tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937062077805259793.post2307821171944434952..comments2021-02-18T10:49:09.452+00:00Comments on Perchance To Dream: Dream Fragment 3: The Garden of Obsidian StatuesAlex Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15770416521939518665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937062077805259793.post-91480085199844833892013-03-31T00:06:08.427+00:002013-03-31T00:06:08.427+00:00This reminds me of the scene in the movie Excalibu...This reminds me of the scene in the movie Excalibur where Morgana seduces the knights on the grail quest simply asking them to drink of the cup she offers. I have a similar take in a project I am working on, however it was inspired by that scene and a reading of A Life on Paper, and Sweet Street by Georges Olivier Chateaureynaud. I recently read a copy of a collection of his short stories translated meticulously to english from the original french. The translation is exceptional because I doubt much is lost in the transition based on the themes and moods conveyed so accurately. His writings remind me of H.P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Allan Poe. A mixture of the modern and the old, a sense of horror at the smallness of life, an otherworldly place simply waiting if you go widdershis, he captures the strange and fantastic which awaits in little corners of our world unsuspectingly with a relentless pace taking you to the climax of the story leaving you in wonder. I highly recommend this collection of short stories it can do nothing but inspire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937062077805259793.post-17123425881265055842013-02-11T21:12:22.947+00:002013-02-11T21:12:22.947+00:00Have fun.
Lady Jorana's a signature character...Have fun.<br /><br />Lady Jorana's a signature character in the adventure I plan on writing after The Blood Path gets published. I'll probably stat her up later, but two things you should note immediately: her stature and her incredible, unearthly, beauty. She is SIZ 17 and CHA 22. <br /><br />CHA has no human racial maximum, per the core rulebook. What she had to do to obtain a natural CHA of 22 ... well, you can imagine the trail of bodies.<br /><br />She wears a cloak which grants Diminish CHA, reducing her apparent CHA in public situations to 16 - pretty, but still humanly so. When she removes the cloak, her natural CHA immediately shines through - usually making her utterly irresistible. She does this quickly enough that if it catches onlookers by surprise, they must make an immediate Persistence roll or fall over themselves to do whatever it takes to please her - drink the drink she is offered, fall to their knees, whatever she wants. This is not a spell, so magical resistance is of no use whatsoever.<br /><br />Like I said, have fun. :) And after the game, tell the players whose NPC she is.Alex Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770416521939518665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937062077805259793.post-45827229605377383812013-02-11T20:52:19.310+00:002013-02-11T20:52:19.310+00:00Interesting, mind if I use this idea for a game?Interesting, mind if I use this idea for a game?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com