Any Malazan fans here?
)Khisanth the Ancient
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Off topic, but where do the lines in your sig come from? Are they your own creation? Recently I've been trying to track down everything I can find that mentions the legend of Ys, so if they're from something that would be interesting.
Oh, no problem. They're from a black metal band called Bal-Sagoth, a band with a definite Immortals Handbook feel to their lyrics.
Those are from a song called The Thirteen Cryptical Prophecies of Mu, which... isn't about Ys, it's about Mu.
I'm not sure Byron has ever written about the destruction of Ys in his setting, though he's mentioned it in several songs. It's a shame they've stopped producing music.
Here's the full text of the story. It's a classic tale in the Immortals vein, with an insane demigod in search of a mighty artifact, a guardian of cosmic order, and an epic battle for the fate of a civilization that ends with something called a Judgment Tetragon (which I can only liken to a Neutronium Golem) coming in to lay down the universal smackdown on our upstart immortal.
Those are from a song called The Thirteen Cryptical Prophecies of Mu, which... isn't about Ys, it's about Mu.
I'm not sure Byron has ever written about the destruction of Ys in his setting, though he's mentioned it in several songs. It's a shame they've stopped producing music.
Here's the full text of the story. It's a classic tale in the Immortals vein, with an insane demigod in search of a mighty artifact, a guardian of cosmic order, and an epic battle for the fate of a civilization that ends with something called a Judgment Tetragon (which I can only liken to a Neutronium Golem) coming in to lay down the universal smackdown on our upstart immortal.
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That would be cool. Have you ever read the Wheel of Time series? thet characters from that would be great additions to D&D as well. I've been looking for Rand Al'Thor stats that aren't made by someone who hasn't read the books or had no understanding of them if they did. Rand with a 13 INT? I found stats like that. shame
I read up to book 11 in WoT, but I've been out of touch with it for maybe 4 or 5 years now. I'm not really confident enough in my recollection of the characters and their feats to do stats on them.
Not to mention, I'd be hard pressed to figure out exactly how to make stats for the One Power and gauge the levels of various characters.
I'd be willing to do stats for the Prince of Nothing trilogy, if anyone's read it, but the problem there is that Kellhus is the only character in the whole setting whose interesting and powerful enough to deserve IH stats. (Also, highly highly recommend that series to anyone who likes dark, gritty fantasy or "thinking man's" fantasy.) Still, Kellhus would be fun to stat...
Edit: As for how I would personally go about doing a system for WoT, I imagine it would have to be some kind of point-based system for the magic (in which Angreal and the like increase the effective caster level of the channeler). From what I remember, Rand is incredibly powerful just on his own, being able to warp probability and channel as what amounts to an immediate action. At a guess, I'd peg him at intermediate deity level, in some respect, but on the other hand, he's fundamentally human. As in, without the Power, his strength is nothing special, nor is his dexterity (as in superhuman). His constitution is high, if I remember correctly, but not above peak human. His intellect is superb but weighed down by madness, but on the other hand I don't remember him displaying anything too exemplary in wisdom, though his charisma is easily his highest stat and probably what he'd use for his channeling).
So, I think he'd almost have to break the silver rule and have maybe 20 HD but have the intermediate deity template (modified to fit him) slapped on, putting him around level ~80. He relies completely on his channeling rather than having a well-rounded power set. As a swordsman, he is equal to... 10 or so skilled men at once, yes? Whereas Anomander Rake (above) has broken up armies 300,000 strong in his dragon form and fought through squad after squad of Seguleh swordsman who themselves are the equal of at least 10,000 men in battle.
Bottom line, Rand is a glass cannon.
Not to mention, I'd be hard pressed to figure out exactly how to make stats for the One Power and gauge the levels of various characters.
I'd be willing to do stats for the Prince of Nothing trilogy, if anyone's read it, but the problem there is that Kellhus is the only character in the whole setting whose interesting and powerful enough to deserve IH stats. (Also, highly highly recommend that series to anyone who likes dark, gritty fantasy or "thinking man's" fantasy.) Still, Kellhus would be fun to stat...
Edit: As for how I would personally go about doing a system for WoT, I imagine it would have to be some kind of point-based system for the magic (in which Angreal and the like increase the effective caster level of the channeler). From what I remember, Rand is incredibly powerful just on his own, being able to warp probability and channel as what amounts to an immediate action. At a guess, I'd peg him at intermediate deity level, in some respect, but on the other hand, he's fundamentally human. As in, without the Power, his strength is nothing special, nor is his dexterity (as in superhuman). His constitution is high, if I remember correctly, but not above peak human. His intellect is superb but weighed down by madness, but on the other hand I don't remember him displaying anything too exemplary in wisdom, though his charisma is easily his highest stat and probably what he'd use for his channeling).
So, I think he'd almost have to break the silver rule and have maybe 20 HD but have the intermediate deity template (modified to fit him) slapped on, putting him around level ~80. He relies completely on his channeling rather than having a well-rounded power set. As a swordsman, he is equal to... 10 or so skilled men at once, yes? Whereas Anomander Rake (above) has broken up armies 300,000 strong in his dragon form and fought through squad after squad of Seguleh swordsman who themselves are the equal of at least 10,000 men in battle.
Bottom line, Rand is a glass cannon.
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Khisanth the Ancient
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Oh, no problem. They're from a black metal band called Bal-Sagoth, a band with a definite Immortals Handbook feel to their lyrics.
Those are from a song called The Thirteen Cryptical Prophecies of Mu, which... isn't about Ys, it's about Mu.
Ah, thanks.
Very cool, but not much help on the Ys front. It's rather annoying, because most of the supposed reference books ('dictionaries'
and 'encyclopedias of Celtic mythology') appear to have completely fabricated their entries relating to the legend. (Or maybe they're all drawing from the same obscure versions, but if so I cannot track them down.)
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