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    Yesterday, 05:08 PM
    Bohumil turns and briefly watches the exchange between Konstansz and Yrisz before heading on down the corridor. "You pay unusual regard to a Vulysen Sister, whether or not she is one of your vicars. That egalitarianism reminds me of her, the Rebus Curate we were talking about. I'm sure you must...
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    Yesterday, 12:31 PM
    "My apologies for my companion's lack of trust. "Yrisz, you can indeed count on me to be discrete. I am most inclined to tell the Reverend Hieromonk about how we came to know the things we do as he might have more insights for us about the matter, but because you are reticent to reveal it, I am...
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    Yesterday, 12:19 PM
    Diplomacy to smooth things over between the hieromonk and the party
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  • Malk0lm's Avatar
    06-17-2013, 05:22 PM
    I think he is talking about Vlavoi. We should totally rat him out.
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    06-17-2013, 09:43 AM
    Thank you for providing a sample character, Palpatim. It was more useful than you may have expected in terms of giving me some insight into what the capabilities of such a character might be, especially comparing it to characters I made myself. Since it is unlikely that we will go ahead with any...
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    06-17-2013, 09:32 AM
    The Order of the Green Lion's original purpose was to provide a series of scenarios for pick-up and casual chat games, but they quickly changed into the regular-format, serial adventures. Also, the main limitation on the speed-to-play for a pick-up game is character creation, with guest players...
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    06-17-2013, 08:39 AM
    This is the fifty-second main post for Knowledge's Cauldron. Players' posts in either thread are due by 11 pm, Tuesday, June 18th. The next main post will appear by 11 pm, Thursday, June 20th. Bohumil's face darkens as Yrisz speaks, and the silence after she concludes stretches out far longer...
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    06-17-2013, 08:35 AM
    This post complements the fifty-second Knowledge's Cauldron main post. Players' posts in either thread are due by 11 pm, Tuesday, June 18th. The next OOC main post will appear by 11 pm, Thursday, June 20th. I rolled a 5 for Yrisz, modified to 15 for her Diplomacy Check. Not enough to smooth...
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    06-16-2013, 08:40 AM
    Before I get started with the NPCs, here is what constitute a typical attribute level for normal people in each game system: Danmaku Yuugi Flowers: 3 Feng Shui: 5 Maid: 2 Mekton Zeta: 5 Star Frontiers: 45 Tenra Banshou Zero: 2 Tale of Phantasmal Land: 4
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    06-15-2013, 07:43 AM
    As I usually do with pre-packaged settings, I have altered a number of elements to suit my tastes. The descriptions provided in this post can be said to broadly resemble the official world, but differ in many specifics. Tenra Banshou Zero is an alternate, "hyper-Asian" world consisting of...
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    06-14-2013, 06:44 PM
    Technology in Mekton settings often undergoes rapid development. What follows is information from two years prior to the scenario. Damage, structure, and stopping, essentially "hit points" are measured differently between mecha-scale and personal-scale. For NPCs, units are measured in Hits, and...
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    06-14-2013, 05:58 PM
    No, she did not.
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    06-14-2013, 05:58 PM
    Downloads: A new file has been added by AzgrymnThePale: Chaos 6010 A.D. Unbound This download gives you four free chapters from the Chaos 6010 A.D. Core Rulebook. Not only can you learn a great deal about the game but you can use this download to make your own character as well. The Unbound...
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    06-14-2013, 12:39 AM
    Maybe these questions have been resolved? If they are still active, this thread http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/showthread.php/9533-Deities-and-the-Empire should address them. It may also be a good time to point out that this is one of the few sub-forums to have more than one page of...
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    06-13-2013, 09:54 PM
    Okay I am certainly going to be showing my mental density here but I must have failed to grasp really any of the lore of DnD or of The Unquiet Lands. Ioun and Avandra are DnD deities, right? They must be polar opposites? How/when did we find out that the Constellation Bureau was aligned with Ioun...
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  • cutopia's Avatar
    06-13-2013, 04:56 PM
    "Reverend, it appears your alchemical supplies likely were stolen as I am quite certain the Constellation Bureau did not actually issue such an order. If you would be willing to go over the details surrounding how that order was received or direct me to others I should interview who were involved...
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  • Umiushi's Avatar
    06-13-2013, 04:40 PM
    Hey, I've talked about it before on chat. In any case, this is only if the players agree to it; they will have a number of choices to consider, this weekend.
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    06-13-2013, 04:38 PM
    I will roll the perception check, but only on your signal. You can inform me in the OOC post body that your character is making a check, or you can actually make a roll to signify it, but that roll will only serve as a placeholder. If you do neither, your character will still be using his Passive...
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    06-13-2013, 12:12 PM
    "No, no one in particular, I am in particular need of some assistance with this sort of ritual, but it is not important, please carry on." Noxias steps back to the rear of the party.
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    06-13-2013, 12:08 PM
    Umi, why would the constellation bureau have appropriated their alchemy supplies? Is this monastery part of the church of avandra? And here are some rolls from Konstansz to piece all this information together and glean any new insights: insight
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  • Malk0lm's Avatar
    06-13-2013, 11:59 AM
    Then it sounds like an appropriate response would be to continue Perception checks and not worry about the insight until such time as an NPCs behavior warrants it or a perception check indicates something fishy is going on. Do I need to be more actively rolling perception on each new encounter...
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    06-13-2013, 06:59 AM
    This is the fifty-first main post for Knowledge's Cauldron. Players' posts in either thread are due by 11 pm, Saturday, June 15th. The next main post will appear by 11 am, Monday, June 17th. The old man nods as Konstansz explains her situation, "On the second day after mid-summer last year, our...
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    06-13-2013, 06:58 AM
    This post complements the fifty-first Knowledge's Cauldron main post. Players' posts in either thread are due by 11 pm, Saturday, June 15th. The next OOC main post will appear by 11 am, Monday, June 17th. The dating information I provided in Konstansz's background is incorrect. The actual date...
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    06-13-2013, 04:57 AM
    The Feng Shui scenario will not take place in the standard setting of the "Secret War." That doesn't mean some of the props won't be reused, as can be seen below with the inclusion of Buro-like weaponry. It will still be a world where magic and super-science can be found lurking not too far below...
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  • Malk0lm's Avatar
    06-12-2013, 09:52 AM
    Noxias steps forward and offers his hand in greeting. "My name is Noxias of Soliditas Magicalis. You don't happen to have a wizard with expertise in teleportation rituals, do you?"
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    06-12-2013, 09:47 AM
    Nox (with the help of Konstanz) will be actively searching for "life-like" homunculus and suspicious of any new encounters. So, Umi, if you could let me know if anything beyond a simple perception check would be useful in either confirming or denying someone is an animated doll, I would appreciate...
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    06-12-2013, 03:59 AM
    The setting chosen for the proposed scenario in Maid has a few special rules. The two NPCs were created in accordance with those rules. Mansion Setting World: Early Modern Fantasy Mood: Lighthearted (casual, warm pace) to Action (fast-paced and eventful) Appearance The mansion has a...
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    06-11-2013, 05:19 PM
    "I am Konstansz, rebus logothete, charged with investigating an alchemical shipment sent to the temple of lightning's spear which arrived on the 6th day after mid-summer, last year. Unknown additional contents were added to the shipment from the Church of Avandra. I am simply seeking information...
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    06-11-2013, 08:00 AM
    Umiushi replied to a thread Chat Calendar in The Unquiet Lands
    Over the coming days, I will be using my blog on this site to post sample artifacts from each game system besides D&D. I've currently posted examples from Traveller and Star Frontiers.
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    06-11-2013, 07:52 AM
    Knight Hawks is the second Star Frontiers rules set, and deals with the space opera side of the setting. This ship was built using a later, unofficial modification of the rules, known as Knight Hawks Vector. Lefaucheux Six Class Corvette Hull Size: 3 Mass: 400 tons Hull Points: 15 Damage...
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Attribute Comparison, Danmaku Yuugi Flowers Sample NPCs, and Conversion to Tale of Phantasmal Land

by Umiushi on 06-16-2013 at 08:40 AM
Before I get started with the NPCs, here is what constitute a typical attribute level for normal people in each game system:

  • Danmaku Yuugi Flowers: 3
  • Feng Shui: 5
  • Maid: 2
  • Mekton Zeta: 5
  • Star Frontiers: 45
  • Tenra Banshou Zero: 2
  • Tale of Phantasmal Land: 4
  • Traveller: 7


Danmaku Yuugi Flowers chronicles the adventures of apparitions, demons, fairies, ghosts, and even some humans, as they resolve mysterious incidents that beset their fantasy land. Tale of Phantasmal

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Updated 06-16-2013 at 08:50 AM by Umiushi

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Tenra Banshou Zero Sample NPCs

by Umiushi on 06-15-2013 at 07:43 AM
As I usually do with pre-packaged settings, I have altered a number of elements to suit my tastes. The descriptions provided in this post can be said to broadly resemble the official world, but differ in many specifics.

Tenra Banshou Zero is an alternate, "hyper-Asian" world consisting of entrenched human colonists and aboriginal oni, where advanced spiritual technology lies in the hands of Buddhist preachers, Shinto priests, and Taoist sorcerers. Political power is wielded

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Mekton Zeta and Zeta Plus Sample Mecha, Starship, and NPCs

by Umiushi on 06-14-2013 at 06:44 PM
Technology in Mekton settings often undergoes rapid development. What follows is information from two years prior to the scenario. Damage, structure, and stopping, essentially "hit points" are measured differently between mecha-scale and personal-scale. For NPCs, units are measured in Hits, and for mecha and starship they are measured in Kills. Roughly speaking, one Kill is 25 Hits, though in practice it is difficult to use Hits of damage to affect Kills of structure. Therefore, the

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Updated 06-14-2013 at 06:53 PM by Umiushi

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Feng Shui Sample NPCs

by Umiushi on 06-13-2013 at 04:57 AM
The Feng Shui scenario will not take place in the standard setting of the "Secret War." That doesn't mean some of the props won't be reused, as can be seen below with the inclusion of Buro-like weaponry. It will still be a world where magic and super-science can be found lurking not too far below the surface.

Leng Catacutan
Attributes
Bod 8 (Mov 8, Str 8, Con 8, Tgh 8)
Chi 1 (For 1, Fu 4, Mag 1)
Mnd 5 (Cha 5, Int 5, Per 5, Will 5)
Ref 7 (Agl

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Maid Sample Setting and NPCs

by Umiushi on 06-12-2013 at 03:59 AM
The setting chosen for the proposed scenario in Maid has a few special rules. The two NPCs were created in accordance with those rules.

Mansion Setting
World: Early Modern Fantasy
Mood: Lighthearted (casual, warm pace) to Action (fast-paced and eventful)

Appearance
The mansion has a castle-like appearance and is painted wholly in red. It lies on an island in a misty lake, connected to the mainland by a causeway. The surrounding world is a fairytale

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Updated 06-13-2013 at 02:00 AM by Umiushi

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