Xia: Disharmony and Righteousness - Revision history

194.176.105.42: /* Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony */

2009-09-14T11:37:33Z

Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:37, 14 September 2009
Line 124:		Line 124:
	Once you have the Mandate of Hell, you replace all your Trigrams with Hell Trigrams of equal value, and lose all Yang Chi and Yin Chi, instead gaining Demon Chi equal to 75% of their total. All your Kung Fu secrets are lost, but you gain back their XP value and are granted demon powers - check the Foes and Adversaries section for examples of these. Each demon power costs 1-4 XP, depending on its power. Note though, that this granting of powers is decided by the ''Infernal Demon Emperors of Hell'', not by the fallen Xia himself.		Once you have the Mandate of Hell, you replace all your Trigrams with Hell Trigrams of equal value, and lose all Yang Chi and Yin Chi, instead gaining Demon Chi equal to 75% of their total. All your Kung Fu secrets are lost, but you gain back their XP value and are granted demon powers - check the Foes and Adversaries section for examples of these. Each demon power costs 1-4 XP, depending on its power. Note though, that this granting of powers is decided by the ''Infernal Demon Emperors of Hell'', not by the fallen Xia himself.

	Once you have the Mandate of Hell, there is no way back. Even if you try to perform righteous action, events will always ~~conspre~~ and twist so that all you do is offensive to Heaven. You're on the dark side now and the light is forever lost to you.		Once you have the Mandate of Hell, there is no way back. Even if you try to perform righteous action, events will always conspire and twist so that all you do is offensive to Heaven. You're on the dark side now and the light is forever lost to you.
	<br><br>		<br><br>

Asklepios: /* Weakly Righteous Actions */

2009-01-30T15:51:38Z

Weakly Righteous Actions

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:51, 30 January 2009
Line 67:		Line 67:
	A weakly Righteous Action pleases the celestial order only slightly. These result in a gain of +1 Righteousness. Examples include:		A weakly Righteous Action pleases the celestial order only slightly. These result in a gain of +1 Righteousness. Examples include:

	* Slaying a demonic foe of greater strength than you.		* Slaying a demonic foe of equal or greater strength than you.
	* Creating an artwork or achievement that will stand the test of time.		* Creating an artwork or achievement that will stand the test of time.
	* Showing respect above and beyond the norm to parents, elders, hierarchy or the dead.		* Showing respect above and beyond the norm to parents, elders, hierarchy or the dead.

Asklepios: /* Moderately Righteous Actions */

2009-01-30T15:51:24Z

Moderately Righteous Actions

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:51, 30 January 2009
Line 76:		Line 76:
	A moderately Righteous Action pleases the celestial order more significantly. These result in a gain of +4 Righteousness. Examples include:		A moderately Righteous Action pleases the celestial order more significantly. These result in a gain of +4 Righteousness. Examples include:

	* Slaying a demonic foe of exceptional strength.		* Slaying a demonic foe of exceptional strength relative to you.
	* Creating an artwork or achievement that is clearly a work of great magnitude, beauty and permanence.		* Creating an artwork or achievement that is clearly a work of great magnitude, beauty and permanence.
	* Gaining the attention, recognition and thanks of one who has the Mandate of Heaven.		* Gaining the attention, recognition and thanks of one who has the Mandate of Heaven.

Asklepios: /* Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony */

2009-01-28T19:52:24Z

Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:52, 28 January 2009
Line 122:		Line 122:
	Achieving this level of Disharmony cannot be achieved simply by small disharmonious acts. You must perform at least one ''Strongly Disharmonious Action'', and must willingly embrace your damnation.		Achieving this level of Disharmony cannot be achieved simply by small disharmonious acts. You must perform at least one ''Strongly Disharmonious Action'', and must willingly embrace your damnation.

	Once you have the Mandate of Hell, you replace all your Trigrams with Hell Trigrams of equal value, and lose all Yang Chi and Yin Chi, instead gaining Demon Chi equal to 75% of their total. All your Kung Fu secrets are lost, but you gain back their XP value and are granted demon powers - check the Foes and Adversaries section for examples of these. Each demon power costs 1-4 XP, depending on its power. Note though, that this granting of powers is decided by the ~~King~~ of Hell, not by the fallen Xia himself.		Once you have the Mandate of Hell, you replace all your Trigrams with Hell Trigrams of equal value, and lose all Yang Chi and Yin Chi, instead gaining Demon Chi equal to 75% of their total. All your Kung Fu secrets are lost, but you gain back their XP value and are granted demon powers - check the Foes and Adversaries section for examples of these. Each demon power costs 1-4 XP, depending on its power. Note though, that this granting of powers is decided by the ''Infernal Demon Emperors of Hell'', not by the fallen Xia himself.

	Once you have the Mandate of Hell, there is no way back. Even if you try to perform righteous action, events will always conspre and twist so that all you do is offensive to Heaven. You're on the dark side now and the light is forever lost to you.		Once you have the Mandate of Hell, there is no way back. Even if you try to perform righteous action, events will always conspre and twist so that all you do is offensive to Heaven. You're on the dark side now and the light is forever lost to you.

90.198.140.232: /* GM Options for Heaven's Mandate: I ain't running this blessed game! */

2009-01-22T14:23:44Z

GM Options for Heaven's Mandate: I ain't running this blessed game!

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:23, 22 January 2009
Line 142:		Line 142:

	Options at this stage might include:		Options at this stage might include:
	* "Retire" the heaven-mandated Xia, and start a new campaign, perhaps a hundred ~~yeas~~ later, where those enlightened Xia are now the righteous rulers of the Middle Kingdom.		* "Retire" the heaven-mandated Xia, and start a new campaign, perhaps a hundred years later, where those enlightened Xia are now the righteous rulers of the Middle Kingdom.
	* Keep playing, and revel in the joy of being rulers of all you survey for a while.		* Keep playing, and revel in the joy of being rulers of all you survey for a while.
	* Break the mandate of heaven by performing a strongly disharmonious act. But then, this cheapens the achievement.		* Break the mandate of heaven by performing a strongly disharmonious act. But then, this cheapens the achievement.

90.198.140.232: /* Damned: 75-99 Disharmony */

2009-01-22T14:22:47Z

Damned: 75-99 Disharmony

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:22, 22 January 2009
Line 115:		Line 115:
	Heaven's disfavour falls upon you like a landslide. People will spit when they hear your name, and society will reject you entirely. You'll never be able to hold down a job, not earn any respect, nor even wander into civilisation without being hounded as a foul criminal. Even if you are trying to act righteously, society will give you no due. Its a long way up from here.		Heaven's disfavour falls upon you like a landslide. People will spit when they hear your name, and society will reject you entirely. You'll never be able to hold down a job, not earn any respect, nor even wander into civilisation without being hounded as a foul criminal. Even if you are trying to act righteously, society will give you no due. Its a long way up from here.

	On the other hand, the benefits of damnation are starting to show as Hell shows its favour. You will be blessed with fearsomeness - yes, a peasant spit at your name but he also will shudder and glance over his shoulder. Demons will no longer attack you on sight, and may be willing to stop and parley with you, or even ally. Though you cannot grow crops successfully, nor raise herds, you will find yourself able to eat raw flesh without baulking. Your Shen will harden, and you will no longer be slowed by compassion or morality. While you might know what righteousness is, the pangs of conscience will no longer stay your blade hand~~, or cause you that fatal hesitation~~.		On the other hand, the benefits of damnation are starting to show as Hell shows its favour. You will be blessed with fearsomeness - yes, a peasant spit at your name but he also will shudder and glance over his shoulder. Demons will no longer attack you on sight, and may be willing to stop and parley with you, or even ally. Though you cannot grow crops successfully, nor raise herds, you will find yourself able to eat raw flesh without baulking. Your Shen will harden, and you will no longer be slowed by compassion or morality. While you might know what righteousness is, the pangs of conscience will no longer weaken or stay your blade hand.

	===Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony===		===Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony===

90.198.140.232: /* Damned: 75-99 Disharmony */

2009-01-22T14:22:27Z

Damned: 75-99 Disharmony

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:22, 22 January 2009
Line 115:		Line 115:
	Heaven's disfavour falls upon you like a landslide. People will spit when they hear your name, and society will reject you entirely. You'll never be able to hold down a job, not earn any respect, nor even wander into civilisation without being hounded as a foul criminal. Even if you are trying to act righteously, society will give you no due. Its a long way up from here.		Heaven's disfavour falls upon you like a landslide. People will spit when they hear your name, and society will reject you entirely. You'll never be able to hold down a job, not earn any respect, nor even wander into civilisation without being hounded as a foul criminal. Even if you are trying to act righteously, society will give you no due. Its a long way up from here.

	On the other hand, the benefits of damnation are starting to show as Hell shows its favour. You will be blessed with fearsomeness - yes, a peasant spit at your name but he also will shudder and glance over his shoulder. Demons will no longer attack you on sight, and may be willing to stop and parley with you, or even ally. Though you cannot grow crops successfully, nor raise herds, you will find yourself able to eat raw flesh without baulking. Your Shen will harden, and you will no longer be slowed by compassion or morality. ~~Yes,~~ you know what righteousness is, ~~but~~ pangs of conscience no longer stay your blade hand, or cause you that fatal hesitation.		On the other hand, the benefits of damnation are starting to show as Hell shows its favour. You will be blessed with fearsomeness - yes, a peasant spit at your name but he also will shudder and glance over his shoulder. Demons will no longer attack you on sight, and may be willing to stop and parley with you, or even ally. Though you cannot grow crops successfully, nor raise herds, you will find yourself able to eat raw flesh without baulking. Your Shen will harden, and you will no longer be slowed by compassion or morality. While you might know what righteousness is, the pangs of conscience will no longer stay your blade hand, or cause you that fatal hesitation.

	===Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony===		===Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony===

90.198.140.232: /* Damned: 75-99 Disharmony */

2009-01-22T14:22:01Z

Damned: 75-99 Disharmony

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:22, 22 January 2009
Line 115:		Line 115:
	Heaven's disfavour falls upon you like a landslide. People will spit when they hear your name, and society will reject you entirely. You'll never be able to hold down a job, not earn any respect, nor even wander into civilisation without being hounded as a foul criminal. Even if you are trying to act righteously, society will give you no due. Its a long way up from here.		Heaven's disfavour falls upon you like a landslide. People will spit when they hear your name, and society will reject you entirely. You'll never be able to hold down a job, not earn any respect, nor even wander into civilisation without being hounded as a foul criminal. Even if you are trying to act righteously, society will give you no due. Its a long way up from here.

	On the other hand, the benefits of damnation are starting to show as Hell shows its favour. You will be blessed with fearsomeness - yes, a peasant spit at your name but he also will shudder and glance over his shoulder. Demons will no longer attack you on sight, and may be willing to stop and parley with you, or even ally. Though ~~food no longer grows near~~ you, you will find yourself able to eat raw flesh without baulking. Your Shen will harden, and you will no longer be slowed by compassion or morality. Yes, you know what righteousness is, but pangs of conscience no longer stay your blade hand, or cause you that fatal hesitation.		On the other hand, the benefits of damnation are starting to show as Hell shows its favour. You will be blessed with fearsomeness - yes, a peasant spit at your name but he also will shudder and glance over his shoulder. Demons will no longer attack you on sight, and may be willing to stop and parley with you, or even ally. Though you cannot grow crops successfully, nor raise herds, you will find yourself able to eat raw flesh without baulking. Your Shen will harden, and you will no longer be slowed by compassion or morality. Yes, you know what righteousness is, but pangs of conscience no longer stay your blade hand, or cause you that fatal hesitation.

	===Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony===		===Mandate of Hell: 100 Disharmony===

90.198.140.232: /* Discordant: 50-74 Disharmony */

2009-01-22T14:20:56Z

Discordant: 50-74 Disharmony

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:20, 22 January 2009
Line 110:		Line 110:

	===Discordant: 50-74 Disharmony===		===Discordant: 50-74 Disharmony===
	You are well known for your unrighteous ways, and likely will be shunned by good folk wherever you go. They might fear you, but they will never like or respect you. This is a hard time for you in your career of damnation, as heaven throws ill fortune at you. Nothing you create will seem to last, your family will loathe you, your wife will be barren and your ~~children~~ disrespectful. Its as if you carry bad fortune with you like a burden!		You are well known for your unrighteous ways, and likely will be shunned by good folk wherever you go. They might fear you, but they will never like or respect you. This is a hard time for you in your career of damnation, as heaven throws ill fortune at you. Nothing you create will seem to last, your family will loathe you, your wife will be barren and your servants disrespectful. Its as if you carry bad fortune with you like a burden!

	===Damned: 75-99 Disharmony===		===Damned: 75-99 Disharmony===

90.198.140.232: /* Mandate of Heaven: 100 Righteousness */

2009-01-22T14:20:10Z

Mandate of Heaven: 100 Righteousness

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:20, 22 January 2009
Line 90:		Line 90:
	Like the Emperor, everything you do now has the Mandate of Heaven. Others will recognise your greatness, and righteous men will obey you without question.		Like the Emperor, everything you do now has the Mandate of Heaven. Others will recognise your greatness, and righteous men will obey you without question.

	Achieving this level of Righteousness cannot be achieved simply by small righteous acts. You must perform at least one ''Strongly Righteous Action'', and ~~HEaven~~ must be willing to offer you the Mandate.		Achieving this level of Righteousness cannot be achieved simply by small righteous acts. You must perform at least one ''Strongly Righteous Action'', and Heaven must be willing to offer you the Mandate.

	Once you have the Mandate of Heaven, any weakly or moderately disharmonious actions you undertake are ignored by heaven - as their favoured child you are allowed some leeway, and so great is your righteousness that such acts are probably for the greater good anyway. However any Strongly Disharmonious Action immediately drops you to 0 Righteousness. You must start again from scratch to redeem yourself!		Once you have the Mandate of Heaven, any weakly or moderately disharmonious actions you undertake are ignored by heaven - as their favoured child you are allowed some leeway, and so great is your righteousness that such acts are probably for the greater good anyway. However any Strongly Disharmonious Action immediately drops you to 0 Righteousness. You must start again from scratch to redeem yourself!