Material Gathering MethodCost: 2m+ Type: Supplemental Duration: IndefiniteKeywords: NoneMins: Craft 3, Essence 2 Prereqs: Any Craft Excellency To the Lawbringer, all Creation is his workshop, stocked with whatever he may need by his authority as rightful ruler of all he surveys. This Charm supplements a Perception + Investigation, Survival or Larceny roll to scrounge for …
On What it Means to Have “(Yozi)-aspect Essence”
Well, this goes into what demesnes are, doesn’t it? Basically, a demesne is an area where Essence accumulates in the world above the normal background radiation. Creation is saturated in Essence, to the point where it is far more common to worry about too much than too little. This energy is moved around via dragon lines, basically …
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On the Yozi Surrender Oaths
One of the things to keep in mind about the Surrender Oaths is that they are only binding on the Yozi themselves. Nothing prevents Ligier from leaving Malfeas except the spite of Malfeas and Cecelyne. The escape clauses most demons get is not a flaw in the Oaths, it’s a flaw in the Yozi that allows their souls …
On Sidereals As Men in Black
“The important thing to remember is that I… was never here. <Avoidance Kata.>” That reminds me about this one Sidereal one-on-one game I ran for a short time which was basically Assassin’s Creed Yu Shan. The entire game was the player planning elaborate infiltration schemes (Underling Invisibility Practice for the win) and then engaging in …
What is a Sorcerer-General?
*ahem* “I am the very model of a modern Sorcerer-General,I’ve information spiritual, elemental, and infernal,I know the queens of The Realm, and I quote the fights historicalFrom Primordial to Usurpation, in order categoricalI’m very well acquainted, too, with matters essential,I understand the circles, from the Solar to TerrestrialAbout Devonian theorem I’m teeming with a lot …
On Easily Overlooked Presence Method
Bonuses to notice you are just that. Bonuses to notice you, not to pierce a disguise. Because they can only attempt to pierce a disguise once they notice you. Get it? So if you’re walking around in an outfit that doesn’t stand out with a skin color that doesn’t stand out, they don’t get a bonus …
On Demonic Utility
A demon’s utility should be inversely proportional to its cooperativeness.
On Social Surprise Attacks
A social surprise attack is a social attack that the target doesn’t realize is a social attack. It has nothing to do with sudden dramatic revelations or anything like that, because those are obviously social attacks. A surprise social attack isn’t your vizier (or Vizier) leaning over and whispering into your ear. A surprise social …
What The Great Curse is Like
(in response to a discussion on whether it would be worth taking an Exaltation in the real world if the Great Curse came with it, and whether the effects would be noticeable to the Exalt) The way the curse works is this: You have a general commitment to a certain type of action (being a …
Why Warstriders Are So Background Point-sinky
To be fair, warstrider rules are supposed to be punitive and background sinky. It’s supposed to be almost impossible to begin play with one, and even high experience Exalts will often consider investing in one less useful than just putting effort into Charms. Warstriders are useful when you can get them for Backing 5 (Lookshy) …
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