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Specifically blind. Any good sources for research, and, also, do's and don'ts when applying abilities that work with the handicap? For example, how Terezi uses taste to see.

Stating the obvious, but always PROOFREAD before hitting submit on a tag. Phrases like "I see..." or "it appears as though..." are never going to be used by a blind character!

If the game you have in mind operates on a communicator network, consider how your character would use it for interaction with others. Would they ask for somebody good with machines to tinker and make their device read text posts aloud? Would their device be permanently on so that they can catch stuff happening without having to find a button to press? If so, does it transmit from their end as well, for accidental posts?

Another thing you might want to think about is how long the character has been blind for. Somebody who has been blind from birth would need certain stuff usually taken for granted, like colors, explained to them. Somebody who was blinded a long time ago may have vague memories of how such things work, or associate specific memories and images with triggers, such as scent. Somebody who has been blind only shortly before their canon point will have to learn how to cope with it: messed-up depth perception for partial blindness, using a cane, and so on.

This is pretty general advice. Any particular ability you have in mind? I have played blind characters before, we could brainstorm in detail if you'd like.

:O Thanks for the reply, anon!

The character in question is an OC and I was thinking of it two ways depending on places I may app them. The general idea was that they would not be true blind, but only able to see chi, or something similar. So most details would be lost, and that's what I wanted advice on, as well as things to look out for that would be taken for granted for those not visually impaired.

I didn't even think about the communicators having to be modified, for instance. That would be a great start in a new game, actually.

Uh, that's all I got for now, besides maybe recommendations for blind characters to look up? I'm getting really excited about this idea, and I'm very glad you responded!

An ability like that could use a permission post giving an overview of what it does and how your character perceives the flow of magic/chakra/what-have-you, since so many canons have a take on the idea of chi or something along those lines. Off the top of my head I can think of the Eagle Vision ability from Assassin's Creed, a permission post for which you can use as reference can be found at http://seventeenth.dreamwidth.org/4169.html. Or perhaps your character "sees" others' natures manifested as a creature/aura, like Patronuses from Harry Potter.

Also consider how other senses might compensate for the absence of detail in sight. Marvel's Daredevil, for instance, has extremely heightened senses that help him observe a person's behavior. You mentioned Terezi using taste. Other characters who use a second sense to make up for sight I can think of is the Kabane family from Tenjou Tenge, who can track needles by "threads" of scent and speak of people by the smells coming off them (even for abstract things which are more concepts than actual smells).

As for things visual-capable people take for granted, I suggest you look up medical information that touches on helping friends and family who have had damage to their sight. From personal experience, it's easier for you to react as a thread goes instead of trying to prepare for all these potentially notable things.

Finally, you can look at http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandicappedBadass, which, while not exclusively a list of blind characters, has a fair number I didn't bring up above you can use for inspiration.

Oh, yes, a permission post would definitely be handy. It would be similar to Eagle Vision as you noted, or using the wolf senses in Twilight Princess. More of seeing life energy than someone's true nature, but I can see how that can get god-modey. I'll be sure to use that post.

And these references were just the thing I needed, thank you so much! I don't seem to have any more questions for now, but I'll be sure to ask if I do. This is all a HUGE help.

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