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Post Post #0 (ISO) » Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:13 am

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Hi all,

The Spire RPG has been released officially. I would like to run the Blood and Dust scenario as a play by post game.

If you want to play, sign up here and choose which character you want to play as. If it goes well, I'll run a brand new campaign.

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Player List:


randomidget - Illyria Lox - Vermissian Sage
brassherald - Lozlyn de Vire - Firebrand
Iprobablysuck - Quenelle Laurant - Idol
Errantparabola - Ganford Seiger - Knight
Katshuya - Dacien Theroux - Lajhan

Character sheets:

Spoiler: randomidget
Character:
Illyria Lox - Vermissian Sage
Durance:
Hid in plain sight
Skills:
Investigate, Compel, Deceive
Domains:
Academia, High Society, Occult, Technology
Equipment:
Folding Crossbow (+D6, ranged, concealable, one-shot)
Refresh:
Uncover hidden information.
Bonds:
Paige
- shrine building book hunter and Vermissian Guardian

Dacien Theroux


ResistanceStrain
Blood
Mind+2
Silver+1
Shadow+1
Reputation
Armour


AbilityDescription
Back Door
Once per session, you can find an entrance to the
Vault no matter where you are in the city. (Whether or not it was there
before you started looking for it remains unclear.) Inside, you’ll find a
collection of strange items and books, many of which relate or come
from alternate histories, and some of which tell the truth. The vault
counts as a level 3 piece of equipment for Investigate checks.
Find Connection
[Occult] You use the unique capabilities of
the Vermissian Vault to unlock secrets about a target. Once per session,
declare that two NPCs are connected in some way - ask the GM in
what way. When you act on that connection, roll with mastery.
Dead DropGain +1 Silver. Once per session, find a hidden stash
of equipment that you, another scholar, or a version of you from an
anomalous history has left in place to prepare for this eventuality. The
drop allows you to equip a small group of people with Level 1 equip-
ment for a specific task, or one person with Level 2 equipment for
specific task.


Spoiler: brassherald
Character:
Lozlyn de Vire - Firebrand
Durance:
Enlisted
Skills:
Compel, Fight, Steal, Resist, Pursue
Domains:
Low Society, Criminal
Equipment:
Brass knuckles (D3, concealable) and Buzzard Sawn-off (D6, reload, brutal, point-blank)
Refresh:
Take something back from those who would oppress you.
Bonds:
Jackson Crouch
- disgraced human retroengineer, kicked out of Gywn-Enforr for heretical galvanic experimentation
Athelmayas
- city guard, agreeably bribeable, smokes awful cigarillos

Illyria Lox
- recruited to the cause when the Aelfir started to burn books.

ResistanceStrain
Blood+1
Mind
Silver
Shadow+2
Reputation+2
Armour


AbilityDescription
Lead from the Front
When you have 6 or more stress in
Shadow, gain mastery on all actions.
Draw a Crowd
Once per session, you can draw a crowd to you
in a matter of minutes. People will stop what they’re doing, so long as
it isn’t life-or-death, and listen to what you have to say.
Fight the Power
Gain the Resist skill. When you engage in vi-
olence against an enemy who is part of the Order domain (city guard,
military, etc) you do so with mastery.
Always Outnumbered,
Never Outrun
Gain the Pursue skill. When you flee a superior force, you do so with mastery.


Spoiler: Iprobablysuck
Character:
Quenelle Laurant - Idol
Durance:
Fell in with a gang of thieves
Skills:
Deceive, Compel, Sneak, Steal
Domains:
High Society, Occult
Equipment:
Several sets of flattering clothing, Viola (Level 2 item) and reams of sheet music, Small gifts and trinkets from their fans, a knife (D3, concealable)
Refresh:
Someone feels deeply moved when they witness your art.
Bonds:
Jackson Crouch
- Your adoring fans, who will do most anything for you, even if it gets them into a bit of trouble. Some sample fans: Brigands-March-
Unbecoming, bankrupt aelfir maven; Kline, who survives on canapes and free wine alone; Molly, who views you as a mentor.

Ganford Seiger
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ResistanceStrain
Blood
Mind
Silver+1
Shadow
Reputation+2
Armour


AbilityDescription
Life and Soul of the Party
Once per session, so long as
there are people nearby and a place to have it, you can create an instant
gathering with dancing, games, drinking, eating and chatting. The par-
ty gives you mastery on to persuade, deceive, or distract actions per-
formed within it.
Centre of Attention
Gain +1 Reputation. Roll with mas-
tery when you attempt to get everyone in a situation to focus on you and you only.
Grace
You move with such precision that fate herself gives you
a lucky break now and again. Once per situation, when you make a
dice roll and one or more of the dice shows 1, you can re-roll the entire pool.


Spoiler: Errantparabola
Character:
Ganford Seiger - Knight
Durance:
City Guard
Skills:
Fight, Compel, Deceive
Domains:
Commerce, Crime, Order
Equipment:
Knight Quarter-Plate (Level 3 armour), Greatsword: D8, Tiring
Refresh:
Win a fight.
Bonds:
Vennis
- your squire, whose parents are trying to get her on the straight and narrow.

PC Bond
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ResistanceStrain
Blood+1
Mind
Silver+1
Shadow
Reputation+2
Armour+3


AbilityDescription
Pubcrawler
Once per game, name a nearby bar, pub or inn
where you know the landlord. (Whether they like you or not is up to
the GM.)
Pick a Fight
Once per situation, ask the GM who is the best
person in the situation to pick a fight with on one of the following con-
ditions: 1) you want to win 2) you want to make a good impression 3)
you want to cause a distraction.
Law of the Docks
As a Knight, you are permitted to carry a
large bladed weapon without getting in trouble with the city guard.
Knightly Order
You are a member of the Order of The
Drowned Sailor, which is also the name of the pub in which you are ex-
pected to perform occasional bartending shifts. Other duties include
light hustling, mild extortion and extracting jumped-up “boat safety”
fines from folk who dock in the harbour.
Braggadocio
Gain Deceive as a class skill. Once per session, au-
tomatically convince an NPC that you can achieve something (whether
or not you’re able to do it is immaterial).
The Crowd Goes Wild
You’re used to fighting with the support - or ire -
of the crowd to keep you going. When you have a crowd
watching you fight, your attacks have the brutal tag.


Spoiler: Katyusha
Character:
Dacien Theroux - Lahjan
Durance:
Fought to protect your community.
Skills:
Fix, Resist
Domains:
Crime, Religion, Low Society
Equipment:
Ceremonial robes, a set of wooden and silver jewellery including brace-
lets, anklets, earrings and circlets, knife (damage D3, concealable) and Healer’s kit (level 2)
Refresh:
Help those who cannot help themselves.
Bonds:
Madame Cazanoux
- failed Scryatrix of Our Lady, so just very religious and totally blind.

PC Bond
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ResistanceStrain
Blood
Mind+2
Silver
Shadow
Reputation+2
Armour


AbilityDescription
Our Lady's Sight
Spend ten minutes meditating and attuning
to the area around you to uncover strangeness or things out of place.
You may then ask the GM to reveal something hidden to you in your
immediate area. This can be an item, a motivation, or a pathway. The
GM will relay the information to you as a vision or sensation, not hard
data.
Sanctuary
Once per session, lead your allies in a recuperation
session while you hold vigil. Describe how you create a comfortable,
healing environment and how you help them. All allies present may
restore 3 stress from Mind or Blood.
Moonlight
Instant, Maintained. Your forehead gem (or necklace,
or a bracelet, etc) glows as brightly as the full moon, casting a calm
light into the darkness that cannot be extinguished unless you decide
to snuff it, or you fall unconscious. The more ritualists casting this spell
simultaneously, the brighter the light becomes.
Build Bridges
Before you roll for fallout on a bond, you may
mark stress on yourself to remove it from the ally - each point you mark
removes 2 points of stress from them.
Our Lady's Calm
+1 Reputation. Mark D6 stress to Mind to
cast this spell. Anyone nearby to you cannot fight, or engage in violent
actions, or move above a run, for the next minute or so - you can ex-
tend it for another minute by marking another D6 stress to Mind.
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:25 am

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/in
i also have spire and am happy to help people learn how to play etc
id like to play vermissian sage but im flexible
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:54 am

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consider me interested but I want to read up before declaring an in

How frequently will the pbp posting requirements be? Just want to get a feel of the speed too
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:22 pm

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In post 2, Katyusha wrote:consider me interested but I want to read up before declaring an in
Same. I'm very interested, I remember you talking about this before.
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:39 pm

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In post 2, Katyusha wrote:consider me interested but I want to read up before declaring an in

How frequently will the pbp posting requirements be? Just want to get a feel of the speed too
48-72 hours I guess? Nothing too strenuous.

DO IT EPB
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:40 am

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/in I have to get Spire, but I'm a D&D nerd who's friends are busy having lives, so, might as well.
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:57 am

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i have no idea what i'm doing but /in

does the link in the post contain a list of the characters?
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Do I REALLY suck? That's up to you to decide.

Retiring from LSG's and Mish Mash, for the most part. If you want to contact me, I suggest going outside and enjoying what the world has to offer, instead.

Definitely DID suck, in the end...Probably.
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:06 am

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In post 6, Iprobablysuck wrote:i have no idea what i'm doing but /in

does the link in the post contain a list of the characters?
Page 21 starts them.

I forgot to pick mine, reading now.
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:09 am

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I'm torn between the knight and the firebrand.
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:12 am

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Okay, third post in a row, Firebrand for me pls.
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:18 am

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I'll take the Bar-woops, I mean the Idol
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:21 pm

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EPB and Katyusha, you get the choice between the Knight and the Lahjan!

Then we can get started.
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:35 pm

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If Kat has a preference I can take the other
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:58 am

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I’ll take Lahjan then!
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:49 am

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Looks like we have a party.
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:27 am

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hype!
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:25 pm

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In post 2, Katyusha wrote:consider me interested but I want to read up before declaring an in

How frequently will the pbp posting requirements be? Just want to get a feel of the speed too
I echo this if it's not too late
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:34 am

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Dumb question, is Lozlyn a male or female name? Or maybe it's like the elf version of Pat and can go either way.
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:24 am

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i think you can play any of them as whatever you want
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:20 pm

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In post 16, McMenno wrote:
In post 2, Katyusha wrote:consider me interested but I want to read up before declaring an in

How frequently will the pbp posting requirements be? Just want to get a feel of the speed too
I echo this if it's not too late
We're full for now but if this goes well I can run a new one with more characters if you'd like.


Your first task is to read your character sheet and decide which other PC you want a bond with. For example, Lozlyn's bond instruction is:

"You have a bond with one of the other PCs who you recruited to the
cause. Say who, and say what it was that tipped them over the edge."

So brassherald might say that their bond was with Quenelle - one night, after a particularly bad crowd during their performance of the play, Lozlyn approached Quenelle in a bar and started discussing how shitty the Aelfir were and how unfair it was that her art is unappreciated.

It doesn't have to be a case of everyone having one bond with each other - it's nice if that works out, but if you think that it works better for you to do it another way, that is fine.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:23 pm

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Cheat sheet
Character sheet

If you could all fill in the character sheets with the info off of the playtest document, that'd be appreciated.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:34 pm

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will get started with this probably tomorrow night?

was thinking my bond will be with quenelle (will think of rp specifics when i get the chance soon) - for the character sheets does it need to be on GD or would it be fine hosted on like imgur or something
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:52 pm

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Anywhere is fine.
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Thu Mar 22, 2018 4:10 am

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What is Durance?
I figured it out
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:39 am

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also if there is enough interest and nexus wanted to play i would be happy to run it
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