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Truespeaking Basics
« on: August 29, 2012, 02:16:33 PM »
Simple Houserules

Before we begin, I need to make clear a couple of house rules that the system just kind of assumes without ever explicitly calling out. First, nonlethal is a description that can be applied to any type of damage. Thus, there is both lethal and nonlethal fire damage, just as there is lethal and nonlethal bludgeoning damage. I had thought that the existence of a whip's non-lethal slashing damage was proof of this, but the consensus around here seems to be that it is not the case and that the table is simply in error. Also, the (Healing) subschool is part of Necromancy, not Conjuration, because Necromancy ≠ Evil, and all spells within that subschool thus change school (as do any references to "Conjuration (Healing) spells"). No creature type automatically grants immunity to mind-affecting effects - this is kind of a strange rule to include, but it's necessary in order to keep the Dialect of the Transcendent Mind balanced. Mindless creatures, and other creatures that have this immunity as a consequence of some other rule, retain it (even if that secondary rule is a consequence of creature type, as it is for vermin). Finally, Spot and Listen are one skill called Perception, and Hide and Move Silently are one skill called Stealth.

Understanding Creatures
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New Skill: Truespeech
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Truespeaking Basics

Truespeech offers power through the use of utterances. Each utterance is made up of a number of truenames that, taken together, describe the desired outcome. Whenever a character learns a new utterance, they gain access to a pair of tools that redefine the laws of the universe in such a way as to produce the desired effects, each opposing the other. Generally, you can use any utterance you know. You can use your utterances as often as you like, in theory, so long as you can make the necessary Truespeech checks.

UTTERANCES
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LEXICA
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BROKEN SPEECH
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USING AN UTTERANCE
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LAWS OF TRUESPEECH
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SPEAKER LEVEL
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CONCENTRATION
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COUNTERSPEECH
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« Last Edit: October 17, 2012, 02:36:15 PM by Bauglir »