Difference between revisions of "Changing the Wall part two"
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Out of respect for Master Zhou, please keep the fact that he is the source secret: I would rather consequences of our efforts fall on me than on him. | Out of respect for Master Zhou, please keep the fact that he is the source secret: I would rather consequences of our efforts fall on me than on him. | ||
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The Warlord struck Shen Wei Han with the sword of state during a party. As a result, the North Wall is now an enemy of the Empire. | The Warlord struck Shen Wei Han with the sword of state during a party. As a result, the North Wall is now an enemy of the Empire. | ||
| − | I have served the Empire faithfully for years. I do not believe it is in the Empire's best interest for the North Wall to be an enemy of the Empire. At Dragon's suggestion, I have asked Master Zhou for help. | + | I have served the Empire faithfully for years. I do not believe it is in the Empire's best interest for the North Wall to be an enemy of the Empire. At Dragon's suggestion, I have asked Master Zhou for help. Here is what Master Zhou says: |
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| + | "You must remember, that what is important is not how the world sees you, but what you do to affect the world. If others cannot see the truth of your intentions, then your knowledge of that truth must suffice." | ||
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| + | Master Zhou ponders for a few minutes. | ||
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| + | "In order to show the world that you are not an enemy of the Empire, you must first have a stone from the Wall, and another stone from the center of the Empire-- the heart of the Jade Palace. You must complete eight tasks demonstrating different aspects of how you Defend the Empire, or are a Friend of the Empire, in spite of how you view certain members of the Empire, or how they view you. These tasks must be defined with one of each of the following pairs of attributes: | ||
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| + | * Physical, or. Non-physical (mental/social/chi/political) defending | ||
| + | * People who think you are their enemy because of the effects of the Warlord's blow, or People of the Empire (e.g., not Northerners, not Coyote) who you think are _your_ enemy | ||
| + | * An Individual, or Groups | ||
| + | * The Material World, or the Worlds Above/Below/After | ||
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| + | "No two actions should have the same combination of attributes, and you should try for as varied a set of actions as possible. | ||
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| + | "The actions must be at least 14 successes. Others may help with the roll, or even perform the roll, as long as you are the focus of the action. The action must be significant and meaningful to the person/group you are defending/befriending, and they should be non-trivial for you to accomplish. | ||
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| + | "For each of these actions, before and after, concentrate on the rocks and on why the person/being in question is part of the Empire and entitled to defense as such by the Wall, regardless of political or personal differences." | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 30 May 2016
This is not for discussion outside the party, at Shen Wei Han's request. I make the request out of a general sense of caution, not for any specific reason. Should you need to discuss it with somebody and not have time to talk to Wei Han, please use your judgement.
Out of respect for Master Zhou, please keep the fact that he is the source secret: I would rather consequences of our efforts fall on me than on him.
The Warlord struck Shen Wei Han with the sword of state during a party. As a result, the North Wall is now an enemy of the Empire.
I have served the Empire faithfully for years. I do not believe it is in the Empire's best interest for the North Wall to be an enemy of the Empire. At Dragon's suggestion, I have asked Master Zhou for help. Here is what Master Zhou says:
"You must remember, that what is important is not how the world sees you, but what you do to affect the world. If others cannot see the truth of your intentions, then your knowledge of that truth must suffice."
Master Zhou ponders for a few minutes.
"In order to show the world that you are not an enemy of the Empire, you must first have a stone from the Wall, and another stone from the center of the Empire-- the heart of the Jade Palace. You must complete eight tasks demonstrating different aspects of how you Defend the Empire, or are a Friend of the Empire, in spite of how you view certain members of the Empire, or how they view you. These tasks must be defined with one of each of the following pairs of attributes:
- Physical, or. Non-physical (mental/social/chi/political) defending
- People who think you are their enemy because of the effects of the Warlord's blow, or People of the Empire (e.g., not Northerners, not Coyote) who you think are _your_ enemy
- An Individual, or Groups
- The Material World, or the Worlds Above/Below/After
"No two actions should have the same combination of attributes, and you should try for as varied a set of actions as possible.
"The actions must be at least 14 successes. Others may help with the roll, or even perform the roll, as long as you are the focus of the action. The action must be significant and meaningful to the person/group you are defending/befriending, and they should be non-trivial for you to accomplish.
"For each of these actions, before and after, concentrate on the rocks and on why the person/being in question is part of the Empire and entitled to defense as such by the Wall, regardless of political or personal differences."
