Dice Shadows of the Setting Sun (OOC)

[WlfSamurai]

I'll move all the scene setup stuff here for the second scene and beyond so it's more comfortable.

We'll keep just strictly in-character in the Main thread. Sorry, I was going for the more conversational-style scene build-up with scene open.

Anyway, I'll open your scene for you. And I'll play off Sherwood 's to start out. Let's do an establishing scene that you guys are going to set out. And then we'll move to a scene after that with you on the move and what you find as you head for Marama's fell.

Esbilon , Epiphany , Rykon , D. Rex , Random Word , Teh Frixz , jaydude

 

[WlfSamurai]

Feel free to use this scene as introduction to decsribe yourself and feel out how to play your character.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Oh yeah, sorry to put everyone on blast AGAIN, but I forgot to mention: Stunts, always assume 1st tier stunts when you’re rolling and include it. Really, the medium lends itself to it.

Esbilon , Epiphany , Rykon , Sherwood , D. Rex , Random Word , Teh Frixz , jaydude

 

[Random Word]

Only a mad person would deliberately jump into an ice lake. At least, that was what he had once believed.

I don't think Makuro has seen any evidence to disprove that hypothesis yet.

 

[jaydude]

I don't think Makuro has seen any evidence to disprove that hypothesis yet.

The implication is that, were your character not blessed by the Unconquered Sun and subsequently able to survive jumping into an icy pool, Makuro would consider such a thing suicidal.

 

[Random Word]

He took a seat on the second-floor balcony

Did you want Sigrdrífa to come find Toun, then, or are you waiting for someone else? If you want Sigrdrífa to come to Toun, she's going to sneak up behind him and either pin him (If you want to talk) or throw him over the railing (If you want to briefly fight and then be stopped by someone before we trash the judge's house) by way of greeting.

 

[Rykon]

I figure Sigrdrifa would come to find him when she was ready. Either option would be fun to play out if you think she'd favor one over the other. For the sake of making a decision though, I'll say talk.

 

[Rykon]

Random Word
I did remove the agriculture thing as part of his backstory a while back. I know it's still being updated. What I've posted thus far should stick. That said if it's just a mocking jab for the sake of a taunt that's no issue either.

I'll have to reply after getting some rest.

 

[Random Word]

Ah! Oops, I didn't realize Arctic Fox no longer farmed at all. Okay, I'll have to think up a different affectionately mocking nickname. Pretend that one is replaced with something that actually makes sense.

 

[jaydude]

Sherwood
I don't know if you noticed or not, but I did have Makuro attempt an Instill action against Tyree in this here post.

 

[Random Word]

Gonna claim a 1 point stunt bonus for the description. Burning 2m for the charm. 5 dice for ability and 5 dice for attributes. That’s 11 dice, rerolling 1s until they fail to appear!

This is close! Minor stunts actually grant 2 dice, for a total of 12 dice here. Major is 2 dice + 1 Success + 1 WP. Defining is 2 dice + 2 Successes + 2 WP. Masterful Performance Exercise also grants a free non-Charm success, so that's 8 successes so far and you can roll one more die.

 

[Teh Frixz]

This is close! Minor stunts actually grant 2 dice, for a total of 12 dice here. Major is 2 dice + 1 Success + 1 WP. Defining is 2 dice + 2 Successes + 2 WP. Masterful Performance Exercise also grants a free non-Charm success, so that's 8 successes so far and you can roll one more die.

Thank you! This is quite literally one of my very first exalted rolls in at least 3 years. A bit rusty!

 

[Random Word]

And having double checked, you have a specialty for Showmanship. You can probably claim that here for one more die.

 

[WlfSamurai]

I have to get Jay his ”read intentions” result on Aaki.

I’m a little behind on the rules for social interaction in 3e. So, I still am decompressing the rolls we had.

Should have a reply today/tonight. Such good stuff, though, guys.

Esbilon , Epiphany , Rykon , Sherwood , D. Rex , Random Word , Teh Frixz , jaydude

 

[Rykon]

Dealing with typical office chaos this morning, I'll catch up soon as well.

 

[D. Rex]

A little behind myself. Busy past few days. But I'll try to have an introduction post up to at least get Afureru into the scene.

 

[Esbilon]

I have to get Jay his ”read intentions” result on Aaki.

Can I add one from Zoya into the mix as well? And does that count as a form of "social influence" with respect to Harmonious Presence Meditation?

 

[D. Rex]

WlfSamurai
Would Afureru's army be allowed inside the city walls or would they have been requested to camp outside? (Of which they would happily do if they were provided a bit of food and drink to distract them from the lack of carousing)

 

[D. Rex]

A short post from me, but I'll get into the rhythm in a post or two.

 

[Random Word]

Gonna attempt a Read Intentions here, asking the question of "What does Sigrdrífa like?"

Sigrdrífa is an almost comically open book to Makuro. He doubts she could lie to save her life. She's never really had serious reason to growing up, it makes her uncomfortable to try, and she thinks it's beneath her. She genuinely believes Makuro is an emissary of one of her people's most important gods, and she has a deep cultural respect for what he represents. Her people are descended from Moon-Chosen heroes, and her people feel they owe much to Luna in their aspect of god of survival and adaptability to extremes.

As to what she likes, she didn't lie about that either when she was introducing herself. She likes her tribe and anyone she considers to be honourary members, she likes violence, she likes Toun, and she likes enjoying what she considers the good things in life.

And does that count as a form of "social influence" with respect to Harmonious Presence Meditation?

I don't believe HPM benefits Read Intentions rolls.

Esbilon Teh Frixz
One other small detail (mostly for Teh Frixz's benefit). You both made Social Influence rolls of some kind without declaring exactly what you were doing mechanically. I'm guessing Aeliana was Instilling a Minor positive Tie of some kind for herself in Aaki, or possibly everyone in the room. It's ambiguous whether Zoya was Instilling something in Sigrdrífa or Makuro or both. If I'm right and those were both Instill rolls, then they both benefited from your Appearance bonus. You both have 5 Appearance, so if you assume Resolve 3 on your targets (high for a mortal, but often standard for Exalted) then you'd get 2 extra non-Charm dice on both of your rolls. Sigrdrífa has 3 Resolve, for example, while Makuro has 4 so you'd only get 1 bonus die against him.

 

[jaydude]

Sigrdrífa is an almost comically open book to Makuro. He doubts she could lie to save her life. She's never really had serious reason to growing up, it makes her uncomfortable to try, and she thinks it's beneath her. She genuinely believes Makuro is an emissary of one of her people's most important gods, and she has a deep cultural respect for what he represents. Her people are descended from Moon-Chosen heroes, and her people feel they owe much to Luna in their aspect of god of survival and adaptability to extremes.

As to what she likes, she didn't lie about that either when she was introducing herself. She likes her tribe and anyone she considers to be honourary members, she likes violence, she likes Toun, and she likes enjoying what she considers the good things in life.

I mean, yeah. I did see that she had a Guile of 1.

Based on what you've said, I'm gonna go ahead and say that Makuro knows of the Intimacies about Toun and the Thrill of Battle. Those certainly seem like the most useful ones to know about. As for Snow Leopard, odds are he'll have mistaken that spirit for Luna, based on the line "You speak for the Spirit my people venerate above all others". With no Lore rating, I doubt he's going to know the name of every noteworthy spirit and tribe in the area.

 

[Esbilon]

One other small detail (mostly for Teh Frixz's benefit). You both made Social Influence rolls of some kind without declaring exactly what you were doing mechanically. I'm guessing Aeliana was Instilling a Minor positive Tie of some kind for herself in Aaki, or possibly everyone in the room. It's ambiguous whether Zoya was Instilling something in Sigrdrífa or Makuro or both. If I'm right and those were both Instill rolls, then they both benefited from your Appearance bonus. You both have 5 Appearance, so if you assume Resolve 3 on your targets (high for a mortal, but often standard for Exalted) then you'd get 2 extra non-Charm dice on both of your rolls. Sigrdrífa has 3 Resolve, for example, while Makuro has 4 so you'd only get 1 bonus die against him.

I was mostly rolling because jaydude asked for a roll. I'm not a strong believer in rolling dice against PCs, so take it as you will.

 

[Esbilon]

Since Sigrdrífa expressed an interest in having songs sung about her achievements, I came to wonder if the act of writing songs is Performance or Linguistics.

 

[Random Word]

I would say Performance, myself, but Linguistics would also be a viable option for the lyrics.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Can I add one from Zoya into the mix as well? And does that count as a form of "social influence" with respect to Harmonious Presence Meditation?

Yes. It falls under the "social influence actions". So, it would count.