Archipelago Conundrum: Difference between revisions

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Setting

On a ship, probably. Many of the characters will have been manipulated in various ways by the main NPC to board the ship for a meeting on a western island. The scenario deals only with the journey, however.

Characters

Characters are tough, as they need to work without knowing how many people might be playing.

Player Characters

Iron Tooth - dawn solar - martial artist - tiger
Daughter of Stone and Glass - zenith solar - war/presence
Copper Horizon - twilight solar - brawler/blacksmith type
Tranquil Fist - night solar - con artist
Grieving Storm - eclipse solar - archer
An air terrestrial - Imperial, but didn't exalt on schedule and was shunned. Became "activist" of sorts

Non-Player Characters

The Wanderlust - the ship
Sidereal, disguised as one of the crew. He has manipulated fate to get everyone on the boat.
Captain Ascending Finger - air aspect outcaste terrestrial
First mate - fair folk
Encoralani - air elemental

Schedule

Introduction

15-30 min.
Introductions. Ask about previous games played.
Great setting, average mechanics.
History
- Primordials
- Creation
- Gods
- Exalted
- War
- First Age
- Usurpation
- Empire
- Now (disappearance, wyld hunt fading, etc.)
Describe demo
- Not the best role-playing experience
- On a ship
- Two combats, one simple, one more Exalted-like
Pass out sheets
- History more for flavor
- Attributes and Abilities
- Basic Attribute + Ability mechanic
- Static Value mechanic
- Other parts can wait
Stunts
- Bend rules
- Control of set
- Numeric gains (dice, motes, willpower)
Rest of sheet
- Willpower and motes
- Charms
- Peripheral vs. Personal

Setup

Ship (describe)
Jade rings
Captain
Elemental creating wind

First Combat

Artificial constraint: Personal essence only.
Elemental killed, screams alert everyone.
Join Battle
Vapor sharks materialize.
Try to attack jade rings.
One per character, plus two.

Second Combat

Night. Ship lifted in air.
Join Battle
A few rounds to allow people to power up. All essence available.
Vapolisti materializes saying "Now, to feed."
Opens with mental attack.
To move, everyone must flurry a Dex + Athletics action, unless they have suitable charms or Athletics ●●● or greater.
Physical actions at -2 success, from the darkness, mist and flowing water

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 *[[Iron Tooth]] - dawn solar - martial artist - tiger
-*[[Daughter of Stone and Glass]] - A zenith solar - war/presence
+*[[Daughter of Stone and Glass]] - zenith solar - war/presence
-*A twilight solar - brawler/blacksmith type
+*[[Copper Horizon]] - twilight solar - brawler/blacksmith type
-*A night solar - melee - cult of the illuminated agent?
+*[[Tranquil Fist]] - night solar - con artist
-*[[Grieving Storm]] - An eclipse solar - archer?
+*[[Grieving Storm]] - eclipse solar - archer
-*An air terrestrial - Imperial, but didn't exalt on schedule and was shunned. Became "activist" of sorts for mortal rights. Then exalted, and gets shunned by the activists. Runs away and drinks alot. Gets conscripted. Now pretends he's a mortal.
+*An air terrestrial - Imperial, but didn't exalt on schedule and was shunned. Became "activist" of sorts
-*An earth terrestrial - undercover immaculate?
-*A fire terrestrial - serves his monastic order (Golden Janissary Style). Sent to find out more about the Lintha.
-*A water terrestrial - outcaste, part of the ship's crew. Seafaring Hero Style
-*A wood terrestrial - Ill Lily style
-*A fairly high essence spirit, under punishment to live life with the mortals for a year. Conviction style.
-Captain [[Heavens Smashing]]
 === Non-Player Characters ===