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DF Reference Collection / Re: The Fourth Holy Sword
« on: April 16, 2015, 11:10:22 PM »
Considering that the Proof of God's Existence by Beer is an old joke, who knows?

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DF Reference Collection / Re: The Fourth Holy Sword
« on: April 16, 2015, 08:45:56 PM »
While I do not fully agree, since we do not know if each Archangel sponsors a specific holy sword, that was a wonderful read.  I put it up with Ms. Duck's WAGs.

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DFRPG / Re: Faeries, their Knights, and a couple vampire questions
« on: April 03, 2015, 11:44:06 PM »
As far as I know, your assumptions in your first question are all true.

I would say that Faries in general can kill anyone except for the Queens, who cannot directly kill a mortal not associated with their Court (Not sure if killing a mortal directly associated with the other Court is seen as poaching or not).  A Queen can however, still make your life generally not worth living if she chooses (Turn you into a stag, drop you in a snow bowl to freeze and starve, or a jungle to be eaten, etc.).  The only exceptions I can think of is any fae that, by their nature, cannot kill.

Thus far, there is nothing that differs the responsibilities of the Summer Knight and the Winter Knights to their respective Queens.  I suspect that traditionally, the one who chooses the Knight is the one who is their primary handler, although since Mother Winter cannot move about much, and Maeve was a traitor, we haven't seen much about that on page.  I cannot really say how duties would differ, since they would usually boil down to the Knight serving as the Queen's Hand in the mortal realm.  Although Harry is likely also Mab's Consort, should she desire it.

I would say that the Knight would have a strong compulsion to obey the Queen, and could not really disobey a direct order/geas from one of thier Queens.  So I would say that the compulsion would be against the Knight's High concept.

For your last question, I personally feel that playing a character like a half-vampire carries the risk of turning your character into a vampire, and if you do not like the risk, you shouldn't play as one.  As for what the frenzy is like, I would say that one needs an extreme act of discipline (natural 20 to use D&D terms) to regain control without killing, since by definition there is no control to begin with.

So these are my answers, although I haven't actually played the RPG, so I cannot say what degree my ideas should be accepted as advice for GMing a game.  Hope it helps!

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DFRPG / Re: What language would Grevane use for his magic?
« on: February 02, 2015, 10:07:33 PM »
Grevane is not coming up as a name, so that's not any help.  I think you could use Old German.

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Cinder Spires Books / Re: Timing Question
« on: January 04, 2015, 01:47:15 AM »
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amazon.co.uk says October 15th! I hope that's wrong...

In the right direction.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Deirdre's Coin [Possible Spoilers]
« on: December 16, 2014, 10:10:15 PM »
Wasn't really worried.  I just personally find it a bit overwhelming at times when there are multiple posts in a row pointing out the same thing to me.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Deirdre's Coin [Possible Spoilers]
« on: December 16, 2014, 08:47:37 PM »
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Okay, I'd forgotten that Mab said that explicitly.  Point conceded.

Didn't mean to hit you twice, but I got Ninja'd before I could post.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Deirdre's Coin [Possible Spoilers]
« on: December 16, 2014, 05:01:41 PM »
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I'm thinking that Small Favor was less of a violation because Accord members are expected to be capable of taking care of themselves.  If you don't have the muscle to back up your claim as an Accord member, then you're screwed, period.

That was an Accord violation.  That's was Mab's revenge.  I think it's more that she broke his power base, and made him break his word at the same time, meaning that although he was a cheat before, he is not as influential as he was before.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Deirdre's Coin [Possible Spoilers]
« on: December 16, 2014, 03:01:50 AM »
My understanding about Nic is not that he deliberately broke his word, so much as that he was very careful to leave loopholes he could exploit.  I could be wrong though.

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Hi Everybody,

A bit of back story first.  Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller's Chronicles, runs a charity every year called Worldbuilders that raises money for Heifer International, a charity that helps people in Third World countries become self sustainable by buying them livestock and other supplies that they would need to earn sufficient income to better their quality of life.  This is done through donations as well as auctions for games, books, and other things.

Why is this important to post in this particular forum?  One of the things that Patrick has in the auction is the chance to have a professional author read and critique your manuscript.  If that sounds like something that you would be interested in this opportunity, or even in reading more about the charity follow the link to his blog here.

Hopefully, this isn't a re-post of news already on this board.  I hope you check this charity out!

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DFRPG / Re: Earth channeling Crusader
« on: November 07, 2014, 02:13:32 AM »
Another fun effect (that might be a bit dark for the setting) is that Earth can be associated with Decay, meaning you can turn organic matter into soil and dust "Earth to Earth, Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust" and all that.

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DFRPG / Re: Earth channeling Crusader
« on: November 06, 2014, 04:10:05 AM »
A tectonic Teutonic Knight?  I like that idea just for the title.

Also gravity to warp light is a bit much, since he would have to create and contain a black hole to do that.  And once you can do that, you've ascended to the highest point on the celestial food chain and are calling all the shots.

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Author Craft / Re: Feedback Request - NaNoWriMo concepts
« on: November 03, 2014, 01:35:45 AM »
The first one made me think of Shannara series, but you are having them come back, so it would be a bit different.

 The second one might be a better choice simply because it sounds like it is more fleshed out, and it does not sound like a lot of the other fantasy stories I have read.

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Author Craft / Re: NaNoWriMo - How does it work?
« on: November 03, 2014, 01:10:51 AM »
I don't really do "creepy beautiful", but Gaelic is a beautiful language.  How about this one?

Here are the lyrics and translations:

AR ÉIRINN NÍ N-EÓSAINN CÉ H-Í
Aréir is mé téarnamh um' neoin
Ar an dtaobh thall den teóra 'na mbím,
Do théarnaig an spéir-bhean im' chómhair
D'fhág taomanach breóite lag sinn.

Do ghéilleas dá méin is dá cló,
Dá béal tanaí beó mhilis binn,
Do léimeas fé dhéin dul 'na cómhair,
Is ar éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.

Last night as I strolled abroad
On the far side of my farm
I was approached by a comely maiden
Who left me[? 'sinn' = 'us'] distraught and weak.
I was captivated by her demeanour and shapeliness
By her sensitive and delicate mouth,
I hastened to approach her
But for Ireland I'd not tell her name.

Dá ngéilleadh an spéir-bhean dom' ghlór,
Siad ráidhte mo bheól a bheadh fíor;
Go deimhin duit go ndéanfainn a gnó
Do léirchur i gcóir is i gcrich.
Dó léighfinn go léir stair dom' stór,
'S ba mhéinn liom í thógaint dom chroí,
'S do bhearfainn an chraobh dhi ina dóid,
Is ar éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.

If only this maiden heeded my words,
What I'd tell her would be true.
Indeed I'd devote myself to her
And see to her welfare.
I would regale her with my story
And I longed to take her to my heart
Where I'd grant her pride of place
But for Ireland I'd not tell her name.

Tá spéir-bhruinneal mhaordha dheas óg
Ar an taobh thall de'n teóra 'na mbím.
Tá féile 'gus daonnacht is meóin
Is deise ró mhór ins an mhnaoi,
Tá folt lei a' tuitim go feóir,
Go cocánach ómarach buí.
Tá lasadh 'na leacain mar rós,
Is ar éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.

There is a beautiful young maiden
On the far side of my farm
Generosity and kindness shine in her face
With the exceeding beauty of her countenance.
Her hair reaches to the ground
Sparkling like yellow gold;
Her cheeks blush like the rose
But for Ireland I'd not tell her name.


Here's another song: Safe Upon the Shore

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Cinder Spires Books / Re: Cats
« on: October 07, 2014, 09:53:16 PM »
There paws will look different at least, since they have opposable  thumbs.

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