Xilentxium
Existential Crisis Management
- Location
- Temperate Regions
Missed the vote by that much, but I lurk eagerly.
Article: Which secret society did you join? This decision will also help to dictate your primary Attribute, the way in which you pursue your goals when given the choice.
[ ] [Society] The Sorority of Dutiful Beheaders. Bound together by shared convictions, you and your sisters worked relentlessly to identify and expose corrupt officials of every stripe. Your favoured attribute is Force - the charisma, intellect and conviction to overcome all obstacles that would stop a lesser woman in her tracks.
[ ] [Society] The Garden of Unheard Whispers. Open only to those who discover it exists with their own skills, this society forms a black market of favour trading and information brokerage to grease the wheel of the grand Imperial Bureaucracy. Your favoured attribute is Finesse - the use of grace, wits and subtle manipulation to achieve your aims with none being any the wiser.
[ ] [Society] The Jewel-Strung Web. Friends and allies are a treasure more precious than jade, and this network of mutually-supporting contacts and investors exemplifies that truth, each strand covering for its peer and benefiting from their support in turn. Your favoured attribute is Fortitude, allowing you to approach all challenges with calm, thoughtful consideration and sheer perseverance.
Article: Which of the following areas are you most famed for? Abilities in this system are rated from 1 to 5, with an experienced professional having a rating of about two or three. You will begin play with a rating of five in your chosen ability, and the beginnings of a reputation based on your peerless skill.
[ ] Embassy. You are a seasoned diplomat and accomplished politician, easily able to adapt to any given social group or formalised organisation and make it dance to your tune in record time.
[ ] Performance. You are a masterful orator, with a prodigal gift for dance, music and artistic expression that makes you a hit at every gala and the apple in everyone's eye.
[ ] Sagacity. Your knowledge and technical aptitude is without peer, the near-equal of a seasoned professor in everything from legal history to occult geometry to applied medical theory.
Article: Social influence in this system is built off of intimacies, which are specific ties you form to other people or beliefs, but it also depends on your Virtues. Social influence rolls face a difficulty modified by Virtues as their initial obstacle - a Compassionate character is weak to pleas for mercy, while a Loyal character is far harder to sway into acts of treachery or self-interest.
Every character has a Major and a Minor virtue, with the former taking precedence and the latter adding context and nuance. Virtues might support each other (Courage giving you the willingness to act on your convictions in pursuit of Justice) or come into conflict (Loyalty to the Realm being tested by your compassion for those it harms), and may end up changing as a result of plot events.
Choose one Major virtue:
[ ] [Major] Ambition. You are driven by a single overriding goal, and all else you do is in service to this end.
- [ ] Define your goal. This should be a grand design, a desired end goal, not any specific step on the path. (Write in)
[ ] [Major] Compassion. You genuinely care about the plight of the less fortunate, and everything you do is with the ultimate intent of making things better for others.
[ ] [Major] Courage. You thrive in adversity and relish a challenge, seeking to climb the mountain just because it is there. Danger comes in many forms, and the courageous will face them all.
[ ] [Major] Discipline. You are principled and restrained, seeking self-mastery as the first and most fundamental of truths. To have others rely on you is the greatest honour you can imagine.
[ ] [Major] Justice. Should the heavens fall and all the world rise up to oppose you, you will do the right thing. The guilty shall be punished, the innocent protected, the righteous law upheld and the tools of tyranny brought low.
[ ] [Major] Loyalty. You are dedicated to something larger than yourself, and measure the worth of others by their loyalties in turn. You would die rather than betray this loyalty, and conduct yourself appropriately.
- [ ] Specify what you are loyal to. This must be a tangible person, nation or group, not an abstract ideal. (Write in)
[ ] [Major] Wonder. You are driven by a love of learning, adventure, exploration and novelty. The world is a fantastic place, and you will never grow bored of seeing as much of it as you can.
Choose one Minor virtue
[ ] [Minor] Ambition.
- [ ] Specify your ambition and how the pursuit of it furthers your major virtue (Write in)
[ ] [Minor] Compassion.
[ ] [Minor] Courage
[ ] [Minor] Discipline
[ ] [Minor] Justice
[ ] [Minor] Loyalty
- [ ] Specify who or what you are loyal to, and how this loyalty serves your major virtue. (Write in)
[ ] [Minor] Wonder
Note - These votes will be counted per line for the sake of simplicity.