Keychain of Creation IV: The Lore Thing

[Revlid]

Why are we saying "Poor Secret?" She won't get covered in blood, after all, dodge charms.

It also appears that whoever suggested that Ten was an Immaculate Grandmaster was right.

Why? I suggested he knew the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon Styles, and he obviously does, but why the others?
Can a Terrestrial only teach CMA after becoming a Grandmaster, or something?

I think it's increasingly likely he is a Gran'masta, just because it's clear he has scadloads of xp, but I still have trouble seeing him use Wood Dragon Style.

[Gez]

Wait, isn't Exalted the sort of game where one book can contradict itself in multiple places?

You can say that of any RPG ever authored and/or published by White Wolf.

[Lix Lorn]

You can say that of any RPG.

FTFY.

[lord_khaine]

Why are we saying "Poor Secret?" She won't get covered in blood, after all, dodge charms.

There are much more fun to be had with having Secret getting covered in blood, so i think there is a decent chance she will be to surprised to use it

regarding Ten, havent we also seen him use Air style? then he knows at least 3 of them so far.

[Kyeudo]

I think it's increasingly likely he is a Gran'masta, just because it's clear he has scadloads of xp, but I still have trouble seeing him use Wood Dragon Style.

You're saying he wouldn't learn the one Immaculate Style where the training includes binging on every high-inducing plant known to the Realm?

[Revlid]

You're saying he wouldn't learn the one Immaculate Style where the training includes binging on every high-inducing plant known to the Realm?

You make a good point.

Earth Dragon, then. We've yet to see him use Earth Dragon.

He knows Fire Dragon; we saw him use the smoke-breath Charm on the Hungry Ghosts in the manse.
He knows Water Dragon; he's teaching it.
He probably knows Air Dragon; it's his Aspect, and one of its lightning Charms may have been used against Redsid.
He probably knows Wood Dragon; it involves getting utterly sandaled.
No opinion either way on Earth Dragon.

[horngeek]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him use Earth Dragon at some point.

However, I do think it unlikely he knows any other Celestial styles. Terrestrial? Maybe, but I'm not sure.

[Leliel]

And now I'm envisioning a joke ending comic with the cast of Keychain filling in for the cast of Carrie.

Of course, certain liberties will be taken with the source material...

Like the "destruction of the high school" being rewritten as "Maine gets new lake"...

[Mr.Bookworm]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him use Earth Dragon at some point.

However, I do think it unlikely he knows any other Celestial styles. Terrestrial? Maybe, but I'm not sure.

He probably knows several Terrestial styles. It would be pretty odd if he didn't, actually.

Almost certainly Orgiastic Fugitive Style, at the very least.

And I'm guessing he knows Earth Dragon Style, just because if you're going to take the time and effort to learn the four other styles, it would be pretty odd not to go ahead and learn the fifth one.

[lord_khaine]

Are there any actual advantage to knowing all 5 styles?

[WalkingTarget]

Are there any actual advantage to knowing all 5 styles?

I thought once you mastered all of them you didn't have to pay the out-of-element mote surcharge for any of them any more. Granted, my knowledge of rules is almost entirely 1st edition and it's been, like, 7 years since I read that, so I could be out of date/just plain wrong.

Edit - looking into the matter there's the explanation that once you master one of the styles you don't have to pay the out-of-element surcharge for any charm tied to that element (even non-Martial Arts ones). So, learning all 5 styles would improve the efficiency of a Terrestrial across the board.

Edit 2 - figures I'd get ninja'd on my first edit.

[Sanguine]

Are there any actual advantage to knowing all 5 styles?

Once you master a Immaculate Style outside your Aspect you no-longer have to pay the out-of-aspect surcharge for any charms of that aspect. So if you know all five styles you never have to pay the surcharge for any charms whatsoever.

[Kyeudo]

Plus the Immaculate Styles have lots of Charms that are really good in the hands of a Dragon-Blooded. Walking on air, a perfect defense at will, Dodge Charms, etc. They are all fairly potent.

[SpekterofDavid]

I'm new to the comic (Discovered and read it yesterday), and I really like it. How often does it update?

The comic has its problems but there are more positives by far.

[Jokasti]

Monday and Friday.

[Delusion]

Given Misho's magitech proclivities, I'd say Perfected Boots.

Glorius Solar Shoes?

[horngeek]

I believe the operative term here is "Whoops".

[Revlid]

He's not a Wood Aspect Dragonblood. He's an Infernal Fiend, using Loom-Snarling Deception.

I can tell.

It's in the eyes.

[horngeek]

You're right! The eyes!

[lord_khaine]

I think he looks like a decent guy, i cant see what you are being so paranoid about?

I can even imagine he would offer to escort a group of defenceless travelers who are heading east, just because he is so nice

[Revlid]

I think he looks like a decent guy, i cant see what you are being so paranoid about?

In all honesty, he probably is. Jukashi's probably given him Gin/Hazama eyes to mess with our expectations.

But if he is an Infernal, as I claim, then I shall be hailed as a new prophet.

First link fixed, btw.

[lord_khaine]

But if you are wrong, we will be forced to mock you for being a paranoid bastard :P

[Revlid]

But if you are wrong, we will be forced to mock you for being a paranoid bastard :P

None of you have that right. Not after the constant speculation about Ten while I was maintaining that he was just a high-xp Terrestrial.

[Midnight Lurker]

"Gin-Hazama eyes." Heh. You're so very late to the party.

He's clearly nothing more than a perfectly ordinary mysterious priest! Of what, you ask? That... is a secret.

[Coidzor]

Oh 12 Gods! He's a priest of Secret?!

[Morty]

Yes... the gang(sans Ten) pretending to be lowly mortal commoners promises to be amusing.

[WalkingTarget]

Yes... the gang(sans Ten) pretending to be lowly mortal commoners promises to be amusing.

That might prove especially tough for Misho since, unlike the others, he doesn't have any first-hand experience being a mortal that isn't woefully out of date.

We'll see how well he can fake it.

[golentan]

The best thing is that under their cover they can't possibly turn him away, because he's a Terrestrial on the Blessed Isle and is entitled to literally anything he desires from anyone below patrician.

And yet if he catches a ride and gets inside the wagon, their cover is also blown.

[kts2008]

Are we sure that's a guy? 'Cause I'm not.

[Morty]

He doesn't have a bare midriff. In KoC, it means he's most likely a man.