Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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Oliver_Twister
Idea-Man, He Who Shits Ideas
- Location
- West Africa
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Location
- United States of America
[X] His grudge is against the world. He is alone, and wears his isolation as a crown. He deems this strength. Every time he is proven wrong, his grudge grows. (+1 Isolation XP)
Oliver_Twister
Idea-Man, He Who Shits Ideas
- Location
- West Africa
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Final tally
Renxiang: Establishes a foundational element of her domain as being the need to order and structure the world so its better and makes sense.
Qi: Chaos is Motion, Motion cascades into unexpected places, Never stop Moving. VROOM.
Renxiang: I have, yet again, had to figure out how and what the fuck after a Ling Qi Adventure.
At least all this tribulating should be good for growth?
Its funny to think way back when Meizhen was drinking a cultivation resource for the flavor despite it no longer adding anything to her cultivation.
Qi's doing it now hee.
Conditioning lies deep.
Meizhen's got a lot of work to go yet.
Oh no she's doing it on purpose. Run Renxiang!
Basic difference in strategy.
For Imperials, the mortals are to be protected as a talent pool, economic base and religious duty. Killing the mortals does nothing to the current power, it only damages the future and makes the current powers really pissed.
But the Ith-ia use THEIR mindless mortals as raw manpower and resources, while the intelligent masses direct the city via consensus.
It sounds to me like a mass terror tactic failing on the simple gap of cultural differences?
Bewildered at what happened, or bewildered that this tornado is what resultant while Qi was doing everything responsibly?
Curiously, we still don't know what this message is, or whats driving them to go everywhere.
IIRC they traditionally stick to Ebon Rivers for the most part.
Just Hero Things.
Yeah, probably should keep that in mind when doing particularly dangerous stuff.
This is what many Young Masters fail to internalize.
Some days the Elder escorting you just...too busy to cover for you.
Spooky, and effective to just...possess someone like that and spend a day literally in their shoes, without friction.
I don't think Qi can do that, she has a pretty loud presence for someone stealthy.
"Everyone has a price", flipped around is "Everything has a breaking point".
This pairs strongly with Qi's new Insight - to understand the flaws of society, to reveal them such that they can be addressed or exploited.
Its the flaw of being merely human.
Nevermind openly.
The day he's outside of Divination screening is the day Elder Jiao takes action in a role both Personal and Professional.
Jiao nearly fell there. Jiao's protective formations were ruined by treachery.
The people who open sentences with "You Dare!"
Of course, its important to identify the OTHER things that drive them as well, or you're going to be acting off the worst of them.
The better to know whether what you return with is a thing of beauty to the one you gift it to isn't it?
Not exactly new info, but all put together gives a paradoxical picture.
He dislikes his family enough to destroy them, but they seem to trust him quite a lot.
Dislikes nobles and offending a noble to the point of crippling on the other hand, suggests that he's not very good at keeping his opinions to himself...which puts the first point into confusion because his family trusting him at all with that seems kind of foolish in that light.
Unless that is, they thought they had a hold on him that he couldn't escape.
Perhaps a Contract?
Curiously, despite having people impressed under deceptive and exploitative contracts, a significant number continue working with him even after it was revealed. Weird on the surface, but getting someone to the point where they'd sign a ruinous contract would require other leverage to begin with, so closed conundrum.
He seems to have made a strategy of burning bridges, both his own and those of others.
He surrounds himself with puppets under his control and worms trapped and devouring each other in a pit as resource, every operation we've seen he's maximized his ability to act remotely, using puppets, communication formations, worms and other proxies.
If I'd hazard a guess, he sees himself as Unfettered, having seen through the illusions that bind individuals for society, and declaring himself free of them. His vision of the 'true' world is the Gu pit, where everyone and everything is predator or prey, until the most worthy remains, and his vision of the 'ideal' world is the puppet factory, all moving at his will, under his control.
But thats projecting a lot on circumstantial evidence.
Oh hey, there's a world map! Nice. Now to...
Hold the fuck up.
Is that what I think it is? Is all of that the aftermath of the Purifying Sun's wrath? And this world is supposed to be a lot bigger than Earth, right? Jesus Fucking Christ.
Hold the fuck up.
Is that what I think it is? Is all of that the aftermath of the Purifying Sun's wrath? And this world is supposed to be a lot bigger than Earth, right? Jesus Fucking Christ.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Now consider that the Celestial Empire (as it currently stands) is about the size of Asia, and the Emerald Seas itself is the size of China. Then for extra fun, look at the relative size of the Wall, and lands to the south of it and think about the implications there.
My brain can't really process that. When I tried to measure the empire in the smaller map I came to the conclusion that the whole Empire (sans Golden Fields) was a bit bigger than Australia. Obviously I cannot into geography. Is there a version of the world map with our world map superimposed so one can easily see the difference?
- Location
- Colorado
To be fair, this is a round world not a flat one, so the size of the polar land is probably exaggerated a lot by the map projection. I might be barking up the wrong tree about what implications you're thinking of though.
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- He/Him
Now for extra weird Xianxia fuckery ...
a. the world is geocentric
b. the implications of an infinity deep lake and a tree that reaches the stratosphere ...
Better not think too deeply about it, that way lies madness.
btw. do we know that the world is a sphere and not a weird donut?
a. the world is geocentric
b. the implications of an infinity deep lake and a tree that reaches the stratosphere ...
Better not think too deeply about it, that way lies madness.
btw. do we know that the world is a sphere and not a weird donut?
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Wait, Lake Hei really is infinitely deep? I thought that was just metaphorical.
And we know the world is a sphere because the map page says so:
Destiny World Map - Tales of Destiny
Here we have the promised world Map of the setting, done by Xepheria as a fan project with my input. The Empire lies on the southern landmass in the center. (...)
www.royalroad.com
- Pronouns
- He/Him
we have a wog on it
Yrs:"It's been mentioned before that Lake Hei is infinitely deep, its other dimensions are also pretty fucky."
Oliver_Twister
Idea-Man, He Who Shits Ideas
- Location
- West Africa
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Yep. Sublime going boom
Apparently there's a portal between the poles. So it's technically donut-y
Wait, Lake Hei really is infinitely deep? I thought that was just metaphorical.
And we know the world is a sphere because the map page says so:
Destiny World Map - Tales of Destiny
Here we have the promised world Map of the setting, done by Xepheria as a fan project with my input. The Empire lies on the southern landmass in the center. (...)
Apparently there's a portal between the poles. So it's technically donut-y
Look to the east. There is a storm the same size.
Shit's fucked on this planet.
Shit's fucked on this planet.
Lake Hei's width and shape is also expressedly difficult to measure, beyond that it is Wide.
Honestly this is why SNR seems cool. Can you imagine Ling Qi's Mist of Indeterminate Size? Once we reach Cyan and unlock bending the laws of space things are going to get wild.
Chapter 175-Training 2 - Forge of Destiny
“Haah!” Ling Qi let out a cry of triumph as the guandao in her hands punctured the stone pillar in front of her with a thunderous crash, sending up a cloud (...)
www.royalroad.com
Another difference from Cradle. In that setting, as far as I can tell, gender discrimination simply isn't a thing. Presumably because unlike in Forge, every functioning adult is superhuman. True, the Bai and the Zheng for example aren't sexist (against women
), unlike the dragon-poisoned of the Celestial Peaks, but it's still interesting.
Oliver_Twister
Idea-Man, He Who Shits Ideas
- Location
- West Africa
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Chapter 175-Training 2 - Forge of Destiny
“Haah!” Ling Qi let out a cry of triumph as the guandao in her hands punctured the stone pillar in front of her with a thunderous crash, sending up a cloud (...)
Another difference from Cradle. In that setting, as far as I can tell, gender discrimination simply isn't a thing. Presumably because unlike in Forge, every functioning adult is superhuman. True, the Bai and the Zheng for example aren't sexist (against women
And the Golden Fields with their set-in-stone gender roles...and the Alabaster Sands because they're pretty Imperial aligned. Ye. Those 3 are the worst
The Golden Fields? I thought the issues in Xiulan's family came from her mom insisting that all the daughters be raised like in her native Celestial Peaks. Her dad seemed really happy to take her as his apprentice in kicking ass.
Chlof
Her Ladyship
- Pronouns
- She/Her
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Talent: 6
Spiritual Cultivation
Framing Green Soul (11) - 330/7400
Physical Cultivation
Framing Bronze Physique (11) - 160/7400
Qi18 (6/18)
-Upkeep Total: 11
Zhengui-3
Sixiang-1
Hanyi-1
Swaying Twilight Gown-3
Three Moon's Chime-1
Dusk Wind Studs 1
Storage Ring-1
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Attuned:
Offensive: 4
Frozen Soul Serenade, Beast King's Savage Dirge, Unstoppable Glaciers march, Empty
Armor: 2
Starless Night's Reflection, Empty
Movement: 2
Laughing Flight of the Wind Thief, Ephemeral Nights Memory
Perception: 2
Silent Songseeker's Regard, Harmony of the Dancing Wind
Support: 3
Phantasmagoria of Lunar Revelry, Winter Hearth Resounding, Empty
Utility: 2
Memories of the Spirit Seekers, Empty
Domain Locked (Forgotten Vale Melody): Support
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Domain Effect
Ling Qi's Domain effects are tiered by her personal bonds:
• Personal effects are Ling Qi's personal benefits.
• Ally effects apply to friendly characters in a scene.
• Paired effects apply to both Ling Qi and Bond 4+ allies in the same scene.
Awakened Domain effects do not count against upkeep.
Unawakened Domain:
Personal
+1 to Unbroken Will
+1 to Highest Perception Trait
+2 to highest Social Trait when in debate with opposing concepts.
-3 to Social Traits when attempting to deceive those considered family
+2 to Primary Spiritual Defense against Isolation techniques
-1 Potency to Divination Effects applied to you
Immunity to Bind and Root effects (Bypassed by effects of potency 9 or higher).
Immunity to Compulsion or Illusion effects which would cause action against allies (Bypassed by effects of Potency 11 or higher).
Paired
Immunity to Bind and Root effects (Bypassed by effects of potency 15 or higher).
Once per Scene, Ling Qi may negate an effect which would kill or incapacitate an ally of bond 5 or 6 (Bypassed by effects which make use of Shen).
Ally Effects:
Bond 0+: Immunity to Compulsion or Illusion effects which would cause action against allies. (Bypassed by effects of Potency[9+bond level] or higher)
Bond 4+: Increase Primary Dodge and Perception Traits potency by 1
Immunity to Bind and Root Effects (Bypassed by effects of potency [5+bond level] or higher)
Awakened Domain:
The Mist is deep and full of terrors. Phantoms flicker in the corner of your eye and dog your steps. Claws catch at the hems of your clothes and teeth nip at your heels. The Mist is mesmerizing, and seems without end. Any thought of escape is a distant dream. The Mist is cold. Never have you felt so far from home.
The Mist is light and comfortably cool. It screens the harsh sun, it saps the force of the biting wind. The Mist clings close, like the embrace of a friend long missed. It suffers for you and with you, accepting the slings and stones of your foes. The Mist is warm. The ones you love are never far away.
Lonely End: Active
Type: Isolation
Duration: Scene
An elegy to things lost and unattainable, left behind in the mists of time; of hearths that will never be warmed and happiness forgotten. The blade circles a foe, thickening the mist and cutting them off from the world and their allies. The target has their Qi potency, primary movement, and ally traits reduced by 2. Each time the enemy acts this penalty increases by 2. If Qi potency is reduced to zero, the target is incapacitated. Enemies under this effect only perceive Ling Qi and her domain weapon. Ling Qi may only target one enemy at a time.
This technique cannot be dispelled by the target, unless they exceed Ling Qi's cultivation by a realm. Only defeated Ling Qi or another party dispelling the technique can release them.
Thousand Year Impenetrable Mist: Active
Type: Anti-Finisher
Duration: Stunt
It is said that in some distant vales, the mist never clears, and the earth has never known the unfiltered light of the sun. The mist flows thick around your allies isolating them briefly from the cruel world. Affected allies may not be killed or incapacitated by as normal by an incoming Finisher technique. Usable once per scene.
Insights
Regular:
- Sincerity is the measure by which the worthiness of the self and ones guests should be measured. (Truth Community, Home)
- There are endings and Endings, only the very last one is final. Just as winter ends in spring, small endings are new beginnings. (Cycles, Ending Creation.)
- Though a path might be hard and lonely, it has worth if you can present something of beauty to those you care for at the end. (Expression, Isolation, Want)
- There is no peace in emptiness, no content in stillness. Stagnation is death; act, change, move, think, and grow until the very end. (Power, Motion, Freedom)
- Branches and trunks bend and sway, but the roots must remain unyielding. Retreat only so far and then no more. (Persistence, Courage, Growth)
- Even walking alone, footfalls echo beyond your hearing. (Community, Causality, Expression)
- The future changes with every step, never be certain you know what is coming (Causality, Mystery, Chaos)
- It is the artist's duty to question. The trickster's role to make fools of the mighty. Hold the mirror to history and tradition, and reveal their absurdities.(Creation, Expression, Truth)
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- One person's desires cannot, alone make a home nor a family. (Community, Power, Want)
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Zhengui:
+1 Bonus Progress to Persistence, Renewal, and Power Development Projects
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Sixiang:
+1 Bonus Progress to Dream, Expression, and Creation Development projects
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Hanyi:
+1 Bonus progress Cycles, Endings, and Expression projects
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Zhengui:
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Sable Grace(G): 8(11)
Motion without motion. A flickering dance of uncertainty, never in only one place, dancing as the wind and the shadows do. Primary Movement
Flute Mastery(G): 10 (13)
Absolute mastery of the flute in all of its variations. Even without a physical instrument, you may play to perfection. Your melodies are beyond mere sound and can be heard even by the deaf and in places where no physical sound can exist. Primary Attack
Unbroken Will(G): 6 (11)
A stubborn resilience which does not end, allowing you to weather punishment which should break you. You may be damaged, wounded, even crippled, but never will you stop in battle so long as breath remains. Primary Armor
Vanishing(G): 9 (10)
The art of dispersal, of scattering, rendering oneself into no more than dust on the wind, the shadow of leaves on the forest floor. Hidden from sight and spirit, less than even a ghost, you cannot be tracked by those beneath your realm. Among Realm peers, only those who have woven hunting and seeking into their Way may have a chance to find you when you do not wish to be found.
Dreamwalker(G): 3
You are a walker of dreams, having skated the surface near the waking world, and faced some small number of terrors, you may walk safely with your bound spirits and a guest or two. You no longer risk dissolving into the Liminal or other common dangers in calm portions of the Dreaming. Short distances in the waking world can be bridged safely, and longer ones with more trouble and risk. In combat the fleeting dreams of paths not taken shroud you, making it difficult to discern your true choices.
Master Musician(G): 6
Near perfect knowledge of the mechanics of composition and instruments, such that even a wholly foreign or unknown piece could be learned in an hour or two.
Inquisitive Eyes(G): 7 (10)
Silver eyes, always seeking. Analyze swiftly and efficiently. A gaze that penetrates illusion and falsehood, breaking down cipher and security. Primary Perception
Winter's Heart(G): 2
Aspect of Winter carved into flesh and soul by Mastery of a spirit inherited art. You walk unafraid of winter's chill, and your voice raised in fury cuts like the coldest wind.
Liminal Carver(G): 1
Your formation craft works best with the things in between. Not barriers or locks, but in doorways, thresholds and borders.
Phantasmal Mastery(G): 1
You have long wielded phantoms, shadows, and dreams, and in doing gained a mastery of qi constructs beyond even the hard limits of art and technique. Your construct arts may act and behave in ways outside the limits of their nature, constrained by your focus and the difference between the techniques purpose and the acts it is directed to perform. The Value of the phantasmal Mastery trait is added to the potency of all Construct Techniques.
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Argent Disciple(Y): 8
Knowledge of the common etiquette of imperial society, government and bureaucracy. Education sufficient to pass as an educated adult in Imperial Society.
Wilderness Survival(Y): 6
Knowledge of tracking and survival in the wilderness of the Empire and its near environs. Sufficient to survive alone and unsupplied for some time in the less dangerous parts of the world.
Imperial Weapons Training(Y): 5
Minimal knowledge of hand to hand and weapons combat in the imperial style. Near mastery for any mortal, but the bare minimum among cultivator nobility. -
Dreaming Muse's Rapport(G) 6:
You understand well the value of presenting empathy and consideration, and recognize when it is being done with sincerity or deceptive intent. Your honest words are able to better convince and put others at ease, and people are more likely to take your intentions at face value.
Spirit Speaker(G): 5
You understand something of the alien ways of spirits, and they in turn may understand humanity through you. When you speak, most spirits listen at least long enough to hear you out. When speaking to other humans your experience makes you more able to wield honesty as a knife, never speaking a direct falsehood without intent.
Hidden Smile(G): 4
In professional venues, you are well able to keep your composure despite needling or provocation subtle or otherwise. In turn, you have some skill at detecting the cracks in your peers' facades.[/slide -
Argent Foundation:
Gain 1 additional cultivation project action
Songseeker:
Add 1 bonus success to Moon, Music, and Wind Development Projects. development projects. Earn Bonus XP when performing a Dreaming, Grinning, or Hidden Moon Feat
Rooted Wings:
Add 1 bonus progress to Support Art projects
Argent Domain:
Gain 1 Bonus success to the cultivation project of your choice.
Family Discovered:
Reduce the Upkeep of your first three spirits by 1
Smooth Ascension:
Breakthrough value Increases by 5
Fang's Blessed:
+1 Bonus Success to Power based Cultivation Projects
Child of Lonely Streets:
+1 Bonus Success to Wind and Darkness Cultivation projects
Winter's Heart: +1 to Cold Projects
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- Weapon
A fine instrument, beyond the abilities of mortal craftsmen. Made of dark wood lacquered black and edged with silver, this flute channels qi into sound with great ease. Sturdier than any mortal steel. Contains the memory of Ling Qi's original flute. Broken by the strike of a beast of the fourth realm, broken beyond repair. -1 to Primary Offensive Trait - Domain Weapon
A long thin and hollow blade, marked by holes reminiscent of the holes in a flute. Mist leaks from the holes even when dormant and pours forth when active. The handle is carved from dark lacquered wood, which doubles as a mouthpiece. - Armor
A many layered gown of water smooth black silk with prominent white hems and a dark blue mantle split down the center like a pair of wings and embroidered with patterns of white lotus flowers. It's train trails behind the wearer, never touching the base earth. A finely painted silk panel is affixed to the front, displaying curling vines and white petaled azalea flowers, spotted with red like drops of blood. Made by an apprentice of the Duchess Cai, and infused with a thread from the spirit Liming, it's craftsmanship is near unparalleled, though its potential still sleeps.
+2 to Primary Armor Skill, +1 to Primary Movement Skill
Provides flight at your speed, or negates any damage from a fall.You may dim light in your vicinity at will - Accessories
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A Talisman made by Master Lin Hai, apprentice of Cai Shenhua. They were silver ear studs, relatively plain in make, but each was set with a dark blue gem, which darkened to near purple at the center, if you looked closely, you could see the shimmer of the sky at dusk in their depths.
+1 to Primary Perception
Once per scene, when the user is about to suffer a surprise attack, the studs send a shiver of warning up your spine, allowing you to respond normally. -
A Talisman made by Master Lin Hai, apprentice of Cai Shenhua. Consists of a silver ring and wristband, connected by fine chainlinks. Attached to the chains are three charms carved from colored jade representing the Dreaming, Hidden and Grinning Moons, tiny bells hang from the links between the moons, letting off a please chime when the wearer moves, if they do not desire silence. Images of butterflies and songbirds mark the wristband, etched into the silver with powdered ruby.
+1 to technique Potency vs. Dispel
Three times per scene, you may dispel an incoming Stunt which includes you among its targets.
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A plain and unadorned grey ring, it holds an extradimensional space for the storage of objects.
Eighteen slots.
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Cultivation Drugs
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Attempts to remotely view or use divination upon the user have Potency reduced by 1 for the scene duration
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A woven bracelet with the shape of a bird picked out among its threads in jade. Upon being broken, transports the user up to half a kilometer in any direction. Landing accuracy improved by knowledge of destination, injury may occur if user is unfamiliar with target location.
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- Weapons
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A bow shaped from molded cloud, made solid by intricate formations, it thrums with the energy of the open skies.
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A set of ten fine knives with a slightly pink cast, modeled off of falling blossoms.
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- Armors
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A masterfully crafted silk gown fitted to Ling Qi at the request of Gu Xiulan.
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- Accessories
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A surprisingly heavy silver choker engraved with each of the eight elements.
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A pair of martial arts slippers woven from the silk of sable silkworm.
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A plain and unadorned steel armband.
The user may ignore up to ten points of penalty to a single derived Attribute on the next attack. -
A silver pin with a snowflake ornament. Icy cold to the touch.
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It's hard to tell the color of this thin gossamer fabric. From some angles it seems like a pale white and from others a shiny black.
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A thin fragile ring of white gold, studded with three tiny amethysts.
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A beautiful floral hair decoration based off a certain notorious flower in the depths of the Emerald Sea. Like a plant, it drinks in the ambient qi, but when under threat, the rustling of its petals foretells the spread of hallucinatory pollen.
The hairpiece releases pollen around its user, disorienting nearby enemies. An Enemies within near range suffer a penalty to Hit and Avoid and Perception in the immediate term, with severity based on Wits.
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- Tools
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A set of fine scouts instruments, including lockpicks, wires, etching tools and brushes.
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An odd round device carved from dark red wood, inked with shifting characters indicating directions far more complex than a material compass. At its center is a glimmering crystal of solidified dream, spinning lazily under crystal glass.
+1 to Wilderness Survival in the Liminal
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A set of three large inscribed rings, made of bronze and inlaid with jade. They offer much of the benefit of a more traditional stationary scrying tools for a practitioner on the move.
+1 to Primary Perception while using scrying techniques.
- Counts as the appropriate tool for all scrying techniques of Potency G6 or lower, and increases technique potency by 1(up to Green 6) -
A bundle of diamond filament that unfolds into a glittering net when thrown. Should it be thrown at a loose object or creature it applies a Potency 8 Binding effect rendering the target unable to move even through the use of techniques unless dispelled or escaped. You may choose to have the snare drag the creature and object to you, or leave them where caught.
Untangling and rewinding the snare takes several minutes, and so it may only be used once in a combat scene.
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- Weapons
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High Quality second grade cores of each of the eight imperial elements.
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A hard, leathery pod, snatched from something growing beneath the darkness, shaking it reveals the sound of sound of seeds within. It smells faintly of rot though.
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- Tools and Aides
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+1 Bonus Success to Meridian Slot Projects
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A thin tome detailing tips for songwriting and composing, interspersed with minor qi exercises and other handwritten notes.
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- Jade Slips
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Allows the user to learn the arts Sable Crescent Step, Eight Phase Ceremony, and Forgotten Vale Melody.
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An old and powerful area defense Art gifted to Ling Qi by Elder Ying for services rendered to the Sect.
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An art that formerly belonged to Yan Renshu.
- Phantasmagoria of Lunar Revelry jade slip.
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Earned through trials and trade in the outer sect. May be cultivated personally but not passed on outside the sect.
Slips owned: Argent Mirror, Argent Current. Argent Storm is known but the slip belongs to Han Jian. A deeper secret may reveal itself for one who masters all three. -
Twin jade slips, one a pure white containing Songseeker's Ceremony, crafted for Ling Qi's by her patron Moons. The other, ethereal green containing the Laughing Flight of the Wind Thief, a blessing of the Grinning Moon.
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A tablet of white jade containing many arts from the Cai library or negotiated for with other parties. Most arts within are for the early stages of cultivation suitable to establish a fledgling clan with, with some arts selected with potential to fit Renxiang's new retainer.
Third Realm Arts: Starless Night's Reflection, Beast Kings' Savage Dirge, Unstoppable Glaciers March, Coldstar Blade Foundations, Bewitching Silver Maiden, Vengeful River King's Grasp. -
Various arts picked from the sect's archives. These arts may be cultivated personally but to teach them beyond one would need to purchase the rights from the sect.
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- Tools and Aides
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A crudely bound tome with a pale white cover and crumbling pages. Written in the old Language of the Hill folk, it contains many formations of unpleasant implication.
- New Moon Sect Map.
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A curved serrated blade shining with a deep purple venom of unknown origin.
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This pill furnace is quite valuable. Formerly belonged to Yan Renshu.
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Former weapon of Hui Peng, a slender brush of dark wood, its head a fine tuft of hairs from some unknown beast. +3 to Primary Offense Trait with appropriate arts
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Former possession of Hui Peng, scraps of green silk; still of high quality and coursing with power but no longer a whole talisman.
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• Many of the jade slips recorded performances, poetry and songs. Not arts or techniques but still useful for insights for a musician.
• Assorted 2nd and low 3d ream arts of quality not much lower than TRF.
• Five jade slips containing teachings on the crafting and modification of arts, containing lessons far deeper than the basic instruction offered by the Sect lessons. Containing musings on the shape of meridians, on insights, tribulations and breakthroughs.
• A partially locked jade containing a recipe for potent breakthrough medicine, the Heart's Dream Elixir. The ingredients are not easy to acquire, perhaps a long-term project with Suyin.still contains reams of documents and loot to be auctioned off, with the proceeds split with Xia LinA strange golden idol of a meditating man holding a black lotus flower, Symbol of the Dream cults.
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Money:
216 Red Stones, 846 Yellow Stones, 18 Green Stones.
(Total GSS value: 26.932)
Sect Currency:
42 Sect Points, 140 Contribution Points.
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Hey @yrsillar, I noticed a few bits of the inventory tab formatting that were borked so I went through and fixed them. You should be able to just hit reply to this and copy/paste everything above my comment. Hopefully.
Mortal population is pm historical with how the divide between genders are iirc. Gets better when you get to cultivation clans and families. Like sure we got stuff in Peaks and GF where people are encuraged to take up certain roles based on gender, but who gets cultivation stuff seems to be free based on drive and talent more then anything and if your strong enough or good enough people dont really stop you.Chapter 175-Training 2 - Forge of Destiny
“Haah!” Ling Qi let out a cry of triumph as the guandao in her hands punctured the stone pillar in front of her with a thunderous crash, sending up a cloud (...)
Another difference from Cradle. In that setting, as far as I can tell, gender discrimination simply isn't a thing. Presumably because unlike in Forge, every functioning adult is superhuman. True, the Bai and the Zheng for example aren't sexist (against women
We have the Bai with two consecutive male leaders (even if the conservatives are grumbling about that and say outright no to having a third), the empress and Lanlan in the GF with her thing. So it does exist but they dont press it as hard as in rl as we are still dealing with superpowered indivuduals.
