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Re: [HOE] Tale-Teller AB Revamped
I like it. I can really imagine this Arcane Background being used as the
posse member in the background, whose contributions are always ignored but
who saves at least one other posse member an adventure.
I get the feeling this arcane background would actually be quite subtle,
sort of like a silver-tongued devil brought into real life.
Alex
2MTD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Horace Black" <horaceblack@yahoo.com>
To: "HOE list" <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:39 AM
Subject: [HOE] Tale-Teller AB Revamped
> O.K. I've revamped the Tale-Teller from this morning
> and am planning on coming up with more powers, but
> here is what I have so far. Enjoy.
> Horace Black
> Arcane Background: Tale-Teller 3
> Some people can tell a joke or a story and entertain
> a whole room full of people. But there are some
> people who speak to the very soul, whose words and
> songs are magical in a sense. With their stories,
> songs and jokes they can alter the very fabric of the
> universe and change the hearts of men and beast alike.
> Your hero has that kind of gift and he better use it
> wisely.
> For every level of tale-tellin' Aptitude you
> possess you start with one Yarn. Learning new yarns
> takes 1d6 hours and cost 5 Bounty each. Yarns are
> stories, songs, jokes that have supernatural effects.
>
> Yarns may be told by making a successful roll against
> the Yarn's TN, using the tale-tellin' Aptitude.
>
> A Tale-Teller has starting Strain equal to their Vigor
> die type.
>
>
> TN: This is the number the Tale-Teller needs to roll
> or better to successfully use the yarn.
>
> Speed: This is how many actions, the yarn takes to
> tell.
>
> Duration: This is how long the yarns affect the
> target.
>
> Strain: This is the amount of Strain the story weaver
> spend to spin his yarn
>
> Yarns
>
> Baby, Light My Fire
> TN: 7
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 1
> Duration: 1 Hour/Success and Raise
> The songsmith receives the Purty Edge free while
> this yarn is in effect. If they already have the
> Purty Edge then their bonus is doubled (+4 to
> persuasion rolls).
>
> Battle Cry
> TN: 9
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 1
> Duration: 1 Round/Tale-tellin' level
> By releasing a battle cry "Remember the Alamo, Viva
> La France, Spoon, etc.", the tale-teller gives a bonus
> to his allies to their attack rolls of +1 per success
> and raise, affecting 1 ally per tale-tellin' level.
>
> Dance Puppets! Dance!
> TN: Opposed
> Strain: 5
> Speed: 1
> Duration: 1 Action/Success and Raise
> The Tale-Teller is able to take over the actions of
> another creature, if it fails an opposed Spirit roll.
> The creature will do nothing that directly harms
> itself and they are completely aware of what's going
> on, they just can't do anything about it.
>
> Dr. Dolittle
> TN: 5
> Strain: 1
> Speed: 2
> Duration: 1 Minute/Success and raise
> By making a Fair (5) tale-tellin' check, the singer
> can talk to the animals as they would a person.
> Although, the animals might not have much to say.
>
> Dust in the Wind
> TN: Opposed
> Strain: 5
> Speed: 1
> Duration: Permanent
> When Dust in the Wind is used all undead must make
> opposed Vigor rolls or take 1 Wound to their focus
> area for every raise and success the Tale-Teller got.
> The tale weaver may only affect one undead per level
> of tale-tellin'.
>
> Inspire Courage
> TN: 5 + Fear level
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 2
> Duration: 1 Round/Tale-tellin' level
> The tale spinner starts speaking of courage and
> bravery, giving a bonus of +1 to guts checks per
> success and raise, affecting one ally per level of
> Tale-tellin' Aptitude.
>
> Let there be Light!
> TN: 5
> Strain: 1
> Speed: 1
> Duration: 1 Hour/tale-tellin' level
> The tale weaver has learned the power of the spoke
> word and may produce light from thin air. This light
> illuminates an area of 5-yard radius and move with the
> Tale-Teller.
>
> Lord of the Dance
> TN: Opposed
> Strain: 5
> Speed: 2
> Duration: 10 minutes/Success and raise
> Using this yarn causes creatures to obliviously
> follow the performer, even into dangerous situations.
> To resist this the creatures can make an Opposed Fair
> (5) Spirit roll, failure means that the creature
> dances after the performer.
> Lord of the Dance affects up to 5 creatures per
> tale-tellin' Aptitude and only works on living and
> non-human creatures. Although for some unknown reason
> it will also work on children or 12 years or less,
> affecting 1 per level of tale-tellin'.
>
> One Liner
> TN: Opposed
> Strain: 3
> Speed: 2
> Duration: 1 Round/ Success and raise
> So a Rabbi, a Priest and a clown walk into a bar
> and the bartender says "What is this a joke!" The
> tale spinner is able to use tale-tellin' to cause
> those who hear his joke to start laughing
> uncontrollably (treat as stunned). The targets must
> make a Fair (5) Mien roll to resist One Liner. One
> target is affected per level of tale-tellin' and the
> tale-teller chooses the targets.
>
> Purple Haze
> TN: 5
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 1
> Duration: 1 round/tale-tellin' level
> When Purple Haze is sung, old people eyes glaze
> over with nostalgia, but the real magic is that it
> summons a visible purple fog around the tale weaver.
> This fog adds a +2 modifier to opponents TN to hit the
> Tale-Teller.
>
> Sing for Your Supper
> TN: 7
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 5 Minutes
> Duration: Permanent
> The spellsinger is able to perform this yarn and
> summon forth a nice stew or soup out of this air. The
> Tale-Teller needs a bowl or something to use this yarn
> and produces enough food to feed one person per
> success and raise.
>
> Soothing Song
> TN: 7
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 2
> Duration: 10 minutes/success and raise
> By using Soothing Song, the singer can stop the
> effects of insanities on a target for the yarns
> duration. So that things like phobias and the Lunacy
> syker power would be temporally stopped.
>
> Video Killed the Radio Star
> TN: 5
> Strain: 2
> Speed: 1
> Duration: Up to 5 minutes
> The Tale-Teller is able to produce an image of
> anything ever broadcast by TV waves or cable TV.
> These may not be modified, but are shown as they where
> originally sent.
>
>
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