Character Creation

Feng was a shopkeeper, but now is a mercenary/bounty hunter type, goes after the morally bankrupt.

@Squadfather Excellent, works for me.

Yo, sorry for being so late. Does anyone need any bonds? Im not sure who to put where...

What kind of bonds does your class have Vorn?

You can put the blank bonds here and people can volunteer.

Here are the suggested Thief Bonds:
You don't have to have a Bond with everyone. You just need at least one.

It's also a good idea to look at what others have put down as their Bond with Rong Hua.
Looking at that, Rong Hua has the strongest connection to Zhang Wei. You need to work out with Squadfather how that came about. You can discuss it now, or the two of you can discover it through gameplay. The important thing is you both agree to it.

Sure. Maybe zhang wei and rong hua become lovers?

It's a definite possibility. Sounds good to me.

I'll call that settled.

Okay, the adventure begins!

As I have done here at the very beginning, I will often give you narrative control. Rather than dictate everything, I ask questions and your answers help shape the story.

We play to find out together what happens!

Rolling for Wu Meng's meditation for today.

Edit: 2 ki, plus a complication from the GM.

Also, Vorn, if you'd like more bonds, I can suggest that Rong Hua knows some secret regarding Wu Meng. Perhaps she knows or can find out about one of the assassins who killed his master and fellow disciples.

To chip in, I think Rong Hau and Feng could have a con running. It would be more of Hua's endeavor, but Feng is good with people and Hau keeps stringing her along.

Do your Level ups here. State what new move you've chosen, and which stat you're increasing. Iko also get some new options for spells he can prepare.

If you need help with anything, don't hesitate to ask! :-)

I just realized that we need to take a closer look at Feng's alignment. Look at the Immolator's alignments here. "Neutral," "Chaotic," and "Evil" aren't defined the same way they usually are in other RPGs. In DW, those words mean different things to different classes to reflect how they mean different things to different people. We can do a blend if you wish, to create something unique for Feng.

I suppose Feng is more on the Evil side of things. Does "Sacrifice an unwilling victim to the flames" require an elaborate ritual to fulfill or would you say it's more akin to the ghost-rider vengeful spirit style of burning and killing criminals who had it coming?

Edit: I think I'll up my CHA by 1 to 17, and grab firebrand

I'll up Wu Meng's WIS from 15 to 16. And add a new monk move.

Leopard's Grace
When you move across dangerous of difficult terrain with the grace of a jungle cat, roll+DEX. *On a 10+, choose 3. *On a 7-9, choose 1.
• Your steps are completely silent.
• You leave no trace of your passage.
• You are not harmed or hindered while you move.
• You move with near superhuman speed and grace.

Solid!

Looking forward to seeing Meng's leopard moves in action!

Feng, it's your character, so whatever your interpretation of the "sacrifice" is what we'll go with. Personally, I have loved the Ghost Rider feels from the very beginning! Maybe we should just call her alignment "Vengeful." What do you think?

Firebrand is an interesting move that quite honestly I haven't seen used very often. Looking forward to your take on it!

That's a great idea, I'll do it.

Everyone but Zhang Wei has accumulated enough XP to level up. Don't worry, Wei, you'll catch up in no time!

Meng, Iko, and Feng's sheet have been updated. How's yours coming along, Rong Hua?

@DarkReaver1998: Upon closer inspection of your character sheet, I see that Iko has not been leveled up.

I have just created individual threads for each of the PCs. While we will retain this shared thread for discussing the characters as a group, I intend the individual threads to serve as a place to talk about character development as the story progresses. In addition to game mechanics progression we can talk about your story arc. Where would you like to see your character go? What will they discover and achieve, and how will they change? That sort of thing.

• Zhang Wei, the Fighter
• Xian Feng, the Immolator
• Wu Meng, the Monk
• Iko, the Cleric
• Zhuang Rong Hua, the Thief

Got my character up and just finished catching up on the threads.. it's a lot of material lol. Any way hope I got it up in time.

I was considering having the new character(s) be from the Explorer's Guild. Possibly even retcon Sungyeol &/or Dae-Won out of the story to be replaced by the new guys. But I do like the proposed backstory here. Kalam Makhir neither looks nor sounds like he's from Qing'lai. How did he come to be under the tutelage of one of the 8 Masters?

Shifu Qian is Master of Sky, not Air. Shifu Rao is Master of Wind. The Masters named so far are:
• Shifu Gen, Master of the Mountain
• Shifu Qian, Master of Sky
• Shifu Zhen, Master of Thunder
• Shifu Rao, Master of Wind

I'll go ahead and name the remaining 4 now:
• Shifu Lu, Master of Fire
• Shifu Ye, Master of Water
• Shifu Kun, Master of Earth
• Shifu Dui, Master of the Lake

I've updated the World Almanac.
If Qing'lai is this fictional world's China analog, Yatpun is the Japan analog. For the people of Qing'lai, including even the most learned scholars, Yatpun is a mystery because no one who has attemptedt to journey there has ever returned. Therefore, information is unreliable.
It's entirely up to you whether your ranger is truly from Yatpun, or if it's all a lie.