BBT/Love and Sin

2016-01-28T06:53:41Z

Doctor West:

BBT/Love and Sin

2016-01-28T06:41:21Z

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== Pre Play ==

Characters begin each session (the Pre Play phase) with three Bonds (two from their Lifepath, and one with another PC) and one Ego. In addition, the GM may give each PC a fourth Bond in the scenario handout. You may only have a total of 7 Bonds and Egos combined at any given time. During After Play, any Bonds or Egos you gained this session are cleared away, returning you to three Bonds and one Ego again. The contents of your "3+1" may be changed at this point as character development demands.

This doesn't mean that your bonds are gone from a roleplay perspective, mind you. They've simply been sorted out and filed away with the end of the incident. If an NPC you held a Bond with appears again in a later session, you'll likely forge one again.

== What's the difference? ==

Sometimes, you might end up with cases like [Bond: Girlfriend (Love)] and [Ego: Love for my girlfriend] that look the same at first glance. However, there are important differences between a Bond and an Ego. In the above example, the Ego is not truly directed at the object of your affection, but instead at an ideal 'girlfriend' image that originated in your own head. Love as an Ego does not consider if you that love is reciprocated or wanted. Hatred as an Ego has nothing to do with the subjects truth or intentions, it's nurtured and takes root entirely within yourself.

Similarly, [Ego: Hatred for my rival] and [Bond: Rival (Hatred)] may both sound like an Ego, but there's a difference. The latter still acknowledges your rival as an individual, and you've likely grown to hate them through a number of incidents and experiences. In the former case, whether your rival has a change of heart, admits defeat, or even dies, your fundamental feelings for them won't change.

In other words, if it's a Bond, the nuances of your feelings towards the subject may change depending on the situation, but not so much for an Ego. When a Bond becomes an Ego, that feeling has hardened within you and become semi-permanent.

Of course, the possibility always remains of Love turning an Ego back into a Bond...

== Acquiring Bonds ==

You may add a new Bond to your record sheet at any time that the GM allows. The subject may be a person, a region, or even a concept, as long as it's appropriate to your roleplay.

== Converting to Egos ==

There are three situations in which a Bond may become an Ego. The first is loss of Humanity. When your Humanity drops to 40, 20, or 0 (the points where a mutation manifests), you must choose one Bond and convert it to an Ego.

The second is GM ruling: If the GM decides it's impossible for you to maintain your current relationship with a Bond... for example, if a friend witnesses your monster transformation and rejects you... they may declare that Bond has become an Ego.

The third is the players own decision. You may convert a Bond to an Ego at any time you feel is appropriate, as long as the GM approves.

As a rule, Egos are not acquired on their own. If you wish to acquire an Ego from nothing, treat it as acquiring a Bond and then immediately voluntarily converting it. If you REALLY want to, you may skip the Bond stage and simply add an Ego to your record sheet, but this means missing out on Love.

== Acquiring Love and Sin ==

You automatically acquire one point of Love for each Bond you have. This Love remains even if the Bond becomes an Ego before it's used.

Sin isn't as easy. At the end of a scene, you may declare to the GM that you roleplayed one of your Egos. If the GM agrees, you acquire one point of Sin. You may only acquire one point of Sin per scene, and you may only acquire Sin from the same Ego once per session. As an exception, during the Climax Phase, you may roleplay an Ego and immediately acquire up to 1 point of Sin without waiting for the scene end.

== What can I do with Love? ==

'''Enter Release State:''' You may declare this at any time, even during Transient Death. You immediately recover (Body + 10) FP, are cured of all status ailments, and may not be subjected to status ailments again for the duration that you're Released. In addition, for all 2D6 rolls you make as a Major Action, roll 3D6 and discard the lowest result instead. However, you cannot recover your FP by any means while Released, and if you are reduced to 0 FP, you suffer True Death. A Release state lasts until the end of the scene. You cannot Release again when already in this state.

'''Use Sin on Others:''' You may use a Love point and a Sin point together to apply one of the following Sin affects to an ally other than yourself: Boost Result, Enhance Damage, Revive, Avoid True Death, and Recover.

'''Restore Bond:''' You may revert an Ego (other than a Lifepath Ego) back into a Bond. When using this on someone other than yourself, the target character must consent. If they do not consent, the Love point is not used.

'''Use Arts:''' Some powerful Arts require you to spend Love rather than Humanity to use them.

== What can I do with Sin? ==

'''Boost Result:''' You may declare this after making a dice check. Add +3D6 to the result.

'''Enhance Damage:''' You may declare this before making a damage roll. Add +5D6 to the damage roll and treat the targets Armor and Guard scores as 0.

'''Ignore Target Shift:''' You may declare this before making a damage roll. Ignore the effects of all Arts and items such as Parrying that would shift the damage dealt to another character or item.

'''Revive:''' Use immediately after suffering Transient Death. You may immediately return to battle with (Blessing + 10) FP.

'''Avoid True Death:''' Use immediately after suffering True Death. You avoid dying permanently and suffer Transient Death instead. You may only use this Sin effect once per scenario.

'''Recover:''' You may declare this at any time. Clear away all status ailments and negative effects from Arts and items, and recover (Blessing + 10) FP. As an exception, you may restore your own FP this way even in a Released State.

== On Humanity ==

You begin each new session with your Initial Humanity. It can drop from there in one of four ways.

'''Appearing:''' Each time you appear in a scene, you lose 1D6 Humanity. Halfbreeds are drawn to the Abyss merely by existing.

'''Arts:''' When you use an Art, in most cases you must spend a portion of your Humanity.

'''Items:''' Some items reduce your Initial Humanity when acquired. If you acquire such an item during a session, your current Humanity drops as well.

'''Fall Checks:''' When your Ego has been strongly stimulated, you've come face to face with a powerful Dominator, or otherwise are more conscious of the Abyss than normal, the GM may call for a Fall Check. Roll 2d6 + (number of bonds) against a difficulty set by the GM (usually 10). Simply by rolling a Fall Check, you lose 2D6 Humanity. If you fail, you additionally suffer the Berserk status ailment.

2016-01-16T02:45:01Z

Doctor West:

2016-01-15T16:10:41Z

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<blockquote>''Dragonblooded wanderer''</blockquote>

Wren is a player character from the [[Cutefinder]] campaign. An eldritch scion with the blood of a silver dragon, she has traveled Golarion for years in search of answers to her family history. A free spirit and friendly to a fault, but she can be somewhat sarcastic, and is frightening when angered.

Her character sheet is [http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=172805 here].

== Game Information ==
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|raceClass=Human Magus (Eldritch Scion) 5
|creatureType=CG medium humanoid (human)
|init=+3 | senses=Perception +6
|acArmor=+5 | acNatural=+2 | acDex=+3
|hitPoints=58 | hitDice=5d8+1d12
|fortSave=+6 | reflexSave=+4 | willSave=+6; +1 vs language-dependent or sonic effects
|resist=cold 5
|speed=30 ft.
|meleeWeapons=claws +6 (1d6); longsword +5 (1d8)
|magic='''Magus spells known''' (CL 5th, concentration +10; +14 when casting defensively)
:2nd (3/day)—alter self, frigid touch (4d6+stagger), elemental touch (DC17-18, 1d6)
:1st (6/day)—shocking grasp (5d6), feather fall, snowball (5d6 + DC17 stagger), color spray (DC16)
:0 (at will)—detect magic, prestidigitation, read magic, light, mage hand, ray of frost (1d3),
'''Bloodline''' draconic
|str=14 | dex=16 | con=13 | int=16 | wis=13 | cha=21
|BAB=+3 | CMB=+5 | CMD=18
|feats=Combat Casting, Weapon Focus (Natural Weapons), Elemental Focus (Cold), Energy Substitution (Cold), Extra Arcane Pool
|skills=Climb +8, Craft (Alchemy) +9, Diplomacy +10, Escape Artist +7, Intimidate +13, Knowledge (Arcana) +11, Knowledge (Planes) +7, Perception +6, Ride +7, Spellcraft +11, Swim +11, Use Magic Device +12
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|combatGear=spell component pouch; ring of disable construct
|gear=longsword, mithral shirt +1, handy haversack, portable alchemists lab, 2010 gp and jewelry worth 50 gp
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'''Eldritch Pool''' Wren has a 10 point eldritch pool she may use to activate draconic abilities for 2 rounds or to grant a +2 enhancement bonus and magic effect to a weapon for 1 minute.

'''(Natural) Spell Combat''' Wren may attack with a melee weapon or natural attack and cast a spell in the same action.

'''Spellstrike''' Wren may deliver touch spells with a melee weapon attack.

== Description ==

A diminutive, child-like human whose hair and eyes are both a decidedly unusual silver. Her cheeks, upper back, and the backs of her hands are decorated with what appear at first glance to be ornate tribal tattoos of some sort, these are in actuality birthmarks betraying her heritage and tend to glow faintly when she's casting spells.

Years of harsh travel have left Wren's padded upbringing a distant memory, and most of the time there's no trace of the refinement... or arrogance... typical of nobility. A restless free spirit to a fault, she dislikes sitting idle and has been known to wander off and explore the town when the Order has no work for her. She views violence as a last resort in most cases, a response only appropriate in the defense of herself or others. She will never harm non-combatants or children, even of a race traditionally seen as evil. When she does engage in combat, she is keenly aware of the fragility of her immature frame and exercises the utmost of caution. However, both her non-violent tendencies and her caution can be overridden by a significant enough atrocity, and one does not want to be on the wrong end of her claws on the rare occasions she loses her temper.

:''—Myth-Weavers character sheet''

== Relationships ==

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== History ==

Born to a noble family in a distant kingdom which shall remain nameless because I’m lazy, Wren enjoyed a privilege life for most of her early childhood in spite of the wary looks her relatives sometimes gave her birthmarks. This changed, however, when she manifested spontaneous casting powers at 10 years old. The truth of the matter is that one of her not-so-distant ancestors had engaged in a secret affair with a silver dragon. Their home country being human-centric and quite xenophobic, her house had held this secret close to their chests for fear of losing face, and perhaps even their lands and titles. When Wren herself became living evidence of this tryst, it didn’t take long for her own relatives to make an attempt on her life to keep the secret.

Her powers still in their infancy, she was forced to flee into exile at a young age. She quickly learned out of necessity how to care for herself, how to bluff and cajole people into doing what she wanted, and how to defend herself when push came to shove. As years passed, she found her body was not maturing to match her mind.. an unusual and rare magical condition related to her dragon blood. As she honed her magic, she researched her family secret further, going so far as to break into the families estates once or twice, seeking clues as to where her dragon ancestor may have gone after the tryst came to an end.

Knowing the long lifespan of dragons, and wishing to find some sort of meaning in the blood that had uprooted her from her life of ease, she set out on a journey of many years. Along the way she encountered many different cultures, met many demihumans, and developed an open mind in comparison to those of her homeland. She also saw many forms of injustice, and developed a disdain for those who would take the freedom of other sentient beings.

After many years, her journey brought her to Kova, but her ancestors trail had gone dead and her traveling funds were running low. She joined the Guild to save up funds once more, and in the hopes that their connections would eventually turn up a clue…

:''—Obsidian Portal character bio''

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