One x One Return of the Scarlet Empress - OOC 3e

[Psychie]

I certainly wouldn't mind a boost in the attributes starting out....

 

[gmimperfecti]

I certainly wouldn't mind a boost in the attributes starting out....

Yes your character sheet is heavy on charms/spells/martial arts but weaker on attributes and such.

It didn't look like you used the 200xp rules, rather the original 2e ones. I was trying to figure out things out.

 

[Psychie]

Well, we get 15 Charms starting out, and the 150 I put heavy into charms

 

[gmimperfecti]

Well, we get 15 Charms starting out, and the 150 I put heavy into charms

15 charms + 18 (from 150xp at 8 per favored) = 33.

22 - charms
7 - spells
3 - crane style
9 - single point
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(41 - 15 ) * 8 = 208xp

 

[Psychie]

Wait: Sherwood , didn't we do 200 xp and 50 Sidereal points?

 

[Psychie]

And two of the spells are free with the sorcery charm purchase

 

[Sherwood]

Wait: Sherwood , didn't we do 200 xp and 50 Sidereal points?

Derp. You are right. I got my numbers mixed up. It is 200 standard xp and another 50 Sidereal

 

[Sherwood]

I really need to update the character creation thread to show this.

 

[Sherwood]

I found my notes on this game finally, and I updated the OOC post for character creation. It did include extra points for stats and skills. Here is a copy:

Updated character creation rules:

200 xp
50 Sidereal xp
9-7-5 points for Attributes
35 points for Abilities

20 Bonus points

 

[gmimperfecti]

I found my notes on this game finally, and I updated the OOC post for character creation. It did include extra points for stats and skills. Here is a copy:

Okay but 200 exp is Essence 4.

 

[Sherwood]

That's what I get for trying to half ass convert the game from 2e to 3e and not paying enough attention to the details. Shoot.

Ok, good one on you for spotting that. I had honestly thought that Essence 4 was farther off.

What the hell. Lets go ahead and stay at Essence 4.

 

[Psychie]

Don't feel too bad; I missed that too.

 

[Psychie]

I'll have to update my sheet now!

 

[gmimperfecti]

Upside of Essence 4 is I can close out my marital art school and use Mastery without the form.

 

[gmimperfecti]

OK I’m on the hard part of cutting down from 70 charms to the final 40 I have room for.

I think I’ll spend 10 in my martial arts, 10 more on defense (dodge resist) and then 20 on social ones. They got a couple of cool ones that let you fit in and get some benefits and merits as part of your cover that I like. I’m surprised how awesome Linguistics is this time around..

 

[Sherwood]

Sounds like a plan.

 

[gmimperfecti]

Also I’m sad they nerfed manses so much. I guess more useful for sorcery than essence Regen since essence Regen is so high in 3rd edition

 

[Sherwood]

Also I’m sad they nerfed manses so much. I guess more useful for sorcery than essence Regen since essence Regen is so high in 3rd edition

Some stones do have nice powers to them.

 

[gmimperfecti]

Some stones do have nice powers to them.

Yeah the Hearthstone 4 abilities are nice. I think I’ll take the wood healing one to round out my tanking and the one that reduces armor for martial arts.

 

[gmimperfecti]

How does Auspicious Prospects work in the game? Do you just give them upfront? Do we ping you for them each scene? So many charms need them or use them in some way.

Auspicious Prospects
Each Caste has an Auspicious Prospects for (Caste) power that divines how certain events or developments relate to destiny’s plan. If an event would help ensure destiny comes to pass, and the
Sidereal does something meaningful to ensure that event happens, she fulfills that auspicious prospect. The same is for thwarting something contrary to destiny. Fulfilling an auspicious prospect grants one Willpower, subtracts one Limit, and grants a Role Bonus (p. XX).

Not everything is accounted for by destiny. If an event doesn’t matter one way or the other, there’s no auspicious prospect to fulfill, but the Sidereal can intervene in the matter as she sees fit without having to fear any repercussions within the Bureau of Destiny — at least, not for official reasons. This is almost always the case for events involving the actions of the Exalted and other powerful beings (p. XX).

If the Storyteller doesn’t have a particular answer in mind, he should pick whatever result best serves the story. Revealing an auspicious prospect can introduce a plot hook for player characters to follow up on or a narrative complication to contend with, while a neutral result gives players license to make bold decisions.

 

[gmimperfecti]

OK I’m almost done with all the crunch. I’m just finalizing the artifact.

As for relationship, I like the idea of Fire and Ice; if you’ve seen Good Omens in prime the whole demon and angel team up feels cool.

So we’d be in opposing factions, but have defining intimacies towards each other like siblings or best friends

 

[gmimperfecti]

I’ll do really well in social combat and fairly well in defense. I have no idea how well I’ll be able to do damage in combat. I’m a bit skeptical about that.

I like the Godslayer Singing Martial Artist, I’m just a bit skeptical if it’ll amount to much. However non of the other martial arts really fit my build thematically so we will see.

 

[gmimperfecti]

One x One - Return of the Scarlet Empress - Characters and Lore 3e

@Chowlett and @Psychie Here is the character thread for you guys to use.

www.rpnation.com

Bit more to copy over but I'm done with the crunchy stuff, just copying it over.

I need to flesh out the soft stuff soonish.

Psychie do you have more fluff for your character details? intimates? background? etc.?

 

[Psychie]

I was waiting to get that stuff done when there were more characters ready to go. I'm working on Intimacies and background fluff in my head at the moment.

 

[gmimperfecti]

I was waiting to get that stuff done when there were more characters ready to go. I'm working on Intimacies and background fluff in my head at the moment.

All right. Give me your rough draft and we can jam on it. My current working theory is they are fraternal twins, who Exalted but were attracted to different factions. But I'm up for whatever.