Remove ads

Green Flame Rising (Exalted vs Dresden Files)

Reader mode
zxzx24 said:
As an aside. I feel for Usum. He probably wasnt expecting to be spectator to family drama like this.

Assuming he is even familiar with how human families work.

If not that must be a whole new layer of uncomfortable.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Usum propably has bigger problems.

Like that whole "Reclamation" thing that it was supposed to sell its Exalted being over and gone.
 
Artemis1992 said:
Like that whole "Reclamation" thing that it was supposed to sell its Exalted being over and gone.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Sorta?

Technically the Usurpation is possible via the fact that the Exalted carry charms which create Psuedo-Dimensions inside them and the Charms of Primordials being a part of them meaning that Molly may technically free them (inside her) and it seems like the Exalted Host/Yu-Shan is not really around anymores so win by default?

Not sure how invested said demon is or how different the goal would be given that Exalted vs WoD means that the Yozis may be around somewhere.
 
Remove ads
Arc 0 Post 10: Words of Flame and Words of Water
  • Threadmarks
    • Words of Flame and Words of Water ​

    5th of July 2006 A.D.

    Standing in this dingy office, trying to talk yo your mother to an audience of rats and cockroaches you almost give up, just throw the whole tangled mess of it at someone who knows more than you do. You had messed up so many times, failed so much, so many people... but you just can't. It feels like giving up for good to step aside now and just let the adults clean it up. It would be failing yourself, it would be failing Usum who had given you the power to fight your way out of Winter and in a way it would even be failing mom and dad by asking them to come to terms with whatever ancient power you had taken up on their own.

    I should try at least. ""It's not like it's some coin I can just pick up and throw away if I have to." With a thought you make the strange symbol flare on your brow and reach out to grasp it. It feels warm against your hand, as warm as flesh aught to be... and very very solid. You have the feeling that if someone were to drill into the skin around it, then into the bone and the flesh and the brain the brass would just keep going deeper .

    That's not macabre at all is it Molly? you think as you drop your hand to your side.

    "You have to want to let go," your mother says quietly, though there is a creeping note of desperation in her voice... About you not wanting to give up magic? About you being right that you cannot? You can't tell and its terrifying in the way fighting giant fairy spiders could never be.

    "Even if I could put this particular deal down, that doesn't change what's already happened in the past--I don't think the option of completely turning away is there anymore, and even if it was, I'm not sure it'd be the right idea. All of this happened because I was being an idiot, because I didn't know what I was doing and thought that I did, and that's not going to change unless I decide to start paying attention and taking responsibility."

    "It's because you lied and kept secrets," her voice grows sharper, but then she sighs and closes her eyes for a moment as if fighting a headache. "You want to fight fire with fire and everything can catch. People aren't supposed to have that kind of power, they aren't meant to meddle in those sorts of powers and principalities and when they do..." she trails off, obviously not wanting to remind you of Arctis Tor, but you do not need any reminding.

    "Mom... I am six thousand miles from shore in a rowboat and you are telling me to walk back. Whether I should have tried to wade out when I was six feet away does not matter I now have to learn how to row and navigate." You glance down at the grimy floor and add. "I don't think I have the faith to walk on water. I'm sorry."

    At the back of your mind you feel Usum start to say something, then remain mercifully silent.

    She sighs and in that sigh there might have been a prayer, too low to hear the words to. Aloud she says at last. "I believe there is a way get rid of it, to let it fade... I have to, but if I'm wrong, if there isn't one to get rid of..." she waves at your forehead. "That, then we will find a way to live with it."

    You let out a breath you had not known you were holding. It's not much, barely anything really, but it's a start just the same.

    ***​

    When you return to the main room the fay woman and her companion are gone and Harry does not want to tell you where they had gone, but turning to Thomas earns you a fetchng smile and a faintly exasperated snort. "The Summer Lady and her Knight are off to fight Winter, which they can now do because most of them had to run back into their realm on account of all the chaos we made."

    "She doesn't need to know..."

    "Need no, I want to though," you cut Harry off. "Good for Summer kicking them in the teeth. I hope they get them good."

    "Careful of him..." Usum whispers in your thoughts. "Oh not him, the pale one, I recognize him now that you are not distracted with the cause of Righteous Slaughter of your foes, he's a pari, a lust demon." What follows is a short, but thorough description of how spirits of lust bound to mortal flesh feed, and proof that no matter how cold you have gotten you can definitely still blush.

    The demon either does not care, or more likely does not understand the feeling. "It would likely be quite safe for you to partake so long as you set a clear..."

    "No more talk about pari!"     you command before your face can reach the shade of a tomato.

    Of course that is when your mother asks how you are doing. Looking for anything to change the subject you practically blurt out:

    [] To Harry: How do you learn magic?

    [] To Officer Murphy: How did you learn about all this, do many cops know?

    [] Write in

    OOC: Urge of the Forbidden is not just seeking out obscure and dangerous magical lore, it is also more benign stuff like an inclination to ask questions under stress. Plus I think it works as a good contrast to the excellency fueled socials up there that managed to budge Charity, even if just a little.
     
    Last edited:
  • Threadmarks
    • Relevant info, distracting Charity, and an excuse to talk to her crush? That's a winner.

    [X] To Harry: How do you learn magic?
     
    [X] To the Vamp: Why did you help in this?

    Okay, now that we know what he is, I'm really interested to know why he risked his life and more by a commando-raid into Winter's Heart to safe Molly.
    I mean, OOC I can guess he is just helping family, but still.
     
    DragonParadox said:
    OOC: Urge of the Forbidden is not just seeking out obscure and dangerous magical lore, it is also more benign stuff like an inclination to ask questions under tress. Plus I think it works as a good contrast to the excellency fueled socials up there that managed to budge Charity, even if just a little.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Will you be posting the rolls here?

    [X] To Harry: How do you learn magic?
     
    Yzarc said:
    Well, spoilering them is an option but I understand.

    Alternatively, would you be willing to link the rolling lobby in your sig? That way we could check them. Part of the fun is the rolls.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...

    Some of the rolls are going to be for things you do not see, like you had some missed perception+empathy rolls in Arctis Tor so I do not think that would be a good idea. I could post the ones that should be open in a separate post after the update though.
     
    DragonParadox said:
    Some of the rolls are going to be for things you do not see, like you had some missed perception+empathy rolls in Arctis Tor so I do not think that would be a good idea. I could post the ones that should be open in a separate post after the update though.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Fair. Post or not post them as you are comfortable.

    I just suggested that as I have played Exalted and am used to seeing the dice and I do get some joy from rolling high. So no worries.
     
    I guess asking about learning magic is not too bad, but we'll soon find out that we work under a totally different paradigmen anyway.
     
    Artemis1992 said:
    I guess asking about learning magic is not too bad, but we'll soon find out that we work under a totally different paradigmen anyway.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Are we sure Molly won't be able to learn regular magic in addition to Exalted BS?

    And even if she can't use regular magic, she still needs to know everything about it she can learn anyway, since that will be one of the main sources of danger she'll be exposed to in the coming years. Most supernatural beings in the Dresden Files setting use the same type of magic, even if they access it in very different ways, so knowing the rules and being able to recognize it will be relevant whether she's facing a Human wizard or a Red Court Vampire who wields magic.

    There's also all of the tangential information he can pass on as an instructor; magical factions, monster lore, muggle investigation methods, etc. Securing Harry as a teacher should be a priority, IMO.
     
    Goldfish said:
    Are we sure Molly won't be able to learn regular magic in addition to Exalted BS?
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Propably not.
    Exaltations burn out all lesser mutations, no matter if helpful or harmful, this very likely includes any natural talent for Dresden-style magic.
    She can propably still learn all the tricks that don't take inborn talent to perform, but most of Dresden's magic should be impossible to use.

    Although with Bridgid's Heir she can learn Sorcery without teacher and she could propably use that to copy some local effects?

    Goldfish said:
    And even if she can't use regular magic, she still needs to know everything about it she can learn anyway, since that will be one of the main sources of danger she'll be exposed to in the coming years. Most supernatural beings in the Dresden Files setting use the same type of magic, even if they access it in very different ways, so knowing the rules and being able to recognize it will be relevant whether she's facing a Human wizard or a Red Court Vampire who wields magic.

    There's also all of the tangential information he can pass on as an instructor; magical factions, monster lore, muggle investigation methods, etc. Securing Harry as a teacher should be a priority, IMO.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    With that part I agree, I just find the Vampire more interesting in this moment.

    Also, I just looked up our healing times and a single level down only takes an hour to heal. Our leg is propably already fine the next time we look down.
    How cool is that?
     
    DragonParadox said:
    No, there isn't enough magic in the world for that, the way to get essence is to fulfill your urge, wait for the daily top up, or consume the life of some other being with the right charm.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Honestly the Dice increase alone is already great. I was of the mind to just write whatever into a Stunt since I thought that this Quest doesn't use Stunt Bonuses. But fortunately I was wrong.

    [X] To the Vamp: Why did you help in this?

    Lackey in sight! Commencing CoD Minions Acquisition Method.
     
    [X] To the Vamp: Why did you help in this?

    I'd like to ask about magic, but I think that might set off Charity.
    Artemis1992 said:
    Exaltations burn out all lesser mutations, no matter if helpful or harmful, this very likely includes any natural talent for Dresden-style magic.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Dresden magic isn't exactly a physical mutation, or something similar to but distinct from the spiritual condition of the wizard. It's directly a consequence of the strength and nature of their soul. I don't think you could excise the magic from a DF wizard without performing at minimum a spiritual lobotomy that'd drive them bonkers.

    Smothering it slowly over time like Charity did is one thing, especially because she was a minor talent. Gouging the eyes out of a wizard's soul would be a whole other kettle of fish.
     
    Reader mode
    You must login or register to reply here.
    Remove ads
    Back
    Top