[Mage: the Awakening] Legacy of the Stone Assembly

Shayuri · Nov 7, 2008

Solarious, I dunno if you intended it this way, but your post to me came off as pretty offensively sarcastic. That's not really a helpful way to introduce a new player to the fold, IMO.

Especially when he just said that the book was ordered and on its way...thus implying that it wasn't available for perusal yet.

It's good that you're trying to help...I would encourage you to be more careful with sarcasm though. Especially in this online format, where there's no tone of voice or nonverbal expressions to help soften the tone.

Solarious · Nov 7, 2008

It was? Hmn. Looking back, I see you point about the rude sarcasm. I suppose it's a sign I should get some more sleep in when this kind of thing starts slipping into my posts. My posts tend to languish in the harsh light of a reply box for an hour or two, especially at that length, before being exposed to the searing nakedness of the forums.

I've made the appropriate edits... or at least I think I have, anyways. Does it still come off too strong?

Walking Dad · Nov 7, 2008

Hi, it's me again.

What do you think about a former police officer, turned PI?
He will be viewing magic through the lens of Kabbalah (not the new age, but the real thing). Specializing in Spirit, Fate and /or Space.

After loosing his job for taking money from the wrong persons, DJ settled down as a private investigator. Loosing his apartment, sportscar and girl-friend (in that order) he began a new life Boston.

I will wirte-up a day in life for DJ and post it at the beginning of the next week

I hope the initial concept is fine. Don't be afraid of me playing a stereotype. I'm German myself, and while I'm no Jew myself, I study religions (especially the abrahamic ones) and can read Hebrew.

[sblock=character sheet]

Only mundane traits for now.

Daniel Jacob Goldstein, PI
Gender: Male Age: 26
Hair: Short, Brown Eyes: Green Ht: 6'2'' Wt: 185 pounds
Virtue: Faith Vice: Greed

PHYSICAL(5) MENTAL(4) SOCIAL(3)
Strength : ** Intelligence : ** Presence : **
Dexterity : *** Wits : *** Manipulation : *
Stamina : *** Resolve : ** Composure : ***

Skills:
Mental (4)
Academics * (Religion)
Computer *
Medicine *
Investigation *

Physical (11)
Athletics *
Brawl **
Drive *
Firearms *** (pistol, lt.)
Larceny *
Stealth **
Weaponry * (knife)

Social (7)
Empathy *
Intimidation **
Persuasion *
Streetwise *
Subterfuge **

Merits (7):
Status 1 (PI), Resources 2, Language 2 (German, Ifrit), 2 dots for communal sanctum

Health: 8
Willpower: 5
Morality: 7

Size: 5 Speed: 11 Initiative: 6
Defense: 3 Armour: -

Equipment (worn): light pistol, ammo, watch, clothing, poceket-knife.

Shayrui maybe recognizes a bit of the name and stats.
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Annalist · Nov 7, 2008

Anyone else have any preferences for our Cabal name and Sanctum location? I suggested The Twilight Vigil as a name and Cambridge as a location so far.

Solarious · Nov 7, 2008

Walking Dad said:
I hope the initial concept is fine. Don't be afraid of me playing a stereotype. I'm German myself, and while I'm no Jew myself, I study religions (especially the abrahamic ones) and can read Hebrew.

You have my congratulations for learning a third (from what I can tell) language so well. I myself am only any good with english, and I can only speak a second well, not read it.

Annalist said:
Anyone else have any preferences for our Cabal name and Sanctum location? I suggested The Twilight Vigil as a name and Cambridge as a location so far.

Absent any particularly compelling reason to settle down anywhere else, Cambridge sounds like decent starting area, although I'm not sure what the great draw for it is, that is, for us as mages. It would be nice to know more about the area than the blurb before we make a final decision.

As for the name, Twilight has a very specific definition in Mage, since that's the plane of existence that ghosts inhabit, so it makes us sound more like Death specialists rather than a cabal with many Spirit practitioners. I put forward the name The Midnight Vigil, which alludes to the Shadow rather than the restless dead.

Annalist · Nov 7, 2008

Solarious said:
As for the name, Twilight has a very specific definition in Mage, since that's the plane of existence that ghosts inhabit, so it makes us sound more like Death specialists rather than a cabal with many Spirit practitioners.

The Midnight Vigil is fine with me, but just so you realize, Twilight is not ghost-specific.

Core Rulebook, p. 20:

Twilight: The state of existence within the material realm for most ephemeral beings that find themselves on the material side of the Gauntlet, including ghosts and spirits.

Shayuri · Nov 7, 2008

What about Shadow Hunters or Shadow Seekers?

Solarious · Nov 7, 2008

My point about the word Twilight for spirit exorcists is largely due to the fact that Twilight can refer both to vengeful ghosts and intruding spirits, while the Shadow is the proper domain of spirits. We don't really have anyone with a serious amount of skill in Death, while we do have many mages with skill in Spirit, so I thought Midnight would have fit better.

Annalist · Nov 7, 2008

Shayuri said:
What about Shadow Hunters or Shadow Seekers?

While having "Shadow" as part of a cabal name would be pretty cool, there's already a cabal called The Shadow Chorus.

This is assuming Hella_Tellah's using the default Consilium from the Boston Unveiled supplement. The reason I'm guessing this is because Hella_Tellah mentioned The Nemean in an earlier post. (He's the Consilium Hierarch used in Boston Unveiled.)

Shayuri · Nov 7, 2008

Ahh, ok.

For the record, I will probably have some dots in Death. I'm still juggling things, so I dunno for sure...

I'm considering

Life 2
Forces 2
Spirits 1
Death 1

Still tweaking though.