Righteous Fiends - Mechanics

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System


The Difficulty of a roll is 11. Reduce that by your Skill Rating.


Your Dice Pool is equal to the relevant Attribute + Any relevant Advantage Dice.


Any die showing a number equal to or greater than the Difficulty is a success.


More successes means a better result.


Combat is more complex but we'll get to that in play.


See more here.

 

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• Panoply
• Gifts
• Martial Arts
• Toxins

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  Living Armour - upgraded as the plot progresses, but you can spend 6XP a tier to improve it at chargen.
  
  
  Tier 1: Newborn
  
  
  This armour provides an additional 4 Soak, and allows the Savaan's Strength and Fitness to count as 1 higher. It requires daily maintenance and repairs after combat. Compatible with tier 1 Armour Gifts.
  
  
  Tier 2: Imago
  
  
  The armour is now heavier and thicker, and can be equipped with Gifts up to tier 3.
  
  
  Tier 3: Mature
  
  
  The armour provides 5 Soak, and gains:
  
  
  Nutrient sacs to sustain the host when food is scarce.
  
  
  Air sacs to provide temporary oxygen supplies.
  
  
  Low-light vision enhancement.
  
  
  A blood reservoir of 5, with a siphon spike for refilling.
  
  
  The Armour can now mount Armour Gifts which require blood to fuel.
  
  
  Tier 4: Elder
  
  
  The armour provides 6 Soak and increases the blood pool to 10.
  
  
  Tier 5: Venerable
  
  
  An extreme upgrade often carried out when a Savaan is too severely wounded even for the arcane science of the Sugeons, they and the armour become one - forever. The Venerable Guard is a twelve-foot tall engine of destruction with 30 Condition and 15 Health. The damage of their Unarmed attacks is doubled and they can wield weapons too huge for smaller beings.
  
  
  
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  Magical, biological implants gifted to the Savaan by the devas of Vasnok - whether in whole, or merely the knowledge to make them. They are typically installed and maintained by Surgeons, who work tirelessly to devise new variations, improve on existing designs, or ensure there is a stockpile of Gifts stored for necessary times.
  
  
  You can have Gifts up to double your lowest Physical Attribute installed. Armour Gifts can be installed up to double the tier of your Armour.
  
  
  This means if your cap is, say, 3, you can install six points worth of Gifts - two tier 3s, six tier 1s, three tier 2s...
  
  
  Tier 1
  
  
  Additional Heart
  
  
  A pre-requisite for certain Gifts, this extends the Savaan's fatigue track. However, the two hears work in tandem, so damage to one can be debilitating.
  
  
  Auxiliary Heart
  
  
  A back-up heart that kicks in when the primary organ is damaged, allowing the Savaan to survive otherwise fatal harm.
  
  
  Dorsal Vents
  
  
  Allows the Savaan to avoid choking, suffocation, or strangulation. Also allows them to filter out harmful substances.
  
  
  Reinforced Ribcage
  
  
  Provides 1 bonus Soak to the torso only.
  
  
  Tier 2
  
  
  Weapon Integration
  
  
  Fuses a weapon with your armour, meaning it can never be disarmed.
  
  
  Upgrade at tier 3: the weapon can be subsumed into the armour and extruded at will.
  
  
  Toxin Sacs
  
  
  Allows a Savaan to carry toxins (or medicines) provided by their Surgeons. Surgeons frequently have them installed.
  
  
  Efficacious Disguise Graft
  
  
  Allows the Savaan to blend in with their surroundings - requires ten minutes to activate. Once a blood pool is unlocked, the Savaan can spend a point of blood to activate it instantly.
  
  
  Surgeon's Magnificent Panoply
  
  
  Four tentacles, extending from the back, either side of the spine. Tipped with mutable surgical tools and highly dexterous. Provide 1 automatic success on any Medicine roll, and add +2 dice to those rolls. Can also be used in self-defense.
  
  
  Tier 3
  
  
  Divine Sight
  
  
  An upgrade to the brain and eyes which increases Intuition by 2 and allows nightvision. With concentration, the Savaan can also see Magic.
  
  
  Black Heart
  
  
  A small organ which allows the Savaan to hide in darkness - applies a -2 penalty to anyone trying to see them. In light, wisps of shadow cling and writhe on their body.
  
  
  Shardcannon
  
  
  A weapon that fires sharp, dense fangs with powerful peristaltic spasms.
  
  
  Regrowth Organ
  
  
  Regnerates 1 Con per hour. Can be upgraded to convert 1 blood to 2 condition.
  
  
  Cunning Infiltrator Configuration
  
  
  This Gift permanently resculpts the armour of a Guard, and bonds it to her much like Venerable Armour
  
  
  The Soak value is reduced to 3 In exchange, the armour is outfitted with an advanced stealth and survival package, providing +2 dice Stealth and Survival rolls, and +2 Speed for movement and initiative. It also comes equipped with the Guileful Imitation Graft, allowing the Guard to assume the shape of anyone they have seen. The disguise is imperfect, as emulated fabrics have a curious texture, and costs 1 blood per day to maintain. The armour also has a self-repair organ allowing it to regenerate 2 Con per 1 blood.
  
  
  It can only be further upgraded with Graceful Divinity Apotheosis.
  
  
  Tier 4
  
  
  Bound Servitor
  
  
  Murder Variant: Allows one of the Savaan's arms to slither away, with stinger-tipped tail. Has limited sensory capacity and is mainly used to kill a target.
  
  
  Scout Variant: A fist-sized homunculous that nestles near the abdomen. Utterly defenseless, but has acute senses.
  
  
  Keeper's Eye
  
  
  A major modification that results in a third eye on the forehead, this Gift allows a Savaan to sense their fellows within forty metres; their position and general health. It extends this awareness to Savaan in range. The eye can be closed to disable it, for reasons of privacy.
  
  
  Divinity Emulation Orb
  
  
  Allows access to Magical power, but can burn out.
  
  
  [Allows use of Logos 2 spells from one Pattern]
  
  
  Retribution Core
  
  
  On death, the corpse of the Savaan reanimates as an all-consuming, shapeshifting monster.
  
  
  Scaleservitors
  
  
  One foot long and half-foot wide, these oval scales cover the back of the Venerable Guard. In addition to deflecting projectiles handily, the scales can be awoken at a command from the Guard, becoming a chittering tide of fanged eating machines like huge, carnivorous woodlice.
  
  
  Heavy Shardcannon
  
  
  Tier 5
  
  
  Apotheosis.
  
  
  Three Apotheosis forms become available to Twilight Caste. These are divine expressions of Vasnok and Her three aspects; The Creator, The Destroyer, and The Dark. These arealso signs of rank with the Twilight Caste, rare and venerated as the first among equals.
  
  
  Graceful Divinity Apotheosis
  
  
  This form represents Vasnok as the Dark, the God of Hidden Knowledge, That Which Hunts The Unrighteous on Umbral Wings. It is an upgrade to Cunning Infiltrator Configuration, improving the armour to that of Half-plate without penalty, and providing a further +1 to Speed, and wings of shadowy essence that allow the Savvan to fly. They also are an automatic Charisma 5.
  
  
  Awakened Titan Apotheosis
  
  
  Expressing Vasnok as the Destroyer, the God of Martial Excellence, That Which Scours The World-
  
  
  Canvas. It is a lighter, faster version of the Venerable Guard, with only 20 Condition, a Self-Repair Matrix, and does not suffer the mobility penalties of the Venerable Armour. It is also able to practice Awakened Titan Style.
  
  
  Glorious Artist Apotheosis
  
  
  This elevates a Surgeon to mimic Vasnok as the Creator, God of Artistry, She Whose Womb Bears Wonders. The Surgeon becomes a hermaphroditic colossus, rarely moving due their considerable bulk. They can distend their jaw to consume someone whole, and living. With a diet of fresh meat, over the course of a week, the Artist can reshape the being in their womb as they wish, and rebirth it with absolute loyalty to them superseded only by the priesthood.
  
  
  
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  Awakened Titan Style
  
  
  Before the Great Work can begin, the world-canvas must be made clean. Thus Vasnok dons the mantle of Destroyer, being wholly unstoppable in cleansing that which offends and protecting what He finds pleasing.
  
  
  This style must be performed unarmed. Linked Skills - Athletics, Parry, Unarmed.
  
  
  Awakened Titan Stance
  
  
  The Awakened Titan is destruction incarnate, without need of a weapon.
  
  
  + 1 die on any Unarmed attack, +2 to Grapple, and Unarmed Skill can be added to Parry.
  
  
  First Technique: Earth-Shattering Blow
  
  
  The Awakened Titan crushes utterly the heart of all resistance.
  
  
  Called shot penalties to the head and torso are reduced by 1 per level. Ignore Soak up to your Strength.
  
  
  Second Technique: Sky-Supporting Mettle
  
  
  The Awakened Titan is of such strength, it could hold up the heavens should they fall.
  
  
  The first hit suffered in a Round does not reduce Combat Pool. Wound penalties reduced by 1.
  
  
  Third Technique: Unstoppable Force
  
  
  Nothing can stand before That Which Scours The World-Canvas
  
  
  When the enemy successfully Parries, the Titan can roll their remaining Combat Pool for a strike to the torso. Damage is capped at 3, but ignores half of the target’s Soak.
  
  
  Final Technique: Divine Titan Fury
  
  
  The Titan knows no fatigue, no obstacle, no retreat.
  
  
  If the Titan successfully beats an enemy Parry by 2, they can immediately attack again using half the dice of the previous roll.
  
  
  Flickering Shadow Style
  
  
  Fear is the weapon of the downtrodden, cunning is the shield of oppressed. Those who hide behind walls of stone and steel and seek to strike down the chosen are not protected from a shadow. Shadows may slip around their armour, avoid their weapons, outpace their hunters, stalk their lost and foolish. A righteous man has nothing to fear; the unworthy must be wary of the dark.
  
  
  Flickering Shadow Stance
  
  
  The shadow assumes a fluid, mobile stance.
  
  
  Add +1 to Dodge rolls, +2 against Ranged attacks.
  
  
  First Technique: Spiteful Bite
  
  
  The shadow melts away from blows and strikes unexpectedly.
  
  
  After any successful Dodge, the martial artist may make a 2-die attack against that enemy. Usuable a number of times per Round equal to Dexterity.
  
  
  Second Technique: Bloody Flight
  
  
  A flickering shadow cannot be struck, ephemeral and quick.
  
  
  The martial artist may move up to their Speed without spending Combat Pool as long as they make an attack. They add +2 dice to this attack if they’re moving up to their full Speed range.
  
  
  Third Technique: Wicked Talon
  
  
  An expansion of Spiteful Bite, the shadowcarefully positions themselves to truly punish an enemy for their hubris.
  
  
  Use of Spiteful Bite removes 2 Combat Pool from the target, and can either reduce their Speed or Offense by 2.
  
  
  Final Technique: Crow's Feast
  
  
  With a graceful leap, the Savaan consigns her enemy to wander eternally in sacred darkness..
  
  
  Roll up to five dice from your Combat Pool. On a success, permanently blind the target. You may make no more attacks this Round, except for Spiteful Bite.
  
  
  Laughing Blade Style
  
  
  The Savaan are the chosen of Vasnok and his finest warriors. Lesser fighters are fools to consider standing before them, as if they were equals. Those Closest to God teach a lesson in humility with their laughing blades.
  
  
  Laughing Blade Form
  
  
  The Savaan has no need to fight such pitiful enemies – let their foe tire.
  
  
  Gain +2 Parry dice when using a Kromsian Eviscerator.
  
  
  First Technique: Mocking Grin Deflection
  
  
  Some brutes are relentless, and require extra incentive to simply give in.
  
  
  Roll a 1-die attack after any successful Parry.
  
  
  Second Technique: Mirthless Smile Infliction
  
  
  Lacking the time to toy with foe, the Savaan seeks to break their resolve.
  
  
  A Called Shot to the face without penalties, which cannot inflict more than 2 Damage. The target loses 2 Combat Pool.
  
  
  Third Technique: The First Breath
  
  
  Patiently, the Savaan waits and watches, learning flaws in their opponent's form.
  
  
  Whenever the Martial Artist successfully hits an enemy, they add their successes to a Mockery Pool. Each 2 Mockery Dice increases their Parry value by 1.
  
  
  Final Technique: The Last Laugh
  
  
  Tired of the charade, the Savaan puts an end to proceedings.
  
  
  The Martial Artist unleashes a torrent of blows by rolling Mockery Dice instead of Combat Pool.
  
  
  Loving Mistress Style
  
  
  Vasnok is a benevolent mistress – but firm. Sometimes a stern hand is needed to discipline one's
  
  
  underlings, to protect them from themselves. But a loving master does not kill their flock, only directs and controls them.
  
  
  Loving Mistress Form
  
  
  A loving mistress cannot be too close to her subordinates - but she is ever in reach.
  
  
  The martial artist has superior reach; attempts to strike her without a polearm require a charge action, and without a shield, 1 Damage will always penetrate a successful parry.
  
  
  First Technique: Stern Rebuke
  
  
  Supplicants cannot be trusted not to harm themselves if left armed.
  
  
  The martial artist may roll to Disarm after an enemy successfully Parries.
  
  
  Second Technique: Anklesnapper
  
  
  The world beyond the mistress is unsafe; slaves are kept from fleeing for their own good.
  
  
  A Called Shot to the leg without penalties. In addition to any damage, enemy Speed is reduced by 2.
  
  
  Third Technique: Appealing Lash
  
  
  A slave can have no secrets from their master – this strike encourages them to open up.
  
  
  An attack which reduces enemy Defense by 2 for the next two Rounds.
  
  
  Final Technique: Manifest Dominion
  
  
  Especially ungrateful, disgruntled underlings may need to be reminded of their place, from to time.
  
  
  Grapples can be initiated with the whip. When in control of the Grapple, the martial artist may Strangle for their Strength in Health Damage.
  
  
  
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  Potent toxins created by Surgeons, and used to enhance their allies weapons or defend themselves.
  
  
  Each rank of Toxins provides access to a new potency of Toxin, and a new Toxin from the list
  
  
  below:
  
  
  Slackjaw: Degrades Guile and Bearing by 1 per Potency, for a number of hours up to Potency.
  
  
  Bonespite: Degrades Dexterity by 1 per Potency, for a number of hours up to Potency
  
  
  Blight Essence: Degrades Health by 1 per hour, up to a number of hours equal to Potency
  
  
  Atroph: Degrades Strength and Fitness by 1 per Potency, for a number of hours up to Potency
  
  
  Cloudgel: Degrades Intuition and Intellect by 1 per Potency, for a number of hours up to Potency.