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Nobilis RPG Character Development

 
  

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Blake Head
22:07 / 26.01.07
Character fine-tuning:

People haven’t really bothered with Virtues, apart from XK, who went for Generous and Hospitable. XK, could we maybe conflate them into one Virtue? Two would be quite rare, and these two are quite close. Would having one virtue of Generosity be ok? It would be implicit that you were generous when it was appropriate to be so, generous giving gifts, generous in receiving guests, and so on. I’m not revealing state secrets here either btw, your generous nature will be one of the most outstanding features of your character.

Iconoplast – I’ve made a souped-up version of Worldwalker that costs 3 points, bringing you up to the total. It includes Worldwalker, which itself includes Wayfinder. You can call it whatever you like.

Wayfinder - Divination of Hidden Places – Can see into other Chancels
Worldwalker – Lesser Change of Self – Can step between the normal world and Chancels.
“Storytreader” – Lesser Change of Self , can travel through the imaginative space of stories wherever they are being concretely told or read or dreamed, and can both glean some information from those stories if desired and relocate anywhere in their proximity, across Chancel boundaries in conjunction with Worldwalker)
(Lesser Change of Self (Location), Affects Self Only, Limited Selection of Applications, Rare, Invoked as Simple Miracle 1MP)


Grant, the “Luck” gift is actually four points, as it’s actually meant to represent quite a major sort of change in fortune when it’s invoked. So if you still want to go for that, you’ll have to drop the Worldwalker gift, which is ok with me if it’s ok with you. Your Physical Limits will give you 3MP which you can put into any trait, if you let me know.

Well, I’m still brainstorming, but here’s what I’m waiting for from you:

Iconoplast – bonds – when became a Noble

Quantum – Bonds and Anchors, point in time when “nobbled”

XK – Some more detail on your two anchors, Limits and Restrictions if you want

Grant – Some more basic detail on your anchors

That's it!
 
 
Ticker
22:47 / 26.01.07
is the curse thingy a limit or restriction?
 
 
grant
00:18 / 27.01.07
On asteroids: I was actually kinda thinking of the Tunguska event, but I dig you.

Grant, the “Luck” gift is actually four points, as it’s actually meant to represent quite a major sort of change in fortune when it’s invoked. So if you still want to go for that, you’ll have to drop the Worldwalker gift, which is ok with me if it’s ok with you. Your Physical Limits will give you 3MP which you can put into any trait, if you let me know.

Drop worldwalker, 3MP must be allocated to specific trait? Then I suppose Domain.

Is "amusing" a virtue? I mean, it's not in the classic seven....

Anchors: 3 (correct?) Maybe best in a PM.
 
 
Blake Head
10:48 / 27.01.07
PM'd you grant.

XK: Eh, I think the two you mentioned would be one of each, but I don't have the book with me so I'll check later and PM you as well. Sorry, I'd forgotten you'd mentioned that. Did you end up deciding to change your affiliation as well? It would balance nicely if you did.
 
 
Ticker
11:53 / 27.01.07
yeah I was thinking to go with the affiliation you suggested.
 
 
Quantum
12:32 / 03.02.07
I got a vaguely stylish but sleazy seventies/eighties vibe from Quantum

More twenties or sixties in aspiration, but actually more seventies I s'pose.

Quantum – Bonds and Anchors, point in time when “nobbled”

PM'd you.
 
 
Blake Head
15:52 / 03.02.07
Q: Sorry, did you mean that the info was in a previous PM? Because not all of it is, unless I'm being stupid. No recent PM from you anyway.

In other news, apologies for not getting back to this: it's been a busy week. Plan is to spend this week getting it sorted out (if you want to all get through the questions above that would be great) and then start the game next week when I have some time off. Does that broadly work for everyone? No-one is going on holiday are they?
 
 
Quantum
12:38 / 06.02.07
Works for me. I'll try and find my piece of paper, but I'm sure I PM'd you the stats and stuff a while ago.
 
 
iconoplast
02:53 / 07.02.07
When our Imperator ennobled Johannes, did ze deliberately do it to create the noble of Story, or did ze ennoble Johannes without knowing what his aspect would be?
 
 
Blake Head
07:49 / 07.02.07
Urgh. I have been anchored to the Power of the Lurgy.

The Estates Imperators own are fairly constant (though occasionally new or hidden ones show up), so yes you would specifically have been chosen as the Power of Story; think of it as though the Imperator took the bit of hirself that was Story and knowingly wrapped your soul around it like a spindle. If you like I mean.
 
 
Blake Head
05:54 / 05.03.07
Guilt-soaked admissions time:

Lately it doesn't feel like I've had a stretch of even a few of the hours I want to spend getting my head round the concept and the story where I've had the concentration or energy to do anything about it. Subsequently it's obviously not going very fast. I really haven't forgotten about this I'm just feeling overwhelmed at the moment; hopefully in the very near future I'll get back to it and we can get going. Many apologies for the delay. Please have patience!
 
 
Blake Head
02:57 / 12.03.07
Just saw Pan's Labyrinth. Oversized insects, creepy hollows under the ground, ancient ruins, abandoned labyrinths, discarded books, old villas hidden in dense woodland, sunshine, magic roses... am determined - Nobilis will happen!
 
 
Princess
21:35 / 13.10.07
So, um, yeah. Is this still happening? Is it too late to jump in with a noble?
 
 
Blake Head
12:10 / 14.10.07
Oh God Oh God the guilt...

Um, at the moment it's not happening because Real Life stuff has got in the way. I'd still love to do it but just need to make the time and get over the inertia of having left it so long. I was sort of being pushed to do NaNoWriMo in Novemeber when I have some time off, but I should probably do this instead shouldn't I? Are other people still busy with the Temple Journal for the moment? After that maybe?

But, if it does happen, sooner or later, and depending on the forbearance of others, it would be lovely to have you, PG, as I'm not sure given my considerable negligence if everyone will still be bothered to join in.
 
 
Princess
15:41 / 14.10.07
Well, I'm doing NaNoWriMo next month too, so I can't say I'm in a massive hurry to make this beast live. I just remembered it when my little brother started to talk about RPGs, and I looked, and I finally understood.

If real life is happing then please don't rush on my account. I'm going to have limited access for a while anyway.
 
 
Blake Head
21:28 / 14.10.07
Well, how about I see how I get on in November, and we can ponder whether it's worth resurrecting the idea of playing once everyone's creative diaries are a bit more clear (hopefully)?
 
 
Blake Head
08:48 / 04.12.07
Ok, it's December, and I'm no nearer to having the time to think about this. Inertia + changed circumstances + doubt about if and how much people are still here mean it's probably safe to say Nobilis is "indefinitely postponed". I am clearly composed of Shame and Fail. Sorry everybody. It would have been great.
 
 
Eloi Tsabaoth
09:03 / 04.12.07
Hey, maybe we could play a mafia game instead. I had this great idea for one based on eighties horror films...

Oh.

OH SHIT.
 
 
Princess
09:04 / 04.12.07
Worry not.
I can just use my character as the evil protagonist in something.
 
  

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