#and ofc they're gonna appear to everyone visually differently

[strnza]

i  hate  to  be  this  person  but:  there  really  isn’t  a  perfect  faceclaim  for  eliza,  and  i  don’t  believe  that  there  is  a  truly  perfect  faceclaim  for  any  literature-based  or  non-visual-media-based  characters.

[narcissusbrokenmirror]

Caleb said "our gifts are so rare, so special" as if not every ghost can do it, plus when Willie looked surprised after Alex said he could become visible playing with Julie.

However, my vision on Caleb is that he is a liar manipulative predator. so obviously he'd try to make the boys feel special and unique before trapping them into a spell.

So i think ghosts can have tons of abilities that all they need is time and practice to control, like when Alex learned how to hold things properly. So here is a list of things i think ghosts can do in the jatp universe:

Transportation: ofc. we've seen it. they poof in. They poof out. No biggie. Except how far it goes? How many ghosts can they transport? Can they transport lifers? it's probably the easiest ghost skills to have.

Objects Summoning: sure they can summon their instruments bc is attached to their souls but i doubt they can't learn to summom any object they put their mind to, if they can play it, they can conjure it. Could be learned through concentration, bc it might sound easy like poofing from place to place, but it'd involve traveling actual material objects through space, and since touching and holding stuff is also something u need to put your mind to it, certainly it also needs concentration.

Energy Control: Willie can flick the cop's vehicle lights. and flicking lights has always been a ghost thing. They could definitely learn that skill for special stage effects, watch the tv w/o touching the remote, pass messages, freak someone out, create a distraction, infinite possibilities. I also think they could absorb that energy within themselves and release it somewhere else.* It could be learned through concentrating and finding the right timing (i think Alex would master it.)

* if ghosts are made of energy and air there's no way they can't interact with other kinds of energy. magic and science are just like batman and bruce wayne.

Levitating: Caleb can levitate, other ghosts might as well. i think they could achieve by meditating and learning to clear their mind. (Reggie would kill it y'all) they could also lift other objects without actual touch them. imagine their final battle with Caleb and just as they are going to lose, Caleb falls on his face bc someone (reggie) tried to catch a heavy object and it accidentally hit Caleb's head?

Becoming Visible/Tangible: They can do it, we've seen it. ofc it was a magic move after a power of friendship moment, But, i believe they could figure out how to control who can see/touch them and who can't, my guess is that they'd have to visualize and wish to be perceived by someone. same goes for being heard or not. (Luke can work this one easy bc he has a need to be perceived) and since Caleb can make a whole bunch of ghosts appear and disappear, im sure Alex could make Willie visible for Julie.

Possession: im gonna guess this is some unethical shit bc u can actually damage someone's soul by trying to hijack their body. but im sure they could impersonate someone and absorb their energy, so u can control them better. Caleb is putting it off tho.

Energy Sharing: this one is very oc if im being honest. but imagine a ghost having such positive or negative energy from feelings he suppressed or expressed vividly before they died, so they could project that energy in a way that could affect people and ghosts around them? It might not be the best power bc its kinda nonconsenting, but it can also be hard to acknowledge they have a power like that.

That's mostly it. I dont think Willie knows all of the ghosts skills, i guess Caleb just lied to him as he did to the others, but he can groq out of it and learn. Sure some of these requires some focus and that might be hard for Alex, but learning skills can go different for everyone. sure one is gotta get it easier than others but these boys are musicians, they're used to combining their different skills together.

[denrukatheblogger]

Stolen Gods ramblings- chapter outlines? maybe?

so like ofc people advise for your first comic or even the first few comics you try to make to be smaller ones. like honing a skill or tasting a sample. You figure things out quicker in the smaller batches and could work towards being able to tackle the bigger projects. but what if you try a smaller chapter size and then taking suggestions after some time, you're just. You. You're sitting here with 15 or so chapters and now you're staring at it like really now. we sure we doin this?

so i guess uh. since i said i would- i'm just gonna write things down even if I don't have visuals to go along with this specifically haha

Chapter 1 - introductions to the world and a lil over half of the main cast (might split into 2 chapters tbh? to settle into the world itself before the action begins)

Chapter 2 - Maybe just bonding with the new party? not everyone knew each other, so they're learning while traveling Chapter 3 that might merge w/prev - first antagonist proper introduction | supposed to be more aimed towards main character but does have stuff with some other party members

Chapter 4 - first new location, interactions with the locals and 2nd minor antagonist appearance Chapter 5 that might merge w/prev - 1st bad guy shows up again and is thwarted - need to the exposition more somehow

Chapter 6 - dealing with another location, probs exploring more how mortals treat the gods and co but ends with running away to another place

Chapter 7 - relax time in new area. calm down, take a breather, maybe even sleep a bit... But some suspicion and tension kinda happens too with the 2 previous antagonists showing up, swearing to be nice now

Chapter 8 - time to test that as the new area's under attack and it's fight fight fight - drama, angst, blood maybe idk i say there's blood but i don't personally like seeing it - and then suddenly pushed into more action

Chapter 9 - a God requests the party's aid and it Must Be Now. They can't rest after last fight and go right on into more physical combat that starts becoming more of see who's still fine mentally because it is the Literal Nightmare Chapter

Chapter 10 - might merge this back w/prev but might be nice to have the climactic moments and then the aftermath period be in it's own chapter to give them actual breathing room before more shit goes down cuz- Chapter 11 - Revealing to the characters what's been going on this whole time and now they have to figure out how to deal with the Big Bad Guy because they actually like this person but they can't talk their way out of this

Chapter 12 - Training chapter if the last isn't able to contain all of what happens well- it's like there's actions sure but character moments have so much potentialll-

Chapter 13 - might be the finale if prev chapter can't include it. Final battle and then a bit of epilogue after of how people's lives be doing because things have certainly changed compared to the start of it all

May or may not be more detailed about what's happening per chapter in a different post. We'll see. Don't know how many people would even see this so welp!