If you needed to eat him for sustenance or if his death was otherwise required for your survival it would count.
Green Flame Rising (Exalted vs Dresden Files)
- Thread starter DragonParadox
- Start date
- Crossover Fantasy
If you needed to eat him for sustenance or if his death was otherwise required for your survival it would count.
- Location
- Canada
If only we could strap a bomb to ourselves to go off unless we find him like we did when making diamonds lmao. Although I guess we'll have to make it go off unless we find and kill him, which isn't the best start to diplomacy.
Good night guys.
- Location
- Canada
[X] Use Anonymity Through Propriety to search though the files and effects of the research personnel for cules as to what happened here
This guy is suspicious: he supposedly wants to die, to the point of trying to drown himself, yet an Abyssal Exalt is always someone who chooses to live instead of die when given the choice. I'm sure some could come to regret that decision, but to do such a 180 in so little time speaks to something else.
This guy is suspicious: he supposedly wants to die, to the point of trying to drown himself, yet an Abyssal Exalt is always someone who chooses to live instead of die when given the choice. I'm sure some could come to regret that decision, but to do such a 180 in so little time speaks to something else.
Ivar
Dark Reaper
- Location
- Russia Moscow
Well I think his interlude clearly shows that he wanted to live, but he had no choice from his point of view. The moment when he was offered what he wanted aka Knowledge he clung to it. I must admit there are very strange priorities there and I agree that the person is clearly not ordinary. BUT we still know too much to understand why he is like this.
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Arc 15 Post 85: A Whiff of Treachery
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A Whiff of Treachery
13th of March 2007 A.D.
With so many people going in and out of the heavily insulated doors it's easy enough to find a moment to dash in, eerie as it might be to get close enough to feel another's breath on your cheek from imposed courtesy, but that's not all. Inside you are met with what might be called carefully regimented chaos, the tools of trade and the repositories of knowledge as well as the distractions of the long winters set next to one another as only long habitation might make sense of, binders and bags, books and board games, note books bound with metal rings, colored markets tucked in odd corners, half made puzzles and sticky pads. It somehow feels more personal than intruding in an office building or a portmaster's office, but laying aside voyeuristic shame you find a computer and soon enough you have a name to put to your target, though he won't answer to it: Valentin Romero, a Doctor in Geology, an Argentinian citizen like most people on the base.
Lost 1 Essence (ATP)
A thin almost emancipated face ironically sunburned from last summer's sun looks out at you from the low resolution image eyes dark and lips quirked down into a frown. He had apparently been some kind of discipline problem, not aggressive but... if you were to summarize what's in here you'd say 'does not play well with others'. At first glance it's bizarre that one of the most isolated places on Earth would be this interested in team building and the like, but then when the nearest other people are thousand of miles away, yeah you can see it.
According to the director, one doctor Alvaro Zarka, Valentin had been foisted on them late in the 'project' and... Wait a second, 'the project', you haven't seen that form used before. There were of course several ongoing studies in meteorology, geology and astronomy going on, but that form is odd.
"Clippy is this as odd in the original Spanish?"
Gone were the days when your assistant couldn't understand context or would flood you with minutia, unsure of the standards she should use.
"Affirmative."
Even though it had not been immediately obvious at first since the good doctor isn't very good at making the distinction between official reports and unofficial analyses you had stumbled onto something of the latter, the start of a report that isn't meant to go though official channels to Buenos Aires. Unfortunately he wasn't so considerate as to leave the address it was meant to be saved as under S for Suspicious Patron, but a bit more digging around the room finds what looks like a board game box that looks suspiciously well used. Inside... well it looks like a code wheel from those old time games Dad showed one time, but something tells you it's not meant for playing Star Control.
After snapping pictures on all sides you move on to the combs building only to find a distressed operator trying to get the backup running. According to your running translation, rather than your own shaky grasp of the language the the satellite dish had just suffered a major short circuit, even though it had undergone maintenance less than a month ago.
Not for nothing did you spend so much time around Harry. A short circuit is the most common way for the tech-bane to manifest, say if someone didn't want news of a disappearance to. Seeing as you didn't want to resort to intorogation just yet and a search of on base digital fingerprints showed nothing but that one report you decide to have a look at the sleeping arangements of the missing researcher.... and find them cramped startan and almost agresively lacking in the kind of personality that seem comonplace across the rest of the base. Either you are dealing with someone who is genuinely ascetic or... someone who expects their belongings to be searched. Who the hell vacum-seals their toothbrush?
Molly Essence 7/18
Molly Willpower 6/9
What do you do?
[] Have code-breakers in Sanctuary work on the odd wheel
[] Time to get in the kidnapping buisness, find out who the director was sending reports to
[] Stick a cyber-demon in their satelite dish, find out what's wrong with it
[] Use the belongings you fount to ask questions about the new Exalt
-[] Write in questions (Limited by your Essence more than foci)
[] Write in
OOC: Enjoy.
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fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
[x] Stick a cyber-demon in their satelite dish, find out what's wrong with it
When we want general information cyber-devils are the way to go.
When we want general information cyber-devils are the way to go.
[X] Plan: One thing at a Time
-[X] Stick a Cyber-Devil in their network and have it copy all of their files to send to I.R.I.S when they restore communication before moving on.
-[X] Use the belongings you found to ask questions about the new Exalt
--[X] Using the sparse room. Too spartan, too bare to really be called lived in. "Where's the person who slept here right now?"
I'm sure this is really interesting and kind of important but we are here on a mission. Letting them get even more of a lead on us when they're well past gone is probably not a good idea. So copy the data and look over it later and Chase the person we're here for now.
-[X] Stick a Cyber-Devil in their network and have it copy all of their files to send to I.R.I.S when they restore communication before moving on.
-[X] Use the belongings you found to ask questions about the new Exalt
--[X] Using the sparse room. Too spartan, too bare to really be called lived in. "Where's the person who slept here right now?"
I'm sure this is really interesting and kind of important but we are here on a mission. Letting them get even more of a lead on us when they're well past gone is probably not a good idea. So copy the data and look over it later and Chase the person we're here for now.
- Location
- Maryland
[X] Plan: One thing at a Time
Clippy really is the best. We should make a note to feed her the rendered down souls of someone tasty as a performance bonus at some point. Or at very least upgrade Molly's phone so that she has a nicer vessel.
Good night guys, see you tomorrow with the chase
Custom Infernal Charms
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@DragonParadox might I bother you to review the proposals for custom infernal charms?
General Infernal Charms
Lanka charm:
Fivefold Courts of Frozen Fate charms:
General Infernal Charms
As she walks the path of ascension, the Infernal naturally sheds the limitations imposed by the laws of Creation.
System: Select an Ability or an Attribute. Its maximum possible dot rating increases by 1 permanently. This charm can be purchased multiple times. No single Abiility or Attribute may be expanded more than Essence rating times by the use of this charm. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 4 to purchase this charm.
System: Select an Ability or an Attribute. Its maximum possible dot rating increases by 1 permanently. This charm can be purchased multiple times. No single Abiility or Attribute may be expanded more than Essence rating times by the use of this charm. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 4 to purchase this charm.
The Architects of Creation perceived existence through the lens of their themes, and with that perception forged Creation itself. For a moment, the Dreamer opens her eyes and changes the world with the lever of her Will
System: When buying this charm, select an Ability and a category of Attributes. Afterwards, spend 1 mote of Essence or 1 point of Willpower to substitute the selected Ability in place of any other Ability with the selected category Attribute roll for the rest of the scene. The charm can be purchased multiple times. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 3 and have purchased The King and the Kingdom: The Thousand and First Hell to purchase this charm.
System: When buying this charm, select an Ability and a category of Attributes. Afterwards, spend 1 mote of Essence or 1 point of Willpower to substitute the selected Ability in place of any other Ability with the selected category Attribute roll for the rest of the scene. The charm can be purchased multiple times. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 3 and have purchased The King and the Kingdom: The Thousand and First Hell to purchase this charm.
The Wheel of Ages grinds the works of mortals and immortals alike to dust. The acts of those who designed death and time themselves are not so fragile
System: When activating a charm, instinctively spend 1 Essence. The duration of the charm effect is increased by one category. The categories are: turn, minute, scene, hour, day, week, month, year, permanent. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 4 to purchase this charm. Perfect Defense effects applied to the Primordial are not subject to this charm
System: When activating a charm, instinctively spend 1 Essence. The duration of the charm effect is increased by one category. The categories are: turn, minute, scene, hour, day, week, month, year, permanent. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 4 to purchase this charm. Perfect Defense effects applied to the Primordial are not subject to this charm
At the beginning, Primordials forged Creation out of Chaos. They designed its laws and structures. To maintain its mechanisms, the populated Creation with gods – from the least god of a least blade of grass in the farthest field, to the Sun itself, resplendent in his perfection.
In this broken empty world, the legacy of the broken demiurges follows in their steps, recreating the world in their wicked image.
System: Concentrating upon a mundane object no larger than a residential building, the Infernal spends 2 motes of essence, rolls Essence + highest of Craft or Occult and gives the object a True Name. Doing so creates the least god of said object – a gaffling level creature of darkness spirit tied to the object. The spirit possesses perfect awareness over the object they are bound to, and can communicate with anyone in contact with said object. They automatically get access to Hear Prayer discipline, and may learn more advanced practices at a cost of (2 XP * current rating).
Once reaching Essence 4, the Infernal may pay additional 1 mote to upgrade the spirit she creates to a jaggling.
The item the spirit is bound to follows the rules for Awakened Items (Tradition Book꞉ Dreamspeakers (Revised) Pg.56 -57) in all respects sans the spirit's ability to communicate:
In this broken empty world, the legacy of the broken demiurges follows in their steps, recreating the world in their wicked image.
System: Concentrating upon a mundane object no larger than a residential building, the Infernal spends 2 motes of essence, rolls Essence + highest of Craft or Occult and gives the object a True Name. Doing so creates the least god of said object – a gaffling level creature of darkness spirit tied to the object. The spirit possesses perfect awareness over the object they are bound to, and can communicate with anyone in contact with said object. They automatically get access to Hear Prayer discipline, and may learn more advanced practices at a cost of (2 XP * current rating).
Once reaching Essence 4, the Infernal may pay additional 1 mote to upgrade the spirit she creates to a jaggling.
The item the spirit is bound to follows the rules for Awakened Items (Tradition Book꞉ Dreamspeakers (Revised) Pg.56 -57) in all respects sans the spirit's ability to communicate:
The Architects of Creation counted the Embodiment of Rulership and the Principle of Hierarchy among their numbers. Yet for all their might, they could not understand anyone but themselves, and it was that limitation that doomed them in the first Great War. Their inheritor does not share such a weakness, and uses her human origin to understand, and thus, overcome, both her enemies and allies.
System: Upon first purchasing this charm, the Infernal becomes aware of the ties that bind her to others - she learns the identities of all those to whom she is an Intimacy, whether positive or negative. From among those, she may select one being of her choice. After spending a week in meditation, she becomes perfectly aware of their history and motivations, and becomes able to learn their abilities, such as magic, charms, lores, etc. The Infernal may purchase these abilities as charms from a non-favored Hell in the following ways.
On True magick the Infernal may purchase the Rotes (Spells the mage has practiced and named or doesn't suffer the Fast Casting penalty on using) of the mage or mages affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the highest sphere invoked in the effect substituting Essence for Arete, Spending 1 Essence and rolling at the base difficulty of the effect (Highest Sphere + 3). Only one such True Magick charm maybe used per turn.
On Fallen Lores the Infernal may purchase the Lores of the Demon or Demons affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the Lore substituting Essence for Faith (Value and Resource) and the Lores are permanently attached to the Torment rating of the demon the were learned from at the moment they were purchased. Purposely using the High Torment effect instead of giving temporary Torment cost one Willpower. Only one such Enochian Invocation Charm maybe used per turn.
On Changing Breed Gifts the Infernal may purchase the Gifts of the Changing Breed or Changing Breeds affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the Gift level six gifts count as level five substituting Essence for Gnosis (Value and Resource) and Rage For Willpower (Value) and paying Essence. The usage of Theriomophic Gift Charms wear away at the infernal ability to modulate their wrath giving +2 difficulty to willpower roll to resist provocations.
On Vampiric Disciplines the Infernal may purchase the Disciplines of the Kindred or Kuei Jin affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the Discipline/2 Rounded up. Permanently active disciplines like fortitude, potence, Celerity, Iron Mountain. Instead the passive effects may be activated for one scene by reflexively spending one Essence and one willpower which Act as after Excellency dice adders and if they occupy a similar Niche cannot be used at the same time Iron Mountain and fortitude are mutually exclusive. The active portion of the disciplines extra actions, automatic successes on strength rolls may be used independently at the same blood/Essence cost as the normal discipline. Vampires have Virtues that govern their behavior Compassion, Self-Control, Courage, Yin and Yang, Hun and P'o sometimes some other Virtues. Exalts don't have those traits. Whenever a Discipline assumes that its target has a Virtue that the Exalt doesn't possess, use Willpower instead. If a rule references Dharma, consult the power equivalence chart in Chapter One. Drawing upon the Intrinsic Animus Charms lower the resistance of the infernal to cleansing flame they receive +2 difficulty to soaking damage from fire.
In order to gain access to abilities of other beings, the charm has to be repurchased. This Charm may be purchased as many times as desired, but while the Infernal has more purchases of this Charm than her Essence rating, she suffers one permanent derangement (see V20, p. 290-293, W20, p. 485-486, or M20, p. 649-650) per purchase over that limit, as she is lost in the perspectives of those who she tries to understand.The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 3 and have purchased The King and the Kingdom: The Thousand and First Hell to purchase this charm.
System: Upon first purchasing this charm, the Infernal becomes aware of the ties that bind her to others - she learns the identities of all those to whom she is an Intimacy, whether positive or negative. From among those, she may select one being of her choice. After spending a week in meditation, she becomes perfectly aware of their history and motivations, and becomes able to learn their abilities, such as magic, charms, lores, etc. The Infernal may purchase these abilities as charms from a non-favored Hell in the following ways.
On True magick the Infernal may purchase the Rotes (Spells the mage has practiced and named or doesn't suffer the Fast Casting penalty on using) of the mage or mages affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the highest sphere invoked in the effect substituting Essence for Arete, Spending 1 Essence and rolling at the base difficulty of the effect (Highest Sphere + 3). Only one such True Magick charm maybe used per turn.
On Fallen Lores the Infernal may purchase the Lores of the Demon or Demons affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the Lore substituting Essence for Faith (Value and Resource) and the Lores are permanently attached to the Torment rating of the demon the were learned from at the moment they were purchased. Purposely using the High Torment effect instead of giving temporary Torment cost one Willpower. Only one such Enochian Invocation Charm maybe used per turn.
On Changing Breed Gifts the Infernal may purchase the Gifts of the Changing Breed or Changing Breeds affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the Gift level six gifts count as level five substituting Essence for Gnosis (Value and Resource) and Rage For Willpower (Value) and paying Essence. The usage of Theriomophic Gift Charms wear away at the infernal ability to modulate their wrath giving +2 difficulty to willpower roll to resist provocations.
On Vampiric Disciplines the Infernal may purchase the Disciplines of the Kindred or Kuei Jin affected by this charm as Charms at the dot rating of the Discipline/2 Rounded up. Permanently active disciplines like fortitude, potence, Celerity, Iron Mountain. Instead the passive effects may be activated for one scene by reflexively spending one Essence and one willpower which Act as after Excellency dice adders and if they occupy a similar Niche cannot be used at the same time Iron Mountain and fortitude are mutually exclusive. The active portion of the disciplines extra actions, automatic successes on strength rolls may be used independently at the same blood/Essence cost as the normal discipline. Vampires have Virtues that govern their behavior Compassion, Self-Control, Courage, Yin and Yang, Hun and P'o sometimes some other Virtues. Exalts don't have those traits. Whenever a Discipline assumes that its target has a Virtue that the Exalt doesn't possess, use Willpower instead. If a rule references Dharma, consult the power equivalence chart in Chapter One. Drawing upon the Intrinsic Animus Charms lower the resistance of the infernal to cleansing flame they receive +2 difficulty to soaking damage from fire.
In order to gain access to abilities of other beings, the charm has to be repurchased. This Charm may be purchased as many times as desired, but while the Infernal has more purchases of this Charm than her Essence rating, she suffers one permanent derangement (see V20, p. 290-293, W20, p. 485-486, or M20, p. 649-650) per purchase over that limit, as she is lost in the perspectives of those who she tries to understand.The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 3 and have purchased The King and the Kingdom: The Thousand and First Hell to purchase this charm.
Standing over her lessers, the Infernal invokes her rights as both a conquering empress and the heir of primordial demiurges.
System: After defeating in a contest her victim was aware of, or creating someone, the Infernal may spend 5 motes of Essence and speak the terms of of one absolute prohibition. Her words, and the intent behind them, inscribe themselves upon the soul of her target - they cannot forget it, or misunderstand it, no matter how much they try or what effects they are under. To anyone with supernatural perception, the commandment makes form of green glowing scripture carved into the target's soul in a language that anyone seeing it can understand. The effect cannot be something that will directly and actively harm the target, like commanding a mortal human to stop breathing. The commandment she creates must have an escape clause that could, at least in theory, be fulfilled by the target within a year and a day. The infernal is not made aware if the escape clause is triggered.
An infernal may only subject a given person to one Commandment at a time.
System: After defeating in a contest her victim was aware of, or creating someone, the Infernal may spend 5 motes of Essence and speak the terms of of one absolute prohibition. Her words, and the intent behind them, inscribe themselves upon the soul of her target - they cannot forget it, or misunderstand it, no matter how much they try or what effects they are under. To anyone with supernatural perception, the commandment makes form of green glowing scripture carved into the target's soul in a language that anyone seeing it can understand. The effect cannot be something that will directly and actively harm the target, like commanding a mortal human to stop breathing. The commandment she creates must have an escape clause that could, at least in theory, be fulfilled by the target within a year and a day. The infernal is not made aware if the escape clause is triggered.
An infernal may only subject a given person to one Commandment at a time.
For all their glory and transcendent power, Primordials were still static, defined by their set themes. The one who will become their greater is not so limited.
System: The Infernal expands their definition of self in one of two ways. Either she adds one new Signature Charm to her shintai form, or she gains 1 additional point to improve her Kingdom with. This Charm may be purchased as many times as desired, but while the Infernal has more purchases of this Charm than her Essence rating, she suffers one permanent derangement (see V20, p. 290-293, W20, p. 485-486, or M20, p. 649-650) per purchase over that limit, as her soul is consumed by the inhuman transformation and perspective. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 3 and have purchased The King and the Kingdom: The Thousand and First Hell to purchase this charm.
System: The Infernal expands their definition of self in one of two ways. Either she adds one new Signature Charm to her shintai form, or she gains 1 additional point to improve her Kingdom with. This Charm may be purchased as many times as desired, but while the Infernal has more purchases of this Charm than her Essence rating, she suffers one permanent derangement (see V20, p. 290-293, W20, p. 485-486, or M20, p. 649-650) per purchase over that limit, as her soul is consumed by the inhuman transformation and perspective. The Infernal must have an Essence rating of at least 3 and have purchased The King and the Kingdom: The Thousand and First Hell to purchase this charm.
Lanka charm:
The Infernal builds foundation of her future triumphs with the record of her past victories
System: once per scene, after violently murdering a sapient being, the Infernal may spend one Willpower point to perfectly preserve the memory of her victory. In a later scene, the Infernal can reflexively add a number of dice to any roll equal to the damage she dealt to the victim whose death is recorded by Slaughter Record Exultation. She may only "hold" one activation of this Charm at a time.
System: once per scene, after violently murdering a sapient being, the Infernal may spend one Willpower point to perfectly preserve the memory of her victory. In a later scene, the Infernal can reflexively add a number of dice to any roll equal to the damage she dealt to the victim whose death is recorded by Slaughter Record Exultation. She may only "hold" one activation of this Charm at a time.
This is a charm that is a direct analog of Soul Rendering Practice, but instead of harming yourself, and suffering associated mental conditions, you murder others. In a more evil character it would incentivize sacrificing mortals, and being a murder hobo. For Molly, this is a charm that would grant her a singular boost out of killing tough enemies. In order to prevent it being spammable, the effect is limited to once per scene.
Fivefold Courts of Frozen Fate charms:
At the beginning of history, Primordials, the titan architects of Creation fought the greatest war to ever be waged against their own servants. They fought, and they lost, at least in part because they, each an embodiment of their own mythos, ultimately couldn't transcend their own boundaries. Their heirs are not so limited. By embracing the seed of her human nature, the Infernal overcome her own limitations
System: The infernal spends a mote of essence, touches a target and rolls her Essence against the difficulty of their Willpower. If she succeeds, then for the rest of the scene she can use their relevant ability instead of hers on any roll she makes.
The infernal may maintain up to her Essence connections at one time
Signature effect: the charm now adds the target's ability score to the Infernal's own, instead of overwriting it.
System: The infernal spends a mote of essence, touches a target and rolls her Essence against the difficulty of their Willpower. If she succeeds, then for the rest of the scene she can use their relevant ability instead of hers on any roll she makes.
The infernal may maintain up to her Essence connections at one time
Signature effect: the charm now adds the target's ability score to the Infernal's own, instead of overwriting it.
This charm is the Fivefold Courts answer to Heaven-Turning Calculations and All According to Plan solar and abyssal charms respectively. Where the solaroids shine with their own brilliance, the infernal instead borrows someone else's. It is meant to be used in one of two ways:
1) With the help of your minions. Literally making the strengths of your advisors yours, somewhat in reverse to Proxy Servant Protocol, and definitely synergetic with Emergency Minion Hologram (I would argue that EMH even in non-corporeal form should be usable for this)
2) Against your opponents. In a debate, or a formal duel, or some other form of engagement, where you have time to shake your opponent's hand, the Infernal may mimic their opponent's skills, making it a matter of attributes, equipment, and supplementary charms
1) With the help of your minions. Literally making the strengths of your advisors yours, somewhat in reverse to Proxy Servant Protocol, and definitely synergetic with Emergency Minion Hologram (I would argue that EMH even in non-corporeal form should be usable for this)
2) Against your opponents. In a debate, or a formal duel, or some other form of engagement, where you have time to shake your opponent's hand, the Infernal may mimic their opponent's skills, making it a matter of attributes, equipment, and supplementary charms
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Added, thanks for collating all of this, they all look fine... and nice to see since you will be getting a lot of XP this arc.
I don't know since you threadmarked it. Would you mind me putting this in the Homebrew corner or is it free standing?
- Location
- Canada
Isn't this kind of overpowered? It means we can spend 2 Essence to turn our Excellencies from (currently) 5 turns to Scene-long. Granted, most battles we fight are gonna be over in the 10 turns that using 2 Essence for two Melee Excellencies would take, but this also does mean Molly can stay in Shintai for an entire day. Which, uh. Is a terrifying idea. Unless Shintai doesn't count as a Charm?
Also, it means Molly can 'switch on' a lot of her Scene-long Charms for the entire day, like VLE and MHM and Hellscry Chakra, at the start of the day and quickly recover all the Essence in a bottle of bleach.