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Ahh! Totally misunderstood "midnight on the 10th." Oh well, good luck with the game!
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Oh cool, thanks. Here's what I've put together: Shu Li quote:“Just a little more... there!” the old man cheered as Li struggled to right his cart. The creaky vehicle looked almost as ancient as its owner, but was still surprisingly heavy. When the wheels finally settled into the ruts of the dusty road Li had to catch himself on the side of the cart just to keep from collapsing. The consummate outdoorsman and tracker, Constable Shu Li uses his talents to serve the interests of Imperial justice. He has done his best to follow the path of his legendary father Constable Shu Chen, ever since Chen was killed when Li was barely a young man. He has an unwavering dedication to his vision of the ideal constable--fearless, courteous, helpful, honest, and above all never, ever giving up--which guides his actions, though it can be a difficult standard to keep. Most of Li's assignments put him "at large" in the wilder regions of the empire, which suits him fine and keeps him from annoying his superiors too much. So far his single-minded ethic has dampened Li's personal relationships, but he's more human under his moral armour than most people realize. Li almost never carries a sword or other blade, instead relying on his constable's baton, a three-foot pole of hard wood banded and capped with bronze, which happens to be inherited from his father. ASPECTS High Concept: The Iron-Clad Bureau’s Most Relentless Constable Trouble: Just Doing My Job “A Little Rain Never Hurt Anyone” Living With My Father’s Ghost Annoyingly Virtuous The Iron-Clad Bureau’s Most Relentless Constable (high concept) Li always gets his man. He’s developed a bit of a reputation, both within the Bureau and in the criminal element they pursue. He’s the kind of agent they want to keep out in the field—his attitude and track record are great tools there, but get a little much in refined company. Invoke: pursuing criminals, sheer stubbornness, using official credentials to sway or intimidate Compel: chasing lost causes and dead ends; some people just don’t like the authorities, and they can show up at the worst times Just Doing My Job (trouble) Li is dedicated to his position and following through on his orders, no matter who it might piss off or what trouble it might land him in. He's not a slave to technicalities, but getting the job done can and does push aside personal relationships or safety. Invoke: activities directly related to a mission or his job mandate (pursuing criminals, etc.) compel: when the requirements of the 'badge' are inconvenient--"I know we're friends, but I have to..."; walk into an underworld stronghold to publicly arrest their leader "A Little Rain Never Hurt Anyone" Li is an accomplished outdoorsman. He’s at home on the frontier and in the elements, and has the experience, skills, and temperament to handle them. Some people prefer the city, but Li just doesn’t see eye to eye with them. Invoke: wilderness situations, like survival, tracking, etc.; resisting the effects of inclement weather or surroundings Compel: putting people off (“that guy is crazy!”); sometimes you really should come in out of the rain Living With My Father’s Ghost Shu Chen was a legendary constable with the Iron-Clad Bureau, one of their best agents. He worked mostly out in the more remote reaches of the empire, and it is his legacy that Li seeks to emulate. Cheng was killed on the job many years ago, which was what inspired Li to join the Bureau himself. Living up to Chen’s reputation—now inflated beyond reason by time and exaggeration—is difficult to say the least, and it’s sometimes hard to know exactly what the old man would have done, but Li tries as best he can to be his father’s son. Invoke: when he has time to reflect on his father’s wisdom—real or imagined—and apply it to the current situation; pulling off insane feats in the name of the Bureau Compel: a moment of indecision or uncertainty (“what would Chen have done?”), to let something slip past; old enemies (or acquaintances) of Chen popping up; making reckless actions because “dammit, Chen could have done this” Annoyingly Virtuous Morally upright action is one of Li's hallmarks, a personal code that he keeps. He never actively push his code on others, but still, sometimes you wonder if he isn't being a little smug about it... Always courteous, even enemies have to push pretty drat hard to get Li to say something rude. Invoke: keeping his cool, making a good impression where courtesy will help, passive-aggressively getting under someone's skin Compel: people get rubbed the wrong way by him sometimes; when compassion, courtesy, or honesty would be inconvenient ("we can't finish him off, just tie him up", "it might be a trap, but we can't be rude", "no, my friend here isn't telling the truth") SKILLS Great (+4): Investigation Good (+3): Will, Physique Fair (+2): Notice, Fight, Burglary Average (+1): Resources, Empathy, Athletics, Stealth Jianghu Rank: 1 KUNG FU STYLE: Stone Tiger Stubborn Dog style Stone Resists the Blow – you gain 2 Armor against any physical attack you are aware of. Stone Weathers the Storm – if you succeed on a defense with style, you may remove your physical 1 stress box or convert another physical stress box to 1 lower instead of taking a boost. Tiger Rends the Flesh – when you tie on an attack using Fight for defense you can inflict a 2 point shift physical attack instead of taking a boost. Tiger Rules the Jungle – gain +2 Armor Rating when using Will to defend against Provoke attacks. STUNTS: On The Scent – when you use a Fate point to reroll an Investigation roll to track or find someone, add +2 to the roll. Official Questioning – you may use Investigate instead of Contacts to get information from neutral parties in the area, provided you use your credentials and they know (or think) you’re on an official investigation. REFRESH: 2 And a submission for an organization: The Iron-Clad Bureau, Imperial Truth & Justice Constabulary The Bureau is a law enforcement organization set up by the Emperor directly many years ago, focused largely in investigation with an empire-wide jurisdiction. The Bureau isn’t large, but they take only top level recruits. Many Bureau agents work alone or in small groups—they are a precision tool, not concerned with the everyday maintenance civil order but targeted at difficult and damaging individuals. In theory the Bureau reports only to the Emperor himself, although it has become customary for him to appoint a representative for the Bureau to report to in his stead. Whether that representative is a true and loyal advisor, or a power-hungry corrupt bureaucrat depends on the political climate and the strength of the Emperor’s hold on the realm. The Emperor’s Dogs Originally a slur against the Bureau, most of its agents have come to embrace this nickname to some degree. To them, it symbolizes their loyalty and determination, and their service to the Emperor himself. When the Emperor wants something sniffed out or someone retrieve, he sends his dogs. Invoke: the dogged execution of duties; fellowship and loyalty between Bureau members; loyalty to the emperor and his will Compel: dogs take orders, and the Bureau is no exception; many people in both high society and low dislike the Bureau and its agents, and will give them a hard time Agents Everywhere If there isn’t a Constable in the region, there’s probably going to be a local deputy. Or his contact. Or an informant. It’s hard to be sure you're beyond the reach of the Bureau, because their jurisdiction is everything under the sun. The Bureau isn’t huge though, so sometimes that means resources get stretched thin. Invoke: declare an ally in the local town—informant, or local branch, or something; hear about happenings throughout the empire through the Bureau grapevine Compel: help might be a province away, looking into some other matter; an agent needs help nearby Face: Grand Marshal Autumn Moon Autumn Moon is the head of the Iron-Clad Bureau, a composed woman just past 40 who holds her age with striking grace. Moon is a bit of an enigma—she doesn’t admit to any ambition to advance her station at all, and yet she’s risen to the head of a powerful bureau of the empire. She disavows any interest or connection to politics, for herself or her organization, and so far the Bureau remains deftly beyond the scheming of any major faction. Surely it would take some political savvy to keep the Bureau so untouched... As far as anyone has been able to tell though, Moon runs the Iron-Clad Bureau with stark efficiency, uncompromising integrity, and a total disinterest in anything larger. Naturally, the more cynical bureaucrats in the empire assume it’s just a front. Political Untouchable Moon is so pointedly against politicking that most people have stopped even trying to talk to her about it at this point. If she is playing some game, it has a very deep cover. Invoke: resisting political pressure; useful when needing the appearance of total integrity Compel: asking for political favours is completely out of the question—if she can’t take care of it with her own resources, she’s in trouble spectator fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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Comrade Gorbash posted:Shu Li (spectator) If I'm to be entirely honest, I started with "kung fu mountie" as a starting point (stole a few pieces of inspiration from the show Due South). Which, yes, is very much like an FBI agent or marshal or something, only woodsier. I wrote a short fiction intro and re-wrote the summary a little bit, but let me know if it's still not coming across clearly. After thinking about a character so long I sometimes find it hard to know if I'm communicating what I've thought about. I added a 5th aspect. I'd still be very interested in dropping one in favour of an inter-PC aspect, but as of now it's set to be good to go as is. It occured to me that Li isn't a particularly great fighter, at least not in a conventional sense (fortunately Fate allows lots of way around the conventional approach). His Fight is low and Chi isn't there at all. Chi I guess I could bump up with some adjustment, but I'm also ok with him not being a directly potent fighter right now--I think he'd use a lot of Physique-created advantages and stuff. Learning fighting arts could be a direction for him to develop though, especially if there's another PC who might "enlighten" him to those skills. Not necessarily, but certainly on the table. A nickname is a great idea, I shoulda thought of that! Gotta think of a good one though... As a note, I'm going away to a wedding as of... right now. I'll be back Sunday, but I think I'll be able to check in either tonight or tomorrow to do any other updating that's needed and just keep in touch with what's going on. Feel free to use the Bureau regardless. Think of another name too if you want, that's just one that popped into my head.
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Feb 14, 2014 20:02
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Velyoukai, what are you thinking re. A Foul Spirit Lurks? if you want to simplify, you could always just go with using Chi in place of Decieve for creating advantages related to falsified spirit possessions, etc. But then, I'm a fan of staying simple with Stunts whenever possible, so that might not suit your taste. Oh and Gorbash--all I can say is drat, that is some heavy weather.
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Feb 15, 2014 04:39
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Vivacious Yue (Ridley) – Is she really as naive as she seems? She's talented, but the company she keeps... For now I'll give her the benefit of the doubt, but I can't say the same for her friends. Beautiful Doctor Zhang (Professor Cirno) – Kind of soft, but he helps people in ways that I can't, so I'll protect him when I can. There isn't much honour in his approach to women, so why do they love him so much? Zhang is a frustration, but one I can weather. Xu Lei (TurninTrix) – He's a good man, I respect his commitment to justice. A little scattered perhaps, but we have a lot of common ground. He doesn't quite have the discipline one should expect of a professional law-man, but then he isn't in the Bureau. Yet. Zhu Qiang (Velyoukai) – If I can help him in his quest, I will. Age has granted him a great deal of wisdom, and yet my father told me stories of the Red-Mountain Demon from years ago, so I'll keep an eye on him. I wonder if Qiang knew Chen in his younger days? Centipede Hong (K Prime) – I need to watch this one, there's something he's keeping hidden. He's smooth, but he moves like a killer. Dammit, Chen could have figured him out in a second... Rival: Laughing Bird Min Li isn't entirely a stranger to women, but Min is the only one that has left a lasting impact on him. It's a shame too, because they seem fated to be at odds. Min has a devil-may-care attitude towards life, authority, and responsibility, playing the hero or the thief with equal relish. She might be a revolutionary if she was a little more idealistic, but at the end of the day someone's always going to be in charge and Min's always going to ignore them. She does has a moral center in there somewhere, with a special regard for the downtrodden and overworked, but she plays by her own rules. Always. It's that heart of gold that keeps Li on the hook. He can't help but admire her spirit at times, even while grinding his teeth over her style. The attraction seems to run both ways, as Min has returned on several occasions to try tempting Li over to the "dark side." She laughs him off and disappears into the night every time he, in turn, tries to pull her to his side, but she hasn't given up trying. Their relationship has waxed and waned at times, but neither seems to be able to give up their lifestyle for the other. It's too much a part of who they are. The spark between them hasn't stopped Li and Min from butting heads, though. Both are too stubborn for that. If anything, when they come up against each other it's all the more fierce for the underlying passions that get riled up. Li relishes being able to join forces with Min now and then, but knows that more often than not he's going to have to try to stop her. Sometimes he can, and sometimes Min gets the better of him, but so far he's been unable to actually catch her and bring her in. Min is quite clever and knows Li's heart too well to make it easy for him, and though he may not admit it she is a more skilled fighter than he is. spectator fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Feb 19, 2014 15:27
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I realized I'd forgotten the sheet after I posted, but totally missed the character name. Oops. Fixed. So when I spend a Fate point, should I keep track of that on the sheet in the first post by editing it? Same questions for stress/other trackables I suppose. I updated my IC post to reflect spending the point. I don't have much in mind by way of our to-be Society right now, though it does strike me that we have quite a diverse group. We could end up reflecting that with an aspect like, I dunno... "Ties to Everything", or "Allies Despite Ourselves", or "Dragon with 100 Heads" (more abstract). Just thinkin'. spectator fucked around with this message at 17:23 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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Feb 24, 2014 17:21
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For the purposes of Stop the Fight! objective (or maybe Calm the Crowd if you can justify it), I'm just building up a store of free invokes to help out. Li doesn't have a great Fight score, so someone else is free to tackle the actual roll--go ahead and use those free invokes I've created. Oh, and I guess someone changed my avatar on my behalf? Well thank you mysterious benefactor! Much better than the neon baby eyesore. ALSO: I'll be travelling for the next few days (March 5-8), I'll have some internet connection but I just might not be super quick. spectator fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Mar 5, 2014 |
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Comrade Gorbash posted:Also, since you've now been brought together as a group, your as yet-unnamed Jianghu society can gain a stunt and will have a group Fate Point available to it. If you have any suggestions we can talk it over in the OOC thread.[/i] On a slight side note, I've been pretty busy lately because my girlfriend was competing at the Canada East Crossfit Regionals this weekend, but I'm getting myself caught up on everything else now! [/brag] spectator fucked around with this message at 03:23 on May 21, 2014 |
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