Crawkid
Lover of quests and community
- Location
- holed up in my room
*pops up* Hm?
The Way Forward: Helping a mortal navigate the Celestial Bureaucracy (Transmigration Quest)
- Thread starter KNakamura
- Start date
- Sci-Fi
Crawkid
Lover of quests and community
- Location
- holed up in my room
I like whats going on here so far
Crawkid
Lover of quests and community
- Location
- holed up in my room
so +1 AP and +1 stat?
I posted the new level up stuff but it's 1 stat points and up to 6 skill points
Crawkid
Lover of quests and community
- Location
- holed up in my room
[x] Plan: merge
-[x] Xiaomei Level up
--[x] Spend Point On:
---[x] Vitality
-[x] Spend Points On:
--[x] + 3 Survival, +2 Melee, +1 Healing
-[x] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[x] Investigate the Tree of the Heavens, is something going on there? [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] Investigate the Labyrinth of Regret for signs of disrepair [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] [Keria] Khaliah and Serian have asked you to get their petitions fast tracked. They promise to assist you in turn if you help. (3 AP, 20 RP)
-[x] RP Pool
--[x] Spend resources creating a school in Phoenix City. This will provide general aid to the city, and start a new tradition of education, as well as worship. This will also assist Xiaomei. Cost: 60 RP.
--[x] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
---[x] Bank 10
--[x] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.)
-[x] FP Pool
--[x] Set One Good Roll to .. (30/1 FP, 50/2 FP, 70/3 FP) (Specify if it's one of Xiaomei's rolls, or yours. Default: yours)
---[x] 70
-[x] write in: use the 2 encounters from the bank
@Narasan
-[x] Xiaomei Level up
--[x] Spend Point On:
---[x] Vitality
-[x] Spend Points On:
--[x] + 3 Survival, +2 Melee, +1 Healing
-[x] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[x] Investigate the Tree of the Heavens, is something going on there? [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] Investigate the Labyrinth of Regret for signs of disrepair [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] [Keria] Khaliah and Serian have asked you to get their petitions fast tracked. They promise to assist you in turn if you help. (3 AP, 20 RP)
-[x] RP Pool
--[x] Spend resources creating a school in Phoenix City. This will provide general aid to the city, and start a new tradition of education, as well as worship. This will also assist Xiaomei. Cost: 60 RP.
--[x] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
---[x] Bank 10
--[x] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.)
-[x] FP Pool
--[x] Set One Good Roll to .. (30/1 FP, 50/2 FP, 70/3 FP) (Specify if it's one of Xiaomei's rolls, or yours. Default: yours)
---[x] 70
-[x] write in: use the 2 encounters from the bank
@Narasan
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Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
[X] Plan: merge.
Vote closed
World 1: Land of Keria; Part 2.2 - Panemos 18 to Loios 5, Year 217 of the Peace of Tair
[x] Plan: merge
-[x] Xiaomei Level up
--[x] Spend Point On:
---[x] Vitality
-[x] Spend Points On:
--[x] + 3 Survival, +2 Melee, +1 Healing
-[x] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[x] Investigate the Tree of the Heavens, is something going on there? [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] Investigate the Labyrinth of Regret for signs of disrepair [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] [Keria] Khaliah and Serian have asked you to get their petitions fast tracked. They promise to assist you in turn if you help. (3 AP, 20 RP)
-[x] RP Pool
--[x] Spend resources creating a school in Phoenix City. This will provide general aid to the city, and start a new tradition of education, as well as worship. This will also assist Xiaomei. Cost: 60 RP.
--[x] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
---[x] Bank 10
--[x] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.)
-[x] FP Pool
--[x] Set One Good Roll to .. (30/1 FP, 50/2 FP, 70/3 FP) (Specify if it's one of Xiaomei's rolls, or yours. Default: yours)
---[x] 70
-[x] write in: use the 2 encounters from the bank
-[x] Xiaomei Level up
--[x] Spend Point On:
---[x] Vitality
-[x] Spend Points On:
--[x] + 3 Survival, +2 Melee, +1 Healing
-[x] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[x] Investigate the Tree of the Heavens, is something going on there? [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] Investigate the Labyrinth of Regret for signs of disrepair [1 FP 1 AP]
--[x] [Keria] Khaliah and Serian have asked you to get their petitions fast tracked. They promise to assist you in turn if you help. (3 AP, 20 RP)
-[x] RP Pool
--[x] Spend resources creating a school in Phoenix City. This will provide general aid to the city, and start a new tradition of education, as well as worship. This will also assist Xiaomei. Cost: 60 RP.
--[x] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
---[x] Bank 10
--[x] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.)
-[x] FP Pool
--[x] Set One Good Roll to .. (30/1 FP, 50/2 FP, 70/3 FP) (Specify if it's one of Xiaomei's rolls, or yours. Default: yours)
---[x] 70
-[x] write in: use the 2 encounters from the bank
(QM Comments: Do not write in to use banked encounters, because they're.. going to get used if it's at all feasible. Banked things is "I couldn't use them this turn, so I'm adding them to a list to get used as soon as possible.")
Enemy Action
The enemy is locating a replacement..No Action Possible for 1 Turns..
Celestial Intrique
[1d100+15 vs DC 80; Get +35 bonus to fighting enemy action halved on failure]
[] Set One Good Roll to .. (30/1 FP, 50/2 FP, 70/3 FP) (Specify if it's one of Xiaomei's rolls, or yours. Default: yours) (70)
[1d100+15 => 70 + 15 => 85;]
A "minor error" almost saw you lost your conduit to easily track Xiaomei. It took some clever footwork, but you now know someone in the Bureaucracy is trying to move against you, a bit that sets the Celestial Princess on wrathful anger.
[Action cannot be repeated for 6 turns. But they will almost certainly try again in 6 turns, maybe with a higher DC.]
Your Action
(Ongoing) Gain the favor of the Dao of Luck. (4 Turn Action; spend 5 AP per turn. Gain Advantage on rolls against the Enemy (roll twice, take best roll), ??? results. This action will become unavailable if the enemy takes this action first) (Progress: 2/4; 5 AP per turn)
[66+15=>81; Major Result; Action Complete]
You make a connection to the Dao of Luck, and gain Advantage. You get the feeling that Xiaomei will find her beginning luck more voltaile to compensate.
[??? 78+15=>91; ??? Event unlocked]
[Certain Events in the Next World Locked]
"Ci Xiaomei needs to face a specific trial." A voice says. "It is the way to aid and abet the heavens that she face this trial."
(Progress: 4/4, ??? Event Unlocked; Gain +30 RP regen.)
(Ongoing) Spend resources to better identify other Celestial Bureaucracy operatives, maybe even the enemies.. [Expensive][Sequence Action] (Cost: 60 RP per turn. Note this action must be taken every turn until finished.)(Progress: 4/5; 60 RP per turn)
[1d100+15=> [37 21]=>37+15=>52; Action Complete.]
It's not one of the Midnight Sects, or at least, it's not organized by them officially. It is certainly someone who is a member, or goes to their parties, though.
You know that the Order of the Moonlight Grove, an order that focuses on self-improvement is actually aiding you by working to keep the Bureaucracy's self policing forces working at all. It's actually this that lets you narrow it down to Hong Meiling, the "avatar" of Protection, according to her, and a member of the faction advocating for greater action by gods in realms they are not neccesarily local or welcome in.
She is a Senior Director, and as such, you'll need to be clever in counteracting her. But the faction tends to be very predictable in how it intervenes, giving you some tools. It also explains why she even knew your room existed.
(Progress 5/5; Main Enemy Identified; Gain Intrique Options, +5 to counter Enemy Action.)
(Ongoing) Who *was* the god who got killed?
It was Song Tianshen, a minor deity of order. But.. she was already dead. Peculiar.(Further actions unavailable at this time on this line.)
Xiaomei Level Up
- Xiaomei spends a point on STR. (21 -> 22)- You spend a point on VIT. (24 -> 25) [HP now 279]
- Xiaomei spends her points on: +2 to Resistance, Perception and Stealth
- You spend your points on: +3 Survival, +2 Melee, +1 Healing
- Xiaomei selects the feat: "Blindfight - Can make Perception without being able to see; No penalty to attack enemies she can hear;"
Investigate the Tree of the Heavens, is something going on there?
[62+15=>77; Success]There is definitely something going on there. It's in disrepair, and while teams are working on it, you spot there's quite a lot of issues that need fixing. Peculiarly, you spot Hong Meiling's agents slowing down work on it.
This is odd, as it's the primary way to move between various worlds and universes.
Gain the Repeatable Action: Covertly Repair the Tree of the Heavens, see the action for notes.
[Further unlockable actions are unknown or locked.]
- [Keria] Khaliah and Serian have asked you to get their petitions fast tracked. They promise to assist you in turn if you help.
[1d100+15 vs DC 60 => 77+15=> 92 vs 60; Major Success]
You get their petitions, which are entirely reasonable ones to have more control over heroes sent to their world as training wheels, fast-tracked, and even manage to get a hold of a sympathetic Director, who gets them approved much faster than normal. Khaliah and Serian promise their aid.
[on some actions, particularly Celestial Bureaucracy, they will be able to lend you some of their power.]
- Investigate the Labyrinth of Regret for signs of disrepair
The Labyrinth of Regret is often the place most mortal souls linger in longest before they can be sent to reincarnation or a world better suited for them. It is one of the primary conduits of mortal transmigration. And it is also a construction deliberatly meant to be outside the games of the Bureaucracy.
It is in extreme disrepair. It looks like it has been deliberatly broken down. But this is also something you can't do, without breaking the same structures they did and inflicting more damage. However, Khaliah and Serian *can*, and grimly stare at it before calling in a bunch of friends. A lot of minor pantheons, after all, have been getting supsicious.
[The Labyrinth of Regret will auto-repair in
- Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted?
Attempt 1: 56+15=>71; One Success
You know as well as anyone that what they did shouldn't have been possible. A discreet check tells you that it's probably not possible from the Celestial Bureaucracy.. but there are also powers below, aren't there?
???? Action 1: 77-10=>67; Heat Meter: +1
You get the distinct feeling of hostile eyes on you as your agent checks the Great Library..
Spend resources creating a school in Phoenix City. This will provide general aid to the city, and start a new tradition of education, as well as worship. This will also assist Xiaomei.
A school is started, by a group of refugees who had dug up their hidden treasure. It's also part magical academy and theological school. It's growing rapidly, partially as the guards are using it as a way to treat their mages and fighters.
[Xiaomei .. will have new encounters next turn. But her daily training now includes increase in magical and combat skills beyond cultivation of the self. Training DC lowered to gain skills.]
[Pheonix City gains more magical defenses and awareness. Productivity is up. Kerian Pantheon more likely to look fondly on the new nation. Theordian Crusade weakened. Pheonix City guards more effective. Pheonix City produces new classes of products.]
[10 RP Banked]
Lost 21 HP for the next three weeks, and takes a -7 roll penalty to all actions for the next three weeks.
Random Encounters & Xiaomei Actions
(QM: On weeks where she doesn't have anything specific, I will combine them.)Xiaomei takes her daily routine: early morning training, working as a maid in the city hall building during the morning, school in the early afternoon, patrols in the afternoon and evening.
Training Results:
Targets: DC 30/60/90/130 for results
Under DC30, take a -1 penalty until next training window. (No progress)
DC 30-60: No bonus (+1 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 1 spell cast progress)
DC 60-90: +1 point (+2 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 2 spell cast progress)
DC 90-130: +2 point (+4 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 4 spell cast progress)
DC 130: +3 point (+7 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 7 spell cast progress)
The idea is to simulate constant exercise. Note, though, this can be applied to skills like Harvest and such, except that the skill increases are doubled.
Xiaomei may get minor common spells at L0. Knowledge skills are picked randomly.
Under DC30, take a -1 penalty until next training window. (No progress)
DC 30-60: No bonus (+1 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 1 spell cast progress)
DC 60-90: +1 point (+2 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 2 spell cast progress)
DC 90-130: +2 point (+4 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 4 spell cast progress)
DC 130: +3 point (+7 Proficiency Progress with weapons; 7 spell cast progress)
The idea is to simulate constant exercise. Note, though, this can be applied to skills like Harvest and such, except that the skill increases are doubled.
Xiaomei may get minor common spells at L0. Knowledge skills are picked randomly.
- Melee Weaponry: 1d100+10(STR Bonus)-7(Dark Omen)+5(School) => 1d100+8 => 70; Tier 2 Success; +1 point (+2 Proficiency Progress with weapons
- Ranged Weaponry: 1d100+14-7+5 => 99+12=>111; Tier 3 Success; +2 points (+4 Proficiency Progress)
- (School Bonus) Spellcasting (Selected Skill: Concentration): 1d100+12-7+5=> 1d100+10 => 98 + 10 => 108; Tier 3; +2 points; (4 spell casts of Shield)
- (School Bonus) Practice Casting: Light, Detect Magic, Ray of Fire: 1d100+21(Spellcasting Stat)-7+5=> 1d100 + 19 => 53 + 19 => 72; Tier 2 Success; (2 spell cast progress to each)
- Dodge: 1d100+14(DEX Bonus)-7+5=>1d100+12 => 91 + 12 => 103; Tier 3 Success; (+4 points)
- (School Bonus) Block: 1d100+14(best of STR or DEX)-7+5=>1d100+12=>93; Tier 3 Success; (+4 points)
- (School Bonus) Knowledge(Military Tactics): 1d100+17-7+5=>1d100+15=>86+55=>101; Tier 3 Success; (+4 points)
Xiaomei rolls 1d100+46 for maid wages; her patrol wages go into the school and guardsfund by preference. => [53 61] 61+46=>107 vs DC 60; gain +1 sc +5 cc; 1 progress to next rank Prof(Maid)
Random Encounters
18 possible random encounters: 12 successes [First 5 week 1, Second 5 week 2, Last 4 week 3]Encounter Rolls: 44,15,74,42,41 85,94,91,10,[subquest replaced] 65,1(101% rewards).
Week 1: Panemos 18 - Panemos 23
Encounter 1: Encounter an Omen. [7 98]Xiaomei saw the light from a window coincidentally fall in the shape of a noose. Xiaomei snorted, and with a wave, dispelled the Omen.
(Overcame Omen; XP +31)
Encounter 2: The Sorceress and her Spell. [7 8]
Xiaomei was patrolling the city, when she ran across a fennebeast trying to get a spell right. Xiaomei explained how to cast it, and the fennebeast nods excitingly, having taken notes. She goes to cast it and.. Xiaomei's fur turns bright green for the day. The fennebeast looks mortified, and Xiaomei spends the rest of the day in her room.
[+1 Curse/Healed][Gain +1 K(Kerian Mystical Arts)]
Encounter 3: The Fate of the Missing Village Dal-az-Kah. [23]
Xiaomei had been following up on a lead provided to the guard house. The Guild was not yet entirely functional, as they had to get sanction and that was proving ..fraught. The village *looked* normal, but no one returned, which was.. well.
Once she got near, she could sense the death magic lingering on it. And she focused, and with a lightning fast move, jumped in and expanded her spirit to banish the lingering dead. The "villagers" turned out to be shadows or zombies dressed as people with a basic glamour, and they crumbled to dust in her prescense. A howl of anger came from the nearby chapel, and Xiaomei dashed in, lighting her blade and moving forward with a flash step, decapiting the Necromancer.
She began to investigate to see anyone lived, and was surprised to see a barred cellar. Knocking on it, she spotted two families and what looked like an adventurer wore down but happy to see a living soul wearing a uniform, even if they didn't recognize the patch.
"Hello, I am Cilia, of the Pheonix City Guards." She introduced herself. "I was investigating a rumour and..." She gestured. "The necromancer is dead, and those he enthralled are now in the arms of their Gods, in the eternal happiness of Night."
The adventurer nods, also wearing a sigil of Khaliah. "May the Goddess of the Night keep them forever on the road of happiness. I was beginning to fear my spells would run out before the aura could get to us. Can you help me get them to .. Pheonix City?" She didn't recall a major city here.
Xiaomei nods, and they were all surprised. Clearly, whatever happened must have started before the refugees fled there.. but all were happy to get somewhere that could help them. The guild rep there was startled, and then nodded.
"If your guardswomen can handle B-rank quests, that is enough for us to place a Guild here." They said. "It'll be good to have one out here, given the monsters that live in the jungle - the nonthinking ones." They hurriedly added at the look.
Gain: +50 XP, +6 Respect with Pheonix City, +10 Adv. Guild XP, 2 tc
Encounter 4: The Aunt in the Woods
[1x Replace with Positive Encounter used]
Xiaomei was busy patrolling when she saw a very upset keribeast trying to hire someone, but the Guild wasn't up yet, so they were forced to ask people on the street. Xiaomei stopped to listen.
Apparently, their aunt had been packing up their cabin and intended to move to a farm near the city, but hadn't been heard of, and she had heard there were a herd of fire-wolves moving through as it got warmer and warmer there. Xiaomei nodded, and went off to investigate.
As she neared the cabin, she could spot why the relative hadn't left. The aunt was getting stalked, and Xiaomei grimly spent a few hours killing the fire-wolves and escorting her back to the city. She also reported this, and the guard captain swore colorfully.
"I'll up the patrols. We really need more people, or at least, people willing to do partial patrols past the walls." Xiaomei nodded.
Gain: 6 fire-wolf pets, sold for 5 sc; 32XP
Encounter 5: The Absent Minded Professor [35 4 4 23]
Xiaomei was spending some time going to the market to get some supplies for keeping the city hall clean. She ran across an odd fellow.. who reminded her a lot of the dude from Teriah, if she was honest. So much she looked for the herbalist he'd been training.
But she didn't find one. So he spent time to her talking about Kerian Customs - this time, the Grand Duchy of Chalapixtla. In return, he asked for help for a trivial task..that turned out to be difficult.A tribe of pixies had moved into his house, and were playing around with magic, and it took a few hours to both chase them out and set the house to rights. In apology for the time, Xiaomei was handed a scroll.
Gain: +2 K(Kerian Customs), +34 XP, Epic Spell(Magic Missile)
Week Gains: +2 K(K Customs), +127 XP, Epic Spell(Magic Missile), 5 sc, 2 tc, +6 Respect with Pheonix City, +10 Adc. Guild, +1 K(K Mystical Arts), +1 Curse/Curse Healed
Week 2: Panemos 24 - Panemos 29
Encounter 6: Rumble at the Silver Mine [20]
Xiaomei was dispatched due to some weird reports from a prospecting party investigating setting up at the silver mine.They mentioned it seemed abnormally hot. Xiaomei thought on it as she hurried down the road, exercising with her flash step to better master it.
She had a sinking suspicion as to what was at the mine.
She arrived, to see their astonished faces at someone arriving so quickly. This turned out to be vitally important as a Fire Elemental formed, and it took all of them to defeat it without losing anyone, which might have happened.
They thanked her profusely for this.
"No need. I was just doing my duty." Xiaomei responded. "I'm glad to see you all made it out."
Gain: +3 Rep with Pheonix City Guards, +68 XP, 6pc
Encounter 7: The Forest of Kar.
Xiaomei spent time helping druids and rangers use their magic to move trees from a planned farmland to a protected planned forest. Xiaomei's assistance was helping with wards and lending her strength more than anything, but she got to watch the arts of nyakits and others who tradiionally built their cities and farms within the forests and in such a way as to protect them. That said, they were all upset to see some humans lurking with wood cutting tools.
After talking failed to drive them off, they were all arrested instead for trespassing.
Gain: +29 XP.
Encounter 8: The Wanted Criminal [15 88]
Xiaomei was doing a routine patrol of the roads near the city when she spots someone trying to remain silent and hidden. They haven't yet noticed her, and she frowns. They match a wanted post put up - a robber at knifepoint. She tries to sneak over and takes the criminal by surprise, knocking the woman out and bindingher before returning her to the jail in the Guardshouse, then returns to her patrols.
Gain: +33 XP, +5 Adv. Guild XP, +3 Rep with Pheonix City Guards
Encounter 9: The Circle of Knowing [0 52]
Replaced With Positive Encounter
Xiaomei had been sent by her mother to assist in getting this toewr up. The Magi needed a proper tower for multiple reasons, from safer training, to storing thier tomes and spells, and to just having a proper facility for divination and anti-divination. There was something off about the site they picked, however.
On arriving, Xiaomei could feel it.The land had some malaligned mana flows, and none of the magi were experts at manipulating the spirits and flow of mana.
[16 + 36 => 52 vs 40; Success]
She, thankfully, was adept at it, and began to move and realign the mana flows so the construction could begin in earnest. It took a few hours, and she was sweating with the effort when it was done, but it was now holding. The leader asked her to return tomorrow night, with the rise of the two crescent moons tomorrow, to help finish, and handed her a list of materials they needed with the request to get what they could.
[Unlocked Subquest: Help Build the Magi Tower; 'The Magi Tower needs some rare aspected crystals, some mana infused wood, and more Magi to join the circle for the ward setting is always needed. You were tapped for this.', ''Objectives'': Bring 12 Aspected Crystals, Mana Infused Wood. ''Rewards:''50 XP, Access to the Mage Guild.]
The Next Day, Xiaoemi set off. The crystals would likely need to come from the warped wood to the west, where a great battle had evidently once been, as the mana flows still crystalized in that area, and no one had to managed to change it.
[1d100+19 Harvest vs DC 60 -> 91 vs 60; Major Success]
Even using flash-step, it took her time to get there, and it was nearly sunset before she returned with all of the ingrediants. She arrived at the tower's base just in time, and joined the proceedings.
Soon, the tower was gleaming with the mana poured in it to establish it's wards and defenses, and erupted in a beautiful glitter of rainbows.
Pheonix's City Tower of Magi was open for business, and with the spare crystals she brought, there were talks of a second tower so they could have each tower foucson something.
Gain: [Help Build the Magi Tower complete, 42 XP, 11 tc]
Week 2 Gains: 202 XP, Access to the Mage Guild, 11 tc, 6pc, 1 Quest Complete, +8 Adv. Guild XP, +3 Rep Pheonix City Guards
Week 3: Panemos 30 - Loios 5
Encounter 10: I'm telling all y'all, it's a SABOTAGE [15 1 49 66]
Xiaomei, like all of the guards, pulled double duty in helping build the city. Today, they were working on the medium size houses meant to house families and wealthier merchants. Construciton was stopped, though, when a mysterious device was found.
[82-7(Omen)=75 vs DC 70]
A bomb. This device was a bomb.
[1d100 + 33 => 99 - 7 => 92 vs DC 60; Major Success]
Xiaomei managed to disarm it, gaining insight into making magical devices in the progress. Still.. who would place a bomb here, and be malicious enough to arm it only when the house was complete and kids were moving in?
[Morale(City) -3; Gain Subquest "Find the Bomb Maker"]
The guard looked at Xiaomei, and then in an impromptu ceremony, promoted her to Detective-Inspector. Xiaomei got the message immeidately, and the rest seemed relieved at how seriously the guard took this.
[Xiaomei's Guard Rank is now 'Detective-Inspector'] (QM Note: There's no Title on purpose yet.)
The Mage's Guild looked at it, and promised a full report in a week.
Gain: +31 XP, 8sp.
Encounter 11: An Ill-Fated Encounter [1 12 49 88]
Xiaomei was doing a patrol, when she spotted an adventuring party. It was coming from the direction of the portal, which always made her suspicious. She was almost ready, therefore, when they spotted her and screamed obscenities at her in Yang.
Xiaomei was pushed quite a bit dealing with an C-rank adventurer party by herself, but the recent practice of her techniques saw her through with minimal harm. (-12 HP). Although, with all the dodging she had to do, she knew she was going to have to work on her blocking more, or mastering her techniques more fully. Kiting was an ancient tactic, but not one she enjoyed.
She was about to resume her patrol when it hit her. How did a *Yang* party get here except by the portal? She turned and ran for the portal, using flash step gingerly, with all of the expenditure of her Qi.
When she arrived..
[1d100 => 49]
.. she spotted a very dead guard. But only one? There was supposed to be three. Xiaomei ..
[1d100+29 => 88 + 29 => 117 vs 60]
.. spotted a rogue about to throw a knife, and immediately threw her Chakram at the rogue, imbued with a fireball spell, setting her on fire and then sending the chakram back to kill her in a pair of blows. She investigated and found a note. She didn't need to go any further to understand what happened, and returned to Pheonix City.
She turned it over, and the Guard Captain's face went stony.
The next day, two of the guards were executed for being spies and traitors.
[Morale -1, Portal is being reinforced in force; flow of refugees halted a turn.]
Gain: 32 XP, +2 Respect with Pheonix City Guards, Pheonix City.
You have 180 RP, 10 AP, 8 FP to spend on actions.
- Main, Defining: Attain the Dream: Be a Defender: You saw once how the dearth of compassion, and the unwillingness in those in power resulted in the death of an entire world. You swore to strive to never let that happen again. Objectives: Gain Level 10, VIT 20, Resolve Quests Survive the Onslaught, Resolve Quests To Stand Free,??? Successfully, Defend the Weak. Reward: Epithet, Power, Special Item.
- Main, Defining: Become Who You Were Meant To Be.": You saw a beautiful ten-tailed kitsune in that pool of stars, pretty and strong. You saw your future. Objectives: Gain Level 100, CHA 100. Have Eight Moments of Exceeding Yourself [1/8], ???? , ????. Reward: Epithet, Power.
- Main: To Stand Free: You have triumphed, and now breathe free air. Yet others will come to attack... Objectives: ???, Results: ???
- [Keria][Trouble in the Jungle Chain]: New Quest "Investigate The Perpetrator": The local goddess has been recovered, but it would take an artifact or someone of some power to imprison even such a minor god. And they clearly are up to no good. Objectives: Reach Level 6, [locked], [locked] Rewards: ???, ???, ???
- [Keria][Pheonix City Nights]: New Quest "Find the Bomb Maker": Who'd be so malicious as bomb a family?, Objectives: Wait a Week, ??? , ???. ???, Results: ???
Quests unique to this world will be removed on world transmigration.
- Main: Mysterious Sacrificial Ritual: Your "employer" is being cagey about this ritual. Objectives: Get more information about this "Blessing", Avoid being Sacrificed, Flee when you see the Violet Bloom, Escape from Teriah. Bonus Objective: Your Owner Dies Reward: 100 XP, Third-Tail, Random Tome, Title, Bonus Objective: +20 XP, +5 MP, +5 Qi, Title.
- Subquest: To Grow Yourself - The path of the Meditant: Know yourself, know your enemy, and you need not fear the result of many battles. But you'd settle for not being a pet. Objectives: Gain training or knowledge of active meditation, Gain training or knowledge of accessing your spiritual ocean; Reward: Title, Meditant Class access, a Katana Relic.
- Welcome to Keria - The goddess awaits in your dreams. Results: +1 Boon, +2 Powers, Amulet of the Seven Moons Update
- Understand the Scroll: Your "employer" has given you a scroll and a challenge. Reward: Cast Spells, MP +5, INT +1, WIS +1, 21 XP)
- Main: Survive the Onslaught: Your actions may not have been the entire reason, but they were part of it. Prepare to weather the results of the boiling hatred. Objectives: Stay Alive., Bonus Objectives (hidden):Successfully defend the portal such that it is usable, Destroy the Evil Deity, Experience a Moment of Transcending Yourself Rewards: +1325 XP, "Battle Tested" Title, +5 Qi, Nameless Katana Relic Upgrade, "Unbroken", "Surpassing Oneself", +55 Respect with her Mother; +55 Respect with People of the new City; loses all respect meters with Teriah; +55 Respect with Order of the White Hawk; +55 Respect with Aphrial; +40 Respect with Order of the Moonlight Glade
- Sidequest [Keria]: Expand Your Horizons: You should expand your horizons, and leave this city. Objectives: Travel to another country. Reward: +1 WIS, Volume 2 of the 'Historic Tomes of The Slime Country'
- Sidequest [Keria][Trouble in the Jungle Chain]: Free the Heart of the Woods: The local goddess has charged you to recover her heart.. but what's it doing here, and how did it get trapped here? Objectives: Free the Heart, Defeat
or Aidthe False Goddess, Releaseor Killthe True Goddess; Rewards: 100 XP, 3 Restorative Draughts of the Spirit] - Help Build the Magi Tower: The Magi Tower needs some rare aspected crystals, some mana infused wood, and more Magi to join the circle for the ward setting is always needed. You were tapped for this., Objectives: Bring 12 Aspected Crystals, Mana Infused Wood. Rewards: 50 XP, Access to the Mage Guild.
AP: 10 (3 Bonus AP persists until end of this world.)
RP: 180 (30 Bonus RP persists until end of this world)
RP Storage (Urgent): 0 RP
RP Storage (non-Urgent): 0 RP (1080 RP cap)
Enemy Rolls vs You: -15
Labryinth of Regret Repair Progress: 1/10 [Enemy takes -4 to all rolls]
Tree of the Heavens Health: 28.15% [Penalties: ????; Celestial Bureacracy Internal Affairs Bureau: Extremely Inefficient]
Incarnation Investigation: 1 Success; 1 Heat Meter
FP: 8 (8 completed quests.)
Enemy: Hong Meiling
[Stats on Enemy Blocked]
+62 to resist enemy action or overcome enemy block attempt. (+45 this world only.)
Sight: +1 (Enhanced) (Gain more information and a +5 to resist enemy.)
[6 turns to attempt to decrease your bonus by (35/2???)]
Ci Xiaomei (Al-Khalia) Awareness: 12/300
Ci Xiaomei Defiance: 0 (None)
Ci Xiaomei Level: 5 XP: 453/2000
Event Notes: Certain Events in the Next World Locked; Dao of Luck ??? Event Unlocked
Effects:
-[] AP Pool
--[] Get Xiaomei a fortunate encounter (2 AP. Spend +2 AP to make it more fortunate.)
--[] Burn AP to reveal a hint about an ongoing quest. (1 AP for subquests, 2 AP for Main quests.)
--[] Improve RP Pool (3 AP for +10 RP. Cost triples every 3 AP spent. RP cost increase is for this world, see transmigration mechanics.) (Taken three times)
--[] Help cloud your enemies sight. [2 AP]
--[] Counter your enemies blocking your sight. [2 AP]
--[] Improve Your Sight.(3 AP), +5 to your rolls on Enemy Action, more Information on action results. Cost increases +1 AP each time.) (Current Roll: +7) (Level 1 Sight)
--[] Send a Omen to the World. (5 AP. ??? Effects, mostly beneficial to Xiaomei.)
-[] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[] Covertly Repair the Tree of the Heavens (2 FP 2 AP): This action is repeatable up to Xiaomei's level. (Current Times: 0/5), and can be repaired by approximately 3.2%.[QM Note: Do not take this more than once a turn unless you want negative consequences. Amount repairable is tied to Xiaomei. Also note the slowdown means the Tree will slowly take more damage.]
--[] You are spending a lot of resources for something that shouldn't take so long.
---[] Look into what could be causing magical interference with the arrays surrounding you and leaking information [10 RP 1 AP 1 FP]
--[] What has Aphreal been doing (1 AP)
--[] Hong Meiling Actions
---[] (Light Risk) Gain an idea to her resources. (2 AP 20 RP) [Gain Name of Agent]
---[] (Moderate Risk) Investigate her actions. Backtrack how she even was able to interfere with the Celestial Princesses Plans. (3 AP, 2 FP, 10 RP) [Reduced Enemy Effectiveness]
---[] (Moderate Risk) Investigate the trail. See if you can cut off some of her resource base. [Reduced Enemy Resources, Goodwill with the Bureaucracy, +trickle of resources] (3 AP, 3 FP)
---[] (High Risk) Get one of her catspaws removed from their position. This might give you away, though.. [Reduced Enemy Actions] (100 RP, 1 FP, 1 AP)
--[] Xiaomei has inherited the soul of someone who was once a god, and this must meant she was one of the dead gods. That'll take some time but maybe it'll identify the enemy some. (1 AP 5 RP per turn, ??? turns)
--[] Gain some insight into how warping the fate of things works. Event: ????, (1 FP) (Repeatable)
--[] Urgent Times often carry a lot of risk. Gain insight into enemy actions during FP. (4 turns) (1 FP per turn)
--[] Some worlds have no gods that intervene. This could be a problem for Xiaomei. You should investigate ways around it. (2 AP, Must be taken 5 times, does not need to be every turn.)
--[] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.) [Taken 1 Time]
--[] You could use some assistance and resources. (Gain hints as to which actions have what results. But also: gain a slow trickle of resources.) (10 RP and 2 AP per turn, must be taken every turn till completed.) (4 Turns)
-[] RP Pool
--[] Create Magical Items For Sale in the Market: Come up with common magical items. Try for utility over weapons and armor. Inspire an artisan or professional depending on cost to sell them frequently (12 RP to come up with a single per three-week availability, 30 RP for a seller to have them available up to 9 times a turn.) [??? Event][??? Outcome]
--[] [Keria] Khalia has asked for some assistance in persuading the Adventurers Guild to set up in the new city. [-10 RP] [+Relations with Kerian Pantheon][??? Event]
--[] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
--[] Spend resources to enhance your AP (Improve your magical options) (Gain +1 AP per 55 RP spent.) (Cost increases every +2 AP by +20 RP per AP) (AP is for this world, see transmigration mechanics.) (Taken three times)
--[] Spend resources to make your interference less obvious to potential watchers in the Bureaucracy. (Enemy difficulty to directly affect your DCs increases, your bonus on opposing them increases. Cost: 100 RP.) (Action taken 2 time.)
--[] Spend resources creating a school in Phoenix City. This will provide general aid to the city, and start a new tradition of education, as well as worship. This will also assist Xiaomei. Cost: 60 RP.
--[] Spend 5 RP per "suggestion" to have Xiaomei replace one of "Melee Attack, Ranged Attack, Spellcasting Skill (Concentration, Tranquility, Use Magical Device), 3 random spells, Dodge, Block or Parry, One Knowledge Skill" with another skill she knows to train it. (Limit: 4 suggestions)
--[] Spend resources in aiding someone. (Cost: Variable)
---[] [Keria] A Deity. This will usually be some form of a power up. This could be bad or good. (Insufficient Sight to Have More Information)
---[] [Celestial Bureaucracy] You may be sealed up, but you know the ways of things. Grease palms to get things done. This will primarly have ??? benefits, as you're paying for information or slowing down event chains. (Unlocked by the Intrique action completing) (Explain the cost and what you're looking for for that cost. Assume you'll need at least 35RP to get anything useful.)
--[] Spend resources to create very bad luck for someone.. (Write-In, explain. Better explanations decrease cost, may have other benefits.)(Cost: 70 RP)
-[] FP Pool
--[] Spend X points of FP to get more random encounters for Xiaomei. (1 FP = 2 encounters)
--[] Bend Fate. (Awareness +5)(This is a visible warping of fate, obvious to Xiaomei and the enemy, as well as anyone of sufficient magical power. Certain things cost more FP.) (1 FP, ??? Effects.)(Spend more FP to increase the effects. Awareness increases by 3 per FP spent.)
---[] Change the history of an organization (Base Cost: 2 FP. Please explain the change, and why.
---[] Set an encounter for Xiaomei to change the fate of someone. (Explain why, and who. Base Cost:2 FP. Note if this is something impossible it'll convert to a quest. Note that she cannot see Quests.)
---[] Ask a local deity for assistance in giving Xiaomei a quest. (Cost: 2 FP, locked. They may not be something you want, but unless you pick badly, it should always be something good for Xiaomei, or a lesson, etc.)
--[] Set One Good Roll to .. (30/1 FP, 50/2 FP, 70/3 FP) (Specify if it's one of Xiaomei's rolls, or yours. Default: yours)
--[] Ensure a fateful meeting is positive for character. [Follow-Up Cost] (+7 FP, ??? effects, +?? Awareness)(If no person met is specified, this is QM's choice. The more FP spent here, the more positive effects, basically.) (Has a chance for follow up RP or FP costs depending on encounter.) (Action taken 4 times)
--[] Change the Fate of a Character. Note that more blatant displays of divine power will increase Awareness and possibly Defiance. (2 FP)
--[] Cause a sidequest to appear for Xiaomei. (2FP, spend additional FP to make it easier or increase effects.) (Write in quest in *detail.* Note better rewards might make the quest very annoying if you do not also spend more FP, and Xiaomei cannot see the quest details yet.)
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Mechanics updated with the training notes. Some FP options added. I'm going to have to rethink how I'm handling plot progression if it means 5 hours of writing random encounters. @.@
Sheet update tomorrow.
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Crawkid
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right, sorry about that v.v
Didnt we just uncover this?
And are you *sure* you want to offer this? XD
Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
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There was a formatting error here and in a few other places.
Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
Wasn't that the gardener girl from a certain series of games?
I have no clue what you're talking about. (But no, it's not inspired by those games.)
Updated the post to fix the two blocked tags. And headings.
I'm trusting people not to abuse it.
(More seriously, please try for subquests c.c)
Crawkid
Lover of quests and community
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[x] plan: lots of intrigue
-[x] AP Pool
--[x] Burn AP to reveal a hint about an ongoing quest. (1 AP for subquests, 2 AP for Main quests.)
---[x] subquest: Jungle Chain
--[x] Burn AP to reveal a hint about an ongoing quest. (1 AP for subquests, 2 AP for Main quests.)
---[x] subquest: Phoenix city night
-[x] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[x] Covertly Repair the Tree of the Heavens (2 FP 2 AP): This action is repeatable up to Xiaomei's level. (Current Times: 0/5), and can be repaired by approximately 3.2%.[QM Note: Do not take this more than once a turn unless you want negative consequences. Amount repairable is tied to Xiaomei. Also note the slowdown means the Tree will slowly take more damage.]
--[x] You are spending a lot of resources for something that shouldn't take so long.
---[x] Look into what could be causing magical interference with the arrays surrounding you and leaking information [10 RP 1 AP 1 FP]
--[x] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.) [Taken 1 Time]
--[x] Gain some insight into how warping the fate of things works. Event: ????, (1 FP) (Repeatable)
--[x] Urgent Times often carry a lot of risk. Gain insight into enemy actions during FP. (4 turns) (1 FP per turn)
-[x] RP Pool
--[x] [Keria] Khalia has asked for some assistance in persuading the Adventurers Guild to set up in the new city. [-10 RP] [+Relations with Kerian Pantheon][??? Event]
--[x] Spend resources to make your interference less obvious to potential watchers in the Bureaucracy. (Enemy difficulty to directly affect your DCs increases, your bonus on opposing them increases. Cost: 100 RP.) (Action taken 2 time.)
--[x] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
---[x] 60
I do think we had banked like... 10 RP for later already
-[x] AP Pool
--[x] Burn AP to reveal a hint about an ongoing quest. (1 AP for subquests, 2 AP for Main quests.)
---[x] subquest: Jungle Chain
--[x] Burn AP to reveal a hint about an ongoing quest. (1 AP for subquests, 2 AP for Main quests.)
---[x] subquest: Phoenix city night
-[x] Celestial Intrigue Actions (mixed) (+15 to rolls (+5 this world))
--[x] Covertly Repair the Tree of the Heavens (2 FP 2 AP): This action is repeatable up to Xiaomei's level. (Current Times: 0/5), and can be repaired by approximately 3.2%.[QM Note: Do not take this more than once a turn unless you want negative consequences. Amount repairable is tied to Xiaomei. Also note the slowdown means the Tree will slowly take more damage.]
--[x] You are spending a lot of resources for something that shouldn't take so long.
---[x] Look into what could be causing magical interference with the arrays surrounding you and leaking information [10 RP 1 AP 1 FP]
--[x] Incarnation seems risky, but yet the enemy persisted? (3 FP per turn, some risk.) [Taken 1 Time]
--[x] Gain some insight into how warping the fate of things works. Event: ????, (1 FP) (Repeatable)
--[x] Urgent Times often carry a lot of risk. Gain insight into enemy actions during FP. (4 turns) (1 FP per turn)
-[x] RP Pool
--[x] [Keria] Khalia has asked for some assistance in persuading the Adventurers Guild to set up in the new city. [-10 RP] [+Relations with Kerian Pantheon][??? Event]
--[x] Spend resources to make your interference less obvious to potential watchers in the Bureaucracy. (Enemy difficulty to directly affect your DCs increases, your bonus on opposing them increases. Cost: 100 RP.) (Action taken 2 time.)
--[x] Bank RP for later-use. (Banked RP caps at the same cap as unspent.) (Cost: ??? RP)
---[x] 60
I do think we had banked like... 10 RP for later already
Eternal_0bserver
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[X] plan: lots of intrigue.
Vote closed
Crawkid
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@KNakamura
Just wanna take a moment to tell you how much I appreciate you continuing, even with just one or two voters.
I know how that can be disheartening
Just wanna take a moment to tell you how much I appreciate you continuing, even with just one or two voters.
I know how that can be disheartening