12-08-2012, 03:04 AM | #1 | |
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OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
A Historical In Nomine Campaign
Setting background (The following is canon in this game): Quote:
The present: It is the mid 16th century, and the tall ships are opening the world to trade and pillaging alike on a scale heretofore unheard of. Edward VI is king in England, while The Jiajing Emperor reigns in China, but Heaven and Hell have their minds on other matters: Servitors of the Sword hear report from their former brethren among the Tsayadim of a rushing sound, as the tides of a great ocean, which follows them through the realms they travel. A former servitor of Oannes, now in service to Janus, reports that one of her Rites worked! Seraphic interrogation reveals that she is speaking Truly, but the event did not repeat itself. This was considered enough evidence that something was happening that Janus saw fit to investigate, and his seekers report finding Tethers in the deep oceans, which lead somewhere, not on the Corporeal but not familiar to any who were there. Return expeditions couldn't find them, and some failed to return entirely. Meanwhile, Angels of Dreams report actually sighting a coastline at the very edges of the Vale, in the surf of which floated the bubbles of dreamers. The coast flees before them when they approach it, and fades like a mirage when they draw too near, but they are drawing closer. There is something happening, and teams of elite troubleshooters are being sent to find out what it is. Janus, Jordi, and Marc are particularly interested, each for their own reasons, and all the former Servitors of Oannes have been reassigned to the hunt, in the hope that Oannes, or at least some Remnant of him, might be involved, and the fear that the the Word of Oceans may be returning. This is intended to be a high powered, high adventure, swashbuckling game of exploration, action and mystery. Characters are built on standard In Nomine rules, but will start with 11 Forces, and commensurate points. PCs may also select 5 languages at level 3. Servitors of the above mentioned AAs are preferred, but room can be made for other Superiors as well. Those who wish to be former Servitors of Oannes should use these attunements and Rites At least some languages should be non-European ones, and characters should be built with the expectation that both violence and Ethereal travel will occur. Last edited by Dalillama; 12-14-2012 at 02:10 PM. |
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12-10-2012, 01:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
New and relevant skills:
Navigation (per): This is the skill of navigating at sea with charts, compass, and astrolabe, as well as the skill of drawing useful maps and charts. Mariner (special): This is the skill of crewing and running a sailing ship. Crewmembers base the skill on the higher of Precision or Agility, while captains and ships officers base it on Will Gunner (pre): This is the skill of crewing and firing black powder cannons. New weapons: Wheellock pistol: Power: 1 Acc:-2 Range: 5 Matchlock musket: power: 3 Acc -1 Range:16 Thrown Axe: Power: 1 Acc:1 Range: str Thrown knife: Power: 0 Acc:0 Range: 1/2str Last edited by Dalillama; 12-10-2012 at 02:17 PM. |
12-13-2012, 10:34 PM | #3 |
Petitioner: Word of IN Filk
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Longmont, CO
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
I really should be careful about entering another PbP, but this one looks intriguing and I'm curious about your GMing style. I'll let you know when I have a character concept together.
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12-13-2012, 10:48 PM | #4 |
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
Welcome aboard. If I can dredge up a couple more PCs, we can get this show on the road.
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12-14-2012, 12:38 PM | #5 |
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12-14-2012, 01:11 PM | #6 |
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
More in the Corporeal initially, but later on large parts of it will move to the Ethereal. Although that does bring to mind another slight departure from canon for reasons of flavor; it is possible for mortals to be bodily transported to the Ethereal via certain Tethers; By performing the appropriate actions and spending 2 Essence, the user is transported to the Ethereal Domain at the other end of the Tether. What differentiates these from any other Tether is that anyone can pay the Essence, not just the entity traveling, and it works on humans as well as Celestials and Ethereals. When a human, or other entity, passes through, their physical body is placed in Vessel Space (the only known way of putting a human body there), and cannot get it back except by passing back through a Tether from the same Domain. Celestials and Ethereals with Vessels can leave through any Tether, however.
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12-14-2012, 02:03 PM | #7 |
Night Watchman
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
I'm thinking about a couple of character concepts:
One is a Mercurian of Water IST Wind, who's been a sailor for a long. long time. Incidentally, editing the period off the end of the URL for Water wites and attunements would make it more usable. The other is a Seraph of Animals, with human and Dolphin vesels. Do either of these make sense to the GM? |
12-14-2012, 02:14 PM | #8 | |
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
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12-15-2012, 03:57 AM | #9 |
Night Watchman
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
Will Roles be important? It doesn't look as if they will, but I felt I should check.
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12-15-2012, 10:03 AM | #10 |
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Re: OOC:I Must Go Down to the Seas Again
Not neccesary, although having one can definitely be useful. Mostly it would affect how mortals react to you, and there will be interactions with them. That said, Status 1 Roles would be pretty pointless; only buy a Role to indicate a specific status. e.g. "Marcel le Picard, French seaman" is an identity that anyone would accept if you spoke French and/or Picard, and have some seamanship skills. You don't need a Role to be him. If you're "James, Lord Belvedere," that costs points, but people will treat you a lot better than they would Marcel.
Last edited by Dalillama; 12-15-2012 at 11:28 AM. |
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