[OOC] Hard Nights, Dark Streets

[Dark Cloud]

@Penny Looking at my sheet it's only half done. Mind PMing me so we can work on it? Preferably with the old sheet temp I used.

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

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Not that I can see.

On that note, I've definitely decided on Oracle at this point.

@XxFellsingxX

Thank you!

I'll go with Spectre then. ^_^

[Dark Cloud]

@Guardian Angel Haruki sp00ky

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

@Penny

Name
Grace

Look
Female, White, Dark Clothing

Demeanor
Meek

Character Stats
Blood: 1
Heart: 0
Mind: -1
Spirit: 1

Starting Factions
Mortality: -1
Night: 1
Power: 0
Wild: 1

Who are you?
...I was a student at the University. I went to a Job Interview to become a journalist, but...I didn't expect to be murdered at that particular event. I was murdered by the CEO...

How long have you been in the city?
I've been in the city for all of my life, and my current afterlife.

Who do you still love?
My childhood friend, Dante. We started dating before I died...

What makes your afterlife worth living?
Knowing that I can do something as a ghost to help those who are victimized, more so than I could when I was alive, makes the afterlife worthwhile.

What do you desperately need?
I need to bring my murderer to justice. If he killed me, then chances are he's going to keep on killing. Perhaps it's part of the ghosts' need for vengeance? But...I'm not going to stoop to his level and just kill him. I want the world to know what he did and ensure that his reputation is destroyed and he can't work anywhere ever again.

Gear
Whatever was on your person when you died, albeit spiritual versions of each

Debts
*Someone, or someone’s progenitor, was involved in your death. They owe you a Debt.
*Someone is watching out for a family member of yours (Little Sister, Charity). You owe them 2 Debts.
*You are haunting someone and they know it. You owe them a Debt.

Spectre Moves
[*] Manifest: Regular people can’t sense or interact with you unless you manifest. You manifest by spending a few quiet moments concentrating and choosing 2:
• You can be heard.
• You can be seen.
• You can touch and be touched by the physical world.
You may mark corruption to instead choose 1 or all 3.

[*] Won’t Be Ignored: When you get in the way of someone, treat your roll as a 10+ without rolling. If you distract an NPC, roll with Spirit instead of Mind.

[] Ghost Town: When you hit the streets with ghosts, take +1 on going to dealing with them.

[] Phantasm: Take +1 Spirit (max +3).

[*] “Wall? What Wall?”: You always have an opening to escape a situation.
You can choose an additional option off the list to bring someone with you. On a miss, you attract the attention of dangerous spirits and ghosts in the area.

[] Link: Something keeps you from passing on: a Link. When in the presence of your Link, advance let it out. When your Link is in danger, you have access to all your corruption moves until you see it to safety. If your Link is ever destroyed, so are you.

Drama Moves

Spectre Corruption Move: When you witness a scene of victimization and do nothing, mark corruption.

Intimacy Move: When you share a moment of intimacy—physical or emotional—with another person, you hold 1. Whenever they get into trouble, you can spend your hold to be there.

End Move: When you fill up on harm, your corpus is scattered and dispersed. You’ll reform in a few days. When your spirit passes on permanently or you retire your character, any characters present gain +1 Spirit (max +3).

Standard Advances
Advances available at beginning of play:
[] +1 Blood (max +3)
[] +1 Mind (max +3)
[] +1 Spirit (max +3)
[] A new Spectre move
[] A new Spectre move
[] A move from another Archetype
[] A move from another Archetype
[] Change your Faction
[] Join or lead a body of ghosts

After 5 advances you may select:
[] +1 to any stat (max +3)
[] +1 any Faction (max +3)
[] Erase a scar
[] Erase a corruption advance b Erase a corruption advance b Advance 3 basic moves
[] Advance 3 basic moves
[] Move on through to the other side b Change to a new Archetype

Corruption Advances:
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move from another Archetype
[] Retire your character. They may return as a Threat.

Corruption Moves
[] Possession: Mark corruption to enter the mind of a weak-minded person (MC’s call) in your presence and control their movements and speech for a short time.
[] Telekinesis: You can move and lift small objects at a distance by concentrating. Mark corruption to move an object up to the size of a car.
[] Nightmare: Mark corruption to enter the dreams of someone sleeping
in your presence. While you’re there, you can interact with them and their dreams as if they were spirits.
[] Siphon: Mark corruption to reach into someone’s body, inflict 2-harm (ap) on them, and heal 1-harm of your corpus.

[VeyrinDay]

looks like the wizard archetype is vacant, I'll take it

[Dark Cloud]

Oh guess I'll say for posterity sake that I'm taking the Tainted archetype.

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

I am almost done with my sheet, guys. ^_^

All that's left is to figure out the debts section.

[Penny]

We will do debts once everyone has their characters together, that way we can tie everyone together

[Dark Cloud]

I'm done my sheet, just gotta have a bit of help getting it here. xD

[Dark Cloud]

I have a bad feeling in general, my character is devious af. I'm basically a soul contractor you know the kind who screws you out of your soul. Remember to read the fine print kinda bs lol I truly make FULL use of the debt mechanics.

[VeyrinDay]

Name
紫娘 (Zǐniáng, or "Sinning" for those with inflexible tongues)

Look
Asian Female with Fancy Clothing

Demeanor
Ominous

Current Stats
Blood: -1
Heart: 1
Mind: 1
Spirit: 1

Current Factions
Mortality: 1
Night: 0
Power: 1
Wild: 0

Who are you?
I am an inheritor of the ancient art of magic that has been practiced by my ancestors since the time immemorial. The ancient family whence I also descended consists of magic practitioners with long lineage. The true name of my clan is hidden in mystery.

How long have you been in the city?
For myself, I have been living in this city since I was born. However, my family had taught me not to forget the homeland whence they were banished centuries ago. I am still familiar with the tradition we've been upholding until now, and the language we use internally to keep our secrets remain hidden.

What keeps you up at night?
Clients, like the hunters or normies who are aware with the supernaturals; sometimes they need my spell to look for missing stuffs, or things which are more active at night, you know what I mean.

What have you sacrificed for your power?
I got my internal organs involuntarily rearranged and some are even missing, taken as the cost for a certain forbidden spell I cast long ago. I stopped bleeding every month so I guess my childbearing privilege as a woman was taken too. I'd suggest anyone would give me some space whenever I channel my magic, you don't want to see blood flooding out of my mouth whenever I'm out of luck.

What do you desperately need?
Immortality, as I have to preserve the heritage of my clan while also not being able to provide any heir to pass this arcane knowledge upon them. If that's not possible, maybe some way to restore my internal organ, especially my womb, I want to bear my children.

Gear
* A nice apartment (with a partitioning for reception of clients), a crappy car (an old VW Beetle), a decent cell phone
* A mystical focus (Dress of Peony) and sanctum (The Library)
* A jian-type sword, said to be forged by Ou Yezi himself (3-harm hand messy)

Sanctum
Zhūzǐ Bǎijiā Library / Library of the Hundreds / The Library
Features
+a testing ground
+a library of old tomes
+a focus circle
+an apothecary
Downsides
-it contains many volatile substances
-it attracts otherworldly attention

Focus
Dress of Peony.
Without it, take -1 to Channeling.
Focus Benefit:
-Gain 1 additional hold when using Channeling

Beginning Spells
[v] Tracking: Spend 1 hold to learn the location of someone. You must have a personal object that belongs to the target or recent leavings of their body (a lock of hair, fingernail clippings, their blood, etc.).
[v] Elementalism: You conjure the elements to strike out at your enemies. Spend 1 hold to use unleash an attack with your magic as a weapon (3-harm close or 2-harm close area).
[v] Shielding: Spend 1 hold to provide armor+1 to yourself or someone nearby, or spend 2 holds to provide armor+1 to everyone in a small area, possibly including yourself. This armor lasts until the end of the scene. You can stack multiple uses of Shielding at once.

Technical Stuffs, copied from the book

Base Stats
Blood: -1
Heart: 0
Mind: 1
Spirit: 1

Starting Factions
Mortality: 1
Night: -1
Power: 1
Wild: 0

Sanctum
Choose and underline 4 features of your sanctum:
an extremely knowledgeable assistant, a testing ground, magical booby traps, a library of old tomes, a scattering of ancient relics, a mystical prison, magical wards, a portal to another dimension, a focus circle, an apothecary.

Choose and underline 2 downsides of your sanctum:
it attracts otherworldly attention, it contains many volatile substances, its location is known by many, it always lacks a key piece or ingredient, it’s tough for you to access.

When you go into your sanctum to work on something, the MC tells you what it will take to complete your task, as if your sanctum was a mystical workspace.

Focus
You have a mystical focus item that helps you channel your magics. Without it, take -1 to Channeling.
Choose a benefit your Focus grants you:
[] Inflict +1 harm with your magics
[] Gain armor+1 while you have hold from Channeling
[] Gain 1 additional hold when using Channeling

Wizard Moves
You get these two and your spells:

* Channeling: When you channel and collect your magics, roll with Spirit. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 3 and choose 1 from the list below. On a miss, hold 1, but you cannot channel again this scene.
- Take -1 ongoing until you rest
- Suffer 1-harm (ap)
- Mark corruption
Your hold lasts until you spend it. You can spend it to cast any spell you have as per the spell’s details.

* Sanctum Sanctorum: When you go to your sanctum for a spell ingredient, relic, or tome, roll with Spirit. On a 10+, you’ve got pretty much just the thing. On a 7-9, you’ve got something close, but it’s flawed or lacking in some significant way. On a miss, you don’t have what you’re looking for, but you know someone who probably has it in stock.

Spells (Choose 3)
[] Tracking: Spend 1 hold to learn the location of someone. You must have a personal object that belongs to the target or recent leavings of their body (a lock of hair, fingernail clippings, their blood, etc.).
[] Elementalism: You conjure the elements to strike out at your enemies. Spend 1 hold to use unleash an attack with your magic as a weapon (3-harm close or 2-harm close area).
[] Memory Wipe: Spend 1 hold to cause a helpless target to forget some of their short-term memories, up to an entire hour’s worth. You can spend an additional hold and mark corruption to put alternate memories in their place.
[] Shielding: Spend 1 hold to provide armor+1 to yourself or someone nearby, or spend 2 holds to provide armor+1 to everyone in a small area, possibly including yourself. This armor lasts until the end of the scene. You can stack multiple uses of Shielding at once.
[] Veil: Spend 1 hold to make yourself invisible from sight for a few moments.
[] Teleport: Spend 1 hold to teleport yourself a short distance within a scene you’re in.
[] Hex: Spend 1 hold to inflict 1-harm (ap) on someone from any distance. You must have a sample of their hair, blood, or saliva to do so

Drama Moves
-Wizard Corruption Move
When you strike a deal with someone dark and powerful, mark corruption.
-Intimacy Move
When you share a moment of intimacy—physical or emotional—with another person, decide whether you care about them or not. If you don’t, they go about their business as normal. If you do, they take -1 ongoing to escape until they get some intimacy somewhere else.
-End Move
When you die, you may place a devastating curse on someone nearby. Specify the effects of the curse and how they may end it.

Standard Advances
Advances available at beginning of play:
[] +1 Heart (max +3)
[] +1 Mind (max +3)
[] +1 Spirit (max +3)
[] Add 2 features to your sanctum
[] Take 3 more spells
[] A move from another Archetype
[] A move from another Archetype
[] Change your Faction

After 5 advances you may select:
[] +1 to any stat (max +3)
[] +1 any Faction (max +3)
[] Erase a scar
[] Remove a downside from your sanctum
[] Add a benefit to your focus
[] Advance 3 basic moves
[] Advance 3 basic moves
[] Retire your character to safety
[] Change to a new Archetype

Corruption Advances
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move from another Archetype
[] Retire your character. They may return as a Threat

Corruption Moves
[] The Dark Arts: When you unleash an attack with magic or psychic energies, mark corruption to roll with Spirit instead of Blood for the rest of the scene.
[] Upon a Pale Horse: Mark corruption and speak the true name of an NPC in the scene to inflict 3-harm (ap) on them.
[] Black Magic: Mark corruption to ignore a requirement set by the MC when using your sanctum.
[] Warding: Mark corruption to create a magical ward the size of a small room. The ward lasts for a month and a day or until you release it.

Debts, to be detailed later

Debts
* Someone is helping Ziniang keep her demons at bay. She owes them a Debt.
* Someone is Ziniang's go-to when she gets into trouble. She owes them 2 Debts.
* Ziniang is helping someone keep a dangerous secret. They owe her a Debt.

[Moon Man]

Hey there! Are you still accepting for the rp?

[rush99999]

@Guardian Angel Haruki @VeyrinDay

Just so you two know, you're allowed to increase one of your stats and one of your factions by one.

[Dark Cloud]

@VeyrinDay I like the second debt you have there, how bout' making a deal with the devil? I'll help you if you help me? I took an ability that let's me be summoned if someone gives me a debt or I can appear before them if I give them a debt. Literally I'm pretty much the guy people call on for help, well that is for the low price of your soul.

[VeyrinDay]

@rush99999 right, I forgot that; edited with an increase for Heart and Night faction

@Dark Cloud Bruh, that could trigger a corruption for my character, tho idk if it happens before the game starts

[Dark Cloud]

Bruh, that could trigger a corruption for my character.

@VeyrinDay

I don't see how that hurts me, sounds rather fun for me eh?

[Penny]

@Moon Man Yes I am!

[Penny]

@Guardian Angel Haruki@VeyrinDay Go ahead and move your character sheets to the character section

[Dark Cloud]

@Penny Please remove the quotes.

[rush99999]

@Guardian Angel Haruki

I think the [*] may be causing problems with your CS hider.