This sounds fun, and I have a guy forming in my head. A rocket scientist obsessed with perfecting personal air/spacecraft (Why? Flying is really cool, that's why). How hard would a Warbird be to obtain/maintain, and what are its limitations? He could be perfecting a bird capable flight in vacuum...
Aw, dang, and I just had a sweet idea too. I think I'll write it up anyways, and keep him in the drawer if you don't get to pick this back up/ I don't get in anyways etc.
So I've just started a story, and I decided to try something different: not letting my players have their character sheets. My group tends to try to rules lawyer and shenanigan their way to victory, and I'm hoping this will help them focus more on the story and the numbers underneath. However...
Given everyone's apparent access to their own character sheet, Misho would either be able to directly tell what his essence was, or be able to work it out from the size of his mote pools.
I'm surprised that they didn't change them in the Errata or anything. Superheavy plate is especially weak for the dots, considering all the crazy abilities you get with power armor to go along with the soak. Celestial Battle armor is nearly as good, soak-wise, but with lower penalties, and what...
Did someone say they were missing a tank? Tanks are my favorite. Anyone can dodge or block. It takes a special kind of awesome to take a sword to the gut and smile. :D
Ditto, I would also be interested in Lunaring it up in option 1. Trying out for the native is tempting, but I have yet to do anything with my Lunar book. Probably a Full Moon for me, focusing on... dunno. Maybe make like my Abyssal and take Ox Body 5 times at chargen. Man that guy is fun.
Background Story!
Jari began his ascent up the stone steps. They were obviously ancient, but seemed well maintained. Probably a job for new students. With any luck, it would soon be a job for him.
Jari's father was a junior sifu at Master Zu Rat Te's dojo, so there was a chance he'd be...
...Concept: Non-lethal Even Blade user
Motivation: Find the person(?) who slaughtered Zu Rat Te's former dojo
Caste: Zenith
Anima: White Lion
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Attributes
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[ ] Strength-------[X][X][ ][ ][ ]
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Doesn't matter to me much, since I rolled Solar. Seems like everyone's fine with the lot they pulled anyway, and if someone REALLY wants to use a worse chart than what's available, they could just not spend all of their experience. Leaves the option to upgrade, too.
My friend has it in PDF format, but I'm pretty sure he obtained it through methods not encouraged on this forum. He's got the physical copy, though, so I don't think it counts.
If I was running the game, I'd probably make it a temporary effect. Decide on some arbitrary number of motes that the recipient can spend before burning away the darkness.
That actually sounds like a good idea to help Solars who want to infiltrate Deathlord citadels and other unfriendly...
K: "Okay, I want to combine our warstriders. I pick up the smaller one and jam it on top of mine."
ST: "... You know what fine, roll your Essence, I know there's no way your Int+Craft:First Age is higher than that. Take some bonus dice for sheer audacity."
S: "Shouldn't I get to help? I am...