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Orphic magic is worked through performance, using one or more of acting, music, song, dance, or other performing arts.
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Bards work magic through performance, using one or more performing arts, such as acting, music, song, or dance.
Mostly used to charm and influence, a masterful orphic can calm the waves through song and even enchant death itself.
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Their magic, often used to charm and influence, can calm raging seas or even enchant death itself.
Orphics may be known as bards, songmasters, thespians, and by a myriad of titles for performers.
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Bards may be known as orphics, troubadours, thespians, and by a myriad of titles for performers.
  
'''Trauma Condition - Turbulence
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'''Touchstones''': 
An orphic has three lesser trauma conditions, rather than one severe one.
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Ariel (''The Little Mermaid,'' 1989), 
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Giselle (''Enchanted,'' 2007), 
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Rapunzel (''Tangled,'' 2010), 
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Miguel (''Coco,'' 2017).
  
# As an orphic your first power must be the animal, flux, illusion, life, mind, order, or time power. Thereafter you can select any orphic power you wish.
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=== Trauma Condition—Resonance ===
# You must make some kind of performance to use your powers, which attracts attention but can also provide cover for your power use, making it seem to be just a normal performance. It is hard to see that what you do is supernatural.
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You must use a performing art to activate your powers. This may attract attention but can often blend seamlessly into ordinary performances. 
# Orphics have a hard time with relationships. You can be charming in the short term, but your long-term relationships are troubled; jealousy, infidelity, broken friendships, overzealous fans and similar over-emotional events conspire to leave you lonely. 
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As a bard, your first power must be Animal, Flux, Illusion, Life, Mind, Order, or Time. These are marked in yellow on the power list below. When gaining further powers, you can select any bard power you wish.
  
'''Special Abilities'''<br>
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=== Special Abilities ===
In addition to the listed powers, you have access to these special abilities.
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# '''Epic''' By performing for 5 minutes with an audience of scale appropriate to your tier (p 221), you reduce the stress cost of a power or [[Rituals (FiD)|Ritual]] you use by two. You can use occult [[Rituals (FiD)|Ritual]] to summon a supernatural effect or being, but you gain no ritual Procedures when you learn this ability and cannot research new rituals. 
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# '''Influence:''' You may expend your Special Armor to push or resist consequences of Resolve actions.
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# '''Inspiration:''' Two times per score you can assist a teammate without paying stress or even being there as long as they saw you perform this week. ''Tell us what performance inspired them.'' You can take this ability again to gain two additional uses.
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# '''Listener:''' When you gather info using Consort, Study, or Survey, you get +1d. Successfully gathering info for a score gives +1d to the engagement roll for that operation.
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# '''Social Butterfly:''' You never roll less than 2d indulging in vice. You may pick which dice result to use to reduce stress. ''For example, if you rolled a 2 and a 5 you could choose to reduce your stress by either 2 or 5.'' If your crew indulges with you, they may use your vice and provider but roll using their own attributes, with at least 2 dice.
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# '''Star:''' You gain increased effect when performing in front of an audience. You gain an additional xp trigger: Perform for an audience with scale based on tier (p 221). If your crew helped you, also mark crew xp. If you succeed at this during the score, gain +2 stash during payoff. You know all kinds of performance. ''If detail is desired, select a number of performance arts equal to the sum of your action ratings in Consort, Finesse, and Sway.''
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# '''Tete-a-tete:''' Push a Resolve action to achieve one of the following: attract everyone's attention, get a scene alone with someone, or escape a location.
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# '''Powers:''' [[Air Powers (FiD)|Air]], <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Animal Powers (FiD)|Animal]]</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:red">[[Barrier Powers (FiD)|Barrier]]</span>, [[Darkness Powers (FiD)|Darkness]], [[Death Powers (FiD)|Death]], [[Earth Powers (FiD)|Earth]], [[Electricity Powers (FiD)|Electricity]], [[Fire Powers (FiD)|Fire]], [[Ice Powers (FiD)|Ice]], <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Flux Powers (FiD)|Flux]]</span>, <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Illusion Powers (FiD)|Illusion]]</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:red">[[Kinesis Powers (FiD)|Kinesis]]</span>, <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Life Powers (FiD)|Life]]</span>, [[Light Powers (FiD)|Light]], [[Metal Powers (FiD)|Metal]], <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Mind Powers (FiD)|Mind]]</span>, <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Order Powers (FiD)|Order]]</span>, [[Plant Powers (FiD)|Plant]], [[Space Powers (FiD)|Space]], <span style="background-color:yellow">[[Time Powers (FiD)|Time]]</span>, and [[Water Powers (FiD)|Water]].
  
* '''Star Quality''' By playing for 5 minutes with an audience (other player characters suffice) you can reduce the stress cost of a power by two. This applies to all downtime power use.
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=== Strangers in the Night ===
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: ˄ ˅ Celest, a bard. 
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: ˄ ˅ Haia, a mysterious heir. 
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: ˄ ˅ Kalli, an adventurous fan. 
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: ˄ ˅ Tam Tam, a crafter.
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: ˄ ˅ Yagatan, an impressario.
  
'''Powers
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=== Inventory ===
[[Air Powers (FiD)|Air]],
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: ,,☐ Fine Bottle of Wine. 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Animal Powers (FiD)|Animal]]</span>,
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: ◯ Memento. 
<span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:red">[[Barrier Powers (FiD)|Barrier]]</span>,
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: ☐ Music Sheet. 
[[Darkness Powers (FiD)|Darkness]],
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: ◯ Stagewear.
[[Death Powers (FiD)|Death]],
 
[[Earth Powers (FiD)|Earth]],
 
[[Electricity Powers (FiD)|Electricity]],
 
[[Fire Powers (FiD)|Fire]],
 
[[Ice Powers (FiD)|Ice]],
 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Flux Powers (FiD)|Flux]]</span>,
 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Illusion Powers (FiD)|Illusion]]</span>,
 
<span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:red">[[Kinesis Powers (FiD)|Kinesis]]</span>,
 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Life Powers (FiD)|Life]]</span>,
 
[[Light Powers (FiD)|Light]],
 
[[Metal Powers (FiD)|Metal]],
 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Mind Powers (FiD)|Mind]]</span>,
 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Order Powers (FiD)|Order]]</span>,
 
[[Plant Powers (FiD)|Plant]],
 
[[Space Powers (FiD)|Space]],
 
<span style="background-color:yellow">[[Time Powers (FiD)|Time]]</span>,
 
[[Water Powers (FiD)|Water]].
 
  
'''Strangers in the Night
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* '''Fine Bottle of Wine''' ☐: A highly desirable vintage, effective at loosening tongues and making an impression. 
: ˄ ˅ Tam Tam, owner of a music shop
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* '''Memento''' ◯: A small personal item reminding you of your goals and passions. Reduces the stress cost of a power by one once per score, used after making the action roll. '''Playbook'''. 
: ˄ ˅ Celest, orphic
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* '''Scroll''' ☐: Allows one use of a power on the list of bard powers that you do not know. '''Playbook'''. 
: ˄ ˅ Yagatan, music agent
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* '''Stagewear''' ◯: Elegant and provocative attire, designed to captivate. Allows you to push any Resolve action roll (not just powers) at the cost of only one stress. You must carry no more than a light load and cannot use armor. '''Playbook'''. 
: ˄ ˅ Kalle, adventurous fan
 
: ˄ ˅ Haia, mysterious heir
 
  
'''Items
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=== XP ===
: ☐ Notes and lyrics that allows one use of a power on the list of orphic powers that you do not know.   
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* ''Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.'
: ☐ A memento that reduces the stress cost of a power by three.
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''At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.''  
: ☐ Party supplies for five people. Spend additional load for more people, ☐-☐ for 25, ☐-☐-☐ for 125. This is not food.
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* ''You addressed a challenge using powers or your personal charm.'' 
: ☐ Fine disguise kit
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* ''You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.'' 
: ☐ A musical instrument or striking outfit that allows you to push any resolve action (not just powers) at the cost of only one stress. You must carry a light load to use this.
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* ''You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.''
  
'''XP
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=== Starting Actions ===
* ''Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.
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: Consort 1
At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or
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: Sway 2
an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.
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: 4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one.
* You addressed a challenge using powers or charm.
 
* You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.
 
* You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.
 
 
 
'''Starting Actions
 
: Sway 2
 
: Finesse 1
 
: 4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one
 

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Bards work magic through performance, using one or more performing arts, such as acting, music, song, or dance. Their magic, often used to charm and influence, can calm raging seas or even enchant death itself. Bards may be known as orphics, troubadours, thespians, and by a myriad of titles for performers.

Touchstones: Ariel (The Little Mermaid, 1989), Giselle (Enchanted, 2007), Rapunzel (Tangled, 2010), Miguel (Coco, 2017).

Trauma Condition—Resonance

You must use a performing art to activate your powers. This may attract attention but can often blend seamlessly into ordinary performances. As a bard, your first power must be Animal, Flux, Illusion, Life, Mind, Order, or Time. These are marked in yellow on the power list below. When gaining further powers, you can select any bard power you wish.

Special Abilities

  1. Epic By performing for 5 minutes with an audience of scale appropriate to your tier (p 221), you reduce the stress cost of a power or Ritual you use by two. You can use occult Ritual to summon a supernatural effect or being, but you gain no ritual Procedures when you learn this ability and cannot research new rituals.
  2. Influence: You may expend your Special Armor to push or resist consequences of Resolve actions.
  3. Inspiration: Two times per score you can assist a teammate without paying stress or even being there as long as they saw you perform this week. Tell us what performance inspired them. You can take this ability again to gain two additional uses.
  4. Listener: When you gather info using Consort, Study, or Survey, you get +1d. Successfully gathering info for a score gives +1d to the engagement roll for that operation.
  5. Social Butterfly: You never roll less than 2d indulging in vice. You may pick which dice result to use to reduce stress. For example, if you rolled a 2 and a 5 you could choose to reduce your stress by either 2 or 5. If your crew indulges with you, they may use your vice and provider but roll using their own attributes, with at least 2 dice.
  6. Star: You gain increased effect when performing in front of an audience. You gain an additional xp trigger: Perform for an audience with scale based on tier (p 221). If your crew helped you, also mark crew xp. If you succeed at this during the score, gain +2 stash during payoff. You know all kinds of performance. If detail is desired, select a number of performance arts equal to the sum of your action ratings in Consort, Finesse, and Sway.
  7. Tete-a-tete: Push a Resolve action to achieve one of the following: attract everyone's attention, get a scene alone with someone, or escape a location.
  8. Powers: Air, Animal, Barrier, Darkness, Death, Earth, Electricity, Fire, Ice, Flux, Illusion, Kinesis, Life, Light, Metal, Mind, Order, Plant, Space, Time, and Water.

Strangers in the Night

˄ ˅ Celest, a bard.
˄ ˅ Haia, a mysterious heir.
˄ ˅ Kalli, an adventurous fan.
˄ ˅ Tam Tam, a crafter.
˄ ˅ Yagatan, an impressario.

Inventory

☐,☐,☐ Fine Bottle of Wine.
◯ Memento.
☐ Music Sheet.
◯ Stagewear.
  • Fine Bottle of Wine ☐: A highly desirable vintage, effective at loosening tongues and making an impression.
  • Memento ◯: A small personal item reminding you of your goals and passions. Reduces the stress cost of a power by one once per score, used after making the action roll. Playbook.
  • Scroll ☐: Allows one use of a power on the list of bard powers that you do not know. Playbook.
  • Stagewear ◯: Elegant and provocative attire, designed to captivate. Allows you to push any Resolve action roll (not just powers) at the cost of only one stress. You must carry no more than a light load and cannot use armor. Playbook.

XP

  • Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.

At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.

  • You addressed a challenge using powers or your personal charm.
  • You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.
  • You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.

Starting Actions

Consort 1
Sway 2
4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one.