Difference between revisions of "Calligraphy (sage study)"
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=== Amateur Status === | === Amateur Status === | ||
| − | * '''[[Characters of Beneficence (sage ability)|Characters of Beneficence]]''': | + | * '''[[Characters of Beneficence (sage ability)|Characters of Beneficence]]''': five characters which can increase sales, lessen theft, reduce accidents or damage, ease the effects of storms and help residents find their way home. |
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=== Authority Status === | === Authority Status === | ||
| − | * '''[[Character of Speech (sage ability)|Character of Speech]]''': | + | * '''[[Character of Speech (sage ability)|Character of Speech]]''': send a message to a single other person. |
| − | * '''[[Character of Warning (sage ability)|Character of Warning]]''': | + | * '''[[Character of Warning (sage ability)|Character of Warning]]''': promise all who see it that improper entry or behaviour will bring bad luck. |
* '''[[Characters of Propriety (sage ability)|Characters of Propriety]]''': four characters to preserve the family, remind of the dead, ensure loyalty, and maintain right thinking. | * '''[[Characters of Propriety (sage ability)|Characters of Propriety]]''': four characters to preserve the family, remind of the dead, ensure loyalty, and maintain right thinking. | ||
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=== Expert Status === | === Expert Status === | ||
| − | * '''[[Character of Revenge (sage ability)|Character of Revenge]]''': | + | * '''[[Character of Revenge (sage ability)|Character of Revenge]]''': when drawn on parchment, then burned, call upon the gods for an attempt on the life of a deservedly wicked and malevolent individual who holds public power. |
| − | * '''[[Character of Alarm (sage ability)|Character of Alarm]]''': | + | * '''[[Character of Alarm (sage ability)|Character of Alarm]]''': signify that improper entry will not only sound alarm, but will ensure the speedy arrival of allies and the wrath of the ancestors. |
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=== Sage Status === | === Sage Status === | ||
| − | * '''[[Character of Protection (sage ability)|Character of Protection]]''': | + | * '''[[Character of Protection (sage ability)|Character of Protection]]''': promise that the structure itself will act to repel those who dare invade or seek to desecrate this place. |
| − | * '''[[Character of Upheaval (sage ability)|Character of Upheaval]]''': | + | * '''[[Character of Upheaval (sage ability)|Character of Upheaval]]''': when drawn upon parchment, then released upon the wind from a high place, has the power to raise an army of thousands, who will gather against a state that deserves to fall. |
| − | * '''[[Script of the Darkness (sage ability)|Script of the Darkness]]''': | + | * '''[[Script of the Darkness (sage ability)|Script of the Darkness]]''': communicate with the underworld for an exchange of knowledge. |
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 11 July 2022
Calligraphy is a sage study in the field of the Way of the Spirit, influencing behaviour and happenstance through the use of written characters, transcribed as a form of meditation. Beyond the effects, the characters themselves have importance as communication and providing knowledge of the monk responsible.
Sage Abilities
The sage abilities below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.
Amateur Status
- Characters of Beneficence: five characters which can increase sales, lessen theft, reduce accidents or damage, ease the effects of storms and help residents find their way home.
Authority Status
- Character of Speech: send a message to a single other person.
- Character of Warning: promise all who see it that improper entry or behaviour will bring bad luck.
- Characters of Propriety: four characters to preserve the family, remind of the dead, ensure loyalty, and maintain right thinking.
Expert Status
- Character of Revenge: when drawn on parchment, then burned, call upon the gods for an attempt on the life of a deservedly wicked and malevolent individual who holds public power.
- Character of Alarm: signify that improper entry will not only sound alarm, but will ensure the speedy arrival of allies and the wrath of the ancestors.
Sage Status
- Character of Protection: promise that the structure itself will act to repel those who dare invade or seek to desecrate this place.
- Character of Upheaval: when drawn upon parchment, then released upon the wind from a high place, has the power to raise an army of thousands, who will gather against a state that deserves to fall.
- Script of the Darkness: communicate with the underworld for an exchange of knowledge.
