Hello! I have a rather unique question so I hope I worded the title of it okay. From reading the FAQ, it seems like my character is appable, so I just have another question or two about his communication!
My character here is a border collie, but he's an arcanist, which in-universe means he's a fighter who can use spells, is capable of reading human books/the English language (he's actually very focused on philosophy), and communicates through an AI device created for him that roughly translates his feelings and speech into words. So, he can bark and bark and then his little device will speak for him like: The puppy would like to express his gratitude towards the mods for answering this elaborate question. Since he won't arrive with this device on him, is there any way to have it sort of imported as a program specific for him so that I can keep that in his audio communication with others? I enjoy playing with the sort of "roughly translated and not always 100% accurate, or sometimes too honest" part of it, if that makes sense! If that's not possible, is it something I could regain (either as its own device or built into the higher technology here)?
I also wonder if his barking would be auto translated while under his cloaking device, or if he'll have to avoid "speaking"?
And for other features like pressing behind the ear for a photo, would you prefer it to be exactly the same method (in which I can definitely work with it and have fun) or would he have his own doggy method of activating photos like, an ear flick?
To be clear, I'm happy to work with whatever you prefer, but this will determine how easy communication is for him to start.
So sorry about these very specific questions, but I wanted to make sure I had everything cleared up before getting too excited! If there's anything else you need to ask or clarify about a dog character apping here, you can let me know! As funny as it sounds I think he'll be such a fun fit here for all the serious sides and the light in-betweens. ♥ Thanks!
Non-human characters and communication
My character here is a border collie, but he's an arcanist, which in-universe means he's a fighter who can use spells, is capable of reading human books/the English language (he's actually very focused on philosophy), and communicates through an AI device created for him that roughly translates his feelings and speech into words. So, he can bark and bark and then his little device will speak for him like: The puppy would like to express his gratitude towards the mods for answering this elaborate question. Since he won't arrive with this device on him, is there any way to have it sort of imported as a program specific for him so that I can keep that in his audio communication with others? I enjoy playing with the sort of "roughly translated and not always 100% accurate, or sometimes too honest" part of it, if that makes sense! If that's not possible, is it something I could regain (either as its own device or built into the higher technology here)?
I also wonder if his barking would be auto translated while under his cloaking device, or if he'll have to avoid "speaking"?
And for other features like pressing behind the ear for a photo, would you prefer it to be exactly the same method (in which I can definitely work with it and have fun) or would he have his own doggy method of activating photos like, an ear flick?
To be clear, I'm happy to work with whatever you prefer, but this will determine how easy communication is for him to start.
So sorry about these very specific questions, but I wanted to make sure I had everything cleared up before getting too excited! If there's anything else you need to ask or clarify about a dog character apping here, you can let me know! As funny as it sounds I think he'll be such a fun fit here for all the serious sides and the light in-betweens. ♥ Thanks!