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Argh, crap. Finally, a computer.
The Odyssey / Fan Fic - TV Tropes
This one. So I've looked at the first few pages. And looked at the TV tropes page. So does Ulysses exalt into a Solar eventually, or does he just stay mortal?
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The Odyssey / Fan Fic - TV Tropes
This one. So I've looked at the first few pages. And looked at the TV tropes page. So does Ulysses exalt into a Solar eventually, or does he just stay mortal?
Salty
Shadow Cabal Assumptor Supreme
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- Sun, Moon, Talia
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- I/Me
You are fully capable of reading it for yourself and finding out.
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- my house
It's a valid question, dont be mean.
@Accelerator I do not know however. Never read it. If you do read it, please share your thoughts with the rest of the thread
@horngeek started catching up on your L5R/Exalted campaign write up and i'm really enjoying it so far. Just got to the part about the essence fever hack and it looks really cool. Having played with it, what are your thoughts?
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There are three versions. The first, Ulyssian becomes an Abyssal. In the second, which I think is the one you linked to, he becomes an Infernal, while in the third, he becomes an Abyssal (edit:Solar).
Most High
They're all fairly bog-standard Rihaku!Quests. If you enjoy his other quests, you'll enjoy this one too. If not, then you won't. Personally, I enjoyed them, but more for the action and a few of the characters than any of the storytelling.
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Hey guys, something I made:
Invocation of the ingenuity of Autochthon
There are
Invocation of the ingenuity of Autochthon
There are
Isn't that 2 versions?
Presumably the two Abyssal accounts differ in some other way.
Or there was a typo and they meant some other manner of exalt.
Or there was a typo and they meant some other manner of exalt.
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- my house
Any chance you know where the other versions are?
Did you forget a link?
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- Singapore
Sigh. Idea for a spell. Forget it.
Sucal
The Devil’s Cut
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- Bottom of the barrel
So.
Lunar kickstarter on the 12/02
I suspect this might be the one that could make or break third edition, considering Lunar Fans are Lunar fans and the absolutely terrible way lunars were previously written/treated.
More then almost any other part of exalted (save maybe Infernals Chapter 1/2), this is the part they need to get right for the new edition.
Lunar kickstarter on the 12/02
I suspect this might be the one that could make or break third edition, considering Lunar Fans are Lunar fans and the absolutely terrible way lunars were previously written/treated.
More then almost any other part of exalted (save maybe Infernals Chapter 1/2), this is the part they need to get right for the new edition.
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- Singapore
Urgh... a spell I thought of. You know Ben 10's Upgrade? The sorcerer touches a vehicle, machine, or piece of tech. Then, from there, autochthonian scripts and symbols of maintenance and improvement spreads out from the point of contact, looking like green coloured circuitry on a black surface. It envelopes the thing.... and then gives it a boost. Think of it as several benefits bundled together
- The tech is improved to the maximum possible mortal level, and even slightly extra
- Things like fuel, electricity, bullets, and maintenance are no longer concerns
- You get things like machine empathy and extra successes for using the tech
- Enhanced durability and self-repair
Mind you, i'm using this as a baseline:
Book of the Emerald Circle
Or maybe I can use a demon
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- Ottawa
Eh, if third edition was going to break it would've done so ages ago.
I admit my own enthusiasm is at low ebb, but everything I've heard from the playtest is encouraging so the book will probably be good.
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- [REDACTED]
Yes. Counting is hard.
The Sword That Ends The World; The Odyssey; Most High. Abyssal, Infernal, Solar, respectively. YMMV on which, if any, is the most interesting or accurate.
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- Singapore
Found it. Currently on page 2 of the story only thread. Mildly fascinating.
Question. Where is Revlid's system for medicine and diseases?
Is that December or non-freedom February?
Hakazin
Serpent Admirer
- Pronouns
- She/Her
- Location
- Singapore
Lazado, the Rebellious Rabble Rousers
The Lazado have many forms. Perhaps he has the form of a man, wearing a trenchcoat, smoke billowing about his face. Perhaps a man, dressed all in green, with a feathered cap.*** Perhaps a thief in the night, smirking and grinning, with a hat he tips to the ladies. No matter. The Lazado is a rebel and destroyer of authority. Created by some 3rd Circle as a slight against the priests of Cecylene, the Lazado are rebels, malcontents, and generally, anarchists against all forms of authority. Whether to kick out all the teachers in a school and let the children run wild, or to overthrow the Kings and distribute the treasury to the rabble outside. Often, he causes trouble for the princes of hell, inciting serfs to rebellion. Were he to be caught by Cecylene, his demise would be slow and painful. Which is why every single Lazado thirsts to enter the blue skies and clean air of Creation, to wrack havoc.
Let us say, a ordinary kingdom within the Threshold. The king is... mostly just. A few things which made his subjects grumble and the monks titter. Heavy taxes, like normal. Cruel and greedy nobles. Squalor and ghettoes. There, the Lazado appears. He gathers a posse of men, all discontented like himself, angry and unhappy. Perhaps they had nothing to do, or the king's policies cost them their job. He calls them some pretentious name, and goes about wrecking havoc. Burning down government buildings. Waylaying tax collectors. Breaking into the houses of the rich princes and barons, stealing their treasures and families, then distributing it to the poor.
The law enforcement tries to catch him, but they fail. They attack once, slaying dozens of soldiers, then retreating into forests and bushes, escaping from them. Nightwatchers chase after them, only to be delayed as sympathetic citizens help hide them or help ward them off. Door to door searches are made, while they hid in the cellars of their supporters.
He makes appearances into market squares and public streets, making grand speeches about tyranny and freedom and all that sort.
At first, people look at him and nod in agreement. It was unfair that taxes had been raised so high. Then, as nods become shouts of agreement, the speeches change. It changes, shifting and altering, until the words bear little resemblance to reality. The king has raised taxes. The king has levied fines. The king has taken your daughter and wife for his harem, although they are standing right next to you. The king has slain your dog, although it died of sickness 2 weeks ago. The king murdered your family for speaking a word against him, though you go home to them. The king does not worship the gods, although he just visited the temple of the unconquered sun a month ago. The king has taken thousands of people for sacrifice to the Yozis, despite no such thing happening. Again and again, until the Lazado can shout about how the King has stolen the sun and darkened the world and thus must be slain for light to reenter the world, and the crowd can shout in thunderous agreement, all while sweating beneath the noonday sun.
Then the crowd storms the battlements and the fortress. Knights and elite commanders are cut down by demonically blessed arrows, shot by warriors enhanced by unholy magic, burying into throats and eyes, leaving the soldiers defenseless. All is burned. Nobles, princesses, barons, elders, all those of temporal power and high office, dragged into the streets to be murdered gruesomely. Priceless objects and artifacts, money stored within the treasury, anything of value, is taken and distributed amongst the people and the poor.* Courtrooms and lawhouses are torn down, for the people will not obey the laws of tyrants, but their own.** Then it gets worse and worse. Next are the leaders of the rebellion, for do they not send men to die for their cause? Then the city elders. For do they not tyrannize others, based on seniority? Until at last, children murder their parents in their sleep for telling them to go to bed, and silence falls.
Whether or not the people see through this spell, the Lazado will nod his head, turn about, and skip off merrily, singing a jaunty tune, towards another kingdom or city-state.
Motivation: To tear down all governing authority, no matter how small
Stats:
Attributes:
Charisma 4, Appearance 4, Dexterity 3, Strength 3, Intelligence 2, Stamina 3,
Abilities:
Archery 5 (+3 surprise), Melee 4 (+3 against armour), Social 5 (+3 for attacking authority), Presence 2 (+3 for crowds), Larceny 4 (+2 for breaking and entering)Bureaucracy 1 (+1 for insurgencies), Stealth 4 (+3 amongst others), Craft 3 (+3 for improvised weapons), Dodge 4, Ride 2, Sail 2, Linguistics 2, War 5 (+3 small unit tactics), Occult 1 (+3 demon beckoning), Investigation 2 (+1 for finding malcontents, +2 for finding weaknesses in authority), Resistance 3, Medicine 1 (+2 for poor conditions), Lore 1, Performance 2 (+2 in charming ladies +1 for the common people
Quick charms:
I'm a man of da people! - No matter where and when, the Lazado will appear as a perfectly normal citizen and native. Were he to walk down the street, no one will give him a second glance
One of us! One of us! - Whenever he speaks, the mortal feels as if the Lazado not only has suffered as they have suffered, and knows how they feel, they find their own hearts resonating with him. Any mortal of no significant station or political office, has an external penalty equal to the Lazado's (Essence - 1) to himself whenever trying to resist his rhetoric or lies.
Chanting of the men - Singing a jaunty song together, the Lazado and his victims sing together, and in so bind their essences ever closer, letting him impart some of their power. This lets the Lazado enhance his elite guard, granting them an advantage against ordinary mortal soldiers****
Down with the state! - The Lazado makes a case against authority, either pointing out their flaws, exaggerating their crimes and failures, or outright inventing them. Even if the king were to be a selfless saint who works flawlessly, day in and day out for the people, they will still be turned against him, eventually. This charm can inflame feelings, compell people, or even outright rewrite their memories.
*Yes, this is a reference
**In other words, anarchy
***Another reference
****Not sure how powerful this should be.
The Lazado have many forms. Perhaps he has the form of a man, wearing a trenchcoat, smoke billowing about his face. Perhaps a man, dressed all in green, with a feathered cap.*** Perhaps a thief in the night, smirking and grinning, with a hat he tips to the ladies. No matter. The Lazado is a rebel and destroyer of authority. Created by some 3rd Circle as a slight against the priests of Cecylene, the Lazado are rebels, malcontents, and generally, anarchists against all forms of authority. Whether to kick out all the teachers in a school and let the children run wild, or to overthrow the Kings and distribute the treasury to the rabble outside. Often, he causes trouble for the princes of hell, inciting serfs to rebellion. Were he to be caught by Cecylene, his demise would be slow and painful. Which is why every single Lazado thirsts to enter the blue skies and clean air of Creation, to wrack havoc.
Let us say, a ordinary kingdom within the Threshold. The king is... mostly just. A few things which made his subjects grumble and the monks titter. Heavy taxes, like normal. Cruel and greedy nobles. Squalor and ghettoes. There, the Lazado appears. He gathers a posse of men, all discontented like himself, angry and unhappy. Perhaps they had nothing to do, or the king's policies cost them their job. He calls them some pretentious name, and goes about wrecking havoc. Burning down government buildings. Waylaying tax collectors. Breaking into the houses of the rich princes and barons, stealing their treasures and families, then distributing it to the poor.
The law enforcement tries to catch him, but they fail. They attack once, slaying dozens of soldiers, then retreating into forests and bushes, escaping from them. Nightwatchers chase after them, only to be delayed as sympathetic citizens help hide them or help ward them off. Door to door searches are made, while they hid in the cellars of their supporters.
He makes appearances into market squares and public streets, making grand speeches about tyranny and freedom and all that sort.
At first, people look at him and nod in agreement. It was unfair that taxes had been raised so high. Then, as nods become shouts of agreement, the speeches change. It changes, shifting and altering, until the words bear little resemblance to reality. The king has raised taxes. The king has levied fines. The king has taken your daughter and wife for his harem, although they are standing right next to you. The king has slain your dog, although it died of sickness 2 weeks ago. The king murdered your family for speaking a word against him, though you go home to them. The king does not worship the gods, although he just visited the temple of the unconquered sun a month ago. The king has taken thousands of people for sacrifice to the Yozis, despite no such thing happening. Again and again, until the Lazado can shout about how the King has stolen the sun and darkened the world and thus must be slain for light to reenter the world, and the crowd can shout in thunderous agreement, all while sweating beneath the noonday sun.
Then the crowd storms the battlements and the fortress. Knights and elite commanders are cut down by demonically blessed arrows, shot by warriors enhanced by unholy magic, burying into throats and eyes, leaving the soldiers defenseless. All is burned. Nobles, princesses, barons, elders, all those of temporal power and high office, dragged into the streets to be murdered gruesomely. Priceless objects and artifacts, money stored within the treasury, anything of value, is taken and distributed amongst the people and the poor.* Courtrooms and lawhouses are torn down, for the people will not obey the laws of tyrants, but their own.** Then it gets worse and worse. Next are the leaders of the rebellion, for do they not send men to die for their cause? Then the city elders. For do they not tyrannize others, based on seniority? Until at last, children murder their parents in their sleep for telling them to go to bed, and silence falls.
Whether or not the people see through this spell, the Lazado will nod his head, turn about, and skip off merrily, singing a jaunty tune, towards another kingdom or city-state.
Motivation: To tear down all governing authority, no matter how small
Stats:
Attributes:
Charisma 4, Appearance 4, Dexterity 3, Strength 3, Intelligence 2, Stamina 3,
Abilities:
Archery 5 (+3 surprise), Melee 4 (+3 against armour), Social 5 (+3 for attacking authority), Presence 2 (+3 for crowds), Larceny 4 (+2 for breaking and entering)Bureaucracy 1 (+1 for insurgencies), Stealth 4 (+3 amongst others), Craft 3 (+3 for improvised weapons), Dodge 4, Ride 2, Sail 2, Linguistics 2, War 5 (+3 small unit tactics), Occult 1 (+3 demon beckoning), Investigation 2 (+1 for finding malcontents, +2 for finding weaknesses in authority), Resistance 3, Medicine 1 (+2 for poor conditions), Lore 1, Performance 2 (+2 in charming ladies +1 for the common people
Quick charms:
I'm a man of da people! - No matter where and when, the Lazado will appear as a perfectly normal citizen and native. Were he to walk down the street, no one will give him a second glance
One of us! One of us! - Whenever he speaks, the mortal feels as if the Lazado not only has suffered as they have suffered, and knows how they feel, they find their own hearts resonating with him. Any mortal of no significant station or political office, has an external penalty equal to the Lazado's (Essence - 1) to himself whenever trying to resist his rhetoric or lies.
Chanting of the men - Singing a jaunty song together, the Lazado and his victims sing together, and in so bind their essences ever closer, letting him impart some of their power. This lets the Lazado enhance his elite guard, granting them an advantage against ordinary mortal soldiers****
Down with the state! - The Lazado makes a case against authority, either pointing out their flaws, exaggerating their crimes and failures, or outright inventing them. Even if the king were to be a selfless saint who works flawlessly, day in and day out for the people, they will still be turned against him, eventually. This charm can inflame feelings, compell people, or even outright rewrite their memories.
*Yes, this is a reference
**In other words, anarchy
***Another reference
****Not sure how powerful this should be.
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I don't see anything about Lunars in there, but I will take your word for it. Exciting!
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- she/her
That's unlikely.
MoEP: Lunars was well received and was something of a monkey's paw for the problems with 1e Lunars. It fixed a lot of the problems with the Silver Pact and increased the power level of the splat considerably compared to where they were in the previous edition.
It's just that we got left with a Silver Pact that you had to pick at its canonical presentation to a "the Federation is a distopia, wake up people!" extent to find flaws... i.e. plot hooks.
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- Singapore
So I've been thinking of a demon that grants good luck in exchange for some other thing.
So... they can grant background, and merits. Want money? They can alter fate to do that. Want a girlfriend? Events will fall into place, and your life will become a romantic comedy. Want some training? The old man you helped out was a veteran soldier who retired.
1. Is this a good idea?
2. How to balance?
Inspired by this:
So... they can grant background, and merits. Want money? They can alter fate to do that. Want a girlfriend? Events will fall into place, and your life will become a romantic comedy. Want some training? The old man you helped out was a veteran soldier who retired.
1. Is this a good idea?
2. How to balance?
Inspired by this:
Compare with the Cecelyn charms that do that exact thing and consider very carefully the balance.
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- my house
It would need very serious drawbacks so it doesn't overshadow VEE, and also falls into the same trap. Namely that you want demons to be doing something, to encourage play. A press button get thing means nothing intersting is happening on screen.
Whoops I missed this. So, @Maugan Ra probably has some thoughts on this as well, but it works fairly well. The one caveat I'd make is that you should accumulate Fever in combat based on your expenditure over a full combat turn- this is mostly based off the other side of the game trade we run, where I GM for Maugan playing a Dusk Caste Abyssal.
The issue is, Gift of Welcome Oblivion is a combat monster that I still haven't been able to meaningfully challenge in combat, and as written the essence fever hack means she can put a lot of energy into her attacks and defences essentially with little risk.