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Post by Dead Sidekick on Feb 19, 2012 11:50:57 GMT -5
I said it before, but I want to stress it again... Chapter 10 segments are aimed at seeing roleplay and character development kicked up a notch I know y'all have it in you... y'all have been the best RPers I've had the pleasure to torture, er, run a game for in a long time. I mean that.
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Post by The Omen on Feb 22, 2012 6:53:03 GMT -5
Regarding Advancement - New Spells, are we going by the standard advanced rules for purchasing a new power (which, objectively speaking, would be fair all around for everyone, spell caster and non-spell caster alike) or the "special" magic rules? If it's the former, I'll stick to the 30/30/30/10% distribution (less what I've spent so far) for my karma award. If it's the later, I want to dump as much as it takes into buying Astral Projection (and just pray that whatever spell he finds doesn't come with "only functions while physically on the astral plane" or "allows user to astrally project indefinitely...by killing him" in the fine print lol). Either way, I'm good...just let me know which. For simplicity's sake, I'd prefer to use the Advanced Judge's Book rules on acquiring new magical abilities: A mage advances in ability ranks and gains talents as do non-magical characters. A mage may gain new spells in two ways: through normal advancement, where costs are halved in Karma, and through location of new spells.New spells may be found in mystic texts, unearthed in ancient ruins, or taught by individuals of higher ability than the mage in question. The first time a spell is cast 500 Karma points are spent, regardless of the effects of that spell. After that, the mage has added that spell to his repertoire of usable spells. The spell itself is usually vague about the level of its Power. i.e., If your mage finds a book promising control over the waters of the world it may rank in Power from Feeble to Unearthly, or may have some unknown requirement or deadly curse. The written spell itself will not reveal this information. There may exist legends, tales, and support material (like instruction sheets) for the spell itself, but likely as not these material may be erroneous or fraudulent.
Contacts in other planes cost twice the normal Karma cost of Contacts to reflect the powerful nature of these Contacts. The hero must have existing contact with these planes in some form, whether by physically encountering them (a hazardous endeavor) or by invoking their names in spells and calling upon their dimensional energies (another dangerous endeavor if dealing with powerful, Hostile beings).
Note: Only some powerful extradimensional beings grant magical Powers. For example, Odin of Asgard was the ruler of a tribe of gods that controlled its mystic realm, similar to Dormammu. Yet as of this writing, it has been hundreds of years since any have called upon the All-father for spell-like abilities, and whether they would be granted those spells now is an unknown point.
Also keep in mind the other caveats: - the Omen still needs to acquire the Mystic Origin Talent to become a true spell caster (usually for Personal and Universal energy spells) - the Omen's Occult Lore Talent spell abilities to allow for ritual spellcasting from prepared texts (usually Dimensional energy spells) will certainly be more reliable (and less Extradimensionally angering) if he acquired some Extradimensional Contacts, with the saddling that he bargains with or serves these Extradimensionals, and not the other way around... That's why gaining magic spells through Karma Advancement seems "cheap" on paper - it ain't [We all know the unspoken rule of Horror and Fantasy genres - "Dabbling is Dangerous" - hehehe] The Omen DOES have some undiscovered unique abiliities pertaining to his Splinter Realm vis a vis his Reality Manipulation powers while there (given that under the optimal conditions, he will "become" Marduk Kurios, or rather Marduk Kurios will reassemble all of his self-aware, free-willed temporally and dimensionally displaced "fragments" into one being - the Omen being one of those "fragments...") If the Omen can figure out a way to "carry" a piece of his "Splinter Realm" with him (or figure out that he already is... wink wink, nudge nudge) his powers in the Earth Dimension will definitely increase (with the subsequent and attendant increase in rivals and nemeses that goes with the territory of having more than one would-be dimension conquering / defending entity in the same battlespace for the same Earth Dimension) [Netheranium objects are technically a "splinter" of a splinter realm] Ah... but I've only told you where the door to the candy store possibly is... it's still locked. Markus needs to either uncover his Mystic Origin Talent, develop Contacts with Extradimensional entities, Advance powers he has on hand already, or acquire magic books and texts to study (or any or all combinations of all of the above...) Markus' first encounter with Marduk Kurios promises to be a bitch. I don't mind saying that a part of Markus' "destiny" entails collecting the "fragments" - fellow pieces of "Satan" out there into one soul-collecting object, and the one with the most pieces at the "appointed time" (whenever that is, given all the time-hopping and dimension jumping) gets to BE the "Coming Darkness." Oh... there may be some Markus DeShayes / "Satan fragment" variants out there more successful than the one you're playing ooc: coolness. I've got like half a dozen "master plans" running at this point, and without allocating that karma towards some definite end, markus will inevitably end up pursing all of them at once...
Btw, I was just thinking-while-driving that it's kind of weird...there's a bunch of things that Markus has planned out that I haven't yet, and a few things that he's working towards that I as a player know won't work that "he" insists will work out the way he's planned...I'm starting to think the character is taking on a life of his own (in a cool way, not a tom hanks in "mazes and monsters" way lol)
oh! he already has mystic origin/background, ja? that's kinda his whole thing...(the rest of this thought is coming in a pm...)
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Feb 22, 2012 14:32:17 GMT -5
For simplicity's sake, I'd prefer to use the Advanced Judge's Book rules on acquiring new magical abilities: A mage advances in ability ranks and gains talents as do non-magical characters. A mage may gain new spells in two ways: through normal advancement, where costs are halved in Karma, and through location of new spells.New spells may be found in mystic texts, unearthed in ancient ruins, or taught by individuals of higher ability than the mage in question. The first time a spell is cast 500 Karma points are spent, regardless of the effects of that spell. After that, the mage has added that spell to his repertoire of usable spells. The spell itself is usually vague about the level of its Power. i.e., If your mage finds a book promising control over the waters of the world it may rank in Power from Feeble to Unearthly, or may have some unknown requirement or deadly curse. The written spell itself will not reveal this information. There may exist legends, tales, and support material (like instruction sheets) for the spell itself, but likely as not these material may be erroneous or fraudulent.
Contacts in other planes cost twice the normal Karma cost of Contacts to reflect the powerful nature of these Contacts. The hero must have existing contact with these planes in some form, whether by physically encountering them (a hazardous endeavor) or by invoking their names in spells and calling upon their dimensional energies (another dangerous endeavor if dealing with powerful, Hostile beings).
Note: Only some powerful extradimensional beings grant magical Powers. For example, Odin of Asgard was the ruler of a tribe of gods that controlled its mystic realm, similar to Dormammu. Yet as of this writing, it has been hundreds of years since any have called upon the All-father for spell-like abilities, and whether they would be granted those spells now is an unknown point.
Also keep in mind the other caveats: - the Omen still needs to acquire the Mystic Origin Talent to become a true spell caster (usually for Personal and Universal energy spells) - the Omen's Occult Lore Talent spell abilities to allow for ritual spellcasting from prepared texts (usually Dimensional energy spells) will certainly be more reliable (and less Extradimensionally angering) if he acquired some Extradimensional Contacts, with the saddling that he bargains with or serves these Extradimensionals, and not the other way around... That's why gaining magic spells through Karma Advancement seems "cheap" on paper - it ain't [We all know the unspoken rule of Horror and Fantasy genres - "Dabbling is Dangerous" - hehehe] The Omen DOES have some undiscovered unique abiliities pertaining to his Splinter Realm vis a vis his Reality Manipulation powers while there (given that under the optimal conditions, he will "become" Marduk Kurios, or rather Marduk Kurios will reassemble all of his self-aware, free-willed temporally and dimensionally displaced "fragments" into one being - the Omen being one of those "fragments...") If the Omen can figure out a way to "carry" a piece of his "Splinter Realm" with him (or figure out that he already is... wink wink, nudge nudge) his powers in the Earth Dimension will definitely increase (with the subsequent and attendant increase in rivals and nemeses that goes with the territory of having more than one would-be dimension conquering / defending entity in the same battlespace for the same Earth Dimension) [Netheranium objects are technically a "splinter" of a splinter realm] Ah... but I've only told you where the door to the candy store possibly is... it's still locked. Markus needs to either uncover his Mystic Origin Talent, develop Contacts with Extradimensional entities, Advance powers he has on hand already, or acquire magic books and texts to study (or any or all combinations of all of the above...) Markus' first encounter with Marduk Kurios promises to be a bitch. I don't mind saying that a part of Markus' "destiny" entails collecting the "fragments" - fellow pieces of "Satan" out there into one soul-collecting object, and the one with the most pieces at the "appointed time" (whenever that is, given all the time-hopping and dimension jumping) gets to BE the "Coming Darkness." Oh... there may be some Markus DeShayes / "Satan fragment" variants out there more successful than the one you're playing ooc: coolness. I've got like half a dozen "master plans" running at this point, and without allocating that karma towards some definite end, markus will inevitably end up pursing all of them at once...
Btw, I was just thinking-while-driving that it's kind of weird...there's a bunch of things that Markus has planned out that I haven't yet, and a few things that he's working towards that I as a player know won't work that "he" insists will work out the way he's planned...I'm starting to think the character is taking on a life of his own (in a cool way, not a tom hanks in "mazes and monsters" way lol)
oh! he already has mystic origin/background, ja? that's kinda his whole thing...(the rest of this thought is coming in a pm...)He didn't have Mystic Origin as a Talent at the start, just Occult Lore. Which means, Markus' innate powers (Precognition, Fire Control, Astral Detection, Mind Control, and Incarnation Awareness) are technically mutant in origin. He's a stinkin' mutie! ...but a stinkin' mutie that has learned and mastered some spell rituals... Acquisition of the Mystic Origin talent will "wake up" the Omen's full potential, definitely much more than his Feeble Incarnation Awareness power has ever hinted at. Markus... the reluctant Anti-Christ... the Coming Darkness personified.. or something...
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Post by shockwave on Feb 25, 2012 1:49:28 GMT -5
Just planning ahead: I'll be out of town Thursday 3/1 to Sunday 3/4 for a Bachelor Party in Tahoe and Wednesday 3/7 to Sunday 3/11 for a haunted house trade show.
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Feb 29, 2012 1:02:20 GMT -5
hey look at my sig.. it's a scoreboard
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Post by shockwave on Feb 29, 2012 13:13:30 GMT -5
Go go 36 health! I'd better keep the armor on.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2012 14:55:59 GMT -5
I said it before, but I want to stress it again... Chapter 10 segments are aimed at seeing roleplay and character development kicked up a notch I know y'all have it in you... y'all have been the best RPers I've had the pleasure to torture, er, run a game for in a long time. I mean that. Appretiate it alot.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2012 14:56:43 GMT -5
Just planning ahead: I'll be out of town Thursday 3/1 to Sunday 3/4 for a Bachelor Party in Tahoe and Wednesday 3/7 to Sunday 3/11 for a haunted house trade show. Sounds like fun!
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Post by starkfist on Mar 10, 2012 0:23:39 GMT -5
Roleplaying good - I think I enjoy getting into (admittedly usually flawed or comedic) character just as much as hitting things
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 10, 2012 6:49:00 GMT -5
Stark Fist and Raptor are probably going to end up fighting ...as Stark Fist accidently used his full strength to nearly kill a guy (well, he's still dying....) and Raptor's pretty much risen from the dead with a more violent, callous attitude. One that makes Wolverine look like a girl scout
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Post by shockwave on Mar 15, 2012 16:31:09 GMT -5
Just a side note. Last weekend was the Haunted House Trade Show. Got to try out some ultrasonic speakers. It was awesome. We literally could play music, stand 15 yards away, and by taking one step to the left, you'd go from rocking, to complete silence.
Unfortunately, with the price tag, I didn't get a set to go along with my subsonic speaker I picked up last year.
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Post by The Omen on Mar 17, 2012 2:02:00 GMT -5
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 17, 2012 14:56:07 GMT -5
Green beer and pipebombs all around
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 17, 2012 14:57:01 GMT -5
Just a side note. Last weekend was the Haunted House Trade Show. Got to try out some ultrasonic speakers. It was awesome. We literally could play music, stand 15 yards away, and by taking one step to the left, you'd go from rocking, to complete silence. Unfortunately, with the price tag, I didn't get a set to go along with my subsonic speaker I picked up last year. They're gonna weaponize this someday
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 22, 2012 22:45:49 GMT -5
gotta let y'all know I'm gonna be away the weekend of the 30th through April Fool's Day. New hours at work got me slowing down a bit but I'll be kicking out new stuff over the coming week.
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