Changeling House Rules
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* The [[Rules|Site Rules]] supersede Changeling-specific rules. | * The [[Rules|Site Rules]] supersede Changeling-specific rules. | ||
* '''Character Creation''': Please see [[Character Creation for Changeling]]. It is also suggested to use the [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?26302 Gentry's Workshop], or at least look through it before submitting a character. | * '''Character Creation''': Please see [[Character Creation for Changeling]]. It is also suggested to use the [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?26302 Gentry's Workshop], or at least look through it before submitting a character. | ||
- | * [[Willpower]]: Follow the link for recovery rules. Willpower usage must be noted with [[Help:Power Icons|Power Icons]]. | + | * [[Willpower]]: Follow the link for recovery rules. Willpower usage must be noted with [[Help:Power Icons|Power Icons]]. A Willpower change is currently being [http://nwod.org/forum/showpost.php?p=14450406| Play tested.] |
* '''Posting''': If a character goes 30 days without a post or without a public living room post by the player indicating a delay in posting time, the character will be marked Inactive. | * '''Posting''': If a character goes 30 days without a post or without a public living room post by the player indicating a delay in posting time, the character will be marked Inactive. | ||
* '''Inactivity''': Inactive characters may be reactivated if their players wrote them out of the threads they were in by themselves. If an ST has to remove your character from active scenes, then he or she will be considered Abandoned and you will probably not get the character back. | * '''Inactivity''': Inactive characters may be reactivated if their players wrote them out of the threads they were in by themselves. If an ST has to remove your character from active scenes, then he or she will be considered Abandoned and you will probably not get the character back. | ||
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Each Changeling Character may be in five (5) concurrent Scenes. | Each Changeling Character may be in five (5) concurrent Scenes. | ||
* This total includes, Plots, Socials, and Court meetings. | * This total includes, Plots, Socials, and Court meetings. | ||
+ | * Your character is required to attend Coronation Courts (4 times a year). | ||
* This '''does not''' include Comms or Shards. | * This '''does not''' include Comms or Shards. | ||
* [[Help:Tracker|Tracker]] and [[Help:Power Icons|Power Icons]] are used to monitor [[Scene]]s. | * [[Help:Tracker|Tracker]] and [[Help:Power Icons|Power Icons]] are used to monitor [[Scene]]s. | ||
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* '''Optional''': Traits such as [[Health]], [[Vitae]], [[Willpower]] and their current state (if not in the signature, it must be in the Minisheet) | * '''Optional''': Traits such as [[Health]], [[Vitae]], [[Willpower]] and their current state (if not in the signature, it must be in the Minisheet) | ||
* When in combat, please include [[Defense]], [[Armor]], and [[Speed]] | * When in combat, please include [[Defense]], [[Armor]], and [[Speed]] | ||
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+ | ==Systems== | ||
+ | ===Combat=== | ||
+ | * Talking should be restricted to 1-3 syllables; any more (up to seven) will constitute an Action. | ||
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==Glamour== | ==Glamour== | ||
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===Mechanics=== | ===Mechanics=== | ||
- | The Lost possess the ability to forge various supernatural agreements, even if they do not understand the actual forces at work behind them. The power to bind oneself to another with these strands of Fate is a function of one's Wyrd. In practice, a character will spend a point of Willpower and verbally state the terms of the pledge IC. Once it is accepted by the other party, the player should copy their post in the ''' | + | The Lost possess the ability to forge various supernatural agreements, even if they do not understand the actual forces at work behind them. The power to bind oneself to another with these strands of Fate is a function of one's Wyrd. In practice, a character will spend a point of Willpower and verbally state the terms of the pledge IC. Once it is accepted by the other party, the player should copy their post in the '''Pledge Calendar''' |
* Post the desired mechanics of the Pledge. If the Pledge is mechanically unsound, it will simply not bind. | * Post the desired mechanics of the Pledge. If the Pledge is mechanically unsound, it will simply not bind. | ||
* Players are encouraged to take advantage of commonly known pledges such as those those found in [[Changeling The Lost Sourcebook|CtL]] (185-190) and [[Rites of Spring|RoS]] (43-44). | * Players are encouraged to take advantage of commonly known pledges such as those those found in [[Changeling The Lost Sourcebook|CtL]] (185-190) and [[Rites of Spring|RoS]] (43-44). | ||
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===Blessings=== | ===Blessings=== | ||
Any merit that is wholly mundane can be granted, except Social Merits such as Allies, Contacts, Resources, and Status. With ST approval, one of these restricted Merits may be gained by a pledge for the duration of one specific scene, however this would be an unusual exception. | Any merit that is wholly mundane can be granted, except Social Merits such as Allies, Contacts, Resources, and Status. With ST approval, one of these restricted Merits may be gained by a pledge for the duration of one specific scene, however this would be an unusual exception. | ||
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+ | ==Courts== | ||
+ | Only the Seasonal Courts are in play. | ||
+ | ===Mantle=== | ||
+ | [[Mantle]] effects are extensively [[Talk:Mantle|House-Ruled]]. | ||
+ | * A Mantle may not meta-pose feeling in other characters. | ||
+ | {{Talk:Mantle}} | ||
+ | ==Joining== | ||
+ | Characters must be in play for at least 3 - 6 months to become eligible to join a Court after Character Creation. This way you have time to settle into your Character's mindset and hopefully promote Role Playing. To join a Court during play you must gain permission through a request on your Character Sheet, after which during a Scene or Glimpse spend 1 Willpower and 1 Glamour while making an Oath to the Season, which needs to be linked back to your Character Sheet. | ||
==Entitlements== | ==Entitlements== | ||
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The following [[Entitlements]] have been [[House Rules|House-Ruled]]: | The following [[Entitlements]] have been [[House Rules|House-Ruled]]: | ||
* {{#ask: [[Category:Entitlements]] [[Category:Changeling House Rules]] }} | * {{#ask: [[Category:Entitlements]] [[Category:Changeling House Rules]] }} | ||
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==Dream Shaping== | ==Dream Shaping== |
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