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Worse yet, your entire team is pretty green... And you're not certain, but the attackers very much resembled three of the greatest aces the TSAB has ever seen - Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa, and Hayate Yagami. ''And'' most of your equipment got damaged or reset in the crash, forcing you to adapt local techniques - and quickly - to make sure you can survive until it can be repaired. | Worse yet, your entire team is pretty green... And you're not certain, but the attackers very much resembled three of the greatest aces the TSAB has ever seen - Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa, and Hayate Yagami. ''And'' most of your equipment got damaged or reset in the crash, forcing you to adapt local techniques - and quickly - to make sure you can survive until it can be repaired. | ||
| - | At least you're not completely powerless, and you landed near a friendly enough town without killing anyone. In the week since you crashed right next to the walls of Candlekeep, they've helped you recover from your injuries and learn the basics of this world, not charging you their usual "fee" of the contribution of a great tome of knowledge... Yet. (One of you mentioned the | + | At least you're not completely powerless, and you landed near a friendly enough town without killing anyone. In the week since you crashed right next to the walls of Candlekeep, they've helped you recover from your injuries and learn the basics of this world, not charging you their usual "fee" of the contribution of a great tome of knowledge... Yet. (One of you mentioned the [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Infinity_Library Infinity Library] on accident, though. ''Oops.'') You've picked up the basics of one or another local adventuring class to make sure you can survive until you fix your equipment. |
Your initial objectives, in approximate order: | Your initial objectives, in approximate order: | ||
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Of course, things are never that easy, ever. But then again, you were a team chosen by Nanoha Takamachi herself. | Of course, things are never that easy, ever. But then again, you were a team chosen by Nanoha Takamachi herself. | ||
| - | It's 0076 by the New Midchildan calendar, and 1372 by the local "Dale Reckoning" calendar. | + | It's 0076 by the New Midchildan calendar (three months after the end of the [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/JS_Incident JS Incident], and 1372 by the local "Dale Reckoning" calendar. |
Good luck. | Good luck. | ||
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* Artificial Mage research was outlawed a long time ago, but Jail Scageletti (and later Precia Testarossa) completed prototypes; this can be used to justify Psionic, Incarnum, or other abnormal races. ''However'', you cannot be a clone of any significant canon character - just another of the who-knows-how-many top-ranking mages Jail or Precia were able to get needed data from. | * Artificial Mage research was outlawed a long time ago, but Jail Scageletti (and later Precia Testarossa) completed prototypes; this can be used to justify Psionic, Incarnum, or other abnormal races. ''However'', you cannot be a clone of any significant canon character - just another of the who-knows-how-many top-ranking mages Jail or Precia were able to get needed data from. | ||
* Significant Canon Character means both Nanoha and Forgotten Realms canon - ''no being a clone of Elminster''. | * Significant Canon Character means both Nanoha and Forgotten Realms canon - ''no being a clone of Elminster''. | ||
| - | * | + | * [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Combat_Cyborg Combat Cyborgs] are illegal across the TSAB and have been for a long, long time; however, both Jail Scageletti and an unknown predecessor completed who knows how many prototypes before [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Type_Zero The Type Zeroes] and [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Numbers The Numbers] were completed; worse, when Jail realized he was licked, he sent complete copies of his research to untold numbers of individuals across the cosmos; your character could be the result of any of a number of scientists who have performed this illegal research. The TSAB's rules mandate that any ''completed'' Combat Cyborg can choose to integrate into society, so... Of course, the Nanohaverse being what it is, just about all Combat Cyborgs are female. Being a Combat Cyborg could justify a Warforged, or any number of other specialized races. |
* NON-COMBAT cybernetic implants exist and are mostly used for organ or limb replacement. In practice, any of these would be flavor text. | * NON-COMBAT cybernetic implants exist and are mostly used for organ or limb replacement. In practice, any of these would be flavor text. | ||
* Familiars, in Nanoha's context, would be akin to Tibbits (but with a Medium human form unless they're kids) or Lycanthropes. They are also, per the name, someone's familiar, most likely that of one of your shipmates; you'll need to work with someone and the DM, but you will be granted certain abilities of a Familiar or Psicrystal based on their level. | * Familiars, in Nanoha's context, would be akin to Tibbits (but with a Medium human form unless they're kids) or Lycanthropes. They are also, per the name, someone's familiar, most likely that of one of your shipmates; you'll need to work with someone and the DM, but you will be granted certain abilities of a Familiar or Psicrystal based on their level. | ||
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== Class Restrictions/Modifications == | == Class Restrictions/Modifications == | ||
| - | * "Clerics" from TSAB-originated worlds (i.e. the PCs) can only draw power from the | + | * "Clerics" from TSAB-originated worlds (i.e. the PCs) can only draw power from the [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Saint_Church Saint Kings]; they are effectively 'concept clerics' in a world where concept clerics normally do not exist. Leveling in this class represents your figuring out how to channel your faith to cast Torilian Divine magic. |
** Paladins from TSAB-originated worlds work the same way. They're not held to nearly as anal a standard of alignment as native Paladins, due to the liberal nature of the Saint Church. | ** Paladins from TSAB-originated worlds work the same way. They're not held to nearly as anal a standard of alignment as native Paladins, due to the liberal nature of the Saint Church. | ||
* Druids cannot come from TSAB-originated worlds; the nature of Mid-Childan magic doesn't allow for connecting to druidic spirits. | * Druids cannot come from TSAB-originated worlds; the nature of Mid-Childan magic doesn't allow for connecting to druidic spirits. | ||
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An Awesome Point may also be spent if you get reduced to Dying without a barrier jacket saving you to automatically stabilize; in this case, the awesome thing you just did is ''surviving'' whatever would have killed a lesser mortal. | An Awesome Point may also be spent if you get reduced to Dying without a barrier jacket saving you to automatically stabilize; in this case, the awesome thing you just did is ''surviving'' whatever would have killed a lesser mortal. | ||
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| + | Easiest path to an Awesome Point in this game is to go for a dramatic finishing attack; ''Overkill is good''. | ||
== Barely Feats == | == Barely Feats == | ||
