TheWayForwardQuest/Intro Post

Everyone here had been assembled by the Celestial Bureaucracy, although you're not told by who. That's somewhat normal. The infighting in the Heavens is such that you're long resigned to never knowing who it is.  When all of you are here, the Princess of the Heavens herself arrives. The pool in the center ripples, revealing a hazy shape.

"This mortal has been drawn into the games of the Bureaucracy.. when it is I who summoned her to become a heroine needed by where she was going. This game must stop, and she must be the one to do it. But her patron is sabotaging her in many ways. It is your job to herald her from a distance - mold the world. Succeed, and be made Directors. Fail.." She smiles thinly.. "... don't fail."

As extremely minor deities, this is a once in a lifetime - even yours -  opportunity. How hard could heralding one mortal be? Grant her a System - lead her through the tutorial-

"She must not suspect."

The pool shows one of the Outer Circle - and the game becomes clear. Someone wants to topple the order and advance. You see her and a-

[ ] "You are my bunny maid." - Bunny people are .. well, they will struggle to be taken seriously. They're more ornamentation by the gods, for those they want to adorn their places of worship. (Gain [b]Bunny Maid, Amnesiac Last Survivor[/b], Aphiral will assign her the title [b]Bunni Pet.[/b])

[ ] "You are my fox maid." - Foxes are often symbols of the divine, but they're known tricksters. They will not be believed easily without persuasion.  They're often a specific form of ornamentation of the gods - luxury and decadence. (Gain [b]Foxmaid[/b], [b]Wandering Last Survivor[/b], Aphiral will assign her the title [b]Fox Toy.[/b])

[ ] "You are my cat maid." - Cats do as they will. Their motives may be suspect, but at least you know others aren't likely to distrust her. No, what you have to fear is that she'll intentionally do something wrong to spite the heavens. (Gain [b]Catmaid[/b], [b]In Defiance of the Heavens[/b], Aphrial will assign her the title [b]Kitty Maid.[/b])

[SPOILER="Choice Statlines"]

These you choose between.

Bunny Maid: +10 to CHA, +5 to AGI. Intimidation auto-fails, increased chance of being ignored.

Fox Maid: +10 to CHA, +5 to INT. Persuasion auto-fails. Increased chance of being suspected.

Kitty Maid: +10 to CHA, +5 to DEX. Diplomacy auto-fails. Increased chance of others refusing to work with you.

[b]Amnesiac Last Survivor[/b] - You are the last survivor of your world. What happened was so traumatic that your memories are almost all gone irrecoverably.

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[*]When attempting a Knowledge roll for something you have not yet learned, you can act as if you have 17 ranks in it.

[*]Gain Title: [i]"Last of Her World", "Amnesiac Bunny"[/i]

[*]Chance to lose actions due to flashbacks

[*]Memories prior to this point are not recoverable even with Perfect Memory, and the knowledge will only become available after a successful Knowledge roll to use it.

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[b]Wandering Last Survivor[/b] - You are the last survivor of your world.  You have made your peace with this, but it has affected you deeply.

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[*]When attempting an Appraise or Performance roll, gain 18 in it, as you recall a story, or event, from your old world.

[*]Gain Title: [i]"Last of Her World", "Weary Fox"[/i]

[*]Chance to lose actions due to weariness.

[*]Weariness not capable of being bypassed by any mortal means.

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[b]In Defiance of the Heavens - [/b]The Heavens refused to save your world. You survived anyway. You shall spite the uncaring heavens, who dared let your world die.

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[*]When a convenience or act of heaven would benefit anyone, you can choose to ruin it. Occasionally, you will ruin it anyway.

[*]Gain Title: [i]"Last of Her World", "Aggrieved Cat"[/i]

[*]Chance to do the exactly wrong thing even against your knowledge or benefit.

[*]Memories prior to this point have been deliberately lost, and you will not go back.

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She might be confused, but the now very Chinese looking woman seems to suspect something's off. To your horror, she rejects the system.. and you shudder as you feel the PTB turn their attention at her. This job just got more complicated, especially as they add their own boons. You see Aphrial curse her, in some way, and she vanishes into the void. This is your chance to exert some power over this.  You can also give her something of a blessing, too.

[SPOILER=TPTB Boons]

[b]Rejected System Interface[/b]- "Pet, I see you chose your way, even if it is too much for a maid like you. I applaud it. May you grow into your role as Daughter of the Stars, than my pet maid. But you only get one shot."

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[*]Cannot use System interfaces

[*]May get some notifications in a "organic" or "immersive" manner, but this is still extremely limited.

[*]+5% XP gain, gain permanent [i]Advantage[/i] (always get the best of two chances) on checks

[*]+20 respect from patron Aphrial.

[*]+20 respect from the Heavenly Order of the Three Moonlit Paths

[*]-20 respect from the Heavenly Order of the Sunlit Glades

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[b]System's Game[/b]- For better or worse, the PTB have their eyes on you now, and are watching you. At least they like you..?

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[*]All quests are auto accepted. Events will conspire to give you more encounters and more chances to fulfill it, whether it's ill or good. (Luck is [b]locked[/b] at 100.)

[*]Most outcomes may in the end be good, but that's in the end..

[*]+35% chance of any random encounters.

[*]Gain [i]Amulet of the 7 Moons[/i]

[*]Gain [b]Gamer's Body[/b] and [b]Limited Gamer's Mind[/b]

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[b]Patron: Aphrial, Outer Circle God of Romance [Tier 1][/b]- "My girl, I hope you realize I won't let you free until I'm sure of your will and prowess.. Impress me, little one."

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[*]Marked as Owned by Aphrial to other deities and powers.

[*]+15% to Diplo with Aphrial aligned faction members, -30% to Diplo with Aphrial opposed faction members

[*]+15% to Persuasion when matchmaking or convincing someone to give into desire or spend time with their partner, etc.

[*]-15% Diplo vs. slavers, +15% damage to slavers.

[*][b][UNAVAILABLE, LOCKED][/b]

[*]Gain Aspects: [b]Daughter-In-Waiting Of the Stars[/b], [b]Desire's Cruel Rejection[/b], [b]Forced Into Service[/b]

[*]Gain Title: "Pet"

[*]Next tier unlocks at 500 Respect

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[b]Daughter-in-Training of the Stars [Tier 1][/b]- You are a daughter of the stars, through the Celestial Princess, who summoned you, but like all jobs, you need to grow into it. The Celestial Bureaucracy doesn't grant it's powers to interns, after all.

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[*]In space, you always know your location

[*]+30% to Pilot(spacecraft), +10% to Repair(spacecraft).

[*]Know your orientation and distance to pole and equator when you can see the night sky, clouded over or not.

[*]Dazzled by noon light

[*]Unable to know location in context without knowledge of the plane/planet/dimension/etc.

[*]Gain Title: [i]"Daughter of Endings"[/i]

[*]This aspect will update when the Patron Aspect updates.

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[b]Forced Into Service[/b]- "You make the most adorable maid, my pet. I think you should help others."

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[*]You are a maid, and no matter your other professional skills, you will always be one.

[*]You cannot resist being a maid, but eventually you can pick your masters. While your divine patron is locked, you cannot be forced into being a maid for anyone you do not want to serve.

[*]Gain a starting 40 ranks in Profession(Maid)

[*]Gain Title: [i]"Professional Maid"[/i]

[*]+15% Diplo with other working class people, +35% on Diplo with other service workers

[*]-15% Diplo with Upper Class People, -35% on Diplo with high powered individuals

[*]+20% to Deception with high powered individuals if it can be phrased as a service issue.

[*]Elements of this aspect will upgrade with ranks and feats

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Titles:

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[*][i]"Last of Her World"[/i] - +2 to VIT, +5 to Survival, +5 to Resistance (skill)

[*][i]"Amnesiac Woman"[/i] - -7 to Sense Motive OR [i]Weary Fox[/i] - -7 to Persuasion OR [i]Aggrieved Cat[/i]: -7 to Diplomacy

[*][i]"Daughter of Endings"[/i] - +3 Respect gain, +2 Inspiration to revolutionaries, +10% vs rolls to impose fate

[*][i]"Professional Maid"[/i] - +5 to Appraise(food), +1 STR, +2 DEX, +1 AGI, +10% on Diplo/Persuade vs other maids

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Powers:

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[*][b]Gamer's Body[/b] - Medicines take effect instantly, and every hour of rest restores 15% of all resources, and 1 extreme injury, 2 serious injuries, and 4 minor injuries. Injuries that would remove limbs or immediately kill the player are converted to HP damage instead. In this case, though, it's a blessing of the Celestial Bureaucracy.

[*][b]Limited Gamer's Mind[/b]- One playing the Game of the System gains a mind of a video game character. In this case, though, it's a blessing of the Celestial Bureaucracy.

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[*]Needs 2 hour of rest per 24 hours up. Can force immediate sleep, and mind control and alteration effects no longer function. Lessens the effects of extreme stress and emotion, and grants access to the Concentration and Tranquility skills. This power will gain synergistic effects with the listed skills reaching certain thresholds, and is always on.

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But first, your first choice.

[] Send her to *a* Star Wars universe, roughly around the time of the Old Republic. (Difficulty: Easy, but bear in mind the QM is likely going to invent things from whole cloth and memories of SWTOR.)

[] Send her to *a* Marvel Cinematic Universe, in 1989. (Difficulty: Medium.)

[] Send her to *a* totally-not-fantasy-anime universe. (Write-in the basics of this so I have something to work with, please.) (Difficulty: Variable.)

[] Send her to *a* totally-not-cyberpunk-80s-anime universe. (As above. It'll vaguely be like Cyberpunk or Bubblegum Crisis written by someone who doesn't remember Bubblegum Crisis, elsewise.) (Difficulty: *Hard*)

[] Write-In. (Details are good!)

As you see the pool resolve, you can grant a boon of:

[] Basic: +5 to one skill, +3 to another, -1 to a third. (Pick the skills)

[] Standard: +1.5* mana pool on award, +1.25* mana potency.

[] Advanced: Grant her an title. (QM rolls for how much positive or negative.)

You then see:

Ci Xiaomei Awareness: 0 [Normal]

Ci Xiaomei Defiance: [???]

???? Scrying Sight: Normal

Your Scrying Sight: Normal

AP: 10

RP: 120

FP: 5

These are your lifelines, and you need them to stay below [300] and [Total]. It is possible for the defiance to go negative if she genuinely thinks you are working with her. Note that the enemy, who you suspect is Aphrial and whoever she's working with, is working against her under the table while smiling at her. As of yet, they don't suspect you, and you're immune to direct action in here.. but that doesn't stop them acting against you on the universes you watch..