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Plays in [[Lost_in_Jianghu|Lost in Jianghu]]
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(Plays in [[Lost_in_Jianghu|Lost in Jianghu]]. Pre-reboot version of the character can be found [[Lost_in_Jianghu/Characters/Azure_Falcon_(old_version)|here]].)
  
  
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'''Cultivation'''  
 
'''Cultivation'''  
  
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'''Entanglement'''
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'''Destiny'''
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'''Joss'''
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7
 
7
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2
 
2
  
12/24/36
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14/28/42
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19/38/57
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47 (1/14)
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30
  
17/34/51
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30
  
8
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7/-
  
 
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Awareness''' +5
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Story of the Self +10
  
 
'''Confidence''' +10<br/>
 
'''Confidence''' +10<br/>
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'''Finesse''' +10
 
'''Finesse''' +10
  
'''Inspire''' +10
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'''Inspire''' +10<br/>
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Inflaming/soothing inspirations +5
  
'''Politics''' +5
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'''Politics''' +5<br/>
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Wulin banes +10
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'''Tactics''' +5<br/>
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Style analysis +10
  
 
'''Wu Wei''' +10<br/>
 
'''Wu Wei''' +10<br/>
Social perception +15
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Sense corruption +15
  
(3)
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(2D)
  
  
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==Chi Conditions==
 
==Chi Conditions==
 
==='Natural State' Conditions===
 
==='Natural State' Conditions===
*First Condition TBD
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*First Condition: Minor Earth (Fidelity/Force) Inspiration (Action Bonus). You believe in the principle of beauty through excellence. You must with your every act endeavour to be the epitome of grace and skill; if you resort to brute strength or low cunning you lose this bonus.
  
*Second Condition TBD
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*Second Condition: MInor Wood (Worldliness/Individualism) Inspiration (Breath bonus). Meng Zhang has inculcated in you a strong desire to protect beauty and despise ugliness. If you falter in these principles, such as by damaging a work of art, you lose this bonus.
  
 
===Other Chi Conditions===
 
===Other Chi Conditions===
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==External Styles==
 
==External Styles==
===Flying Red Silk===
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===Flying Red Silk [5D/5C]===
 
(with Sword/Unarmed)
 
(with Sword/Unarmed)
 
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+5 (+10)
 
+5 (+10)
  
+10 (+15)
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+15 (+20)
  
 
+5
 
+5
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Deception; Adaptable and reactive fighters.
 
Deception; Adaptable and reactive fighters.
  
|width="350px" style="vertical-align:top" | '''External Tech'''
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|width="350px" style="vertical-align:top" | '''External Tech'''<br/>
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Misty Rain Storm (+5 Strike)
  
 
|}
 
|}
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==Internal Styles==
 
==Internal Styles==
===Parables of the Sword Spirit [17D/27C]===
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===Parables of the Sword Spirit [14D/24C]===
 
[http://wulinlegends.pbworks.com/w/page/52272507/Parables%20of%20the%20Sword%20Spirit link]
 
[http://wulinlegends.pbworks.com/w/page/52272507/Parables%20of%20the%20Sword%20Spirit link]
  
* Malediction-Deflecting Blade (2)
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* Irrepressible Blade Form (2)
* Furious Inaction (3)
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* Defend in Ten Directions (3)
* Fateful Blow (3)
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* Fateful Blade Form (4)
* Omnipresent Blade (4)
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* Single-Minded Perfection  (5)
* Ultimate Sword Mastery (5)
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===Formless techniques [2D/2C]===
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* Drifting Cloud Step (2)
  
==Secret Arts [5D/C]==
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==Secret Arts: The Courtier's Art [4D/4C]==
 
* Story of the self
 
* Story of the self
* Secret arts of intruigue
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* Secret arts of intrigue
 
* Controlling inspirations
 
* Controlling inspirations
* Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate, and Complaisant Technique (5)
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* Controlling passions (4D)
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* Extraordinary Courtier Techniques
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** Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate, and Complaisant Technique (0 - see Confucianism loresheet)
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==Loresheets==
 
==Loresheets==
===Wulin Greats [15E/5C]===
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===Wulin Greats [17E/7C]===
(4E)  
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'''4 Destiny''' (4E)
:[[Lost_in_Jianghu/Loresheets/Other#Disciples_of_the_Azure_Dragon_of_the_East |Azure Dragon]] (6E)
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====Azure Dragon====
:Technique: Effortless Grace (2E)
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'''6 Destiny'''(6E)
:Technique: Brush Drawing Clouds (3E)
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*'''0 Bonus''': Being a part of the retinue of a Saint Beast is an exclusive honor; you have 3 Status among the Wulin. (0E)
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*'''0 Bonus''': The Saint Beasts have many contacts, connections and agents; covert and not. You may spend 1 Joss to declare a story detail establishing a connection to any of the Four Saint Beasts, and have a +5 bonus to social interactions with their agents. (0E)
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*'''5 Disadvantage''': The Four Saint Beasts see themselves as the pillars and balancers of the Wulin; they do not hesitate to involve themselves in the doings of the great factions, and the Azure Dragon is no different. Many resent their intervention, and their suspicion will naturally fall upon you, to say nothing of those who would seek revenge. When this causes you trouble, gain 1 Destiny. -5 This is your first or second disadvantage. (0E)
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'''''Azure Dragon's Kung Fu'''''
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*'''2 Technique''': ''Effortless Grace'' (2E)
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*'''5 Technique''': You learn the ''Ubiquitous Blade Technique''. (5E)
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:If you’re in ''Flying Red Silk'' stance and you use ''Defend in Ten Directions'', you may ignore the penalty if an attack is described in such a way that you suffer a -5 penalty to Block it, you may ignore that penalty. If the penalty is -10 or higher (perhaps from using a Massive weapon) then the penalty is reduced by 5.
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:If you’re in ''Flying Red Silk'' stance and you use ''Single-Minded Perfection'', you may base one ‘boost’ on a single die.
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===Confucianism [3E/3D/3C]===
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'''3 Destiny''' (3E)
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*'''3 Secret''': You learn the ''Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate and Complaisant Technique''. (3D)
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===A New Infernal Alliance [10E/2C]===
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In gambling dens, pirate coves and fighting pits, among opium-smokers and bandits and killers-for-coin, you can hear the whispers: the Banes of the Wulin have read the signs, and now they treat with one another to prepare for the Demon God’s Return.
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*'''5 Destiny''': You shall play a decisive role in the fate of this new Infernal Alliance, perhaps rallying the Orthodox sects against it, or preventing one of the Banes from joining, or even fracturing it completely. (5E)
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:*'''0 Bonus''': You have a Wu Wei Specialty: Sense Corruption.
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:*'''2 Secret''': Long experience with the Corrupt has made you something of an expert in the Deviations that afflict these wicked souls. You can identify the nature of a Corrupt Deviation by making a Memorable (40) Wu Wei roll; the difficulty is one step lower for every level of intensity above Trivial, and one step higher for every Rank above yours the target’s achieved. Successfully identifying a Deviation gives you a +5 Loresheet bonus to Discover or Manipulate any Chi Conditions that target possesses. (2E)
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:*'''3 Fortune''': Word of the efforts to reforge the infamous Infernal Alliance has reached your ears. Work with your Sage to determine what you know and how you know it. (3E)
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::*'''0 Bonus''': You have a Politics specialty: Wulin Banes.

Latest revision as of 06:20, 16 June 2014

(Plays in Lost in Jianghu. Pre-reboot version of the character can be found here.)


Azure Falcon (as he is known) is the disciple of the Meng Zhang, the Azure Dragon of the East. He's the only one to have been acknowledged as such so far, and much of his background is unknown, to the consternation of observers in the wulin. It's speculated that he could be the Azure Dragon's son, or lover (although there are so many of those it would hardly mark him out), or possibly art project.

He's appears a young, dashing, stereotypical xia in many way, out seeking adventure and fame. Which is mostly true, but only part of the story. The Four Saint Beasts, as they vie with each other for influence and over distinctions of their personal philosophy, also have a common agenda. They consider themselves (by virtue of their own power if nothing else) to be the pillars and balancers of the wulin; their collective fingers are in every pie, and they have many agents. Azure Falcon is one such.

Azure Falcon is a handsome man with long hair tied in a ponytail, and wears tastefully embroidered blue robes befitting a noble warrior. His personal philosophy is one of beauty in excellence, which he displays in every motion of his jian, Spring Willow


Rank: 4th

Archetype: Courtier

Concept: Disciple of the Azure Dragon of the East


Vital Stats[edit]

Chi

Lake

River/Aura

Chi Threshold

with Armor

Cultivation

Entanglement

Destiny

Joss

14

7

2

14/28/42

19/38/57

47 (1/14)

30

30

7/-


Awareness +5

Story of the Self +10

Confidence +10
Focus on breath +15
Resist courtier's arts +15

Finesse +10

Inspire +10
Inflaming/soothing inspirations +5

Politics +5
Wulin banes +10

Tactics +5
Style analysis +10

Wu Wei +10
Sense corruption +15

(2D)


Honor

Benevolence

Righteousness

Loyalty

Force

3

1

3

3

5

Revenge

Individualism

Obsession

Ruthlessness

Ferocity

1

3

4

1

1

Gear[edit]

  • Light Armor
  • Sword


Chi Conditions[edit]

'Natural State' Conditions[edit]

  • First Condition: Minor Earth (Fidelity/Force) Inspiration (Action Bonus). You believe in the principle of beauty through excellence. You must with your every act endeavour to be the epitome of grace and skill; if you resort to brute strength or low cunning you lose this bonus.
  • Second Condition: MInor Wood (Worldliness/Individualism) Inspiration (Breath bonus). Meng Zhang has inculcated in you a strong desire to protect beauty and despise ugliness. If you falter in these principles, such as by damaging a work of art, you lose this bonus.

Other Chi Conditions[edit]

 

External Styles[edit]

Flying Red Silk [5D/5C][edit]

(with Sword/Unarmed)

Speed

Footwork

Strike

Damage

Block

Toughness

+5 (+10)

+5 (+10)

+15 (+20)

+5

+10 (+15)

+0

Laughs At:

Brute force and excessive motion; straightforward and traditional styles.

Fears:
Deception; Adaptable and reactive fighters.

External Tech

Misty Rain Storm (+5 Strike)


Internal Styles[edit]

Parables of the Sword Spirit [14D/24C][edit]

link

  • Irrepressible Blade Form (2)
  • Defend in Ten Directions (3)
  • Fateful Blade Form (4)
  • Single-Minded Perfection (5)


Formless techniques [2D/2C][edit]

  • Drifting Cloud Step (2)


Secret Arts: The Courtier's Art [4D/4C][edit]

  • Story of the self
  • Secret arts of intrigue
  • Controlling inspirations
  • Controlling passions (4D)
  • Extraordinary Courtier Techniques
    • Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate, and Complaisant Technique (0 - see Confucianism loresheet)


Loresheets[edit]

Wulin Greats [17E/7C][edit]

4 Destiny (4E)

Azure Dragon[edit]

6 Destiny(6E)

  • 0 Bonus: Being a part of the retinue of a Saint Beast is an exclusive honor; you have 3 Status among the Wulin. (0E)
  • 0 Bonus: The Saint Beasts have many contacts, connections and agents; covert and not. You may spend 1 Joss to declare a story detail establishing a connection to any of the Four Saint Beasts, and have a +5 bonus to social interactions with their agents. (0E)
  • 5 Disadvantage: The Four Saint Beasts see themselves as the pillars and balancers of the Wulin; they do not hesitate to involve themselves in the doings of the great factions, and the Azure Dragon is no different. Many resent their intervention, and their suspicion will naturally fall upon you, to say nothing of those who would seek revenge. When this causes you trouble, gain 1 Destiny. -5 This is your first or second disadvantage. (0E)

Azure Dragon's Kung Fu

  • 2 Technique: Effortless Grace (2E)
  • 5 Technique: You learn the Ubiquitous Blade Technique. (5E)
If you’re in Flying Red Silk stance and you use Defend in Ten Directions, you may ignore the penalty if an attack is described in such a way that you suffer a -5 penalty to Block it, you may ignore that penalty. If the penalty is -10 or higher (perhaps from using a Massive weapon) then the penalty is reduced by 5.
If you’re in Flying Red Silk stance and you use Single-Minded Perfection, you may base one ‘boost’ on a single die.


Confucianism [3E/3D/3C][edit]

3 Destiny (3E)

  • 3 Secret: You learn the Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate and Complaisant Technique. (3D)


A New Infernal Alliance [10E/2C][edit]

In gambling dens, pirate coves and fighting pits, among opium-smokers and bandits and killers-for-coin, you can hear the whispers: the Banes of the Wulin have read the signs, and now they treat with one another to prepare for the Demon God’s Return.

  • 5 Destiny: You shall play a decisive role in the fate of this new Infernal Alliance, perhaps rallying the Orthodox sects against it, or preventing one of the Banes from joining, or even fracturing it completely. (5E)
  • 0 Bonus: You have a Wu Wei Specialty: Sense Corruption.
  • 2 Secret: Long experience with the Corrupt has made you something of an expert in the Deviations that afflict these wicked souls. You can identify the nature of a Corrupt Deviation by making a Memorable (40) Wu Wei roll; the difficulty is one step lower for every level of intensity above Trivial, and one step higher for every Rank above yours the target’s achieved. Successfully identifying a Deviation gives you a +5 Loresheet bonus to Discover or Manipulate any Chi Conditions that target possesses. (2E)
  • 3 Fortune: Word of the efforts to reforge the infamous Infernal Alliance has reached your ears. Work with your Sage to determine what you know and how you know it. (3E)
  • 0 Bonus: You have a Politics specialty: Wulin Banes.