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Those of you voting for 19a: What Skill should we check? This represents the method by which Ximu affects this conflict. Note that checking the Skill doesn’t mean losing it, just that this was the most significant use of the Skill in Ximu’s story.
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Check horsemanship, get love potion as a resource
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May 17, 2021 02:35
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Slaan posted:Check horsemanship, get love potion as a resource I'll second that. Thanks for the reminder!
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May 17, 2021 02:49
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A third!
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May 17, 2021 03:11
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Slaan posted:19A This using horsemanship
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May 17, 2021 19:24
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 I do love it when a character concept comes together.
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May 17, 2021 19:29
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Thousand Year Old Vampire: Love Potion #19aSlaan posted:19A Slaan posted:Check horsemanship, get love potion as a resource 19a sweeps the vote! Let's see how Miss Xiao looks now. character sheet posted:Xiao Ximu (1021 CE - ?) Pretty great, I'd say. If you're not picturing a kickass Shaw Brothers-style kung fu battle between an immortal sage and a vampire, I don't know what to tell you. Changes are underlined; some are our most recent Prompt, others are just changes to help bring the whole narrative together. I'm thinking Li Shao Ren will be available for two more Prompts before dying of old age, and Symeon will be available for three before dying. Ok, next Prompt is on... Prompt roll (from 19): 1d10-1d6 8 27! Let's have at it! 27a) Wars rage throughout the region in which you reside. You withdraw into a hidden retreat, waiting for them to pass. Lose a Resource. or... 27b) A peasant accuses you of being a vampire but is not believed. They are punished severely. Create a mortal Character. Goons, take your pick! Gatto Grigio fucked around with this message at 20:14 on May 17, 2021 |
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May 17, 2021 20:10
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Also let me know if the pacing works for everyone. My goal is 2 posts/day, figuring that will keep the game moving while giving y'all ample time to give your input.
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May 17, 2021 20:13
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B seems like a lot more fun than skulking about in a dilapidated lair until you forget how to be human(I'm looking at you Graf Orlok!). I'm suggesting some idiot savant who is actually 100% correct in all their ridiculed opinions: "The system of government is not only wasteful in resources but needlessly cruel to the working classes!" " We shouldn't just accept every opinion that some scholar wrote down ages ago as fact, we should test things. " "That lady over there is obviously not a normal human person, I've compared her weaving with this old relic..." (Some habits are hard to keep a secret eh, Xiao?) Let's say this character is a non binary person called Ping "the wise"  by their mocking peers.
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May 17, 2021 20:32
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Gatto Grigio posted:27a) Wars rage throughout the region in which you reside. In our haste to remove ourselves to a safe haven, we misplaced our Hidden Book of Dirty Secrets and were unable to locate it upon our return.
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May 17, 2021 20:32
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Gatto Grigio posted:27b) A peasant accuses you of being a vampire but is not believed. They are Because why have one archenemy when you can have two? girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 20:39 on May 17, 2021 |
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May 17, 2021 20:36
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girl dick energy posted:Doctor Ezekiel Slate. A foreigner from the West. He became suspicious when he found that the sick residents of the boarding house had already been treated with bloodletting, despite us not having any leeches. Secretly spying in the night, he caught us in the act of drinking from the dying. Thankfully, he had no proof aside from his own testimony, so it was our word against his, and he was exiled as a troublemaker and a quack. Xenophobia has its advantages. +1
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May 17, 2021 20:47
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Gatto Grigio posted:Also let me know if the pacing works for everyone. My goal is 2 posts/day, figuring that will keep the game moving while giving y'all ample time to give your input. One post a day would make it easier on me tbh
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May 17, 2021 20:51
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Lord Zedd-Repulsa posted:One post a day would make it easier on me tbh
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May 17, 2021 20:52
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girl dick energy posted:Doctor Ezekiel Slate. A foreigner from the West. He became suspicious when he found that the sick residents of the boarding house had already been treated with bloodletting, despite us not having any leeches. Secretly spying in the night, he caught us in the act of drinking from the dying. Thankfully, he had no proof aside from his own testimony, so it was our word against his, and he was exiled as a troublemaker and a quack. Xenophobia has its advantages. 
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May 17, 2021 21:26
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girl dick energy posted:Doctor Ezekiel Slate. A foreigner from the West. He became suspicious when he found that the sick residents of the boarding house had already been treated with bloodletting, despite us not having any leeches. Secretly spying in the night, he caught us in the act of drinking from the dying. Thankfully, he had no proof aside from his own testimony, so it was our word against his, and he was exiled as a troublemaker and a quack. Xenophobia has its advantages. Yes! This one!
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May 17, 2021 23:22
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Lord Zedd-Repulsa posted:One post a day would make it easier on me tbh girl dick energy posted:Yeah, agreed. I keep falling behind. Y’all make a good point. I might post informative stuff more often (pics, setting info, etc.), but I’ll keep Prompt decision posts to 1/day.
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May 18, 2021 00:33
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girl dick energy posted:Doctor Ezekiel Slate. A foreigner from the West. He became suspicious when he found that the sick residents of the boarding house had already been treated with bloodletting, despite us not having any leeches. Secretly spying in the night, he caught us in the act of drinking from the dying. Thankfully, he had no proof aside from his own testimony, so it was our word against his, and he was exiled as a troublemaker and a quack. Xenophobia has its advantages. +1. Ooh this is a good one.
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May 18, 2021 05:28
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Winner by a landslide is 27b!girl dick energy posted:Doctor Ezekiel Slate. A foreigner from the West. He became suspicious when he found that the sick residents of the boarding house had already been treated with bloodletting, despite us not having any leeches. Secretly spying in the night, he caught us in the act of drinking from the dying. Thankfully, he had no proof aside from his own testimony, so it was our word against his, and he was exiled as a troublemaker and a quack. Xenophobia has its advantages. I like it! Give a warmish welcome to Dr. Slate! character sheet posted:Xiao Ximu (1021 CE - ?) So now with three Experiences, Memory IV is now full. We still have plenty of space in our other Memories for now. Onto the next Prompt! Prompt roll (from 27): 1d10-1d6 -5 Our first Prompt to take us backwards! We go back 5 Prompts to reach #22! Choose... 22a) Create a mortal Character. You have shaped them from infancy to be exactly what you want. Lose a Resource. or... 22b) Eventful times: Generate three Prompts and resolve them all as one. Gatto Grigio fucked around with this message at 23:46 on May 18, 2021 |
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May 18, 2021 20:34
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22b, why have settle for one prompt when we can have three?
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May 18, 2021 20:37
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May 18, 2021 21:19
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Oh is three events the reason for the curse "I hope you live in interesting times?" 
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May 18, 2021 21:36
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I vote for  MAXIMUM INTEREST
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May 18, 2021 21:58
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Slaan posted:Oh is three events the reason for the curse "I hope you live in interesting times?" LET'S loving GO
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May 18, 2021 22:32
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Gatto Grigio posted:22a) Create a mortal Character. You have shaped Zhao Shu, fifth emperor of the Song dynasty and my adopted son in all but name. Two unusual visitors drop by my boarding house one day. A palace servant, and the unconscious young boy whom she accidentally pushed down the stairs when he tried to scare her. Fearing severe punishment and no place to turn to, she asked for my aid. I recognize the kid as part of the extended royal family, though destined to grow up as a boring paintbrush pusher of no importance. I grab my chance at manipulating the threads of the empire, and feed little Shu my love potion. He comes see me a lot as he grows up, and loves me as if I were his mother. And what good mother does not want what's best for her child? I push him to get emperor Renzong's sons involved in unfortunate and fatal accidents, leaving him as the sole heir to the throne.
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May 18, 2021 22:38
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22B. Get in the drat clown car.
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May 19, 2021 04:30
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22B. All the prompts!
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May 19, 2021 05:07
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That’s a really pretty prompt for the person and I dig it. That being said. 22B LET’S GOOOO
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May 19, 2021 20:20
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Thousand Year Old Vampire: Oops!... All Prompts The chorus cries out for 22B! (Though I have to say Zhao Shu is a great NPC; may break him out if we hit 22 again.) Ok, first Prompt... Prompt roll (from 22): 1d10-1d6 4 is Prompt 26! Choose... 26a) You accidentally create a vampire through sloppy feeding. Create an immortal Character from an existing mortal Character. Why do you not destroy them? Check a Skill. or 26b) You become attached to a powerful, terrifying Character. As long as that Character is alive you gain Resources where you would lose them, but every Prompt must be described in terms of the Character’s wickedness and your servility. A Character dies every Prompt you resolve, with the wicked Character dying last. Second Prompt... Prompt roll (from 26): 1d10-1d6 4 is Prompt 30! Choose... 30a) What social mores have you forgotten? Lose a checked Skill. or 30b) A mortal child is born in a nearby community bearing one of your Marks. Create a mortal Character. Third Prompt... Prompt roll (from 30): 1d10-1d6 2 is Prompt 32! Choose... 32a) You keep a prisoner. Why this particular person? Why don’t you feed upon them? Create a Character and a Skill related to keeping them captive. or 32b) You meet a former victim socially. They recognize you. It is awkward, at the least. Create a mortal Character. Lots of choices to make! Interesting times indeed! Cast your lots! Gatto Grigio fucked around with this message at 03:29 on May 20, 2021 |
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May 19, 2021 23:00
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26a) You accidentally create a vampire through sloppy feeding. Create an immortal Character from an existing mortal Character. Why do you not destroy them? Check a Skill. Symeon: After years of working together, it feels wrong to destroy him for our mistake. Skill: Courtly Intrique 30b) A mortal child is born in a nearby community bearing one of your Marks. Create a mortal Character. Li Dong, a child born into the family of bandits that serve me 32a) You keep a prisoner. Why this particular person? Why don’t you feed upon them? Create a Character and a Skill related to keeping them captive Li Xiaogong: A courtier of a rival faction. She was plotting to murder a local magistrate. I don't feed on her because she could be a valuable bargaining piece with more powerful factions Skill: Veiled Threats JesterOfAmerica fucked around with this message at 02:27 on May 20, 2021 |
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May 20, 2021 00:12
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26a, 30b, 32a Our father turned to banditry to survive and... Left a trail of illegitimate children behind his raids. One of these women, a minor noblewoman, came to us for recompense for our father's brutality a few weeks after a raid. Instead of money, all she received was captivity as we took her prisoner for easy feeding- and to keep her mouth shut about out father. It turns out she was indeed pregnant with our half brother, who was born with claws on her feet, likely due to the constant feeding we had done on the mother before we knew of the pregnancy. The birth though, drove us wild. All of the blood was too much and we fed on the mother uncontrollably. We kept her alive so that she could parent our sibling until he, too, grew old enough to be the male face of the family within the Imperial Court. 32a: New Skill: Kidnapping New Mortal: Ma Biyu 30b: New Mortal: Li Bohai 26a: Ma Biyu to Immortal Check Courtly Intrigue
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May 20, 2021 00:38
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 What is it with Slaan and socially destructive eating disorders?I'm supporting JOA's proposition for now.
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May 20, 2021 10:05
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plan Slaan
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May 20, 2021 10:38
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Plan Slaan, since it actually merges all three prompts into one event.
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May 20, 2021 10:49
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By popular demand posted:
Blame the prompt this time 
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May 20, 2021 13:28
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+1 for Slaan plan
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Thousand Year Old Vampire: The Amazing Slaan and the Slaan ClanSlaan posted:26a, 30b, 32a So it goes! With the arrival of new players on the stage, the ravages of time mean that some old players must take their bow (for now). Our father, Li Shao Ren, and Symeon both pass away. character sheet posted:Xiao Ximu (1021 CE - ?) Memories are filling up quickly; we will either have to bank some Memories in a Diary soon, or strike out old Memories to replace new ones. We are 8 Prompts in, which is good enough to cover Xiao's early unlife and build a backlog of Experiences that will be the canvas of her journey through the ages. From here on, Prompts will be a lot further apart in chronological order, as we jump decades or even centuries between them. TYOV on The Passage of Time posted:This game is about the grind of So where is Xiao now? Let's say it's now the early 12th century, around the 1120s CE. Li Bohai is now a young man, and Xiao has lived almost a full century as a vampire; anyone significant from her mortal life is now dead and gone (with the exception of Immortals like Chen Tuan) The unified Song Dynasty is also coming to an ignoble end. The Jin-Song wars that shatter the nation will begin in a few years, and the city of Kaifeng will be sacked by the Jurchen in 1127; while it will survive, it will never recover its golden days as the Imperial Capital of China. The empire will be divided for a century after that into the Northern Jin Dynasty led by the Jurchen (Chinese ethnic group later known as the Manchu) and the Southern Song Dynasty (under control of the Han group). After this century, both Dynasties will be crushed in the 13th century by the Mongols led by Genghis Khan, to form the Yuan Dynasty, the famed dynasty of Emperor Kublai Khan (and his most famous visitor, Marco Polo) ... and with that history lesson, next Prompt! Prompt roll (from 32): 1d10-1d6 -1 ... is 31! Choose... 31a)You fall into a deep slumber for a hundred years. Strike out any mortal Characters. or 31b)The Moon calls. Form a foolish plan to ascend to it. Lose a Resource in the attempt. Gatto Grigio fucked around with this message at 18:43 on May 20, 2021 |
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May 20, 2021 18:27
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Gatto Grigio posted:31b)The Moon calls. Form a foolish plan to ascend to it. Lose a Resource I do not know from which member of the Dong family it originated, but one day a strange rumor that I was a descendant of Chang'e - the moon goddess - started spreading. Worse, the rumor insisted I was going to help the entire family meet her. By the next full moon. I guess I should not be surprised alcoholism runs in the family. Short on time and ideas, I blackmailed a high-ranking member of the court into providing me with 47 gunpowder rockets, which I strapped to a chair. Come the next full moon, I told Dong Wan (the family patriarch) that he'd meet Chang'e first. The rockets exploded shortly after lighting the fuses, killing Wan instantly. One silver lining was that it wiped out the rest of the Dongs as well, saving me some time repairing my reputation by completely eradicating the need to. (Lose: Dong family servants) Zybourne Clock fucked around with this message at 19:37 on May 20, 2021 |
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May 20, 2021 19:33
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Zybourne Clock posted:I do not know from which member of the Dong family it originated, but one day a strange rumor that I was a descendant of Chang'e - the moon goddess - started spreading. Worse, the rumor insisted I was going to help the entire family meet her. By the next full moon. I guess I should not be surprised alcoholism runs in the family. This is hilarious, I love it
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Zybourne’s Looney Tunes Plan is the perfect contrast to how heavy that last one was.
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