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Malevolent Entertainer
The huge courtyard of the Palace of Five Fires shines around the five Dynasts at its very centre.
The whole military and everyone that counts is here today.
Mnemon herself organized the event, eager to show how the internal squabbles of the Dynasty can be gracefully handled.
"AHOI!"
Loud and clear.
Lined up at the Fireward side of the court, the entire Fourth Legion, successfully back from the Yane campaign.
As Mnemon regally walks Airwards towards the centre, ten Warstriders, at the sides, bow before her one after the other.
"Chosen of the Dragons!
Today, five of our finest depart for the very Pole of Water, to reopen the commercial paths with the barbarian nations.
To better testify the glory of the Five Immaculate Dragons and the unity of the Realm in those barbarian lands, they have requested to be bound in spirit and in blood.
I, Mnemon, humble servant of the Scarlet Realm, am honoured to perform the sacred ritual of the Blood Bond, for them to carry their duty in the name of the Empress!"
Mnemon, Empress.
Mnemon, Empress.
Mnemon, Empress.
Repeat enough times, and the Dynasts will start to like the idea.
But a trip wouldn't be that bad after all.
Especially not after what you did.
Too bad that the price for absolution is to be bound to.. Meh. You know the other four.
Shameful bastards.
Cruel, treacherous, unreliable scoundrels.
The worst of the best.
How can you possibly be with them?
Oh, wait...
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STORY
Your PC is a bad guy: callous, selfish, vicious, ruthless, you decide.
Do your worst, really.
Related to this or not, you have done something to piss off or embarrass your House.
To get rid of you at least for a while, the Realm is sending you, along with other four Dynasts, to reopen the commercial routes with the West.
First scene opens with the Blood Pact Ceremony.
Yes, you are Blood Bonded with the others and expected to resent it.
CHARGEN
*) Realm DB or Immaculate build + 50 XP.
*) I want a Perfect Circle.
*) I need a very good reason to allow a build with Compassion higher than 1.
*) You can't buy Backgrounds with XPs.
*) Powerplay and minmax at will, including Merits and Flaws.
*) Can't have much experience of the West.
DEVELOPMENT
Game is open, your PCs may grow up (you -can- buy Compassion with XP) or down (going from bad to outright evil).
HOUSE RULES:
Bare fist is Speed 3, bare kick is Speed 4
The rest, we play vanilla, any Errata does apply.
Every scene, you can freely reward up to (number of players -2) PX to your
fellow players.
The assignment must be always anonymous (ie, done through the ST) and you
can't assign the PX to yourself.
So, yes, even if you give the PX evenly, you will have to leave out
one of your beloved comrades.
We play dirty and rough.
Post your concepts.
Game will start as soon as I get five characters that I like of five different castes, you are welcome to indicate alternative castes for your character.
Surprise me.
The whole military and everyone that counts is here today.
Mnemon herself organized the event, eager to show how the internal squabbles of the Dynasty can be gracefully handled.
"AHOI!"
Loud and clear.
Lined up at the Fireward side of the court, the entire Fourth Legion, successfully back from the Yane campaign.
As Mnemon regally walks Airwards towards the centre, ten Warstriders, at the sides, bow before her one after the other.
"Chosen of the Dragons!
Today, five of our finest depart for the very Pole of Water, to reopen the commercial paths with the barbarian nations.
To better testify the glory of the Five Immaculate Dragons and the unity of the Realm in those barbarian lands, they have requested to be bound in spirit and in blood.
I, Mnemon, humble servant of the Scarlet Realm, am honoured to perform the sacred ritual of the Blood Bond, for them to carry their duty in the name of the Empress!"
Mnemon, Empress.
Mnemon, Empress.
Mnemon, Empress.
Repeat enough times, and the Dynasts will start to like the idea.
But a trip wouldn't be that bad after all.
Especially not after what you did.
Too bad that the price for absolution is to be bound to.. Meh. You know the other four.
Shameful bastards.
Cruel, treacherous, unreliable scoundrels.
The worst of the best.
How can you possibly be with them?
Oh, wait...
---
STORY
Your PC is a bad guy: callous, selfish, vicious, ruthless, you decide.
Do your worst, really.
Related to this or not, you have done something to piss off or embarrass your House.
To get rid of you at least for a while, the Realm is sending you, along with other four Dynasts, to reopen the commercial routes with the West.
First scene opens with the Blood Pact Ceremony.
Yes, you are Blood Bonded with the others and expected to resent it.
CHARGEN
*) Realm DB or Immaculate build + 50 XP.
*) I want a Perfect Circle.
*) I need a very good reason to allow a build with Compassion higher than 1.
*) You can't buy Backgrounds with XPs.
*) Powerplay and minmax at will, including Merits and Flaws.
*) Can't have much experience of the West.
DEVELOPMENT
Game is open, your PCs may grow up (you -can- buy Compassion with XP) or down (going from bad to outright evil).
HOUSE RULES:
Bare fist is Speed 3, bare kick is Speed 4
The rest, we play vanilla, any Errata does apply.
Every scene, you can freely reward up to (number of players -2) PX to your
fellow players.
The assignment must be always anonymous (ie, done through the ST) and you
can't assign the PX to yourself.
So, yes, even if you give the PX evenly, you will have to leave out
one of your beloved comrades.
We play dirty and rough.
Post your concepts.
Game will start as soon as I get five characters that I like of five different castes, you are welcome to indicate alternative castes for your character.
Surprise me.