06-08-2011, 11:19 PM | #1 |
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New Servitor Attunement for Lightning
Read the Forgotten Manual
By spending one Essence, the user of this attunement can create documentation (a printout, a CD, or even a help file) relevant to someone else's technical problems. The documentation must have a real-world counterpart (such as "uninstall information for Windows 95"); if no mortals have recorded the right knowledge yet, then Read the Forgotten Manual automatically fails. Created materials vanish after as many hours as the user has total Forces, unless he spends more Essence to keep them available.
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06-09-2011, 01:09 AM | #2 | |
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06-09-2011, 10:26 AM | #3 | |
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I can't think of a tech support person who *wouldn't* want this, celestial or corporeal.
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06-09-2011, 11:32 AM | #4 |
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Re: New Servitor Attunement for Lightning
Perhaps this attunement could come with something a la the Destiny attunement that makes the listener believe the angel's logic (at least temporarily): "Not only does this disc contain the correct solution to your problem, but you will follow its instructions precisely."
You might also want to clarify how extra Essence expenditure increases the duration (I assume one more Essence doubles the duration but that isn't expressly laid out). Good job, otherwise.
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06-09-2011, 12:50 PM | #5 | |
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06-09-2011, 02:18 PM | #6 |
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Illumination
By spending one Essence and taking the time to instruct someone how to perform a task, the angel can guarantee that the chosen listener will both understand the instructions and follow them faithfully when next, if ever, attempting the task. The task must be something the listener is capable of doing, but the listener is not forced to complete it. For actions that do not require a roll, the listener achieves a speedy, complete success. For actions that do require a roll, the listener gets a bonus equal to the angel's Precision. The task must also be something that detailed instructions alone enough can cover; using complicated features of a detailed software program would qualify, but hacking the CIA database would not. Raphael originally discovered this attunement, but she disliked its lack of depth, preferring to teach humanity knowledge permanently. She shared it with Jean, whose Servitors have often used it to improve efficiency when dealing with the frightfully uneducated human masses.
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“The world is going to Hell in a hand-basket, but I’ve got Good News: I saved my soul by switching to Heaven.” —Baruel, former Djinn of the Media, now Cherub of Destiny and the Angel of Good News Last edited by Acolyte; 06-10-2011 at 12:34 AM. |
06-09-2011, 10:17 PM | #7 | |
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06-09-2011, 10:48 PM | #8 | |
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06-10-2011, 12:34 AM | #9 |
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Re: New Servitor Attunement for Lightning
Thank you, everyone who commented: I should add the note about extending the duration of RTFM. Rocket Man was concerned about the base duration being too long to begin with; if an hour per Force seems excessive, I could cut it down to 10 minutes times the user's total Forces. (A typical "newbie" angel who served Jean would still have an hour and a half to consult the material, and could probably spend another Essence if he needed to keep searching.)
Adding Illumination as a companion attunement, too, is a stroke of genius. The Angel of Technical Support probably relies on those two abilities to further his Word... :-)
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06-10-2011, 11:13 AM | #10 |
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Re: New Servitor Attunement for Lightning
Question: Why does it need to be a physical manual? How about allowing them to become 'Illuminated' from a deeper understanding of technology?
Or, as an alternative: Third Tier Tech Support (Distinction): This celestial, in 10 - Ethereal Forces minutes of tinkering with a device or program, can decifer any technical device as if he had the operators manual, tech support tree, and mechanical ops specs. |
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