Nadya Lunălescu Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 No problem - didn't have much to go on. The Godspear is freakishly tall, so I figure it's used as a reference point for anyone sailing the central ocean. But no worries - I know why we can't see it - the Temple is on the top of it. (Sigil for the win!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 There is no spoon temple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 I can tell you where it is OOC if you want...or you can keep the mystery...your choice. It isn't likely to be revealed in game, at least not anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Lunălescu Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Nah, nah, I was just being funny, such as it was. Keep the mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Before I reply, I had thought of something the other day and wanted to bring it up for a discussion. This game has been built (ironically) on Chaos. In the spirit of the Force die of d6 Star Wars, what would you say to adding a 'Chaos Die' to SOI? Everytime you make a roll, you also roll a d6. The GM also rolls a d6. If you and the GM both roll a 1, something chaotic happens regarding that roll in a bad sense. If you both roll a 6, something good happens. Any other combination of rolls, nothing happens. This would be outside the confines of the success or failure of the roll itself, but would add the sense of Chaos we had in the world creation. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmon Kyrell Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'm in favor of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'd rather handle any bad chaos stuff through the Hero Point mechanic (i.e. you dick with us, we get a HP) and likewise our spending of HPs is the flipside of chaos, getting an improved roll, getting a second wind (i.e. negating fatigue), and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn OOC Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I do not mind giving the dice another chance to frak with us. In creation, those created a lot of flavor for the world and the game. I'd like to be able to use HP to mitigate the chaos factor. As far as relying solely on the ST to introduce chaos: it doesn't seem to be that random. Some of the things that were rolled during creation and then pieced together by Damon were very interesting and essential to the dynamic of the world-creation. Just my two pennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 I would roll on Expertise, too - Tarmon knows about the Temples of the four winds, maybe there are tales of something akin to them? Let me know if it is applicable Sorry, wrong God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmon Kyrell Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Sorry, wrong God. Then it can't be really of importance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmon Kyrell Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I imagine Ankassim something like this. http://warlordwardog...nians-208745387 I approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Perhaps I missed something, or have forgotten or gotten confused with all the other 3 letter words ending in "y" but who or what is "Ray"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Ray is Wa'ne's rank, he/she is a Ten'ray. Ten for the division of Sen'ten and then Ray for rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Thanks ... I think I get it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 It was posted in the Machinations thread. Each branch is ranked similarly and every rank is easily identified by the glowing lucenite sunburst pattern around the eye. The number of rays branded denotes the rank, with one ray below the eye being an initiate to the order, and a student at the college, a 'Ray'. A second ray directly opposite that cuts through the eyebrow indicates a 'Bur', a graduate of the school. Most Sen'ten fall within the ranks of Ray and Bur. Above this there are two more ranks before titles become job specific, each accompanied with another ray, the first straight back from the corner of the eye towards the ear and the second in a 'southeast' direction. The titles are 'Nov' and 'Ilu'. Further marks would indicate position such as the instructors at the college's arc along their nose and the inside of the eye area or accolades such as pinpricks of light amongst the rays for achievements in vanquishing Chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Since I am gone for the weekend....I expect a post from everyone! heh Also, if anyone wants to write a 'story' from Iannin...a campfire tale of some sort, and it is done or nearly so by the time I get back, you can have a HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Welp, no campfire stories, but at least people posted. I shall try to get it updated tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Jim, "Z" has been redone. We appear to have editing powers back. Editing the encyclopedia will be fun as it is converting it all into HTML, you can look at Z to see what I did. Took me about an hour to go through and make sure I had all the facts and linked back where I could. Leave the letters alone as we don't have that font anymore as a selection, but feel free to edit whatever you want of the rest. I am bolding the entries. Everyone else, Whatever you can do to fact check us or if you're feeling super nice, writing up entries for the Encyclopedia would be super awesome. If you write anything up, just post it here in SOI Chat and either Jim or I will get it posted in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Yeah sorry about that, you were AFK when Chosen told me it was fixed & I forgot when you got back. I'll start on "A" today and try to emulate what you did. Folks to echo what Damon said and explain: When the sit changed all of the old links broke because they point to something that doesn't exist now. We're going to go back and fix the links and decided that some updates to entries were needed as well. I think it would help us out most if you can look at entries pertaining to your races & other creations especially since those you may have a better sense of than we do. Any amount of help would be appreciated though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The "A"s are done. A through E are updated. I'm adding new entries as I see the need or think of them so please feel free to suggest others I may have missed. Elan's Blood had no cross reference, does anybody remember or know if there was a larger entry for it elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 A through J are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 The "A"s are done. A through E are updated. I'm adding new entries as I see the need or think of them so please feel free to suggest others I may have missed. Elan's Blood had no cross reference, does anybody remember or know if there was a larger entry for it elsewhere? I don't think there is one. I know I referred to it in the Bound Knight post (#43 in rebirth), but I don't recall anything describing it fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 OK thanks. done A-K, I need a break and to get some real work done so I'll probably return to this tonight ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Z-N are done. M is missing massive amounts of entries, so I will come back to it later...I need a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Yeah I finished L but I need to get work done, I'm also gonna try and come back to it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hey Forge, next time you edit the map can up update the color for the two cities in the blasted lands? The red on red makes then nearly impossible to read (at least in my experience) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 I actually already did, I just did it after I posted the latest update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 touché Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm sorry, but with the sick kids and my first full week of work for awhile, I am just plain exhausted. I am off tomorrow and should get the next post up. Do you want me to start the next chapter at the ship? Or did anyone have anything there were going to do before that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Let's move to the next chapter. Maybe we can get this thing underway and revitalize the post rate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Lunălescu Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm fine with moving to the next chapter. If people really want to engage in some banter, I suppose we can just add to the current thread later or do it on the ship, or in a fic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Asa, Onyxiron doesn't seem to have ever been given an effect aside from being 'heavy' and looking similar to black diamonds. Does it have any special property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 based on the description I would think that Armor made from it has the impervious extra, and weapons might have extra damage ranks from the added swing weight. Edit: it could also have a higher material strength/toughness than steel. Steel is listed as Toughness 9 on the Material Toughness Chart, with Titanium having a 15 (these numbers assume a 1 inch thickness, as a plate for instance). Onyxiron might fall in the 13-14 range and receive that extra toughness against Smash/Sunder attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Sounds good to me unless there is objection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Lunălescu Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Sounds good to me with Onyxiron - though instead of Extra Damage Ranks, it might have some Penetration. The stuff requires a reasonably strong person to wield (a quirk I suppose), so extra Damage Ranks would just be wasted as it goes over the cap (at lower power levels anyway). Impervious for armour and extra toughness for the material itself is exactly what I had in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 perhaps extra damage for blunt and slashing weapons and penetrating for piercing weapons? A hammer isn't likely to pick up Penetrating but a spear might, and a Pick or thrusting sword like a gladius might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Lunălescu Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 That sounds fair and reasonable. I'd still like a restriction on strength to use the stuff - say maybe Str 2 for one handed weapons and chain armor, Str 4 for two-handed weapons and plate armor? Someone with lower strength could pick the stuff up of course, it's just too heavy to use in combat (maybe -1 to hit with weapons and -1 to dodge for armor for each point of strength below the minimum). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'd say stick with the standard circumstance bonus/penalty structure of ±2/±5 in this case if you are strong but not strong enough you take -2 on to hit and parry, escalates to -5 if you are outclassed. specific strength needed will depend on the weapon though, that's more into GM's call than anything. An Onyxiron knife isn't likely to be heavy enough to matter, but an onyxiron war maul is going to need more than Str 4 to wield properly IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Lunălescu Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Dammit! That's much better, using the standard circumstance bonuses. Good call, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 I apologize for no update yet. We found out today(!!!!) that the buyers want to close Friday instead of Tuesday, so I was making lots and lots of calls this afternoon trying to accomplish that. I will see about getting the post written and commandeering my Grandma's laptop or my Aunt's computer to post it while I am in WA if I have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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