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| | == '''The Hapless Hero''' == | | == '''The Hapless Hero''' == |
| − | '''''Shieldmaiden of Rage''''' | + | '''''Shieldmaiden of Blood''''' |
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| − | Stuck down by one of her closest friends, Riley died and was reborn. Now the towering divinity of Rage personified, she has left her mortal life far behind her. The transformation has scourged her - destroying parts of her soul she never knew she had, and filling all the cracks and fissures with its own, terrible power. Seeking to understand what she's lost and what she's gained, Riley strikes aimlessly at the enemies in front of her - searching for some meaning, and some purpose she can see and understand...
| + | Riley is more or less a normal young girl. She grew up on Little Island with her family, attends school and helped out in the library. Thing is though, she’s also a hero! Or destined to be at least – it’s a thing that happens to some McArthur’s you understand. Riley loved the idea when she was little. She’d be just like her great, great uncle she thought…! But now, a smidge older, she has the feeling that her destiny is very dark indeed and she has decided that being a hero is a terrible idea after all. |
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| | + | …only, trying to avoid destiny rarely works. And not acting the hero is a little like lying to herself as well. Woe is her! |
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| | [[File:Riley.png|200px|thumb|left]] | | [[File:Riley.png|200px|thumb|left]] |
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| | | Superior Hapless Heroics | | | Superior Hapless Heroics |
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| − | | [1] | + | |[2] |
| | | "Rest and food fix everything!" | | | "Rest and food fix everything!" |
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| | | [1] | | | [1] |
| − | | Skaldic Heart | + | | "I read them all!" |
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| − | | [3] | + | |[2] |
| | | Shine | | | Shine |
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| − | | [2]
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| − | | Connection: Rage
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| | |[-1] | | |[-1] |
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| − | '''Will:''' 8/8 | + | '''Will:''' 6/8 |
| − | <div>
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| − | '''Miracle Points:''' 6/5
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| | <div> | | <div> |
| | + | '''Miracle Points:''' 1/1 |
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| − | '''Refresh Tokens:''' 1
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| | '''Health Levels and Wounds'''<pre> | | '''Health Levels and Wounds'''<pre> |
| − | Normal Levels: [ ][ ] | + | Normal Levels: [ ][ ] |
| | Tough Levels: [ ] | | Tough Levels: [ ] |
| − | Divine Levels: [Bound God][ ] | + | Divine Levels: N/A |
| | </pre> | | </pre> |
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| − | '''Strifekind: Spearkind'''<br>
| + | General [[Riley McArthur Notes|character notes]]. |
| − | Star-Splitter (and Star-Splitter Mk.II!)
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| − | General [[Riley McArthur Notes|character notes]].<div>
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| − | [[Riley McArthur Inventory|Inventory]]!<div>
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| − | [[Riley McArthur History|Prior Events]].
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| − | <br />
| + | === Traits === |
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| + | [2] '''Bond:''' ''It’s…it’s the right thing to do''<br /> |
| | + | Riley’s at her best when she’s working toward some noble or selfless purpose. If she’s doing the right things for the right reasons – if she lives up to her destiny! – then she can draw on the very best of herself. |
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| − | === Arc Traits ===
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| − | |+ '''Child of Ash (0)'''
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| − | | '''Estate'''
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| − | | ''The Roaring Sea''
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| − | | A malestrom of violent waters and active volcanoes; lands constantly swallowed by water and waves before erupting back to the surface in pillars of molent fire! Storms are forever sweeping across the seas, lightning and thunder raging overhead or in the distance. This is a place of struggle and strife - but also the burning will to survive! Because even here, in this place of heartless chaos, life springs eternal - sea birds squawk overhead, and plants grow as best they can on the oldest islands.
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| − | | '''Mood'''
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| − | | ''Rage''
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| − | | Riley is possessed by Rage in its purest form. She is smouldering anger, burning spite, uncontrolled devastation and icy hate.
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| − | | '''Wicked Mode'''
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| − | | ''Valor''
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| − | | Rage isn't always destructive. It is also the element of certainty. Of doing what must be done. Bravery, and righteousness are Rage contained, controlled and directed.
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| − | | Whenever Riley is preparing for a quest, getting ready to confront a challenge or setting out specifically to do heroism she can switch to her 'Wicked mode'.
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| − | | '''Set the Mood'''
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| − | | ''Imperial Miracle''
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| − | | Using Set the Mood, Riley's Arc mood will spread! Things around her become progressively more...Mood-filled. After a few minutes, this qualifies as a Region Property in the setting for this scene. This can also be invoked on a specific person who will have a moment of being...as much of your mood as possible given the circumstances!
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| − | | '''0 MP''' - given time, you can evoke a certain mood
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| − | | '''4 MP''' - invoke this power with a word
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| − | | '''[Mood]-Sploison'''
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| − | | ''Imperial Miracle''
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| − | | Once per book, Riley may evoke her Arc Mood on a grand scale. This functions as a wish, albeit a specific one. The time it takes to invoke this effect is variable, but cosmetic - it never takes 'too long'. If 4 MP was spent to activate this, she can set the time frame herself, including 'instant'.
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| − | | '''0 MP''' - 1/book, invoke a "[Mood]-Sploison"
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| − | | '''4 MP''' - use this power a second or later time in a book
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| − | | '''Kaiju Form'''
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| − | | ''Imperial Miracle''
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| − | | Riley can let Rage overwhelm her body - drawing on its power, even as it threatens to consume her. Her blood becomes molten fire, blue flame pours from her eye and her hair glows red and orange with a raw, inner power. More than that, though, is the ''feeling'' that descends around her. Like the certainty of knowing a God - invisible and intangible - is in their temple, it feels as though a great and terrible monster has settled around Riley: as if unseeable and just out of sight...but for the occasional claw marks carved into solid stone, or the faint breathing of something large just behind you.
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| − | | '''0 MP''' - become a kaiju over the course of several minutes
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| − | | '''4 MP''' - become a kaiju instantly
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| − | | '''Mortal Form'''
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| − | | ''Imperial Miracle''
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| − | | Containing Rage - putting the genie back in the bottle - is a little harder than letting it out. Riley needs to get away from her friends at the end of a chapter - go somewhere quiet and unobserved. Regaining control might take her ''days'' on her own. In fact, for a while, it's so difficult that it might be worth having someone talk her back to normal as the resolution of an issue instead of paying the normal cost!
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| − | | '''0 MP''' - 1/book, between two chapters, Riley can revert to her non-kaiju form.
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| − | | '''1 MP''' - switch back a second or later time per book.
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| − | | '''2 MP''' - switch back mid-chapter (over the course of a few minutes)
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| − | | '''4 MP''' - assume her non-kaiju form instantly
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| − | | '''Shed Scales'''
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| − | | ''Miraculous Action''
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| − | | Riley is indifferent to scale. Her kaiju form can bat aside the fists of giants, punch through battleships, and more besides! Invoke Shed Scales to ignore a Size-Related obstacle up to her Arc's Trait rating.
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| − | | '''0 MP''' - starting mid-scene, ignore a size related obstacle 1-2x/scene.
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| − | | '''1 MP''' - starting mid-scene, do so an additional time.
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| − | | '''2 MP''' - starting mid-scene, do so as often as necessary this scene.
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| − | | '''4 MP''' - do so as often as you'd like this scene.
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| − | | '''Immortality'''
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| − | | ''Miraculous action, major''
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| − | | Riley is immune to damage that breaks her paradigm - essentially, she can only die or take an injury when and how it fits her character. For better or worse, when Immortality applies, any wound she takes fits itself to her native F/X and heals automatically between scenes (or mid-scene if MP is spent). Even if something is powerful enough to breach Riley's immortality, the resulting wounds will still heal incredibly quickly! Riley can be torn apart, dismembered, or even horrifically mutilated but she ''will'' remain alive despite the pain, and will heal despite everything saying she shouldn't. Unless she gives up. If Riley ever, ever gives up - loses sight of herself, falls to despair, and ceases to just keep fighting then...a weakness will appear in her Immortality, and she will be killable.
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| − | | '''0 MP''' - damage or enchantment has only temporary effect on Riley.
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| − | | '''1 MP''' - Riley can totally recover, and shrug everything off 1-2 times mind-scene
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| − | | '''2 MP''' - starting mid-scene, Riley can shrug off all attacks and other effects like they're paper tigers
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| − | | '''4 MP''' - Riley is unaffected by the world around her.
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| − | |+ '''Mortal Aspect (1)'''
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| − | | '''[2]'''
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| − | | '''Bond'''
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| − | | ''Rage beyond measure!''
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| − | | Riley's rage is overpowering. It grants her strength beyond measure, and a will unequaled. Whenever her actions are driven, or warped by rage, she can overcome almost any obstacle.
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| − | |'''[X]'''
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| − | | '''Affliction'''
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| − | | ''"There's no escaping destiny..."''
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| − | | It isn’t looking like Riley’s heroic destiny will be a comfy ride. And some McArthur’s meet grisly ends vanquishing some nasty or another. Riley’s looks dark, imposing (maybe even important!) but…she can’t turn away.
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| − | | '''Level-up!'''
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| − | | ''Moved from Arc 0 to Arc 1''
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| − | | Shine +1, Connection: Rage 1, moved a point from Rest and Food Fix Everything! to Connection: Rage.
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| − | === Perks ===
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| − | '''Accessory''' (Star-Splitter):
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| − | You can take a wound instead to protect Star-Splitter! This can work if someone tries to misuse it, destroy it or permanently take it away.
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| − | '''Bonus''' (Touch of Fate):
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| − | Riley has a heroic destiny. 1/book, she can invoke this perk as a +3 Tool bonus for achieving something important to (or at least ''related'' to) her fate.
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| | + | [X] '''Affliction:''' ''There’s no escaping destiny''<br /> |
| | + | It isn’t looking like Riley’s heroic destiny will be a comfy ride. And some McArthur’s meet grisly ends vanquishing some nasty or another. Riley’s looks dark, imposing (maybe even important!) but…she can’t turn away. |
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| | | [[Ayumu Mori]] | | | [[Ayumu Mori]] |
| | | Kindred spirit | | | Kindred spirit |
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| | + | | [1] |
| | + | | [[Fitzwilliam Gerald]] |
| | + | | Sparkly eyed companion |
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| | | [1] | | | [1] |
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| | | [[Lilith Ivanov]] | | | [[Lilith Ivanov]] |
| | | Hijinks causing nemesis | | | Hijinks causing nemesis |
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| | + | | [1] |
| | + | | [[Matt Ritter]] |
| | + | | Friend |
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| | + | | [1] |
| | + | | [[Richard Fork]] |
| | + | | Friend frequently in need |
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| | | [2] | | | [2] |
| | | The McArthur's | | | The McArthur's |
| | | Family | | | Family |
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| | + | | [1] |
| | + | | Little Island |
| | + | | Home |
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| | |} | | |} |
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| | + | |+'''Perks''' |
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| | + | | [?] |
| | + | | ''Insert perk here!'' |
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| − | '''Emotion XP:''' ''Aww!'' | + | '''Emotion XP:''' Thumbs-up! |
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| | |+'''On-going Issues''' | | |+'''On-going Issues''' |
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| − | | [0] | + | | [?] |
| − | | ''Vice'' | + | | ''Insert issues here!'' |
| − | | Despite everything, I'm still a hero...
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| − | | [2]
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| − | | ''Hollow''
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| − | | I...I'm not sure I am who I was.
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| − | ''Unspent XP:'' '''0''' | + | ''Unspent XP:'' '''1!''' |
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| | === Arc === | | === Arc === |
| − | ''''' Child of Ash 1'''''<div> | + | ''''' Aspect Story: The Hero'''''<div> |
| − | Her family missing, and Town slaughtered - Riley is left harrowed. Worse, her own inability to save them despite being 'the hero' is agonising and she is left, cold and alone, before the face of her Destiny. But, choosing to run no longer, she turns to confront it and in doing so invites the Serpent of Rage to sink its fangs deep into her heart...
| + | Riley's tale isn't one of becoming a hero, that's something she already is, but of accepting it. She jumped at the call and is now searching for a way out - instead of shouldering her responsibilities. She needs to come to terms with her destiny, accept it, and face it with her head held high. |
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| − | '''XP:''' 0/72 | + | '''XP:''' 0/100 |
| − | Completed Quests
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| − | * SBURB
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| − | * Down (reward - perk: accessory)
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| − | * Refusal of the Call (reward - Bonus: Touch of Fate)
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| − | * Taming the Untamed Wild (reward - rewrote bond)
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| − | * Chibi: Lead a Normal Life (reward - refresh token)
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| − | * Changes (reward - ???)
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| − | * Otherwordly (reward - ???)
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| − | |+ Can't Rest | + | |+Lead a Normal Life |
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| | | '''Type of Quest:''' | | | '''Type of Quest:''' |
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| | | '''XP:''' | | | '''XP:''' |
| − | | 7/10 | + | | 1/15 |
| | |} | | |} |
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| − | Riley can't slow down, can't be at ease. As the newly crowned divinity of Rage, her heart's become a furnace she can scarcely control! Whenever Riley acknowledges that she won't stop, has to keep going, gotta push further or harder - when she just can't relax! - she gets 1xp toward this basic quest. | + | Riley's basic-quest involves her trying to lead a normal life. She wants to go to school, hang out with her friends, have fun and maybe be a little bit goofy. Even if the world were falling apart - in defiance of her destiny and the forces arrayed against her - she desperately just wants to enjoy things that are quiet, peaceful and normal. That's just who she is. |
| | + | * Riley has a catchphrase she uses when things are alright and everything's going well: "This is so relaxing~!" She gets 1XP when she uses this catchphrase. |
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| | {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| − | |+ Poisoned | + | |+ Obtain SBURB |
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| | | '''Type of Quest:''' | | | '''Type of Quest:''' |
| − | | Otherwordly (3) | + | | Storyline |
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| | | '''XP:''' | | | '''XP:''' |
| − | | 23/23 | + | | 1/15 |
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| − | Within you, the Serpent of Rage lies coiled around your heart. Its fangs sunk deep into the flesh of your core, filling you with anger, and hatred and murder...!
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| − | The HG can award you 3 XP towards this quest when:
| + | You've got to get into that game! |
| − | * <s>something horrific happens because of this quest</s>
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| − | * you have a climactic confrontation with your "other" self
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| − | * <s>something happens to tie the "other self" to one of your other active stories or quests</s>
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| − | 1/chapter, you can earn a bonus XP towards this quest when:
| + | The HG can award you 5 XP towards this quest when: |
| − | * you have a dizzying vision of the enemy | + | * You acquire a copy of the game disc, and also convince another player to act as your server. |
| − | * wrestle with your sense of self | + | * You complete all the steps of constructing your totem, and are ready to enter the game. |
| − | * have an impossible encounter
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| − | * deal with some relevant internal baggage
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| − | * try to understand what's happening
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| − | * suffer a bout of more general sickness/hallucination
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| | + | 1/chapter, you can earn a bonus XP towards this quest when you: |
| | + | * Suffer unusual difficulty in what should be a simple task |
| | + | * Lose your copy of the game disc at the last moment. |
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| | {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| − | |+ Changes | + | |+ Down |
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| | | '''Type of Quest:''' | | | '''Type of Quest:''' |
| − | | Otherwordly (1) | + | | Bindings (1) |
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| | | '''XP:''' | | | '''XP:''' |
| − | | 23/23 | + | | 0/35 |
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| − | You are hatching like a chick - a nascent godling gaining form. You have already lost your mortality - what of your humanity?
| + | The maw of destiny opens, and there is nowhere to go but down: "It's here...what I'm afraid of." |
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| − | The HG can award you 3 XP towards this quest when: | + | The HG can award you 5 XP towards this quest when: |
| − | * <s>you have a traumatic transformation or dissociation scene in play, where your reality gets weird because your true nature is changing or revealing itself!</s> | + | *You watch somebody die. It can be an animal but only if it’s emotionally affecting (brutal, or an animal you cared about); |
| − | * <s>you see a confusing vision, nightmare or premonition of your, or someone else's, death</s> | + | * You get into a fight with someone you care about; |
| − | * <s>you meet and get the chance to help a mysterious child find their way</s> | + | * You break down from grief or shock. |
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| − | 1/chapter, you can earn a bonus XP towards this quest when: | + | 1/chapter, you can earn a bonus XP towards this quest when you: |
| − | * wrestling with/expressing nameless feelings of loss that make you act unnaturally | + | * You have to abandon something precious, leaving it behind. |
| − | * trying and failing to burn things, to light them on fire
| + | * Get lost or wander in a daze. |
| − | * getting confused about who or where you are | + | * Fall apart a little, neglecting basic self-maintenance, or lock yourself away. |
| − | * listening to stories about things that were lost when Jade Irinka died | + | * Talk with someone about someone or something you've lost. |
| − | * talking with somebody about your destiny/nature and what it means | |
| − | * talking with somebody about why there's such a thing as death
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| − | * dealing with annoyingly intrusive elements of physicality
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| | === Planet === | | === Planet === |
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| − | Riley's world is the Land of Flame and Rivers - a vast and endless landscape of fields separated by wide, rushing rivers. Some of the fields are burning, sending trails of smoke rising into the sky; the others seem to be quiet and serene.
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| | === Dream Planet === | | === Dream Planet === |
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| − | Riley sees nothing in her dreams, but her soul is pulled to Derse, the Dark World. Vicious, ruthless and hard - life on Derse is a bitter struggle. Something that will suit this budding hero well.
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