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Daring deeds of derring-do in the exquisitely evanescent empery of Eversink! | Daring deeds of derring-do in the exquisitely evanescent empery of Eversink! | ||
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=Helpful Resources= | =Helpful Resources= | ||
| − | *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/ | + | *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/the-fall-of-delta-green-is-paris-burning.837850/ In Character Thread] |
| − | *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/ | + | *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/the-fall-of-delta-green-is-paris-burning.837849/ Out of Character Thread] |
| − | *[https:// | + | *[https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-eversink-joenan/map/3c91fe36-c357-44a9-ab68-b00009ec8e35/ Large scale map of Eversink] |
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*[https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-eversink-joenan/map/76e1308c-73d5-4ef9-b85b-5be36a4f2348/ The World of Swords of the Serpentine] | *[https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-eversink-joenan/map/76e1308c-73d5-4ef9-b85b-5be36a4f2348/ The World of Swords of the Serpentine] | ||
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=Factions and Allegiances= | =Factions and Allegiances= | ||
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| − | + | Ancient Nobility - the original aristocracy of Eversink, some dating back to the signing of the Golden Contract nearly a thousand years ago, frequently impoverished, always prideful. Allies: Church of Denari, Triskadane; Enemies: Mercanti. | |
| − | + | Church of Denari - the church of the Mother Goddess of Eversink, including Marketpriests, Trade Missionaries, holy prophets and oracles, Church Militant agents and Inquisitors, and others devoted to the spiritual and material well-being of the city. Allies: Ancient Nobility, Mercanti; Enemies: Sorcerous Cabals. | |
| − | + | City Watch - Eversink's nominal police force, home equally to upright and keen-eyed Sentinels, and corrupt and venal Watch Houses. Allies: Mercanti; Enemies: Mercenaries, Thieves' Guilds. | |
| − | + | Commoners - the labouring poor, toiling masses, petty crafters and tradespeople; nominally the bedrock of Eversink, but despised and downtrodden by other factions. Allies: Thieves' Guilds; Enemies: Ancient Nobility, Mercanti. | |
| − | + | Guild of Architects and Canal-Watchers - the secretive and select guild that keeps Eversink's buildings from sinking too quickly, its canals clean, and its passageways and cellars well mapped; rumoured to have a sorcerous heart where Corrupted senior members cast grave spells to keep the city intact. Allies: Triskadane; Enemies: Mercanti. | |
| − | + | Mercanti - the upstart nouveau-riche winning ever-increasing power and wealth in Eversink, pushing to depose the Ancient Nobility from leadership in the city. Allies: Church of Denari; Enemies: Ancient Nobility. | |
| − | + | Mercenaries - paid soldiery employed by nobles and merchants alike to guard their properties and defend their interests. Allies: Ancient Nobility, Mercanti; Enemies: City Watch. | |
| − | + | Monstrosities - secretive and often semi-legendary communities of monstrous creatures and denizens of the city, barely tolerated by its human inhabitants. Allies: Outlanders, Sorcerous Cabals; Enemies: City Watch, Mercenaries. | |
| − | + | Outlanders - barbarians, foreign merchants, emissaries, scholars, and other groups visiting, drawn to, or spying on Eversink. Allies: Monstrosities; Enemies: City Watch. | |
| − | + | Sorcerous Cabals - small covens and cults of Sorcerers bound together by mutual interest and fear of persecution; frequently loyal to forces outside Eversink - or the entire mortal plane. Allies: Monstrosities; Enemies: Church of Denari, Triskadane. | |
| − | + | Thieves’ Guilds - fragmented and feuding coteries and guilds of pickpockets, smugglers, robbers, beggars, blackmailers, assassins, pirates, and every other kind of villain. Allies: Outlanders; Enemies: City Watch. | |
| − | + | Triskadane - the Secret Thirteen who rule Eversink from the shadows, selected by the Goddess Herself through granting of a coin - as well as the vast bureaucracy and governmental machinery responsible for executing their decrees. Allies: the Ancient Nobility, Church of Denari; Enemies: Outlanders, Sorcerous Cabals. | |
=System Details and Special Rules= | =System Details and Special Rules= | ||
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==Sorcery== | ==Sorcery== | ||
| − | The sorcery system works as follows. Sorcery is powered by the Lore skill, and in most cases, consists of straight Lore-based attacks against physical or mental Stress. The Sorcerer rolls their Attack roll based on their Lore skill level plus any modifiers, and the target rolls their Defend roll - if any. (GM decides what skill is appropriate for Defend rolls, if any - default is Physique for physical Stress, and Will for mental Stress. | + | The sorcery system works as follows. Sorcery is powered by the Lore skill, and in most cases, consists of straight Lore-based attacks against physical or mental Stress. The Sorcerer rolls their Attack roll based on their Lore skill level plus any modifiers, and the target rolls their Defend roll - if any. (GM decides what skill is appropriate for Defend rolls, if any - default is Physique for physical Stress, and Will for mental Stress. Ingenious Sorcerers may be able to devise a spell form that gets around a particular defence. |
For spell-casting where there is no specific target or harm intended, the action is an Overcome against a Difficulty set by the GM. Create Advantage can be used to boost chances of success. The GM will also balance the Difficulty against the power of the intended effect - greater power means greater Difficulty. | For spell-casting where there is no specific target or harm intended, the action is an Overcome against a Difficulty set by the GM. Create Advantage can be used to boost chances of success. The GM will also balance the Difficulty against the power of the intended effect - greater power means greater Difficulty. | ||
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The detail comes in the different Spheres of magic which govern the description and nature of the magic, as well as the sorts of magic the Sorcerer could perform outside straight Attack spells. For instance, a Sorcerer whose Sphere is Water could fill opponents' lungs with liquid - or drain a canal to allow allies to walk across it. A Sorcerer whose Sphere is Plants could ensnare and strangle foes in creeping vines - or grow strange and reviving fruit to heal injured characters. A character gets one Sphere for each level of the Lore skill they have. | The detail comes in the different Spheres of magic which govern the description and nature of the magic, as well as the sorts of magic the Sorcerer could perform outside straight Attack spells. For instance, a Sorcerer whose Sphere is Water could fill opponents' lungs with liquid - or drain a canal to allow allies to walk across it. A Sorcerer whose Sphere is Plants could ensnare and strangle foes in creeping vines - or grow strange and reviving fruit to heal injured characters. A character gets one Sphere for each level of the Lore skill they have. | ||
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'''Sorcerous Spheres | '''Sorcerous Spheres | ||
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Aging | Aging | ||
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Demonology | Demonology | ||
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Disease | Disease | ||
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Flesh | Flesh | ||
| − | Ghosts | + | Ghosts and Spirits |
Ice | Ice | ||
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Lightning | Lightning | ||
| − | Love | + | Love |
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Luck | Luck | ||
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Statuary | Statuary | ||
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Swamp | Swamp | ||
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Worship | Worship | ||
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Unfortunately, using Sorcery isn't a free ride. Each use of Sorcery exposes the Sorcerer to Corruption. | Unfortunately, using Sorcery isn't a free ride. Each use of Sorcery exposes the Sorcerer to Corruption. | ||
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Corruption is the result of exposure to, or use of, the warping energies from outside mundane reality that power magic and Sorcery. They steadily degrade and denature a person, place or other object, until the target becomes totally unnatural, twisted, and malevolently alien. | Corruption is the result of exposure to, or use of, the warping energies from outside mundane reality that power magic and Sorcery. They steadily degrade and denature a person, place or other object, until the target becomes totally unnatural, twisted, and malevolently alien. | ||
| − | Each character comes with a Corruption clock - usually with four segments, although a gifted or lucky, or exceptionally powerful Sorcerer may have more. After each time that a spell is cast - or that certain special Corruption stunts are used, or as a result of certain curses and magical attacks - the character makes a roll of their Will skill against the total value of | + | Each character comes with a Corruption clock - usually with four segments, although a gifted or lucky, or exceptionally powerful Sorcerer may have more. After each time that a spell is cast - or that certain special Corruption stunts are used, or as a result of certain curses and magical attacks - the character makes a roll of their Will skill against the total value of the Sorcery action (skill +/- roll +/- any other modifiers such as Advantages). If the Will roll is higher, there's no Corruption; if it's lower, the character fills one segment of their Corruption clock. Once all four segments are filled, the character has to rewrite one aspect into a Corrupted aspect, a twisted version of what came before, and then clears their Corruption clock. The process continues until all five aspects are Corrupted, finishing with the Trouble aspect and finally the High Concept. Once all a character's aspects are corrupted and they have used up their last empty Corruption segment, they cease to be a playable character and become an NPC monster. |
If a character can make it through a session of play without taking a single instance of Corruption, they can clear one segment on their Corruption clock. There may be other ways of clearing Corruption, or even purifying Corrupted aspects, but these are not part of normal play - the more usual intervention by the Church in Eversink is to burn the offender. | If a character can make it through a session of play without taking a single instance of Corruption, they can clear one segment on their Corruption clock. There may be other ways of clearing Corruption, or even purifying Corrupted aspects, but these are not part of normal play - the more usual intervention by the Church in Eversink is to burn the offender. | ||
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Spirit Sight is the only opening to the world of spirits and magical forces available to non-Sorcerers - those natural sensitives with points in Lore but no knowledge of Sorcery. With Spirit Sight, the gifted sensitives can see ghosts, and sometimes use their natural powers to heal Corrupted places, detect Sorcerers and follow their spoor, and spot Corruption. However, in Eversink the Church and the authorities frown on anyone with Spirit Sight acting as a free agent, and those sensitives who reveal their secret will either be drafted into the Sentinels or the Inquisition, or suffer at their hands. | Spirit Sight is the only opening to the world of spirits and magical forces available to non-Sorcerers - those natural sensitives with points in Lore but no knowledge of Sorcery. With Spirit Sight, the gifted sensitives can see ghosts, and sometimes use their natural powers to heal Corrupted places, detect Sorcerers and follow their spoor, and spot Corruption. However, in Eversink the Church and the authorities frown on anyone with Spirit Sight acting as a free agent, and those sensitives who reveal their secret will either be drafted into the Sentinels or the Inquisition, or suffer at their hands. | ||
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| − | + | =Interesting Leads and Developments= | |
