[X] Plan: Fir? Never heard of her.
-[X] You dream of winds and howling gales that fill your soul with joy. You laugh as your mother's cold, careful breath lifts your tiny form into the air, knowing that she will never let you fall to the rough earth. You know that you are of the Green tribe, the tribe of wind, freedom and joy. Slender and graceful, you are fast of body and fast of thought.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Cora
Because we need more dragons with swords, and Roy doesn't count.
Part of next update's vote will be to see what sort of special traits our little dragon-girl has, and one of those possibilities will be to have wings even in human form.
Pretty sure Wings are a fairly standard 'Manaketes can choose whether or not to have their wings manifested' thing? Though yeah, whether we can fly with them or not, would absolutely be worth making an unusual trait.
[X] Plan: Magic? Magic is nice.
-[X] You dream of lightning and thunder, which you revel in. You sit with your father, who speaks to you even as the sky lights up with bolts of power, for you both know these will not touch you. You know you are of the Yellow tribe, the tribe of lightning, magic and knowledge. Even as a humanoid, you can weave the arcane energies more easily than any other.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Ryza
I'm all for perpetuating the trend of female manakete.
As for the specific type, magic sounds good because it's a good back up option if we don't have access to a stone. I still remember playing with FE8 Myrrh and having to treat her as a 50 shots gun, with about half needed to make her reach her full power.
As for appearance, I would prefer we see to that later.
[X] Plan: You're Welcome
-[X] You dream of winds and howling gales that fill your soul with joy. You laugh as your mother's cold, careful breath lifts your tiny form into the air, knowing that she will never let you fall to the rough earth. You know that you are of the Green tribe, the tribe of wind, freedom and joy. Slender and graceful, you are fast of body and fast of thought
-[X] son
-[X] Maui
Pretty sure Wings are a fairly standard 'Manaketes can choose whether or not to have their wings manifested' thing? Though yeah, whether we can fly with them or not, would absolutely be worth making an unusual trait.
Adhoc vote count started by SoaringHawk218 on Nov 21, 2021 at 3:03 PM, finished with 37 posts and 22 votes.
[X] Plan: Magic? Magic is nice.
-[X] You dream of lightning and thunder, which you revel in. You sit with your father, who speaks to you even as the sky lights up with bolts of power, for you both know these will not touch you. You know you are of the Yellow tribe, the tribe of lightning, magic and knowledge. Even as a humanoid, you can weave the arcane energies more easily than any other.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Ryza
[X] Plan: I am the Night
-[X] You dream of the moon and the shadows, for the darkness holds no terror for you. You are giggling as you play hide and seek with your father, who pretends he cannot see you until you leap upon him. Even the darkest of nights is your friend, for you are of the Black tribe, the tribe of shadow, mystery and cunning. You are equally at home on a moonless night as the blackest cave, and you can move silently at will.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Mila
[X] Plan: You're Welcome
-[X] You dream of winds and howling gales that fill your soul with joy. You laugh as your mother's cold, careful breath lifts your tiny form into the air, knowing that she will never let you fall to the rough earth. You know that you are of the Green tribe, the tribe of wind, freedom and joy. Slender and graceful, you are fast of body and fast of thought
-[X] son
-[X] Maui
[X] Plan: Totally not a GBA reference
-[X] You dream of basking under the sun, warm and content. You hear again and again the stories of the First Mother, the Great Divine who birthed the manakete at the dawn of time. You know that you are specially blessed by her, as you are of the White tribe; the tribe of light, truth and the divine. The blessings of the world are upon you, your feathery scales marking you as lucky by birth.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Faernthi
[X] Plan: Totally not a reference to another fantasy themed game
-[X] You dream of basking under the sun, warm and content. You hear again and again the stories of the First Mother, the Great Divine who birthed the manakete at the dawn of time. You know that you are specially blessed by her, as you are of the White tribe; the tribe of light, truth and the divine. The blessings of the world are upon you, your feathery scales marking you as lucky by birth.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Amber Lightvale
[X] Plan: Fir? Never heard of her.
-[X] You dream of winds and howling gales that fill your soul with joy. You laugh as your mother's cold, careful breath lifts your tiny form into the air, knowing that she will never let you fall to the rough earth. You know that you are of the Green tribe, the tribe of wind, freedom and joy. Slender and graceful, you are fast of body and fast of thought
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Cora
Clearly, we should make a sword hilt that generates a blade of lightning, scaling off MAG
That said... admittedly, i'd kinda prefer good 'ol Bolting spam. Seige tomes for the win!
It is a good idea to have close-range options, but most spells are 1-2 range anyways, and we'll generally have our dragon form in a pinch.
Clearly, we should make a sword hilt that generates a blade of lightning, scaling off MAG
That said... admittedly, i'd kinda prefer good 'ol Bolting spam. Seige tomes for the win!
It is a good idea to have close-range options, but most spells are 1-2 range anyways, and we'll generally have our dragon form in a pinch.
Luna also exists, as either a tome, skill, or combat art, depending on how things are handled. High RES classes aren't the end of the world, we just need to be prepared for 'em. And maybe have allies who can help cover for our weaknesses and all.
In that case, just... y'know, pull out the ol' reliable Iron Sword and go to town? Levin Swords are typically C-rank stuff unless we get a hexblade Prf from the start.
[X] Plan: Magic? Magic is nice.
-[X] You dream of lightning and thunder, which you revel in. You sit with your father, who speaks to you even as the sky lights up with bolts of power, for you both know these will not touch you. You know you are of the Yellow tribe, the tribe of lightning, magic and knowledge. Even as a humanoid, you can weave the arcane energies more easily than any other.
-[X] Daughter
-[X] Ryza
You do not know how long it has been since this newest cycle began, but you find yourself dreaming again.
"Father! Father, look what I did!"
You run up to your father, your hands cupped in front of you. Lightning crackles fitfully between your palms; created and maintained by your magic. You've been working on this all week, and you finally were able to make it from the balcony Father had first shown you this trick upon back to his chamber. You ignore the fact that this is your third run of today; all that mattered was that you'd done it!
Your father smiles warmly as he studies your handiwork. "Well done, my child," he says, reaching out and gently ruffling your hair. You giggle and lean into his hand, always happy for praise. "Our tribe may have a gift for the arcane arts, especially the gifts of the storm cloud, but it is still impressive that you are wielding it at such a young age." His hand paused for a moment before he chuckled. "Although, you do still have some ways to go."
You open your eyes, confused. Father's smile takes a teasing note as he nods to your hands. Looking down, you realize that there is no longer any lighting there: you were so busy being pleased with yourself that you'd forgotten to keep channeling your magic. You hadn't even noticed it go out.
As you slump in disappointment, your father pulls you into a hug. "Don't worry, child," he says. "You are still young. You will have many centuries to hone your concentration." He tapped the glittering gem sitting on the table next to him. "For now, might I suggest you make more use of your dragonstone to help you focus."
You frown. "But Mother always says that I shouldn't overuse my dragonstone, especially when neither of you are around," you say.
"And your mother is correct: drawing too deeply on the dragon within can have terrible consequences, especially for a young manakete." For a moment, a shadow crosses your father's face before he shakes his head and smiles again. "However, never forget that, while you are more than the dragon, the dragon is an essential part of you. Using its power to help you is not weakness; it is as natural as breathing. Just take care to listen to your instincts: you will know when the dragon is starting to overwhelm you." He shrugs. "Besides, this sort of thing would only be a very minor effort."
A dry voice came from the door. "Are you trying to corrupt our daughter with your carefree ways again, dear?" your mother says, but even without looking you can tell she's smiling.
"Mother!" you squeal, hurrying over to give her a hug before holding your hands out again. "Look what I can do!" After a minute of focus, during which your mother and father patiently wait, lighting finally lights up your hands, arcing against your palms with a gentle tickling sensation.
"Well done, Ryza!" Mother says, studying the magic. A moment later, you feel a bit of her own power starting to tie yours together. Instinctively, you follow her lead, and a few moments later the lightning stabilizes into a smaller, more contained sphere under your control. "Keep practicing, and you'll be throwing storms around in no time!"
"Now who's trying to corrupt our daughter?" Father asked, making his way over, putting a hand on both yours and your mother's shoulders. You hum contentedly as the three of you stand together for a moment.
After a few moments, you glance up to see your parents speaking to each other with their eyes. You huff: you always hate it when they did that as if you weren't right there!
Noticing your irritation, your mother smiles. "Ryza, I've always found that being outside helps me when I'm trying to cast magic. Why don't you head out; I'm sure you'll make even more progress there. Remember: the lightning is a part of you; it will obey your command."
Distracted, you nod happily. "Sure!" and trot out of the room, trying to keep the magic stable without your mother's help. It fluctuates a bit, but you're able keep it mostly under control. As you glance back, you see your parents putting their heads together, whispering to each other.
"-eird plac-"
Wait, that wasn't right… that wasn't what they said…
You blissfully continue on, still holding your magic steady-
You try to adapt to suddenly being separate from the dream. To being aware that things were not as they once were while still being convinced that all was normal. That you were still in that old memory.
It's starting to escape a-
"Thi- -an fin- -hiny-"
Those were words! Someone was speaking, and it wasn't you or either of your parents! Although, the words were strange… they sounded like Makashi, at least close, but there was something different about them…
"No, w- -go- -ob to d-"
The voices began to fade along with the dream, and you could feel your tenuous grasp on awareness fading with them…
No! No you don't want to go back to the darkness! You don't want to forget again! Focus, focus!
You are Ryza! You are ninety-three years old, you are manakete, you are Yellow and lighting and magic! You don't want to lose that again!
You don't want to be alone anymore.
Desperately, you claw at the edges of your own mind, your sleeping prison. A tiny part of you starts to remember that this is not the first time you have had this struggle, that there have been other times when you were so close to being aware, but those feelings always fade… fade… fade…
You struggle, you writhe, you fight to remember yourself, to combine the you-that-was with the you-that-is.
As you fight, you remember. You remember that you are…
(Pick 2)
[] Tough: Manakete are normally much weaker in their heart-form form even than humans. You, however, somewhat defy this convention: your heart-form may still be that of a human child, but you're stronger than you look. (Incompatible with Arcane)
[] Arcane: From what your parents told you, even among the magically-gifted Yellow tribe, your arcane abilities are remarkable, though you haven't been able to confirm that for yourself. (Incompatible with Tough)
[] Willful: In your more introspective moments, you recognize you were not the easiest child. When you decided something, no amount of reasoning or pleading could dissuade you from it. (Incompatible with Thoughtful)
[] Thoughtful: As much as your parents try to make time for you, you often found yourself with a lot of time alone. Therefore, you became very used to your own thoughts, often mulling over new ideas and coming to new conclusions. (Incompatible with Willful)
[] Energetic: You are a continuous bundle of energy. No matter the situation, you have a smile on your face and childish glee in your heart. You are determined to keep up the spirits of those around you. (Incompatible with Mature)
[] Mature: Being an only child, the youngest of the loose extended family centered around your mother, you never really had anyone to play with, so you worked to be more like the adults so you could get them to take you seriously. (Incompatible with Energetic)
[] Shy: Talking to new people was always hard. While you enjoy being with your parents and others you're used to, whenever a new manakete came to visit, you would find a reason to be somewhere else. (Incompatible with Vivacious)
[] Vivacious: You never got the chance to meet many new people: there were so few manakete that live nearby, though your parents spoke of a time when there were more. Those few newcomers you did meet, you were sure to talk to as often as you could! (Incompatible with Shy)
It works… somewhat. You still remember you, but both the dream and the strangeness are gone by the time you're able to stabilize your mind. As you ponder this, you realize that this means you are once again alone in the void of your own mind. Already, you can feel the infinite nothingness trying to pull you back down into your endless torpor.
You need more, you need something that truly makes you unique. Desperate, you search your fraying memories, trying, trying to find something to anchor you. You are Ryza, you are manakete, you are Yellow and lighting and magic. You are…
(Pick 1)
[] Sky-Blessed: While all manakete can manifest wings even in their heart form, something that normally happens when they are stressed or angry, yours were particularly large for your size. To the both the pride and fear of parents who cannot follow, you've taken to they joy of flying in your frail heart form.
[] Stone-Hearted: All manakete have dragonstones that appears soon after their birth, it is the conduit of their power. However, on rare occasions like your own, a newborn's dragonstone will appear inside their body. These rare manakete cannot share their stones with others, but neither can their stone be taken from them.
[] A Colored Hybrid: Manakete rarely interact with members of other tribes, and when they do it is even more rare for that to lead to anything more. Your parents, however, were among the exceptions: you are the child of two tribes. Though you are Yellow by nature, you are also (choose your mother's color).
[] Soul-Scenting: Some manakete develop a sixth sense that can give them insight into the nature of others around them. For as long as you can remember, you have been able to… smell, for lack of a better phrase, what others around you are feeling. Although you never had much practice, you think that you would be able to tell if someone near you carried ill intention towards you.
"-his wa-"
It's back! The strangeness is back! Maybe it's a way to wake up to the world Father promised you! Reaching out, straining with all your young might, you try to cling to this new otherness, trying to find your way out of the darkness. You reach and you reach, getting closer and closer until suddenly it's right there.
Then, before you can wonder if clutching for an unknown intrusion into your mind might not have been the best idea, you are pulled into a new dream, your sense of self falling away to be replaced by new, alien sensations.
(Pick 1)
[] You dream of a young bandit thief, realizing too late that he's in over his head.
[] You dream of a student of magic, who would really rather just curl up with a good book.
[] You dream of a proud hunter driven from his home by a dangerous rival.
[] You dream of a mercenary out to prove herself in the big world.
[] You dream of an old shepherd, in search of a flock to call his own.
[] You dream of a noble lady on the run after an ambush and a betrayal.
AN: To be clear, at this moment there is no plan to have Fire Emblem-esque combat. If anyone knows of a simple to use map maker that works on Macs, I could be convinced to give it a try. Otherwise, combat will be mostly narrative, with me perhaps rolling a few dice in the background for my own sake.
As for melee combat… I'm not going to say it's impossible, but you are a young manakete: i.e. your humanoid form is that of a child. Not exactly the best for wielding a sword.
[X] Plan: Shining Heaven
-[X] Arcane: From what your parents told you, even among the magically-gifted Yellow tribe, your arcane abilities are remarkable, though you haven't been able to confirm that for yourself. (Incompatible with Tough)
-[X] Mature: Being an only child, the youngest of the loose extended family centered around your mother, you never really had anyone to play with, so you worked to be more like the adults so you could get them to take you seriously. (Incompatible with Energetic)
-[X] A Colored Hybrid: Manakete rarely interact with members of other tribes, and when they do it is even more rare for that to lead to anything more. Your parents, however, were among the exceptions: you are the child of two tribes. Though you are Yellow by nature, you are also (choose your mother's color).
--[X] White
-[X] You dream of a noble lady on the run after an ambush and a betrayal.
[X] Plan All-rounding (Well, not completely)
-[X] Tough: Manakete are normally much weaker in their humanoid form even than humans. You, however, somewhat defy this convention: your humanoid form may still be that of a human child, but you're stronger than you look. (Incompatible with Arcane)
-[X] Vivacious: You never got the chance to meet many new people: there were so few manakete that live nearby, though your parents spoke of a time when there were more. Those few newcomers you did meet, you were sure to talk to as often as you could! (Incompatible with Shy)
-[X] Sky-Blessed: While all manakete can manifest wings even in their humanoid form, something that normally happens when they are stressed or angry, yours were particularly large for your size. To the both the pride and fear of parents who cannot follow, you've taken to they joy of flying in your frail humanoid form.
-[X] You dream of a noble lady on the run after an ambush and a betrayal.
Yeah, I don't have anything to help apart from googling. Narrative focused combat is something I haven't truly experienced though. I'll wait for any developments on it for now.
This looks really neat! I'm interested to see what kind of world Ryza is waking up to.
Roll20 is a pretty good free map maker that works on mac. It's a little overwhelming in how much is offered, but there is a lot of support videos for it.
I could be wrong, but I assume a manakete tribe's biggest priority would be making sure their kids learn to deal with their inner dragon and not go mad. With Ryza still being a child, it could be interesting her to struggle with having boundless energy and not much guidance with how to manage it. Also I think it would be fun to give her future party members a headache trying to keep an eye on the energetic dragon girl getting into trouble at all hours of the day.
Soul-Scenting to protect her from getting into too much trouble and give a doorway into spotting potential recruits.
Young bandit thief because I think it would be cool to try and subvert or interact with the ever-present hordes of bandits and mercs in the FE universe.
