Editing Tales of Perpetual Peace/Babbling Stargazer Meng (section)

==Loresheets==
===The Five Petal Lotus [5 Entanglement]===
*'''The Void Petal:''' ''Those who have sampled the drugs crafted from the inky black Void Petal maintain that their minds have never been sharper, but rumors circulate about the unfortunates who have sought too much insight.
*'''3 Fortune:''' ''You have taken one of the drugs created from the Five Petal Lotus. Work with your sage to create the specifics of the effect, but it will be a Minor Paired Condition that grants a Hyperactivity when under the effects of the drug, and a Weakness otherwise. In a time frame determined by the Sage, the Condition will inflame to Major intensity, requiring more frequent uses or more potent doses to avoid the Weakness.
*'''2+ Treasure:''' ''You have either a cache of drugs created from the Five Petal Lotus, or a reliable supply of them from your allies in the faction.

===The Quarantine [2 Entanglement]===
*'''2 Fortune:''' ''You have connections among the poor unfortunates forced to inspect those going into the city; why do you hang around such people? In any case, they have a first-hand view of the government's efforts to keep the Demon at bay, and are privy to all sorts of interesting tidbits gleaned from the merchants and visitors approaching the city.

===Vile Rain Cult Legend [4 Entanglement]===
*'''2 Status:''' ''You are considered to be a Vile Rain Cult Expert; those who believe in its existence seek you out to share knowledge, receive advice, and to listen to their own theories. More than a few are cranks, but occasionally you meet someone with something interesting to say.
*'''2 Fortune:''' ''You have a contact, either in the Wulin or the Imperial Bureaucracy, who believes as you do, and -- while no more informed than you overall -- may be able to provide new information or insight into the Cult.

*'''You just know it to be true.''' ''Perhaps you had a dream, or a vision. Perhaps a series of coincidences revealed itself to be a warning. Or perhaps it has always been an article of faith, passed down to you from a father, a shifu, a mentor. But despite the disbelief of the rest of the Wulin world, nothing has dissuaded you from your conviction, and now -- for reasons perhaps just as mysterious -- you are sure proof is at hand.
**'''0 Bonus:''' ''You may take either a Confidence Specialty: Hard-Headed or a Wu Wei Specialty: Detect Corruption

===The Scholar's Life [0]===
*'''Black Market Fortunes'''	
**'''0 Bonus:''' ''Once per chapter, you can declare that an NPC has made use of your services, and this either gives you leverage over that NPC, or otherwise makes him or her inclined to help you out. The Wulin Sage has final say over such a declaration in cases where it would be especially unlikely.''

===Elder and Younger Brother [3 Entanglement]===
*''Kuo Fen - Older brother, member of The Beggar Fraternity''

===Some district in Perpetual Peace [0]===

===The Beggar Fraternity [6 Entanglement]===
*'''3 Fortune:''' ''Whether you are a member of the Fraternity or not, you have earned their friendship and loyalty: they will come to your aid in times of need. Work with your Sage to define the background of this relationship. Once per Story, you may call upon the help of the Beggar Fraternity. The cost will depend on the magnitude of the favor and the impact on the story.'

===Guardian of the Bones [2 + 3 Entanglement] [5]===
*'''3 Status:''' ''You are one of the Guardians of the Bones. You serve the Astral Directorate, and work to ensure that the predictions of the Purple Star Sages come to pass.
*'''0 Bonus:''' ''If you are a member of the Guardians of the Bones, you may purchase the Fatalism loresheet at a -2 discount.
*'''0 Treasure:''' ''You may purchase a special weapon with a -2D discount.
*'''0 Bonus:''' ''All Guardians of the Bones are taught the Guidance of the Purple Star internal style; you may learn all techniques in that style, rather than one per level.
*'''0 Bonus''': You have a free Inspire specialty: Bad Cop, that applies whenever you make use of your position to intimidate possible offenders or common folk.
*'''0 Disadvantage:''' ''You have been placed on Probation. You have done something to earn the ire of your superiors; you can be sure they are aware of your every move, and further disappointments may result in more severe sanctions. Among the Wulin and the Imperial authorities, you yourself are considered to be a Crank; no matter how strong your evidence, no matter how persuasive your arguments, past experience has led your peers and superiors to consider you prone to wild theories. Take one additional Destiny when your poor reputation causes you trouble.
*'''5 Technique: Shadow of the Tower
**''If you're in the Bagua Tower stance, and use the Heart-Finding Strike technique and are acting in accord with a Prediction, you inflict a Rippling roll if your strike lands.
**''If you're in the Bagua Tower stance and use the Gift of Foresight technique and are acting in accord with a Prediction, opponents must exceed your initiative by 20 in order to break your waves.

===Introduction to Predictionism [0]===
===The Secret Art of Prediction [0]===
===The Secret Art of Genius [0]===

===The Story of the Three Arts [14]===
*'''2 Fortune:''' You have a quality set of equipment for performing Three Arts divination; using it gives you a +5 bonus to making Predictions in this way.

*'''2 Secret: Divine Reckoning Expertise
**''0 Bonus: You have an additional +5 bonus to making Predictions concerning matters of state (war, diplomacy, succession) or similarly large-scale events.

*'''2 Secret: Wondrous Doors Expertise
**''0 Bonus: You have an additional +5 bonus to making Predictions concerning the gain or loss of wealth, fame, or social standing.

*'''2 Secret: Great Cycle Expertise
**''0 Bonus: You have an additional +5 bonus to making Predictions concerning natural phenomena, including agriculture and animal husbandry.

*'''0 Bonus:''' ''You have the equivalent of 3 Status among Scholars who know of your expertise. If you have expertise in two of the three methods, you have the equivalent of 5 Status; if you have expertise in all three, you have the equivalent of 8 Status.

*'''3 Extraordinary Technique: Scholar's Diffidence'''
**''At your option, you may use Learning as the basis of a Resist roll to defend against Discovery of a Medical, Passion/Inspiration, or Curse/Influence condition, or a Doctor's, Priest's, or Courtier's Secret Arts attack. You should act out a pedantic refutation of the would-be discoverer's logic.