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NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)

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I'm fine with changing to categories. Though I, too, am curious what other weapons fall under chopping other than axes? Seems like a limited category to me unless the seax does in fact fall under it.
 
Lunoros said:
Hmm that's a nice change for the system. Not sure of another chopping weapon off the top of my head. Maybe stuff like a halberd?
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wrecksalot said:
isn't the Seax for chopping?
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It is, though you could stab with it if you wanted to. Halberds also weren't a thing in this time period, closest thing is a Norse weapon called an atgeirr.

Also, swords chop too. They can also cut. A cut is a drag across something, splitting flesh and drawing blood, while a chop is a full-on 'I'm gonna cut your arm off' attack.
 
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Also actually reading how to level up standstill is hilarious to me. Halla has to kiss Abjorn more I guess. Well that or more emotional moments with him.
 
I mean Halle literally said. It is impossible to improve upon hugareida through training, the only way is by experiencing and comprehending deeper, more complex, versions of the original experience.' It has to be similar to the original experience is why I said that
 
Lunoros said:
I mean Halle literally said. It is impossible to improve upon hugareida through training, the only way is by experiencing and comprehending deeper, more complex, versions of the original experience.' It has to be similar to the original experience is why I said that
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Right, but I think the experience in question is 'feeling like time stands still' not actually kissing. Which doesn't mean more moments like that with Abjorn aren't possible, but does seem to indicate that there are other possibilities.
 
Admittedly I was just joking about Halla being enthusiastic about increasing her power while also making out with Abjorn. But yeah it hopefully it is a bit lenient in how it gets raised.

Hmm wonder how we could apply standstill in a offensive way with our axes.
 
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We could also eventually pick up another Hugareida or two in theory. We definitely have the capacity for it.

Speaking of Capacity, we should grab a mundane defensive trick first, but we definitely want more spells/tricks with Standstill...anyone have any good ideas? The only one that leaps to mind for me is paralyzing a foe ala Hold Person (or partially doing so, like trapping their feet in place or something), and while powerful that may be considered cowardly (probably not the foot-trapping version?), and even if not it's only a single idea.
 
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Raising hugareida is sort of supposed to be a journey of both self-discovery and actual discovery, of sorts. Ask Hallr how he got his kenning of 'Blackhand' for an in-character example of what I mean. You can also jump from a low-grade hugareida all the way to a high-grade one if the revelation is complex enough.

Even a Grade I hugareida can pull off some crazy bullshit. Like, there's not really a limit to what you can do with even a Grade I hugareida, it's just the sheer power of it that is. Take, for example, a Grade I fire-based hugareida. You could both light a campfire and immolate somebody with it. However, a Grade II fire-based hugareida will simply burn hotter, for longer (more dice, essentially)

Also, your family has a tendency towards developing fire-based hugareida, thanks to Blackhand's shenanigans.
 
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Hmm just a thought for the plans but maybe we should level up our Hone trick. I mean it's apparently the difference between a farmer and a warrior. So we might want to actually level that up cause it probably gets better overall than at first level
 
Imperial Fister said:
Raising hugareida is sort of supposed to be a journey of both self-discovery and actual discovery, of sorts. Ask Hallr how he got his kenning of 'Blackhand' for an in-character example of what I mean. You can also jump from a low-grade hugareida all the way to a high-grade one if the revelation is complex enough.
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Hmm can we ask him as a free action since Hallr is constantly with us? Or would we have to spend a social action on that?
 
Lunoros said:
Hmm can we ask him as a free action since Hallr is constantly with us? Or would we have to spend a social action on that?
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Double-posting. It can be a free action if you do a trick training with him.

Lunoros said:
Hmm just a thought for the plans but maybe we should level up our Hone trick. I mean it's apparently the difference between a farmer and a warrior. So we might want to actually level that up cause it probably gets better overall than at first level
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Hone is a bit of a special case when it comes to tricks because it needs orthstirr to work. It's entire mechanic is feeding orthstirr into stuff. Mastering it doesn't reduce the cost, however, what it does do is doubles the dice you receive per orthstirr put into it.
 
Imperial Fister said:
Raising hugareida is sort of supposed to be a journey of both self-discovery and actual discovery, of sorts. Ask Hallr how he got his kenning of 'Blackhand' for an in-character example of what I mean. You can also jump from a low-grade hugareida all the way to a high-grade one if the revelation is complex enough.

Even a Grade I hugareida can pull off some crazy bullshit. Like, there's not really a limit to what you can do with even a Grade I hugareida, it's just the sheer power of it that is. Take, for example, a Grade I fire-based hugareida. You could both light a campfire and immolate somebody with it. However, a Grade II fire-based hugareida will simply burn hotter, for longer (more dice, essentially)

Also, your family has a tendency towards developing fire-based hugareida, thanks to Blackhand's shenanigans.
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Interesting. A fire-related hugareida on top of our existing one would be really good synergy, actually, so let's hope we can manage that.

Lunoros said:
Hmm just a thought for the plans but maybe we should level up our Hone trick. I mean it's apparently the difference between a farmer and a warrior. So we might want to actually level that up cause it probably gets better overall than at first level
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Given that Mastery removes costs, I'm really tempted to try for it on Inertia-Arresting-Throw before anything else...being able to do that for free is ridiculous.
 
For utility, Standstill could probably reinforce things. Make a section of wall unbreakable, allow a branch or a beam to support more weight than it should, briefly act as a scaffold, that sort of thing.
On offense, catching part of someone while they're in motion could trip them up and possibly do nasty things to joints. Even worse if you can stop your target's breath with it.
 
If we can freeze things in mid-air we ought to be able to use that to run on air eventually. Just freeze our boots as we step down and then raise the other foot and freeze that.
 
Huh thought of something involving the stop the targets breath thing. If we hit someone with it couldn't we cause their heart to stop beating?
 
Lunoros said:
If we hit someone with it couldn't we cause their heart to stop beating?
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A tentative yes. If you hit their bare skin, right above their heart, then sure.

Wouldn't be a guaranteed kill on a Norseman (because there's no such thing as a guaranteed kill on a Norseman, thanks to the Nornir being wacky) but it would absolutely ruin anyone else's day.
 
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Imperial Fister said:
A tentative yes. If you hit their bare skin, right above their heart, then potentially yes.
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So not a practical combat trick at this level in isolation...probably. Hmmm. On the other hand, the fact it needs to be their bare skin probably means we can trap people in their clothes by using Standstill on said clothing, right? That'll really mess people up if their clothing or armor freezes in place in the air and can't move or bend properly.

Oh, and to make this a proper question: If we do figure out a way to paralyze or disable people with Standstill, would we be considered cowardly for using it in a fight? I'm thinking not, but just want to be sure.
 
DeadmanwalkingXI said:
Oh, and to make this a proper question: If we do figure out a way to paralyze or disable people with Standstill, would we be considered cowardly for using it in a fight? I'm thinking not, but just want to be sure.
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If someone dies because of it, it's their fault for not blocking or dodging. Fighting someone in pitched combat means that you're gonna try your hardest to win and, if possible, absolutely clown on your opponent by doing things like spanking them with your sword or kicking their ass with something that's not a weapon, like a hammer.

That's the Norse thinking on it, at least. As long as you're not blasting someone with it from across the entire battlefield or using it to 'cheat' (like dulling weapons or making yourself immune to attack) then you're good.
 
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Yeah, IIRC Beowolf clowns on Grendel with a boast like "Why would a warrior need weapons when fighting a beast?" and then when grendel's mother shows up uses a sword to kill her, and it was fine.
 
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