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<blockquote data-quote="arkwright" data-source="post: 8090558" data-attributes="member: 6925177"><p>Heyo. Welcome to Zeit, it's the best AP ever written.</p><p></p><p>You might find my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13NN6WdpzaoVDmCw1RH-PHyTaXAOPICMohGgZz-HU7Ow/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><strong>Zeitvice</strong></a> useful.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Ancients used TWO sets of icons to execute their Axis ritual. Some of them were looted, some of them stayed in place in the pillars. It's hard to notice this because you never directly see any duplicates in the adventure. Plus I think they're not that hard to make copies of.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Avilona's poor flight properties are the result of a confluence of three factors: the watery pillar cave, Kasvarina Varal messing with the ziggurat, and the giant eagle on Avilona dying (War of the Burning Sky AP reference). Up to you whether you feel this is a cohesive answer or some retconning.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nic implements the MAP proposal. You are confused because Book 9 was written with an incorrect understanding of what the lighthouses actually do; Book 9 says that cause mass mental domination, but various newspaper clippings and events in Book 10 onwards make it clear that the lighthouses have not had that effect. The best answer I could find is that the lighthouses prevent the meteor shower that is a byproduct of the Axis Ritual, and which led to the downfall of the Ancient civilization. MAP is making people more 'rational', finger-quotes. The destruction of Stanfield's lighthouse means that Flint is not protected from the meteor shower.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think Jiese got switched from the Fire slot to the Life slot, which is why the Av ziggurat linked to it. Jiese is Life/Fire.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Welcome to 'Zeitgeist physics', where you can breathe in space and Lanjyr generates its own heat. The sun is actually not a source of heat, it is only a source of light, which Toteth implemented because he thought it would be cool. In Act 3 when Lanjyr loses its sun, it does not begin to freeze for months, and that is mostly because of the Gyre messing with it rather than from the lack of sun.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The only way Sijhen can escape to Gidim requires the PCs to naughty word up and the RHC to be nuked by the portal connection effect. Obviously, that is not an outcome most GMs would encourage. I suggest you have Sijhen die screaming about how his older brother Cijhen will return and wreak vengeance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Book 9 states that Catherine Romana was indeed about to be executed by the Ob, but they gave her one last chance when she came up with the 'great' idea of the Torfeld Palace assassination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't remember anything about Urim stopping inter-system travel, sorry. As for 'special protection', Apet's planar trait per Book 12 is <em>"Planar travel beyond star system is impossible, and between worlds is limited to five minutes."</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's basically just a small byproduct from the Axis Ritual; Sijhen (and the Mavisha merfolk) got trapped 'beneath' the Ziggurat seals in a slice of space, ready to be freed during the events of Book 3. Weirdly, Sijhen experienced no time passing, while the merfolk were driven insane from centuries of time passing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Basically, Gyre has 'inner' and 'outer' gears. The 'outer' gears shred planets into tiny, hundred-mile-across chunks, and then they travel through to the 'inner' gears which completely destroy the chunks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I believe it is stated that the Voice has done titan-magic such that Reida is now inextricably bound to the 'history' of Lanjyr, and destroying Reida means destroying Lanjyr's history means retroactively destroying Lanjyr. Got any Doctor Who fans in your party?</li> </ul><p>You've found problems on your first read that took me literal years to identify, I'm very impressed. Hit me up if you have further questions.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: A friend has provided me a few corrections; Jiese does not change slot, the Ziggurat just 'relinks' to it for an unknown reason. The planet freezing is also more complicated, given this:</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>After months without sun, even the supernatural temperate climate provided</em></p><p><em>by the planet itself has waned. Global temperatures are at or below freezing,</em></p><p><em>and snow or ice coats the ground wherever the party goes, with the exception</em></p><p><em>of Axis Island, where otherworldly energy provides a pittance of warmth. From</em></p><p><em>the moment the party arrives in the forest near the ziggurat of Av, it should be</em></p><p><em>clear that the world is freezing to death.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arkwright, post: 8090558, member: 6925177"] Heyo. Welcome to Zeit, it's the best AP ever written. You might find my [URL='https://docs.google.com/document/d/13NN6WdpzaoVDmCw1RH-PHyTaXAOPICMohGgZz-HU7Ow/edit?usp=sharing'][B]Zeitvice[/B][/URL] useful. [LIST] [*]The Ancients used TWO sets of icons to execute their Axis ritual. Some of them were looted, some of them stayed in place in the pillars. It's hard to notice this because you never directly see any duplicates in the adventure. Plus I think they're not that hard to make copies of. [*]Avilona's poor flight properties are the result of a confluence of three factors: the watery pillar cave, Kasvarina Varal messing with the ziggurat, and the giant eagle on Avilona dying (War of the Burning Sky AP reference). Up to you whether you feel this is a cohesive answer or some retconning. [*]Nic implements the MAP proposal. You are confused because Book 9 was written with an incorrect understanding of what the lighthouses actually do; Book 9 says that cause mass mental domination, but various newspaper clippings and events in Book 10 onwards make it clear that the lighthouses have not had that effect. The best answer I could find is that the lighthouses prevent the meteor shower that is a byproduct of the Axis Ritual, and which led to the downfall of the Ancient civilization. MAP is making people more 'rational', finger-quotes. The destruction of Stanfield's lighthouse means that Flint is not protected from the meteor shower. [*]I think Jiese got switched from the Fire slot to the Life slot, which is why the Av ziggurat linked to it. Jiese is Life/Fire. [*]Welcome to 'Zeitgeist physics', where you can breathe in space and Lanjyr generates its own heat. The sun is actually not a source of heat, it is only a source of light, which Toteth implemented because he thought it would be cool. In Act 3 when Lanjyr loses its sun, it does not begin to freeze for months, and that is mostly because of the Gyre messing with it rather than from the lack of sun. [*]The only way Sijhen can escape to Gidim requires the PCs to naughty word up and the RHC to be nuked by the portal connection effect. Obviously, that is not an outcome most GMs would encourage. I suggest you have Sijhen die screaming about how his older brother Cijhen will return and wreak vengeance. [*]Book 9 states that Catherine Romana was indeed about to be executed by the Ob, but they gave her one last chance when she came up with the 'great' idea of the Torfeld Palace assassination. [*]I don't remember anything about Urim stopping inter-system travel, sorry. As for 'special protection', Apet's planar trait per Book 12 is [I]"Planar travel beyond star system is impossible, and between worlds is limited to five minutes."[/I] [*]It's basically just a small byproduct from the Axis Ritual; Sijhen (and the Mavisha merfolk) got trapped 'beneath' the Ziggurat seals in a slice of space, ready to be freed during the events of Book 3. Weirdly, Sijhen experienced no time passing, while the merfolk were driven insane from centuries of time passing. [*]Basically, Gyre has 'inner' and 'outer' gears. The 'outer' gears shred planets into tiny, hundred-mile-across chunks, and then they travel through to the 'inner' gears which completely destroy the chunks. [*]I believe it is stated that the Voice has done titan-magic such that Reida is now inextricably bound to the 'history' of Lanjyr, and destroying Reida means destroying Lanjyr's history means retroactively destroying Lanjyr. Got any Doctor Who fans in your party? [/LIST] You've found problems on your first read that took me literal years to identify, I'm very impressed. Hit me up if you have further questions. EDIT: A friend has provided me a few corrections; Jiese does not change slot, the Ziggurat just 'relinks' to it for an unknown reason. The planet freezing is also more complicated, given this: [I]After months without sun, even the supernatural temperate climate provided by the planet itself has waned. Global temperatures are at or below freezing, and snow or ice coats the ground wherever the party goes, with the exception of Axis Island, where otherworldly energy provides a pittance of warmth. From the moment the party arrives in the forest near the ziggurat of Av, it should be clear that the world is freezing to death.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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