Having to mine it directly out of the labyrinth, and having it smelted and forged quickly because it corrodes/decays unnaturally fast when not fixed in a dedicated form?
Hmmm.
IIRC a commentary on slavery.
That the society of the dead was built on suffering and pain and that involving yourself with it meant that you took part in and enjoyed the fruits of that suffering.
just like real life ayy lmao
This is objectively the best solution. This sounds sarcastic, but it isn't. That is cool as hell.
That depends on the edition:
Article: Abyssals and Grave Goods
The deathly power of the Abyssal Exalted is without compare. No ray of sunlight can pierce their darkness. If an Abyssal attunes to a grave good artefact, their essence suffuses it. As long as the Abyssal remains attuned, the artefact is treated as if it was in the Underworld. Should the attunement lapse, this protection ends and it becomes vulnerable to sunlight and other similar things. This dark majesty produces an aesthetic warping of the grave good towards the themes of the Abyssal Exalted, which can be noticed by a Difficulty 3 (Wits + Occult) roll.
You da man, ES.
I actually keep meaning to bring an Abyssal into a lapsed game of mine. I think they'll have this, instead of soulsteel. Much better!
Which is probably part of why it's the least popular oWoD line; when we're at the point where literally any action whatsoever necessitates taking part in unspeakable atrocities, I'd only consider participating in the game at gunpoint, and would either play an utter sociopath who just doesn't give a shit or have my PC immediately have a breakdown and be motivated solely by finding a means of destroying themselves that won't leave anything people could make soulsteel out of ASAP.
Games are about playing through stories, and dark, depressing stories are still fun. Not to you, sure, but not all stories are for everyone.
I mean even beyond them running around in the finery and treasures of the dead, could see plenty of cool stuff coming from the tendency to disintegrate when unattuned. I want to see the Abyssal with artifact arms and armament that burn away in your Anima when he's finally killed, leaving behind nothing but his obviously long dead corpse, naked, rotting, and not going to prove to the townsfolk that you just killed a death knight.
No, some other guys. They're matriarchal and live in a swamp. I think it's in a place called the Wailing Fen, but I'm not sure.
Sounds like the Zu Tak from Earthscorpion's Plunderer Princes homebrew.
Right, that's it! On two related notes, one can someone learn both Sorcery and Necromancy and two does anyone know where one can find a decent 3e necromancy port/book. I really don't want to have to manually translate spells from 2e's White And Black Treatises.
in 2e Celestial exalts can learn both disciplines, though generally necromancy is limited to the circle below where your sorcery caps out - TAW was of the mind that lunars can hit the second circle in both sorcery and necromancy, if they chose to. DBs can not learn necromancy unless they are of a variant underworld themed bloodline. Mortals can lean either one, but they can't learn both.
Right. I'm trying to throw together a Cannibal Sorceress-Queen Solar character sheet. Just for the fun of it and later use, something to add to the pile, along with two Sidereals and two Dragonbloods.
Why would you want that?
