caecgirl
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Character Creation
1. attributes. Roll 4d6 six times (dropping the lowest # each time). Assign these attribute totals in whatever order you wish. You may also just take 16, 14, 13, 13, 10, and 8. Assign as you wish to str, dex, con, int, wis, and cha.
2. attribute modifiers
attribute modifiers 3 -3 4-5 -2 6-8 -1 9-12 0 13-15 1 16-17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5
3. Attribute Checks - Attribute checks are now equal to your modifier.
4. Assign 3 facts. Refer to facts
5. Choose 3 words. Refer to complete-word-list
6. Write down the special abilities your words grant you from the Word description.
7. Choose Divine Gifts from the Word description. You have 6 points. Lesser ones cost 1 while Greater ones cost 2.
8. Record your saving throws. Fortitude (Hardiness) = str mod OR con mod + lvl +bonuses, Reflex (Evasion) = dex mod OR int mod + lvl +bonuses, Will (Spirit) = wis OR cha mod + lvl + bonuses.
9. Choose weapons.
10. Choose armor type. AC is 10+con mod+armor+other bonuses. AC from gifts do not stack with armor.
11. You have 8 HP + constitution modifier.
12. You have two effort and influence.
13. You have zero Wealth and Dominion. Experience is non-existant in this campaign.
14. Determine hero name, personality, description/picture, your character's goal, and background. Possible goals include uphold the good, responsibility of power, revenge, amassing power, and instilling chaos. Your backstory should flesh out the details.
Microcosms
Microcosms are racial or boosts like you would get from words without gaining words. If used, they take the place of your origin fact.
Faerie Queen - +2 to any mental stat or will save. You gain one lesser gift from Deception, Mind, Illusion, Memory, or Chaos as well as 2 additional effort. Cold iron weapons are treated like a magical weapon when used on you. It can bypass your damage reduction. You are helpless when bound or contained by cold iron. You cannot lie directly or break an oath.
Dragon Hoader - cha +3, you gain flight and the ability to know what things are worth. You gain +4 to any saving throw meant to protect your wealth. Gold reptilian eyes and horns. No tail (unless you want one).
Dragon Guardian - con +6 (If con is your Fortitude stat, otherwise con +4 and reflex +2. You gain a DR against all damage equal to half your level rounded up. Gold reptilian eyes and horns. No tail (unless you want one).
Mystery of the Mycosynth (fungus) - Your successful weapon attack ends with Entanglement (20 HP). Worthy foes get reflex saves against this effect. You can talk to plants you have seen from any distance. You get +4 to initiative and +2 to all stats in warm, moist environments. Fire attacks deal 3 additional damage to you.
Elven Blood - +2 reflex, +2 will, immune to sleep effects, +3 to attack with ranged weapons. If you go into a trance for 4 hours, it equals a 8 hour rest.
Shadowblooded - +3 to will against mental and emotional effects. You may shadow-walk 500 feet. choose 2 out of the following features: deathly pale skin, black horns of any description (cannot be used as a weapon), translucent black skin, scar that periodically oozes inky blackness, black spiked tail (not prehensile or usable as a weapon), black whispy wings (just for show), your head is a skull with a human skull superimposed on it. obs u cant pick both skin types. Light deals 3 additional damage to you. You suffer from a mild case of light blindness.
Heart of the swarm - Talk to insects. You are accepted as one of them. Select a minor insectile feature as a permanent part of you. You gain 4 fortitude but lose 2 will if you have more than 0.
Please not that AC is 10+con mod+bonuses, Fortitude (Hardiness) = str mod OR con mod + lvl +bonuses, Reflex (Evasion) = dex mod OR int mod + lvl +bonuses, Will (Spirit) = wis OR cha mod + lvl + bonuses
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Main
Name: ____________, Player: _______________
Attributes:
Strength__ Mod, Dexterity__ Mod, Constitution__ Mod
Intelligence__ Mod, Wisdom__ Mod, Charisma__ Mod
Stats: HP___ AC__ Fortitude__ Reflex__ Will__,
Languages: 1) Common, 2) __________, 3) _________, 4 _________ Goal:____________________________________________________
Facts: 1) ________________ , 2) _________________, 3) ________________.
Abilities
Divine Words: 1) ____________ 2) _____________ 3) _____________
Divine Gifts: 1) ________, 2) ________, 3) ________, 4) _______.
Granted Abilities:
1) _____________
2) _____________
3) _____________
4) _____________
5) _____________
6) _____________
Gear
Weapons:
1)_____________ dmg __ range ___
2)_____________ dmg __ range___,
3)_____________ dmg __ range ___
Armor: _____________ ac __ penalty ___
Shield: ______________
Items: 1) ____________, 2) ____________, 3) ____________, 4) ___________, 5) ___________, 6) ___________, 7) ____________, 8)___________
Fray Die:
Character 1
Main
Credit goes to Elena Kukanova for the art!
Name: Kritas Velken, Player: Tachyon,
Attributes:
Strength 10 Mod 0, Dexterity 13 Mod 1, Constitution 13 Mod 1
Intelligence18 Mod 3, Wisdom14 Mod 1, Charisma 18 Mod 3
Stats: [HP] 9 [AC] 13 [Fortitude] 2 [Reflex] 4 [Will] 4,
Languages: 1) Common, 2) Divine, 3) Draconian, [4] Azyrinthan.
Goal: To overthrow the monstrous oppressors and free the Common Races from their yoke.
Facts:
1) Born in Gaardia. Mechanical: Automatic success when pathfinding and tracking in the Gaaria Region as well as recalling the geography, history, and lore of the Gaardia region, and the lore and culture of Gaardia City.
2) Mage of the Arcane order of Gaardia (Seer lowmagic). Mechannical: automatic success when recalling the Rites, Rituals, Procedures, and Spells (seer) of the Arcane Order of Gaardia.
3) Wizard on Camblin Council. Mechanical: automatic success when recalling the lore, flora, and fauna of the Camblin city as well as the Camblin region. Increased Efficacy of any magic cast by himself in the camblin region including +1 to damage.
Description:
Although he is a master of disguises and illusions, Kritas' has enough of an ego on him that he prefers to be viewed and recognized as himself unless the situation calls for something else. A man of means, he dressed in a way that telegraphs his exuberant wealth, numerous golden rings on each hand, exquisite clothing and exotic perfumes. He has a penchant for masks and is usually wearing a golden one that is more or less synonymous with his appearance at this point. He stands a few inches short of six feet at 5'8, with long dark hair, sharp features and green eyes.
Backstory:
The Arcane Order of Gaardia - The last and best hope for the Low Folk of the world to reach ascendance and rise up against their monstrous oppressors. At least, as far as Kritas is concerned. He was anything but impartial though, seeing as he had spent his entire life within the Order. Both of his parents had been prominent members of the order, such pairings was not unusual considering the insular nature of many arcane practitioners, and as most people he followed in his parents' footsteps.
Letters and numbers came easily too him, as they do most who pursue a mage's career. He learned well and fully his esoteric lore, how to bend the arcane energies of the world to his will, choosing to focus on the arts of divination and fortune-telling. Although a promising mage, what truly set him apart from his peers and sky-rocket his career were his social graces. Were many mages were a bit eccentric and lacking of social finesse, Kritas was the opposite. Indeed, many were the times were his prophecies had failed him, yet his words made it seem like they had come true, turning a disgruntled customer into satisfied one. Prophecies are notoriously ambiguous, and with the right interpretation they can say anything.
A quickly calculating mind and charming smile made for a potent combination. His reputation as a nearly-flawless Seer quickly accrued him both wealth and influence in the city of Camblin. Support by his talents, the wealth he had gathered and his parents, he managed to climb the ranks of the arcane order as well. He would be recognized as an archmaster-Seer even a bit before his skills warranted it. Had he been a true archmaster, he would perhaps been able to foresee and avert the demise of his parents.
A magical undertaking gone wrong. That was all that was known about Etrius & Morgaine's, Kritas' parents, untimely death. The two had left Camblin city together and traveled east, taking with them a large number of arcane supplies as well as a few assistants and apprentices. A single assistant is all that returned, their mind broken and unable to utter more than a few words. The news devasted Kritas, and caused him to throw caution to the wind. He delved deeper into his arcane studies, looking further into unknown futures and murky pasts. Through bribes and lies he gained access to forbidden and dangerous knowledge hoarded by the order, not meant for mortal eyes. His magical powers grew, and he was on the cusp of true Theurgy.
But mortals cannot use Theurgy. It uses them. He found himself trapped in rigid visions of the future which he had to act out. Were once he had pulled the strings of destiny, now it pulled his. Unwillingly he traveled east in secret, following the path his parents took.
Exactly what happened is not known. Kritas returned to Camblin and resumed his life as if nothing had happened. His powers had grown, but he kept that a secret. Had an angel intervened on his behalf, blessing him with the might to wield theurgy without becoming it's slave? Or had he successfully deceived the world, convincing it that he since he was wielding theurgy he must be Godbound?
Abilities
Words: 1) Deception 2) Sorcery 3) Wealth
Gifts: 1) Effort of Deception, 2) Excellence of Sorcery, 3) Adept of the Gate, 4) Liar's Flawless Grace, 5) Ever Sufficient Provenance, 6) Shadow Play.
Granted Abilities
1) may brush aside the incantations of lesser mages [sorcery]
2) As an Instant ability, the PC can Commit Effort for the scene to instantly negate any low magic spell being cast in their presence or banish or destroy any low magic construct or summoned entity. This counter does not function against theurgy r arcane powers that are merely similar to low magic spells [sorcery]
3) never short of money [wealth]
4) can always afford anything that costs 1 Wealth or less [wealth]
5) always have sufficient food, drink, and clothing for themselves and their companions, drawing it from nothingness if necessary [wealth]
Gaardia Arcane Spells (seer class)
1) penetrate weak wards against divination, such as those laid down by occultists of less than master expertise in their low magic tradition.
2) locate people or objects on a casual description
3) provide a detailed oracular description of a likely near-future event
4) create a movable scrying point in a distant location. Their scrying spells last for an hour each at most.
5) identify magic items and standing spells (enchantments)
4) detect curses, and knowing the time cast and location of the caster.
Invocations of the Gate
1) Seal of Regal Dominion
2) Trumpet of Far Utterance
3) Barred Gates of Forbiddance
4) Kiss of the Crane
Fray Die:
Gear
Weapons:
1] Long Dagger dmg 1d6, range n/a,
2] none dmg n/a, range n/a,
3] none dmg n/a, range n/a
Armor: Light [ac] 13 penalty n/a.
Shield: n/a
Items: 1) Fanciful clothing & perfumes, 2) Numerous arcane reagents
Fray Die:
Description:
Backstory:
Character 2
Main
Name: Orrin Player: Sizniche
Attributes:
Strength: 19 (+4), Dexterity: 16 (+2), Constitution: 18 (+3)
Intelligence: 13 (+1) Wisdom: 14 (+1) Charisma: 13 (+1)
HP: 11/11 AC: 22
Fortitude +5 Reflex +3 Will +2
Languages: Common, Draconic
Goal: To push his power to its absolute limit.
Facts:
1) Born in Tyvvor. Mechanical: Automatic success when pathfinding and tracking in the Camblin Region as well as recalling the geography, history, and lore of the Camblin region, and the lore and culture of Tyvvor town.
2) Local Pankration Champion. Mechanical: Automatic Success when recalliing boxing and wrestling stuff as well as some body memory.
3) Pupil of the Masters of the Strife of the Bitter Rival, who taught him its Lesser Strife.
Description:
Backstory:
Abilities
Words: 1) Might, 2) Endurance, 3) Alacrity
Gifts: 1) Body of Iron Will [Endurance], 2) Fists of Black Iron [Might], 3) Shoulders as Wide as the World [Might], 4) Stronger Than You [Might],
5) loosening God's Teeth [Might]
Granted Abilities:
1) Cannot be surprised [Alacrity]
2) Does not need to eat, sleep, drink, or breathe [Endurance],
3) Can lift or break anything that would be possible for a mortal human at peak strength [Might],
4) In single combat, rolls attack rolls twice, gets an extra attack per action, and can make one automatic save during the scene [Lesser Strife of the Bitter Rival]
Fray Die:
Gear
Weapons:
1) Fists dmg 12d4, range n/a, +5 Melee Bonus
Armor: none ac __ penalty ___
Shield: none ac __
Items: none
Character 3
Main
Name: Caesura, Player: Random Word
Level: 1
Attributes:
Strength 12 (+0), Dexterity 11 (+0), Constitution 16 (+2)
Intelligence 22 (+5), Wisdom 17 (+2) Charisma 14 (+1)
Stats: HP 10, AC 15, Effort: 2, Influence: 2 (0 spent, 2 availible), Dominion: 0 (0 spent, 0 availible)
Saving Throws: Fortitude: 3, Reflex: 6, Will: 3
Languages: 1 Common, 2 Sylvan, 3) Please choose another, 4) n/a.
Goal: To build a city that shines bright, defies the darkness, and does not fall.
Facts:
1) Faerie Queen - +2 to any mental stat or will save. You gain one lesser gift from Deception, Mind, Illusion, Memory, or Chaos as well as 2 additional effort. Cold iron weapons are treated like a magical weapon when used on you. It can bypass your damage reduction. You are helpless when bound or contained by cold iron. You cannot lie directly or break an oath.
2) Tender of the Sacred Grove - The rites and rituals of the harvest. Honouring the spirits of soil and tree and vine. The propitiation of the forest spirits and the honoured ancestors interred beneath them. The efficacious power of herbs, their harvest and preparation. She thought she knew these things. She had but taken the first timid step on a path she has now walked leagues upon. From the great heights she has reached she can barely see the spot where she had made her humble beginnings. She can't decide whether to laugh or cry. She does both. Mechanical benefits: automatic success when recalling the rites and rituals of the harvest, herbology, herb lore, and preparation of herbs.
3) Relationship: Guardian of the Last Campfire at the End of the World - She builds it. They tear it down. Where once there was a teeming settlement, now only ash. And yet life is tenacious. Something always survives, staggering out of the dark to her little beacon of hope in still smoking fields of ash. Her forlorn campfire at the end of the world. Some of them she pulled back through the black gates before their souls could move on, some were canny enough to escape, some were simply too stub
born to die, some were just lucky. They're all survivors. Each time a few more choose to follow her, and they set off with the next dawn to a new site to build it all anew. Each time a little bit faster. A little bit better. Hoping this time will be the last. GM needs to come up with mechanical benefits.
Description: Her tangled brown hair became a riot of colourful blossoms and petals, her unremarkable brown eyes scintillating jewels that promised to reveal a fragment of that infinite complexity if only the viewer would stare just a little deeper, her pale thin lips ripe with the promise of a kiss as sweet as the first harvest apple and just as red. These superficial changes did not truly separate her from what she once was. It was the knowing. Knowing what everyone would say, could say, was capable of saying if they applied themselves for years, from the moment they stepped into the room. Knowing they could never comprehend the beauty she could behold, could bring forth. Could never truly appreciate it. Often quivered in fear at the sight of it. It hardly mattered, though. They're almost all dead now, cut down and reduced to ashes by the same monstrosities who destroy everything she builds.
Backstory: Everyone knew about the ring of menhirs at the centre of the grove. Everyone knew not to go there. Except Caesura. The harvest was bad for the third year. She went to plead with whatever lived down there. Now 'not knowing' is an alien concept to her, as far remote as she is from her former friends. When some ancient fragment of divinity chose to unfold the secrets of the universe before her like a blossoming lotus of impossible beauty and complexity, it transformed her utterly and irrevocably. It filled her with the knowledge of how to create all things living and unliving, and a burning desire to build a better world, to complete a work left unfinished eons ago.
Abilities
Words: 1) Flora, 2) Death, 3) Protection, 4) Artifice
Gifts: 1) The Harvest Beckons [Greater], 2) Ten Thousand Tools [Lesser], 3 Painful Memories [Lesser]
Granted Abilities:
1) immune to all poisons [flora]
2) once per day can grow enough edible vegetation to feed up to 10 times their Godbound level worth of people [flora]
3) intimately familiar with the beauty, strength, and usefulness of all vegetation [flora]
4) Once per scene, they can negate an injury or hostile effect on an ally as an Instant action, but they cannot use this power on their own behalf. [protection]
5) can use powers and miracles of Protection to aid praying mortal petitioners who contact them via the gifts of Apotheosis as if they were present at their follower's side.[protection]
6) may command undead in their presence as an action, ordering up to one Mob of any size. Greater undead get a Spirit saving throw to resist, and cannot be commanded to self-destruct. [death]
7) create any non-magical object a normal man can carry as a round’s action, using whatever materials are to hand. While the ensuing creation may look odd, and any "foodstuffs" are inedible, it functions and lasts as well as a normal object of its type and usual substance. The hero’s crafting efforts for a day count as 100 laborers per character level when an estimate is needed.
Fray Die:
Gear
Weapons:
1_____________ dmg__ range___,
2_____________ dmg__ range___,
3____________ dmg__ range___.
Armor: _____________ ac __ penalty ___.
Shield:
Items:
Lore
Society:
The Fall of Grayce
Grayce was the Capitol of the Ptolemai Empire. Grayce was barely managing to stay under the magic population number that would summon the monsters. One day a woman from Grayce was washing clothes when a monster flew overhead, no doubt to enforce their law. This woman was sick of seeing the monsters and how the fiends filled her with dread so she sought an audience with the emporer about the issue of freeing themselves from their oppression. The Emporer thought back to the years of his own life, what he knew of his father's, what he knew of his grandfather's and realized it washigh time to do somethijng about it. He was so pompous that he bet his life and the lives of the whole city that he could take them down. Little did he know that the stakes would be even higher. He had his scientists, engineers, and blacksmiths look into making weapons capable of bringing down these fiends. 50 years after the project was started. The emporer looked upon them and was in awe. He had never seen their like. During the last 50 years, he had also commanded that those population numbers. That Night, the emporer prepared to spring his trap when the monsters came to attack. It turned out his mighty weapons weren't mighty enough, for the monsters came and burned everything including the famed weapons. The monsters weren't about to stop at Grayce. They burned the whole of the empire to ash. It seemed the smoke filled the sky forever until at last it cleared onto an empire that was no longer. The emporer's mistake, they say, was that weapons without the spark of a magic of the gods themselves would do no harm unto the monsters
-- The bard's song, The Fall of Grayce.
Races/Languages:
NPC Races
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Dragons
Monsters
Angels aka gods
Ascended ones
Faerie
Shades
Low Folk (NPC)
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Humans
Elves
Furrykin
languages
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Common
Elven -- a language spoken by elves
Sylvan -- a language spoken by fey
Mothertongue -- a deriviation of Sylvan spoken by Druids and Mystics
Draconic -- a language spoken by dragons, hedgemages, sorcerers, and wizards
Celestial -- a language spoken by Angels
Azyrithian -- a language once spoken by the Azyrithian aka primordials aka gods
Divine -- a deriviation of Azyrithian spoken by theurges
no languages are off-limits to the godbound
Low Magic
==The Druids of Doushou== replaces the empty way and it has the same tiers, capable of doing the same things plus healing. Apprentices can heal 1d4 damage. Adepts can heal 1d6. Masters can heal 2d6. Archdruids can heal 2d10 divided among up to 4 targets within 10 feet of eachother. These druids revere nature and the teachings of the Angel Idreia.
==The Druidic order== the same as above minus the angel.
==The Sin Eaters of Dourah== in the area around Taar Valaan
==The Arcane Order of Gaardia==
==The Divine Order of Gaaria==
==Mystics== This replaces the Merciful Hand and have the same tiers with the same spells/abilities except that masters can lift curses and dispel effects cast in the last 24 hours as long as was not high magic or divine gifts/miracles that cast it and archmages can lift curses and dispel effects cast any amount of time ago as long as was not high magic or divine gifts/miracles that cast it. It is both a religion and a low magic class. These are wandering spellcasters who wander around doing things like healing, lifting curses, teaching, etc. They worship no deities, but spirituality in itself. Wandering is part of their religious practice. It is somewhat rare to have more than one Mystic in one place unless one is an apprentices. Apprentces often shadow a higher tier of mystics. Although they do not worship deities but their devotion to their saints is greater than the irl catholic church.
==Hedgemages==
same as written
Wild Magic
1) why wild magic? it makes gameplay interesting.
2) wild magic is considered a form of high magic.
3) Two facts are required for a PC to possess wild magic.
4) wild magic spells demand a price. The price may be a quest or trial, something you must sacrifice, or something else determined by the GM.
5) you may modify the casting time, duration, range, power (spell penetration), and/or damage at will.
6) the price is higher the more modifications that are applied.
7) you may choose 3 theurgie spells but are considered wild magic not theurgie. These spells retain their degrees, which are also reflective of price.
8) In addition, you may perform minor spells with no price.
9) the GM chooses the price which is paid AFTER the spell is cast.
10) If the price is not paid, the spell is reversed and its affects/damage is applied to you. The intended target receives bonuses chosen by the GM.
11) For additional (after the original two) related fact, you get 2 more spells.
Maps
CAMBLIN CITY (need to reformat map)
- Beastiary
OOC
Random Word:
Sizniche
@Tachyonb do you want our characters to have met before, or has fate just pulled three Godbound into a tavern in a tiny town seemingly by chance?
caecgirl
give us more to work with! What draws our eyes to a musician who hasn't started playing yet? Why do we care about him? Do we see each other? Because I kind of feel like the huge shirtless scarred warrior-god, the divinely charming god of ostentatious wealth, and the faerie might command the attention of the room. I'm honestly a litle bit surprised they let Caesura in at all 
Faeries usually aren't well received in many settings, what with the murdering and kidnapping and whatnot. Maybe fae are nicer in this world.
Sizniche:
Random Word
Since Orrin is basically the hometown hero, he could just be someone you guys' characters meet here. I'd imagine you might actually be the only one that draws any real attention since Orrin is a known quantity in town, and Kritas can probably hide who he is :vP
caecgirl:
Random Word
if ur eyes are drawn to him , u must care. but that, ultimately is up to you. i will se4e what i can do, though. Cae could be in disguise.
caecgirl:
Random Word
u gotta ask him or someone else. thats how my other party figured it out.
caecgirl:
u guys mind if i post a second time here in reply? don't want siz to unknowingly steal the bard's thunder... and possible pickup line.
Sizniche:
caecgirl
Nawp, lol. Reply when you feel the timing is appropriate.
Random Word
question, How tall exactly is Caesura? Because it might help in the description of my post to know if she's taller or shorter than Orrin, and I've already determined how tall Orrin is in my own head :-P
Random Word:
Sizniche
Uhh, let's say 7 ft. That seems about faerie-tall 
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Sizniche:
Random Word
Okiedoke. Orrin is 6' 10", so almost as tall
I had to ask, since it sounded from your post that they'd be about the same height, and I was right lol
caecgirl:
Random Word
i picture faerie as shorter than humans/elves
Sizniche:
caecgirl
Maybe it's something special about being the Fae Queen 
Random Word:
caecgirl
oops. Uh, well, we can edit that right quick if you like. Fae in mythology have often had widely varying heights, but I figured (incorrectly, clearly) a Faerie Queen would probably be pretty tall. You tell me how tall Caesura ought to be, then - like really short? Just ordinary short?
caecgirl:
Random Word
uh i donno...5' for males? for females, uh less. that's about the size of dwarves too right?
Tachyon:
Kritas also lives in the town, so it would seem extremely likely that Orrin and Kritas know each other. He doesn't hide who he is at this moment, or generally really.Since Orrin is basically the hometown hero, he could just be someone you guys' characters meet here. I'd imagine you might actually be the only one that draws any real attention since Orrin is a known quantity in town, and Kritas can probably hide who he is :vP
I don't know how politically savvy Orrin is, but regardless he would know that Kritas serves as an advisor for whoever is in charge of Camblin. If he's more in-tune with things, he might now that Kritas has a bit more influence than usual, but it is all 'soft power'. He advises, and is very good at making his case in the halls of power, but he doesn't rule.
Perhaps Kritas has served as a sort of 'quest giver' to Orrin in the past? He's a wizard and good at finding things out. Perhaps Kritas has identified threats to the town and told Orrin about them, and then Orrin goes and kick the ass of whatever the threat it.
What would we know of Caesura? What is known about the Fae, and how are they viewed by others? Do we know what a Fae queen is? I'm not very familiar with D&D-esque settings in general, so you may have to clarify things a bit Caecgirl
Edit: I realized we started in the town of Tybor, not Camblin City. Still, perhaps Orrin is well-known enough that Kritas would have sought him out when ne'er do-wells of epic proportion were afoot?
Random Word:
I don't know about Fae in this world, but in general faeries are rapacious and deadly trickster spirits of nature. In Godbound's traditional setting, from what I understand fae are some kind of ancient ascended mortal, nowhere near as puissant as a Made God but effectively magic transhumanists changing their own nature. In D&D they do some stuff with the Seelie and Unseelie courts - basically good-ish and evil faeries being separate but connected. In D&D fae also often have seasonal courts and a complex feudal hierarchy. I don't know if we're running D&D faeries straight here. Faeries can usually grant quite powerful blessings, but they'll try to trick mortals into getting what they want and offer very unfair deals. Since they have to abide by the deals they agree to, very clever mortals can outwit faeries and walk away with a prize. Faeries are often capricious and obsessive - if a mortal catches their eye because of beauty, wit, talent, etc, they try to entice the mortal to join them at court and trap them there for entertainment, or simply kidnap them by force.What would we know of Caesura? What is known about the Fae, and how are they viewed by others? Do we know what a Fae queen is? I'm not very familiar with D&D-esque settings in general, so you may have to clarify things a bit Caecgirl
Basically, your average peasant is terrified of faeries, and wants to ward them off or propitiate them so they stay happy and don't come knocking, and really doesn't want to make them angry. They're the sort of thing heroes test their wits against.
If I had taken the Word of Desire and made Caesura more socially inclined, she would be more in line with a traditional faeries, but I could still play her as a traditional faerie.
I don't know if Caesura was born a faerie in a community of faeries, or if whatever empowered her transformed her - either way works for me and I left it ambiguous - but I've decided she has a compulsion to build and grow in a world where cities of any size and infrastructure are ruthlessly razed to the ground by horrors in the night. The fragment of divinity that empowered her was obsessed with growth, evolution, and cultivation. It laments its great works left unfinished.
So putting it all together, I expect that if you've heard of Caesura it's probably one of the following tales:
An evil and malicious spirit who commands the unquiet dead and lures innocent peasants in with feast tables laden to breaking with food and drink. She bewitches heroes and skilled artisans to help build and defend her dark palace. Those foolish enough to follow their stomachs or ensorcelled by her fell magics are inevitably caught when the horrors from the dark descend to destroy this offence against the natural order of things. She works with the horrors to weaken communities by drawing away their best and brightest into her trap.
A strange and pitiful spirit cursed by some power to endlessly build beautiful gardens overflowing with food in a palace filled with fine things and courtiers living and dead, only to watch it all reduced to ashes by the encroaching darkness again. Stay far away if you know what's good for you, but if you must accept her gifts, take them and run before the horrors come. If you let her bewitch you into staying, you'll burn with the fields, or worse: join her undying host, cursed to follow her forever.
https://www.rpnation.com/posts/11524754/react?reaction_id=1
caecgirl:
Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann - 1968
changed the lyrics a bit
"Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Orinn"
Sizniche:
Since we're talking rumors the other characters may have heard, Orrin is the kind of person that kind of gets mentioned around Camblin like an urban legend; he's not legendary in the sense of having epic poems or mythological tales written about him (yet!), but instead you'll occasionally hear someone in someplace like Camblin City insist there's an unbeatable boxer who lives in Tyvvor and someone else saying they'll believe it when they see it. This leads to a lot of people travelling to Tyvvor to fight him and seeing his ability firsthand, which may or may not be the cause of more people insisting on the legend.
Of course, the town of Tyvvor knows him and knows he's a good fighter in a brawl, though very few know his true nature since he doesn't go out of his way to out himself and doesn't go too hard on people who challenge him. At their discretion,
Tachyon
Tachyon
can have Kritas have witnessed one of his fights yesterday, and, being a divinely empowered being himself, know there's something more to Orrin.
Random Word:
Ah, oops. I assumed Orrin wasn't keeping such a low profile. 'Is good at boxing' probably wouldn't be enough to attract Caesura's interest, but maybe? I was more thinking, 'Can defeat a hundred men in the ring without breaking a sweat.'
Sizniche:
That's fair, I shoulda clarified :vPAh, oops. I assumed Orrin wasn't keeping such a low profile. 'Is good at boxing' probably wouldn't be enough to attract Caesura's interest, but maybe? I was more thinking, 'Can defeat a hundred men in the ring without breaking a sweat.'
to be fair, he can do the latter thing. Hell, maybe he pushed his luck recently with a particularly spectacular brawl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Random Word:
Or people are telling very tall tales about him, and they've gotten out of hand They're now accidentally telling the truth.
Sizniche:
After a few days of adventuring togetherOr people are telling very tall tales about him, and they've gotten out of hand They're now accidentally telling the truth.
"I still don't know what you want with me, I'm just a humble boxer"
"You just defeated a tavern filled with elite soldiers... with a single punch."
"... Just a humble boxer
"
Random Word:
This all started because some peasant two towns over told Caesura Orrin had defeated a hundred men in the ring without breaking a sweat. His cousin one town over had actually told him Orrin had defeated a hundred men in the ring and never broke a sweat, but didn't mention it was over the course of a hundred matches, because he assumed that was obvious.
Sizniche:
Random Word
Random Word
I can't help but imagine the servitors as looking like the clockwork soldiers ftom Dishonored 2 even though im pretty sure from the description they're supposed to be some form of undead
Tachyon:
And Orrin knows a thing or two about Words of strength! huehuehue"'Hero' might be a bit of a strong word, don't you think?"
caecgirl:
BTW, i added this to the lore yesterday:
Grayce was the Capitol of the Ptolemai Empire. Grayce was barely managing to stay under the magic population number that would summon the monsters. One day a woman from Grayce was washing clothes when a monster flew overhead, no doubt to enforce their law. This woman was sick of seeing the monsters and how the fiends filled her with dread so she sought an audience with the emporer about the issue of freeing themselves from their oppression. The Emporer thought back to the years of his own life, what he knew of his father's, what he knew of his grandfather's and realized it washigh time to do somethijng about it. He was so pompous that he bet his life and the lives of the whole city that he could take them down. Little did he know that the stakes would be even higher. He had his scientists, engineers, and blacksmiths look into making weapons capable of bringing down these fiends. 50 years after the project was started. The emporer looked upon them and was in awe. He had never seen their like. During the last 50 years, he had also commanded that those population numbers. That Night, the emporer prepared to spring his trap when the monsters came to attack. It turned out his mighty weapons weren't mighty enough, for the monsters came and burned everything including the famed weapons. The monsters weren't about to stop at Grayce. They burned the whole of the empire to ash. It seemed the smoke filled the sky forever until at last it cleared onto an empire that was no longer. The emporer's mistake, they say, was that weapons without the spark of a magic of the gods themselves would do no harm unto the monsters
-- The bard's song, The Fall of Grayce.
caecgirl:
Feel free to make stuff up. this is not only a roleplaying game, it could be a round-robin story telling experience (within the rules i set up)!What would we know of Caesura? What is known about the Fae, and how are they viewed by others? Do we know what a Fae queen is? I'm not very familiar with D&D-esque settings in general, so you may have to clarify things a bit Caecgirl
caecgirl:
try to stay in order
Sizniche:
inb4 the entire plot is Kritas and Caesura in a battle of wits for control of the party supersoldier
Random Word:
Random Word said:
"My name is Caesura."
caecgirl said:
"You aren't getting rid of Zaal Torvin that easily, Miss...?"
Did Zaal miss the introduction, or was that a continuity error?
caecgirl
more context as to the first part?
Random Word:
Oh, Zaal is looking for more names or titles?
caecgirl:
btw, is caesura pronounced like que sera by any chance?
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que sera, sera)
Song by Doris Day
Random Word:
caecgirl:
btw, is caesura pronounced like que sera by any chance?
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que sera, sera)
Song by Doris Day
As a Greek word it's pronounced say-soo-rah, but que sera (sera) is a great name
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Oh, Zaal is looking for more names or titles?
hmm i guess she did introduce herself to Orrin, but that was within earshot.
caecgirl:
Random Word:
As a Greek word it's pronounced say-soo-rah, but que sera (sera) is a great name
the meaning is kind of poignant for ur char.
Random Word:
I wanted to clarify if Zaal just didn't hear (it's a bar, it could be noisy again if people have somehow gotten over all the strangeness already!) or if he was asking a different question.
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Oh, Zaal is looking for more names or titles?
no asking her name
Sizniche:
caecgirl
is my base strength enough to break a sword without having to spend an effort point on a miracle?
Random Word:
Sizniche:
@caecgirl is my base strength enough to break a sword without having to spend an effort point on a miracle?
You have the Word of Might The question isn't can you break a mundane object of no particular plot relevance, merely if you wish to. The rules say for tasks within the purview of a bound word, you only roll for truly superhuman feats, and only completely impossible feats require a miracle. It also calls out that 'showing off' never costs effort. This isn't an important plot point. You can just choose whether you want to reveal you can shatter a sword. Even if a miracle is required, you can use a free 'showing off' miracle, if you like.
Likewise, when Caesura asks you to strike or spar with one of her servitors, you can just narrate how you completely annihilate it, play with it, or conceal your power. Caesura will intervene to prevent it from being destroyed if you try to completely annihilate it, though.
Sizniche:
Random Word said:
You have the Word of Might The question isn't can you break a mundane object of no particular plot relevance, merely if you wish to. The rules say for tasks within the purview of a bound word, you only roll for truly superhuman feats, and only completely impossible feats require a miracle. It also calls out that 'showing off' never costs effort. This isn't an important plot point. You can just choose whether you want to reveal you can shatter a sword. Even if a miracle is required, you can use a free 'showing off' miracle, if you like.
Likewise, when Caesura asks you to strike or spar with one of her servitors, you can just narrate how you completely annihilate it, play with it, or conceal your power. Caesura will intervene to prevent it from being destroyed if you try to completely annihilate it, though.
Fair fair lol
I was lowkey hoping the servitor fight would be a fight with actual stats just so I could use Loosening God's Teeth and one-shot it lmao
Random Word:
Sizniche said:
Fair fair lol
I was lowkey hoping the servitor fight would be a fight with actual stats just so I could use Loosening God's Teeth and one-shot it lmao
Hey, if that will be fun for you, go to town Caesura can rebuild poor Otek and rebind his soul.
Tachyon
I think Kritas just follows out to the field and observes for now. I def feel like the "camera" would focus on Orrin as he responds to Caesura's challenge. So feel free to post, Sizniche, Kritas doesn't have anything to add at the moment.
Random Word:
Taking turns is all well and good, but sometimes the moment just doesn't call for a character to be in the limelight. Turns are secondary to keeping the scene flowing.
Sizniche:
Sorry about the foot-dragging on my reply, I'll try to get a post up tonight C:
Sizniche:
Sorry that took so long
Sizniche:
Random Word
Eh, I'll save Loosening Gods' Teeth for a more serious fight, and just use this fight to show off his Lesser Strife. Don't wanna flex the powers too hard too soon, ey?
Random Word:
You have to wait for the appropriate Shonen power up moment to dramatically unveil it.
Sizniche:
Random Word Random Word Tachyon Tachyon Ok so I have an idea. I could just describe how Orrin wins the fight...
or...
We could roll it out as an actual fight, and while they're watching what's going on, Caesura and Kritas can have a conversation where they try to size each other up.
Thoughts?
Random Word:
I think that conversation can happen either way, and our GM might have some actual plot they want to get to.
You're welcome to roll out a real fight, either rolling both sides yourself, or having the GM roll the opposition if they're interested in demonstrating how combat works, or just narrate a victory.
Either way I'll edit my post to ask Kritas a question while they wait, because that's just a good idea.
Sizniche:
I'll just describe it over the course of a few posts, now that I think about it it seems unnecessary to break out the dice if we don't have to C:
Tachyon:
Sizniche said:
Sorry about the foot-dragging on my reply, I'll try to get a post up tonight C:
No worries, I don't think we've discussed post-frequency? I've really enjoyed myself so far, but I don't know if I can promise daily posts on my end. I usually aim for about 3posts/week, but have been known to exceed that. Best get when the getting is good, so to speak
caecgirl:
Tachyon said:
No worries, I don't think we've discussed post-frequency? I've really enjoyed myself so far, but I don't know if I can promise daily posts on my end. I usually aim for about 3posts/week, but have been known to exceed that. Best get when the getting is good, so to speak
all icare about is the worst case scenerio
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Taking turns is all well and good, but sometimes the moment just doesn't call for a character to be in the limelight. Turns are secondary to keeping the scene flowing.
i could reply now but im waiting...
Random Word:
caecgirl said:
i could reply now but im waiting...
Up to you, but Sizniche expressed an interest in the conversation making progress while he described his fight. You don't have to wait if the conversation flows naturally.
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Up to you, but Sizniche expressed an interest in the conversation making progress while he described his fight. You don't have to wait if the conversation flows naturally.
i guess if everyone is fine with it, its ok. if anyone starts to feel left out, pls let us know
caecgirl:
caecgirl said:
He begins to tell the tale of Sisyphus, a man condemned to attempt to roll a rock uphill for all eternity in the underworld.
the text says everyone makes a will/spirit save or be enthralled by the story to the extent that you cannot perform any other action. I know its kind of a screwy ability to show off, but i didnt want to do the same action as my other rp group which was to create a simple illusion.
Random Word:
Okay, so... all saving throws are DC 16, and Caesura has a +3 Spirit Save. Not good odds. Wow, so even at a +6 Evasion she only has a 50/50 chance to make a save. Okay, so saves are very risky in this game at low levels, but at high levels saves almost always succeed. Interesting. I wonder if at higher levels there are ways to give your opponents penalties to save so your save-allowing abilities aren't useless.
Haha, a 5. Caesura completely fails. Excellent
Zaal's storytelling will probably cause the fight between Orrin and Otek to come to an abrupt halt, but that's okay. Orrin can always have already won the fight before the story started if he'd like.
Random Word threw 20-faced dice Reason: Spirit Save +3 DC16 Total: 2
caecgirl:
good point. btw, even if is awkward, i'd rather see the rolls in here. that means u gotta make a message first, edit it, then roll.Random Word said:
Okay, so... all saving throws are DC 16, and Caesura has a +3 Spirit Save. Not good odds. Wow, so even at a +6 Evasion she only has a 50/50 chance to make a save. Okay, so saves are very risky in this game at low levels, but at high levels saves almost always succeed. Interesting. I wonder if at higher levels there are ways to give your opponents penalties to save so your save-allowing abilities aren't useless.
Haha, a 5. Caesura completely fails. Excellent
Random Word:
Pardon, you would like all rolls to be in the OoC thread? Okay, no problem.
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Pardon, you would like all rolls to be in the OoC thread? Okay, no problem.
yes please
btw, great job, random word
Sizniche:
Random Word said:
Otek takes a fighting stance, and from behind his back and within the linen wrapping his bones he unfolds two extra pairs of arms, gauntleted like the pair extending from his shoulders but otherwise unarmoured. He raises all three pairs of arms and nods to Orrin.
Okay, Otek is definitely a Clockwork Soldier. lol
EDIT: Let's make that sa-- aaaaand he bungles it
Sizniche threw 20-faced dice Reason: +2 Spirit save lesgoooo Total: 2
Tachyon:
I'm figuring out how to roll dice.
Also, remember that Godbound can Commit an Effort for the day after failing a saving throw to simply count it as a success! So will make a post of Kritas passing, regardless of dice result.
Edit: come to think of it, maybe it would be more fun to be a bit enthralled. Will see what the dice says.
Tachyon threw 20-faced dice Reason: Enthrall me baby. +4 Total: 16
Tachyon:
Okay, I think I'll wait for Orrin do to things so that the post don't feel as 'time-jumpy'.
caecgirl:
i think enough have failed that you can see Zaal's point. Well not first hand, but from Orinn anyway.
caecgirl:
could have shadow walked to demonstrate.,..story might be too powerful. entralling tale etc arent even gifts. neither would the shadow walk one.
Random Word:
Oh? What are enthralling tale and shadow walk if not Gifts? Some kind of artefact or spell effect?
caecgirl:
granted abilities
Random Word:
Mysterious! I'm not familiar enough with the setting and rules to know what that implies, but maybe others do.
caecgirl:
well some words have things u get from the word itself...things too simple normally for a godbound to need to put any energy into whatsoever. so dont even cost gift points. i thought we all got this concept in character creation. i looked at the character sheet and thought "there's no where to write these down so made sure to include it in my sheets."
Random Word:
Ohhh, so Granted Abilities are the things Words give you just for Binding them. Now I get it
caecgirl:
Tachyon said:
Also, remember that Godbound can Commit an Effort for the day after failing a saving throw to simply count it as a success! So will make a post of Kritas passing, regardless of dice result.
my personal philosophy is to only do that with things I can't afford to fail. So its really impossible to make saving throws harder when u can commit effort to automatically pass. Maybe I should limit that.
Random Word
caecgirl said:
my personal philosophy is to only do that with things I can't afford to fail. So its really impossible to make saving throws harder when u can commit effort to automatically pass. Maybe I should limit that.
Committing Effort for the day to automatically pass is a big cost! We can only do that a few times per day, and if we do, we can't use any of our fancy powers anymore. I think it's rare you'll see players spend Effort to pass a save unless the consequences of failure are truly dire.
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Committing Effort for the day to automatically pass is a big cost! We can only do that a few times per day, and if we do, we can't use any of our fancy powers anymore. I think it's rare you'll see players spend Effort to pass a save unless it's the consequences of failure are truly dire.
ok u have a point
Sizniche:
I'll try to finish my post today, I'm not actually used to daily posting frequency in a PbP lol
caecgirl:
dont feel forced to post more often than u feel like
Tachyon:
Sizniche said:
I'll try to finish my post today, I'm not actually used to daily posting frequency in a PbP lol
No rush
Sizniche:
ahrite i had an energy drink today so i think today is the day fr this time
Tachyon:
Sizniche said:
awrite i had an energy drink today so i think today is the day fr this time
You can do it! I know when I get behind in pbp, it causes some anxiety in regards of that game which in turns triggers avoidance behavior..
No idea if that's ever been your experience, but don't stress too much about it. I'll make a post today regardless, and if you are feeling drained or whatevs we can just post around you for a while and keep the ball rolling, then post like a summary of what has transpired (feeling like I have to read a novella can also keep me from posting sometimes when I've fallen behind).
Sizniche:
It's not even that I make elaborate posts, its that im a depressive mf who can't work up the energy sometimes but im on a caffeine high rn and feel like i could fight god
Tachyon:
I know the feel, bro/broette/brochetarion.
And since this is a godbound game, fighting god is a real possiblity.
caecgirl:
zaal isnt gonna reply right away if ever. random or siz could answer as well
Sizniche:
ok my upcoming post might be a lil long since i ended up describing most of the fight lol
caecgirl:
ok i think i chose the wrong abililty to demonstrate...
Sizniche:
caecgirl said:
ok i think i chose the wrong ability to demonstrate...
we all make booboos sometimes C:
Sizniche;
I just had a thought; hypothetically, if Orrin could get a Strength of 27, would that still only be a +5 modifier?
Random Word:
Yes, RAW. The rules don't have any provision for going beyond 22.
Sizniche:
aw :^P
Random Word:
It still applies just fine to checks, though. You don't apply your modifier to strength checks, you just subtract your attribute from 21 to find the DC. So you'd have a DC of -6, meaning you had a 90% chance to succeed on even the most incredible feats of strength possible for a human (+8). That's the thing about attributes in Godbound - they're kind of irrelevant. They're just for little toy tasks, and are completely outclassed by Words.
I guess maybe Str and Dex are good for combat? I'm actually not sure if they're used for much. Oh, Dex applies to AC. So yeah, I think the physical stat bonuses are actually useful for something, where the mental stats are mostly just for decoration. Caesura will almost certainly never roll with her 22 Int, and her +5 int bonus is only contributing to her Evasion save. Likewise with Charisma, if you have 22 Cha you almost certainly have a bound Word that makes it obsolete.
Caesura doesn't even have a bound Word like Desire, but even she can spend an Effort on a Miracle to make everyone who witnesses her consider her the most important person in their life instantly, making Cha kind of redundant. The only reason I wanted her to have 22 Cha was vanity.
Sizniche:
The reason I ask is bcuz I saw the Frenzy word in the homebrew list and the Greater Frenzy gift for it. It honestly wouldn't even fit the character (at least, not as he is now,) but the idea of having 27 Strength in a system where having more than 18 in a stat is an extreme rarity just tickles me in a way i cant explain
Random Word:
Sizniche said:
The reason I ask is bcuz I saw the Frenzy word in the homebrew list and the Greater Frenzy gift for it. It honestly wouldn't even fit the character (at least, not as he is now,) but the idea of having 27 Strength in a system where having more than 18 in a stat is an extreme rarity just tickles me in a way i cant explain
I completely understand - it's up the to ST if they want to extend the modifier table to give it a +6. Given 16 -> +3; 18 -> +4; 22 -> +5 we can infer that maybe 26 -> +6, 28 -> +6, or 30 -> +6, depending on whether we're switching to a regime of +1 every 4 attribute points, increasing the attribute increment by +2 for each bonus step, or doubling the attribute increment for each +1 modifier after +3. We don't have enough information to really say what the pattern is.
Edit: Oh wait, is it 18 is +3, 19 is +4, and 22 is +5? That's even weirder.
Unrelated, but wow the Frenzy word is insane. Followers' Rewards and Fervor of the Righteous are both crazy for Lesser powers, and FotR especially looks absurdly broken. Linear bonus scaling on number of followers? So if you get a hundred people together to follow you, you get +200 to hit, +200 damage, and +200 on saving throws? And all your followers have DR <your level> to prevent them from being slaughtered en masse by AoE? Paired with Pulling God's Teeth you could one-shot almost anything in existence. What has more than 200 HD?
Sizniche:
Random Word said:
Unrelated, but wow the Frenzy word is insane. Followers' Rewards and Fervor of the Righteous are both crazy for Lesser powers, and FotR especially looks absurdly broken. Linear bonus scaling on number of followers? So if you get a hundred people together to follow you, you get +200 to hit, +200 damage, and +200 on saving throws? And all your followers have DR <your level> to prevent them from being slaughtered en masse by AoE? Paired with Pulling God's Teeth you could one-shot almost anything in existence. What has more than 200 HD?
I guess this is kind of where gifts come back around to rendering large numbers useless. Yes, theoretically a Might/Frenzy character with a hundred minio--err, followers, can one-shot four Made Gods in one hit with Loosening God's Teeth, but those Made Gods would also have gifts to help negate or mitigate that.
Though it would be fun to carry around a sack full of mooks and become a DB Super character.
caecgirl:
Random Word said:
Unrelated, but wow the Frenzy word is insane. Followers' Rewards and Fervor of the Righteous are both crazy for Lesser powers, and FotR especially looks absurdly broken. Linear bonus scaling on number of followers? So if you get a hundred people together to follow you, you get +200 to hit, +200 damage, and +200 on saving throws? And all your followers have DR <your level> to prevent them from being slaughtered en masse by AoE? Paired with Pulling God's Teeth you could one-shot almost anything in existence. What has more than 200 HD?
hmmm good point. per...whats a realistic number of worshippers in a late godboundgame? no one really gave me a lot of criticcal info on my homebrew words.
Sizniche:
caecgirl said:
hmmm good point. per...whats a realistic number of worshippers in a late godboundgame? no one really gave me a lot of criticcal info on my homebrew words.
My recommendation would be that the Frenzy word be forbidden to Free Divinities, and that the bonuses of Fervor of the Righteous be equal to the Faction Power rank of your Godbound cult, at absolute most. Even in late game, a +4 or +5 bonus to basically everything relevant to combat is YUGE
Of course, this means Orrin won't get to use it since I plan for him to be a Free Divinity, but hey, what can ya do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I would also advise to avoid gifts that are flat bonuses as much as possible, since Godbound itself makes a point to try and avoid that as it doesn't really align with the ruleset's more narrative-oriented design philosophy, but that's all up to you.
Sizniche:
Also, I'm gonna wait for a response from either Zaal or Kritas before I do my next post.
Tachyon:
Dunno if you had anything in mind as far as the hierarchy for the Arcane Order caecgirl caecgirl , but I am imagining that they are ruled by a council of wizards called Magi (singular Magus), and that Kritas would be on said council. Not sure if that's more than you had in mind, if so we can just have 'Magus' be some form of lower title
caecgirl:
Sizniche said:
Though it would be fun to carry around a sack full of mooks and become a DB Super character.
Sizniche Sizniche I would rule that saibamen don't count
caecgirl:
I guess this is kind of where gifts come back around to rendering large numbers useless. Yes, theoretically a Might/Frenzy character with a hundred minio--err, followers, can one-shot four Made Gods in one hit with Loosening God's Teeth, but those Made Gods would also have gifts to help negate or mitigate that.
Though it would be fun to carry around a sack full of mooks and become a DB Super character.
Sizniche
I would rule that saibamen don't count rock n roll, tachyon
tachyon said:
Dunno if you had anything in mind as far as the hierarchy for the Arcane Order caecgirl caecgirl , but I am imagining that they are ruled by a council of wizards called Magi (singular Magus), and that Kritas would be on said council. Not sure if that's more than you had in mind, if so we can just have 'Magus' be some form of lower title
rock n roll, tachyon
Tachyon said:
I'll be abel to get an IC post up tomorrow
caecgirl said:
cool beans
tachyon said:
Indeed
Sizniche said:
Sorry I havent responded yet :C
tachyon said:
I thought you waited for Kritas to respond to Caesura. Thought the story flowed better that way
sizniche said:
I did say I was gonna respond when both of you had responded, but this does help. I should be able to get a response done today C:
sizniche said:
Less detail than I hoped, but I got it out. Haven't been feeling well today.
Tachyon said:
I will get a post up either later today or tomorrow
Tachyon said:
Should we wrap the first IC scene here? Kritas will maginform Camblin, everyome gathers there stuff, and next scene we are all traveling to what Orrin needs to deal with?
sizniche said:
Sure, lemme get a post in tonightShould we wrap the first IC scene here? Kritas will maginform Camblin, everyome gathers there stuff, and next scene we are all traveling to what Orrin needs to deal with?
caecgirl said:
if u havent i can make the wrapping up happen
Sizniche said:
ooooh, this sounds like a surprise. I like surprises! Do it.if u havent i can make the wrapping up happen
caecgirl said:
i told myself i wasnt gonna force the plot, just stating that i could. i could just put us on the path out of town. getting there rp wise is better
Sizniche said:
the way you phrased that, i thought you were gonna have Orrin's "problem" drop in on us here in towni told myself i wasnt gonna force the plot, just stating that i could. i could just put us on the path out of town. getting there rp wise is better
caecgirl said:
there's a thought...
random word said:
So how does combat work in this game? Should Caesura even participate, given Orrin is so good at beating things up? I don't mind letting him just go to town on this thing while I watch.
caecgirl said:
3 ppl attacking this thing in my other game took it down in 4 rounds, but that was with straight damage. As for how combat works, allies would normally go first, if not for Faster Than Thought. Allies roll a dexterity check (1d20+dex mod+level) to determine turn order. To use a physical attack, roll attack (1d20+str mod or dex mod if it's ranged). Then roll damage if the attack roll matches or exceeds the target's AC. As for the skullosaur's attack... Critical hit. Crit confirmation isnt done in this game right? So, damage is doubled. Nvm the 16. Familiarizing myself with the system. 7 + str mod = 12. doubled is 24. is the normal damage reduction done after you double it? If so, then 8 damage. I'm gonna read up oncritical hits. There is a chance it deals 6. I think it's 6.
caecgirl
threw 20-faced dice Reason: attack roll Total: 36
caecgirl
threw 10-faced dice Reason: damage roll Total: 7
Sizniche said:
>12 turns of straight damage
oh no
Sizniche said:
Also, Sin Nomine games don't have critical hits in general because it makes the game too lethal. In essence, the autohit on a 20 is this game's version of a crit. It's also why that table exists, since it puts a cap on how lethal a normal attack can be
Also also wtf why it got a +5 str mod O-o I already have a feeling this might already be a TPK since Orrin is the only "true" fighter
caecgirl said:
ok 3 dmg then
--> Also also wtf why it got a +5 str mod O-o
22 str
--> I already have a feeling this might already be a TPK since Orrin is the only "true" fighter
caecgirl said:
zaal's initiative roll
add 3 to the roll
result 16
caecgirl
threw 20-faced dice Reason: initiative Total: 13
Painful Memories [Lesser]
On Turn - Commit Effort
The Godbound overwhelms a victim with the memory of physical pain or emotional agony, fresh as if it were in the moment. Their gaze becomes a weapon with a 200' range doing a 1d10 damage die against thinking creatures, including animals, save for those who have never actually experienced suffering. Against humans and other sentient life, it always does at least 1 point of damage, even on a miss. A target reduced to zero hit points may commit suicide or simply collapse in helpless agony; the power alone cannot kill.
So if I understand this correctly, in any scene where Caesura commits effort she can attack a target for 1d10 (... mental? Emotional?) damage. It's a gaze attack, so she... doesn't have to roll to hit? Or rolls to hit with d20+Int? The text goes on to talk about what happens if you miss, but how do you miss an attack that just involves looking at the target? Anyway, so she rolls 1d10 damage, then it goes through this table:
Damage Roll Damage Taken 1 or less None 2 – 5 1 point 6 – 9 2 points 10 or more 4 points
And for this power, even if you roll a 1 (or somehow miss looking at someone?) you still do 1 damage. I notice you're adding Strength to your total, so you rolled a 7, added 5, got a 12, and 12 is '10 or more' on the table, so 4 damage? Do mental attacks add Intelligence or something to damage?
Sizniche said:
I think attacks that have no attack rolls have no modifiers to damage in order to tilt (especially one-on-one) combat in favor of more physical characters, but I am horrendously biased in my reading there so absolutely do not take my word for that, lmaoSo if I understand this correctly, in any scene where Caesura commits effort she can attack a target for 1d10 (... mental? Emotional?) damage. It's a gaze attack, so she... doesn't have to roll to hit? Or rolls to hit with d20+Int? The text goes on to talk about what happens if you miss, but how do you miss an attack that just involves looking at the target? Anyway, so she rolls 1d10 damage, then it goes through this table:
And for this power, even if you roll a 1 (or somehow miss looking at someone?) you still do 1 damage. I notice you're adding Strength to your total, so you rolled a 7, added 5, got a 12, and 12 is '10 or more' on the table, so 4 damage? Do mental attacks add Intelligence or something to damage?Damage Roll Damage Taken 1 or less None 2 – 5 1 point 6 – 9 2 points 10 or more 4 points
also, of course, DM has final say
EDIT: chotto matte, it has an attack roll? Weird. I guess it would have a modifier then? Cuz it seems to imply mechanically works like a literal mind-weapon???
caecgirl said:
im u;sing 1/3 instead of a table for normal damage...and i thought that was onlyt for weapon attacks. Wishful thinking but I had hoped u would have rolled initiative at the end of your questions
Sizniche said:
no, the book makes a point to specify that the table rolls apply to all damage unless specified otherwise.im u;sing 1/3 instead of a table for normal damage...and i thought that was onlyt for weapon attacks. Wishful thinking but I had hoped u would have rolled initiative at the end of your questions
Otherwise, Orrin would be completely and utterly gimped as a character since he's based around "weapon" attacks lmao
caecgirl said:
does it have a saving throw?Random Word said:
So if I understand this correctly, in any scene where Caesura commits effort she can attack a target for 1d10 (... mental? Emotional?) damage. It's a gaze attack, so she... doesn't have to roll to hit? Or rolls to hit with d20+Int? The text goes on to talk about what happens if you miss, but how do you miss an attack that just involves looking at the target? Anyway, so she rolls 1d10 damage, then it goes through this table...
- Rulings
1. attribute checks. 1d20+attribute mod vs opposing attribute score.
2. saving throw checks. 1d20+saving throw vs opposing attribute score.
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