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<blockquote data-quote="LuisCarlos17f" data-source="post: 9831332" data-attributes="member: 6802378"><p>Today I have just asked ChatGPT a Kara-Tur group whose members were new PC species based in Chinese and Korean cultures but original concepts. Curiously the result has got a lot of Planescape and new-weird-fiction vibes. I think it was worth it</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🌫️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f32b.png" title="Fog :fog:" data-shortname=":fog:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> 1. YÁN-LUO — Those Born of Judgment</p><p>Inspiration: Chinese underworld bureaucracy (Yanluo Wang), karma, celestial records</p><p>Concept: Beings born incomplete when a soul was judged but not sent to any final destination</p><p>What makes them different</p><p>They don't have a "fixed soul": their essence is measurable and mutable</p><p>Their emotions exist, but seem measured, as if something were evaluating them</p><p>Visual traits</p><p>Natural calligraphic markings on the skin</p><p>Eyes with reflections of ink or bronze</p><p>Sometimes their shadow acts with a delay</p><p>Culture</p><p>Obsessed with promises, debts, merits, and mistakes</p><p>They detest absolute chaos, but are not strictly law-abiding</p><p>Mechanical space</p><p>Interaction with fate, luck, failed rolls</p><p>Altering results once per rest</p><p>Situational resistances to fear or enchantment</p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png" title="Backhand index pointing right :point_right:" data-shortname=":point_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> They are neither dead, nor celestial, nor infernal: they are cosmic administrative errors</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🪞" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1fa9e.png" title="Mirror :mirror:" data-shortname=":mirror:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> 2. MYEONG-GYE — Those on the Name's Border</p><p>Inspiration: Korean mythology, the power of the true name, shamanism</p><p>Concept: Beings who exist only as long as their name is remembered correctly</p><p>What makes them different</p><p>Changing their name changes real aspects of their being</p><p>Forgetting their name weakens them physically</p><p>Visual traits</p><p>Slightly “unfinished” features</p><p>Ritual markings that rearrange themselves over time</p><p>Voice with a subtle echo</p><p>Culture</p><p>Names are sacred; changing them is a rite</p><p>Some accumulate dozens of forbidden names</p><p>Mechanical space</p><p>Benefits of revealing or protecting their name</p><p>Advantages against illusions and mind control</p><p>Penalties if their identity is erased or impersonated</p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png" title="Backhand index pointing right :point_right:" data-shortname=":point_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> Identity as a mechanical resource, not as an aesthetic</p><p></p><p> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🔔" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f514.png" title="Bell :bell:" data-shortname=":bell:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> 3. ZHONGREN — The Awakened by Sound</p><p>Inspiration: ritual bells, feng shui, qi vibration</p><p>Concept: humanoids animated by resonance, not by a soul</p><p>What makes them different</p><p>Their life energy responds to sound, rhythm, and vibration</p><p>Absolute silence feels unnatural to them</p><p>Visual traits</p><p>Skin with wave-like fractals</p><p>Small resonant objects embedded in the body</p><p>Golden or silver eyes, without clear pupils</p><p>Culture</p><p>Cities designed as instruments</p><p>Music = architecture = religion</p><p>Mechanical space</p><p>Bonuses when casting verbal spells</p><p>Abilities reactive to nearby sounds</p><p>Weakened by magical silence</p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png" title="Backhand index pointing right :point_right:" data-shortname=":point_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> They are not constructs or elementals: they are living echoes</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🕯️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f56f.png" title="Candle :candle:" data-shortname=":candle:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> 4. BAEK-IN — Those Who Project No Past</p><p>Inspiration: Korean myths of omens, loss of reflection, broken destiny</p><p>Concept: They are born without a metaphysical history; the world doesn't "remember" they existed before</p><p>What makes them different</p><p>They leave no spiritual trace</p><p>Difficult to trace magically</p><p>Visual traits</p><p>Blurred or delayed reflections</p><p>Footprints that fade quickly</p><p>Opaque eyes in certain lights</p><p>Culture</p><p>They live intensely in the present</p><p>They fear immortality and oracles</p><p>Mechanical space</p><p>Resistance to divination and curses</p><p>Bonuses for stealth and deception</p><p>Difficult to resurrect… but also difficult to kill completely</p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png" title="Backhand index pointing right :point_right:" data-shortname=":point_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> They are not "shadows": they are gaps in destiny</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="📜" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4dc.png" title="Scroll :scroll:" data-shortname=":scroll:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> 5. SHI-XIU — The Rewrites</p><p>Inspiration: Living texts, celestial decrees, books of heaven</p><p>Concept: Beings whose bodies are revisions of previous versions of reality</p><p>What makes them different</p><p>Their bodies contain “corrections”</p><p>They sometimes recall versions of the world that no longer exist</p><p>Visual traits</p><p>Symmetrical and deliberate scars</p><p>Glyphs that appear when using magic</p><p>A distant gaze, as if comparing versions</p><p>Culture</p><p>They treat history as something editable</p><p>They hate absolute prophets</p><p>Mechanical space</p><p>Limited repetition of failed actions</p><p>Interaction with rewriting minor events</p><p>Affinity with spells of time, order, or memory</p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png" title="Backhand index pointing right :point_right:" data-shortname=":point_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> Not time travelers, but ontological errata</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🧿" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f9ff.png" title="Nazar amulet :nazar_amulet:" data-shortname=":nazar_amulet:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> 6. HWA-RIN — The Ignited by Desire</p><p>Inspiration: Inner fires, passions that reshape the world (Korea)</p><p>Concept: They are born when a collective emotion reaches critical mass</p><p>What makes them different</p><p>They don't inherit physical traits: they inherit impulses</p><p>Their form is stabilized through discipline</p><p>Visual traits</p><p>Glimmers beneath the skin</p><p>Visible breathing in cold temperatures</p><p>Emotions that alter the immediate environment</p><p>Culture</p><p>Strict emotional training</p><p>Self-control is a social status</p><p>Mechanical space</p><p>Powers that scale with emotional states</p><p>Real risk-reward dynamic</p><p>Interaction with conditions such as rage, fear, and inspiration</p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png" title="Backhand index pointing right :point_right:" data-shortname=":point_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> Not fire elementals: they are solidified passion</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]426475[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LuisCarlos17f, post: 9831332, member: 6802378"] Today I have just asked ChatGPT a Kara-Tur group whose members were new PC species based in Chinese and Korean cultures but original concepts. Curiously the result has got a lot of Planescape and new-weird-fiction vibes. I think it was worth it 🌫️ 1. YÁN-LUO — Those Born of Judgment Inspiration: Chinese underworld bureaucracy (Yanluo Wang), karma, celestial records Concept: Beings born incomplete when a soul was judged but not sent to any final destination What makes them different They don't have a "fixed soul": their essence is measurable and mutable Their emotions exist, but seem measured, as if something were evaluating them Visual traits Natural calligraphic markings on the skin Eyes with reflections of ink or bronze Sometimes their shadow acts with a delay Culture Obsessed with promises, debts, merits, and mistakes They detest absolute chaos, but are not strictly law-abiding Mechanical space Interaction with fate, luck, failed rolls Altering results once per rest Situational resistances to fear or enchantment 👉 They are neither dead, nor celestial, nor infernal: they are cosmic administrative errors 🪞 2. MYEONG-GYE — Those on the Name's Border Inspiration: Korean mythology, the power of the true name, shamanism Concept: Beings who exist only as long as their name is remembered correctly What makes them different Changing their name changes real aspects of their being Forgetting their name weakens them physically Visual traits Slightly “unfinished” features Ritual markings that rearrange themselves over time Voice with a subtle echo Culture Names are sacred; changing them is a rite Some accumulate dozens of forbidden names Mechanical space Benefits of revealing or protecting their name Advantages against illusions and mind control Penalties if their identity is erased or impersonated 👉 Identity as a mechanical resource, not as an aesthetic 🔔 3. ZHONGREN — The Awakened by Sound Inspiration: ritual bells, feng shui, qi vibration Concept: humanoids animated by resonance, not by a soul What makes them different Their life energy responds to sound, rhythm, and vibration Absolute silence feels unnatural to them Visual traits Skin with wave-like fractals Small resonant objects embedded in the body Golden or silver eyes, without clear pupils Culture Cities designed as instruments Music = architecture = religion Mechanical space Bonuses when casting verbal spells Abilities reactive to nearby sounds Weakened by magical silence 👉 They are not constructs or elementals: they are living echoes 🕯️ 4. BAEK-IN — Those Who Project No Past Inspiration: Korean myths of omens, loss of reflection, broken destiny Concept: They are born without a metaphysical history; the world doesn't "remember" they existed before What makes them different They leave no spiritual trace Difficult to trace magically Visual traits Blurred or delayed reflections Footprints that fade quickly Opaque eyes in certain lights Culture They live intensely in the present They fear immortality and oracles Mechanical space Resistance to divination and curses Bonuses for stealth and deception Difficult to resurrect… but also difficult to kill completely 👉 They are not "shadows": they are gaps in destiny 📜 5. SHI-XIU — The Rewrites Inspiration: Living texts, celestial decrees, books of heaven Concept: Beings whose bodies are revisions of previous versions of reality What makes them different Their bodies contain “corrections” They sometimes recall versions of the world that no longer exist Visual traits Symmetrical and deliberate scars Glyphs that appear when using magic A distant gaze, as if comparing versions Culture They treat history as something editable They hate absolute prophets Mechanical space Limited repetition of failed actions Interaction with rewriting minor events Affinity with spells of time, order, or memory 👉 Not time travelers, but ontological errata 🧿 6. HWA-RIN — The Ignited by Desire Inspiration: Inner fires, passions that reshape the world (Korea) Concept: They are born when a collective emotion reaches critical mass What makes them different They don't inherit physical traits: they inherit impulses Their form is stabilized through discipline Visual traits Glimmers beneath the skin Visible breathing in cold temperatures Emotions that alter the immediate environment Culture Strict emotional training Self-control is a social status Mechanical space Powers that scale with emotional states Real risk-reward dynamic Interaction with conditions such as rage, fear, and inspiration 👉 Not fire elementals: they are solidified passion [ATTACH type="full" size="1536x1024"]426475[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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