[X] Water Dragon Style. Designed in emulation of Immaculate Daana'd, this style focuses on embodying water in all its forms. Practitioners flow like the tide, absorb blows like the ocean, and crush their foes with the full force of a tsunami.
The Dream that is Dying (Exalted)
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[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.
Violet bier works best narratively imho: end of a family, end of a dynasty and a few more. I'm surprised that Farah isn't a chosen of endings tbh.
Violet bier works best narratively imho: end of a family, end of a dynasty and a few more. I'm surprised that Farah isn't a chosen of endings tbh.
To clarify a bit:
-MOST Sidereal-favored styles tended to be designed to be used without armor, because their 'thing' is usually Black Ops agent, so martial arts that are effective when you aren't visibly garbed for war tend to be preferred. This is only mechanically enforced so far as a lot of martial arts are written to be used without armor.
--However, the Mysterious Knight is entirely a valid Sidereal Archetype, especially Cataphracts.
--Also Sidereal Cataphracts are not the same thing as military Cataphracts in basically any way other than war being involved.
-In 2e, most Celestial and above styles are unarmored, while Terrestrial styles tend to be more understanding of ideas like "mortals don't have soak charms". This means Martial artists going with armored builds tend to be focused on a very narrow set of martial arts if they want to be effective, since the main armored Celestial Styles are the Elemental Dragon styles.
--In 3e(which we seem to be using), martial art styles are equalized. Using armor does limit what martial arts work for you, but its not a power level crimp.
Short version: Stylistic differences mainly. Also taking an armored art doesn't mean you have to commit to using armor(though the reverse is not true) and lock you out of using unarmored arts, at least until you start buying charms to boost your ability to work in armor.
DB_Explorer
Purveyor of alternate realities.
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[X] Water Dragon Style. Designed in emulation of Immaculate Daana'd, this style focuses on embodying water in all its forms. Practitioners flow like the tide, absorb blows like the ocean, and crush their foes with the full force of a tsunami.
I.Cast.Fist.
I.Cast.Fist.
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
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It does.
It also has an amazing looking capstone, to my inexperienced eyes.
- Location
- Ottawa
[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.
notanautomaton
I've got 99 quests, I've finished one
[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.
- Location
- London, England
...one of the worst things about being a quest writer is suddenly spotting a spelling/grammar mistake in your votes and knowing that no amount of editing will hide it from all the people who have copy/pasted the original version.
NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
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- A rapidly widening tear in the fabric of reality
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- Postcard from the Root
[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.
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Pink Flamingo Cabal Grand Vizier
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- Pennsylvania
[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.
[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.
Bailey Matutine
(Verified Pooka)
- Location
- Pelican Town
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- They/Them
[X] Hoof of the Desert Wind Style. On the battlefield, mobility is life. This mounted style focuses on clever repositions across pitched battle, bringing the user to exactly where they need to be in order to do the most damage to their foes.
To Fight In Ones Own Shade
The rider fires a bow and immediately moves to the location they fired upon regardless of distance, striking one target with both a ranged and melee attack.
Gravity of the Situation
The rider dismounts and attacks in a single move, adding their drop to the ground to the power of their blow.
Stand Astride
An unmounted rider immediately avoids any single attack by instead being mounted on any one valid mount within reach as a reflexive action, and not being where the attack is going.
Roundup
It is not just the rider who can be repositioned with this style. By making a ranged attack with a rope, chain, net, whip, or similar weapon, the rider can entangle a foe and move them into the path of any one attack as a reflexive action.
To Fight In Ones Own Shade
The rider fires a bow and immediately moves to the location they fired upon regardless of distance, striking one target with both a ranged and melee attack.
Gravity of the Situation
The rider dismounts and attacks in a single move, adding their drop to the ground to the power of their blow.
Stand Astride
An unmounted rider immediately avoids any single attack by instead being mounted on any one valid mount within reach as a reflexive action, and not being where the attack is going.
Roundup
It is not just the rider who can be repositioned with this style. By making a ranged attack with a rope, chain, net, whip, or similar weapon, the rider can entangle a foe and move them into the path of any one attack as a reflexive action.
- Location
- Denmark
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- She/Her
[X] Water Dragon Style. Designed in emulation of Immaculate Daana'd, this style focuses on embodying water in all its forms. Practitioners flow like the tide, absorb blows like the ocean, and crush their foes with the full force of a tsunami.
Water Dragon Style is so cooooooool. And also has thematic resonance because Taira will very soon be full of people from a Specifically Certain Realm (I'd give it... ten years depending on how old our sister is, given I know Taira) interested in conquering a Specifically Certain Taira, and meeting them in battle with one of their own holy arts - one that is associated with secrecy and mystery, even - is just so fitting
Water Dragon Style is so cooooooool. And also has thematic resonance because Taira will very soon be full of people from a Specifically Certain Realm (I'd give it... ten years depending on how old our sister is, given I know Taira) interested in conquering a Specifically Certain Taira, and meeting them in battle with one of their own holy arts - one that is associated with secrecy and mystery, even - is just so fitting
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[X] Golden Janissary Style. Heroes have always stood against the darkness, and the monsters born within have learned to fear their burning touch. The graceful, almost dance-like motions of this spear-fighting style are as much meditative exercise as they are combat techniques.
- Location
- London, England
Hmm. The tie continues, it seems...
I'll probably close the vote later tonight my time. 2-3 hours or so. I'll be more specific closer to the time.
I'll probably close the vote later tonight my time. 2-3 hours or so. I'll be more specific closer to the time.
- Location
- Just passing through.
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- He/Him
[X] Water Dragon Style. Designed in emulation of Immaculate Daana'd, this style focuses on embodying water in all its forms. Practitioners flow like the tide, absorb blows like the ocean, and crush their foes with the full force of a tsunami.
Bailey Matutine
(Verified Pooka)
- Location
- Pelican Town
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Ping Janissary voters for runoff?
Olive
Silent Princess
[X] Water Dragon Style. Designed in emulation of Immaculate Daana'd, this style focuses on embodying water in all its forms. Practitioners flow like the tide, absorb blows like the ocean, and crush their foes with the full force of a tsunami.
I was planning on voting Violet Biers... but then I realised that this way Farah can fight like Spike Spiegel instead.
I was planning on voting Violet Biers... but then I realised that this way Farah can fight like Spike Spiegel instead.
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- London, England
Alright I'll close the vote at 11pm my time, which is in about 40mins.
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
[X] Violet Bier of Sorrow Style. There is always an ending, and all things die. Demons are not exception. This style was first taught to the Sidereals by Saturn herself, and contains within its merciless katas the secret arts of the inevitable end. Even the lightest scratch from a master of this style can bring agonizing death.