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You are Noble.
You stand on the ramparts of reality, guarding the world against that which would...
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Avatar Creation, pt. 1
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    You are Noble.
    You stand on the ramparts of reality, guarding the world against that which would unmake it.
    All creation is your charge - but some of it more than the rest.

    Who were you, before the power descended upon you?
    What were you, before you were Noble?

    [ ] You were a girl who knew how to move gracefully, to walk the shadows, to listen to the world.
    [ ] You wanted to escape, but you could not. [Gorse]
    [ ] You knew who and what you were. [Oak]
    [ ] You knew you were never properly human. [Wild Rose]
    [ ] You knew what you could become, if you chose. [Hollyhock]
    [ ] You knew that you were born to wander. [Mimulus]
    [ ] You knew that you belonged alone. [Water Lily]
    [ ] You knew the world was right and true. [Clematis]
    [ ] You were shattered, but still whole. [Star of Bethlehem]
    [ ] You knew you had to hold the world together. [Vervain]
    [ ] You knew many things, but you could never share them. [Acacia]​

    [ ] You were a man of conviction, strong and sharp as glass.
    [ ] You transformed lives with your word and deed. [Lotus]
    [ ] You saw more clearly than other people. [Wild Rose]
    [ ] You knew how the world truly was. [Star of Bethlehem]
    [ ] You burned with rage for the world's failings. [Aconite]
    [ ] You swore an oath you knew you would keep. [Vervain]
    [ ] You were perfect, no matter the cost. [Chamomile]
    [ ] You could not be other than you were. [Oak]​

    [ ] You were a rebel, lightning thoughts flickering through your skin, driving you ever onward.
    [ ] You could not escape the spark inside you. [Gorse]
    [ ] You whirled from one distraction to another. [Wild Oats]
    [ ] You wanted to see everything in the world. [Mimulus]
    [ ] You wished that other people weren't so boring. [Wild Rose]
    [ ] You knew the world was built wrong from the start. [Aconite]
    [ ] You were the one on every wanted poster. [Chamomile]
    [ ] You broke the world, then made it whole again. [Lotus]​

    [I decided to do a Nobilis quest, because Nobilis is my joy. Don't worry about the flower names if you've never played Nobilis before: they're more a guidepost for those in the audience who have the 3rd ed. rulebook sitting in front of them.

    Choose one of the 3 characters, then exactly two of the motivations for that character.]
     
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    • [X] You were a girl who knew how to move gracefully, to walk the shadows, to listen to the world.
    -[X] You knew what you could become, if you chose. [Hollyhock]
    -[X] You were shattered, but still whole. [Star of Bethlehem]

    Does this make us Jesus? :V
     
    [X] You were a girl who knew how to move gracefully, to walk the shadows, to listen to the world.
    - [X] You knew you were never properly human. [Wild Rose]
    - [X] You knew that you belonged alone. [Water Lily]

    Woo Nobilis! one of very few settings where the secret underpinnings behind the laws of the universe are flowers.
     
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    [X] You were a man of conviction, strong and sharp as glass.
    -[X] You knew how the world truly was. [Star of Bethlehem]
    -[X] You burned with rage for the world's failings. [Aconite]

    He saw the Ugly Truth of the world and became determined to change it.
     
    [X] You were a man of conviction, strong and sharp as glass.
    -[X] You knew how the world truly was. [Star of Bethlehem]
    -[X] You burned with rage for the world's failings. [Aconite]
     
    [X] You were a girl who knew how to move gracefully, to walk the shadows, to listen to the world.
    -[X] You knew what you could become, if you chose. [Hollyhock]
    -[X] You were shattered, but still whole. [Star of Bethlehem]
     
    [X] You were a girl who knew how to move gracefully, to walk the shadows, to listen to the world.
    -[X] You knew what you could become, if you chose. [Hollyhock]
    -[X] You were shattered, but still whole. [Star of Bethlehem]
     
    Avatar Creation, pt. 2
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    • [X] You were a girl who knew how to move gracefully, to walk the shadows, to listen to the world.
    [X] You knew what you could become, if you chose. [Hollyhock]
    [X] You were shattered, but still whole. [Star of Bethlehem]​

    Now that the power has taken root, what have you become?
    [ ] You're still the girl you always were, regardless of your charge. You just have more to care for now.
    [ ] Though you know you could be greater, it's better to be human. [Shadow of Hollyhock]
    [ ] The world has changed so much, but you have stayed the same. [Shadow of Star of Bethlehem]​
    [ ] Though you have suffered, to you it was a healing pain. You cannot help but fiercely love this broken world. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]
    [ ] You had been waiting for this chance all your life. When the power struck you, you became something better, something grander, like a butterfly leaving its cocoon. [Heart of Hollyhock]
    [ ] You're something new and strange, even to yourself.
    [ ] You don't know what it means to be this thing you are becoming. [Shadow of Hollyhock]
    [ ] You don't remember what the world was like for you before. [Shadow of Star of Bethlehem]​
     
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    • [X] Though you have suffered, to you it was a healing pain. You cannot help but fiercely love this broken world. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]

    That's romantic as hell. Just my kind of tragedy.
     
    [X] Though you have suffered, to you it was a healing pain. You cannot help but fiercely love this broken world. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]

    Honestly it kinda sounds like we are playing a Excrucian Deceiver at the moment
     
    [X] You had been waiting for this chance all your life. When the power struck you, you became something better, something grander, like a butterfly leaving its cocoon. [Heart of Hollyhock]
     
    [X] Though you have suffered, to you it was a healing pain. You cannot help but fiercely love this broken world. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]

    Oops I like this one a lot too. I like emotions brought to extremes and this feels like suffering mmmmmm
     
    [X] Though you have suffered, to you it was a healing pain. You cannot help but fiercely love this broken world. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]
     
    Avatar Creation, pt. 3
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    • [X] Though you have suffered, to you it was a healing pain. You cannot help but fiercely love this broken world. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]

    Where does the mantle you bear come from?
    [ ] You bear the power of humanity, in their best selves. The secret smiles: the cares they nurse so close, the affection they hide. [Heart of Hollyhock]
    [ ] You bear the power of humanity, in their worst selves. Their callousness, their cruelty. The graven faces they give the world.
    [ ] The scars you bear are your mantle. Can you turn them to the good? Can this be right? Can this be what you are meant to be? [Shadow of Hollyhock]
    [ ] The world is so big and so broken that at times it almost crushes you, but you carry on nonetheless. There is no other choice. [Shadow of Star of Bethlehem]​
    [ ] You bear the power of nature, in its kindest face. The shadows that hid you. The stars that led you onward. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]
    [ ] You bear the power of nature, in its cruelest face. The burning of the sun. The stones that cut your feet.
    [ ] The world is broken, and now it is your charge to steward that brokenness. To guard it, to keep it safe. Can this truly be what you were meant for? [Shadow of Hollyhock]
    [ ] Your world changed once. You can change it again. This mantle you have been given, does it need to remain a painful thing? [Shadow of Star of Bethlehem]​

    What manner of thing is it?
    [ ] You bear the power of simple things. That which can be touched, that which can be held.
    [ ] You could be grander - but you cannot bear to part from the work of your hands. There is strength in humility, too. [Shadow of Hollyhock]
    [ ] When all the world is changing, you grip tighter to that which is reassuringly solid. [Shadow of Star of Bethlehem]​
    [ ] You bear the power of action. You are a changing thing: that which you live through, lives through you. [Heart of Hollyhock]
    [ ] You bear the power of principles: that which cannot be touched or lived but endures nonetheless. [Heart of Star of Bethlehem]
     
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    • [X] You bear the power of nature, in its cruelest face. The burning of the sun. The stones that cut your feet.
    -[X] Your world changed once. You can change it again. This mantle you have been given, does it need to remain a painful thing?
    [X] You bear the power of action. You are a changing thing: that which you live through, lives through you. [Heart of Hollyhock]
     
    [X] You bear the power of humanity, in their best selves. The secret smiles: the cares they nurse so close, the affection they hide. [Heart of Hollyhock]
    [X] You bear the power of simple things. That which can be touched, that which can be held.
    -[X] You could be grander - but you cannot bear to part from the work of your hands. There is strength in humility, too. [Shadow of Hollyhock]
     
    [X] You bear the power of humanity, in their best selves. The secret smiles: the cares they nurse so close, the affection they hide. [Heart of Hollyhock]
    [X] You bear the power of simple things. That which can be touched, that which can be held.
    -[X] You could be grander - but you cannot bear to part from the work of your hands. There is strength in humility, too. [Shadow of Hollyhock]
     
    Avatar Creation: Estate
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    • [X] You bear the power of humanity, in their best selves. The secret smiles: the cares they nurse so close, the affection they hide. [Heart of Hollyhock]
    [X] You bear the power of simple things. That which can be touched, that which can be held.
    -[X] You could be grander - but you cannot bear to part from the work of your hands. There is strength in humility, too. [Shadow of Hollyhock]

    Your Estate. That aspect of reality you administrate and hold authority over. A work of human hands, but no less the stronger for it. What is your charge? What are you tasked to protect?

    [ ] Treasures.
    [ ] Books.
    [ ] Bottles.
    [ ] Hallways.
    [ ] Blankets.
    [ ] Tea.
    [ ] Paintings.
    [ ] Candles.
    [ ] Catacombs.
    [ ] Plushies.
    [ ] Amulets.
    [ ] Gardens.
    [ ] ...Write in. [Any physical, human-made object that you are glad exists.]
     
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    • [X]Keys

    There is already a Power of blankets and they are pretty awesome
     
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    This is the single most defining question for any Power, so I'm going to leave this vote open overnight. You all have about 11 hours from this post to debate the merits of various Estates. Write-ins are encouraged.
     
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