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Friar Lantern's unique power grants him divine reward for resisting his base urges. Once per story, when the Friar fulfills his Virtue, he completely refills his Ichor pool in addition to his Willpower pool. | Friar Lantern's unique power grants him divine reward for resisting his base urges. Once per story, when the Friar fulfills his Virtue, he completely refills his Ichor pool in addition to his Willpower pool. | ||
− | ==='''Rumors of the Friar'''=== | + | ==='''Rumors of the Friar:'''=== |
''The man's insane. He hides it well, but he's going off the deep end and fast. Word on the street is he's picked up this crazy notion that he's "saving" people by taking them into his cult. He's one indiscretion away from going completely old-school, fire-and-brimstone zealot, and when he does, people are going to'' notice. | ''The man's insane. He hides it well, but he's going off the deep end and fast. Word on the street is he's picked up this crazy notion that he's "saving" people by taking them into his cult. He's one indiscretion away from going completely old-school, fire-and-brimstone zealot, and when he does, people are going to'' notice. | ||
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1: Refusing to answer a question asked. | 1: Refusing to answer a question asked. | ||
− | '''Harmonic Triangulation''' (O, Blood in the Water, requires Peer Through the Depths and Flesh of the Earth OOOO) At Depth 5 and below, Bahamut1984 may see through solid objects using the Peer Through the Depths Evolution as though they were one “category” less by spending points of Ichor. So, by spending one point of Ichor, he can see unimpeded through an inch of heavy metal, a foot of metal, ten feet of stone, or twenty feet of porous barriers such as foliage per dot of Sheol he possesses. (He can also see through fifty feet of smoke per dot of Sheol.) Each additional point of Ichor shifts the effective category back by one, to a limit of fifty feet per dot of Sheol for any material. | + | '''Harmonic Triangulation''' (O, Blood in the Water, requires Peer Through the Depths and Flesh of the Earth OOOO) At Depth 5 and below, Bahamut1984 may see through solid objects using the Peer Through the Depths Evolution as though they were one “category” less by spending a points of Ichor. So, by spending one point of Ichor, he can see unimpeded through an inch of heavy metal, a foot of metal, ten feet of stone, or twenty feet of porous barriers such as foliage per dot of Sheol he possesses. (He can also see through fifty feet of smoke per dot of Sheol.) Each additional point of Ichor shifts the effective category back by one, to a limit of fifty feet per dot of Sheol for any material. |
'''Tree of Knowledge''' (OOO, Everflowing Fetid Growth, requires Memories Before Time) At Depth 3 and below, Bahamut1984 can grant recipients Skills with the use of this Channel and concurrent additional Ichor costs of Memories Before Time. | '''Tree of Knowledge''' (OOO, Everflowing Fetid Growth, requires Memories Before Time) At Depth 3 and below, Bahamut1984 can grant recipients Skills with the use of this Channel and concurrent additional Ichor costs of Memories Before Time. | ||
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Bahamut1984’s unique power calls up a lot of nervous Big Brother jokes among those who know about it. At Depth 6, his sensory range extends to cover the reaches of any electrical system his Wake overlaps at least one part of. He can see via power lines, lightbulbs, and other electrical devices and relays, and can benefit from any sensory powers he has access to through this conduit. He is immobile while this power is active. | Bahamut1984’s unique power calls up a lot of nervous Big Brother jokes among those who know about it. At Depth 6, his sensory range extends to cover the reaches of any electrical system his Wake overlaps at least one part of. He can see via power lines, lightbulbs, and other electrical devices and relays, and can benefit from any sensory powers he has access to through this conduit. He is immobile while this power is active. | ||
− | ==='''Rumors of the Watcher'''=== | + | ==='''Rumors of the Watcher:'''=== |
''He’s turning into an honest-to-Tanin'' tree. ''Go down and visit him sometime, you’ll see. Man, I didn’t even think we could ''do'' that…'' | ''He’s turning into an honest-to-Tanin'' tree. ''Go down and visit him sometime, you’ll see. Man, I didn’t even think we could ''do'' that…'' | ||
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''He’s putting a lockdown on visitors. Something about not being able to keep up with all the questions. Can something like that really drive you crazy?'' | ''He’s putting a lockdown on visitors. Something about not being able to keep up with all the questions. Can something like that really drive you crazy?'' | ||
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= '''Alternative Suggestions''' = | = '''Alternative Suggestions''' = | ||
Given that there seems to be a certain simultaneous predisposition towards emphasis on elemental symbolism and the "sea monster" interpretation of Leviathans, both of which I find detract from the notion of Leviathans as potential miniature eldritch abominations, I have set up this space for the purpose of working out possible alternatives for the emphases of the system and fluff. (Also I find the Leviathan model to be a potentially interesting "general model" for a shapeshifter splat.) | Given that there seems to be a certain simultaneous predisposition towards emphasis on elemental symbolism and the "sea monster" interpretation of Leviathans, both of which I find detract from the notion of Leviathans as potential miniature eldritch abominations, I have set up this space for the purpose of working out possible alternatives for the emphases of the system and fluff. (Also I find the Leviathan model to be a potentially interesting "general model" for a shapeshifter splat.) | ||
+ | Firstly, as mentioned on the thread, I feel that the emphasis on water is growing, at times, too strong, given that a) the concept behind the Progenitors owes itself as much to the void of space as to the ocean, b) the bias towards the ocean is limiting to characters focused inland [e.g. swamp monsters, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCatfish giant lake catfish,] or ambulatory plants (Shub-Niggurath had babies, too. Famous for it.)], and c) the big inspiration [Lovecraft] was by no means limited to aquatic aberrations [see the fungi from Yoggoth, shoggoths, the Color out of Space, etc]. Consolidating the system for immersion into a general system of environmental requirements (open sky for the Fisher Kings or equivalent, solid ground for Behemoths or equivalent, etc.) along with similar establishments of macrosystems for the entire "descendants of primordials" phylum. | ||
− | + | Secondly, Tranquility, while an adequate Morality stat, seems as though it could use a minor change in how Typhons (Tranquility-0 Leviathans) are handled. Although the "threefold-nature" of a Leviathan consists of god, beast and man, loss of Tranquility only renders transformation to a more human form (with less access to the "godly" powers of the Wicked Tribe) and confers no loss of ability to use the "divine" aspects of the Leviathan condition (Ichor, Channels, etc.). Coupled with the fact that "god" does not directly equate to "good" or "moral," an interpretation of Typhons more akin to "wicked primordial god (child sacrifice sold separately)" would be preferable to the current "mindless beast" interpretation. | |
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