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QuoteLv 1 | Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones and moving the spark is 1 foot. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these more than once a day starts a headache for him.

Hmm...I think "once a day" is a bit too harsh, funnily enough. I would say that if he does any of them consistently for twenty minutes to half an hour, he starts to get a headache, but if he rests for an hour-ish, he can do it again. And this is beginner level, so at Mastery, this stuff is like "pffft, whatever."


QuoteAdrenaline: ?? Could it temporarily counter a headache or migraine?

Hmmm. I think perhaps it can counter a minor headache, yeah. How much adrenaline he gets depends on the strength of the shock, and it doesn't work if he shocks himself; it has to be an external source.


QuoteHeadache: Visibly affects mood, mental, and physical performance
Migraine: Worsens mood, mental, and physical performance; needs rest soon or it becomes a headcluster
Headcluster: Disables mood, mental, and physical performance; needs rest now or it becomes comatose state
Comatose: RIP; His brain is fried and his body is burnt out; being shocked does not give Adrenaline in this state

Sounds fair!

Ok, so, what I want you to do...can you divide this into "Beginner," "Intermediary" and "Mastery?" Like, what is he capable of as a Beginner? What is he capable of once he has experience? What is he capable of when he masters his powers? How do the numbers and ranges and whatnot change as he gets used to them? That will give us a good roadmap of where he's going :D
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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by that of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion. Therefore it is unnecessary to have all the qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always observe them is injurious, and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.

Dubbed the "Oath of Drake,"
A noble philosophy; I adhere...for now.

lux89

Beginner - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones and moving the spark is 1 foot. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Beginner - Takes Practice
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need that rest soon.
Beginner - Takes More Practice
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need that rest soon.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state. Need rest now.
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a comatose state. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.

Intermediary - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 3 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need that rest soon.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes Practice
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state. Need rest now.
Intermediary - Takes More Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a comatose state. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.

Mastery - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 13 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 13 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 13 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need rest soon.
Mastery - Takes Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a comatose state. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.


I hope I got this right?

Vergil Tanner

Ok, so, everything looks ok...except for the Bolded limitations on how often he can do them. You go from "consistently for twenty minutes" to "doing them only once causes headaches." xD I would say that as you get better - so going up through the ranks of Beginner, Intermediary and Master - you should increase how long you can do them and decrease the costs for doing them. Basically, as you get more practiced, you can do more for longer than when you were a beginner. It gives you a more natural curve. EG,

"Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones and moving the spark is 1 foot. Cannot make more than one dancing spark."

and

"Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline."

At Beginner Level, these are in different tiers. By the time you get to Intermediary, I would expect you to be able to do these more often and more reliably without as great a risk to yourself. So maybe go through and adjust the limitations to become lower as you get more experienced? So at Intermediary Level, it isn't a case of "Do it once and I get a massive fuck off headache." It's more "I can do them a few times, but extended use in a short period of time fucks me over" sort of thing. Make it more balanced so that he scales with the rest of the cast better. :-)

You're on the right lines, but I think you might have limited him a little bit too much xD
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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by that of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion. Therefore it is unnecessary to have all the qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always observe them is injurious, and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.

Dubbed the "Oath of Drake,"
A noble philosophy; I adhere...for now.

lux89

Oh forgot to fix those xD  How about now?



Beginner - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones and moving the spark is 1 foot. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Beginner - Takes Practice
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need that rest soon.
Beginner - Takes More Practice
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need that rest soon.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state. Need rest now.
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a comatose state. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.

Intermediary - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 3 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these consistently for 12 hours, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these consistently for 12 hours starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes Practice
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 12 hours starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes More Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state.
Needs rest now. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.


Mastery - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 13 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 13 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 13 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these consistently for 24 hours, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 12 hours starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Mastery - Takes Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine.
Needs rest soon. Gets no electrical burns on his hands.





Vergil Tanner

I'd say decrease them a bit xD You've gone from "twenty minutes" to "12 hours" in one jump! Somewhere between them, perhaps? Or split up the "lights and charges smartphones" into a different section from "taser bolts," since that takes more power, yeah? Add another step in there, and you should be ok xD
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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by that of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion. Therefore it is unnecessary to have all the qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always observe them is injurious, and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.

Dubbed the "Oath of Drake,"
A noble philosophy; I adhere...for now.

lux89






Beginner - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones and moving the spark is 1 foot. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Beginner - Takes Practice
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need that rest soon.
Beginner - Takes More Practice
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need that rest soon.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state. Need rest now.
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a comatose state. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.

Intermediary - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 3 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 8 hours, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these consistently for 1 hour, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes Practice
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes More Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state.
Needs rest now. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.


Mastery - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 13 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 12 hours, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 13 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these consistently for 4 hours, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 13 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these consistently for 1 hour, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Mastery - Takes Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine.
Needs rest soon. Gets no electrical burns on his hands.




Vergil Tanner

Hmmm, lessee....

QuoteIntermediary - Takes Practice
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes More Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target.
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state.
Needs rest now. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.

I'd reduce the Ampage here to 150 Amps for the Takes Practice and 500 Amps for the takes more practice. I mean, 400 is more than enough to kill a man! Then you can get 1000 amps at Mastery Innate, but at the cost of a severe migraine, and that reduces at Takes Practice?
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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by that of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion. Therefore it is unnecessary to have all the qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always observe them is injurious, and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.

Dubbed the "Oath of Drake,"
A noble philosophy; I adhere...for now.

lux89







Beginner - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones and moving the spark is 1 foot. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Beginner - Takes Practice
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need that rest soon.
Beginner - Takes More Practice
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need that rest soon.
Small jumpstarter 300 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
300 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state. Need rest now.
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a comatose state. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.

Intermediary - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 3 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 8 hours, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 3 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these consistently for 1 hour, gets a headache. With an hour's rest, he can do these again.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 9 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes Practice
Small jumpstarter 150 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
150 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster. Need rest soon.
Intermediary - Takes More Practice
Large jumpstarter 500 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
500 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a headcluster or turns it into a comatose state.
Needs rest now. Gets mild electrical burns on his hands.


Mastery - Innate
Charges smartphones; Resists minor shocks; Generates light by summoning a small dancing spark.
Distance for charging smartphones is 13 feet. Cannot make more than one dancing spark.
Doing any of these consistently for 12 hours, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Taser 0.005 Amp; Bolt by hand; Gets a second wind of adrenaline from being shocked.
Distance for spark tasing and bolt-shooting is 13 feet. Cannot get third wind of adrenaline.
Doing any of these consistently for 4 hours, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Defilibrator 45 Amps; Resists major shocks; Electrocutes the water, ground, or metal by touch.
45 amps applies within 13 feet. Distance for electrocuting material or moving the spark that far is 13 feet.
Doing any of these consistently for 1 hour, gets a headache. With a full rest, he can do these again.
Small jumpstarter 500 Amps; Bolt chaining - 2 targets.
500 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from target.
Doing any of these consistently for 20-30 mins starts a headache or turns it into a migraine. Need rest soon.
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a migraine or turns it into a headcluster.
Needs rest soon. Gets no electrical burns on his hands.

Mastery - Takes Practice
Large jumpstarter 1000 Amps; Overheats bolts which leaves fire or burning/paralysis; Bolt chaining - 3 targets.
1000 amps applies within 1 foot. Distance for bolt-chaining is 13 feet from me and from each target. 
Doing any of these even once starts a headache or turns it into a migraine.
Needs rest soon. Gets no electrical burns on his hands.


Vergil Tanner

Ok, that looks good for now! I'll PM you with the next steps!
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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by that of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion. Therefore it is unnecessary to have all the qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always observe them is injurious, and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.

Dubbed the "Oath of Drake,"
A noble philosophy; I adhere...for now.

lux89