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<blockquote data-quote="Hatchling Dragon" data-source="post: 656974" data-attributes="member: 580"><p>Well bear with me, I only played briefly in an OA adventure many <strong>many</strong> years ago, in 1e I think, and haven't even looked through more than a few entries in the OA 'monster book' (Jeeze, got enough weird critters do we?! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> ). You'll have to apply these to whatever levels/circles/whatever they may apply to under the current rules. And I wasn't too imaginative when I played my Wu Jen either (hey, I was a kid <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> )</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Never Bathe</strong>: Dirt is a part of nature, washing it off robs you of your connection to Nature and thus robs you of power! (Rain doesn't count, it's natural <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Face N/E/W/S at Dawn</strong>: Always green the spirits of the (Insert direction you face here), as they grant you your mighty powers!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Avoid the Dark</strong>: You shun the dark, as the Evil Kami of the night drain your mystical abilities, you will avoid going out at night, or <em>insist</em> upon as much 'artificial' light as possible at all times. (could be reversed for 'evil' Wu Jen)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Hide from Sunset</strong>: You must never greet the Night, facing away and praying whenever sunset occurs, showing contempt of the Night and devotion to Light.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Shun Clothing</strong>: You will only wear the barest minimum of clothing, it interfers with the mystical energies and your control over them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Never</em> wear shoes</strong>: Doing so would sever your link to the Earth, and the world is the source of your power...</li> </ul><p></p><p>Hope some of those are still viable. I also included <em>why</em> you might want to use them, or at least the reasons my Wu Jen claimed to do the various silly things he did.</p><p></p><p>Hatchling Dragon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hatchling Dragon, post: 656974, member: 580"] Well bear with me, I only played briefly in an OA adventure many [b]many[/b] years ago, in 1e I think, and haven't even looked through more than a few entries in the OA 'monster book' (Jeeze, got enough weird critters do we?! :eek: ). You'll have to apply these to whatever levels/circles/whatever they may apply to under the current rules. And I wasn't too imaginative when I played my Wu Jen either (hey, I was a kid :p ) [list][*][b]Never Bathe[/b]: Dirt is a part of nature, washing it off robs you of your connection to Nature and thus robs you of power! (Rain doesn't count, it's natural ;))[*][b]Face N/E/W/S at Dawn[/b]: Always green the spirits of the (Insert direction you face here), as they grant you your mighty powers![*][b]Avoid the Dark[/b]: You shun the dark, as the Evil Kami of the night drain your mystical abilities, you will avoid going out at night, or [i]insist[/i] upon as much 'artificial' light as possible at all times. (could be reversed for 'evil' Wu Jen)[*][b]Hide from Sunset[/b]: You must never greet the Night, facing away and praying whenever sunset occurs, showing contempt of the Night and devotion to Light.[*][b]Shun Clothing[/b]: You will only wear the barest minimum of clothing, it interfers with the mystical energies and your control over them.[*][b][i]Never[/i] wear shoes[/b]: Doing so would sever your link to the Earth, and the world is the source of your power...[/list] Hope some of those are still viable. I also included [i]why[/i] you might want to use them, or at least the reasons my Wu Jen claimed to do the various silly things he did. Hatchling Dragon [/QUOTE]
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