Difference between revisions of "Orphic (FiD)"

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Orphics 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 and enchant death itself. Orphics may be known as bards, troubadours, thespians, and by a myriad of titles for performers.

Trauma Condition—Turbulence

You must use a performing art to activate your powers, which may attract attention but can be disguised as a part of a mundane performance. It is hard to tell when you are using powers or not. As an orphic your first power must be the Animal, Flux, Illusion, Life, Mind, Order, or Time power. These are marked in yellow on the power list below. When gaining further powers you can select any orphic power you wish.

Special Abilities

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 by two. Your crew suffices as an audience if all of them are present.
Influence: You may expend your special armor to reduce harm from a Resolve action consequence or to push yourself on a Resolve action.
Inspiration: Two times per score you can assist a teammate without paying stress. Tell us what performance inspired them. You can take this power several times to gain additional free assistance.
Listener: When you gather info you get +1d. Successfully gathering info for a score gives +1d to the engagement roll for that operation.
Social Butterfly: You never roll less than 2d indulging in vice. When indulging in vice you may pick which dice result to use to reduce Weight. For example, if you rolled a 2 and a 5 you could choose to reduce your Weight by either 2 or 5. Your crew also benefits from this if they indulge with you, and can use your vice.
Star: 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. Gain +1 stash during payoff if you did this during the score. You know all kinds of performance. If detail id desired, select a number of performance arts equal tot he rum of your action ratings in Consort, Finesse, and Sway.
Tete-a-tete: Push a Resolve action to do one of the following: Attract everyone's attention—get a scene alone with someone—learn a secret—escape a location.
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, an orphic.

˄ ˅ Haia, a mysterious heir.

˄ ˅ Kalli, an adventurous fan.

˄ ˅ Tam Tam, a crafter.

˄ ˅ Yagatan, an impressario.

Inventory

☐ Fine Disguise Kit

☐, ☐, ☐ Fine Bottle of Wine.

◯ Memento.

☐ Music Sheet.

◯ Stagewear.

☐ Trance powder.

Fine Bottle of Wine ☐: A rare vintage from your personal collection, potent both in its alcohol and its ability to impress. Desirable to most people and tends to loosen tunges.
Fine Disguise Kit ☐: A theatrical make-up kit equipped with an impressive array of expert appliances to fool the eye. The fine quality of this kit may increase the effect when playing a role or relying on beauty.
Memento ◯: A small personal item reminding you of your goals and passions. Reduces the stress cost of a power by one. One use per score. Playbook.
Music Sheet ☐: Allows one use of a power on the list of orphic powers that you do not know. Playbook.
Stagewear ◯: Fancy and provocative stage kit. 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
Trance Powder ☐: A dose of the popular drug, which induces an altered mental state. The victim of this powder is not fully unconscious, but rather retreats into a calm, suggestible mental state, similar to hypnotism. +1d on all Resolve actions against imbiber. Alchemy, Common, Consumable, Unreliable.

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 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.

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-Orphic magic is worked through performance, using one or more of acting, music, song, dance, or other performing arts.
+Orphics 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.
+Mostly used to charm and influence, a masterful orphic can calm the waves and enchant death itself.
-Orphics may be known as bards, songmasters, thespians, and by a myriad of titles for performers.
+Orphics may be known as bards, troubadours, thespians, and by a myriad of titles for performers.
 === Trauma Condition—Turbulence ===
-You must use a performing art to activate your powers, which may attract attention but can be disguised as a normal performance. It is hard to tell when you use powers or not.
+You must use a performing art to activate your powers, which may attract attention but can be disguised as a part of a mundane performance. It is hard to tell when you are using powers or not.
-As an orphic your first power must be the animal, flux, illusion, life, mind, order, or time power. These are marked in yellow on the power list below. When gaining further powers you can select any orphic power you wish.
+As an orphic your first power must be the Animal, Flux, Illusion, Life, Mind, Order, or Time power. These are marked in yellow on the power list below. When gaining further powers you can select any orphic power you wish.
 === Special Abilities ===
-# '''Epic''' By playing for 5 minutes with an audience of scale appropriate to your tier (p 221) you reduce the stress cost of a power by two. Your crew suffices as an audience if all of them are present.
+# '''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 by two. Your crew suffices as an audience if all of them are present.
 # '''Influence:''' You may expend your '''special armor''' to reduce harm from a Resolve action consequence or to push yourself on a Resolve action.
-# '''Inspiration:''' Two times per score you can assist a teammate without paying stress. Tell us what performance inspired them.
+# '''Inspiration:''' Two times per score you can assist a teammate without paying stress. ''Tell us what performance inspired them.'' You can take this power several times to gain additional free assistance.
-# '''Listener:''' When you gather info you get +1d and improve your position one step. Gathering info for a score gives +1d to the engagement roll for that operation.
+# '''Listener:''' When you gather info you get +1d. Successfully gathering info for a score gives +1d to the engagement roll for that operation.
 # '''Social Butterfly:''' You never roll less than 2d indulging in vice. When indulging in vice you may pick which dice result to use to reduce Weight. For example, if you rolled a 2 and a 5 you could choose to reduce your Weight by either 2 or 5. Your crew also benefits from this if they indulge with you, and can use your vice.
-# '''Star:''' 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. Gain +1 stash during payoff if you performed during the score.
+# '''Star:''' 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. Gain +1 stash during payoff if you did this during the score. You know all kinds of performance. ''If detail id desired, select a number of performance arts equal tot he rum of your action ratings in Consort, Finesse, and Sway.
-# '''Tete-a-tete:''' Push a Resolve action to do one of the following: ''get a scene alone with someone—learn a secret—escape a location''.
+# '''Tete-a-tete:''' Push a Resolve action to do one of the following: ''Attract everyone's attention—get a scene alone with someone—learn a secret—escape a location''.
 # '''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]].
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 : ˄ ˅ Yagatan, an impressario.
-=== Items ===
+=== Inventory ===
 : ☐ Fine Disguise Kit
 : ☐, ☐, ☐ Fine Bottle of Wine.
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 : ☐ Trance powder.
+* '''Fine Bottle of Wine''' ☐: A rare vintage from your personal collection, potent both in its alcohol and its ability to impress. Desirable to most people and tends to loosen tunges.
 * '''Fine Disguise Kit''' ☐: A theatrical make-up kit equipped with an impressive array of expert appliances to fool the eye. The fine quality of this kit may increase the effect when playing a role or relying on beauty.
-* '''Fine Bottle of Wine''' ☐: A rare vintage from your personal collection, potent both in its alcohol and its ability to impress. Holds wine for 5 glasses. '''Consumable'''.
+* '''Memento''' ◯: A small personal item reminding you of your goals and passions. Reduces the stress cost of a power by one. One use per score. '''Playbook'''.
-* '''Memento''' ◯: A small personal item reminding you of your goals and passions. Reduces the stress cost of an orphic power by one. One use per score. '''Playbook'''.
 * '''Music Sheet''' ☐: Allows one use of a power on the list of orphic powers that you do not know. '''Playbook'''.
-* '''Stagewear''' ◯: Fancy sage kit, often provocative. 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'''
+* '''Stagewear''' ◯: Fancy and provocative stage kit. 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'''
 * ''' Trance Powder''' ☐: A dose of the popular drug, which induces an altered mental state. The victim of this powder is not fully unconscious, but rather retreats into a calm, suggestible mental state, similar to hypnotism. +1d on all Resolve actions against imbiber. '''Alchemy, Common, Consumable, Unreliable'''.