ServvsUmbrarum Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Greetings Everyone! One of the things I loved about growing up with the old fashioned Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was completing an adventure and gaining a new magical or unique item that we found throughout our journey. I know TtB is not combat focused but not all items have to be combat based, maybe you find a hat that gives you amazing insight into high society mannerisms or maybe a monocle that can see through the casing of metallic constructs. TtB is very young so it's not surprising we haven't seen a lot of the goodies we could imagine up, but what special items have you all conceived so far? One of my Fated as a Rifle that uses a random skill he has at the beginning of combat another has a pneumatic arm that has the assimilate zero action (from Lazarus). Also, I like to print out little certificates for my fated special items, I'm using my old dnd template but does anyone have one that is more appropriate for our universe? (or if you are artistic enough make one for us?) Thank you all for your time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 One of my fated has a katana that was made by someone ages ago to hunt Tyrants.....but the hunter turned out to be just as bad (he's kinda the focus of my entire campaign)....he enslaved a samurai's soul to fuel the sword and he is still alive in there. He recognizes the passage of time so by the time he was found he's pretty crotchety....but he is happy to at least be out and about again even being trapped in the sword. He thinks the fated is an absolutely horrendous fighter so he goes into her dreams at night to instruct her because if someone is going to wield him they better do it right and not dishonor him....the closer she gets with the sword the more of its power she unlocks. In game terms, it's a folded steel sword that comes with a Trigger to ignore armor. I've given the sword more and more power over four levels which I treat as skills. When she increases that skill (by spending XP just like other skills), another power unlocks....I don't want to give details because she is only on level one so far. I won't offer her the skill every session, this way I can semi-control when the sword gets better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampers&nd Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 that's a great idea Dgraz, one of my players has a grimoire that works very similar to that, you've thought it through a bit more than em though so I may steal a bit of that idea:) There are more specialised kit available in the sourcebooks to reward players, (one of my players has a suit of VERY expensive armour that they earned through quests and paid with soulstones, but it is coool) but I like inventing items too, another player had a choice in his destiny step between a golden shapeshifting dagger, or a small golden shield instead, he chose the shield but has yet to toy with it, so it's powers remain secretive. another player has piglet, and some piglet food supplied by a crazy nephelim he may want to feed it . or not. that's up to him. the assimilate and random rifle are also great ideas, I like seeing this sort of thing, the sourcebooks give us a fantastic base to stand on, but it's unique ideas like these that really differentiate between roleplaying and tabletop games:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertmac Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 that's a great idea Dgraz, one of my players has a grimoire that works very similar to that, you've thought it through a bit more than em though so I may steal a bit of that idea:) There are more specialised kit available in the sourcebooks to reward players, (one of my players has a suit of VERY expensive armour that they earned through quests and paid with soulstones, but it is coool) but I like inventing items too, another player had a choice in his destiny step between a golden shapeshifting dagger, or a small golden shield instead, he chose the shield but has yet to toy with it, so it's powers remain secretive. another player has piglet, and some piglet food supplied by a crazy nephelim he may want to feed it . or not. that's up to him. the assimilate and random rifle are also great ideas, I like seeing this sort of thing, the sourcebooks give us a fantastic base to stand on, but it's unique ideas like these that really differentiate between roleplaying and tabletop games:) Plus an idea for a custom pistol! ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucidicide Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 There are unique items in Into the Steam, Northern Aggression, and Under Quarantine, all of our unreleased material has them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotatingPanda Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 @Aaron: Aaron, I love you, I really do. But you're such a teeeaaaseee... Also what are these 'sourcebooks' everyone is talking about? Is there some released product I don't yet own!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunspotter Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 @rotatingpanda I'd assume they're either talking about the base books, or the upcoming expansions, which seem to be full books in their own right @Aaron why do you taunt us so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucidicide Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm a vampire that feeds on the frustration of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druso Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 So... you´re a lawyer Aaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad1 Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I have something special coming. I'll get a pic of the mini conversion up when it's done. Our steamfitter guy made a mechanical horse and he has three little armoured spider things with sharp pointy bits that hit stuff. wave ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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