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[_DivideByZero_]

Believe the numbers are done.

Now to history. Without my OneNote.. Joy...


Note, Element-Spirit Mix of Magic? Negima!

Yours add up just fine as well.

[_DivideByZero_]

So I decided to add a Criticals section to the mechanics post. The aim is to add some unique flavor if someone decides to go Lv. 0 and Lv. 3 in one skill, or something along those lines. You're paying 3 whole points of premium in this case, so one would expect to have some benefits. Massively overshooting all the time isn't strictly a benefit, but it can be taken advantage of. I won't punish players with negative crits for rolling low, since that's no fun.

[IcyTea31]

It seems that with this system, criticals become less common as the size of the die grows. Say you have an overshoot crit threshold of 1 and roll a 6 first on a d6 and then on a d12. Which will be more powerful?

[_DivideByZero_]

It seems that with this system, criticals become less common as the size of the die grows. Say you have an overshoot crit threshold of 1 and roll a 6 first on a d6 and then on a d12. Which will be more powerful?

Good observation. Putting points into your stronger prowess (learning vs potential) will always bring you closer to 50% crit chance. Having a CRIT of 1 at d6 and moving to a CRIT of 2 on a d8 will actually increase your crit chance. I am still ironing out the exact tuning behind level progression, but I want players to gain levels steadily without requiring projects to happen more often (making them relatively shorter). So I am leaning toward allowing players to tune their crit chance the way they want to, with a catch-up bonus for weaker skills to balance out the net power of crit.

Presumably a 12 crit will be greater proportionally to the degrees of success. So rolling a 12 to just barely perform a task at long range will probably be similar to a 6 on a d6; however your d6 would have never succeeded even then; whereas rolling a 12 where a 6 would suffice will be an impressive result indeed.

[Supernerd]

I have made some repairs to my application based on the GM's input. Please let me know what new issues have emerged as a result of this.

[randomgenericusername]

Kinda need inspiration for my character's Bio. What should I put there?

[_DivideByZero_]

Kinda need inspiration for my character's Bio. What should I put there?

My games are usually RP-heavy so I'd pick a character archetype that you like as and fill in the blanks from there (feel free to ask 'what is this world's version of X'). We already have a villager--you could pick a citydweller, or perhaps an explorer born to some family X with some goal Y, but perhaps your character didn't agree other people's goals in exploration (e.g. they wanted to acquire goods and not knowledge). Think about what comes naturally to you or how you'd like to treat other players, and go from there.

I have made some repairs to my application based on the GM's input. Please let me know what new issues have emerged as a result of this.

It's all consistent. I'd expand on the "redundant neural pathways" deal because as of now it's kind of self-defeating, you explicitly stated it's mixed. Does your character have a split personality or something as a result of it? I didn't really give actual space for characters to have special mechanics but it's an option so long as the mechanic is something interesting (see what was mentioned about the fairy character earlier).

Usually though, my philosophy is that it's the way the character is played that makes it interesting and not the background.

[Qassius]

Not sure if it fits within the setting but I gave my shot at it- will possibly extend the bio.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Minere Laedus
Gender: Female (Tentative?)
Appearance: A long red robe with a black trim befitting her junior rank within the church, coupled with a hood and mannequin-like face mask. As standard for those born within the church- she is fairly tall 6'5 yet lithe- with very long arms and slender fingers.
Axiom In a world as ever-changing and tumultuous as this, the ability to assert oneself is critical. Yet just as important is the preservation of order and tradition- of both the natural orders of men- and that of the morally entangled beyond. For the greatest of meaning one can find is the cooperation of all people- adhering and knowing their place in a free but undoubtedly meritocratic society. As the greatest successes of humanity is from the culminations of magnificent social projects- where leader and follower strive and make the best of the natural order- making use of what has been gifted to us by the divine.
Bio: Created by life-givers of the Calatorum Petre- a religious organization with ties to Inberlin, and as is tradition within the church, she was raised communally along with the other children. Minere was raised amongst the clergy, learning the rites and rituals- lucky to receive the tutoring of the magically-inclined clergy to teach her some of the subtleties of magic. She was always interested in the stories of ancient humanity- the strange omens of the augurs and the stories of the many saints. The temple of her birth had been among those not found within Inberlin proper, but certainly felt its influence- the temple benefiting from a mutual relationship of the provision of political support, taxes, and ripe bodies. Minere had fallen under the latter category- to be fresh blood for the academy, and rather eager to make her mark on the world- and spread the faith.

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Prowess: You have 20 points to assign levels. By default you are level 0. Level 1 costs 1 point, Level 2 costs 3 points, and Level 3 costs 6 points. Up to 4 of your entries can be level 0.
Prior Learning dictates how much experience you have, Potential means how much prior affinity you have (which will translate into prior learning). Ultimately the distinction is aesthetic; it reflects whether or not you want to play as a newbie or a veteran.
--Prior Learning--
Wavecraft: 3
Tempestry: 0
Spiritseer: 0
Harmony: 1
Ignition: 2
Artifice: 2

--Potential--
Wavecraft: 2
Tempestry: 0
Spiritseeing: 1
Harmony: 1
Ignition: 1
Artifice: 1

Scholarliness: 3- a well-measured attempt at succeeding in all things academic.
Reaction: Opportunistic/Confrontational: Uphold one's position with dangerous ferocity- to the deficit of the other.

[AbstractTraitorHero]

This still accepting new people?

[_DivideByZero_]

This still accepting new people?

Go for it, the first part of this (the Practical Exam) has no player limit. I'm only limiting it to 6 players afterward.

Not sure if it fits within the setting but I gave my shot at it- will possibly extend the bio.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Minere Laedus
Gender: Female (Tentative?)
Appearance: A long white robe with a black trim befitting her junior rank within the church, coupled with a hood and mannequin-like face mask. As standard for those born within the church- she is fairly tall 6'5 yet lithe- with very long arms and slender fingers.
Axiom In a world as ever-changing and tumultuous as this, the ability to assert oneself is critical. Yet just as important is the preservation of order and tradition- of both the natural orders of men- and that of the morally entangled beyond. For the greatest of meaning one can find is the cooperation of all people- adhering and knowing their place in a free but undoubtedly meritocratic society. As the greatest successes of humanity is from the culminations of magnificent social projects- where leader and follower strive and make the best of the natural order- making use of what has been gifted to us by the divine.
Bio: Created by life-givers of the Calatorum Petre- a religious organization with ties to Inberlin, and as is tradition within the church, she was raised communally along with the other children. Minere was raised amongst the clergy, learning the rites and rituals- lucky to receive the tutoring of the magically-inclined clergy to teach her some of the subtleties of magic. She was always interested in the stories of ancient humanity- the strange omens of the augurs and the stories of the many saints. The temple of her birth had been among those not found within Inberlin proper, but certainly felt its influence- the temple benefiting from a mutual relationship of the provision of political support, taxes, and ripe bodies. Minere had fallen under the latter category- to be fresh blood for the academy, and rather eager to make her mark on the world- and spread the faith.

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Prowess: You have 20 points to assign levels. By default you are level 0. Level 1 costs 1 point, Level 2 costs 3 points, and Level 3 costs 6 points. Up to 4 of your entries can be level 0.
Prior Learning dictates how much experience you have, Potential means how much prior affinity you have (which will translate into prior learning). Ultimately the distinction is aesthetic; it reflects whether or not you want to play as a newbie or a veteran.
--Prior Learning--
Wavecraft: 3
Tempestry: 0
Spiritseer: 0
Harmony: 1
Ignition: 2
Artifice: 2

--Potential--
Wavecraft: 2
Tempestry: 0
Spiritseeing: 1
Harmony: 1
Ignition: 1
Artifice: 1

Scholarliness: 3- a well-measured attempt at succeeding in all things academic.
Reaction: Opportunistic/Confrontational: Uphold one's position with dangerous ferocity- to the deficit of the other.

Numbers check out. The backstory is also good. A church fits 100% in a setting with many diverse axioms across the land.
I have a lot of stuff written up for what's 'up there' past the mist-filled sky. Expect telescopes and astronomy in general to be a huge part of most church traditions you will find (you don't necessarily have to fit this into your character's own practices but I'm just mentioning it).

[Qassius]

Numbers check out. The backstory is also good. A church fits 100% in a setting with many diverse axioms across the land.
I have a lot of stuff written up for what's 'up there' past the mist-filled sky. Expect telescopes and astronomy in general to be a huge part of most church traditions you will find (you don't necessarily have to fit this into your character's own practices but I'm just mentioning it).

I had thought out the religion as seeing the stars as sort of demiurges in the gnostic sense- being manifestations of the divine that had created the world and humanity, blessing them with the mist and magic. Where to see beyond the mist is to forgo affairs of the world and to peer to the closest thing they have to the "true" divine. The church I had thought of corresponding each rank/role (order?) in the church hierarchy to one of the stars, along with black for the non-clergy still working in an official capacity in the temples. Saints would be those in the clergy that had helped propagate the faith and push the church forward in some significant way. The Calatorum being founded by a number of Saints that had composed a number of rather cryptic holy texts (possible name of Velus Anima? I'm bad at Latin) relating to the divine and humanity.

Just some thoughts, I don't want to impose too much on a pre-established setting.

[IcyTea31]

Worked on my sheet.

[_DivideByZero_]

Numbers check out. The backstory is also good. A church fits 100% in a setting with many diverse axioms across the land.
I have a lot of stuff written up for what's 'up there' past the mist-filled sky. Expect telescopes and astronomy in general to be a huge part of most church traditions you will find (you don't necessarily have to fit this into your character's own practices but I'm just mentioning it).

I had thought out the religion as seeing the stars as sort of demiurges in the gnostic sense- being manifestations of the divine that had created the world and humanity, blessing them with the mist and magic. Where to see beyond the mist is to forgo affairs of the world and to peer to the closest thing they have to the "true" divine. The church I had thought of corresponding each rank/role (order?) in the church hierarchy to one of the stars, along with black for the non-clergy still working in an official capacity in the temples. Saints would be those in the clergy that had helped propagate the faith and push the church forward in some significant way. The Calatorum being founded by a number of Saints that had composed a number of rather cryptic holy texts (possible name of Velus Anima? I'm bad at Latin) relating to the divine and humanity.

Just some thoughts, I don't want to impose too much on a pre-established setting.

One thing to note: There aren't a whole lot of stars visible in the night sky, even in space (most of the stars left in the universe are red-dwarfs as those are long-lived...). There are eight bright "planets" which shift around in the sky (seven colors of the rainbow and one white) which are treated as "stars" in that they are the main pinpoints of light visible with the naked eye, although telescopes are not unheard of.

There is no sun. There is a glow that makes up the day/night cycle, which usually faces the cluster of colored stars in the sky, but the glow itself is primarily emitted from the mist. In the upper atmosphere, imagine scores of yellow motes which blend into a haze as you descend to ground level.

So long as you fit within the setting's physics and parameters you are free to create societies and social orders. The main thing I would steer clear of is the named cities themselves; you can be associated with them but you may want to avoid having a monumental role in the city's history (a minor role is fine). Best solution would be to create another prosperous city that made contact with Inberlin some time ago. This is if you want the Calatorum to be more influential.

Worked on my sheet.

I have to sleep so I'll take an in-depth look tomorrow. I know this is a bit odd after I went and explained the stars to Qassius above, but I think character bios deserve special treatment.

[randomgenericusername]

...Nope. Can't come up with anything. I guess my character is probably from a city, but I can't think of anything else.

[TheBiggerFish]

Spoiler: IDKWTF I'm Doing But Does This World Sound Postapocalyptic To Anyone Else? (click to show/hide)

Name: Greek or Latin roots are common
Gender: Prefers she/her pronouns.
Appearance: You get to submit a custom uniform, which will be provided to you should you be admitted. If your character has any unusual physiology such as extra arms, wings, odd proportions, etc, they go here as well.
Axiom: If You Don't Know What It Does, Poke It With A Stick.
Bio: From a village of "ferals" that by no means should be called by that name, that inhabits a distant "Station" in the radio forest.  They claim to be able to communicate with the radio forest directly, through some bizarre means, and their immediate environment certainly shows symbiosis - though how this was accomplished is anyone's guess.  Or at least, that's the story she's telling.

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Prowess: You have 20 points to assign levels. By default you are level 0. Level 1 costs 1 point, Level 2 costs 3 points, and Level 3 costs 6 points. Up to 4 of your entries can be level 0.
Prior Learning dictates how much experience you have, Potential means how much prior affinity you have (which will translate into prior learning). Ultimately the distinction is aesthetic; it reflects whether or not you want to play as a newbie or a veteran.
--Prior Learning--
Wavecraft: An elemental magic. Using energy harvested from the ground by a wavegear (such as a staff or rod), you can cast premade spells or encode your own commands into matter; a staff serves as an antenna, used to focus magic signals into a tight beam.
Tempestry: An elemental magic. Using the natural locii within the human nervous system, practitioners can order the penumbral mist itself to act as an antenna, amplifying gains at the cost of slowly rendering your nervous system useless until healed.
Spiritseer: A spiritual magic. The human brain contains a small number of magically active particles, but in the presence of an increased number, the brain learns to interpret and read the patterns sent by the spirits of the air. Spirit magic is used to listen to and measure spirits.
Harmony: A spiritual magic. The act of harmonizing the mind to a signal requires knowledge of the brain's inner workings, able to insert hidden cues into music and voice. Harmonic magic involves creating compositions, a fixed set of cues which individuals recite and train to perform subconsciously in addition to their normal action.
Ignition: A sub-magic. To ignite the mist is to start a chain reaction that propagates itself. Technically speaking, a spirit is a type of ignition. In its simplest form, an ignition can quickly drain all the mana from a place, emitting a violent burst of heat, but the energy can be used for long-lasting charms and curses as well.
Artifice: A sub-magic. Technically the culmination of using helper-spirits, precise manipulation, and engineering knowledge. Artifice is the tool used to create bodies and wavegears, instruments complex beyond compare.

--Potential--
Wavecraft: See above
Tempestry: See above
Spiritseeing: See above
Harmony: See above
Ignition: See above
Artifice: See above

Scholarliness: 5
Reaction:
"Confrontational", Curious, and still kind of Cautious, with a significant helping of flustered.

Okay, I really don't know what I'm doing with this setting.