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The base concept is going to use a modified version of Cumberland Games' ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'' setting. Variant lore will be gathered here. You will be able to bring things in from outside settings... Except deities, for obvious reasons. | The base concept is going to use a modified version of Cumberland Games' ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'' setting. Variant lore will be gathered here. You will be able to bring things in from outside settings... Except deities, for obvious reasons. | ||
| - | The players will form the crew of a caravel - a midsize ship of the land. | + | The players will form (most of) the crew of a caravel - a midsize ship of the land. (You may, at your party's option during party planning session, add a DMPC. Or not. Your choice.) |
Recommended books: | Recommended books: | ||
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The setting is actively Anime Trope'd, but that can mean a lot of things - here, it means that the tone can range from quite dramatic to very, very silly. Keep that in mind with your characters. | The setting is actively Anime Trope'd, but that can mean a lot of things - here, it means that the tone can range from quite dramatic to very, very silly. Keep that in mind with your characters. | ||
| - | The medium will be the latest ''STABLE'' MapTool build as of the character organization session. | + | The medium will be the latest ''STABLE'' MapTool build as of the character organization session. The time will be (depending on player preference) Noon Pacific on either Saturday or Sunday. |
== Critical Rules == | == Critical Rules == | ||
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** A character's significant consumable items will value to 20% of WBL, same rounding. | ** A character's significant consumable items will value to 20% of WBL, same rounding. | ||
** A character's less-mechanically-significant displays of wealth will be less limited and fluff-based. | ** A character's less-mechanically-significant displays of wealth will be less limited and fluff-based. | ||
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| + | == Comedic Injuries == | ||
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| + | When the scene is significantly less serious than the gameplay - that is, when you're fighting, say, a swarm of pissed-off magical girls - the Comedic Injuries mechanic may be brought into play. This rule essentially forces all damage to be nonlethal - no matter how ridiculously impossible this should be. Further, knockback, throwing, defenestration, and other attack results become the norm, getting added to attacks (usually the last attack of a turn) at the DM's whims based on description. | ||
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| + | When this comes into play, good description on the player's part can bring a positive ''swarm'' of action points. | ||
== Setting Notes == | == Setting Notes == | ||
