mapping out characters

[Alicorn]

In the story, no, the character traits accrete around the plot role.

[Bluelantern]

In the story, no, the character traits accrete around the plot role.

I was thinking that "metacausality" would be the reason for redmage!chelsea

[Alphabeta]

In the story, no, the character traits accrete around the plot role.

I was thinking that "metacausality" would be the reason for redmage!chelsea

Well, metacausality is just Glass' understanding of the will of the relevant authors. Alicorn might want to stick her with a different color than red if it happens at all.

[Alicorn]

What I mean is, Chelseas tend to acquire their powers in universes where you get powers-that-suit (e.g. Aurum, Gift) or in places where they can choose their own powers (e.g. some forthcoming 'verses). Neither condition holds in Goldmage's system. I might make a Chelsea a redmage if that made for a more interesting story, but none of the characters actually in the novel Goldmage are obeying template attractors because they aren't templates.

[Bluelantern]

What I mean is, Chelseas tend to acquire their powers in universes where you get powers-that-suit (e.g. Aurum, Gift) or in places where they can choose their own powers (e.g. some forthcoming 'verses). Neither condition holds in Goldmage's system. I might make a Chelsea a redmage if that made for a more interesting story, but none of the characters actually in the novel Goldmage are obeying template attractors because they aren't templates.

How do you explain Aegis?

[Alicorn]

...What do you mean, how do I explain Aegis?

[Tamien]

My guess is: Aegis comes from a world in which you neither choose your power nor get powers-that-suit, so how come she has the standard Bell mental opacity?

My guess at the answer is that Bells have different power-related template attractors than Chelseas such that they will always get mental opacity if it's an option, whereas Chelseas will only get relationship-meddling if either they get a power-that-suits or they get to choose.

[Alicorn]

I said "tend"; not all Chelseas have the magic for this reason. And there's no rule that the Bell power attractor and the Chelsea power attractor have to behave the same way anyhow.

[Bluelantern]

My guess is: Aegis comes from a world in which you neither choose your power nor get powers-that-suit, so how come she has the standard Bell mental opacity?

My guess at the answer is that Bells have different power-related template attractors than Chelseas such that they will always get mental opacity if it's an option, whereas Chelseas will only get relationship-meddling if either they get a power-that-suits or they get to choose.

That was more or less it.

Mycroft Holmes is a possible candidate for templatehood?

And how much dors Sherlock takes from the RDJ movies?

[Kappa]

The Sherlock template has its origins in the RDJ movies, in a sense, and draws some properties therefrom - the most obvious one that comes to mind is the "analytical violence" phenomenon.