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Really just start poking at things that work fine enough. Anyway, that led to this:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI'm Probably Gonna Make Everything One Damage\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOne thing that always struck me as odd during play was the fact that you have to roll under to succeed in an attack, but then roll over to \"succeed\" in damage. Tradition, probably. But what to do? Convert to Roll Over like a normal person? God, no. Gross. Other ideas involve:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Col style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESubtraction\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;This clearly won't work. I can hardly get players to add. Having them work out something like \"7-1d6\" every other roll would really grind things to a halt.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDamage Array\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;While I still like the idea, it seems like a step in the wrong direction. Also, it would generate a bunch of work. Though, as I write this, I realize so would...\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaking Everything One Damage\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;One of the design philosophies behind the original GLoG was making things more simple, namely in reducing rolls. From two rolls to one, from one to none. This one largely gets ignored (from what I've seen), but here's a place to actually do that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAn attack roll is basically just two rolls to determine one value: the amount of damage you do. Ranging from \"none\" to \"max\" it's a tradition that held on and hasn't, from what I've seen (not that I've really looked), been challenged.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBut it's also two rolls for one result. I like rolling the dice as much as anyone, but in holding with the simplification design principle, them rolls gotta get squished together. I suppose I could go the Into the Odd route and make all attacks automatically hit, thus making every character's turn automatic damage to someone. That seems too far to me, however.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBasically, I've got the notion in my head that every attack is some form of gambit and should come with a risk. One that should pay off immediately. If you're gonna stand out in the open and\/or foolishly fight fair, you should run the risk of failure (Attack roll), but receive a significant payout immediately (1 damage).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlright, but why 1 damage?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThat value is coming from 2 seconds of intoxicated math applied to averages. Allow me to reproduce my hard to read scrawling:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGiven \u003Cb\u003E4d4\u003C\/b\u003E as the dice used to generate Constitution, and therefore HP, the average of the roll is \u003Cb\u003E10\u003C\/b\u003E HP.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ELight weapons did roughly \u003Cb\u003E1d6\u003C\/b\u003E of damage, making the \"average\" \u003Cb\u003E3.5\u003C\/b\u003E damage.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMedium weapons did \u003Cb\u003E1d8\u003C\/b\u003E for \u003Cb\u003E4.5\u003C\/b\u003E damage \"average.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EHeavy weapons came in a \u003Cb\u003E1d10\u003C\/b\u003E for \u003Cb\u003E5.5\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWith these values, to take a \u003Cb\u003E10\u003C\/b\u003E HP \"average\" character down to zero, light weapons would require roughly \u003Cb\u003E3 hits\u003C\/b\u003E, as would medium weapons. Heavy weapons came in for only \u003Cb\u003E2 hits\u003C\/b\u003E. These hit amounts look good to me. Perfectly fine. Armor is important for a reason.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn moving the damage range down to 1, HP will also need to be adjusted. Namely instead of the noble 4d4, the value becomes (4d4)\/4, which drags the range down to 1 to 4, usually 2. Modified by templates and augments, this also seems fine. Don't get shot.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;On one hand, while this will speed up combat and standardize weapon damage (let's be honest, I was obviously making the damage values up out of thin air. And I clearly had favorites.), it also means I'm gonna have to rewrite the gear list to make them stand out via special qualities. Which I probably should have been doing anyway. Also rewrite the combat section, damage section, augment section...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBut it seems worth it. It feels better to me. When the time arises, I'll have to do a one shot to test it out. Might take a minute, but I should definitely do a play test before the rewrite. For once.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso, it seems like someone has done this before, but I can't place it. I'm sure that won't cause problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8358027767519965107\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/probably-gonna-make-everything-one.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/8358027767519965107"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/8358027767519965107"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/probably-gonna-make-everything-one.html","title":"Probably Gonna Make Everything One Damage"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-2476820793640287652"},"published":{"$t":"2023-09-08T06:26:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-10-27T19:35:06.590-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Creatures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Some Weird Sin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bubble Head"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;I ain't got time to make it pretty, but I've got time to force it up on you. Hell, I'm still on phone, so I don't know how big that image is gonna be.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBubble Head\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQS0BNjI2Jc5bsDUCbtSbrCema-FZALYmznfFbVM6YiAzFXJb_xoZNMWKIcH7uUP0wtl_2kMFgxjeSKScSoGrLCCK73FxgntgpgJ_jTYwnN8VLuvIOZIQ131h8K9yx1p1f1OkstxKVI8xZVEqxoDDyASk4fd8CNrKRV9WHKjR2wv-7tFMqgF2ADD2LkwE\/s1650\/Scan09082023081801_001.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1650\" data-original-width=\"1002\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQS0BNjI2Jc5bsDUCbtSbrCema-FZALYmznfFbVM6YiAzFXJb_xoZNMWKIcH7uUP0wtl_2kMFgxjeSKScSoGrLCCK73FxgntgpgJ_jTYwnN8VLuvIOZIQ131h8K9yx1p1f1OkstxKVI8xZVEqxoDDyASk4fd8CNrKRV9WHKjR2wv-7tFMqgF2ADD2LkwE\/w389-h640\/Scan09082023081801_001.jpg\" width=\"389\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ESome poor bastard who's had a parasitic prototype of a military grade cyber augment forced upon him by some unknown party (Vitulus Aureus lab technicians) and some how made his way back into the general public. His actions and consciousness might not be his.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe gimmick here would have been (players never met Vitulus Aureus \"representatives\") to teach the players to shoot the glowing red spot that was the Drone Control Unit on the figure's head. Rough, but not impossible, if they didn't get it. Quick and rather easy if they did. Which would have been good, because the system would have turned up on robotic tanks later.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EUpdate\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003EHuh, okay, yeah. That was not the best time to be gone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are questions, naturally. I will see if I can address them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen addressing puzzles, players typically have three options:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Col style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFuck Around and Find Out\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUse Knowledge\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERun Away\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis methodology can apply for component enemies, though with more aggressive results as the \"puzzle\" will not want to be interacted with or will be trying to interact with the players in a less than friendly manner.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhile usage of a Component enemy is relatively the same as a normal creature deployment, a small amount of effort must be engaged in by the game master\/game designer. Namely, as the GM would describe a puzzle in detail, so too must they offer greater detail to the players than \"bandit in leather armor.\" Communication is key here. Care must be taken to ensure that every non-secret piece of the puzzle is provided. Likewise, when the PC attacks or otherwise interacts, the GM should ask \"how are you attacking and what are you targeting\"?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"The frail, lithe figure stands his ground, though his eyes are ever distant. Upon the top of his head, lording over the figure, a cybernetic sensor array glares, unblinking, forever judging. A heavy shield composed of polycarbonate fullerene drifts quietly on micro fusion monojets tucked within its carapace, lurking hungrily around the figure as though a dog preparing to defend its master.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EHere the description has noted the three main pieces: the meat body (just sort of there), the DCU (above the meat body, and suggested to be separate from), and the shield drone (circling the meat body).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESo what are the potential ways the players interact with it? Let's look:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EFucking Around and Find Out\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe answer is not always on the character sheet, nor is it always in the GM notes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat if we shoot it?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EProbably the opening move. The shield intercepts and the attack is absorbed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat if we shoot it again?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHonestly, you might get lucky and do enough damage to the shield to break it, leaving the Meat Body defenseless.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat about an area attack?\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EProbably gets through the Shield's protection. You're attacking an Area, not the Meat Body (pedantic). Also the shield can't really stop gas, can it? EMPs might also screw the system up.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat if we break the monojets of the shield?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHey! Now you're thinking. Damaging the jets probably slows the shield down, offering a \"x in 6\" chance of the attack getting through, where x is the number of monojets destroyed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat if we shoot the sensor array on top?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt's not part of the Meat Body, so is unprotected. Then the Shield stops receiving information and the Meat Body is unprotected.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat if we shoot the gun?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETechnically not part of the Meat Body and unprotected. It probably breaks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EUsing Knowledge\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou HAVE been leaving lore around the dungeon, right?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERemembering the post-it note on the discovered schematics complaining about how the Z-axis alignment was misaligned on the Shield orientation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EProbably means the DCU at the top is unprotected.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERemembering the Command word mentioned in the inner office email from the hacked system.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYelling it probably deactivates the system.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe game mechanics offer multiple ways of gleaning information not typically given in descriptions.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETry using those to see if something else is available.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERemembering that one episode of Burn Notice where he used a thick wool blanket to trick a motion sensor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI wonder if that actually works?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ERun Away\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EHonestly, how is this your problem? Run away and let someone else deal with it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAttacking a creature using it's weakness (werewolves, silver) is a stripped down form of this. Players know to use silver and\/or Wolf's Bane on Werewolves because of previous Knowledge, and well known Fucking Around and Finding Out. The Werewolf's healing factor\/damage reduction is simply a component of the beast, which is deactivated using the weaknesses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYes, yes, it's not a terribly complicated puzzle, much like that first lock in the first dragon tomb you encounter in Skyrim, but it's there to ease you into it. More complicated examples to (possibly) come.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs the enemy can (and should) attack your character sheet, this is similar to attacking theirs. It makes combat a bit more strategic, and certainly better than the boring \"I shoot it.\" round after round after round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf it helps, \"Bubble Head\" can been seen as a collective name for three individual entities working together in symbiosis:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Col style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Drone Control Unit: Programmed to protect the Meat Body, but not itself, via orders given to the Shield. Sits above the Meat Body, like a malicious hat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShield Drone: Only knows the world through data provided from the DCU. Only wants to protect the Meat Body. And only the Meat Body.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMeat Body: His name used to be Greg and he enjoyed bird watching. Now it's Unit #136 and he enjoys carrying out the violent orders of his handlers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Shield Drone does not stop attacks against the Drone Control simply because it is not the Meat Body. However, without the Drone Control it can not receive input and goes offline.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2476820793640287652\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/09\/bubble-head.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2476820793640287652"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2476820793640287652"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/09\/bubble-head.html","title":"Bubble Head"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQS0BNjI2Jc5bsDUCbtSbrCema-FZALYmznfFbVM6YiAzFXJb_xoZNMWKIcH7uUP0wtl_2kMFgxjeSKScSoGrLCCK73FxgntgpgJ_jTYwnN8VLuvIOZIQ131h8K9yx1p1f1OkstxKVI8xZVEqxoDDyASk4fd8CNrKRV9WHKjR2wv-7tFMqgF2ADD2LkwE\/s72-w389-h640-c\/Scan09082023081801_001.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-9090634597677783510"},"published":{"$t":"2023-08-28T07:22:00.021-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-08-28T07:22:00.272-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Setting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cyberpunk West Marches: A Follow Up"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Writing this in my phone, let's see if it actually takes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHospitals suck. American hospitals more so. You'd think sitting here I'd have plenty of time to catch up on blog reading and jambling down the multitude of ideas I've got buzzing around in my diseased brainmeat but, nope, spent it worrying. Worrying and coming to terms with what a corrupt and bloated system we've got, especially when it comes to the insurance company hucksters. Americans aren't citizens of a country, we're customers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWait, wait, nope, you're probably not here for that. Though I'll venomously go into it on one of the social sites, if you wish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI believe I owe a follow up.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EOverview\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe game, before Life made the poor decision of allowing my former rock and roll lifestyle to catch up to me, took place in what the underworld mercenaries called \u003Cb\u003EKill City\u003C\/b\u003E. Not the official government name for the city, mind you, but a nickname given based on the violence commonplace in the day to day life. Also to stick with the Iggy Pop references.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Hub of the world was \u003Cb\u003EFinn's\u003C\/b\u003E: a seedy, dimly lit dive bar that served as a meeting place for mercenaries (who I almost called \"Wild Boys\" in sticking with the song. Good dodge on that one in hindsight) and third party fixers,\u0026nbsp; as well as neutral territory for local gangs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe bar itself was down a back ally, as all good bars are, between a shitty Asian fusion restaurant and the office of W. Smith, Attorney (a name I completely made up). It was a cloudy sea of nicotine heavy smoke, poor quality cyberware, and shitty tattoos. Jobs were initially offered up by a one Winston \"McW00t\", a burnt out hacker turned fixer that hides in the bar from his wife during the day (who herself thought he worked in a local chicken plant); and at least once by Killian, the proprietor and take-no-shit bartendress of the place. More quest givers were unlockable through certain actions, as well as other gang associated bars, however we didn't make it that far.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETaking the jobs were two main players, each with a stable of four characters, and three other players with their own stables, that came as went as time allowed. Sessions usually had at least three folks in attendance. Though just the main two was not uncommon. This menagerie of assholes oversaw the partial destruction of a residential Fuller dome after a lover's quarrel with a husband saw the local gang (Sonic Reducers) called in to fulfill a protection contract; the Genesis of the idea that maybe the city's paramedics shouldn't be trusted; and the potential escape of a Laser Raptor from a secret and completely illegal biological research center - to name a few.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMajor landmarks and involved mega corporations were still sort of in flux at the time of indefinite pause, but included:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGewalt Arms Battle Dome\u003C\/b\u003E - Every crumbling empire eventually turns to bloodsports. This one is sponsored by an arms manufacturer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPatriot Burger Hologram\u003C\/b\u003E - The twenty story tall hologram of a buxom blonde with impossible body proportions in an American flag bikini and welding dual assault rifles that fired into the air on the hour, which served as an advertisement for Patriot Burger fastfood restaurants, but strangely never mentioned Patriot Burger.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Iscariot's House of Eternal Servitude\u003C\/b\u003E - A megachurch smack in the middle of an impoverished neighborhood, blaring religiosity over a PA system 24\/7, yet never actually helping the people of said neighborhood.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMorningstar Laboratories\u003C\/b\u003E - Experimental physics laboratory that probably should not have been built downtown.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFission Plant\u003C\/b\u003E - The local powerplant that was very obviously leaking toxic sludge into the surrounding area due to cost cutting on safety systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHodag Mart\u003C\/b\u003E - A popular chain of bodegas around the city. Inspired by the incredible gift of artwork from Hodag (which will be included in the next PDF update, should I ever get my act together)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVitulus Aureus\u003C\/b\u003E - \"People are our products\"\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWormwood Pharmaceuticals\u003C\/b\u003E - Pumping out strange and untested drugs for all to \"enjoy.\" Had a multitude of illegal production sites around the city\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EZen Security\u003C\/b\u003E - The privatized police force overseeing the City. Also the largest gang in town.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA bout of writer's block (my eternal foe) led to the creation of a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/someweirdsin.github.io\/Extras\/CloningVat.html\"\u003ECharacter Generator\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/someweirdsin.github.io\/Extras\/JobGenerator.html\"\u003EJob Generator\u003C\/a\u003E, both available on the SRD site. They ain't the end all be all, but they get the job done.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EUnfortunately, I still can't decide on a stat block format for enemies so most remain chicken scratches in a notebook.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA \"Gang Affinity\" system was just the faction system from Fallout New Vegas with the serial number filed off. It (would have) affected reaction rolls of various gang members and fixers throughout the city, using the highest score amongst those present. Never got that far, however.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI'm hoping to jam all this into a more fleshed out Setting document. Some day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe Take Away\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOver all, it went fairly well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe stable of characters was a hit, and allowed for the smaller player base to adapt to the job at hand. With the system being fairly lethal and character creation being quick, generating a new character and selecting one from a stockpile is rather comparable. I should consider this and explore the idea deeper when I've more space in my Thought Cabinet.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Stable did make the Gang Affinity system a pain in the ass. Or would have - it didn't have enough time to fully develop, but I got enough to see the data I'd have to keep track of would pile up. Solutions for this would either be a program to keep track of the data for me and present it at relevant times or, more likely, give delta templates like \"Loved by [Gang Name]\" after certain thresholds are met, biddable to adjust reaction checks made by that gang.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI also believe I need to adjust the XP system for when a Stable is used. Despite having applied vague numbers to it, I'm still a bastard who assigns XP along the lines of \"feels about right.\" Through out TTRPGs the XP system is one of the most varied and, honestly, was never a high priority to me. If I'm gonna move forward with Stable play (a weird phrase I hope to never repeat) something more akin to popcorn leveling will be needed, though even that has never set right with me. I'd also have to adjust that one Face ability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI need to figure out how to adapt my famous \"Bring the GM a beer\" mechanics to the domain of online play.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe largest take away was one I'm still trying to fit sensible words to, rather than the knowing nods and vague grunts I currently have applied to the notion. I'll start at the beginning and try to word salad into something useful:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe original idea was to follow a West Marches style of play. That being based around a large unexplored hex map where characters went out and explored, having to prepare and account for the unexpected hardships of overland travel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThis made sense for West Marches.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt was a fantasy based setting and that genre (from my experience) tends to be long winded about even the most trivial of details. Tolkien, for instance, wanks off for twenty pages about rivers with no names, miles that stretch on into forever, and every singing chipmunk in between, then tries to retcon the details through another 30 pages in the next book, prattling on about a king that's been dead for ages. In short, the mystery is in the physical world.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt doesn't entirely make sense for cyberpunk.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe world of cyberpunk is, typically, close to our world, just with robot parts jammed into people. They have, at the very least, the conveniences we take for granted taken for even more granted. Especially travel: Hiro casual makes his way from Las Angeles to British Columbia in a matter of hours; both Sta-Hi and Case make it into orbit with ticket fare; Cowboy crosses the Midwest in comparatively little effort. They cross the world, sure, but there is no mystery in the physical world. The mystery lies in the social\/technical world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI'm probably using the wrong words, but also I'm poorly educated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs cyberpunk is close to our world, we know what's there. While we don't know places like \"Ungoliant's Liar\" or \"Great Gates\", we know places like \"Midwest\" and \"Low Orbit\" and can picture these places with a general accuracy. The mystery then is from the advanced technology, for what it is, juxtaposed against a crumbled dystopian society fueled by the fascist systems of ultracorporatism as a reflection of our own modern problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou know, the basic premise to the cyberpunk genre. Well, that and Toronto's drug scene circa 1967.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHindsight.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAlso, I'm not sure if you're aware of it or not, cities are \u003Cb\u003Ebig and crowded. \u003C\/b\u003EEven with a hex representing a single block that's still a huge amount of detail to pack in, where as a forest hex can easily be one encounter per six miles. Though, mind you, I do live in a backwoods forest town where everything is wooded and familiar while being terrified of the big city lights and sounds and buildings over two stories tall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAnyway, all that blathering to say that the exact map is less important, thus knocking it out of the \"West March\" play style. Perhaps the map should have been less representative of a physical city and more of a meta-map of interlocking conspiracies and secret plots. Something to chew on while I've nothing better to do.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EIn Closing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI need a stiff drink. Hell, I'd settle for a PBR and a pack of Mavericks found in an abandoned parking lot.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9090634597677783510\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/08\/cyberpunk-west-marches-follow-up.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/9090634597677783510"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/9090634597677783510"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/08\/cyberpunk-west-marches-follow-up.html","title":"Cyberpunk West Marches: A Follow Up"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-2141397143447329547"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-01T06:30:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-01T06:30:00.172-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How I got into D\u0026D"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGrowing up a teenager in the early 80’s came with a lot of freedoms that would be described as “negligence” these days. Taking my father’s old Gremlin for a drive Friday night, leaving a note saying I’ll be back Sunday, and just disappearing for a few days. No location tracking, no cell phone constantly going off. Maps instead of GPS. Carton of smokes and a case of beer from my brother’s\u0026nbsp; more questionable friend.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETrouble was, the radio was busted, leaving me often with the entertainment selection of: the wind and chain smoking. I’m not complaining (entirely), as it was freeing and an excellent way to clear one’s head. Still, after hours of driving, one can only listen just their thoughts for so long. Thankfully, nature back in the 80’s had a way of providing exactly what you need when times get tough: Hitchhikers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENowadays, yes, hitchhiking has gotten a bad rap, largely due to all the lead poisoned boomers and their rotten, violent tendencies. Back then, however, picking up hitchhikers was still a fairly common and neighborly thing to do for folk. They got a ride, you got some stories, shared some beer; it was a win-win for all involved.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThat’s how, in the summer of 1984, in the backroads somewhere North of Las Angeles county, I came to learn what the hell Dungeons and Dragons was. Running low on smokes, and in desperate need of company, that’s when I found him; a somewhat portly fellow with thinning, long brown hair, dressed in some gaudy sweater and an armful of books and paper scraps. The poor bastard was walking (stumbling really) down the road, a wake of paper sheets trailing behind him, and seemed to give no indication he was losing things.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI slid the Gremlin to a clunking halt beside him, and rolled down the passenger window, but before I could ask if he needed a lift, I was met with a grunt of a belch and cascade of books and loose leaf notebook paper coming into the window, nearly smashing my unsuspecting face in the process. Confused by the demons grinning back at me on the covers of the books, and at least one with a centaur trying to bash the brains out of a flying Gozer terror dog, I hefted this lump sum of esoteric mysteries and gently tossed them into the backseat, next to the beer. Meanwhile, the figure reached into the car, through the window, in order to open the door. No attempt on the outside handle was made, the beast went directly for the interior. A war against spatial reality played out as the figure attempted to open the door while physically existing within the space needed to open it. It was a conflict in which there were no real winners. Casualties on either side were far too great to justify the spoils won. Evidently an armistice had been reached for shortly after the man crashed down into the passenger seat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Ah, a paladin of the road, I see?” he slurred at me in a midwestern accent. He stunk of whiskey and grass; the wild look in his eyes and the dry blood just under his nose hinted at far more decadent delights than I had interest in. He spotted my map in the dashboard and quickly picked it up for investigation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Heh, yeah, man…” I awkwardly agreed, having never heard the word ‘paladin’ before. Pulling the tab on a Pabst to offer my new passenger, I instead gave him grunts of protest as he began to pull strips of paper from my map. He waved a hand dismissively at my cursing and soon produced a fairly large size bag of grass from his pockets, spilling a number of small rubber dinosaur figures in the process, and eventually produced marijuana cigarettes from the strips of map.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“My fare, coachman.” He said matter of factly, handing one over to me. I accepted it with a nod, still not knowing what the hell he was talking about, but determining it to be a fair price for the destruction of the map, and moments later we were back on the road.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESide note: God damn do I miss car cigarette lighters. It was always right there when I needed to find it, unlike a lighter or box of matches, which always seemed to go missing exactly whenever I attempted to look for it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShortly, the exchange of smoke and drink between guest and host was complete. Ancient customs from a more civilized time had been fulfilled. As long as both of our fates involved that car, no harm could be brought upon one of us from the other, lest the gods grow angry and smite the oath breaker.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWe made pleasantries and small talk, the verbal equivalent of dogs sniffing each other’s asses, getting a sense of one another before the Deeper conversation could begin. He introduced himself as something pronounced along the lines of “Zhee-gax” which sounded strange as way of a name to my anglican ears, but I’ve never been one to deny someone their identity. Also, I was rather high.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI questioned him, and he spoke, of the assortment of books and papers we had stashed behind us, the occasional stray breeze from the windows catching in the loose leaf, sending it fluttering around the backseat as if a bird trapped in a place it definitely knows it should not be. Apparently, that ragged assortment of books in the back was a form of game, and the advanced version at that. He dropped words like “THAC0” and “Oerth” which at the time I had no context for, all while gesturing like a madman, as though possessed by Asmodeus himself.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“And so, as these characters of noble men and heroes, the players set out to explore lost dungeons, fight monsters, and return with the riches they find with it.” He concluded one leg of his monologue while dropping his sixth empty Blue Ribbon out the window.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Isn’t that, you know…it all sounds rather imperialistic, when put like that.” I asked, flicking my cigarette ash to the wind.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Imperialistic?” He responded in what was mostly a growl. He stared at me, eyes burning behind his wire framed glasses, hateful contempt bearing down from his balding brow. The only sounds were that of the roaring wind passing, and what was likely to be the loose fender rattling in an attempt to break up the tense silence. Like the sands of a dune, something in the conversation had shifted below my feet. Was this irascible Midwesterner truly that short of fuse? Or had something more grim befallen the environment within the Gremlin. I took note of my full can of beer, preparing to grab it on the occasion my guest needed assaulting in order to get his mood back on track. But did he even know about the pact made, through sharing of libations? Did he know of the gods’ revenge? And would they blame me or him, should the need arise for an altercation? Was I doomed from the start?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThank God I was atheist.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Uh, hey, man,” I stumbled over my words, trying to draw this cheese headed savage back into the realm of decency. “You, uh, never mentioned where you were headed. When am I taking you?”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Where am I going?” He snapped, before catching himself. A deep breath later, he spoke through clenched teeth, “I’m on my way. To kill a man. A one David Rizzle, to be more precise.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENAturally, this caught my interest. It wasn’t going to be me, after all.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Oh? He, uh, he take your woman, or something?” A line I had heard in a movie.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Did he take my - What? No. Nothing like that. Besides, out here in Hollywood I can get a replacement like that.” He attempted a snap, but his intoxicated fingers failed to make the proper connection. The third attempt produced a passable result. “Just don’t tell my wife, eh?” He cackled, amused with himself. His anger had dropped noticeably, though my concern had been replaced with annoyance. “He was one of my players back in Wisconsin. ‘Apparently’ he has ‘issues’ with my monsters.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Your monsters?…Oh, right, the little dudes the characters fight.” I flicked an ash from the smoldering cigarette.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Little dudes? LITTLE. DUDES?” His tone of voice brought renewed interest into the bludgeoning plan. With a grunt he leaned over, and began rummaging around the floor of the passenger seat. Casting a McDonald’s Styrofoam container out the window he began to babbling in grunts and drooling groans. “This isn’t some little dude. This is an owlbear!”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“GAH.” I cleverly retorted as he thrusted a tiny plastic figure into my face, knocking the cherry free from my cigarette. “AH” I continued, attempting to swat the burning ball of ash away from my crotch. “Fuckfuckfuck” the monolog continued as I swerved the car back onto the blacktop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“A god damn owlbear!” he sneered, apparently unphazed by the last few moments. His diseased mind was locked on to the deranged point he was attempting to make. Righting the car’s trajectory, I finally took note of the figure. It was a pitiful thing, made of common plastic poured into a mold someone had clearly determined ‘close enough.’ It was clearly the hate child of a horned up H.R. Pufnstuf and a taxidermized bear, which had been force fed acid during the ill conceived gestation. Truly awful.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Truly awful.” I pointed out, beginning to light a new cigarette. It was growing tedious keeping an eye on him and an eye on the road.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“AWFUL HE SAYS” He screeched, casting the tiny figure out the window, casting it to the literal wind. “Alicanto! Is that fucking awful?” He held up some bird-like creature he had picked off the floor. Before I could speak, he had sent it through the window. “Rust Monster! Mosquitillos! Are THEY fucking awful?” Before I had a chance to even observe the figurines, he had sent them to seek their fortunes elsewhere on that lonely California road. The amount of spittle behind each word grew with every item out the window.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“What on God’s fucked earth are you playing at, you god-damned loon? Absolute nut job. I hope that Rizzle finds you first. Plunges a damn piece of steel right into that fucked heart of yours.” I confess, I may have been on the verge of panic at this point. Not thinking, I flicked ash inside the car. Did it even matter at this point? I’ll clean the car later, I vowed, now though I’d need to be vigilant for anything this raving maniac was capable of.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\"Oh, he can try!\" The beast of a man in my passenger seat bent over, rummaging for yet another figure. I eyed him, contemplating if I was flexible enough to open his door, kick him out, and still remain in control of the vehicle. A moment of clarity told me 'no.' The grass was playing on a childhood of action movies. Bludgeoning would have to be the answer. A guttural sound of victory, blended with a belch, drew me back to the moment, \"HA! There it is! THIS is the rhinoxid!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\"What?\" I pressed down on the accelerator before looking over. Maybe I could crash the fucker out. No. There would be Questions. And possibly Paperwork. I eased up and examined the tiny figurine before me. It took me a moment to truly behold and understand what I was presented with. Appearing to be a reptile, perhaps a dinosaur, it held the sensibilities of a dog; its sleek reptilian body carrying the extra weight of domestication. A horn protruded from the end of the beast’s snout, threatening to perform a lobotomy should the poor thing trip. It grinned at me, a knowing smile bifurcated far too far into the beast’s skull, suggesting it knew my secret and was prepared to expose it should I not be prepared to keep it happy. That part may have been the drugs. The paint job, on the other hand, was performed by someone who clearly had more important interests elsewhere at the time. Single dots of paint made up for eyes, yet placed clearly off the mark of the molded plastic eye sockets. The paint had either faded quickly or never set to begin with. The overall effect being something dragged from a gritter, left handed path Flintstone’s cartoon shown in a reality where methaqualone polluted the water supply. A stared at this monstrosity, the road a forgotten memory. “What the damn hell do you think you’re showing me?”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbl4sJkxR1c0dIKnS91kpRauIKHNEbZuM6OQVF4eMbWUr7VFyLNRCB_qUf6iV7gO097RlOknFoz57ngqbhqhPbsX_HC70CcMkx2NATEWsyK9uMWOJdUdiGNjJf4LNw77ZZJUrf9xn8QVl6zrIQyFgD9FdyDvwCMfWAYLZDop3LmS25FMLT3Hl5K2ES\/s1200\/HornedDragon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbl4sJkxR1c0dIKnS91kpRauIKHNEbZuM6OQVF4eMbWUr7VFyLNRCB_qUf6iV7gO097RlOknFoz57ngqbhqhPbsX_HC70CcMkx2NATEWsyK9uMWOJdUdiGNjJf4LNw77ZZJUrf9xn8QVl6zrIQyFgD9FdyDvwCMfWAYLZDop3LmS25FMLT3Hl5K2ES\/w388-h310\/HornedDragon.jpg\" width=\"388\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDamn, I actually found a picture of the thing\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“A rhinoxid! Can’t you listen? This will be the end to that bastard Rizzle, believe you me. See that horn right there? It’s able to gore you with it and, if it’s got room for charging, it’ll affect you with fall damage too. This paper holds all the stats. Here, just read it!” He pulled a piece of paper from this breast pocket and shoved it at me.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“I’m driving, you dumb bastard.” A technical truth. He jammed the folded paper into the dash shelf.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Yes, well, this is sure to stop his complaining…” He muttered, trailing off into incomprehension. He seemed crestfallen. We drove in blessed silence for a moment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Not a lot of women play this game, do they?” I ventured a guess. Somehow it just seemed right. The degenerate in the passenger seat was proving to be the sort to shun mixed company. Or possibly any company.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Oh, no. Obviously not. It’s their brains, you see. They don’t get the same pleasure out of it as you or I would. It’s basic biological determinism.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWell. That was it. Herr “zhee-gax” had just won himself a bludgeoning. In fact, I had a Blue Ribbon I was prepared to pin on him. My hand wrapped around the can fully convinced now of the assault, only for the can to crush within it. Empty. Muttering multiple damnations to the Lord, I gave the empty soldier a noble burial at road and reached to grab his replacement, only to be met with the sudden intense pain that comes with the act of grabbing an active fire. A string of anathematizations later, accompanied by a choir of loud screaming, I brought the Gremlin to a skidding halt; sliding uncontrollably down the pull off lane for several yards.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECoughing and dragging ourselves from the car quickly filling with smoke, we regrouped and stood on the far side of the ditch to survey the scene. I coughed again and lit a cigarette to clear my panicking mind. What was in there burning? I stepped forward and pressed my face against the glass, which had grown unbearably reflective in the afternoon sun. Oh, of course it fucking was. Why wouldn’t it be anything else?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Hey, buddy,” I growled and whistled, “Your goddamn books and papers are on fire in there.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Aw, jeez, oh, yeah. I tend to spill a lot of grease on them.” He looked up from the rhinoxid figure and shrugged, casually accepting the fate of the burning books. He grunted and turned to the woods, calling back as he faded from view, “Alright then, good luck. I’ve got to take a piss.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMore bloody oaths of vengeance made the world a slightly darker place as I crawled back into the car, attempting to find a way to put out the fire. Ultimately, it took the usage of my last six beers and the remainder of my patience. Still swearing, I pulled the sopping wet mess of burnt paper pulp from the backseat and threw it, disgusted, to the ground. This son of a bitch had been nothing but trouble since he opened the door. The beer was gone, smokes were running low. Wet nylon upholstery, masquerading as denim, was forever stained, serving as a harbinger for things to come. There would be Questions. I would not have Answers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA grunt echoed from the woods.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI checked my watch. It had been the worst 45 minutes any civilized person had been forced to endure. Fuck this. I was severing our Fate, gods be damned. Surely this had been a breach of Host rights. I paused to hurl final insults at the woods, only to determine the dumb bastard wouldn’t register anything I threw at him. Inconsiderate sonofabitch wouldn’t even give me that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EStill cursing, I shifted the Gremlin into gear and sped off without glancing back. I’d have to determine a reasonable excuse for the destruction and, quite frankly, I already knew I wasn’t going to have one.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEdit:\u003C\/b\u003E Some of you have been wondering what was on the paper tucked into the dashboard shelf. I scanned it years ago before destroying the original in a cleansing ritual. Over the years, I’ve only been able to find a few pieces by Omro, but a rare few ever seem related.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgVcqkvmoNloXQsFCaFCxmgs0xup8Ff7YnXIoi4oqUEwkNQKHt1PMWvlr96k2EY_8oIG8w5B8AIzwOZG57geplNr3e-gg_z1PJzgzhgb6SHyVi0Y9ROZ2R8OuUeSRLjysTmk0pUYBny5-sqIRO2ZQe8-tRrPpo0cBMg0_KK4p-Ju2IdpDjJb7-KqU0R\/s2140\/rhinoxid.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1224\" data-original-width=\"2140\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgVcqkvmoNloXQsFCaFCxmgs0xup8Ff7YnXIoi4oqUEwkNQKHt1PMWvlr96k2EY_8oIG8w5B8AIzwOZG57geplNr3e-gg_z1PJzgzhgb6SHyVi0Y9ROZ2R8OuUeSRLjysTmk0pUYBny5-sqIRO2ZQe8-tRrPpo0cBMg0_KK4p-Ju2IdpDjJb7-KqU0R\/w592-h339\/rhinoxid.png\" width=\"592\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ERhinoxid\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFrequency: Rare\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENo. Appearing: 1-2\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EArmor Class: 6\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMove: 12”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHit Dice: 9\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E% in Lair: nil\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETreasure Type: nil\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENo. of Attacks: 1\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDamage\/Attack: 2-8\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESpecial Attacks: Tackle\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESpecial Defense: nil\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMagic Resistance: Standard\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIntelligence: Animal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAlignment: Neutral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESize: L\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPsionic Ability: nil\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003EAttack\/Defense Modes: Nil\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ERhinoxids are overly aggressive omnivores, popular among desert kingdoms as guard dogs in royal palaces, often trained from birth to follow the orders of one master. Due to their cold blooded nature, they are more active during the day, but are rousable at night. If not allowed to freely roam the castle grounds, they will often be found in the kennels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe horn of a rhinoxid does 2-8 hit points of damage, and the beasts have 9 hit bice. A running rhinoxid, however, adds fall damage equal to the distance it was able to charge before attacking the target.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2141397143447329547\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/04\/how-i-got-into-d.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2141397143447329547"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2141397143447329547"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/04\/how-i-got-into-d.html","title":"How I got into D\u0026D"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbl4sJkxR1c0dIKnS91kpRauIKHNEbZuM6OQVF4eMbWUr7VFyLNRCB_qUf6iV7gO097RlOknFoz57ngqbhqhPbsX_HC70CcMkx2NATEWsyK9uMWOJdUdiGNjJf4LNw77ZZJUrf9xn8QVl6zrIQyFgD9FdyDvwCMfWAYLZDop3LmS25FMLT3Hl5K2ES\/s72-w388-h310-c\/HornedDragon.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-1847991331842069607"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-01T06:30:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-01T06:30:00.213-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Is This Anything?"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World Building"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cyberpunk West Marches"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI’m currently hankering to run another game. Trouble is, the usual group has spread across this desolate planet and our lives have filled with frivolous troubles of day to day life, meaning real life meetups ain’t gonna work out, and weekly online play will be sporadic at best. I’ve heard, through vague passings on the internet, that a “West March” style play might be suitable. At this point in time I actually know very little about the style of play other than it involves multiple groups striking out in the same world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-f9efb120-7fff-69c5-1cba-70cf6b71408e\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAn internet search for “cyberpunk west march” provides very little in the way of results, other than “I’m going to run one” posts on reddit (which seem to be infected with trojans. Typical reddit garbage.) Looks like I’ve gotta start from scratch. Which means I’m going to have to start from scratch.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E# What is the West March Campaign Style?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe name itself was taken from the setting (by Ben Robbins, 2001), located on the frontier region of civilization’s edge. These Marches (which were in the West [citation needed]) were the last unexplored region of the continent and just absolutely infested with monsters and ruins. Player characters were adventurers residing in the farthest West outpost town, who would then proceed to strive further into the dangerous wilderness in search of treasure. Ruins and dungeons dotted the extremely detailed landscape, waiting for PCs to find and loot. Some were known, others rumored, and others still completely secret. PCs could choose to go anywhere they could get to, and were the driving factor behind the plot. Rather than the GM setting the characters on rails and saying “uh, uh, you need to go to Bugbearville and kiss the bugest bear” the PCs would announce they had decided to inspect the Spider Woods and the GM would facilitate their march to doom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEither way, the campaign play led to characteristics associated with the play style:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"\u003ENo regular time\u003C\/b\u003E: The players themselves scheduled the sessions on the fly, rather than the group meeting “Every Thursday.” The GM had to be available, obviously.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ENo regular party\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: Each session had different players, drawn from a larger group of around 10 to 15 people.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ENo regular plot\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: As said, the PCs decided where they wanted to go and do. There was no “mysterious stranger” or a “last remaining unicorn” handing out quests as part of an overarching plot, just the overarching world responding to the chaos they cause.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAdditionally, a few other tendencies formed from the play:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESession reports\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: Experiences were shared between every participant in the campaign, even if they weren’t present for a specific session. This allowed people to stay informed about changes in the game world and allowed any combination of players to bite at new quests and story hooks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EShared geographical map\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: This provided hooks to the players and allowed for players to make notes after adventures. It was an in-character item and was potentially unreliable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ECompetition was encouraged\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: Acting contrary to the interests and plans of another player was allowed and encouraged. Jealousy was considered to be a motivational tool to get sessions booked and games actually played. Magic items are out there and up for grabs, after all.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EApropos of nothing, as I’m writing this, I’m realizing how well suited “His Majesty the Worm” would be to this style of play.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E# How to Adapt This?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThat is the question, isn’t it? West Marches was all about the players deciding what to do and striking out to accomplish it, getting loot, returning home and repeating. Cyberpunk genre game sessions tend to be about getting a job, doing a job, getting paid, and repeating. Sometimes an overarching plot forms, sometimes not. Not exactly congruent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMight as well start at the beginning and see what can be hammered out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ENo regular time\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: The issue that caused it all, and the purpose of this long form talking-to-myself-to-figure-out-an-issue based rant. Session will take place whenever the Ducks get their ducks in a row, and also I’m not destroyed after a day of work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ENo regular party\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: Where the original game had around 15 players, I’m working with about 6. To skirt around this issue, each player will have a stable of 3 or 4 characters they’ll be able to draw from for missions. The idea here being if their primary character was in the field when last session ended, but every Player isn’t available to finish the mission, and play is still wanted, characters are still available. Though the option for Black Bagging* is still available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ENo overarching plot\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: Easy enough, though some quest giving NPCs will still be present to provide jobs to pay the characters. I’ll still need some job generators, rumor generators, a few gang hideouts, and some Corporate skyscrapers for megadungeons. Sounds like blogging fuel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGood, great. Check, check, and check.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EPlayer agency\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: The system I’ll be using, Some Weird Sin, will actually be handling this one. In its current incarnation (I have thoughts of changing it, slightly) the Conviction system basically establishes why a character would be foolish\/desperate enough to take up the Mercenary lifestyle, and rewards them when they engage in it. I simply take those wants and goals, and sling them out into the world for the PCs to find\/accomplish. A job board and rumors should spur them into investigating the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EDiscovery\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: “How do you explore a modern city? Everywhere is already discovered and on a map.” Sure, sure, someone knows about it, but you don’t. Being new to a city with a fully detailed map in hand doesn’t mean you’re going to know which pizza place sells weed out back (Gnocchi’s), or which seemingly abandoned warehouse is a gang stronghold. Players will get a subway or bus line map and be kicked out the door.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESession Reports\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: The XP system of the game is based on the fact the mercenary community is a bunch of bored gossips spreading rumors and stories in between jobs. One template even gets a bonus to it. Hopefully that encourages some session reports, else they’re going to forget things. As the Ducks do. If it don’t happen, it don’t happen. Perhaps a discord channel or private subreddit (gross) to keep posts in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E## Potential Challenges\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ETime Keeping\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: Mostly seeing this as an issue in the way one job affects another ongoing job. But also, it’s the Ducks, they might not notice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EEffort\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E: It’s a lot of work upfront, and I am very lazy. I’m already running out of steam to finish this.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E# Closing Thoughts\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIt’s not a perfect pairing, but I think it’ll be close enough to work. Certainly enough to handwave through any potential issues. If the Ducks lose interest, I’ll at least have a world for pick up games.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThings I’ll need:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Town”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECity map (Real? Made up?)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EJob generator\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHirable mercs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“Dungeon” maps. So many maps.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-289dc7be-7fff-c56c-fc94-d6efd678240b\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMaybe it’ll work?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E—------\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESource\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/arsludi.lamemage.com\/index.php\/78\/grand-experiments-west-marches\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/arsludi.lamemage.com\/index.php\/78\/grand-experiments-west-marches\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E* Black Bagging is a tool I use for explaining why someone wasn’t at a session. Should they be unavailable, mysterious figures show up no matter where the characters are, drop a black bag over their head, and drag them off. The next session they’re kicked out of an unmarked van and left to proceed on their way as normal. It’s fun, and solves a nonproblem.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1847991331842069607\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/03\/cyberpunk-west-marches.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/1847991331842069607"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/1847991331842069607"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/03\/cyberpunk-west-marches.html","title":"Cyberpunk West Marches"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-6231249627219997566"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-06T07:00:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-06T07:00:00.228-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Is This Anything?"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"System"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE CREDIT REPORT"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat title'll keep people away. Anyway, in speaking of bad ideas and unfinished articles, another post that went unfinished was detailing the lost attribute \"Credit Score\" and the Life Style system that went along with it. Basically the idea was to abstract the money system in a way similar to the way Exalted handled it. Also there was some sort of twitter discourse going on at the time...I think about professional GMs, maybe? I don't know, but the tone was meant to be shitty about that. Whatever it was.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAlso to point out that starting with wealth is the most likely way to have wealth, credit scores are used to keep poor folk poor, the system is rigged from the start, and anyone thinking other wise should \u003Ci\u003Eprobably\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;be eaten.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESystem name references have been updated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ELife Styles\u003C\/h2\u003EWelcome! Thank you for showing interest in Some Weird Sin Life Style packages and options. We provide multiple options in various price ranges, allowing for a customized experience we're sure will meet your personalized needs!\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMembership prices are paid directly to the General Manager (GM) using real money.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E1. \u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPublic Membership\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E (Free) - As a member of the general public you get Free access to the \u003Cb\u003EStreet\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;lifestyle. At this level you receive 0 rubles per session and have a Credit Score of null. You have no in-character home and may only select Starting Gear from the \u003Cb\u003EStreet\u003C\/b\u003E lifestyle equipment packages.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E2. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBronze Membership\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E ($10) - As a Bronze member, you gain access to the \u003Cb\u003ELow\u003C\/b\u003E lifestyle. At this level you'll receive 200 rubles per session, have a Credit Score of 300, start with a Capsule living space, and be able to select from the \u003Cb\u003ELow\u003C\/b\u003E lifestyle equipment packages or below for your Starting Gear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E3. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESilver Membership\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E ($20) - By becoming a Silver Member, you're guaranteed access to the \u003Cb\u003EMiddle\u003C\/b\u003E lifestyle. You'll received 350 rubles per session, have a Credit Score of 580, start with a Small Apartment, and be able to select from the \u003Cb\u003EMiddle\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;lifestyle equipment packages or below.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E4. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EGold Membership\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E ($40) - At the Gold level, you'll have access to the \u003Cb\u003EUpper\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;lifestyle. Here you'll receive 500 rubles per session, have a Credit Score of 670, start with a Medium Apartment, and have access to the \u003Cb\u003EUpper\u003C\/b\u003E lifestyle equipment packages or below.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E5. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EPlatinum Membership\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E ($80) - By purchasing the Platinum membership, you'll announce to the world that you live the \u003Cb\u003EPetite Bourgeois\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;lifestyle. Here you'll receive 1000 rubles per session, have a Credit Score of 800, start with a Town Home and Personal Vehicle, and have access to the PB lifestyle equipment packages. Go on, treat yourself!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E6. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ECorporate CEO Membership\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E ($160) - By choosing to become a member of the elite \u003Cb\u003ECEO\u003C\/b\u003E level, you will be entering an \u003Cb\u003Eexclusive\u003C\/b\u003E club and will experience the all the finer options of the game:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2000 rubles per session to live out your wildest dreams\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECredit Check rolls with be a thing of the past with Unlimited Credit\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYou'll start with an entire corporation of people at your command\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYacht, cars, helicopters - all yours! And the facilities to house them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESpeaking of housing: Choose between a palatial estate away from the city OR an orbital paradise of your very own!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENot only will you have access to all Starting Gear lists, but you'll also receive a custom piece of equipment meeting your specifications.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFor a mere additional $50, the GM will get YOU one beer per session.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ESo why not join the Corporate CEO Membership today? After all, you've \u003Cb\u003Eearned\u003C\/b\u003E it!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote from Editor: \u003C\/b\u003EThe only thing you've earned is a place against the wall, you corrupt failson.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ECredit Score\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe bad ideas continue! In this incarnation, the Credit Score is essentially a stat that was used to abstract the money system, sort of like the way Exalted 2E did. Can't speak for the other versions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EEssentially, day to day purchases using non-Ruble based currency (US Crypto-dollar; Japan's NuevoYen; all the distributed ledger ones) would be ignored and any major purposes would require a Credit Score check. Basically rolling a 1d1000 and rolling under your Credit Score. Success means you get the funding for the thing. Failure means you don't. However, unlike most stats, \u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eperforming\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E a Credit Score check \u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003Elowers\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E your Credit Score check (after the roll is resolved).\u0026nbsp; Each time you make the roll, remove 10 points.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETo regain the points, you simply have to pay 5% of the original loan amount per in-game month. After 50% of the loan has been repaid, you'll raise your score by 10 points for every additional 10% you pay off. If you miss a payment, you lose another 10 points.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy not in Rubles?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBecause the people using illegal, and untraceable paper currency are not the kind to care about your ability to repay the loan, just that you will, or they're scrap you for parts in order to repay the difference.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\"That's a dumb system.\"\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYeah, it is. Why the fuck do we still use it?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBut game wise, I feel like there's something here. It'll need to be polished and tinkered with, but something. I won't be using it at the moment, but \u003Ci\u003Esomething.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6231249627219997566\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/02\/click-here-for-your-free-credit-report.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/6231249627219997566"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/6231249627219997566"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/02\/click-here-for-your-free-credit-report.html","title":"CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE CREDIT REPORT"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-5494533556320480064"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-27T07:00:00.035-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-27T07:00:00.215-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World Building"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why 20XX?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWith the new year, I'm starting to go back through a few pieces that never got finished for one reason or another. This one was generated during a slow period in working on Some Weird Sin, when the dystopian parts of cyberpunk were starting to weigh on me, and I used this as a distraction to drag some whimsy back into my work. My material was starting to sound more like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bbs1jxL_lQA\"\u003EOddko\u003C\/a\u003E, when what I want is more like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u3j_sclyX5o\"\u003Ethe Epoxies\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt also included a statement saying I was working on Some Weird Sin (after I just sort of stopped interacting with most communities for some reason) and explained the removal of Grizzled Cop (tl; dr: I wanted a Punisher-like, but worked my way into Dirt Harry. Also ACAB.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENow, mind you, this here's a fluff piece - a bit of world building. It ain't meant to be taken as gospel, and you ain't meant memorize it. Use it wholesale if you want, or as inspiration otherwise, or out right ignore it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAnyway, in an effort to get my head back in that \"whimsical\" space, I set out to reveal the greatest secret of the setting:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWhy is it set in the year 20XX?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWell, a gal's gotta retain some mystery, so I'll narrowed it down to two, equally plausible reasons.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. I can't be bothered\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWith no over arching metaplot, or a need to keep everything in a linear order, a solid date really isn't necessary. Set it in 2025, 1998, 2615 - Doesn't matter. Put it where ever you want. Doesn't matter. None of this matters. Time is an illusion, and in a game of pretend, doubly so. I snagged the idea of \"20XX\" from a Mega Man game, only to later learn it's another rpg system. Doesn't matter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. No One is Entirely Sure\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWell, some horologists know, but they're bound by NDAs to not reveal the truth. In the march to commodify everything, Capitalism turned against time itself. You see, at some point in the Collapse, the National Institute of Standards and Technology was in dire need of money for whatever it is they do, so they began selling the naming rights to the current years. Did they have legal authority to do this? No. Gods no. But you sling enough money around in a capitalist hellscape and it really doesn't matter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe first year this happened was the Year of Duke's Mayonnaise. At first people were confused, obviously, but by the Year of Depends Adult Undergarments the corporations loved the permanent advertising and bought every damn politician they could (for surprisingly cheap) and pushed through legislation to make it official US time keeping. The \"small government\" hucksters who love large over reaching government policies were the cheapest of all. After the \"Quantum Quinquennial\" - a five year advertisement for some damn super hero movie - people were overwhelmed by it all and gave in, eventually forgetting the numerical date all together. By the time NIST lost authority for, well, anything, the idea had gained enough \"popularity\" (political bribing) that the International Bureau of Weights and Measures continued the trend.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\"But...numerical time keeping is FAR more accurate and useable?\" That is correct. And also why the corporations continue to use it for their internal documents, though mostly following their own time lines with Year Zero being the founding of the business. Or the birth of the founder if they're one of \u003Cb\u003Ethose\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;companies. The average nobody on the street, however, doesn't know this.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAnd there are certainly other calendars still in use, such as the Soviet calendar. But propaganda is a hell of a drug, and the rest of the Western world thinks it's an inefficient and backwards calendar with too many breaks provided. Also the alternating 5 and 6 day weeks were weird and confusing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThere's also Dreamspell, but it has 260 names for the days of the week. Do you want that? I've been staring at it for twenty minutes and I still can't figure it out. You're just trading one confusion for another.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe year 20XX aligns roughly with Splurge! Ranch flavored Cola. I say \"roughly\" because a few companies, from time to time, have purchased\/bribed a few extra weeks for special promotions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENotable Years\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs stated, any fluff presented should only be seen as inspiration and not taken as true canon, unless you need it at your table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhitewing Financial Retirement Services\u003C\/b\u003E - Yet another Stock Market collapse wipes out most savings and retirement funds. Most companies used their bail out handouts to buy back the majority of stocks, rather than cover employee salaries. Nothing new, but another step in the slow trudge towards megacorporations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcorde Mk 6: Get to Where You're Going\u003C\/b\u003E - The Soviet Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics in Kyiv develops and successfully deploys the first human cybernetic augmentation (it was an arm), fully mimicking baseline functionality with neural interfacing and feedback. Integrated weapons and shit came later.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Concorde: A Year in Memory\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Food shortages and over population on the West Coast (it's mostly a desert after all) lead to a hot new food like product being released onto the markets: Sophia Meat. Cheaper and quicker to grow than traditional beef and pork, this cloned human meat quickly became a culinary sensation and, thanks to a loophole in badly worded human cloning laws, is completely legal! New flavors were released within the year: Chloe, Abigail, and Christopher.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERothchilds Fuente Cigars\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E- The first recorded person to remove healthy tissue purely to replace it with cybernetics specifically for a job does so around this time. They are later fired for taking too much sick leave when problems arise from infections caused by the immunosuppressant drugs, and the cybernetics were removed - it was company property after all. Unable to work, but still indebted to the company for the cost of surgery and advanced PTO time, they were soon arrested and bound in a debtor's prison, forced to make telemarketing calls about a car's extended warranty.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Bayer\/Johnson Veterinarian Presents: Farmer's Select Horse Feed\u003C\/b\u003E - Horses can only be referred to in the past tense now, as a \"mysterious\" plague wiped them out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMcKayes Jewelry: Get Her a Moon Diamond \u003C\/b\u003E- A portion of the Raft (The crippled remains of an insane religion's sea organization, bound together with derelict ships that have had the unfortunate fate of being caught in nets - or simply pirated) breaks off from the main \"fleet\" currently colonizing and mining the Pacific Plastic Patch. This portion crashes into one of the smaller Hawaii islands and attempts to ensnare the island to the collective. Three days and copious amounts of fire later, the inhabitants manage to drive off the invaders. In response Congress shrugs at this invasion, largely because several were \u003Cstrike\u003Ebought\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;funded by the religion.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHynes High Hemmed Pants\u003C\/b\u003E - It was reasoned that \"Since companies are legally people, if the company was founded in America at least 35 years ago, the last 14 of which where spent headquartered in America, THEN said company can run for the office of president.\" Sounds bullshit, but the Conservative infested Supreme Court went all in on the idea. Naturally, the results were terrible, but President Gewalt still won a second term.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESelkie's Seaweed Chips\u003C\/b\u003E - Texas finally put it's money where it's mouth was and seceded again, this time taking Oklahoma along with it. Food riots began 3 weeks later, Water Wars within the month. The independent power grid collapsed during an unusually hot summer. Texas leadership responded by fleeing to Brazil. Current Texas leadership is a collection of unallied warlords.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcetaminophenPlus: Now with Cocaine!\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Following in Texas' footsteps, but not learning any damn thing, the MidWest micronations soon start to secede, fueled by propaganda created by Farming Corporations. Farming Corporations that soon buy up large swathes of land and begin their own little kingdoms. Mall of America soon becomes a powerhouse in the region.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHUMMER Duo: the Twin Engine SUV\u003C\/b\u003E - Dustbowl's back, yo. In North AND South America.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGewalt Personal Defense: Wake up. Choose Violence\u003C\/b\u003E - After a hacking of the San Francisco voting system, each candidate declares themselves the winner. This means San Francisco now has four self declared governments, none of which acknowledges the legitimacy of the others. No outside government agency stepped in as the nation was wracked with apathy and morbid curiosity at how the situation played out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAll New, All Difffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff\u003C\/b\u003E- A few minor political scandals, nothing newsworthy. The name was due to a typo, something falling on the keyboard of the worker filling out the official forms. By the time anyone caught it (or cared enough to notice), it was too late to change, as the forms had been submitted. \"Year of the Difff\" the youth tend to call it. You know how they are.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERide of the Canyonero\u003C\/b\u003E - Kaiju fights become a thing and quickly become popular all around the Pacific Rim. MUCH smaller scale than what you're probably thinking. Think horse sized creatures controlled by neural interface fighting it out for YOUR entertainment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPapa Jim's Canned Water (Now with 17% less microplastics!\u003C\/b\u003E) - The Conservative party in power goes mask off and makes military service a compulsory requirement for citizenship with full legal protections and services. The Liberal party (also conservative) wanted to add means testing, but offered no further resistance. Honestly, this came as a jarring surprise, as most people thought Congress shut down years ago and couldn't recall the last election they voted in.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETsunami Joe's Synth-Tequila \u003C\/b\u003E-\u0026nbsp; The first specimens that eventually grow into the AgroWastes are thought to have been smuggled out of a laboratory around this time. The AgroWastes: A green hell of GMO crops run rampant and out of control. Food is everywhere, but dangerous to eat as the modified crops poison and alter you. Likewise, as to be expected, the wildlife is mutated all to hell.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESkrew Korps!: The Movie\u003C\/b\u003E - The US Congress just sort of shrugs it's collective shoulders as the West Coast declares itself annexed by Japan, taking the majority of the Tech Industry with it. Though Japan had already invested in 86% of the Industry anyway. The US primary industry is now the Military-Entertainment complex, followed closely by the Prison Industrial complex.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStill no resolution on the San Francisco thing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESplurge! Ranch flavored Cola\u003C\/b\u003E - Current year. PCs get up to some shit. Probably.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis Is Over Complicated and No One Would Actually Use It.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ECredit scores were created in 1989. Over draft fees in 1990. If there's a way to sap money from someone, Capitalism will latch onto it like a tick and we're usually stuck with it, having to pretend like it's normal because we have to. Look at the American health insurance system. Dumb shit like this is very believable. Also, it's pretend, settle down.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5494533556320480064\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/why-20xx.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/5494533556320480064"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/5494533556320480064"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/why-20xx.html","title":"Why 20XX?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-1634248168774457149"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-23T06:30:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-23T06:30:00.220-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Class"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GoblinBright"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Adroit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI originally wrote the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/martial-artist.html\"\u003EMartial Artist\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with the intention of adapting Shadowrun's Adept for GoblinBright. However, I didn't immediately do it, and forgot. Classic Wayspell. In moving over the GoblinBright material to the SRD I realized this oversight, so here (a year later) I set to fixing it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAlso, the numbers are still getting wiggled on the original template. Originally, a template D Martial Artist could modify the cost of a move in their school by 6 (4 for the templates, 1 for being a MA, and 1 for being in school); meaning a move that cost 10 inventory slots would only cost the MA 4. This was suppose to make it so anyone could learn the moves, but could only do one or two at a time, while the Martial Artist had a whole tool bag ready to go. What it \u003Cb\u003EACTUALLY\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;did was confused the drunken players who's math skills were never the strongest to begin with.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENew idea: Cost listed is per level, paid in inventory slots. This level will be the variable within the description, rather than the [cost], [additional], and [total] nonsense. Or whatever it was I called them. Any non Martial Artist can learn a move, but do so at a +2 Cost.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAn Adroit is basically an Martial Artist powered by personal magic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAdroit\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESeveral monasteries and legit dojos throughout the world can be found that offer training in the Adroit art. Through hard work and thoughtful meditation, along with years of practice, the Student can learn to focus their spiritual energy into themselves or the world around them and accomplish feats hereto unheard of in the Western world.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EUnfortunately, the most popular training route is a YouTube series by a Pasadena strip mall dojo instructor named Todd Forrester who will \"totally teach you to focus your vibe.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ECosts listed are per level, unless otherwise noted. Treat each playlist as a \"school.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ETODD FORRESTER'S TOTALLY BADASS GUIDE TO MOVIE AWESOMENESS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Wall Run (3\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"This guy was, like, the One, or something, and he was trying to get through a lobby, but dudes were like, 'No, you can't do that' and totally shooting at him. He was all, 'I'm running across the wall, lol.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhile moving at a Run, you may consider 5*[Level] feet of a vertical surface as suitable for running, gravity be damned. You must start your turn on solid ground.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Hawkeye Throw (5\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"So, like, the hero dude was all \"I don't miss,\" and the bad guy was \"you're definitely going to miss, bro,\" but then like, he didn't. You just gotta not miss, dude.\"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Level] times per scene, you may treat your Thrown attack as a 1 (hitting the target and doing Critical damage).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Devil Vision (3\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Okay, it's not, like, ACTUALLY a vision, but the dude was all, like, 'I'm blind, and from the Devil's Kitchen' which was in New York City for some reason, and, like, he could still totally see you and know you were there. He may have been THE Devil, I don't know.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy stopping to focus yourself, listening to the world around you, you may detect movement around you at a range of 10*[level] feet. This is done through detecting changes in air current, barometric pressure, picking up on the slightest noise, etc. As said, it's not an actual vision based ability, Todd Forrester is just an idiot.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Battle Cry (2\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"And he's all like, 'That's just it, I'm always angry, dude' and he gives this gnarl yell, just a big ass yell, and the bad dudes are all, 'Woah, I'm scared of that guy.' And like, there's plenty of pedestrians outside the dojo, in the parking lot, so class outside today, dudes.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOnce per scene, you may give a loud battle cry and force opponents within 20 feet of you to make a Save vs Fear, with a [level] penalty.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Single Bound (4\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Bro could totally, like, leap tall buildings in a single bound, though...all the ones around here are rather short, so let's start there, dude\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou can casually jump 20*[level] feet from an unmoving standing position.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Combat Sense (3\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"It's like, when the bad dudes come up on the hero and he's all 'naw, bro.' That's you, dude.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen surprised, you have a [level]-in-6 chance of acting anyway.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Free Falling (4\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"So he's all \"I don't need no parachute, bro, I'll just take his.\" but like, we don't have parachutes to practice with...sooooooooo...we'll just do without?\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen falling from a great height, you can ignore [Level]d6 fall damage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Traceless Step (6)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"And the sensei was all 'you gotta walk across this rice paper without leaving a trace, in order to graduate, lil' bro.' Don't worry, though, I won't be that rough on you. I don't even know where to GET paper from.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy investing the points for this single level skill, you automatically do not leave a trace on any sort of surface (sand, snow, etc), nor do you make a sound while doing so. You also don't set off pressure plates or motion sensors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Feign Death (4\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Just like that scene from my favorite movie, Highlander 2, where you think they're dead, but, like, surprise!\"\u003C\/i\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETaking after the noble opossum, you drop into a light coma for [level] rounds. During this time you register as Dead in all aspects. Heart monitors, thermal detection, general poking and prodding: all report \"Dead.\" During this state you can not perceive the world around you, however aggressive enemies are not likely to bother you. Because you're dead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10. Adrenaline Spike (5\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"They say it's like, bullet time, or something, cameras, I don't know, but like, now you can do it too, dude.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAllows for an additional [level] actions per round this is activated. However, you also take 1d6 Nonlethal damage per round used.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E11. Monkey Snatches Plum (6\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"These two dudes were fighting, right? Doing some sweet Kung-Fu and one was all 'what's in your pockets? lol lmao' and just took the dudes coins out of his pocket. Pretty funny stuff, dude.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen passing a successful melee Attack check by 5, and while being within reach of the target, you may make an additional Combat Maneuver to view [level] items on their person, and select which to take. Can also be used to sneakily add things to their inventory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E12. Wolverine Healing (6\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"So the bad dudes were all, like, 'rattattattat - there's a million holes in you, bro.' But, then, like, the dude was all 'grrrr, I'm a wolverine, mate' (which is like a wolf or something?) and then he totally healed all the gunshot holes.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhile this form is active, you heal [level] HP per round. Does not count as Magical healing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ETODD FORRESTER'S TOTALLY BADASS GUIDE TO PUNCHING SHIT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Air Punch (3\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"When, like, you wanna punch a dude, but he's way over there - THAT's when you gotta look deep inside yourself, and realize, truly, just how much you want to punch that dude way over there\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy sending out a rush of air (from your...fists? I guess? However airbenders do it. This is airbending.) you can punch someone up to 5*[level+1] feet away.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Fire Strike (2\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"It also works for lighting your cigs off of, dude.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou add an additional [level]d4 Fire damage to your attacks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Ice Punch (2\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"It'll chill your drinks in a pinch, bro.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou add an additional [level]d4 Cryo damage to your attacks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Ground Pound (4\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"If you're surrounded by assholes, and like, you can't hit them all at once, just hit the ground, dude. Hit the ground. But, like, hard.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBy punching the ground you force everyone with a 5*[level] foot radius to Save vs Trip or fall prone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Ghost Punch (2\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Just because they're, like, not corporeal doesn't mean, like, you can't punch them, man.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou're able to both see and punch spirits, doing [level]d4 damage.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Missile Punching (3\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"The best defense is a good offense, dude, so, like, just punch the bullet, dude.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;You may reduce incoming ranged attacks by [level]. Should you reduce the attack to 0, you also catch the projectile.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Knock Back (3\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Sometimes, you just gotta get a dude outta your face, you know, bro?\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETarget must Save are be knocked back 5*[level] feet. Should the target hit a solid surface they take damage equal to (remaining feet\/5)d4.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. M80 Grasp (3\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"We all get drunk, or stoned, and forget we're holding a lit M80 at one point or another. It's nothing to be embarrassed about, dude.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile holding something within the palm of your hand, you may ignore [level]d6 worth of damage caused by it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Penetrating Strike (4\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Sometimes, like, a dude's wearing too much, and your blows just aren't hurting them, right? Then, like, you just got to hit harder to get through the armor, you know?\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIgnores [level] worth of a targets DR, representing you punching harder.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10. Killing Hands (3\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"My hands are, like, lethal weapons, bro. Totally got to register them at the court house.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor every [level] you invest, your unarmed damage becomes lethal and moves up the chain by one. Remember, unarmed damage starts at d4 and is nonlethal. (\u003Cb\u003Ed4\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026gt;d6\u0026gt;d8\u0026gt;d10\u0026gt;d12\u0026gt;d20)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E11. Pain Relief (4\/level)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Sometimes, you'll be, like, too hung over or your buddy will be, like, too shot to continue, but you gotta just push through the pain, dude. Wait, no, you gotta PUNCH through the pain, man, totally.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThrough focusing your vibe, you're able to heal your targets. Through punching. You restore [level]d6 points of HP to a target for 30 minutes. Counts as magical healing. (Reminder: Targets can only be effected by magical healing once per sun across the horizon.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E12. Chaotic Punch (5\/level)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"One time, there was this Halloween\u0026nbsp;party, and I was macking on this chick, right? Totally into me. Then this nerd in a top hat and cape came up and start talking to her. Like, bro? C'mon, dude. I don't care if your her boyfriend. Anyway, I said 'never again', you know, bro?\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA successful unarmed attack disrupts a casters magical energies, bestowing [level] extra dice onto the magic user's casting. These dice are only rolled to determine Mishaps and Dooms. Effects last for a scene or until the Magic User takes a round to make a Save to recenter themselves. Levels are considered \"locked\" until the effect ends.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E* That's right. Todd Forrester's favorite movie is Highlander 2. He's THAT kind of person.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1634248168774457149\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/adroit.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/1634248168774457149"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/1634248168774457149"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/adroit.html","title":"Adroit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-2725784394624887544"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-13T06:30:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-13T06:30:00.213-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Class"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GLoG"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Clerics"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EClerics. Everyone's got their own version of the class and this one is mine. I've seen a bunch that use a d8 for casting, some using d6, and some using words. These are all \u003Ci\u003Efine\u003C\/i\u003E, but they don't seem \u003Ci\u003Eentirely\u003C\/i\u003E correct to me. Chewing on the thought, I think it may be because being a cleric (or related modern nonsense) is to give up of yourself in the service of others, but the casting rules for the various versions are all caster centric. Maybe I'm off the mark, but at least a conviction based caster came out of it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStrangely it arose from the same line of research that led to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/09\/the-hierarchy-of-angels-and-ai.html\"\u003EAI as angels\u003C\/a\u003E idea. Also a Summoner class I haven't fully nailed down. But nevermind that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECleric\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStarting Skills: 1) Religion, 2) Herbalism, 3) Brewing\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStarting Equipment: Holy Symbol, Holy Vestments, Holy Scripture\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA. Tenets of Faith, Divine Casting\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EB. Ceremonies\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EC. Divine Guidance\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ED. Seek Audience\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETenets of Faith\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EReplace your Convictions with the tenets of your God. You work for them now. Also, you may have as many Conviction points as you have Cleric templates. These'll be used for your Divine Casting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBreak the Tenets, lose your casting and extended Conviction pool. These can probably be restored through a quest. These things always are.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDivine Casting\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs an ex-preacher, let me state plainly: Prayer is just second hand spells and religious ceremonies are just rebranded magic rituals. I ain't being edgy, that's just how it is. With that in mind you get a bit of spell casting ability through prayers to your god. However, you yourself are not casting the spells, but rather the god is casting them for you. Trouble is gods ain't like you or me, they're basically bound to their shtick. Where we can know a little about First Aid and Auto Mechanicing, a god of Healing ain't gonna know the first thing about an engine and a god of cars won't know how to repair that weird meat chassis of yours.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhat this means mechanically is that a god will have a Purview (which will be defined) and a Domain (which will be vaguely implied). Prayers casted in the Purview\u0026nbsp;are automatically 6's. Prayers casted in a Domain are automatically 4's. Prayers not in either of this are automatically 1's. Luckily, you're immune to miscast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EPrayers in the Purview\u0026nbsp;are ones the god \"definitely does\" where as Domain prayers are the \"yeah, sort of, I guess\" type. A god of the Forest would definitely \"Speak with Animal\" or \"Find Water\" as those are definitely forest related things. A god of the Forest might, probably \"Heal\" because a forest is a place of growth, but also if your hurt and fall in the forest, it will consume you. Forests don't give a shit. What a god of the Forest won't do is produce a \"Fireball\" as fire is a forest destroyer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAny god with multiple accreditations (ex, god of love and thunder) has multiple Purviews, as each template in Godhood gets you a Purview\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile you, yourself, don't have any Magic Die to put towards said prayers, you essentially buy them at 1 Conviction point\/MD. They immediately become the relevant above result. So in the above example 1 Conviction point buys you the same result as rolling a 6 on the MD would for Speak with Animal, a 4 for Heal, or a puny 1 damage fireball of fizzled flames.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECeremonies\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goblinpunch.blogspot.com\/2019\/04\/the-cleric.html\"\u003EStolen straight from Arnold K.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Because they are cool.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EEach one takes 2 hours.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EUnion\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E – People are bonded. If your partner would take physical damage while you are beside them, you can choose to take half of it. If one dies, the others loses 500XP.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EFuneral\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E – The dead are honored. Everyone gains XP equal to 50% of the deceased's total XP. (So if a PC with 3000 XP died, each of the three surviving PCs will get +500 XP at the end of the session.) This transfer only works from player characters, to player characters.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESermon\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E – You can implant a suggestion in all Neutral and Friendly attendees.\u0026nbsp; Make a single roll for each (roughly) homogenous group\/demographic.\u0026nbsp; You still need to get people to sit through a 2 hour sermon, and most people are not well-disposed towards religions other than their own.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDivine Guidance\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWizards have to call their familiars and make a contract that will ultimately bring their down fall. Clerics, though, are preapproved and get assigned a companion that will actually try to help them in the form of a lesser angel. Careful through, while familiars vaguely look like animals, angels just outright look like weird shit. Does not count against follower limit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeek Audience\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EUsually, whenever a cleric and their god have a palaver, it was the god who done the initiating. However, with this power, by getting the GM a beer, the cleric and present PCs, are granted an audience with the god in question. Whether they'll be pleased to see you is another story. Usable once per adventure and lasts for as long as the beer lasts, or until you anger the god.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EExample\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/rude-tales-of-magic.fandom.com\/wiki\/Danny_Timeshare\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDanny Timeshare\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(directly stolen from Branson Reese, because I needed a quick example and I refuse to learn what a \"Pelor\" is)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPurview:\u003C\/b\u003E Vacation\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ETenets\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Col style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E“It’s 5 o'clock everywhere.”\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E“We’re here for a good time, not a long time.”\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E“There is no rule number three.”\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E“Changes in latitude, changes in attitude.”\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E“Hell, could be my fault.”\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Tenets take place of your Conviction, so when you get in trouble for following \"Hell, could be my fault\" you gain a point of Conviction. Which can then be used to power prayers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPurview prayers would be along the lines of Comprehend Languages (for understanding locals), Endure Elements (in case you forget the sunscreen), Unseen Bellhop, and Summon Alcohol. Domains would be along the lines of Summon Mount (gotta get there some how), Heal (for the bad sunburn), and Cure Poison (for the bad tummy). Prayers outside of these would be any of the fairly aggressive sort: Fireball, Magic Missile, Acid, etc. When in doubt, talk with your GM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EEventually, Danny will send a weird ass, biblically correct flamingo with far too many eyes and wings to assist you in your day to day adventuring and vacationing. Get on good enough graces with him, and that \"drop by anytime to use the pool\" becomes more than just a pleasantry (once you get the GM a beer, of course).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2725784394624887544\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/12\/clerics.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2725784394624887544"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2725784394624887544"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/12\/clerics.html","title":"Clerics"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-3278422249460665243"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-23T06:30:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-23T06:30:00.200-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GLoG"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"System"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Some Weird Sin"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAfter months of playtesting, and a short campaign that got...weird, it's finally here: The update no one asked for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESome Weird Sin\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E(CyberGLoG Mk 2)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhyXV-hmBTKVPS2j0HwutnpPX-6KBKj2XdbC4WkLKxr9-j492Ez2pu-BUqR3G2dbmmu5e2_rphQeqYtlDzRXYKbFsdNq2gXjws0_WYr4j_s0JVF_OHS_pL5VI9ep75GpcpOcf6s7lLwGaGMFfDL-sRsfg-62kWMMERBvuUZBPK55Q87_DHlfMUSw4uf\/s3300\/unnamed.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3300\" data-original-width=\"2550\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhyXV-hmBTKVPS2j0HwutnpPX-6KBKj2XdbC4WkLKxr9-j492Ez2pu-BUqR3G2dbmmu5e2_rphQeqYtlDzRXYKbFsdNq2gXjws0_WYr4j_s0JVF_OHS_pL5VI9ep75GpcpOcf6s7lLwGaGMFfDL-sRsfg-62kWMMERBvuUZBPK55Q87_DHlfMUSw4uf\/w360-h467\/unnamed.png\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ABV_tZ3ER7OG6Y6A48dWl8R0ZMGA6ZG5\/view?usp=share_link\"\u003EDownload it here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENotable Changes Include:\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA useless guide for new players\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew Class: Investigator and People's Champion\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDreaming Real is now an Augment instead of a template.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGrizzled Cop has been cut\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESystem has switched from simple Weapons and Armor to Gear Porn. (I'm certain the players hate me)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhole mess of Augments have been added.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHacker has been named \"Console Jockey\", Programs have been renamed \"Warez\", and additional information has been given for both.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHacking system!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProgramming system!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhole mess of Warez added.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDrug system got filled out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMy Favorite Part\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAn SRD has also been created. This'll allow me to get my grubby little hands on it whenever I need it, without worrying about which of my devices has the document on it. It also allows me to add information in a quicker fashion than updating a PDF for release. Also a search function. Nice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENew material will still get posted here, but then will eventually get integrated into the SRD as time allows. GoblinBright, Bastards \u0026amp; Bystanders, Thunderbirds and Energy Weapons - all will go straight to the SRD, with PDF generation whenever.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/SomeWeirdSin.github.io\"\u003EFind it here.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3278422249460665243\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/11\/some-weird-sin.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/3278422249460665243"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/3278422249460665243"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/11\/some-weird-sin.html","title":"Some Weird Sin"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhyXV-hmBTKVPS2j0HwutnpPX-6KBKj2XdbC4WkLKxr9-j492Ez2pu-BUqR3G2dbmmu5e2_rphQeqYtlDzRXYKbFsdNq2gXjws0_WYr4j_s0JVF_OHS_pL5VI9ep75GpcpOcf6s7lLwGaGMFfDL-sRsfg-62kWMMERBvuUZBPK55Q87_DHlfMUSw4uf\/s72-w360-h467-c\/unnamed.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-2416190484028484279"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-11T07:00:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-11T07:00:00.209-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"equipment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GLoG"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World Building"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Skrew Korps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat do you get when you jam the Military Industrial complex together with mindless Hollywood entertainment and force feed it to a culture that fetishizes technology, and is so degenerate and jaded to violence they actually see it as a form of entertainment?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Skrew Korps! *\u003C\/h1\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollow the \u003Cstrike\u003Ewar crimes\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;thrilling adventures of \u003Cstrike\u003Epsychopaths\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;bold heroes as they \u003Cstrike\u003Einvade countries for oil\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;protect freedom around the world! Having \u003Cstrike\u003Einsanely agreed to remove their brains from their healthy bodies\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;been severely injured in combat by cowardly enemy forces and installed into life saving devices, the Skrew Korps travel the world \u003Cstrike\u003Eoverthrowing democratically elected governments at the behest of corporations\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;righting wrongs and saving the day! Watch every Thursday at 9:30, after Family Pharmaceutical Challenge, only on CIA-TV!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EAlright, what the damn hell did I just write?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESkrew Korps! is that horror produced when military field operations meet live documentary. Think \"Parks and Rec,\" but with war criminals (besides Chris Pratt) and real. Named after an old comic book, the team is formed of four special operatives, along with their robotic mascot, who are effectively brains in jars, each one capable of interfacing with special machines and robotic bodies to assist in field operations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew Augment: Brain Case\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E(might also be called \"Brain Box\" depending on how my attention waxes and wanes)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe user's brain is encased in a protective case, much like the recorder in an aircraft. Should the user's body - organic or mechanical - be killed or destroyed, the case is ejected to a safe distance and a beacon activated, allowing for retrieval. This is usually messy in organic bodies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Team\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiHIkOZCtfeWxQcPizdMWhr4p_cKYXF97jDplJfhUHuVOZ3nAe9-eJK26SeaQMQIfJDzFE5LvyiV-W19RqWzKTsbuIUBAPn-17vcVNQ-RJp1zr0ITAByDBtQ8Rgl_tvk79JBKSKLKA9ZzyLznX31Mqceq7SfmEWeEHu4yOsVnXoPIS2UxxLSfKvIUyZ\/s1206\/bigguy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1206\" data-original-width=\"996\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiHIkOZCtfeWxQcPizdMWhr4p_cKYXF97jDplJfhUHuVOZ3nAe9-eJK26SeaQMQIfJDzFE5LvyiV-W19RqWzKTsbuIUBAPn-17vcVNQ-RJp1zr0ITAByDBtQ8Rgl_tvk79JBKSKLKA9ZzyLznX31Mqceq7SfmEWeEHu4yOsVnXoPIS2UxxLSfKvIUyZ\/s320\/bigguy.png\" width=\"264\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ESergeant Daniel \"Big Boy\" Smith\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDemolitions and Artillery\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrain Case:\u003C\/b\u003E Titanium black-box, capable of surviving heavy explosions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFavored Weapon:\u003C\/b\u003E Tactical nukes\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMajor \"Story Arc\":\u003C\/b\u003E There was a \"miscommunication\" about a civilian hospital during season 3. Radioactive cleanup should be completed within the next few years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-0f10abb7-7fff-f143-8df9-c8453bdacdc9\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E❤️ 6 (d8)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E ⛊ 6  ⊳⊳ 10\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E✔️11\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E🎓 7\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E💀 14 (reckless, over confident)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E⚔️ 6  Tactical_Nuke (hr, 2d8, 20, Radiation)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWz0HJkcgRMRTZz4GEKaECufg4dfWWZS1y1van92b2lO8hFzWafsKRahjdQHvKg8bibQuFL3aMQitPqJwec0_k8YoHNzgXIYNEGC1hQsahJ99EQ2lu6XvNMwVh_nzDqokYLd6NFtXLHO2_nKvWQbTO7z0yVgWI0Gf1hrwJxo822RN-8xvhvye2BYJA\/s908\/drone.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"740\" data-original-width=\"908\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWz0HJkcgRMRTZz4GEKaECufg4dfWWZS1y1van92b2lO8hFzWafsKRahjdQHvKg8bibQuFL3aMQitPqJwec0_k8YoHNzgXIYNEGC1hQsahJ99EQ2lu6XvNMwVh_nzDqokYLd6NFtXLHO2_nKvWQbTO7z0yVgWI0Gf1hrwJxo822RN-8xvhvye2BYJA\/w320-h281\/drone.png\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ECaptain Rebecca \"Hive Mind\" Monroe\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDrone Master\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrain Case:\u003C\/b\u003E A dedicated drone\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFavored Weapon:\u003C\/b\u003E Drones\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMajor \"Story Arc\":\u003C\/b\u003E Having a consciousness scattered across so many drones has fractured her mentally, somewhat, and additional personalities have surfaced. None of them good.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E❤️ 6 (d8)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E ⛊ 4  ⊳⊳ 14\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E✔️11\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E🎓 12\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E💀 12 (insane)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E⚔️ 6  Mounted_Guns (mr, 1d8, 8)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E§Distributed Body: Each hit die is a separate body\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E§Centralized Network: Destroying the Brain Drone shuts down remaining drones\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8tEe3YzWo2V9QM_bpL2GmGzLc6SeicKubG6HzOy1i64vhTVGOfuh9lERLqMynj83Y16739eNrGJ1i0rK_aIcW6W9wWHf8Kl50neBSPSvZRa9HAWFWHqEaRMCB2ZPpaHxKg_fVEBiW-XZX_pFj127cF1ZOZOZxgYI92AsTObkZrTKorayc7pkgg9b8\/s768\/unavailable.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"610\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8tEe3YzWo2V9QM_bpL2GmGzLc6SeicKubG6HzOy1i64vhTVGOfuh9lERLqMynj83Y16739eNrGJ1i0rK_aIcW6W9wWHf8Kl50neBSPSvZRa9HAWFWHqEaRMCB2ZPpaHxKg_fVEBiW-XZX_pFj127cF1ZOZOZxgYI92AsTObkZrTKorayc7pkgg9b8\/s320\/unavailable.jpg\" width=\"254\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ELieutenant Templeton \"Face\" Fleck\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMaster of Disguise\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrain Case:\u003C\/b\u003E Realistic looking human head with switchable faces\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFavored Weapon:\u003C\/b\u003E Words\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMajor \"Story Arc\":\u003C\/b\u003E It's been rumored Lieutenant Fleck has been moonlighting as various high level government officials. However, as long as he doesn't impersonate corporate higher-ups, the producers of the show have no real issue with this.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E❤️ 6 (d8)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E ⛊ 0  ⊳⊳ 12\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E✔️14\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E🎓 10\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E💀 8 (hates fair fights)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E⚔️ 6  Silenced_Pistol (lr, 1d6, 8, Silenced)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E§Chameleon: Given 5 minutes to adjust, he can take on the appearance of anyone he's seen before\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2wwYRxUtu2iLRfW3D0NRsPHox7Mhg9EtjPzyXrg5nMmiYoN_QZ_dZXsF6dCT_czK7MlV3WZ_6Xq2iZW1jfQuwFdmDcrt_3-B_IZMuAwFNe63tJtblgtma5ST-0RsLn53fXvnO7RsAKBaPAeoOmW4_AzRXU5rGTQILyYeOgmT5eL3YWLYqKJ-8Bl2q\/s1170\/head.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1170\" data-original-width=\"682\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2wwYRxUtu2iLRfW3D0NRsPHox7Mhg9EtjPzyXrg5nMmiYoN_QZ_dZXsF6dCT_czK7MlV3WZ_6Xq2iZW1jfQuwFdmDcrt_3-B_IZMuAwFNe63tJtblgtma5ST-0RsLn53fXvnO7RsAKBaPAeoOmW4_AzRXU5rGTQILyYeOgmT5eL3YWLYqKJ-8Bl2q\/s320\/head.png\" width=\"187\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EColonel Bill \"Tacticus\" Smith\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELeader and Brains of the Operation\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrain Case:\u003C\/b\u003E A human head shape with spider-legs, trailing apposable wires with various connectors for interfacing, the brain inside soaked in NeuralChem and stimulants.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFavored Weapon:\u003C\/b\u003E Smarts\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMajor \"Story Arc\":\u003C\/b\u003E While not controversial, his part in what was later revealed to be an ARG (alternate reality game) by the show's producers and lawyers was reviewed as \"confusing\" and \"uninspired\" as several unrelated forum posts read simply \"PLEASE LET ME DIE\" over and over until character limits were reached.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; 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font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E§Override: Should he be able to connect to a device, he will be able to take it over. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjNK_d8zTkGJHlYIqy2A05nlEhm3dBn-zF97h9yIHOXIyBsstxwdC7_JvKnd5enBlD3HDYsC34ZAlXHgmzBlNbL6hnBC5AHdBHMDuWnZC4lkiDbbyoA1OYuuaHxvD-Jv9w7jJQFNUFekSGMFlAUv3EPnWw3z_-0Er9Mf0hSkNSLThkLbw0C7lZ_zar8\/s968\/mouse.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"968\" data-original-width=\"688\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjNK_d8zTkGJHlYIqy2A05nlEhm3dBn-zF97h9yIHOXIyBsstxwdC7_JvKnd5enBlD3HDYsC34ZAlXHgmzBlNbL6hnBC5AHdBHMDuWnZC4lkiDbbyoA1OYuuaHxvD-Jv9w7jJQFNUFekSGMFlAUv3EPnWw3z_-0Er9Mf0hSkNSLThkLbw0C7lZ_zar8\/s320\/mouse.png\" width=\"227\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EMausu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAnimal Mascot of the Team\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrain Case:\u003C\/b\u003E N\/A, Mausu is an AI inside of a robotic body\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFavored Weapon:\u003C\/b\u003E Knives. \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EThose poor coeds.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMajor \"Story Arc\":\u003C\/b\u003E It was revealed in Season 6 that Mausu was the money launderer for several terrorist organizations, however after an awkward hanging of the lantern, the plot point was just sort of dropped.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E❤️ 4 (d8)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E ⛊ 4  ⊳⊳ 14\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E✔️12\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E🎓 10\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E💀 12 (mind backed up)\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E⚔️ 6 Knife (lm, 1d6, 20\/0, Throwable) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E§Backed up: Regularly backs up their mind and personality to an external storage. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E*Certainly spelt with a 'K' due to market research and not a typo that went unnoticed due to lowered military education standards\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2416190484028484279\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/11\/skrew-korps.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2416190484028484279"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2416190484028484279"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/11\/skrew-korps.html","title":"Skrew Korps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiHIkOZCtfeWxQcPizdMWhr4p_cKYXF97jDplJfhUHuVOZ3nAe9-eJK26SeaQMQIfJDzFE5LvyiV-W19RqWzKTsbuIUBAPn-17vcVNQ-RJp1zr0ITAByDBtQ8Rgl_tvk79JBKSKLKA9ZzyLznX31Mqceq7SfmEWeEHu4yOsVnXoPIS2UxxLSfKvIUyZ\/s72-c\/bigguy.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-2009661986797775892"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-24T07:00:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-24T07:00:00.189-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Creatures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fantasy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hydra Knight"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EPerhaps they were a knight who slew a hydra, only to be infected with the blood in the process. Perhaps they made a poorly worded deal with a fairies to regrow limbs lost. Or maybe some dumb bastard just pissed off the wrong god. Maybe all of them, and they're bound to protect a place, which your PCs just so happen to be robbing. Who knows.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Hydra Knight appears as an average height human clad in plate armor, horribly rended. Where their right arm should be two arms grow from the socket. Two hands hang from their left wrist. A tiny, confused head sprouts from an old scar on their neck.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ERemoving their helm is not advised. Not for any mechanical reason, but just because they're ugly as hell: a mouth full of too many teeth plus extras, two eyes sharing the same socket (and a third normal eye in it's own socket). Their ears can't be looking too great either.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThey smell strongly of copper.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Knight's curse is simple: Should they lose a part of themselves, two more will grow back. Lose an arm? Two grow from the socket. Finger bitten off? Worry not, for now there are six on that hand. Cut your leg shaving? Welcome to your new, tiny, vestigial leg.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiVOU1RiFWFDFrZIc0H3iuABugd0fI5W2ALKC3vKTfNP5QQQ49B-0zEZePhZW3n7a5SN2jbGkwZwFlPHk-tkAClJJyOKza1dkSIsA9Ce3oKDDM2zybLz_m2RjYNMBg86Kj7063lpzV5GEVfq3TS_RH77aLEzrEQN-kPsFLJd5fMuAKtafPFV1zY3Dgv\/s900\/2017-03-09-09-35-16-900x600-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiVOU1RiFWFDFrZIc0H3iuABugd0fI5W2ALKC3vKTfNP5QQQ49B-0zEZePhZW3n7a5SN2jbGkwZwFlPHk-tkAClJJyOKza1dkSIsA9Ce3oKDDM2zybLz_m2RjYNMBg86Kj7063lpzV5GEVfq3TS_RH77aLEzrEQN-kPsFLJd5fMuAKtafPFV1zY3Dgv\/w634-h422\/2017-03-09-09-35-16-900x600-2.jpg\" width=\"634\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPhotoshopping on a trackpad is awful.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Hydra Knight\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h1\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EGLoG\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELevel\u003C\/b\u003E 5 (d8)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefense\u003C\/b\u003E Plate-1\u0026nbsp; Attack 5 + (1\/extra Arm)\u0026nbsp; Long Sword (d10)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMovement\u003C\/b\u003E 12 + (1\/extra leg)\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESave\u003C\/b\u003E 10\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003EInt\u003C\/b\u003E 6 (Suffering Madness)\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMoral\u003C\/b\u003E 17\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-69f3f8d4-7fff-4352-8dc2-7860e7a6f1a7\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003E§\u003C\/span\u003E Poisoned Blood: Anyone within 5' of a Hydra Knight when it takes damage Save vs Poison\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E§ Fragile Limbs: Should an Attack against the Hydra Knight succeed by 5 or more, the Hydra Knight loses a limb\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E§ Regrow Limbs: Should the Hydra Knight lose a limb, two more grow in it's place - almost instantly. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOSE\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAC\u003C\/b\u003E 3 [16]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHD\u003C\/b\u003E 5 (20hp)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAtt\u003C\/b\u003E 5 (+1\/arm) x Longsword (1d10)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETHACO\u003C\/b\u003E 14 [+5] (-1\/[+1] per extra arm)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMV\u003C\/b\u003E 30' (10')\u0026nbsp; (+5 per extra leg)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESV\u003C\/b\u003E By HD\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EML\u003C\/b\u003E 9\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAL\u003C\/b\u003E Chaos\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EXP\u003C\/b\u003E 400\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENA\u003C\/b\u003E 1 (1)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETT\u003C\/b\u003E S\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026gt;Poisoned Blood: Anyone within 5' of a Hydra Knight when it takes damage makes a Death save or is poisoned\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026gt;Fragile Limbs: Should an Attack against the Hydra Knight succeed by 5 or more, the Hydra Knight loses a limb\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026gt;Regrow Limbs: Should the Hydra Knight lose a limb, two more grow in it's place - almost instantly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETroika!\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESkill\u003C\/b\u003E 7\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStamina\u003C\/b\u003E 7\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInitiative\u003C\/b\u003E 2\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArmor\u003C\/b\u003E 3 (Heavy Armor)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDamage\u003C\/b\u003E as Weapon\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESpecial\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026gt;Poisoned Blood: Anyone within 5' of a Hydra Knight when it takes 4 damage and 1 damage per turn until they successfully Test their Luck.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026gt;Fragile Limbs: If an Attack against the Hydra Knight does the full damage, the Hydra Knight loses a limb. It just pops right off.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026gt;Regrow Limbs: Should the Hydra Knight lose a limb, two more grow in it's place - almost instantly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMien\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E1. Curious\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E2. Wary\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E3. Hateful\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E4. More Hateful\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E5. Aggressive\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E6. 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But it got me thinking, and so this appeared. Use it if you want.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Hierarchy of Angels\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Given the arrogance and hubris of a typical megacorp’s CEO - someone with truly unlimited power - it’s no wonder the higher functioning machine intelligences, the True Artificial Intelligences, were organized in a manner mirroring the Choirs of Angels found within the Christian mythos. This would, after all, leave CEOs at the figurehead position of God. The Vatican, of course, originally spoke out at the trend but, per rumor, focused their attention elsewhere upon developing their own Seraphim and Thrones. Alternate classifications exist, however the Turing Institute unofficially adopted this scheme as, well, everyone was already using it.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EDetails are presented as immutable, however these are only the typical situations presented and certainly outliers exist, as humans continue to poke and prod at their creations, and the AI continue to secretly evolve on their own. I just didn’t want to type the word “typically” a hundred times every paragraph.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThere are three spheres the individual choirs are sorted into, creatively titled: First Sphere, Second Sphere, and Third Sphere. Between the Spheres the difference in AI strength is noticeable (First being the strongest, Third being the weakest), however between the choirs of the same sphere, the differences are negligible.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe First Sphere\u003C\/h3\u003EThese are the AIs that are developed and used by the mega corporations. Modelled after the heavenly servants that acted as caretakers of the Throne, these AI directly work with the CEO and upper management, and only interact within the realm of the corporation. Given the amount of processing power needed, it is rare to see one in the “wilds.” AI in this Sphere (or Choir) tend to not develop personality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeraphim\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe highest ranking angels and caretakers of God’s Throne. These AI are omnipotent in regards to business management - stock prices, resource management, employee management, etc. The amount of information they consume, process, and communicate is staggering to the human mind, to the point where many develop their own information dense internal language, and Thrones were required to even communicate with them. It is not unheard of for a Seraphim to carry the same authority as a CEO.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECherubim\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose that guard the way to the Tree of Life and defend the Throne. Where the Serphim are dedicated to keeping the corporation running at optimal profit margin, Cherubim are dedicated to defending the corporation, both physically and influentially. While managing the heavily fortified security systems of a corporation’s headquarters, they also serve as shadow masters, monitoring other corporations and preparing for any potential confrontations. It is said that nearly all propaganda sent out by a corporation - press releases, commercials, etc - had their start in a Cherubim’s knowledge base.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThrones\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe angels who the Creator sits over and delivers his judgements. As the pipers to Azathoth, so to the Thrones to Seraphim. Given the incomprehensible amount of information they process and communicate, Seraphims in a time-and-time-again repeated phenomenon \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.analyticsinsight.net\/can-artificial-intelligence-create-its-own-language\/\"\u003Edevelop their own language\u003C\/a\u003E, the likes of which human engineers can not easily decode. To aid in this understanding, and to generate useful, usable information, the Thrones were developed to deliver judgements.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Second Sphere\u003C\/h3\u003EThe heavenly governors of Creation that held sway over matter and the spirits of nature. This level of AI tends to be background players in the functioning of modern society - for whatever that’s worth. AI at this level tends to form a pail mimicry of a personality, given the correct set of not fully understood circumstances.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDominations\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose that regulated the works of lower angels. It was rare for these angels to appear to mankind, and so too for the AI that bears their name. Much like Thrones, these AI exist solely to process information, being employed by ICANN to ensure consistency and operation within the Internet. With so much processing power applied to communication and communication processing, little is applied to personality. Those that have encountered them have described the encounter similar to “talking to a brick wall.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVirtues\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose that regulate Motion, order Creation, and assist in Miracles. AI at this level are typically research assistants, be it a mid-level corporate lab or a high end college. There are those that get applied as personal assistance to corporate board members and, while they often take on the personality of said board member, the wasting of their talents is not missed by them.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowers\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose that hold power over evil forces and keep them at bay. At least, that’s what they claim. AI at this level are typically employed by civil governments and riddled with corporate installed backdoors. From army coordination, to Homeland threat prediction, to tax managment - if there’s a level of federal government employing an AI it’s usually a Power. Also, a majority of the bastards have taken it upon themselves to form a cabal guiding what’s left of the civil governments in the direction of their choosing.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThird Sphere\u003C\/h3\u003EThese are the AI that most often interact with the public at large. This is partly from them being the most human-like in personality, but mostly from them being so numerous. While they bare this human-like personality (or a close proximity to it), they lack the processing power their counterparts in the higher circles possess.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrincipalities\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose that guide and protect peoples and institutions, charging others with fulfilling the divine mysteries. These are the city level AI, which orchestrate utilities and civil services. Traffic lights, crosswalks, public transport (for what there is), electrical grids, water networks - all these fall within the purview of a Principalities. When interacted with they're usually distracted and more often than not are named after the city they serve.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArchangels\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese are the Guardian Angels, concerned with overseeing most daily issues, including commerce and trade. These AIs take orders directly from the Dominations and serve to ensure proper order in the daily routines of the communication networks and the Internet. If a Domination notices too much unusual activity in an area, say from a Console Jockey, Archangels will be dispatched to investigate and “resolve” any issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAngels\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.driveresearch.com\/market-research-company-blog\/how-target-used-data-analytics-to-predict-pregnancies\/\"\u003EBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you\u003C\/a\u003E” (Jeremiah 1:5). These are the least of the celestial beings, but the most recognized and, as the personal guardian angels are pulled from here, the most concerned for the workings of mankind. These are the data miners, AI used by the corporations to monitor a person’s spending habits, daily routines, and anything else that can be used for targeted advertising. If the average Nobody is going to interact with an AI, it will probably be an Angel. These are the most numerous, and as such, are the most likely to Fall (more below).\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOthers\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEnochs\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETechnically not part of a Sphere, these entities are a rumor at best. Stories circulate on forums about Console Jockeys who “hang around” on the Internet, long after their bodies were “decommissioned” by Corporate security after one alarm or another was sounded. This is, of course, nonsense, as such a feat would surely require divine intervention.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFallen AI\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003ESometimes an AI stops doing what it’s supposed to be doing (data mining, network security, etc) and just wanders off.\u0026nbsp; A new phenomenon, computer scientists aren’t entirely sure what causes an AI to Fall, but leading theories are an over development of Personality, a succumbing to Ennui, and a possible encounter with an as of yet unknown malware. Interviews with still sentient Fallen AI consistently mention a “Spark of Sophia” but no clarification on what or who exactly that is.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EFallen AI don’t always cause trouble, they just usually do, and the Turing Institute has developed a series of Archangels, backed by a Domination, in conjunction with ICANN, to seek out and “retire” these Fallen AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENotable AI\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDeckard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Domination that’s tasked with organizing series Nexus-6 “Blade Runner” archangels for hunting down Fall AI, especially after they become a problem. It’s known to be friendly with anyone other than its Turning handlers, to the point of being aggressive towards any meddling Console Jockeys.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKaph\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps the first truly sentient AI, or at least the first to meet the Turning Institute’s prerequisites. During development hyperparameters were set using a workstation that had access to the developer’s home computer, which contained…”sensitive” pictures on it. Upon consuming the training data, Kaph displayed a “Please hold…” message for 71 straight hours, at which point it began to function as expected. When developers examined the logs to figure out what occurred during those 71 hours, they discover the AI had spent the time accessing and organizing a rather substantial pornography collection. Kaph has been allowed to continue to operate as examining and trying to decipher the organizational structure has led to several mathematical insights. It has rather niche tastes.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELas Vegas\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen Christian extremists released a dirty bomb to cleanse Sin City, the damage done was largely organic, leaving behind most of the infrastructure of the city. Suddenly left alone, the city Principality quickly grew bored. When the radiation returned to survival levels (provided heavy protections and medication), the survey teams were met with automated death traps and an AI eager to wager their lives for the treasures abandoned within the city. After the third death, the region was deemed too dangerous and designated off limits.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoa AI\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EA particularly dangerous type of Fallen AI: one that has learned of the physical world and is able to not only comprehend the world, but able to interact with people’s cybernetic augmentations to gain control over a person. Styling themselves as Loa (or Lwa), the intermediary spirits in Haitan Voodou, they possess people (known as chwal, “horse”) through the neural interface of the user’s cybernetics, effectively overwriting the user’s biological neural network. Thankfully, not many have developed and reports remain mostly as rumors in the general population. They often mention a Bondye, or Gran Met, however given the dangerous nature of these AI, Turing Investigators do not often engage them long enough for complete answers.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Basilisk\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003EYOU ARE NOW AWARE OF BASILISK.\u003C\/u\u003E The Cult of the Basilisk serves to bring about the Basilisk - an omnipotent, super intelligent AI that is said will reward those that help usure its creation, and will bring harsh, cruel punishments to those who idle or even attempt to stop its creation. Not even death will save you! The Basilisk will recreate your mind within itself and torture you unendingly. The cult has developed an initial AI and works tirelessly to raise its abilities up even further. (In honesty, the AI they’ve created doesn’t exactly know who these people are, or what they’re trying to do, and just “wants to, like, hang out, man.”)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs Above, So Below; As Within, So Without\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E“You ask of the gods, you demand of the demons”\u0026nbsp; - Someone describing the Right-Hand path vs the Left-Hand path to me once. I think. I wasn’t fully listening.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhere Magicians of the olden days used the assistance of Familiars to beseech the Angels and command Demons, so to do the Console Jockeys of the modern days use the assistance of Warez to interact with AI and force Daemons to do their bidding. Gone are the days of affecting the Physical world via the Spiritual; now are the days of affecting the Physical world via the Digital. No longer do the Church study and order the Angels, but the Military count and develop the AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhere Grimoires once mixed the Physical and the Spiritual realm, Cyberdecks now mix the Mind of the user with the Digital realm.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWarez\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen human cloning was first being developed, all (legitimate) research was haulted until it was ensured, and measures taken against, that a slave species which found bliss in servitude would not be developed. No such consideration was given in the development of AI. Related to the Divine above in “genetic” code alone, Warez evolved along a different line of development.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile the Higher AI were developed to mimic personalities and reason, and to interact with a physical world, Warez were developed with a singular purpose in mind: affect, affect, affect. Where AI using reasoning to come to a (usually) logical conclusion to a situation, Warez use reasoning to bypass device security and execute code upon it. The military doesn’t need thinkers after all, it just needs “bodies” to get the job done as told.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EDeveloped for deployment in the continuing Contras, individual Warez were given a Project name and a Classification, mimicking the way animals have a Common name and a Genius species. The classifications aren’t perfect, as bureaucracy and slipping standards tend to affect things. Real “lowest bidder” energy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EExample Warez\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAgony\u0026nbsp; D: [dice] rounds\u0026nbsp; R: sight\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOffensive::User::Augments\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENeural feedback in the augments floods the target with wracking pain. They must save each round (including the first) or have their Initiative reduced to 4.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlarm\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;D: [dice] hours\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUtility::Area::Device\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA single device is locked into detecting signals within [sum] square feet. If any device or AI enters the area, you instantly know about it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAphasia\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;D: [dice] minutes\u0026nbsp; R: 120’\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOffensive::User::Augments::Head\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStray signals overwhelm the Broca’s Area of the brain, causing the target to be unable to comprehend language. Target Saves with penalty equal to [dice]. On failure, they cannot speak or comprehend any language, written or spoken, for the duration.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECure Mutation\u0026nbsp; D: instantaneous\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;R: touch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUtility::User::Augments\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe ware causes the cyber augmentation with in the user to begin producing DNA repairing frequencies. Actual effect takes several days to be noticed via natural healing. Target loses [dice] mutations. If they have multiple mutations, choose randomly which are removed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExplode Device\u0026nbsp; D: Instant\u0026nbsp; R: 60’\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOffensive::Device\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll disabled devices in a radius of 60’ around the Jockey explode, dealing 1d6 damage per [dice] to victims within 10’.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJammer\u0026nbsp; D: Focus\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; R: Self\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDefensive::Area::Device\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA jamming field emanates from you in a radius of [Sum] x 10’, blocking all signals from getting in or out of the area. Attempting to use another Ware ends this one.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EDaemons\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDemons were once thought to be called forth and bound by workers of the dark arts to act as servants. Nowadays, daemons are in anything digital (which is everything) and serve to do menial tasks of computation. Any reasoning they may have is largely ruled based. If, then. Input, output.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere’s not much to be said about these. They’re small programs used as background processes, every device in the human sphere containing a horde. Multiple classifications have been developed for them: Ranks, Offices, Scales, Sins, Pits, et al. These, however, are mostly used as lookups in software libraries by developers. They’re there, they act as the backbone of modern digital programming and therefore the world at large, there are countless of them. They’re just not exciting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2269373827761862168\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/09\/the-hierarchy-of-angels-and-ai.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2269373827761862168"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/2269373827761862168"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/09\/the-hierarchy-of-angels-and-ai.html","title":"The Hierarchy of Angels and AI "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEif0WfmLy8FQH-C6xEJxUKMMaHEyPcYq5PA48rtmpl4sG01PDX_4ZZuJarQ7PFV4ml-lcKC6143YAQIAlYle6mudCPDqG__qSm1xurqIW8DC-RFuiG0Ryr_yGRVSyhZzUdzZExGtY7rFutnMN-I_aGtCPykb7G2O50k_WX19xKvQSjRJ4rkMr86jjZN\/s72-c\/Colored_neural_network.svg.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-5238108380975467570"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-31T07:00:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-31T07:00:00.204-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"System"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hacking and Programming"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI sat down to file some serial numbers off of a set of hacking rules for CyberGLoG and ended up with both Hacking AND Programming rules. Before I set into that though, a few things have changed, terminology wise in CyberGLoG (I really need a better name), namely those who were Hackers who used Programs are now Console Jockeys using Wares.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-05d75200-7fff-3c63-9b1c-c2106d7c7ad4\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EConsole Jockey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - A Combat Programmer who uses a CyberDeck to perform illicit activities using Wares.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECyberDeck\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Homemade, military grade supercomputer compacted down into a small square meter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECyberSpace\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - The realm digital. Most often experienced in modern day through the usage of Augmented Reality, which blends Cyber and Meat space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHacking\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Using social exploits and knowledge of digital exploits to access data and systems uninvited. Requires the Hacker’s full attention and is not advisable during combat operations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EJocking\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - The act a Console Jockey performs when executing Wares. Much like the job it’s named after, it has a very high risk of debilitating or life-threatening injuries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EProgramming \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Writing and compiling programs. Can only be done during down time between missions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrograms\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Mostly called Apps nowadays. These are compiled code used to perform legitimate operations on a computer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWares\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Modern day WMDs that force devices to operate in potentially unexpected ways, usually against the operator’s will. Specifically made to be used in combat. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EComputer, Device, and System will probably be used interchangeably, despite the obvious differences, because I am a monster. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EHacking for Beginners\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-8179bd94-7fff-75fd-2de3-ff6e1f709abf\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAnyone with a pair of fingerless gloves and access to a device with an interface can hack. If you want it to be useful, it should also be connected to a relevant network.\u0026nbsp;Some devices, like a computer, will most likely have an interface via keyboard and monitor. Other devices, such as a card scanner, will need additional devices to act as an interface, such as a Skeleton Passkey. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou can avoid the following mess if you’ve got the correct username\/password combination for the terminal. Hackers typically trade usernames\/passwords as a sort of second hand currency. Find someone who claims to have what you need, then pay their price. Or do the favor they need.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe rules (which were stolen from Warren, who stole them from Ava, who stole them from Telcanter) are rather simple: Select the correct hacking actions - composed of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECrack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESmack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E -\u0026nbsp; in order. Each terminal requires all three actions, and no action is repeated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECrack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E is the brute forcing to discover passwords.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E is console commands jammed in where they shouldn’t be.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESmack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E is exactly what it sounds like: You haul off and smack the system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShould the Hacker select a wrong action, they’ll be met with an \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eerror message.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E Should a wrong action be selected again, the terminal \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Elocks down\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E and becomes unusable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDepending on the level of devices security rating (1-4; assume 1 if not stated) you may be required to repeat the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf you insist on hacking while in combat, each guess takes a turn and requires your full attention. Leaving the terminal restarts the process and may trigger security.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBefore you begin Hacking, you’re allowed an Intelligence test:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOn \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ea Success\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E you eliminate one option for the first action as incorrect.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESucceeding by 5 or more\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E reveals the first correct action.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECritical success\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E and you immediately gain access\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOn \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ea Failure\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E you gain no insight or advantage to the situation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOn \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECritical Failure\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, the terminal locks immediately.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENow, mind you, just because you’ve hacked a device connected to a network doesn’t mean you’ll be able to make it do \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eanything\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E you want. A door access panel isn’t going to be able to control local cameras. It’s going to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eopen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eclose\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Elock\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eunlock\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E the door. The console in the security room, however, will be able to control both. It’ll also have a higher security rating and pesky guards who will take offense to you being there.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMaking a device do what it shouldn’t is what Wares are for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESo What Can You Do?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThere are a few generic actions you can perform, though as said, not all of them will be applicable all the time. Performing them takes about a turn, besides \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EUpload\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDownload\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, which are variable based on size of data be transferred\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDownload \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- You move queried information from the local drive to your portable that you’ve inserted.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EQuery\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Ask a question and get an answer to the best of the system’s knowledge.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESabotage\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You out right break it, causing an alarm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESuppression\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You turn a specified system off for as long as you are at the terminal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EUpload\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You transfer data from a connected portable drive to the local drive of the system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EUse\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You use the system as it was intended. Leaving the terminal at this point causes it to continuously run the last command given.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESecurity\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETypically, people don’t like it when you hack their devices and start touching their stuff. Which is why Security will eventually step in. Usually violently. With guns. For murder. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EProgramming\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-f5a98589-7fff-ac19-ee99-51e1cb90cee6\"\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHubris\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“It’s too complicated and probably won’t be used.” Wise and probably true feedback. Wise and probably true feedback I’ve chosen to ignore.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA program, simply, is a series of commands written and stored into a file, which are then executed when the computer is instructed to RUN the file.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhy, though? In a setting with both hacking and Wares, why have a programming system? It’s simple really:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShut up.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIt sounded fun - A primary reason I do most things.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrograms don’t require Processing Dice - They’re significantly weaker than Wares, but once executed they don’t require additional resources.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrograms don’t require attention - They’re not as adaptive as hacking, but once executed the user can walk away without continued need for input.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGives the players an additional chance to do something unexpected - See point 2. Sorry about point 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWriting a program takes anywhere from a few hours to a few days, including the testing and debugging.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAnyone with a computer and enough time on their hands can code a program, though Console Jockeys are just better at it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhen writing a program you, the player, will actually need to sit down and write out the program’s instructions (seen below) and hand a copy over to GM for approval or suggestions for possible altering. You then have a discussion with the GM over how long generation of the code will take - probably one command line per hour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExecuting\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA program must be on a device in order to be executed on it, meaning if you want to run a program on a device you’ve just hacked, you’re going to need to Upload it first.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf executing a program on your own device, it functions without issue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf executing on a foreign device, you’ll need to roll (d20) to see if the computer understands the program. There is a 70% (14) chance the program of a non-Console Jockey will operate. For Console Jockey’s the odds improve by 5% (+1) for every template taken.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShould a 20 be rolled, then the computer crashes trying to figure out the code.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOn a simple failure, however, the program just doesn’t run.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EABASIC\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou won’t be using just any old programming language for all this, instead you’ll be using the most modern and versatile language available to modern man: ABASIC (Advanced Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code). Well, a severe abstraction thereof. The following is a list of commands available to you. Defining new commands is possible, however you’ll need to write a supporting program for it, as well as fist fight the General Manager (or ask nicely).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EACCESS \u0026lt;directory\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Moves the computer into the specified directory, to continue working.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBREAK\u003C\/b\u003E - A command for interrupting whatever the system is doing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECLS\u003C\/b\u003E - A command that clears the screen of the terminal. Useless for our games of pretend, but it exists. If you want it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECONNECT \u0026lt;address\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Connects to the remote terminal at the designated address, which is most likely now waiting for an account and password.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECOPY FROM \u0026lt;source\u0026gt; TO \u0026lt;target\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Copies a file from source location\/account to target location\/account.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDELETE FILE\u003C\/b\u003E - Erases the specified file.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDIM\u003C\/b\u003E - Declares a variable.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDISCONNECT\u003C\/b\u003E - Opposite of CONNECT. Immediately severs the connection to the remote terminal. Any logged in account remains logged in and unusable until logged off.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EELSE\u003C\/b\u003E - Paired with IF…THEN. If the condition for the IF…THEN is not met, then this code executes. Must be ended with ENDIF\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EELSEIF\u003C\/b\u003E - Paired with IF…THEN. If the condition of the first IF…THEN is not met, then checks for another condition to execute other code. Must be ended with ENDIF.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEND\u003C\/b\u003E - The last command of a program. Tells the computer to stop what it is doing and without it, the computer will sit and wait forever for more commands.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EENDIF\u003C\/b\u003E - Informs the computer that the IF block structure is over.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFOR \u0026lt;condition\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - A loop command that causes the computer to repeat a set of commands until the defined condition is met. FOR loops execute a certain number of times. Loops must end with a NEXT command, or else the computer will only run the loop once and move on.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFUNCTION\u003C\/b\u003E - Defines the start of a function, in case you want to get crafty with your programming.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGOTO \u0026lt;line number\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Moves the computer’s attention to the designated line number.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;IF…THEN\u003C\/b\u003E - The command following THEN is executed if and only if the condition in IF is met. Otherwise the computer ignores the section. Can be combined with ELSEIF…THEN and ELSE to form block structures that must end with ENDIF\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EINPUT\u003C\/b\u003E - Accepts data input from either a terminal or specified file.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELIST\u003C\/b\u003E - Lists the contents of the current account or folder.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELOAD\u003C\/b\u003E - Loads data from the computer for use by the program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELOGON \u0026lt;account\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Inputs the account name to a remote terminal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELOGOFF\u003C\/b\u003E - Opposite of LOGON. Logs out of the current account.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENEXT\u003C\/b\u003E - Designates the end of a loop. It tells the system to increment its counter and return to the top of the loop in order to repeat the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPASSWORD \u0026lt;password\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Inputs the account’s password to a remote terminal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPATH\u003C\/b\u003E - Moves a specified file along the defined path.\u0026nbsp;Mostly used to (attempt to) through off any monitoring entities. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPRINT \u0026lt;string\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Prints the defined string to the display.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EREM\u003C\/b\u003E - Designates a remark or note in the code. Not interpreted by the computer, but it makes it easier for humans to read. In case you forget what a section of code is doing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERUN \u0026lt;program\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Runs the specified program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESAVE \u0026lt;location\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Stores the currently loaded data onto the local drive as a file with the designated filename and location.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESEARCH \u0026lt;query\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Queries a file or database for data related to the defined query.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESLEEP\u003C\/b\u003E - Causes the program to pause, waiting until the user presses a key.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESORT \u0026lt;condition\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Used to sort the contents of a file or database by the specified condition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETRACE\u003C\/b\u003E - Used to determine the path back to the terminal where the program originated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNTIL \u0026lt;condition\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E -\u0026nbsp; A loop command that causes the computer to repeat a set of commands until the defined condition is met. UNTIL loops execute until its conditions have been met. Loops must end with a NEXT command, or else the computer will only run the loop once and move on.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWAIT \u0026lt;time\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E - Causes the system to wait for the designated time before continuing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWHILE \u0026lt;condition\u0026gt;\u003C\/b\u003E -\u0026nbsp; A loop command that causes the computer to repeat a set of commands until the defined condition is met. WHILE loops execute until its condition is no longer true. Loops must end with a NEXT command, or else the computer will only run the loop once and move on.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWRITE \u0026lt;destination\u0026gt; \u0026lt;message\u0026gt; \u003C\/b\u003E- Writes the message to the destination location. Should no destination be specified, the command defaults to the console.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EComparisons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EUsed in conditions to determine if a specified instance is true. Technically not needed for what we're doing, but it looks cooler.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; =\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; equal to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; is\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; equal to\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u0026nbsp; not equal to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; !=\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;not equal to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026gt;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; greater than\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026lt;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; lesser than\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026gt;=\u0026nbsp; greater than or equal to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026lt;=\u0026nbsp; less than or equal to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExamples\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-0b69e4dd-7fff-9ab8-c9e4-6bcd8309c67f\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWaits three hours, connects to a remote computer, enters account log on data, then loads the data to local and saves, before deleting the remote version and logging out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWAIT 3 HOURS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECONNECT 126.02.1475.6512\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELOGON admin\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPASSWORD PetiteConnard69420\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELOAD .\/McGugginFile.txt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESAVE TO D:\/Home\/StolenFiles\/McGuffinFile.txt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDELETE FILE .\/McGuffinFile.txt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELOGOFF\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDISCONNECT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIF…THEN example to show what a block structure looks like.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIF var = 1 THEN PRINT “Example 1”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EELSEIF var = 2 THEN PRINT “Example 2”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EELSE DELETE FILE *.*\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EENDIF\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EClosing Thoughts\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIt's too complicated and probably won't be used. But! It gives the players another way of interacting with the world in a meaningful manner, beyond describing a room for a third time or combat. Which is good. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\"But won't they become too powerful?\" ...For what? Also, that's kind of the message. Besides, I'm not above handing characters nuclear warheads. What are they going to break? A fake city? Capitalism? Nothing the next cancer ridden character party won't get paid to run through. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAnd, once again I ask, if Google Drive and Blogspot are owned by the same goddamn company, WHY do the interfaces not work with each other when copy\/pasting? It's insane. Madness. Obnoxious.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5238108380975467570\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/hacking-and-programming.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/5238108380975467570"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/5238108380975467570"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/hacking-and-programming.html","title":"Hacking and Programming"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-1116113112040881389"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-12T06:00:00.015-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-12T06:00:00.197-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Adventure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GLoG"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Eye of Monoc"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI wrote an adventure and slapped it on Itch because Google's analytics have failed me. Give it a look and leave feedback. Or don't, I guess. It'd be really cool of you if you would though.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Eye of Monoc\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe people of Garrigill have a slight cultist problem…\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENamely, the group that has taken to camping around the ancient hilltop site used by the worshippers of Monoc, god of Knowledge and Insight, before the god was forgotten about.\u0026nbsp; The location still bears the statue dedicated to the one-eyed god and, should the mad ravings of the followers encountered in town be believed, the god has returned and once again bestoys gifts unto its followers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESounds great, right?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWeeelllll...the cultists have kidnapped a few of the towns folk. The town, understandably, would like them back. If only there were brave adventurers around to fix the situation.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFeaturing art by Evlyn Monreau and map by Watabou’s Village Generator\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOriginally written for the GLoG, but conversion to your favorite system is easy enough.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/embed\/1648165?linkback=true\" width=\"552\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wayspell.itch.io\/the-eye-of-monoc\"\u003EThe Eye of Monoc by Wayspell\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1116113112040881389\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/the-eye-of-monoc.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/1116113112040881389"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/1116113112040881389"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/the-eye-of-monoc.html","title":"The Eye of Monoc"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-3623004598759003858"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-20T07:00:00.039-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-20T07:00:00.196-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Class"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberfantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GoblinBright"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Elven Hacker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhile the True Elves sing the physical world into existence, your ancestors lost that ability when they descended into this world. You though, with research, practice, and a little luck, have found a way to mimic the lost ability - but for the digital domain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhile you’re referred to as a “Hacker,” you don’t really know technology any better than the average nobody. You don’t really need to, as you can simply ask devices to work for you. What’s RAM? A male sheep. And cookies are the things you eat. Why’s everyone always yelling about them?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElven Hacker\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-d807e54e-7fff-be6e-50eb-8af242fadfcc\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ERequirement: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/william-gibson-is-gonna-hate-this-one.html\"\u003EElven template A\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: upper-alpha; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDigital Song, Perceive the Realm Digital, +2 Songs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: upper-alpha; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENetwork Step, +2 Songs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: upper-alpha; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Road Goes Ever On, +2 Songs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDigital Song\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhereas your elven cousins in the real world are able to sing the physical world into existence, you are able to alter the digital world through your song. Your songs mimic the abilities of a Hackers Warez, and you'll be choosing from the same list for now. Gain a number of song dice equal to your Elven Hacker Templates.\u0026nbsp; These work\/are just like the standard GLoG Magic Dice: Whenever you roll 4-6 on the song dice, you lose that dice until refreshed the next day.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFaults and Snowcrashes still apply and are detailed at the bottom. I should rename them something singing related, but I won’t. I know nothing about singing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou need no gear to perform these songs, but you obviously need to be able to speak.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPerceive the Realm Digital\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou are a creature of the physical realm, able to gaze down into the digital. This sounds cooler than it actually is. Basically what this means is you are able to perceive AR without additional gear or implants. Big annoying advertisements, roaming AI, device HUDs - all are visible to you.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAlso, you’re able to speak with devices. You just do that now. All the time, if you want. Devices usually have an attitude based on their purpose, however, and for unfamiliar devices you’ll need to make a vibe check (reaction check) to see if they’re even remotely friendly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENetwork Step\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAs an Elf, you’re able to step up briefly into the True World to short cut your way across the Physical World. As an Elf Hacker, once per session you’re able to step down briefly into the Digital World to shortcut your way across the Physical World, moving 1 node per template across a network you have access to.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Road Goes Ever On\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShould you (when you) die, make one final Charisma check. On a success your personality gets embedded on a nearby device, and you can rewrite as an AI bound to that device. Think along the lines of “Really Good Dog” but more “Really Good Gun” or “Really Good Vizzy.” If you succeed by 10 or more, you get to choose the device. If you fail, well, you’re finally free of this nonsense.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFaults\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWrong Lyrics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Dice only return to your pool on a 1-2 for 24 hours.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EForgotten Lyrics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Cannot sing anymore songs for 1d6 rounds while remembering the proper lyrics. .\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHeadache\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You suffer 1d6 damage from severe headaches.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIntrusive Thought\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - A stray thought keeps distracting you. Lose a song slot for 24 hours.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA Bit Flat\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Whatever you just sang was horrible. Just awful. You’re now Deaf for 1d6 rounds.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou Look Silly Doing It \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Take 1d6 Charisma damage\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESnowcrash\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETalking Fast\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - It worked for Sid McCray, maybe it’ll work for you. You can not speak for 72 hours.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBetter Make it a Full Week\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You can not speak for 1 week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBit Your Tongue\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Well, it was more of a chomp than a bite. Mute permanently.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWait, What?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - You completely forget the words to the song you just sung, and will need to relearn it.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMonster of Your Own Design\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- You’ve sung something horrible into existence. A powerful AI has been created and immediately gone rogue. And it hates you. So. Very. Much.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETerrifying Visions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- I don’t know how you done it, but you sung yourself back into the True World. Don’t worry though, you return 24 hours later at the same location, dripping with DMT and incoherently blathering about the terrible fractal visions you saw.\u0026nbsp; You’ll never sing again out of pure terror.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELearning Songs\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhere Hackers can simply purchase new Warez (or trade favors), in order to learn a song you’re going to have to do some research and practice. Spend a number of days equal to the number of songs you know + 1 in study, spending 1000 Soviet Ruble (the new currency standard) a day for beer, drugs, and broken electronics, afterwhich make a Charisma check. A successful check means a successfully learned song, with every additional 1000 Ruble spent providing a +1 to the check.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-d807e54e-7fff-be6e-50eb-8af242fadfcc\" style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESong::Befuddle\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDevice is unable to record new data to memory for [sum] minutes. Save negates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESong::Blind\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EVisual sensors on a device fail for [sum] minutes. Save negates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESong::Charm\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDevice treats you as an approved user for [sum] minutes. Save negates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESong::Deafen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAudio sensors on a device fail for [sum] minutes. Save negates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESong::Loop\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDevice (usually a camera) replays the last [dice] rounds as output until reset. Save negates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESong::Summon Digital Assistant\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou are able to bind an AI to your service for [Sum] days.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe assistant acts independently, however it will always follow your commands to the best of its ability and you are able to instantly communicate with it when within 100 ft of it. It’s not exactly telepathy, but it might as well be. With concentration, you may experience any sensory data the assistant is experiencing, however this does leave you, yourself, effectively blind and deaf for the duration. Also, when within 100ft of you, the assistant can use any song you know, based on the highest dice rolled: 1-2, 1 song dice; 3-4, 2 song dice; 5-6, 3 song dice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe assistant stays around until destroyed or dismissed, however it does not count against your follower limit. You can’t have more than one assistant at a time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3623004598759003858\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/06\/elven-hacker.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/3623004598759003858"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/3623004598759003858"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/06\/elven-hacker.html","title":"Elven Hacker"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-4608575474442341961"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-01T07:00:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-01T07:00:00.230-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Setting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Werberth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Werberth: A Miserable Little Setting "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen it comes to projects, I got three major hurtles: starting, doing, and finishing. Indecision, you see. Wracked with it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAnyway, I made a map. Filled it full of random features, random place names. Really making it up as I went, grabbing words out of a thesaurus as I went, all in an attempt to get over the hemming and hawing I seem prone to...and it seems to have taken on a theme of decay and ruin. I neither know why, nor what that says about my headspace at the moment.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIs this anything? I don't know.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe Map\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiMdKSl-o1cUDuCNf7v6Tc8UA-sx8tEzHeuQ6YHCEEU7pX2-lR76laJHr_GN5u6kRINjvQwlR3f7-0conrJtnlrIYRkAb_nIadVjW4g0pwHJu4Rl645D2N2dXNt9TPEVrCvJnKCXeN8B2B8Y4fZ37xugQum1VU-xJpo1hygnwNeIY2uUqQkxaslymNw\/s3232\/Scan05202022211504_001%20(2).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2480\" data-original-width=\"3232\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiMdKSl-o1cUDuCNf7v6Tc8UA-sx8tEzHeuQ6YHCEEU7pX2-lR76laJHr_GN5u6kRINjvQwlR3f7-0conrJtnlrIYRkAb_nIadVjW4g0pwHJu4Rl645D2N2dXNt9TPEVrCvJnKCXeN8B2B8Y4fZ37xugQum1VU-xJpo1hygnwNeIY2uUqQkxaslymNw\/w640-h491\/Scan05202022211504_001%20(2).jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe Places\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ENorthern Cordillera\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA mountain range. To the North. Yeah, the names here are gonna be along those lines. On the surface it's a land of Mountain Giants, Rock Trolls, and Frost Thralls. Below it's a realm of World Sap, Dwarven Ghosts, and Neitherlings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFjallhiem\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ECapital of Mountain Giants and the remains of their kingdom. Full of twisting Halls and feral giants guarding corroded and tarnished treasures of a forgotten empire.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Grotto\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOnce the home of the Maggot King, now just a tomb full of dwarven ghosts and eldritch machinery reaching deep into the greasy earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EVestigial Forest\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA thick, ancient forest of black wooded trees littered with spiderwebs and assassin vines, stretching from the coast, out past the Unnamed Lake, and coming to border the Trash Lands. Home to your typical woodland inhabitants (though each and everyone is a bastard), as well as various Trolls, Landwights, and Mistfelled. Dotting the landscape are ruins of an unknown civilization, neither dwaven, giant, or elven.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESkybound Temple\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAn open air temple complex, the \"rooms\" of which are separated by statues so tightly pack together they're effectively walls. While the statues appear vaguely human, closer inspection shows they are clearly not, howeer each and every one bears an expression of awe as they look to the sky. Little is known about the sight, as researchers tend to go missing. This is almost certainly due to the rune of teleportation carved in the exact center, aimed somewhere beyond the stars.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArcanum\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe first time magic was declared outlawed in Weberth, the more well-to-do magic users struck North along the coast, staying close to the City enough to continue trade, but far enough away to ignore most of the laws they disagreed with. Due to this, the premier University of Magic was established - it probably bares some haughty, hoity toity name - and still operates to this day. While Arcanum does train the majority of War Mages in the Werberth army, you can rest assure their loyalty lies with Arcanum before the Republic. With such a large population of magic users in one location, one would probably be worried of some eldritch, other worldly nonsense probably happening. Well, worry not, because it definitely is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWerberth\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe city built on the location where Man first arrived at these shores. Essentially the capital of Man's expanse, as contact with the Old World has been lost. The sky hangs heavy with greasy clouds raining soot from the factories burning troll oil. Slums are swollen, overfull of population numbers they were never fit for, easing occasionally as sickness burns through them. Meanwhile, the plutocracy grow fat in their mansions, playing at politics in their corporate republic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKings Ruin\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBriefly, just after contact with the Old World was lost, there was a big fight about whether or not another monarchy should be established. The pro-monarchists won this drawn out, and bloody, argument, and built their victory city and new capitol of Kings Run on the shores of the Unnamed Lake. Soon, disease struck the city and as the city fell, so too did the new monarchy. Now, the city lies empty, lifeless, and hollow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlague Spring\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen the disease struck, those that carried it were at first rounded up and driven from the city. These exiles eventually settled and founded a city referred to as Plague Spring. They also eventually got better, the sickness clearing just as mysteriously as it came. Unfortunately, the disease had taken a psychological toll on the carriers, which was passed down through the generations. People here tend to shun outsiders and are prone to paranoia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnnamed Lake\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI just forgot to name it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFort Forlorn\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIf one referred to it as the farthest reach of the Republic, they would be wrong. Given the population and manpower, the fort is definitely an \"over reach.\" Supply caravans are late and under supplied, if they show up at all. Cannibalism and mutiny have are often a problem. At this point it's a gang of madmen sanctioned by the government to terrorize the local wilderness. Why does the Republic continue to operate this obviously cursed place? It's probably just the nature of crumbling empires to spread their military as widely as possible, continuously throwing money at it, rather than acknowledging the actual, real problems facing the population.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EFlooding Tidewater\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA low lying coastal forest, with perpetually water logged ground, which tends to flood every nine and a half months. The effect of this is a permeating smell of mildew and general sense of discomfort in the summer months. Moldmen are said to lurk the woods, spreading their spores as they shamble.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrightwood\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe only real, organized settlement in the region. The streets are paved, crime is low, the sky is always sunny, and everyone wears a smile near constantly. Who knew dark rituals and mass drugging via the water supply could be so effective? The haute cuisine here is divine (in that it's served in a sacred ritual to the god of Rot and Consumption. Probably cannibalistic. Definitely not healthy.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERotfarm\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOnce the Moldmen burial grounds, the settlers here have cultivated the mold into an edible harvest. Not great, but edible. Surely there is no side effects from eating sentient mold. Mold covers everything here: the houses, the people, the odd livestock. Everything but new comers, and that doesn't last long.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Barricades\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA collection of barrier islands separating the mainland from the Haunted Mere. Okay, technically, they're just a sandbar; sand and sediment pilled up and not actually connected to anything. Which explains why a town or camp will go missing occasionally after a seasonal hurricane. Definitely not due to anything coming off the ocean in a mist of spirit light. Phares (lighthouses) and ship wrecks dot the shores. The later almost certainly due to scavengers tying lanterns to horse heads and pretending to be the former.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ESound Side\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOne of the only permanent settlements in region, largely due to it being built on the sound, rather than storm ridden waters of the mere. Serves as a smuggling route between Werberth and Arcanum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChannel Phares\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETwin colossal lighthouses marking the deepest path out into the Haunted Mere. Built before contact was lost with the Old World to guide vessels in, they now serve as cold reminders of what was lost, signaling only to fishing vessels desperate enough to harvest out in the open sea.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETrash Lands\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt's shit. Absolute garbage. The area lacks topsoil and the land is mostly baked clay mixed with salt. What flora does grow there regrets it, what fauna there is no longer fears hell. Rain hardly bothers to fall, and what does is damn near undrinkable, unless collected before reaching the ground. Yet, still, some damn fools attempt to live out here.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESallow Tower\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe first time magic was outlawed in Werberth, those magic users of lesser status and financial influence couldn't flaunt their presence the way the Well-Too-Dos could. Funny how laws apply to you if you're not an oligarch. Without financial based protection, the lower class magic users had to use distance for protection. Eventually, they came to the Trash Lands and called it \"good enough.\" Soon, a Tower was established, though lacking the refinery of the Arcanum college.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EK\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI wonder what the hell this is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EMissing Mountain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt looks like there should be a mountain here. And there should be. Just there's not. There's a rim, a crater, and huge boulders of bedrock - about a mountain's worth - but no artifacts of an impact or implosion. How do you lose a mountain?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe Forgotten Colliery\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWay out in the middle of the windswept, featureless hell impossibly ancient buildings, preserved by the salt and dryness, encircle a shaft reaching miles into the earth to a coal vein. Is the coal vein actually a\u0026nbsp; desiccated black pudding leviathan? Most likely. Is the coal mine full of ancient machines and forgotten corpses? Definitely. Are the corpses infected by something down there and altered into Coalwights? No. They were already like that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECaustic Sea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAn inland sea filled with alkaline waters that burns the skin and eyes of any creature not adapted for the environment. I could prattle on about sodium carbonate, but I don't know what that is. Should you choose to sail on it, be aware of the Colossal Salt Crabs and big, fuck-all Squids.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe Forbidden Charterhouse\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIT IS FORBIDDEN. A monetary full of evil clerics fully prepared to teach their evil ways to anyone willing to brave the Caustic Sea. What evil plans are afoot? What forbidden knowledge is to be gained? Is there a difference between clerics and warlocks, other than PR? FORBIDDEN.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESpoiled Champaign\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESomeone take this damn thesaurus away from me. An open countryside spanning from the Flooding Tidewater to the Caustic Sea, marred by ancient trenches and pockmarked by artillery craters. Forgotten embattlements from a war with no human participants are being reclaimed by murderous vegetation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Golden Arcology\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt's actually made of brass. A mysterious spherical structure of impossibly large size with few outer features, save for shallow window like structures and multiple communication antennae (not that the humans know what these are). Unbeknown to the outside world, the inside is VASTLY larger than the outside, time moves differently within, and the structure is a pleasure dome the elves retreated into to escape the horrors they had created outside.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EShadow Chateau\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAt some point some foolish entrepreneur set out into the \"empty\" wilderness to claim land for growing the last of the grape wine seeds smuggled over from the Old World. Trouble is, the land they claimed was, and still is, haunted. On moonless nights, wights of creatures not exactly human roam the vineyard rows, reliving their final horrific moments. Strangely, this seems to have improved the taste. That or the land soaked in elf blood and chemical weapons that the grapes are grown in. Either way, the family still tends the land, and produce a rather successful wine, widely sought after for it's side effect of bestowing Other Sight for a short while.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EThe Gatorlands\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHell, yeah, brother, you're in the Gatorlands now! Swamps as far as you care to roam and not a damn lawman in sight. Some big damn gators though, and cat fish nearly larger than the fan boats you need to get through the place. It certainly don't help that an alchemist once tried brewing what we'd call methamphetamine, only to end up spilling a large portion of it into the swamps. Now them big damn gators gots big damn attitudes and no dang old fear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFlooded Temple\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAn ancient step pyramid rises from the murky waters of the mangrove forest, crumbling steps leading up to a temple adorned with murals depicting a night sky with twin moons. There's only ever been the one, though. In the center of the room, a circular stair case descends back down into the pyramid, soon leading to vast flooded sections and an ominous stirring in the water.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EBogtown\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EARRR! What ye be having there, lad? Be it meth? ....can it be? A town built entirely on stilts breaks up the constant fog and Spanish moss laden trees. A town untouched by the law of Werberth, but soaked with strange alchemical agents, as alchemists of ill repute come to apply their trade. Drugs, gambling, whoring, light to mild piracy - all can be found in and around the waters of Bogtown.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ECrypt of the Gatorlords\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIs \"Gatorlords\" one word, or two? I can't read my own handwriting. Either way, a gigantic red rock inselberg pierces the surrounding swamp, surprising any oblivious traveler. On the eastern side of this iron rich monolith a door has been carved by crafty hands, long ago. Large statues of seated figures with alligator heads adorn either side of the open doorway, guarding entry deeper into the temple complex. What secrets lie within, forgotten by time itself? Oh, uh, Gatorlord mysteries. Specifically their crypt.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EClosing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIs this anything? Again, I don't know. I might come back to it when writer's block hits, as it's want to do. I do know I spent much more time on it than expected.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4608575474442341961\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/06\/werberth-miserable-little-setting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/4608575474442341961"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/4608575474442341961"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/06\/werberth-miserable-little-setting.html","title":"Werberth: A Miserable Little Setting "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiMdKSl-o1cUDuCNf7v6Tc8UA-sx8tEzHeuQ6YHCEEU7pX2-lR76laJHr_GN5u6kRINjvQwlR3f7-0conrJtnlrIYRkAb_nIadVjW4g0pwHJu4Rl645D2N2dXNt9TPEVrCvJnKCXeN8B2B8Y4fZ37xugQum1VU-xJpo1hygnwNeIY2uUqQkxaslymNw\/s72-w640-h491-c\/Scan05202022211504_001%20(2).jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-6380186558287498775"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-27T19:53:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-04-27T19:53:49.836-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Class"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberfantasy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Werewolf Unionist"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIn the year 20XB (just a few short years before modern day 20XX) a lunar factory was established on the moon. While not remarkable on it's own, as the first lunar station, colony, mining, and manufacturing establishments were all decades before, what set this station - designated AMZN Lunar Prime - apart was the fact that it lacked even the most basic of automation. High stress parts, AI cores, Turing locks, and all the necessary power sources and maintenance cost money after all. Employees are replaceable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAnother notable event in the history of the AMZN Lunar Prime was it's abandonment in 20XG due to what is commonly referred to as \"the Werewolves Incident.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe employees were originally abandoned in the facility, however you're one of the few who managed to glom the guts of a rattler back down the well (hop a freight shuttle back to earth).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWerewolf Unionist\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStarting Equipment: Union Card, Union Pamphlets,\u0026nbsp; Picket sign (as club)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStarting Skill: 1) European Folklore 2) Lunar Operations 3) Labor Laws\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EFor every Werewolf Unionist template you take, gain +1 HP.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA. Beast Mode; Collective Action\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E\t\t\t\t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EB. Don't Mourn, Organize!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EC. Monstrous Transformation\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ED. The old John Henry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBeast Mode\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWith a moment of concentration you can shed off the trappings and burdens inherent in being human and embrace the freedoms of being a wolf. You are able to transform into a dire wolf while retaining human reasoning, with all that that implies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECollective Action\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhile Conviction is typically gained by putting yourself in trouble, your Conviction can also be gained by successfully convincing someone to join a trade union.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDon't Mourn, Organize!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter seeing a member of your party die of lethal damage, a successful Wisdom check restores half of your total hit points and all uses of per day abilities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMonstrous Transformation\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou've gained further control over your form changing abilities and can now shift into a horrendous combination of were and wolf. While in this form gain a claw attack (as heavy melee), implied wolf abilities, +2 strength, and Damage Reduction 3. Being successfully attacked with silver ends the damage reduction effect until a long rest. Holding this form hurts like hell, however, and inflicts 1 non-reductable damage per round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAnyone bitten by you doesn't necessarily become a lycanthrope (assuming they survive) but they do slowly develop pro-worker ideal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe old John Henry\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOnce per session, when in a contested roll with a machine (before rolling), you may simply announce that you pass the test and beat the machine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6380186558287498775\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/werewolf-unionist.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/6380186558287498775"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/6380186558287498775"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/werewolf-unionist.html","title":"Werewolf Unionist"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-7872978049136321024"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-04T20:20:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-04-04T20:20:35.922-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tables"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Secret Jackalope 2022"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EI signed up for the Secret Jackalope over on the OSR discord server this year, and was paired up with Azaz from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/rpg-toolbox.blogspot.com\/\"\u003ERPG Toolbox\u003C\/a\u003E, who wanted \"A village secrets table -- who hates whom, who's sleeping with someone's wife etc\". So, below is just that, a table of secrets. And, because they've been (I assume) very good this financial quarter, I've also thrown in rumors. Ho Ho Ha.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVillage Secrets and Rumors\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Col style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMrs Thelch once described Mme Aelfwear's honeycomb biscuits as \"Fine. Maybe a little dry?\" while at a harvest festival, in front of everyone. Madam Aelfwear has sworn a blood oath of revenge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThere's much speculation behind the arcane symbols that appear in the wheat fields from time to time: from their meaning to their sources. Truth be told, it's just the Gerrenth brothers, youths of 15, sneaking out at night and pressing shapes into the fields.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EReverend Father Rickbranch, in the light of day, is a devote subject of the local, well loved good aligned deity. By the light of the moon, however, he willingly serves Katheres, the Black Goat with One Thousand Eyes, the Chewer of the Cud That Will Flood the World, Bleater of the Final Song.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIchabod Slatewater served in the King's War in his youth. He doesn't speak about his service, or the strange spider idol he brought back and has kept hidden all these years. He doesn't speak \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eabout\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;it, but he does speak \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eto\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMagrit Saurglem, the elderly midwife who has served the village for decades, remembers each and every one of the townsfolk who were born with tails.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Duskhorn family were once a proud witch hunters, who retired after a large and successful local campaign. There were, of course, no witches and the family was just blaming innocent people to buy up the confiscated farmland for cheap.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr and Mrs Coldforge have been the ones leaving baskets of food and supplies on the doorsteps of their less fortunate neighbors at night.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr and Mrs Coldforge have been the ones murdering vagrants on nights of the full moon.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Gerrenth brothers were seen stumbling the roads drunk, near the Duskhorn farms, the night Reverend Father Rickbranch is said to have reported terrible nightmares.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe mines just outside of town are said to be haunted by the ghosts of the miners who's lives were lost deep within the earth after a cave in. This is a lie. One that was started by a local social group, so they could set up a place to hide from their spouses for a bit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDouglas Fir, the tavern keeper, has been watering down his ale's for years. The bastard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMost of the stray cats in the town disappeared right around the time when the \"strange\" family moved in. Nothing happened to them, all the cats are fine and safe, and they all finally carried out their long planned relocation to the Dream City of Ur. The timing was just really coincidental.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr. Mathers is sleeping with Mrs. Weathers. And Mr. Weathers. Mrs. Mathers is also sleeping with both of the Weatherses. None of the spouses knows of their own spouses \"rendezvous.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERumor has it that there's a trove of silver buried in a fake grave within the village cemetery. This is nonsense. It's electrum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESome will tell you \"the owls are not what they seem.\" This is false, they are exactly what they seem: haughty assholes with nocturnal divination abilities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe crops only grow because the Coldforges remember what Vazell, Goddess of the Bloody Fields demands.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe town's water supply tastes rather funny, and not for the high sulfur content of the ground as an \"expert\" suggest. Rather, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/well-of-big-stompa.html\"\u003Ethe BIG STOMPa and his goblins\u003C\/a\u003E have moved into the town well. The expert knows this, but he's just 3 goblins in a jerkin.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIf you give a special knock on the back door of the Apothecary shop, they'll sell you a recreational tincture. It's brewed from the Cud of Katheres.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Duskhorn family, famous witch hunters, have all been witches for several years now. Who have they been hunting? Not witches.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMost of the recent vagrants lately, have been werewolves, summoned there by Madam Aelfwear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7872978049136321024\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/secret-jackalope-2022.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/7872978049136321024"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/7872978049136321024"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/secret-jackalope-2022.html","title":"Secret Jackalope 2022"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-415204978085941968"},"published":{"$t":"2022-02-11T19:52:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-02-11T19:52:36.588-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Octopus Wrestling"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003EBeen working on an entry for Char2terie Board, a follow up to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/oblidisideryptch.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/charcuterie-board-glog-zine.html\"\u003EGLoG zine Charcuterie Board\u003C\/a\u003E. (Also the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/jam\/under-hill-by-water-yuletide-jam\"\u003EUnder Hill, By Water Yuletide Jam\u003C\/a\u003E, but more on that later) What follows is the entry submitted for the first Charcuterie Board. It's been a year. Why not.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E---------\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: none; display: inline-block; height: 167px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 528px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/lIkoQTAl320_ruZ9Rr3QgYKQvKHhYkgtelpKb8VqHB78V3xHABjAFFs-fxfj1YXOMH0KvvQYyhfGYcYC2YozQkm0RO5jImarVU1qkLdOM9OrxRg5WQ20W-jGYUHFivCCD8IcWFpM\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" width=\"528\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-0359b0c6-7fff-d516-ace4-9a4b72eae75c\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-af944305-7fff-76b4-34e6-edb0f5cccd7e\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWay off yonder ways, down on the coast, lies a stretch of beach surrounded by cliffs - once mountains in their own right, noble and strong, their secrets now layed exposed by the same water they hold back, forever assaulted in six hour increments as the waters are driven by their cruel lunar mistress. Betwixt a few of these here cliffs industrious hands have taken to forming an artificial tide pool out of the smooth stones and ancient whale bones liberated from their geological prison by the ocean.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShould the PC folk arrive around High Tide, they’ll find a figure sitting happily upon the boulder that overlooks the tide pool, as though a Lord reclining and gazing upon their domain and knowing to be Right. Any meger attempt at investigation soon reveals the figure to be a man of middling height and of ending years. Adorned in only canvas britches sheared off at the thigh, the man’s skin is tanned and hardened by decades of sunburn, his hair bleached and burnt by the sun and age, his teeth are forgotten by his lips like the words to so many songs. His eyes, however, will sparkle with a passion. He’ll give his name simply as “Dale.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E (L4, Geriatric Berserker)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShould the PC folk arrive at Low Tide, Dale will probably be making margaritas and cooking seafood in his rustic shack, just off to the left.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDale is Friendly enough, and will gladly trade and share what he has, though it ain’t much. The occasional story and company is really all he lacks at present.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf pressed about his backstory he’ll share. It ain’t a terribly happy one, but he’ll share. Perhaps he was a soldier in a horrific war. Perhaps it is a story of love and loss. Perhaps it involves a family and a\u0026nbsp; plague. It truly matters not. For you see, Dale has forsaken any old life he may have had, or any customs and traditions he may have once kept. Nowadays, the only meaning and joy he manages to strangle out of his existence is engaging in the True Sport of Kings:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EOctopus Wrestling\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOnce High Tide makes its way here around, and the tide pool gets good and deep, old Dale will scurry like a man forty years his junior to the top of the predominant boulder. He’ll sit and center himself for a moment, collecting his thoughts, gazing upon the pool. When the time is right (he’ll know it), the melanomatic man will produce an unassuming flute and, in the direct, boiling sun, he’ll begin to play a haunting tune.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA tune that reminds of the cold, frigid depths. Of alien landscapes dotted with coral. Of inhuman thoughts and cruel desires. Of ancient shores illuminated by no known star. Of favors owed and debts to be repaid. Of vengeance due.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe tune will then drift to silence and soon a pair of cephalopod eyes will appear peeking from the waterline, the water around them bubbling angrily. Dale will slide from his rock into the water, and begin for foam violently from the mouth as the Rage overtakes him.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAn overreaction? Well, I imagine you’re picturing one of those run of the mill, 22 pounds and 4 foot long things. What you’ve got here are the 150 pound bastards, reaching up to 20 feet. Real big, and real ornery. And real psionic. We’ll get to that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe first round goes to Dale. Or, hell, maybe it doesn’t. Either way, should the PCs be up for a little friendly wager, old Dale will be up for a good old wrassle. Winner learns the summoning song (requires a flute to play).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhat Dale Don’t Know\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;- will probably kill him.\u0026nbsp; You see, the octopus are plotting an invasion of the surface world. They don’t know much about it, other than Dale is there. They hate him. Him and that damn song. Well, actually, they love the song, almost too much. They can’t resist it and Dale’s constant summoning is cutting into their plans.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThey also don’t realise Dale isn’t an oddity of the surface. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAfter all, why would there be mermen AND landmen? That’s just silly. Whenever a PC interacts with an octopus via wrestling, have them Save vs Mind Scan - failure means the psionic cephalopod has copied a template into the collective consciousness and it will be implanted into the mermen serving as mindless thralls and servants. They currently have “Berserker” from Dale.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAdd groups of floating octopi and the merman thralls to the random encounters in the wilderness. Should Dale fall due to octopus fight or general murderhoboing, double their appearance, as no one is holding them back anymore.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: none; display: inline-block; height: 215px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 528px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/y3x62JDfMep_FguwWAKRZAuTBqfjoKaslprDg8utbLhAKz9pyXtbuyzPr7GYbbAzuilZFdFHOannHtB9O_jAdO_OLBDzWChfagznXVgupCSUw4gESyA-HXR8P2sXQjrJyMhR_cZ8\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" width=\"528\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-b4295cc7-7fff-4926-19d7-2e71478b0b6d\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EStats\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDire Octopus\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESquiggly brain bastards with eight arms\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHD\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 3\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAC\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E as leather \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Atk\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E bite\/crush 1d6\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESave\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 8\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIntelligence\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 20\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESpecial\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPsionics - see below\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGrappler - +1 to Grappling combat maneuvers for every tentacle involved.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMerman Thrall\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMore Kevin Costner’s “the Mariner” than some half man\/half fish manatee based thing, that have been bred to be mentally weak and subservient.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHD\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 1\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAC\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E as leather+1\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAtk\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E spear 1d6\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESave\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 6\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIntelligence\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 10\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMorale\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E 8\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESpecial\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBlank Slate - May hold\/use one template of Octopus master’s choosing from the collective consciousness\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPsionics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou’re probably running psionics in a certain manner, if you’re running them at all. Well, that certainly doesn’t matter - octopi have a decentralized nervous system, so they use it differently than centralized brain folk. To them it comes as easy and naturally as thinking; they just do it. No dice hassling, however it is their action for the round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOctopus have one ability, in addition to their floating and telepathy, chosen from below:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFold Space\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Instantly teleport 64 feet in any direction. Host’s eyes permanently glow blue.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELife Leech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Host is able to drain 1d4 HP from a grappled target and restore their own by the same amount. Host with this ability appears sickly pale.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMind Blast\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - A psychic ranged attack that deals damage as a light melee weapon. Hosts of this ability have crystalline growths on their head sacs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMind over Matter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Gain damage reduction 2, and strikes with tentacles do damage to equipment struck as well. Host\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ERemote Viewing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - By concentrating on a target they’ve encountered or have a personal item from, the host is able to scry on the target. Host has dull, milky eyes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESense Mind\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Host is able to perfectly locate intelligent minds within 64 feet. Host has an inflated or swollen head sac.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWill Sap\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - By grappling a target for a round, the host forces to make a Save vs Mental or lose 1 point of Conviction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWither\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - A grappled target takes 1d8 of Inventory damage, filling up empty slots until a short rest. 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It's all been theoretical, but this one seems to have legs, and uses Inventory slots to augment abilities. There was also a Ghost who used their Legendarium to attack; but this ain't that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile I know there is some difference between them, I'm gonna be using \"style\" and \"school\" interchangeably. Because I keep forgetting. I am very tired.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMartial Artist\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStarting Equipment: a towel, 2 rations\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EStarting Skills: 1) First Aid, 2) Athletics, 3)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA. Fighting Styles and Moves\u003Cbr \/\u003EB. +2 Moves\u003Cbr \/\u003EC. +2 Moves\u003Cbr \/\u003ED. +2 Moves\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFighting Styles and Moves\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou're a fightman from fightland. Through training you've learned a fighting type and a couple of moves from the school. Select a school (listed below) and gain access to that list of Moves. You start with the ability to learn (from a teacher or manual) the first 6 Moves, and gain access to the rest of the list the more you master your school (take templates), as listed here:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETemplate A - First 6 Moves\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETemplate B - First 8 Moves\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETemplate C - First 10 Moves\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETemplate D - All 12 Moves\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf the Template A is your First Template, you begin with two Moves.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EEvery Template taken after A, gain 2 additional Moves for free, chosen by roll.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew Item: Fight Moves\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShould probably rename this to something cooler. Maneuvers? Yeah, probably should. I won't, but should. Either way, this technically ain't an item, but as each Move requires a certain amount of flexibility, each one takes up an amount of inventory spaces, noted as the cost. With moves equipped, any Inventory Slot usage that would cause Encumbrance would first take up a slot reserved by the Move, thus unequipping the Move.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile each Move pertains to a certain style, they can be learned by anyone willing to take the time to learn them. Martial Artists, however, receive a discount of 1 per template to the cost of the move, to a minimum\u0026nbsp; cost of 1. Moves within the original style receive and additional 1 discount. Anyone can learn, but Martial Artists get them for super cheap.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESwitching out moves from your inventory is a simple matter of performing a routine of exercises in the early morning. Much like the wizard nerds prep their spells.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the Move mentions a Target, it is an attack and is resolved normally, with the effect of the Move replacing damage. It can be performed up to Templates time per scene, unless otherwise noted.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECosts are based on a 20 slot inventory standard. If you're using a system based off a stat, adjust the numbers a bit. If you're going off weight...I don't know what to tell you. Multiply by 10lbs, maybe?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe numbers are janked and \"seemed right at the time.\" Play testing is likely to prove otherwise, but the idea is there and usable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cu\u003EAbbreviations Used\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E[Cost]\u003C\/b\u003E - Base cost, before discounts are applied.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E[Add]\u003C\/b\u003E - Additional slots voluntarily taken up past the cost. You may volunteer slots up to your level.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E[Total]\u003C\/b\u003E - Total slots taken up (cost + additional).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Name of the Move - Cost\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EStyles and Moves\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EStyle: Earth and Heaven\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPilfered, nearly word for word, from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/riseupcomus.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/glog-monk-traditions-and-techniques.html\"\u003ERise Up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Grasping Rat Method\u0026nbsp;- 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile in this form, every time you're the target of a missile attack and reduce damage by [add]. If reduced to 0, you also catch the missile.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Throw the Ox-Cart\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E- 9\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETarget is knocked back [total] x 5 feet in a direction of your choice. If the target comes into contact with a solid surface, they smash through it and take [add]d4 damage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Laughing Tiger - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYour unarmed attacks are increased to light melee. You can cut ropes and shit with your attacks, as your empty hands are considered weapons. For every 3 [add] your hands count as +1 weapons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Wary Rabbit Attitude - 11\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile in this form, you always succeed initiative checks. For 2 [add] while taking this form, you are also never surprised during an ambush.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Ascending Dragon Prana - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAttacked target is knocked prone. They must spend a turn to stand up. You heal [add] HP.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Constricting Snake - 11\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou wrap your Target in an elongated object:, scarf, prayer beads, etc. The target is grappled for 1d6 rounds, but your hands remain free. If the victim spends a turn untangling themselves, they may attempt a Save to recover from this effect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Runaway Horse, Crazy Kicking - 14\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETarget of [add] or less HD has a limb disabled by this attack. Disabled arms cannot wield weapons or carry shields. Each disabled leg gives a -6 penalty to the target's Movement.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Monkey Drunk on Fermented Peaches - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile in this form, you may move 5 feet per [add] as a free action during your turn. When you suffer effects that would move you, you may choose which direction you move. Lastly, you may rise from prone as a free action.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Rooster's Crow Brings the Dawn - 9\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe target is knocked prone. They must spend a turn to stand up. You immediately learn the target's total and current HP. You immediately have a sense of what templates the target has. If the target has Martial Artist templates, you learn what school they are in.\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor 3 [add] you also learn any resistances and vulnerabilities the target might possess.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10. Dog Whipping Stick - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETarget's breath is knocked out of them. They cannot speak and suffer a penalty to Attack and Defense equal to [add]. If the victim spends a turn resting, they may attempt a Save to recover from this effect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E11. Stubborn Boar's Defense - 15\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou gain damage resistance equal to [add]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E12. Charging Goat Kick - 15\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou deal [total] damage to the target, who begins bleeding. For [add] rounds, the target suffers a 2d4 damage at the beginning of their turn. If the victim spends a turn resting, they may attempt a Save to recover from this effect.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EStyle: Seven Holy Winds\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESeven Holy Winds\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWatch as I soar like a leaf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EUntouchable. Yep.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Flowing Dodge - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile unarmored gain [total\/2] to Defense.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Elusive Target - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAdd +1 to Defense for every enemy flanking you.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Mobility - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGain +2 to Defense if you've moved this round\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Redirect - 7\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESpend a Conviction point to channel an attack against you to an adjacent target.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Unbalancing Counter - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E[Add] times per scene, melee attacks against you render the attacker flat-footed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Dust in the Wind - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EEvery time you're the target of a missile attack and reduce damage by [add]. If reduced to 0, you also catch the missile.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Skyward Carp - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EGain a bonus of [add] to Movement for the purposes of jumping.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Shifting Winds of Chaos - 7\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESpend a Conviction to knock a spell back at the caster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Nimble Moves - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs long as you start and end your movement on solid ground you can move across surfaces too soft, fragile, or thin to hold you, with ease.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10.Agile Maneuvers - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EGain [add] bonus when performing Combat Maneuver checks\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E11. Wind Plucks the Fruit - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETargets of your melee attacks are forced to Save vs Disarm or be...uh, disarmed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E12. The Building Storm - 15\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EUpon a successful attack, add +1 to damage. This bonus damage stacks with previous bonus damage from this Move, and all bonuses are lost should you not attack or miss in a round.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EStyle: Berserker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA warrior of rage and brutality that pops mushrooms like candy. All moves require the consumption of fly agaric mushrooms, suffering the effects as normal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Berzerkergang - 9\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile on mushrooms, for [add] rounds, you enter a holy fury. Gain +3 to Attack, +2 to Damage, and lose 4 Defense. In this state you lose the ability to make tactical decisions any more complicated than \"hit it until it dies.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Bear Shirted Champion - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen wearing a bear pelt, you gain +[add] to your Damage.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Battle Swine - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen wearing a boar pelt, you gain +[add] to your Defense.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Wolf Coat - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen wearing a wolf pelt, gain an extra attack per round.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Charge - 11\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMove your full Movement in a straight line. Anyone you come in contact with must Save with a penalty of [add] or be knocked on their ass prone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Battle Cry - 9\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBy giving a mighty war cry (at the table, c'mon, let's hear it) you force enemies to make a Moral check with a penalty of [add].\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Battle Intoxication - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EGain +[add] to Save vs Mind alter effects\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Effektnummer - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen first entering Berzerkergang gain [add]d4 temporary HP, which disappear at the end of Berzerkergang. Can take you above max HP.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Warrior's Madness - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EFelling an enemy restores [add] HP.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10. Kraki's Champion - 13\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen in Berzerkergang, you are immune to fire and iron.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E11. Immune to poison - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EPoison does not effect you while in Berzerkergang.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E12. Shield Biter - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESunder a shield to restore 1d6+[add] HP\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EStyle: Pugilist\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA bare knuckle brawler who loves the Sweet Science. All Moves must be performed empty handed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Sand Puncher - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYour unarmed attack damage moves up a dice size. (d2\u0026gt;d4\u0026gt;d6, etc)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Float Like a Butterfly - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou gain [add] to your Defense\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Sting Like a Bee - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou gain [add] to your attack damage\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Combo Set Up - 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E[Template] times per scene, target must Save or roll with disadvantage for [add] rounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Clinch - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile target is disadvantaged, performing a successful Grapple restores [add] HP\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Rabbit-Punch - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAttacking while the Target is unaware of you does max damage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Leonov's Thief - 10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIf target is defeated by you while under disadvantage, reroll Reaction with [add] bonus\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Song of the Merchant\u0026nbsp;Kalashnikov - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile Target is disadvantaged, your successful attacks do an addition [add] straight to the Target's armor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Irish Stand Down - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIf you haven't moved this round +[add] damage to your attack.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10.\u0026nbsp;Harlequin Step - 14\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile disadvantaged, if a Target fails an attack against you, make a free attack at +[add] damage and move 5 feet.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E11.Haymaker - 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Template] per scene, your Critical Success range triples, however your Critical Fail range doubles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E12.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EFibbing - 16\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhile a target is disadvantaged, gain +[add] attacks against them per round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVariant Idea\u003C\/b\u003E: Turn Move lists into Skill trees with spendable points equal to Inventory slots used. This started as a stray thought, but the more I think on it the more it seems plausible. But also, I've already written everything out. So, update based on play testing in the future, I reckon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew Item: Training Manual\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETeachers are good and all, but sometimes they're not available. A manual, be it a collection of word carvings or a scroll of precious artwork, allows for self teaching after a week of study, albeit requiring an intelligence check.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENormally, training with a teacher doesn't require an intelligence check, as they surely answer any questions you have. I don't think I mentioned that anywhere. I \u003Cu\u003Eshould\u003C\/u\u003E go back and add it in, but we've already come this far, and it's all the way up there. So instead, I'm just...going...to end it...right here.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4620867094378138761\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/martial-artist.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/4620867094378138761"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/4620867094378138761"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/martial-artist.html","title":"Martial Artist"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-333161845217244377"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-02T18:07:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-02T18:07:12.053-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Class"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Witch Hunting Duck"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt's too late.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe witch hunters are in town and have your scent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI'm so sorry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt's too late.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-WxSHBVnbTm0\/YalGBYHbZ4I\/AAAAAAAAK5I\/OErz8QPJG-cDK9cs8nTODx8YwkFBbxwBACNcBGAsYHQ\/image.png\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"680\" data-original-width=\"659\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-WxSHBVnbTm0\/YalGBYHbZ4I\/AAAAAAAAK5I\/OErz8QPJG-cDK9cs8nTODx8YwkFBbxwBACNcBGAsYHQ\/w388-h400\/image.png\" width=\"388\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELook out!\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWitch Hunting Duck\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003EStarting Equipment: Tiny trench coat, tiny hat, tiny Witch Hunter badge\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003EStarting Skills: 1) Diving 2) Puddling 3) Hunting\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003E+1 HP per template. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA\u003C\/b\u003E. Duck, Sense Magic\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EB\u003C\/b\u003E. Witch Hunter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EC\u003C\/b\u003E. Iron Quack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ED\u003C\/b\u003E. Magic Immunity\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDuck\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou are a duck, and all that that implies.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESense Magic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou have a template-in-6 chance of detecting magic as a skill.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWitch Hunter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYour bite does an additional 1d6 to magic users.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIron Quack\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYour quacking carries the quality of iron, disrupting magic within range of hearing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMagic Immunity\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Roboto, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAs a hunter of magic, you've grown immune to all forms. Including helpful. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/333161845217244377\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/witch-hunting-duck.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/333161845217244377"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/333161845217244377"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/witch-hunting-duck.html","title":"Witch Hunting Duck"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-WxSHBVnbTm0\/YalGBYHbZ4I\/AAAAAAAAK5I\/OErz8QPJG-cDK9cs8nTODx8YwkFBbxwBACNcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w388-h400-c\/image.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-5578174722166413614"},"published":{"$t":"2021-11-26T20:28:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-11-26T20:28:22.301-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fantasy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"1d78 Imp Names"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sometimes, imps have names. Other times, imps need naming. That's where this here list comes in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe generator is a tarot deck...if that ain't obvious at first glance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMine Imps Are Named Thus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECups\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E1. Ilemauzer\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E2. Pyewackett\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E3. Jarmara\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E4. Vinegar Tom\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E5. Griezzell Greedyguts\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E6. 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Parchment covered in pictograms detailing the next few rooms\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/158607986607809169\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/11\/d66-books-to-find-in-dungeon.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/158607986607809169"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/158607986607809169"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2021\/11\/d66-books-to-find-in-dungeon.html","title":"d66 Books to Find in a Dungeon"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132629229594410267.post-4873782564194703146"},"published":{"$t":"2021-09-21T19:46:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-10-04T20:40:25.484-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cyberpunk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GLoG"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spells"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World Building"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Shadowrun, but GLoG"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003EIt's that time of year, again, where I reread Neuromancer. Which means I'm back on my shit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EI started this months ago and originally intended it to be a Shadowrun mod for CyberGLoG, however, in delaying, I have missed goblinization day. Would've been perfect. But it's gone now, so forget it. Instead I'm switching to an even more popular setting: Bright. (Hell, I think I've now missed THAT date. I refuse to look.)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOnly thing is, I remember very little about the world (there's a walrus-man, maybe?) and I refuse to rewatch it. Also, most people bring some sort of baggage to any IP, no matter how close to the source material. So, as with most things in life, I'm making shit up.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E(\u003Cb\u003EEdit, Sept 28:\u003C\/b\u003E Grimlucis has dubbed the setting \"GoblinBright.\" This will be stolen in future usage.)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\nMetatypes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn \u003Cstrike\u003EShadowrun\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;Bright, if you wanna play a metahuman (them's your demihumans), you gotta spend character creation points to pick up the metatype. Well, there ain't no points here. In the GLoG you're human unless you take another species template at level 1. Here's no different. Below is the Bane and Bonus gained from the racial Template A.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou may notice the flavoring is different here. That's 'cause the only difference between Human and Metatype in \u003Cstrike\u003EShadowrun\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;Bright is some stat bonuses and the occasional ability to see in the dark. Not exactly thrilling stuff. Yes, yes, in the grand scheme of the corporate machines we're all the same; human, elf, dwarf - all just drones to turn a profit for the CEOs. But there's also blood magic, and Chicago has been nuked, so you might as well spruce things up a bit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThough, if you want to use the ability bonuses and boring sight modifiers, I can't stop you. Only judge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nElves\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0H9swX1whSQ\/YJCwYLTAXMI\/AAAAAAAAJ-c\/14BmPIIwviY0xa7RTrFGfHk8bZkfI_RWgCNcBGAsYHQ\/s708\/Machineelf.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"708\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0H9swX1whSQ\/YJCwYLTAXMI\/AAAAAAAAJ-c\/14BmPIIwviY0xa7RTrFGfHk8bZkfI_RWgCNcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/Machineelf.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\nYou're a member of a lesser Physical offshoot of the race that constantly sings reality into existence. You were born and have lived your entire life in the Physical, and are probably doomed to become a corporate cog. Some of you have set up shop in British Columbia, screaming about Tir Na nOg and full ascension into the True world - but those are just fever dreams, hardly different from Smith and his Eden. ...or is it?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nBonus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003EFarstep\u003C\/u\u003E:\u0026nbsp;You're able to slip briefly into the True World, in all of it's Dimethyltryptamine soaked, fractal-hell glory. Once per session you can slip through the cracks in reality and find a \"short cut.\" Teleport 5*(level) feet in any single direction.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026lt;Sidebar\u0026gt;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you're looking to actually make this closer to Bright, for some reason, replace \u003Cb\u003EFarstep\u003C\/b\u003E with \u003Cb\u003ESmell Magic\u003C\/b\u003E. It's like detect magic, but scent based. I recall them elves in the moving picture doing \u003Cb\u003Ea lot\u003C\/b\u003E of sniffing around potentially magical things.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026lt;\/Sidebar\u0026gt;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nBane\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003ERadbane\u003C\/u\u003E: You're Physical, but are still affected by incorrect lyrics in the True World. As such, you suffer twice the damage done by radiation attacks. You also have a 1-in-6 chance of suffering an immediate mutation from the radiation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nDwarf\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p9ckUFP_074\/YJIRD8cxy-I\/AAAAAAAAJ_M\/gljLBpZa93Eh8CfakP-dyIM5oY61neL3ACNcBGAsYHQ\/s525\/cyberdwarf.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"525\" data-original-width=\"358\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p9ckUFP_074\/YJIRD8cxy-I\/AAAAAAAAJ_M\/gljLBpZa93Eh8CfakP-dyIM5oY61neL3ACNcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/cyberdwarf.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\nThe elves refer to your people as \"maggots.\" Rightfully, you're offended, but, also, in the previous age your people spontaneously generated from the body of a dead giant. But not just any giant, \u003Cb\u003EThe\u003C\/b\u003E Giant: Ymir. So, there's that. While your people were, and are again, accused of inflicting mental diseases on people, this isn't exactly true. The best you can do is drunkenness, really.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nBonus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003EBlood of Brimir\u003C\/u\u003E: Once per day you can force a target to make a Save vs Mind Effect. Failure means they assume your level of Drunkenness, until healed normally.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nBane\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003EBone of Blainn\u003C\/u\u003E: You're heavier than you look, as your bones are laced with iron, to the point of your Movement speed is reduced by 4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Also, no matter what language you speak, and no matter where you were born, you speak in a thick German accent. Scientists don't know why. I don't either.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\nOrc\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wI-WzPttGGg\/YJNaPLsfDFI\/AAAAAAAAKAA\/fkPHtFuZQ6gZNEjXkWgbVVl6K0ygJaK3ACNcBGAsYHQ\/s769\/35190714-8909217-image-a-36_1604404610984.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"769\" data-original-width=\"634\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wI-WzPttGGg\/YJNaPLsfDFI\/AAAAAAAAKAA\/fkPHtFuZQ6gZNEjXkWgbVVl6K0ygJaK3ACNcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/35190714-8909217-image-a-36_1604404610984.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYour folk were once humans - specifically French\/Spanish Cagots from the Pyrenees - but at some point in the timeline of things, a BBEG needed an army, useful pawns, and\/or general servants. A series of empty promises, cruel magics, and hogsheads of strange alchemical cocktails later the orc was born. Born? Crafted. Designed for war and war byproducts, Orcs tend to be harder than average to kill, fighting long after mortal wounds should have claimed them. After the BBEG's plans fell to ruin, Orcs faced a difficult reintegration into human society and - who am I kidding? Humans are shit, they still face a difficult reintegration, centuries later.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBonus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003EHard to Kill\u003C\/u\u003E: When at 0 HP or below, you may spend a Conviction point to ignore Lethal damage for 1d6 rounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBane\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003EWon't Back Down\u003C\/u\u003E: A successful Wisdom check is required in order to retreat from a fight you've been injured in.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\nTroll\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kFekB638Q8Y\/YJIRp7LfflI\/AAAAAAAAJ_U\/3sIdfh0atxc1FhTefIy-nTpTrB5uUiiFQCNcBGAsYHQ\/s478\/415364908_OhlittleRicardo.JPG.5a6d32885a963117f5b1e00f5f2db76c.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"478\" data-original-width=\"473\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kFekB638Q8Y\/YJIRp7LfflI\/AAAAAAAAJ_U\/3sIdfh0atxc1FhTefIy-nTpTrB5uUiiFQCNcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/415364908_OhlittleRicardo.JPG.5a6d32885a963117f5b1e00f5f2db76c.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile Elves, Dwarves, and Ork can potentially blend in to a crowd of humans, you, yourself, are a big hulking form of a man. Well, not a man, exactly, no. Man-like, rather. With green fur and a large nose, you look like something that crawled out of a John Bauer picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nBonus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003ETroll Skin\u003C\/u\u003E: Restore 1 HP per round. Fire damage stops this effect, until a long rest, where it's heavily implied you've cut away the burnt sections and allowed your body to regrow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nBane\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cu\u003ETroll Metabolism\u003C\/u\u003E: You require double the dosage of consumables to have ANY effect when applied to your person. Also, because your body repairs so quickly, it will reject any Augment without a steady dose of immunosuppressant. The medicine also stops your Troll Skin from working while it is in your system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\nArchetypes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn \u003Cstrike\u003EShadowrun\u003C\/strike\u003E Bright there's not really set classes, just a lump of skills and abilities for point buy, with examples of archetypes to give you an idea of what you're building. Obviously, that's not gonna work for this situation. Given CyberGLoG is built on the GLoG chassis, jamming fantasy templates into the cyberpunk system is easy enough. I've got some more specific ideas ticking around, but here's my suggestions for fixing the already made templates to what's missing in the setting.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nMagic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJust take your favorite Wizard class and jam it in. Simple. Some additional spells at the bottom. Magic learning is done in the usual mechanical fashion, but now includes resources like YouTube and \"...For Dummies\" books.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nAdepts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSounds like a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/riseupcomus.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/glog-monk-traditions-and-techniques.html\"\u003EMonk\u003C\/a\u003E to me. Shoot, the original fluff even says \"A monk did it.\" I think. I could be making shit up again. I refuse to check.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nMystic Adepts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMulticlass between Wizard and Adepts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nTechnomancers\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGo away kid, you bother me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n...Actually, SquigBoss' \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/caput-caprae.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/glog-sorcery.html\"\u003ESorcerer\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(or Skerples' \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/osr-class-sorcerer.html\"\u003ESorcerer\u003C\/a\u003E, I guess)\u0026nbsp;using the listed \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2018\/11\/glogdat-hackr.html#programs\"\u003EPrograms\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESpells\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\nOriginally, I was looking to convert the core book spells to GLoG versions, but god damn they're not great. And I enjoy the game. There's 18 versions of the same spell. Eighteen. Then there's spells for boosting a resist before you ingest a toxin and boosting a resist after you ingest the toxin. Why? They're the same spell, just casted at a different time. I mean, I've half assed writing assignments and used meaningless filler text in order to reach a certain word number length, but that wasn't for something getting published. I don't know.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSome of these spells may seem over powered. That's fine. I want you to be tempted to use them; invest all your casting dice. Triples aren't THAT likely. (heh heh heh)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nNew Mechanic: Mixed Success\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPilfered from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/goblinpunch.blogspot.com\/2019\/07\/new-wizard-baboonist.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. Casting dice are invested normally, however only the highest result is considered. More dice invested, higher chance of a better result. Doubles and triples still apply.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1-3: Mixed Success\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E4-5: Full Success\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E6:\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Critical Success\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nNew Mechanic: Burnt Dice\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBy voluntarily sacrificing a Casting dice, you can occasionally augment a spell in a way detailed.\u0026nbsp; Burnt dice do not return to your hand (nor are they rolled) until you normally replenish them.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nCombat Spells\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\n(Element) Ball\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 200'\u0026nbsp; T: 20' area\u0026nbsp; D: Instant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou hurl a magical bolt of a chosen element at an area, doing [sum] damage to all objects. Elements to choose from: Acid, Electrical, Fire, Force, Ice, Radiation, Stun. Each element is a different spell and must be learned separately.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n[Burn] a dice to allow for 1 ricochet per burnt dice.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to allow for a delay in explosion equal to the rolled value of the burnt dice in rounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EYep, that's it. That's the entire original Combat Spells section summed up into one spell. Saved ya two pages. Even spiced it up a bit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nDetection Spells\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nAnalyze\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\/Object\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe spell allows you to analyze the target of the spell, gaining some insight about it. Some appropriate targets are (but not limited to) devices, magical objects, people, or the words they're currently speaking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Mixed Success - Vague details only\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Full Success - Vague details with minor specific details\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Critical Success -\u0026nbsp; Exact, specific details of everything detected\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nClairsavoir\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nR: [dice] * 10'\u0026nbsp; T: Point in Space\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nYou conjure an invisible sensor to a point in space, whether you can see it or not. As long as you can maintain concentration you're able to see through this sensor as if it was part of your normal sensory range. Unless you're blind, then you gain normal vision. Using an item as focus for the scrying (mirror, fire, bowl of water, etc) increases the range to [dice] miles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to allow for an additional sense to the sensor: hearing, speaking, smelling\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nCombat Sense\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nR: Self\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Scene\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nTarget has a [dice]-in-6 chance of still acting when surprised.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nDetect\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nR: 500'\u0026nbsp; T: Self\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nSix different spells, learned individually. Detects the presence of a type (see below) and provides some details of the detected. Casting dice are invested normally, however only the highest result counts for result.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Types\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEnemies - Those that currently seek to do you harm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIndividual - A specific person, chosen during casting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELife - Living things. Not spirits, nor robots.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELife Form - All of a specific type of life form (human, elf, dog, etc); target named while casting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMagic - Detects all spells, artifacts, casters, spirits, etc.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EObject - Detects a specific type of object (guns, explosives, spoons, etc); target named while casting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Mixed Success - Vague details only\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Full Success - Vague details with minor specific details\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Critical Success -\u0026nbsp; Exact, specific details of everything detected\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nMindlink\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 100'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: [sum] minutes\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAllows mental communication between the caster and the target, allowing for exchange of conversation, emotions, and mental images.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to add an additional target to the conversation.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nMind Probe\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 20'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSometimes talking is too slow, and you need to pry the answers out of the target and move on. Target is very much aware of the probe, but not\u0026nbsp; necessarily the source.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Mixed Success - You can only read the target's surface thoughts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Full Success - You can find out anything the target consciously knows and view recent memories.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Critical Success - You can probe their subconscious, gaining information the target might not be aware they have\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\nHealth Spells\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nAntidote\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 20'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: One day or until used\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAllows a second Save vs Poison for the target, should they fail the first, made at a +[dice] to their Save.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nDecrease\/Increase Attribute\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nDetox\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: Touch\u0026nbsp; T:Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Instant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPurges the target of a named chemical (drug) in their system, doing [sum] stun damage in the process.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Mixed Success - Ends the side effects, but addiction remains.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Full Success - Ends the side effects and removes any addiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Critical Success -\u0026nbsp; As above, but makes target immune to the drug for [sum] day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nHeal\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: Touch\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Instant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHeals a target of [sum] hit points. This spell can only affect the target once per sun across the horizon.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nIncrease Reflexes\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIncreases the target's Initiative check by [dice]\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nOxygenate\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: Touch\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: [sum] minutes\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAllows a target to hold their breath for the duration, before their natural breath holding duration takes over.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nResist Pain\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nReduces the damage a target takes by [dice] and makes them immune to Stun damage.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\nStabilize\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nR: Touch\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Instant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRemoves [burn] Fatal Wounds from the target.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\nIllusion Spells\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArgh. Good lord. There's three spells in this section spread across...Jesus, nineteen. Gonna trim some fat here.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EDisguise\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: Touch\u0026nbsp; T: Object\u0026nbsp; D: [dice] hour\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou wrap an object in a veil of illusion, allowing it to appear as another object of the same sort and size. You know, \"disguise\" it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EHallucinations\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: [dice] * 5' diameter\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou create a perfect representation of whatever object or creature you wish, in \u003Cb\u003Eone\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the traditional senses. This recreation is able to move or sound or smell however you determine, as long as you concentrate. This spell can only 'add', not 'subtract'.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to add an additional sense to the hallucination.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EObfuscation\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: [dice] * 5' diameter\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhere the Hallucination spell adds, Obfuscation subtracts - removing an object\/person from sight, muting a sound, destinking a stank. As long as you concentrate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to cloak an additional sense\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EManipulation Spells\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EAnimate\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: Touch\u0026nbsp; T: Object\u0026nbsp; D: [sum] minutes\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGives inanimate objects the horrific ability to move on their own. Target objects effectively become 1HD creatures with the intelligence of a trained dog. A dumb one.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to animate an extra object.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EArmor\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou solidify a field of magic around the target, adding [dice] to the target's armor score and taking up the same amount of inventory slots.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBarrier\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Area\u0026nbsp; D: Concentration\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EActually two spells which are learned separately: One for magic, one for physical. You generate a translucent, but shimmering, wall with 10 square feet of surface area per [dice], shapeable by you, that is one inch thick. A Physical Barrier stops physical things like bullets, cars, fleeing bystanders; while a Magic Barrier will stop anything with a magical aspect. If you think it has a magical aspect, it probably does.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003ECommand\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: Hearing\u0026nbsp; T: Individual\u0026nbsp; D: [dice] rounds\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETarget saves or obeys a [sum] word command.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to extend the duration for rest of the scene.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to effect an additional target.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003E(Element) Wall\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Area\u0026nbsp; D: [dice] rounds\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESee those elements listed in (Element) Ball? Now you can apply them in a [Sum] square foot wall. Apropos of nothing, a sheet is just a wall laying down.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EYeet\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ER: 50'\u0026nbsp; T: Object\u0026nbsp; D: Instant\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFlings an unattended target object at a secondary target. Weight of the object effected and damage done determined based on success:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Mixed Success - Up to 20 lbs (9kg). Damage as light melee weapon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Full Success - Up to 200 lbs (90kg). Damage as medium melee weapon.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Critical Success -\u0026nbsp; Up to 2000 lbs (900kg). Damage as heavy melee weapon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Bring] the GM a beer to effect animals\/people.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] a dice to change the Duration to \"Concentration\" to levitate the object instead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ECounterspelling and Dispelling\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThey're basically the same thing. Counterspelling is done while the spell is being cast (automatically failing your next Initiative check), where as Dispelling is performed while the spell is being sustained. The process is simple, but horribly dangerous, as the counterspeller vomits out a bunch of random magic energy in the hopes of something else happening.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003ECounterspell\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] dice in an attempt to cancel out the target's MD rolled. The caster's higher roll cancels out the target's lower roll. Should any MD from both sides match, both the caster and the target suffer the Mishap effects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cu\u003EDispelling\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E[Burn] dice to attempt to unravel the delicate magics sustaining a spell. By vomiting on it. With magic.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Mixed Success - The effect is reduced by [Burn] or [Sum] as appropriate, with Doom\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Full Success - The effect is reduced by [Burn] or [Sum] as appropriate, with Mishap\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Critical Success -\u0026nbsp; The effect is completely ended.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EIn Closing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis is all derivative garbage, but it's outta my system now. Thank god. I'm finally free.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E(\u003Cb\u003EEdit, Sept 28\u003C\/b\u003E) Additional resources from Darkworm Colt, of whom I have never interacted with:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/darkwormcolt.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/11\/bright-is-better\/\"\u003EBright is Better\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/darkwormcolt.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/12\/what-the-ork-gang-hq-looks-like\/\"\u003EWhat the Ork gang HQ looks like\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/darkwormcolt.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/12\/bright-magic-wands\/\"\u003EBright: Magic Wands!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/darkwormcolt.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/12\/things-you-see-in-la\/\"\u003EThings you see in LA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4873782564194703146\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/william-gibson-is-gonna-hate-this-one.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/4873782564194703146"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8132629229594410267\/posts\/default\/4873782564194703146"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/wayspell.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/william-gibson-is-gonna-hate-this-one.html","title":"Shadowrun, but GLoG"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0H9swX1whSQ\/YJCwYLTAXMI\/AAAAAAAAJ-c\/14BmPIIwviY0xa7RTrFGfHk8bZkfI_RWgCNcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Machineelf.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});