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Raising the Stakes | Burning Ethrea
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Stefan (Hygelak’s player) just asked me about a new mechanism to set obstacles for tests. As tests are negotiated in Burning Wheel, he proposed that one might allow to lower the obstacle as a tradeoff for more dire consequences of failure. For example, consider the following situation:. The “Raising the Stakes” mechanic as presented by Stefan is another beast: The obstacle is lowered before it is clear whether or not the complications take effect, and then you gain the additional benefit of p...February ...
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Escape from Cantopia | Burning Ethrea
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Beyond the sliding door there was a lift shaft and it was Hygelak’s successful Sculpture test helped by Baldur’s ancient knowledge that revealed that the heads of the statues could be turned by 90 degrees so that they faced each other and with metallic noises, an elevator platform rose from the darkness below. 8221; – “Listen to what we can offer, maybe we can strike a bargain that is more useful to you than dividing three human corpses among one hundred hungry spiders.”). The heroes descended the stairs...
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Home Sweet Home | Burning Ethrea
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Down on the ground, Kyrila climbed a nearby tree in order to win back her lost orientation as she had no clear idea of the cardinal directions after her unexpectedly fast and turbulent descent. Climbing the tree did not prove all that difficult, yet Kyrila still failed her Orienteering test and so the party would get lost on their way back home to the rebel camp. Anyway, they immediately spotted a group of three warriors that occurred to be guardians of Nimrod who were struggling with a pair of enormous ...
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creativesurge | Burning Ethrea
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Down on the ground, Kyrila climbed a nearby tree in order to win back her lost orientation as she had no clear idea of the cardinal directions after her unexpectedly fast and turbulent descent. Climbing the tree did not prove all that difficult, yet Kyrila still failed her Orienteering test and so the party would get lost on their way back home to the rebel camp. Anyway, they immediately spotted a group of three warriors that occurred to be guardians of Nimrod who were struggling with a pair of enormous ...
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Corkscrews Of Heavenly Wrath | Burning Ethrea
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Corkscrews Of Heavenly Wrath. The heroes have continued their exploration of the ruined city of Cantopia. After having defeated one of the scary spider-hybrids, Baldur and his friends examined the ruin of a small temple on a plaza several hundred paces from the city gates. The crumbled dome was endorned with bas-reliefs that showed human figures with various tools and technical devices who were working on machines of all kinds. Baldurs player asked if his Geometry Training would apply which I did allow, ...
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I messed up my character – no you didn’t | Burning Ethrea
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I messed up my character – no you didn’t. The intent of the task at hand is not realized. So, first thing to remember: Failing is not a bad thing because it creates unforseen story twists. I will hit you guys hard if you fail, but I won’t kill you (deliberately, that is). You will bleed but you won’t bleed to death. And after your wounds have healed, you will emerge from struggle stronger than ever. Responses to “I messed up my character – no you didn’t”. Feed for this Entry. December 17, 2009 at 3:41 pm.
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Burning Ethrea | The campaign blog of the Burning Ethrea Campaign | Page 2
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Them giant snakes ‘ave stolen me purse, I swear! Last Saturday, the Burning Ethrea campaign continued when Daphne arrived in the village of Harran where she wanted to contact Mariam, Diodorus’ lover. Unfortunately, Daphne arrived late in the village so she sought out the local tavern to have supper and rest so she could begin her search for Mariam in the next morning. So they immediately turned their attention to the strider and told him to mind his own business – which the strider did not. Whe...In the ...
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Welcome to Cantopia | Burning Ethrea
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The three of them entered the ruined city through a massive city gate and began to walk down a formerly wide and heavily used street that was covered with piles of debris from the ruined buildings that rose against the night sky at both sides. Yet there wasn’t much conversation as both sides were full of mistrust, and when Baldur decided to light a torch to keep the approaching vermin away, the spider interpreted that as an aggressive act and cast The Horror – successfully. Kyrila and Bal...He had earned...
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