less than werecats, put them in the middle. Rank your list this way until you have one at the top, using everything you can think of to rank the list. Now it is time to shuffle and remove with the next two steps. Limitations are what may keep you from being a mythical. Example: you live in Arizona and can't become a mer because of it, or your city has very few parks which may limit you to kemonos and possibly avians. Some common limitations are: (and the mythicals which it limits) Dry location: Mer No nature: Weres, some avians, mers, fairies, wilder kemonos Overly watchful parents: Weres (younger only), avians or kemonos with non retractable parts, most mythicals No solitude/overly populated: Weres, avians Full schedule: Moon-shifting weres, anything affected by moon phases, some avians No mythical/mythical-accepting friends: Some vampires/demons, most mythicals (but very minor unless you need human blood) School (esp. with uniforms or hat ban): Some avians/kemonos with non retractable parts, mers (if there's a pool), weres, most mythicals are very pressured in school Figure out any limitations you may have and remove mythicals that you absolutely can't be. When you've eliminated the impossible options, time to grade potential. Potential is the more practical, the opposite of limitations. Sure, you may think mers are cool, but you'd be better off a neko as you want to have some fighting powers. Most mers do not possess powers beyond water breathing, but they are usually slightly stronger than a human. Some people may prefer werebears over werewolves for pure power, while some may prefer wolves for mobility. Think about these things: Water, air, or forest? Possibly multiple? Is strength and battle prowess important to your future life? Fight or flight? Do you want physical parts on a human form, or a switch to a non-humanoid creature? Real animal basis, or mythical? (e.g. werewolf or dragon shifter?) Do you want to have parts that could show all the time, or retractable? Come up with any other things, such as powers you might want, and match them to mythical types. Then rearrange the list. Maybe a wolf shifter may be a better fit for you than the neko you were initially attracted to. I chose my form because I wanted to be a wolf shifter and an avian, so I decided to choose both options and an in between winged wolf form. Be creative! Now, onto shifting methods. Spells are often the first method, but it requires a lot of belief and focus, and you may have to try several spells or make them if your type is rare. Doubt will lengthen the spell and kill it, so be very careful. Use affirmations or small amounts of m-shifting to aid the spell. Metaphysical shifting is riskier but always works. You are changing your mind permanently, and there is a point of no return for very nonhuman beings where they cannot shift back. Avians or winged demons/half demons have no chance of retractable wings if using this method, as the being has to be mostly human sized or it will be permanent. This also means dragon shifters must use spells or small dragon breeds. There are other methods such as meditation, which is like metaphysical shifting except with no permanent mental change (usually) and therefore a lower chance of a PNR, but with the same rules for being the same mass, and it is a lot more tedious a process to get to shifting level and even just to shift. There could also possibly be a process similar to metaphysical shifting without the permanent mental shift, PNR or mass rules. I may work to find an in between method with effects similar to a good spell with 100 percent faith in it... e.g. you can shift and shift back in seconds if you want that, the shift is mostly painless, there is not much of a permanent mental imprint, and there is no point of no return, and you can become any size being and shift back (only one form though unless you're working on multiple forms at once). If any of you have any ideas on developing this method, perhaps we can do it together. I will probably call it something like "energy shifting", "connection shifting" or maybe "pure physical shifting", "aura shifting"... I'll make a comment of name ideas, and I'll pick one once the steps are more developed. (It has to use some special stuff as metaphysical shifting still sort of borders the laws of physics... we need to break those laws with just our mind in order to convert large amounts of mass with no ill effect, keep our minds in check while also attuning to another entire species, and actually shift with no pain.)
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This is probably the most important post I can make here. The inauguration of Donald Trump plus the decreasing belief in mythicals and spells... This is only some of it. In 3 or 4 years we will be facing a serious situation, where the mythical war truly begins... I predict that in 2020 all mythicals will have to face the rise of AWTOK or be crushed beneath it. By then, most of you will be 15 or 16. This is good, as you are old enough to travel and be taken seriously. You must face the facts here: you'll be leaving your family and activities for a year or two (or more) to fight in the war. However, if you do not die (it is unlikely you will), you will likely return to your family, with them intact. Try to hint at thinking of taking an extended trip in a few years. You're not living out your final days with your family, and you will likely see them again and return home when AWTOK is gone. So keep the family question out of your mind. If you're not okay with leaving your family for a few years, or you'll miss them too much, you should not be a mythical. (You may not have to go far.) But for now, focus on your dreams. Focus on the goal. If you do not fight, you die. So you must fight. If you aren't ready for the trip now, you will be in a few years, so for now focus on training. Most battles will be skirmishes or group battles, but there may be a large war, so you must determine what training to undergo. You should mostly train to do either battle, healing, or crafting, with several divisions under battle. Skills from all professions should be used, so a medic should be an excellent fighter in case they are caught off guard. At the bottom is a test to determine what position is best for you. (The superhero result icons are a mistake or maybe a glitch.) You must start training very soon. Train in your position and out, as anything can happen. Prepare for anything. Train your survival skills, train yourself in as many things as you can. Make sure you can do anything, as in just a few years, you will be battling AWTOK and you will have to fight for your life every day. But you will survive, and return to your home. You can live, just set your mind to it. Make sure you are ready, and you will be ready. This war may not require you to leave home, AWTOK may never find you. But you must be prepared in case you must fight. I've added two new things to the site! Now there's a forum and tinychat page accessible from the sidebar. Tinychat is a dropdown just in case we make another... I'm joining up with a rebellion group probably.
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Here it is! I am going to start this off by saying: AWTOK is real. They are not as stereotypical as you may think, here is some info based on my knowledge, common sense and the internet.
DO NOT let this discourage you!! WE NEED MORE MYTHICALS with their unique abilities to fight back. |
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