[OOC thread]Hall of the Braves [Alliance of the Renewal]

I don't like pair numbers. Plus I noted you had some lacks in a few fields, which the new guy will probably compensate.


Plus it will give me nice opportunities to split forces and cover more ground in terms of progress, if you stick o this game, you will go far.
 
Lack in what fields? We have EVERYTHING.....


And wouldn't pair numbers (by pair numbers, I assume you mean even....) be best for splitting groups up? Then you have equal groups and all.
 
Not if I / you want to split in more than 2 ^^


And yeah I meant even (french guy and all...)


(I suspect that at least 2 of you will be interested in doing an initiation to the celestial circle).
 
Yep, but one day, you might want to, and then depending on the circumstances, you will be able to go.


Also, I don't know if this was obvious yet, but the Alliance of the Renewal (both title of the game and organization lead by Vargas von Krauser) is going to be the central theme of the game (and also plot generator).


I hope you like having found a potentially safe haven for your characters to rest if they want to, maybe you'll consider joining their cause if it fits with your interests (be it idealism, fame, money or roasted chickens ! :lol: )
 
No roasted chickens! It would hurt White Lilly's high Compassion :mrgreen:


I think we'll need to learn more about this vargas fellow and his alliance before each of us can decide whether he wants to get involved with it.
 
You all get Ally 2 (Vargas von Krauser), you don't know it yet, but he will never turn down your call for help (but expects reciprocity).
 
OOC: I should tell you that you'll be dealing with both a Motivation and Intimacy here if you initiate Social Combat.
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Hmm a social combat could be interesting here as VVK's clearly a recruiter and would like to change your mind about it, apparently, Hiraeth is going to get rather well along with him.


But beware if you want to enter social combat, this guy is going to eat you alive and I wouldn't want to exploit the system to alter your character (I'd better use real roleplaying to try to do so), as it would take like 2 scenes (now and in Balsa for example) for him to talk you out of your intimacy or drain you out of your willpower... and this is... clearly not what I want to do as a ST.


I mean it is his job to convert people to his cause and he is really good at it and social combat is not your best field...


But as he is not the kind of guy who make compromises, we could start with a friendly debate.


What say the others Join Debate or not ? :)
 
I'm with you Cyl, I don't/won't use social combat to change fundamental things about a character, in a permanent way.. temporary quick talking / distraction etc.. all well and good but PCs are the players babies so to speak and fundamentally altering them without the players consent (i.e. rping it) is a no no as far as i'm concerned, rules or no.
 
Hi all, I'm the aforementioned new guy. I'm really looking forward to playing with you, been reading up on your previous adventures and it looks good.


I've played with Brickwall before in the short-running Upon the Golden Sands OpenRPG campaign.
 
true, I don't think it a good idea to go toe to toe with a social beat stick straight out the gate.....But, it is important to keep in mind that the mind and soul are not inviolate in Exalted, it's actual a plus of the system that psychology is both intricate and something with a clear mechanical value. There are worse things than death out there and we will have to deal with (or be) mindbenders at some point.


In short, do what the story demands and we'll adapt as things go by IMO
 
Well I will of course use the social combat, I just have a hard time picturing the following with seriousness:


1- A wants to be best friends with B (create an intimacy).


2- A has to engage social combat


3- B knows he has been socially challenged (corebook) and can either "accept" the challenge or "avoid" it (screaming "Stop mind raping me and leave me alone I don't wanna be your friend you lousy loser !")


I already have a problem there, but let's face it, no system's perfect !


4- A has to beat B's MDV and possibly drain him out of his willpower ("look at my eyes... YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND !!!")


That is not really friendly is it ?!


And worst of all, you can be best buddies with a guy who chained you to a chair for several scenes, beated you to a pulp but talked you into being his best buddy from the moment he unties you (without any charm needed).


You could torture a guy for information or torture him to be your pal, the results would be the same...which is stupid.


Well at least they say to use it sparingly. :roll:
 
I agree that it needs to be used sparingly, but certainly you can't rule it out completely. Granted this situation shouldn't really evolve into social combat, but I can certainly see occasions where it could happen, even among characters.
 
If anyone starts using magic, Idawa's gonna try to get them to stop (by asking first). He prefers the greater goal over small differences, and definitely thinks the Solars shouldn't fight each other when they have so much to get done.


Yes, anyone includes the NPCs and the PCs. And, yes, he can tell. He has magic too.
 
Well I acknowledge the mechanics work fine for real social combats, and at times I will use it... but for "friendly interaction" I don't know... I mean you could torture a guy to break the truth out of him, but you cannot create a friendship just with words, you need actions to build a strong relationship based on trust and loyalty (part of what the Intimacy is), and your actions and behavior can affect the intimacy (as words could...).


My problem being: it's easy as easy to erode an intimacy than to create one.
 
I agree that it somewhat easy to build or erase an Intimacy, but said character would have needed to invest some in social combat, and while it's always useful to build or erase an Intimacy, it's not easily done in one roll, so it takes time and effort to pull off, whereas just crushing the life out of someone can usually take far less time ;-)
 
You know, it'd be nice if people would wait for the ST to respond to other IC inquiries before posting to push on ahead...


-_-
 
Who posted to push on ahead? I must be missing something here. If you mean Jonas he's just not the talking type.
 
Nah he just referred to my lack of reply when mentionning an alliance with Metagalapa... which reminds me... go post for Raisa !!! :twisted:
 
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