Tangled Fate [Ranma 1/2 / Exalted]

Grounders10 · Aug 7, 2018

Name: Tendo Akane
Caste: Eclipse
Anima: Tigress dressed as a Kabuki actor on a stage
History: See Ranma 1/2
Titles:

Strength: ooooo
Dexterity: oooo
Stamina: oooo

Charisma: ooo
Manipulation: oo
Appearance: ooo

Perception: oo
Intelligence: ooo
Wits: ooo

Essence: 1

Supernal Ability: Presence
Caste Abilities: Presence, Linguistics, Socialize, Bureaucracy, Occult
Favoured Abilities: Brawl (Martial Arts), Resistance, Archery, Melee, Performance

*ARCHERY ooo
ATHLETICS ooooo
AWARENESS oooo
*BRAWL ooooo
*MARTIAL ARTS (Tendou School of Anything Goes) ooo
**BUREAUCRACY o
CRAFT (Exalted Does Not Have Negative Numbers)
DODGE oooo
DRIVE
FIREARMS
INTEGRITY ooo
INVESTIGATION oo
LARCENY o
**LINGUISTICS o
LORE (High School) oooo
MEDICINE o
*MELEE oooo
**OCCULT
*PERFORMANCE ooo
**PRESENCE ooo
*RESISTANCE ooo
RIDE
SAIL
**SOCIALIZE ooo
STEALTH o
SURVIVAL o
THROWN ooo
WAR

*Favoured
**Caste

Bonus Points Spent:

o are regular
0 are from bonus points
(o) are from charms or artifacts

Charms:

Update Log:

08/07/2018: Reduced Socialize to 3 from 4.

Raising Kittens · Aug 7, 2018

Grounders10 said:
Let's put it this way. If you had a choice between not having radios for your army, or equipping each company with a horse drawn wagon used exclusively for a radio, its antenna, and its power supply, which would you pick?

The latter, hands down, no questions asked. Reducing the latency of command and control links is awesome for any army.

Grounders10 said:
CRAFT (Exalted Does Not Have Negative Numbers)

I found this funnier than it should have been.

jwolfe_beta · Aug 7, 2018

Grounders10 said:
Name: Tendo Akane
Caste: Eclipse

The Eclipse Caste are the mediators and arbitrators of the Unconquered Sun. In the First Age, the Harmonious Voices negotiated for peace among the Solars, other Exalted, and the humans.

-Thinks about most of Akane's interactions with anyone who didn't agree with her and/or set off her rather hair-trigger temper-
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Akane, as a diplomat, mediator and voice of reason? Hello train wreck.

Alanek · Aug 7, 2018

4 dots in socialize? Really?

Speaker4thesilen · Aug 7, 2018

jwolfe_beta said:
-Thinks about most of Akane's interactions with anyone who didn't agree with her and/or set off her rather hair-trigger temper-
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Akane, as a diplomat, mediator and voice of reason? Hello train wreck.

New headcanon, most Eclipse caste ended up like Akane. This was a major contributing factor in the Sids deciding to kill them all.

bejammin2000 · Aug 7, 2018

That is not the sheet of some one I would send into Thorns. Especially since most Abyssals for Mask Winters should be Ess 3 or 4.

Oh god. Maybe they're in real shut and those three wind up in Mask of Winter's court directly...

Suryn · Aug 7, 2018

Grounders10 said:
CRAFT (Exalted Does Not Have Negative Numbers)

kek. This was good for a laugh

Beyond that her stats don't surprise me at all

Hazard · Aug 7, 2018

Grounders10 said:
Let's put it this way. If you had a choice between not having radios for your army, or equipping each company with a horse drawn wagon used exclusively for a radio, its antenna, and its power supply, which would you pick?

Equip each battalion with a wagon like this.

In the sort of combat you are going to get into in Creation because you lack the support infrastructure necessary to maintain modern equipment and the tactics that makes possible. You are at best going to get locked into single shot magazine or clip equipped rifles. Because of this your tactics won't support the sort of engagements where you need to care about company sized combat elements in any open engagement. Anything else can be handled by couriers riding up and down the company lines.

The exception to this would be smaller garrisons, but in that case you assign a radio to every garrison station anyway.

Vanigo · Aug 7, 2018

Grounders10 said:
Let's put it this way. If you had a choice between not having radios for your army, or equipping each company with a horse drawn wagon used exclusively for a radio, its antenna, and its power supply, which would you pick?

Each company? Absolutely not. Each army, definitely. But I wouldn't expect it to be that big. I mean, if you want it to run for weeks uninterrupted and didn't bring a way to recharge it maybe, but at some point you just have to accept that it'll be used intermittently. And also pack a pedal-powered generator or six.

Grounders10 · Aug 8, 2018

jwolfe_beta said:
-Thinks about most of Akane's interactions with anyone who didn't agree with her and/or set off her rather hair-trigger temper-
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Akane, as a diplomat, mediator and voice of reason? Hello train wreck.

... Well with most people she's actually quite reasonable... Oddly enough that includes most of the villains who kidnap her...

Alanek said:
4 dots in socialize? Really?

Maybe a bit too much credit on my part. Reduced to 3.

Speaker4thesilen said:
New headcanon, most Eclipse caste ended up like Akane. This was a major contributing factor in the Sids deciding to kill them all.

It would explain a few things.

bejammin2000 said:
That is not the sheet of some one I would send into Thorns. Especially since most Abyssals for Mask Winters should be Ess 3 or 4.

Oh god. Maybe they're in real shut and those three wind up in Mask of Winter's court directly...

Unshown is the numerous benefits she gets from Anything Goes charms. While not as extensive as Ranma she is still decidedly superhuman.

Hazard said:
Equip each battalion with a wagon like this.

In the sort of combat you are going to get into in Creation because you lack the support infrastructure necessary to maintain modern equipment and the tactics that makes possible. You are at best going to get locked into single shot magazine or clip equipped rifles. Because of this your tactics won't support the sort of engagements where you need to care about company sized combat elements in any open engagement. Anything else can be handled by couriers riding up and down the company lines.

The exception to this would be smaller garrisons, but in that case you assign a radio to every garrison station anyway.

Vanigo said:
Each company? Absolutely not. Each army, definitely. But I wouldn't expect it to be that big. I mean, if you want it to run for weeks uninterrupted and didn't bring a way to recharge it maybe, but at some point you just have to accept that it'll be used intermittently. And also pack a pedal-powered generator or six.

I will admit the company comment was off the cuff and does not necessarily reflect any final decisions regarding this topic. My opinions tend to change quite a bit from the research to the publishing stages of my writing.

That said I could see them bringing more than just enough for the battalions. (Or one for an army. How long range do you think these things would be?) Having extras for situations where they need to detach a company or two for garrison duty several kilometers away from the main force would be useful. It gets harder to ambush the main army when the outposts can just phone home at the drop of a hat.

bejammin2000 · Aug 8, 2018

Super human or not, the Deathknights in Thorns aren't to be trifled with.

Not to mention the army of the dead. And of course the Deathlord himself.

I'm not saying she's toast, but if there was ever a time to realize discretion was the better part of valour, it's right after the Abyssal uses Hope Slaying Resilience.

Something8576 · Aug 8, 2018

Grounders10 said:
... Well with most people she's actually quite reasonable... Oddly enough that includes most of the villains who kidnap her...

And let's not forget the travesty her fanon personality is. Hell, canonically she is probably one of the few characters that actually does mature. Most of her fandom characterization comes from the first few arcs and have then been exaggerated to the point where she pretty much a caricature. In the latter parts of the manga she's honestly quite reasonable.

Even, no, especially with Ranma.

Most people forget how much of an utter jerk Ranma can be at times.

MageOhki · Aug 8, 2018

Someone did a mallet count, in the anime and in the manga, and all told?

the No 1 user in the anime and manga?

Ranma.
Akane came in 2nd in the Anime (which does up the hijink level)
and third in the Manga.
(THis is off the cuff remembering, but it did amuse me when I read it)
(side note, RT's male characters {Not to imply that RT doesn't have a trope for female characters either....}by and large... Well! Doesn't help that Ranma, midstream shifted from a more serious/romantic (ala Maison Ikkou) to a more comedic hijink style, ethier.)

bejammin2000 · Aug 8, 2018

Ranma fanon is self perpetuating. Sure, Sturgeon's law and all, but I'm sure 90% of all Ranma fanfics, by and large, get their characterization from the fanfics that came before them.

And like an illuminated script, where a typo occurred a century ago, it continues on to this day.

JENTHULHU · Aug 8, 2018

You know, I wonder if all the magic wonkiness in Creation wouldn't really mess up truly long ranged radio transmissions.

Hazard · Aug 8, 2018

Grounders10 said:
That said I could see them bringing more than just enough for the battalions. (Or one for an army. How long range do you think these things would be?) Having extras for situations where they need to detach a company or two for garrison duty several kilometers away from the main force would be useful. It gets harder to ambush the main army when the outposts can just phone home at the drop of a hat.

The reason you haul around 1 horse drawn carriage with a radio per battalion for a battlefield deployment is largely to do with the fact that in the sort of battles you will face forces are packed tightly together in a way you never see in modern warfare. A battalion generally ranges in numbers between 300 and 600 soldiers, and prior to rapid fire weapons making close order formations more dangerous than useful it was common practice for the men to be packed closely together with just enough room to use their weapons. This meant the combat line for a battalion was rarely as much as 100 meters wide, as the men would also be stacked several rows thick to ensure that a charge didn't break through.

I am in agreement that garrisons would get a radio, for exactly the reason you offer.

jwolfe_beta · Aug 8, 2018

Grounders10 said:
Unshown is the numerous benefits she gets from Anything Goes charms. While not as extensive as Ranma she is still decidedly superhuman.

Been ages since I went over any of the original source material but is she actually trained in proper Anything Goes?

From what I understand the theory is that Soun showed her the basics before her mother died and after that she basically had to learn/make it up on her own.

tyaty1 · Aug 8, 2018

bejammin2000 said:
Ranma fanon is self perpetuating. Sure, Sturgeon's law and all, but I'm sure 90% of all Ranma fanfics, by and large, get their characterization from the fanfics that came before them.

And like an illuminated script, where a typo occurred a century ago, it continues on to this day.

Ranna, had pretty inconsusistent characterisation in canon. Unless the fanfic has RiNO instead of Ranma, fanon tend to use one of many canon characteriations cosistently.

Grounders10 · Aug 8, 2018

bejammin2000 said:
Super human or not, the Deathknights in Thorns aren't to be trifled with.

Not to mention the army of the dead. And of course the Deathlord himself.

I'm not saying she's toast, but if there was ever a time to realize discretion was the better part of valour, it's right after the Abyssal uses Hope Slaying Resilience.

Just checked the Scroll of Exalts to remind myself what the Abyssals look like... Honestly they aren't very impressive. Assuming I were to take their stats as gospel, which I'm not since that's 2e. That said I am taking it as a baseline. We're looking at characters on par, or a bit above, what the DWCT is. Actually definitely a bit more dangerous simply because they're much better equipped.

bejammin2000 said:
Ranma fanon is self perpetuating. Sure, Sturgeon's law and all, but I'm sure 90% of all Ranma fanfics, by and large, get their characterization from the fanfics that came before them.

And like an illuminated script, where a typo occurred a century ago, it continues on to this day.

This is very true.

JENTHULHU said:
You know, I wonder if all the magic wonkiness in Creation wouldn't really mess up truly long ranged radio transmissions.

WoG coming down. If it works on Earth, it works in Creation just as well. Yes I have considered the metaphysical implications of this, and have been right from the beginning.

Hazard said:
The reason you haul around 1 horse drawn carriage with a radio per battalion for a battlefield deployment is largely to do with the fact that in the sort of battles you will face forces are packed tightly together in a way you never see in modern warfare. A battalion generally ranges in numbers between 300 and 600 soldiers, and prior to rapid fire weapons making close order formations more dangerous than useful it was common practice for the men to be packed closely together with just enough room to use their weapons. This meant the combat line for a battalion was rarely as much as 100 meters wide, as the men would also be stacked several rows thick to ensure that a charge didn't break through.

One of the biggest issues commanders of that era had was that after a few volleys it became almost impossible to see other sections of the army, making issuing orders through non-verbal signalling difficult. At the same time the thundering of guns makes shouting orders very hard as well. While runners can alleviate this the fact is they can also be shot. Radios, even rare ones, fix these problems... They'll probably have to be smaller than the one we've been using as an example though.

jwolfe_beta said:
Been ages since I went over any of the original source material but is she actually trained in proper Anything Goes?

From what I understand the theory is that Soun showed her the basics before her mother died and after that she basically had to learn/make it up on her own.

Not wrong there. The fact though is that she is superhuman, in strength and speed if not in skill. (though that depends on how you define skill). She has the charms, but unlike the ones Ranma knows they aren't as efficient and they aren't as powerful. Also she knows some which Ranma doesn't because of the different focuses of the Tendo school.

Just a heads up for everyone I'm working on a framework for how to explain Ranma 1/2 Martial Arts charms/techniques in a way that could understood by creation. My current version relies a lot on being able to repurchasing charms for better efficiency or power effects as you meet other pre-requisites such as experience spent on MA charms, or knowing repurchase(Or single purchase) of X technique further down the line. This is by no means a final decision on my part, but its my working system at the moment to help me frame these abilities in an Exalted format.

tyaty1 said:
Ranna, had pretty inconsusistent characterisation in canon. Unless the fanfic has RiNO instead of Ranma, fanon tend to use one of many canon characteriations cosistently.

Yeah his characterization shifts a lot. Nothing too far out of character, and he definitely matures as the series progresses, but he's a bit... unpolished and uncertain at times.

Hazard · Aug 8, 2018

Grounders10 said:
One of the biggest issues commanders of that era had was that after a few volleys it became almost impossible to see other sections of the army, making issuing orders through non-verbal signalling difficult. At the same time the thundering of guns makes shouting orders very hard as well. While runners can alleviate this the fact is they can also be shot. Radios, even rare ones, fix these problems... They'll probably have to be smaller than the one we've been using as an example though.

True.

It would be less of an issue with a battlefield lacking guns, or using smokeless powders. One of the major factors in the smoke production of gunpowder is the sulfur used to lower the ignition temperature. Smokeless powders that largely excise the sulfur, or guncotton based propellants would not have this problem, although of course the sheer noise of a gun using battlefield is... impressive.

For useful radios in anything other than set piece battles you need a radio that can be carried by an infantryman. Anything less is too slow to respond and move and would operate based on couriers anyway, probably kept in the back with a higher command than the front line.

Baran3 · Aug 8, 2018

Grounders10 said:
Supernal Ability: Presence

Agreed, Akane is very scary when she wants.

Grounders10 said:
AWARENESS oooo

Then make a flaw about Jusenkyo curses since she never found about Ryoga.

Grounders10 said:
CRAFT (Exalted Does Not Have Negative Numbers)

Agreed, then also make a flaw about her "abyssal" level of skill. ("How could she do nerve poison from bananas!?")

Grounders10 said:
Caste: Eclipse
Anima: Tigress dressed as a Kabuki actor on a stage

Eclipse? Make sense since she was always a bit of a Jack-of-all-trades in anime and manga. Although, as said by jwolfe_beta, Akane as mediator and diplomat..? Although she always seemed to be able to speak to those who kidnap her… Hum… Maybe something in that.

Grounders10 said:
... Well with most people she's actually quite reasonable... Oddly enough that includes most of the villains who kidnap her...

And… you just ninjaed me.

Anima is a little iffy. The tigress image is good, but the kabuki reference..? I understand she aspires to be an actress but…

I think the ferocious tigress is good without the kabuki.

Grounders10 said:
LORE (High School) oooo

Too high, it is her sisters who have high score in Lore.

Grounders10 said:
**OCCULT

With all her experience in nerima and supernatural, one dot in occult seems appropriate.

Grounders10 said:
WAR

Again with her experience with the school horde and all her kidnappings, one dot in war seems required.

bejammin2000 said:
Super human or not, the Deathknights in Thorns aren't to be trifled with.

Not to mention the army of the dead. And of course the Deathlord himself.

I'm not saying she's toast, but if there was ever a time to realize discretion was the better part of valour, it's right after the Abyssal uses Hope Slaying Resilience.

Depend. As an Eclipse, she initially is under diplomatic immunity until she attacks.

There are also some form of resistance even among the court of the Mask of Winters. They have already tried to contact Solars and Lunars. Akane would be a godsent (pun intended) even if she had to watch for their personal agenda.

jwolfe_beta said:
Been ages since I went over any of the original source material but is she actually trained in proper Anything Goes?

From what I understand the theory is that Soun showed her the basics before her mother died and after that she basically had to learn/make it up on her own.

Yes, but she is also in the thick of all the fights in Nerima. So she must have seen a few things and tried them.

The incident with the magical dogi showed that her potential is at least equal to Ranma.

Ferdiad · Aug 8, 2018

bejammin2000 said:
Ranma fanon is self perpetuating. Sure, Sturgeon's law and all, but I'm sure 90% of all Ranma fanfics, by and large, get their characterization from the fanfics that came before them.

And like an illuminated script, where a typo occurred a century ago, it continues on to this day.

People tried to play Ranma straight which lead to shitty characteristics of Ranma that abound today. Stuff like Ranma being abused, magnifying his fear of cats. The main thing is that Ranma isn't tired of the constant shit going on in his life, he actually enjoys it IIRC.

Candesce · Aug 8, 2018

Ferdiad said:
The main thing is that Ranma isn't tired of the constant shit going on in his life, he actually enjoys it IIRC.

This. So much this, in many forms.

Ranma could discourage his fiancees more than he does. He doesn't, because he likes the attention.

Ranma could openly disappoint his mother. She has neither the martial ability nor the social clout to make the seppuku contract stick, and it wouldn't be the first agreement Ranma's broken. He doesn't, because Ranma cares - deeply - about what his mother thinks of him.

Ranma could try harder to get his curse removed, or mitigated, or whatever. For all the waterproof soap is temporary, there's not much indication it's terribly expensive, for instance. He doesn't.

JENTHULHU · Aug 8, 2018

Candesce said:
Ranma could try harder to get his curse removed, or mitigated, or whatever. For all the waterproof soap is temporary, there's not much indication it's terribly expensive, for instance. He doesn't.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the primary source of the soap the Amazons? It has been ages, but I think they were... and that would mean giving them leverage.

Candesce · Aug 8, 2018

JENTHULHU said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the primary source of the soap the Amazons?

Wasn't it some mail-order thing?

I suppose it could have been a mail-order thing from the Amazons.

Fair enough.

Tangled Fate [Ranma 1/2 / Exalted]

Nine-Tailed Kitsune

Semi Genre-Savvy Overlord

Superpower: Common Sense

On the wings of a Dragon

Carbon-Based Life Form

Nine-Tailed Kitsune

Semi Genre-Savvy Overlord

Nine-Tailed Kitsune