- Location
- Gladstone, OR
Superior Roll of Assets
Artifact 2
Attune 0m; Cost 1m
In the First Age, money was managed by the intelligent workings of the great Solar Exalted. This artifact grew in popularity during the Shogunate Era as an alternative to maintaining investments abroad.
Taking the form of a folded silk envelope, fastened with a jeweled pin of Starmetal and Blue Jade, the artifact is lined with pouches and slits for folded papers and objects of writ. On it's own it does little, but once a character places a bit of wealth they have earned inside, the artifact instantly connects to the seventeen divine conventions of wealth and money, and by extension, the economies of Heaven, Creation and the Demon Realms.
From this point on, the owner may spend a mote to draw forth legal tender from the artifact, so long as it is something they can hold in hand like silver coins or jade script. This money is drawn from their Backgrounds, negating any penalties or logistical restrictions on where they can apply their wealth. Their vast stores of Guild Silver are changed seamlessly to Jade script when dealing with the Realm. They may even draw deeds of sale or other written economic missives, if they are something her connected backgrounds can accommodate.
Note that this artifact does not protect against criminal use of wealth- it merely lets the wielder access that wealth wherever they might be.
There also exist one-dot versions of this artifact, known as Inferior Rolls of Assets, which are connected to their superior versions, and draw their wealth from the Superior bearer's backgrounds. The bearer of the superior roll can limit how much can be withdrawn in their name.
Shogunate heads of house gave these lesser devices to their Dragonblooded children with the intent to curb their wanton excesses...
Artifact 2
Attune 0m; Cost 1m
In the First Age, money was managed by the intelligent workings of the great Solar Exalted. This artifact grew in popularity during the Shogunate Era as an alternative to maintaining investments abroad.
Taking the form of a folded silk envelope, fastened with a jeweled pin of Starmetal and Blue Jade, the artifact is lined with pouches and slits for folded papers and objects of writ. On it's own it does little, but once a character places a bit of wealth they have earned inside, the artifact instantly connects to the seventeen divine conventions of wealth and money, and by extension, the economies of Heaven, Creation and the Demon Realms.
From this point on, the owner may spend a mote to draw forth legal tender from the artifact, so long as it is something they can hold in hand like silver coins or jade script. This money is drawn from their Backgrounds, negating any penalties or logistical restrictions on where they can apply their wealth. Their vast stores of Guild Silver are changed seamlessly to Jade script when dealing with the Realm. They may even draw deeds of sale or other written economic missives, if they are something her connected backgrounds can accommodate.
Note that this artifact does not protect against criminal use of wealth- it merely lets the wielder access that wealth wherever they might be.
There also exist one-dot versions of this artifact, known as Inferior Rolls of Assets, which are connected to their superior versions, and draw their wealth from the Superior bearer's backgrounds. The bearer of the superior roll can limit how much can be withdrawn in their name.
Shogunate heads of house gave these lesser devices to their Dragonblooded children with the intent to curb their wanton excesses...
Lesse, where to begin. This artifact is in the vein of 'Modern Convenience as seen through a Magical Lens. It's essentially an artifact debit card/smart wallet. The original version was 3 dots, but It didn't really do enough to be firmly 3-dot.
Maybe, if I were to redo it, I'd say that a 3 dot version works in Heaven and Malfeas, while the 2-dot version works only in Creation.
Anyway- So here's the other Lesson of this artifact: you cannot normally carry your Resources with you. Resources are meant to be geographically locked to physical or conceptual assets. You own property, have a line of credit with a banking institution, or have a treasure trove of jewels and jade to draw from. Further, your Resources are not always going to be legal tender- hardly anyone accepts the Cowrie Shell outside of the West, after all. Guild Silver is recognized most everywhere, and Jade is currency of choice for a dozen reasons.
This artifact, very blatantly, negates that requirement. Suddenly you have legal tender no matter where you are. In hindsight, I should specify that even the 3-dot version cannot make Jade Coinage- unless you actually had Jade to draw from somewhere in your Resource ratings.
Now, interestingly- this artifact still incentivizes you to grab oodles and oodles of Resources Backgrounds, because even though you can spend freely, you can still run out after making sufficient megapurchases. Also-strictly speaking in terms, the artifact is actively transforming your wealth. That might need to be rephrased...
The last note, is that this artifact is Wordy- I was in a particular mood when I wrote it, so I ended up including a lot more fluff than was strictly necessary. At the same time, Exalted is a great place to do this kind of thing.
Maybe, if I were to redo it, I'd say that a 3 dot version works in Heaven and Malfeas, while the 2-dot version works only in Creation.
Anyway- So here's the other Lesson of this artifact: you cannot normally carry your Resources with you. Resources are meant to be geographically locked to physical or conceptual assets. You own property, have a line of credit with a banking institution, or have a treasure trove of jewels and jade to draw from. Further, your Resources are not always going to be legal tender- hardly anyone accepts the Cowrie Shell outside of the West, after all. Guild Silver is recognized most everywhere, and Jade is currency of choice for a dozen reasons.
This artifact, very blatantly, negates that requirement. Suddenly you have legal tender no matter where you are. In hindsight, I should specify that even the 3-dot version cannot make Jade Coinage- unless you actually had Jade to draw from somewhere in your Resource ratings.
Now, interestingly- this artifact still incentivizes you to grab oodles and oodles of Resources Backgrounds, because even though you can spend freely, you can still run out after making sufficient megapurchases. Also-strictly speaking in terms, the artifact is actively transforming your wealth. That might need to be rephrased...
The last note, is that this artifact is Wordy- I was in a particular mood when I wrote it, so I ended up including a lot more fluff than was strictly necessary. At the same time, Exalted is a great place to do this kind of thing.
