Green Flame Rising (Exalted vs Dresden Files)
- Thread starter DragonParadox
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Was not Thomas bascily running on near empty as the norm. With perfect control he can fill up as much as he can store really.
slenderman1942
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We don't even need the book, the sourcebook says that it's wisdom can be found in all kind of tragedies.
fictionfan
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I don't even know if White Vampires even have a max tank or if they do it must be somewhat flexible or there is no way the white king could have kept up the pretend for about 30 years.
Better not break it's wing there, or that'll be a hell of an omen.
I would assume that there's further threats on their way, not much point in exposing yourself without backup.
I would assume that there's further threats on their way, not much point in exposing yourself without backup.
Nah.
Perfect control of Hunger doesnt mean you suddenly have higher Disciplines than you paid XP for.
It means no Frenzy, no loss of control feeding, and a very good idea what your limits are instead of extra fuzziness.
I'd still have gone to Lydia's place.
This is a persistent world, and events presumably go ahead even if we decline; note that we had the option to meet Lara Raith of our own accord months ago, but declined. The murder of Madeline Raith suggests things are coming to a head this Halloween, and if whatever the naagloshii is involved in had succeeded, it will become our problem.
Better to roll through now.
Besides, if the naagloshii has people watching Lara's place, how do we know it doesnt have people watching Dresden's place?
He's the local Warden commander, and someone it already tried to setup for murder. It will keep an eye out.
I mean, its much easier to watch a single dude living in a basement on an urban street than the approaches to an entire estate with presumably more than a hundred people living and working onsite.
Not really.
No more than Dresden and Mouse breaking Cassius' neck at the Museum in Dead Beat and leaving the body, or the Denarian cultist that Michael stabbed to death through a door in Death Masks at the airport.
The only thing in the car that qualifies as a recognizable weapon is Molly's shield, and as far as I know Lydia's beam doesnt leave distinctive markings anyway, or markings of any kind; its weaponized death, more or less. A bird tumbling out of the sky and turning into a mortal corpse would be a whodunnit. We just whistle and drive past.
The real question is moral/ethical about the ethics of shooting back at someone who may or may not be in his right mind.
Assuming its a mortal shapeshifter like I think, and not just a familiar or modified animal.
And that ethical question is probably satisfied by the enemy's use of AoE tech bane against multiple motor vehicles moving at highway speeds, which makes them a clear and ongoing threat to not just us and our allies but all the other civilians on the road in modern motor vehicles. Especially if they try again.
Besides, that assumes Lydia cant just pull her punch and deal Bashing instead, like Molly does with her Agg sword's hilt or blade flat. Thats essentially stunt territory, after all.
Hence the "Drive it off" instead of "Kill it."
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BoredMan
Maintaining the Agenda is our top priority
Due to our low perception rolls before(some of which we couldn't even see we failed so bad) I'd bet the Nag has been spying on us aswell.
[X] uju32
Lydia is an exalt of death invoking her heritage, the best she can do in terms of 'pulling her punch' is not choosing to spend the essence for the Agg damage, but there is no stun setting on the power of death itself summoned forth to the hunt.
I wouldn't be surprised.
We get some extra protection from living under Michael's roof, which makes surveillance operations the sort of thing that a fallen divine messenger would avoid for fear of drawing divine attention.
But its likely we've been scoped out at Dresden's place and at school without knowing.
Fair enough.
Assuming the target doesnt dodge, 7 dice at DC5 resolves to 3 threshold sux, which should average 4 levels of damage(5L base damage + 3 successes, all rolled at DC6). Assuming he/it has Stamina 3 (our prisoner had Perception + Alertness 6) and mortal human physiology(can't soak lethal damage,7 levels of health) he should still have 3L left.
Assuming average rolls.
If he has altered physiology because skinwalker or shapeshifter, he gets to roll soak and the damage reduces.
If he dodges, threshold sux drop.
If he has a talisman or some other similar magical item for armor, damage reduces.
If the dice hate him, he dies.
Seems reasonable.
[X] Try to down the bird-thing, witnesses or no
-[X] Hunter's Bolt from Lydia
-[X] STUNT: A thousand considerations go through your head at the sight of the bird, comparing the feel of the magical curse you'd just felt with what you'd sensed previously, and coming to some unpleasant conclusions "Drive it off, Lydia." The corona of white fire around Lydia's hand condenses in response, and then a beam of white light darts out the window.
At worst it dies. I don't consider that a big issue. It's not like they can indict Lydia or run ballistic comparison on her magic blasts.
-[X] Hunter's Bolt from Lydia
-[X] STUNT: A thousand considerations go through your head at the sight of the bird, comparing the feel of the magical curse you'd just felt with what you'd sensed previously, and coming to some unpleasant conclusions "Drive it off, Lydia." The corona of white fire around Lydia's hand condenses in response, and then a beam of white light darts out the window.
At worst it dies. I don't consider that a big issue. It's not like they can indict Lydia or run ballistic comparison on her magic blasts.
Duquette7
I am Fire, and I am Rain
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I see two potential problems with this action.
Firstly, if Lydia manages to kill it, as a mortal practitioner, wouldn't that trigger a Death Curse?
And secondly, and this is more shaky but I don't remember it being brought up before so I thought I'd check, does Lydia count as a mortal practitioner herself? And as such is bound by the Laws?
I'd hate to take the shot, then have either of those potential bombs go off in Lydia's face.
fictionfan
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Only if there is a time when it realize it is dying and has time to curse. Even then halfway odds it curses broken seeker for getting it into this situation.
Totally different magic system. Only the political laws might matter.
1) You need to be a White Council-tier wizard to be able to cast a death curse.
Ex-Denarian Quintus Cassius could do it, but sorcerers like Victor Sells and Kravos couldn't do it, and neither did any of Lord Raith's three witches in Blood Rites. And this dude doesnt appear to be in the same weight class as a Council wizard.
2) Lydia doesnt count as a mortal practitioner. And Charms are not mortal magic.
If Molly's demonblade doesnt break any laws, if using Ancient Sorcery like Flight of the Brilliant Raptor doesnt?
Lydia's ranged Charms won't.
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/8ntzo3/my_name_is_jim_butcher_and_i_write_stories_ask_me/dzyl9ey/?context=3
Significant with regards to fluff for Lydia, who has access to her father in her head for training.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
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Might need to buy up the mentor level to get that sort of effect.
Sounds like an interesting solution, honestly just looking for way to make the VVE more then a one an done, we never see used more then once.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
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The real use of VVE is that in basically any social encounter even hostile ones we can offer to grant a wish.
[X] Try to down the bird-thing, witnesses or no
-[X] Hunter's Bolt from Lydia
-[X] STUNT: A thousand considerations go through your head at the sight of the bird, comparing the feel of the magical curse you'd just felt with what you'd sensed previously, and coming to some unpleasant conclusions "Drive it off, Lydia." The corona of white fire around Lydia's hand condenses in response, and then a beam of white light darts out the window.
-[X] Hunter's Bolt from Lydia
-[X] STUNT: A thousand considerations go through your head at the sight of the bird, comparing the feel of the magical curse you'd just felt with what you'd sensed previously, and coming to some unpleasant conclusions "Drive it off, Lydia." The corona of white fire around Lydia's hand condenses in response, and then a beam of white light darts out the window.
[X] uju32
Cant see why.
This seems to provide enough fluff justification for him to be a tutor to allow Lydia buy skills.
Just like Odin allegedly trained Merlin in the Dresdenverse. If Lash can do a training montage in Harry's head with his permission, I assume Arawn can do it in his daughter's head with her permission.
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That is leftover fluff from when I wrote the first version of Lydia's charsheet.
Back when Arawn was alive/awake.
I'd take it with a grain of salt and ask DP what goes or doesn't go for the current version of Arawn.
Arwan is skilled enough and able to communicate well enough to teach his daughter skills. If the roll for the ritual had been lower she would have had to get creative. That said it is not like he had maxed skills in everything. If she wants to learn say computers dear old dad cannot help.