Alt-Hist Wuxia conducted in 1956.
Attaining Heaven - A Modern Wuxia
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The King of Queen's
- Location
- Queen's on the Shore
Lore
The year is 1956. China is a much different place then today. The Chinese Civil War wound up radically different, where the winners were not the communists nor the nationalist nor the multitude of warlords. No, the winners were Ming restorationists, backed by scholarcrats and neo-absolutists. Following the vast destruction of China, great efforts were made to make it anew, and from these efforts were born the Great Enlightenment. A period of immense growth and change was conducted, as the suburbs and near-urban areas of the Empire were broken down back to arable land, the vast countryside of China given electricity, water, and healthcare, and the cities turned into hyperdense sprawls of business and vertical housing.
One of the premier societal changes was the reintroduction, institutionalization, and spread of the martial arts as a form of dispute resolution. Where the Ming courts could not or would not reach, exam-certified judges would oversee fights. Martial arts temples, sponsored by the Martial Temple Bureaucracy, would expand to all the reaches of China. To act as a sheriff, peacekeeper, enforcer, and advisor, the Guanjun system was created.
The Guanjun system would recruit local fighters, champions all, who were given the Duel Rolls (a record of all fights that were conducted within the village), a ceremonial suit of armour, and a dao. These men, ceremonially reading out the Rolls prior to the fight of all fights conducted by either opponent, would ensure no one broke the law. Further, these men were used to intimidate locals who sought to avoid using the established system. These men reported to the Jinyiwei, bodyguards to the Emperor and radical loyalists, each one responsible for the Guanjun of two hundred and fifty villages. It was thought to be a blessing if one of these men, in their ceremonial armour, observed a match. Weapons are rarely used, and face public scorn when they are. Those dao found on the Guanjun and Jinyiwei are seen to be a symbol rather than a weapon.
However not all was idyllic, as the cities are run by Triad gangs during the night. Those who oppose the state are found to quickly disappear and face damnatio memoriae. Businesses run rampant and the ever seeing eye of the Central Examination Group, the secret police, haunts even to the modern day.
This is your story, and it is up to you as to how you define it.
Mechanics
This quest will be divided into two sections. Roleplaying and Fighting. Roleplaying will be conducted through traditional quest mechanics, where a plan is formed by a quester, votes are done and are compiled. This will advance the plot to wherever it needs to go. Fighting however will be done through rolls, where there are three (3) stats (ripped from a conversion by u/bpmasher on reddit).These stats are:
Qi - Representing health. If this goes down to zero, you lose the bout.
Yin - Representing defense. If this is higher than the Yang die, the attack will be blocked/dodged.
Yang - Representing offense. If this is higher than the Yin die, the attack will succeed.
These stats will be typically represented as Qi | Yin | Yang. (eg. Exam Style is 2 | 1 | 1)
Modifiers will be added, positive or negative, affecting dice rolls. Members of the quest will conduct dice rolls for interactiveness and because I think it's fun that way for everyone.
Each martial art style comes to a different level of Qi, Yin, and Yang. Below are a list of different styles, and their relative strengths and weaknesses. More may be added as the quest progresses.
Martial Arts Styles
Common
Exam Style: Basic martial arts style taught by Shaolincrats to beat the martial arts exams. Average in all fronts, strong in none.
Uncommon
Scorpion Style: Powerful kicks and strong grip, low pain tolerance.
Lizard Style: Extreme agility and pseudo-wall crawling, physically weak.
Toad Style: Physically invincible minus a specific weak spot.
Snake Style: Keen sense of vulnerability, weak to flank attacks.
Centipede Style: Speed focus, weak to horizontal attacks.
Northern Shaolin: Deep postures that interconnect, defensive style.
Wudang: Specific control of waist and punches, aggressive style.
Tai'ji: Control of the open palm, pacifist style.
Hung Ga: Deep postures that set brutal, outward attacks. Hyper-aggressive style.
Imperial
Jinyiwei Style: Official style of the Jinyiwei; incredibly powerful, distinct movements.
Xiong Style: Said to originate from Xiong Shili, flowing movements that use robes and a hand bell to trap and discombobulate opponents.
Unique
Jeet Kune Do: Player unique fighting force. Initially without form, will be developed over the course of the game.
Name:
Style: (1) Uncommon (beginner) + Exam (2 | 1 | 1) & Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: (Rural or Urban China)
Strength: (One buff)
Weakness: (One debuff)
The year is 1956. China is a much different place then today. The Chinese Civil War wound up radically different, where the winners were not the communists nor the nationalist nor the multitude of warlords. No, the winners were Ming restorationists, backed by scholarcrats and neo-absolutists. Following the vast destruction of China, great efforts were made to make it anew, and from these efforts were born the Great Enlightenment. A period of immense growth and change was conducted, as the suburbs and near-urban areas of the Empire were broken down back to arable land, the vast countryside of China given electricity, water, and healthcare, and the cities turned into hyperdense sprawls of business and vertical housing.
One of the premier societal changes was the reintroduction, institutionalization, and spread of the martial arts as a form of dispute resolution. Where the Ming courts could not or would not reach, exam-certified judges would oversee fights. Martial arts temples, sponsored by the Martial Temple Bureaucracy, would expand to all the reaches of China. To act as a sheriff, peacekeeper, enforcer, and advisor, the Guanjun system was created.
The Guanjun system would recruit local fighters, champions all, who were given the Duel Rolls (a record of all fights that were conducted within the village), a ceremonial suit of armour, and a dao. These men, ceremonially reading out the Rolls prior to the fight of all fights conducted by either opponent, would ensure no one broke the law. Further, these men were used to intimidate locals who sought to avoid using the established system. These men reported to the Jinyiwei, bodyguards to the Emperor and radical loyalists, each one responsible for the Guanjun of two hundred and fifty villages. It was thought to be a blessing if one of these men, in their ceremonial armour, observed a match. Weapons are rarely used, and face public scorn when they are. Those dao found on the Guanjun and Jinyiwei are seen to be a symbol rather than a weapon.
However not all was idyllic, as the cities are run by Triad gangs during the night. Those who oppose the state are found to quickly disappear and face damnatio memoriae. Businesses run rampant and the ever seeing eye of the Central Examination Group, the secret police, haunts even to the modern day.
This is your story, and it is up to you as to how you define it.
Mechanics
This quest will be divided into two sections. Roleplaying and Fighting. Roleplaying will be conducted through traditional quest mechanics, where a plan is formed by a quester, votes are done and are compiled. This will advance the plot to wherever it needs to go. Fighting however will be done through rolls, where there are three (3) stats (ripped from a conversion by u/bpmasher on reddit).These stats are:
Qi - Representing health. If this goes down to zero, you lose the bout.
Yin - Representing defense. If this is higher than the Yang die, the attack will be blocked/dodged.
Yang - Representing offense. If this is higher than the Yin die, the attack will succeed.
These stats will be typically represented as Qi | Yin | Yang. (eg. Exam Style is 2 | 1 | 1)
Modifiers will be added, positive or negative, affecting dice rolls. Members of the quest will conduct dice rolls for interactiveness and because I think it's fun that way for everyone.
Each martial art style comes to a different level of Qi, Yin, and Yang. Below are a list of different styles, and their relative strengths and weaknesses. More may be added as the quest progresses.
Martial Arts Styles
Common
Exam Style: Basic martial arts style taught by Shaolincrats to beat the martial arts exams. Average in all fronts, strong in none.
Uncommon
Scorpion Style: Powerful kicks and strong grip, low pain tolerance.
Lizard Style: Extreme agility and pseudo-wall crawling, physically weak.
Toad Style: Physically invincible minus a specific weak spot.
Snake Style: Keen sense of vulnerability, weak to flank attacks.
Centipede Style: Speed focus, weak to horizontal attacks.
Northern Shaolin: Deep postures that interconnect, defensive style.
Wudang: Specific control of waist and punches, aggressive style.
Tai'ji: Control of the open palm, pacifist style.
Hung Ga: Deep postures that set brutal, outward attacks. Hyper-aggressive style.
Imperial
Jinyiwei Style: Official style of the Jinyiwei; incredibly powerful, distinct movements.
Xiong Style: Said to originate from Xiong Shili, flowing movements that use robes and a hand bell to trap and discombobulate opponents.
Unique
Jeet Kune Do: Player unique fighting force. Initially without form, will be developed over the course of the game.
Initial Vote
(Note, I cannot write a woman accurately to a point of satisfaction. The MC will have to be male)
Picture: (optional)(Note, I cannot write a woman accurately to a point of satisfaction. The MC will have to be male)
Name:
Style: (1) Uncommon (beginner) + Exam (2 | 1 | 1) & Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: (Rural or Urban China)
Strength: (One buff)
Weakness: (One debuff)
Hyvelic
Slightly Insane Tactical Genius
- Location
- Off in a Library Somewhere
Style:
Tai'ji: Control of the open palm, pacifist style.
Exam Style: Basic martial arts style taught by Shaolincrats to beat the martial arts exams. Average in all fronts, strong in none.
Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: Urban China
Strength: Street Smarts, As being born on the streets of China, Lee knows his way around the cities
Weakness: Endurance, Due to the conditions that he grew up in, he will always be a step behind and not usually be able to last long against opponents
Name: Ng Sai-Gwan
Style:
Scorpion (beginner)
Exam (2 | 1 | 1)
Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: Rural China
Strength: Meritorious. Sai-Gwan studies diligently for the civil service exams, being a student not only of martial arts but the Confucian classics.
Weakness: Big Bro. There are always aunts and uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces that require Sai-Gwan's assistance.
wdango
Storyteller
- Location
- Bali, Indonesia
[x] This.Name: Lee Jun-fan
Style:
Tai'ji: Control of the open palm, pacifist style.
Exam Style: Basic martial arts style taught by Shaolincrats to beat the martial arts exams. Average in all fronts, strong in none.
Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: Urban China
Strength: Street Smarts, As being born on the streets of China, Lee knows his way around the cities
Weakness: Endurance, Due to the conditions that he grew up in, he will always be a step behind and not usually be able to last long against opponents
Picture: Google Image Result for http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0227/sn_boxer_jv_576x768.jpg (the guy on the right)
Name: Le Jing
Style: (1) Toad style (beginner) + Exam (2 | 1 | 1) & Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: Urban China
Strength: Large: This 7 foot tall man is a monster on the battlefield.
Weakness: Too large: Generally his clothes cost more he can be scary to children and being this big csn even be a disadvantage.
Name: Le Jing
Style: (1) Toad style (beginner) + Exam (2 | 1 | 1) & Jeet Kune Do (1 | 1 | 1)
Location: Urban China
Strength: Large: This 7 foot tall man is a monster on the battlefield.
Weakness: Too large: Generally his clothes cost more he can be scary to children and being this big csn even be a disadvantage.
Smithsguild
The third monkey...
- Location
- Somewhere 'near' Atlanta Ga
Dadarian
The King of Queen's
- Location
- Queen's on the Shore
Lee Jun-fan wins 63% of the vote. Character sheet and prologue up shortly.
Also I apologize for the delay, I work in agriculture now and with it being spring it's a busy time. This quest may be a bit slow at times but it will not be abandoned!
Also I apologize for the delay, I work in agriculture now and with it being spring it's a busy time. This quest may be a bit slow at times but it will not be abandoned!