Nemesis Worlds

Animus Bringer

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:19:00 +0000

Animus Bringer.

Those with a strong soul have a huge impact in the realms of existence. Such an impact, that is able to establish a link between the multiverse, able to bring forth a material projection of the connected creature, formed by the user's own soul force.

Those that can materialize otherworldly characters out of their soul force, are the Bringers. The creatures materialized are not summoned. Those are the manifestations of the user's spirit, with their unique strengths and weaknesses, the Animus comes to battle alongside their ''wielders'', the Bringers. Those that are capable of conjuring those Spirits or Gods, are the select few that can attain this prestige class, the “Bringers”.

It is said that a Bringer, draws forth the power of Gods that reside in other dimensions. Perhaps that is true. Perhaps they are from the past or future, perhaps , they are of today.

Original Nemesis Concept Artwork (a Half Elemental with his Guardian Animus). Artist Zorel Ozuki.

Happy new year!

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0000

Happy new year with wishes of good health, luck and positive attitude, to all the Role Players out there! Here are 2 Santa helpers to give presents to the naughty ones!

New Special Moves & Fighting styles

noreply@blogger.com (Cataphract) — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 18:50:00 +0000

Introducing two new, European-flavoured fighting styles and a specific chain of Special Moves for Melee.

Melee Special Moves

A well-executed counterstrike. @http://butteredanime.wordpress.com

4th level: Counterstrike, 1 RP
If you succeed at a Parry that used up one of your AP (a reserved Defensive Action), you may immediately make an attack against the original attacker. Do not roll dice. You are considered to have one success at your attack roll.

5th level: Advanced Counterstrike, 1 RP
If you succeed at a Parry that used up one of your AP (a reserved Defensive Action), you may immediately make an attack against the original attacker. Do not roll dice. Your attack roll's successes are equal to the number of successes your parry roll exceeded your opponent's attack roll by.

6th level: Expert Counterstrike, 1 WP, 1 RP
If you succeed at a Parry that used up one of your AP (a reserved Defensive Action), you may immediately make an attack against the original attacker. Do not roll dice. Your attack roll's successes are equal to double the number of successes your parry roll exceeded your opponent's attack roll by.

7th level: Master Counterstrike, 2 WP, 1 RP
If you succeed at a Parry that used up one of your AP (a reserved Defensive Action), you may immediately make an attack against the original attacker. Do not roll dice. Your attack roll's successes are equal to triple the number of successes your parry roll exceeded your opponent's attack roll by.

8th level: Grandmaster Counterstrike, 5 WP, 1 RP
If you succeed at a Parry that used up one of your AP (a reserved Defensive Action), you may immediately make an attack against the original attacker. Do not roll dice. Your attack roll's successes are equal to five times the number of successes your parry roll exceeded your opponent's attack roll by.

8th level: Focused strike, 2 WP, -
While in the duelist stance, you may spend 2 Willpower points for a single attack at your opponent or parry against his attacks; that roll has a number of automatic successes equal to your Concentration rating.

Fighting Styles

Duelist Fighting Style, Dexterity 5, Perception 5, Wits 3, Melee 5
You are trained to fight duels and one-on-one combat, focusing on one opponent at the exclusion of the others. When you enter your duelist stance, you are formidable, but suffer from any attacks from other opponents. It does not matter what weapon you use while dueling- it's the focus that is important.

Duelist Girls. @http://wallpaperscraft.com/

Rank 1: While in the duelist stance designate one opponent at the beginning of your round. Attacks against him, and parries from his attacks, have -1 DC. At concentration 4, the DC is -2, at rank 7 it is -3 and at rank 10 it is -4. Any other opponent also benefits from this DC reduction against you.

Rank 2: While in the duelist stance, you may now also add your Concentration as dice to your damage rolls against your designated opponent.

Longsword Fighting Style, Strength 4, Dexterity 4, Melee 5

The art of fighting with a two-handed, double-edged sword is one of balance and symmetry, as you use both hands and the entire body. This fighting style can only be used with bastard swords and longswords held in two hands.

Rank 1: The best offense is defense. While wielding the sword, you may choose to fight from a defensive guard. You may choose a number from one, up to half your Melee ranks, round down.


Longsword position (posta) @http://wall.alphacoders.com

Rank 2: The best defense is offense. You may use a Counterstrike special move regardless of the way you parried (reserved Defensive action, reflexive parry, sorcery technique, Weapon master free parry etc).

Rank 3: You have learned the master strikes- you blend offense and defense seamlessly. When you successfully attack an opponent, you are harder to hit due to the stance. +2 Dc to be hit (max total Dc to be hit always 10) until the end of turn.

Special Edition of Nemesis Worlds

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:23:00 +0000

I must say i had the luck of being the collaborator of an excellent book craftsman whose talents are extremely remarkable. She made the special edition of Nemesis Worlds happen. The book evolved to a handmade masterpiece of, thick - hard cover, black leather, with silver stamp of the logo engraved deeply to it's surface. A crimson bookmark makes it easier to designate the important page the reader chose to leave it at. Red and black fabric that ties the pages together along with the reinforced by the thread, glue that does not appear at all. The cost of those 4 masterpieces was pretty high but if it was not for a mutual friendship it would be even more. My partner will be back at September so until then be patient for the special editions. Now I am going to let the Pictures describe the work done there...

By LuthieneTinuvielle...

Excuses excuses...

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:50:00 +0000

Sorry guys for not posting recently but I've been working a lot lately. I was also busy with handling the Special Edition of the Nemesis Worlds book, which I will show you guys when it comes to my hands. I am very proud for this project as it is mostly a handmade edition with black leather and silver stamps, fashioned by hand, of a very skillful collaborator who I will promote when her job is finished. The order of the Special Edition was of four (4) pieces. Requests for more special editions will be accepted after the summer perhaps but this work is limited (and expensive... even for me to own one :P). Next post will be a detailed photo view of the Special Edition and opinions of the new owners of those masterpieces of handicraft. Take care!

The 7 Sons of the Phoenix

noreply@blogger.com (Cataphract) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:42:00 +0000

Pyraurix, the Golden Phoenix.
Anonymous concept art

Throughout the ages, the great elemental of Holyflame known as Pyrgatharix, son of the Grand Elemental Phoenix, has sired a relatively small number of children, all of them sons, and all but the last of them was born while he was still roaming free.This small bloodline is spread across the eons, mostly keeping to itself, with the first six sons keeping distant but cordial relations to one another, a formidable task considering the gulf of time separating each one's birth and the simple fact they all come from different mothers. Yet they all have in common their powerful and wise father, and their considerable innate talents at sorcery, manipulating their essence and their personal reservoir of Holyflame to impressive effect.

All this changed when Pyrgatharix was imprisoned.

It might be true that he remains upon Chalkinon in some semblance of good will, not trying to escape or organize a break out. It might be true that his wisdom has benefited Jacob and his followers tremendously. It might be true that their own father does not admit he is a captive, putting up the charade of an honored guest and advisor.

But the Sons of the Phoenix do not forget, and they might as well not forgive.

While they are not hostile to the Order of the Phoenix, considering their common nature (of sorts) and goal, especially since their father has expressly forbidden them from acting directly against the Order of the Phoenix (since he knows that no matter their personal or even combined power, it would be a foolish attempt to pit it against the might of the Order and Jacob himself), they do abhor their practices, at least secretly. Both the aberrant manipulation of holyflame through their magic, and the cursed collar the founder of the Order puts on his "Knights" that masquerades as a powerful sword, grate against their ethics and mentality. They do however remain occasional allies of the Order when necessary to bring their might for support of the Order's cause, usually at the insistence of their father when he deems a cause worthy, and their frosty relationship was somewhat warmed when the Order withdrew all claim from Pyrgatharix's youngest son with one of the Order's Knights, and instead extended a permanent invitation for all of them to visit their father and stay as honored guests (this time more in spirit than in letter) aboard the Chalkinon. It was an attempt to both calm the heated tempers of the Half-Elementals and lure them to join the Order, though so far only the first has worked.

Pyrtavix, the Shadow Phoenix. Image Source: Rueme@deviantart

The 7 Sons of the Phoenix are not a true organization, but a close-knit family that stays together not only because of blood relations but also because of a common goal- eventually freeing their father from the grasp of the Order, whether through force or diplomacy. There are seven sons of the Phoenix, at least currently, each one, upon acknowledgement by his father, accepting the honorific prefix of Pyr in their name, and each one decided upon a title that best describes both his appearance and his nature.

In a descending order of age, they are:

Pyraurix, the Golden Phoenix, eldest of the seven, wisest, and closest to his father.
Pyrassix, the Jade Phoenix, scholar and scientist of the highest caliber.
Pyrferrix, The Iron Phoenix, warrior and swordsman without peer.
Pyrterrix, The Granite Phoenix, builder and protector.
Pyranthrix, the Black Phoenix, a wanderer dark in colour and light in mood.
Pyrtavix, the Shadow Phoenix, trickster, spy and rogue.
Pyrolix, the Silver Phoenix, the one born in captivity.

All the Sons are Half Elementals of Holyflame, courtesy of their common father, Pyrgatharix. All are also Sorcerers of Holyflame, as each one was taught by his brothers as well as their father, the finest points of the art of sorcery as well as exploring each one's talents and inclinations, from war to science and anything inbetween.

Demon Prince Alvarech & The Tower Of Babel

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:17:00 +0000

The Tower Of Babel.

The tallest tower of Hell, second only to Pandemonium which is the tower of the Pure One. It is a tower consisted of 66 levels, where each level on the outside resembles an enormous floor but in the inside it is a Dreamworld crafted by Alvarech himself, making him the lord of 66 dimensions which are deeply connected with Hell. Tower of Babel originates from the actual tower made on earth, which God has stroke, sending it directly in Hell, which made the foundation stone of the Demonic Prince's tower. Alvarech's throne lies on the final floor which has no walls, only the pillars that hold the roof. From there Alvarech sees all of Hell, and with his wings spread, he covers his city, Babel, the second biggest Demonic city of Hell.

1^stOf The Demon Princes

Alvarech, The Winged One.

The First of the Demon Princes. The Keeper of the Skies. Commander of 666 legions named The Exalted Legions. He commands powerful archdemons such as Dantalion the Duke of Xaod, Astaroth the Grand Duke of Astaria, the Marquis Amon and Murmur as well as the High General Forneus the Undefeated and his Legion the Darkwing, the leading force of the Exalted Legions.

Concept Art for Nemesis Worlds. Artist Σωτήρης Μπάκας (aka Zorel)

Alvarech's primal sin, is Pride and his strongest demonic power lies in his Wings. Alvarech is called the Winged One because his wings could become as wide as his whole city, which easily equals the size of a continent. When he flies, the winds of Hell scream violently and the clouds subside or form terrible tornadoes. He prefers to stay in Apocalyptic form, having his wings in normal analogy with the angelic body of his. He is pale and his hair are black like the color of a crow, covering the teenage face of a man he was gifted with. At the base of his throne, lies Doom, his weapon, which is said to be the previous Lord of Hellfire, forged in a double edged greatsword, able to adjust it's size to it's wielder's and potentially shoot out darkflame with force that equals to the power of a fallen Prince. Alvarech even when fighting, has no visible armor donned (though his armor packs have no penalties) and uses no other artifact, other than his Memory Stone, which he has planted next to his heart. He always fights in his Demon Form, without having the full extend of his demonic powers unleashed and specially his wings. In his Demon form, his slim figure is pitch black of a 3 meters demon, who has two horns in the shape of a ram. His face as if wearing a mask that has a lip-less closed maw of sharp fangs, extended from the place where his ears where supposed to be and only when in fury does the maw open, showing that it is his true visage. He has a pair of dark eyes glowing from the eye sockets, that pierces the will with their gaze. His size is controlled to that amount but his armor packs are enough to absorb the damage dealt by a legion of Pit Fiends. He is agile and strong and when facing an opponent of equal or more power than his own, only then he unleashes his War Form, which is that of 1km tall demon with wings that stretch to the horizon, able to blow of cities when they move. Even at his War Form, Alvarech's Pride does not allow his appearance to become that of a corrupted visage, though terrible and awe-striking, Alvarech is considered to be a Demon resembling in many aspects a Dark Angel.

His behavior is that of a Proud warrior, honoring to the letter the commands of the Pure One. His words are few, keeping silence as a valuable treasure, speaking in grace only when times demanded him to. The need of respect towards his figure, is earned by both allies and foes, via battle or politics, both of which he excels. The style of politics he uses is that of a powerful monarch, who listens and acts to the needs of the time, not the one that pulled the strings of grand schemes. The demons of his Domain, creatures who bear the sin of Pride as well, all winged hunters of the Infernal Skies. His weakness, the Tower of Babel, along with his Darkwing Legion, the two sources of his Pride...

More details about the Nemesis Worlds history, religion, Gods, Eras and the such, will be explained in detail in the upcoming book, the Campaign setting of Nemesis Worlds.

Combined Spellcasting

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:16:00 +0000

Combined Spellcasting.

This article was made due to a request of a Mage Blade player. The question was : "How can a spell have multiple spell casters and what is the benefit?" Well actually the answer is quite simple!

Each caster must design the spell, that requires multiple casters. It can be a spell where all casters have the same role, or it can be a spell that each caster takes a specific role (for example casting a different element).

In the case that all the casters cast the same spell, the system goes like this :

-Each spell caster must start casting at the same initiative and the spell is finished when all spell casters are finished.

-The spell has + 1 spell level of the designed spell level.

-The spell has spell power = total spell power of all casters combined.

-The spell remains the same at all other factors.

-The targeting is defined by the head caster who is the one with the greatest Intelligence rating, or the one designated between the casters.

In the case that Each caster has a different role, the system goes like this :

-Each spell caster must start casting at the same initiative and the spell is finished when all spell casters are finished.

-The spell has + 1 spell level of the average designed spell level. Meaning if different spell levels are used for that spell, the final level equals = (total spell levels / number of casters) + 1 spell level.

-The spell has spell power = total spell power of all casters combined. In the case of different elements the final damage output is defined by the element that deals the damage, enhanced by the other elements as bonus damage.

-The spell remains the same at all other factors.

-The targeting is defined by the head caster who is the one with the greatest Intelligence rating, or the one designated between the casters.

The Justicars

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26:00 +0000

The Justicars.

In the society of the Rune Shamans there are ten (10) tribes that hold the secrets of Occult.

Runed Tribe Of Mythrenus.
Flametongue Tribe Of The West.
Sealed Tribe Of The East.
Berserk Tribe Of The North.
Exorcist Tribe Of The South.
Soul Tribe Of Infinity.
Arma Tribe Of The Desert.
Keepers Tribe Of The Temple.
Golden Tribe Of The Cities.
Barrier Tribe Of The Tower.
These tribes altogether form the Rune Shamans. These people are considered Red Blooded but their Deep connection with the runes have made their bloodline transform into something more special. As if the power of some Runes is passing through their Veins.

Occult though is not a racial ability, it a secret well kept and protected by their ten (10) judges, protectors and representatives, the Justicars. Each of the 10 Justicars represents one tribe, enforce the rules of the Runic Law and protects the tribes from outsiders and from themselves. The ten (10) Justicars follow the commands of only one man, the High Justicar, who is considered to be the president of all the Rune Shaman tribes.

The Justicars are not considered to be human, because they are not allowed to have personal needs or beliefs. Runic Law is above all and that is why they are considered to be an ideal, the Runic Law itself. Their name, erased and replaced by the number they hold in their round Justicar chamber, the Chamber of Mystics. Their left hand, used to serve justice in the circles of the Rune Shamans, is removed and replaced by a Darksteel arm powered by Arma Machina because only something that cannot yield and is powered by the runes themselves is able to serve justice in the rune tribes. Their right arm is removed and replaced by an arm of Terra, the element that destroys all other elements, which is meant to punish the outsiders who threaten the rune tribes or have stolen the knowledge of the Occult from the Shamans. Their cloth is named Coat Of Arms, a haori that is decorated with the most powerful seals of Occult, designed to protect the Justicar but as well as to serve the rune tribes. The Coat Of Arms has a teleportation circle engraved at it's back along with an advanced elemental circle, which is designed to enable any Rune Shaman to summon the Justicar via a simple Runesending and when the Justicar accepts he arrives to the place that instants to do justice. Their weapon, the Arma Nail, a darksteel Nailgun that is powered by Arma Ascendus able to fire Terra charged darksteel nails with a tremendous force. All Justicars were converted to the Sealed Tribe if the East, so that they can bind any Runebook of the Runic Law breakers and seal all those that needs to be sealed.

The Justicars are well known even beyond the circles of the New Mythrenia because they have managed to protect to this day their tribes and the secrets of the Occult. Even from the might of the Councils.

More details of the Rune Shamans are described in the Nemesis Worlds book.

Samurai

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:38:00 +0000

Samurai.

Concept Art for Nemesis Worlds. Artist Σωτήρης Μπάκας (aka Zorel)

During the 3rd era, the families of true samurai skills are down almost to zero. That happened after the creation of the shinobi hidden villages. The services of the samurai were not required because shinobi could do even a wider variety of "jobs" efficiently and silently even more destructively that any samurai would ever imagine...

So the remaining samurai of the 3rd era were corrupted, entitled like mere soldiers and there were no ideals and worthy masters to fight by their Katana. Even worse most of the samurai did not pass down their skills because they have seen the future world, a world where no true samurai existed.

The elders saw the future well, but some of the most strong samurai houses endured all hardships and remained true to their ancestral blood. Their skills have remained flawless and pure, kept original and never copied or taught to no other but the family (or what a clan may name family). Every house follows strict rules from which the source of their skills and power comes from. Power that has no envy to those that use spellcraft technology or occult, or any other way that is not the "way of the sword". Each house has some unique skills only to them and also some abilities.

Before someone chooses to role play one of the last samurai clans he must first understand the way of thinking, style and concept of every one of the clans. So before describing the clans these are the general rules when someone picks a “Samurai" :

Occult, justu, psychic skills, magic and aggressive forms of technology are forbidden flower for the samurai, if they learn or use it, all their abilities fail. If the code of each house is broken twice, the samurai abilities fail. The code referred is the Bushido :

Bushido Code.

The Code of the Samurai.

If one of those rules are broken, all samurai skills fail and are lost. Until the samurai atones.

Can chose up to 7 rules to follow from the 9.

1)Justice(Rectitude / Right Decision).

This is about doing the right thing or making the right decision, not because it's easy, but because it's ethically and morally correct. No matter the outcome or result, one does not lose face if tempering proper justice. This can also be defined as righteousness, justice, morality, honor, or "right conduct". Occasionally, it has been seen it translated as loyalty or patriotism. This is also one of the five tenets of Confucius doctrine.

2)Bravery(Courage).

The capacity one has to confront fear, pain, danger and uncertainty. Also bravery is the capacity one has to act in a right way when facing death or popular opposition.

3)Benevolence.

Beyond "benevolence" word can be also be defined as "charity" or "mercy" depending on context.

The meaning suggests that one should pay alms to the poor, care for those in trouble, and take care of his fellow man (or woman).This is one of the five tenets of Confucius. In fact, it is a subject in which Confucius spent a great deal of time explaining to his disciples. It can also be translated as perfect virtue, selflessness, love for humanity, humaneness, goodness, good will, or simply "love" in the non-romantic form.

4)Respect.

We show respect by speaking and acting with courtesy. We treat others with dignity and honor the rules of our family, school and nation. Respect yourself, and others will respect you. This is also one of the five tenets of Confucius. This character can also be translated as propriety, good manners, politeness, rite, worship or an expression of gratitude.

5)Honesty.

Translated as truth, faith, fidelity, sincerity, trust and/or confidence.

6)Honor.

This version of honor is about having or earning the respect of others and about your reputation. It is the status of being worthy of honor.

7)Loyalty (Faithful / Devoted).

It contains the ideas of being faithful, devoted, true, and obedient.

8)Filial Piety.

Some will define this in more common English as "respect for your parents and ancestors". This is a subject deeply emphasized by the ancient philosophy and teachings of Confucius.

9)Wisdom.

The meaning is open to interpretation, and can also mean intellect, knowledge or reason. This character is also one of the five tenets of Confucius. Beyond the title definitions, this also can mean, resourcefulness, or wit.

More details about this prestige class (+more) and of the Nemesis Worlds history, religion, Gods, Eras and the such, will be explained in detail in the upcoming book, the Campaign setting of Nemesis Worlds.

Hell

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:00 +0000

Hell.

Lucifer, the most beautiful angel, the bringer of light. He was an artist, a creator and mighty among the archangels. Though he felt that humans did not deserve the attention of God. Angels should instead take their rightful place besides Him. He tempted them, he wanted them to fail his love and he succeeded but the cost was high. God was angered and his wrath drove Michael, his mighty Archangel charge Lucifer in fury. The light bringer did not wish to battle with his brother but before he even realized he was cast off heaven and into the Abyss, the world of endless silence.

When Lucifer was cast down from Heaven and into the Abyss, his anger slowly grew. He lost all light from his spirit. Lucifer the light bringer, the artist and creator, the one who could sing the sounds of Genesis in a Divine form, the most beautiful and graceful Archangel, was thrown into the plain that was devoid of light, sound and creation. In his despair the fires in his soul were burning, having lost the purity of the Heavenly Holyflames he enraged in a wave of flames, he screamed and roared and the Abyss was torn. The shadow of the Abyss and the fire of his spirit mixed into an element that created Hell itself, the Darkflame.

A Winged Demon in Apocalyptic Form, Source : Blood+

When Lucifer created Hell, he unlocked Darkflame and became it's master. The master of a new Realm, perhaps awaiting his arrival. Where he landed, he screamed and Hell was split in half, creating a canyon that separates east from west in that foul realm. Hell was meant to torture, as if God has foreseen the outcome, or perhaps, created it. Though Lucifer was there a God, the second known God to mankind. Hell did not allow time to run as in other realms, Hell tortured even through time. In his torment, Lucifer split his soul in three, sustaining a part of himself to existence and the remaining two was named his weapons. Onimaru, or the Pure One (Pure Demon) and Kazuki, or the Nameless One.

His two children were created to take a role meant to be enforced into eternity. For their birth, Lucifer handed them gifts. To the Pure One he gave Hell, named him the absolute Ruler of the realm and the creatures that would inhabit it. The condition of his creation was one : All Demons must stay in Hell, all mortals must stay in the Realm of God and Angels in Elysian Fields. No creature is above those laws and every time that happens, it is a failure to his existence. To the Nameless One he gave the Cloak of Darkness, the fragment of Abyss that was torn when Hell was made, covered his pale body, meant to protect him from all harm, as anything that was thrown upon it's surface would be thrown into Abyss. He took the power of the element that was fueling the realm and blessed him with it's might, so that he can defile without the need to act and finally uttered his rules : You, Nameless One, are the message of Hell on Earth. But heed my words, you cannot kill a mortal, you cannot own servants neither living or dead for your are the evil that will roams in the minds of man, an idea, tempting and dark as my gifts to you, as your existence.

Details of the Nemesis Worlds history, religion, Gods, Eras and the such, will be explained in detail in the upcoming book, the Campaign setting of Nemesis Worlds.

Transmutation

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:09:00 +0000

Transmutation, Occult of the Demons.

Demons have developed their own Occult style, which is considered to be three dimensional instead of two that is the occult taught by the dragons. It's casting method is not writing via runes on a surface but instead on the third dimension, the space around them. It is considered to be a corrupt form of occult because it tempts the innocent people to indulge themselves into it's knowledge due to the power it possesses to transmute the elements and mater itself, making them rich and powerful.

Transmutation.

The Transmutation methods described below are for those that posses that knowledge such as the Narthani and Demons. Those that crave to learn Transmutation usually hunt for the Grimoire Mercury which hides all the knowledge required inside it's corrupt pages. Grimoire Mercury was forged by Beelzebub, an Archdemon who tempted mortals with it. Those who meddle with Transmutation, call it Art.

* Morph.

The transmuter gives the desired shape to any object made of any non indestructible material, while chanting in demonic and carving a tribal like on the air above the item.

** Transmute.

The transmuter changes one ingredient to another :

-dark orechalcum - demon bone - silver steel - silver - silva - 1/100gold - steel - lead - bronze - etc (not darksteel)

-stone - darkstone - sand - coal – cement - etc

-wood - darkwood - shadow tree - life tree - flower

-air - gas - water

-crystal - 1/10 diamond - 1/5 ruby - 1/5 saphire

*** Soul Diamond.

The transmuter uses a diamond (1 cm^3 / 10 mana of the soul imprisoned) to be able to bind souls needed for later usage. Does not provide with the ability to bind souls.

**** Morph Circle.

The transmuter can change the shape of a material (non indestructible materials) by creating a tribal into the air and area he wants to alter. Can either create an instant morph circle at the place he wants to alter the shape Or can create a permanent Morph Circle at an item or body part that is designed to alter the shape of a specific material.

***** Transmutation Circle.

The transmuter can change the substance of a material (non indestructible materials) by creating a tribal into the air and area he wants to alter. Can either create an instant transmutation circle at the place he wants to alter the shape Or can create a permanent Transmutation Circle at an item or body part that is designed to alter the substance of a specific material.

****** Augmentation Circle.

The artist creates a permanent Augmentation Circle of 7 cm on an item or on the body of the user. This circle can augment and manipulate the strength of one of the specified elements described below. The augmentation circle can:

-Can multiply the strength of a fire blast x 2 (a candle fire can turn into a bonfire) or more. Instead of fire it can be any element of up to Dual Combination (such as darkflame).

-Can generate water / mist from the humidity of the air.

-The circle can manipulate and may shoot with force (must touch the element) up to 50 m.

-An Augmentation Circle can both manipulate and augment.

-An Augmentation Circle augments the specific ingredient/element designed to. Different Augmentation Circles are needed for more ingredients/elements.

******* Elemental Transmuter.

The tranmsuter may use transmutation Circle or Transmute to change one Basicelement to another .

******** Philosopher.

The artist may use transmutation Circle or Transmute to change a Dual Combined element to another, even life to death. That means that the transmuter can perform transmutation at a living creature which was otherwise impossible. Can change anything into anything else, even if it is a different substance or element.

The details of Transmutation are described in the Grimoire of Spellcraft section of the Nemesis Worlds book.

Of Gods & Religions

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:38:00 +0000

Of Gods & Religions.

At the final Era of Nemesis Worlds, some religions have been established due to the events that saved the human race some millennia ago. Other religions started to flourish as time passed by, as man wandered deeper into spiritual exploration.

The first religion of the new age was named Theologion. It was based on the story of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse who were said to have brought both destruction and salvation to the mankind. The stories and hymns of the Horsemen had two aspects though. One was that of the Bright Theologion, which made the Horsemen look like messiahs and the the other was the Dark Theologion, which described them as destroyers of the world. Both of those “Bibles” had their share of truth and myth at the same time.

Who were the Four Horsemen? They were four Archdemons, Pit Fiends blessed by the Pure One. Those that have been accepted by the Eight Princes of Hell in the Pilgrimage of the Sins.

Belmarwho bore the sin of Violence.

Aenaeonwho bore the sin of Sadomasochism.

Azaelwho bore the sin of Pride.

Legionwho bore the sin of Murder.

Their arrival was announced by a creature that was a Devourer, raised from the Dead only to fall in the depths of Hell and become a demon, the Harbringer of Apocalypse, Amonwho bore the sin of Gluttony.

Those creatures were the only men that took their bodies and cast them into Hell, looking for vengeance to the Archdemon who took the soul of their brother in arms. They did not die, they willingly threw themselves into the pits of darkflame, defiling their existence in the process. In that quest, their soul became corrupted and vile, yet their purpose stood still. They achieved the Pilgrimage of the Sinsand managed to lock Hell and put a stop to the Apocalypse. With their Ark, they took all the survivors of the mankind and lead them to a new cosmos, the first planet inhabited after the Earth was lost to man, which was named Eden.

Their actions were not those of saints. They were the ones who ignited the flames of the Apocalypse. Although the tales of their lives differ, as it was recorded in the Theologion, Bright and Dark.

Details of the Nemesis Worlds history, religion, Gods, Eras and the such, will be explained in detail in the upcoming book, the Campaign setting of Nemesis Worlds.

Order Of The Phoenix.

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:26:00 +0000

Order Of The Phoenix.

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In the deeper circles of the Veralion and Iridion Councils, an idea was born. That idea was pure and very strict to be manageable in the modern Era, where the worlds have mixed tradition and technology. The most fanatic of the generals that could not handle corruption of the Councils and the creatures and races that was lawfully enforcing methods that manipulated the worlds, decided to take matters in his own hands.

The man who started this futile attempt was Jacob the Defender. For the mages of Arcania, that name was deeply intertwined with their history that followed them from the 3^rd Era of the Worlds. One of the students of Kerbech Rusild, the creature that taught mankind the art of Magic. Jacob was the one who found the Sun magic in order to counter his corrupted rival, Dead Bone Talon, the first student of Kerbech but that is a different story. Jacob was thought lost in the storybooks of the Magi but his power made it clear that this man was still alive, even if millennia has passed since man left and lost the Earth.

Jacob thought the time was critical for a new Order to be formed, able to purge the worlds of the corrupted manipulators, in any way possible. He gathered his resources and any supporters that could aid his ideas and got separated from the Alliance that bound him. That made him new enemies but also allowed him to have his personal dreadnought the Chalkinon be created and directed by him.

The Order recruited creatures that had a sole purpose. A purpose unique for each different person but similar to the ideas of the Order : Purging the corruption. In the minds of each knight of the Order those words had different translations. Jacob thought very much so as to name his Order correctly but a mere name was not enough. That name should have a relevance to the intentions of the organization. That relevance was achieved by capturing a lower elemental creature of Holyflame, a son of the Grand Elemental Phoenix, Pyrgatharix. That dragon of Holyflame, has the shape of a magnificent bird, red, orange and yellow feathered, engulfed in it's pure flames. Despite it was held without it's own will captive in Chalkinon, the elemental was not reluctant to advise those that heeded it's words. Too proud to admit that it was captured and held prisoner, the elemental remained in it's chambers without any reference to that subject, except when talking to Jacob himself...

The Order used only one leash to it's Knights, the cursed white sword that was offered to it's members : Aido Saiga. A weapon meant to enforce a certain path to the wielder, a path that wielder was walking upon at the time he first wielded the sword. If the user fails to do so, his soul will be claimed by the weapon. So Jacob was sure that the members of his Order would never stray from their path.

The members of the Order can be Sorcerers or Mages or Half Elementals of Holyflame who share the same beliefs with Jacob but also able to wield that cleansing flame in the same time.

The details of the Order of the Phoenix and the rest of the Orders as well as the history of the Nemesis Worlds will be pubished in the second book that is under construction!

Thoughts about basic changes at core system rules.

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:57:00 +0000

Although i am happy about the system that works so far for playing Nemesis Worlds, there has been feedback that suggested some changes that would reduce the calculations of battles and the such.
I've been thinking lately of a system revamp that works well in reducing time required for dice rolling and calculations. The main concept is to have 2 sets of stats that work together in combination. For example Dexterity + Hand to Hand. Under normal conditions for someone to hit with a punch he would roll the total dice pool of both (base+skill), my idea is to have the base stat calculated as Average Total ( for example in the dexterity case it would be for Dexterity 6 ranks / 3 rounded down = 2, as automatic) and the skilled to be rolled normally. In this example for Dexterity 6 and Hand to Hand 5 it would be a roll of 2 automatic successes + 5 Dice. In the case of another roll, which already provides with additional automatic successes such as Intelligence, it would be the total average which is for example : Intelligence rank 6 is 6 Dice + 5 automatic successes, it would transform to 6 / 3 = 2 plus the auto 5 => 2 + 5 = 7 total average which does not have to be rolled in any case. So an Intelligence 6 + Meditation 5 roll would be, 5 dice roll + 7 automatic.
In this case were all base stats are considered as a modifier which provides with automatic (certain successes) a different dice system can be used instead of D10 to provide with higher difficulties in the rolls, so that it can become a challenge but that is only a thought (D12?). In this manner some actions would be done very easy, so to counter balance that, difficulty and the number of successes would be the goal of the one that rolls, except when rolls are contested where there is no such problem.
All those thoughts would require different character sheets and along with the name change of some skills due to trademarks the character sheets would look like this :

Front Page Experimental Character Sheet

Back Page Experimental Character Sheet

I would appreciate some feedback to those opinions, considering the fact that I've spend fourteen hours designing the character sheets and working on the dice pools and systems!!!!

Shape Shifter Bloodlines

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:39:00 +0000

Shape Shifter Bloodlines.

All the shifter clans except the Naga and the Dragonians are part of the Silverwood Council. They all have the ability to transform to their totem animal as Werebeasts or take a majestic form of an animal (except Dragonians) of their shifter kin. Not all shifters have achieved to morph though, as technology moved forward their beast became more and more asleep. The origin of this bloodline ability is unknown but some shifters say that it is given to their clans by the Totem animals of their kind. Totem animals are enormous animals that have the ability of speech and are extremely intelligent treated as gods by their appropriate shifter clans. The Shape-shifter race is considered to be one of the Old Races.

Their description at were-form is not hideous but more of “anime like”. Also while at morph they do not lose their mind, unless they fail self control checks, at which case they may still use any fighting technique instead of just pure bestial force. All shifters have some animal traits at their human form (ex. beast ears, tail, scales etc) that they cannot hide, if so they gain the benefits of them or may be purely cosmetic.

All shifters have some animal traits at their human form (ex. beast ears, tail, scales etc) that they cannot hide, if so they gain the benefits of them or may be purely cosmetic.
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Backpage Character Sheets

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:57:00 +0000

This character sheet is used for spells, special moves of the skills, occult rituals, techniques, dark arts etc.

Those character sheets are used for characters with fighting styles, multiple forms and buffing spells or abilities.

Max Combos

Simple Combos

Do not forget to post your ideas and concepts about enhancements to those character sheets and also questions on how those sheets work!

One shot session report!

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:59:00 +0000

Yesterday the game was tested in a circle of gamers that have a broad experience in PnP RPGs. This circle of gamers are from a club that specialize in board, card, strategy and PnP RPGs. I was astonished by their hospitality and their eagerness to learn more about the game and their love of the genre.

The club is called Ε.Σ.ΠΑΙ.ΡΟ.Σ. and it is one of the finest examples that those kind of games are loved purely, even though the times of games are becoming more and more digitalized. The president of the club, code name Nocture, is a true gamer and was the person that invited me to present our game, Nemesis, for who I can surely tell that he is a strong supporter of designers and authors that love what they do but at the same time he provides feedback in an objective and productive way. Ε.Σ.ΠΑΙ.ΡΟ.Σ. is a cosy gamer's "house" with many tables for card and board games, role players and game designers. I was lucky to also have a Dungeon Master and a game designer along with the president of the club attend my tabletop one shot game.

My hopes are high for this place, earnest players and proud DMs keep the the spirit of our genre in a top notch shape. I hope our game got some interest and the love for our creation was shared in a tinny bit.

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Easy Vehicle Creation for players and storytellers

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:21:00 +0000

Easy Vehicle Creation

Image Source : Starfury / Babylon 5

Here lies a description of the way a Storyteller (or crafty player) can create a vehicle of his own imagination of any technology. That includes but not limits to Types: Spacecrafts/aircrafts – Tanks – APCs – Multi-Joint Vehicles and their most common Classes: Light – Medium – Heavy. Each type and category has its own pros and cons.

One can choose to create it's own Class or Type. The tables below use Xianide as metal sample. If lighter metal is used, then add +1 to speed / every category lighter than Xianide. If heavier metal is used, then reduce -1 to speed / every category heavier than Xianide. If harder than Xianide, then add the additional Armor Points and Damage Negation described at the table of metal hardness and if lower reduce by the amount described there as well. Do so beforepicking a Type or Class.

Step 1 : Use basestats of the Classesbelow.

	Light Vehicle	Medium Vehicle	Heavy Vehicle
Armor Points	Details Described at NEMESIS WORLDS, Item's Compendium section.
Speed
Damage Negation
Weight Capacity
Drivers/Pilots/Seats
Maneuverability

Step 2 : Use the metals and materials table to pick a metal. Adjust speed, Armor Points and Damage Negation. If lighter metal is used, then add +1 to speed / every category lighter than Xianide. If heavier metal is used, then reduce -1 to speed / every category heavier than Xianide. If harder than Xianide, then add the additional Armor Points and Damage Negation described at the table of metal hardness and if lower reduce by the amount described there as well.

Step 3 : Adjust the stats by picking a Vehicle Typefrom the table below. All adjustments are rounded up.

Adjustments	Spacecraft	Caterpillar	Multi-Joint	Wheels
Armor Points	Details Described at NEMESIS WORLDS, Item's Compendium section.
Damage Negation
Speed
Weight Capacity

Image Source : Mecha Zone Crab Tank by Mecha Master

Finalize the vehicle created by adding weapons and devices, using the appropriate weight modifiers to create a balanced war machine. To be sure what is the correct weight modifier when choosing an device to place at your craft remember that : 11/110/1100 means weight modifier for Light/Medium/Heavy. Medium class weapons deal damage x2 and all damage are auto successes, Heavy class weapons deal damage x10 and all damage are auto successes, Light class weapons deal the described damage. Weapon range gains the same multiplier as damage depending on the class.

Happy Easter!!! Καλό Πάσχα!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:46:00 +0000

Today i ll be taking a break from writing the festivities of Easter took out all of my stamina, so I devoted my self to roasting lamb, drinking plenty of beer and eating as hard as I can!! Though I feel my belly exploding and my body breaking down from the food, I feel good and happy. I hope all the readers and fans of Nemesis Worlds out there have a nice holiday with their families in those harsh times and still achieve to be happy. Do not forget that our hobby, the PnP RPGs are still a way of having fun without many expenses and having our friends close by.

Σήμερα παίρνω ρεπό από το γράψιμο, οι εορταστικές εκδηλώσεις του Πάσχα μου έκλεψαν τις δυνάμεις, οπότε και εγώ αφοσιώθηκα στο ψήσιμο αρνιού, στις μπύρες και στην κρεπάλη. Ακόμη και τώρα που έχω παραφάει και το σώμα μου με εγκαταλείπει από το φαγητό, νιώθω χαρούμενος. Ελπίζω όλοι οι αναγνώστες κ οι φίλοι του Nemesis Worlds εκεί έξω να έχουν καλές διακοπές με τις οικογένειες του, σε αυτές τις δύσκολες εποχές που ζούμε και να μπορείτε να είστε ευτυχισμένοι. Ας μην ξεχνάμε οτι το hobby μας, τα PnP RPGs είναι ένας τρόπος διασκέδασης που καταφέρνει να φέρνει και φίλους κοντά αλλά και να περνάμε καλά.

Introducing the Celestials, Race of Nemesis

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:14:00 +0000

Celestial.

Fallen Celestial, Image Source : http://hdwallpapers4free.com/anime-manga/

A mysterious race of winged humans that appeared one century after Guardia was first inhabited. Some say they are half-breed Angels, others suggest they are Owl shifters, I would agree with the first opinion.

They inhabit the Floating Islands and they are a peaceful race, focused on Arts, Philosophy, beauty and creation. Their appearance is stunning as they are magnificent beings, resembling perfect humans but winged.

They believe in Heaven, Hell and God, not the Theologion. They tend to aid other races when facing evil (according to them) or perilous situations. They fall in love once in their life time and only to a partner that is as beautiful as them or more (!). They can breed only one offspring in their lifespan.

They are adept sorcerers of light, life and Holyflame. Some are born blind with Angelsight (Tensigun) Ocular ability. They have a great natural regeneration rating. Most of them follow a simple life focused on their Art. Their wings are their pride, that they show off whenever they have an opportunity and only hide them when they feel they would be threatened if they showed their nature. Their life span is around 600-700 years and when they are feeling the grasp of death on their doorstep, their wings start to fall. Unable to bear such a life they start a flying journey of no return until the last feather drops and they drop with it. Most of the Celestials are Telepaths.

On the rare occasion that a child with 2 pairs of wings is born, the Celestials know who will be their next leader. Their home planet is Guardia and they live on the Levistone complex city Celest, a gift of the Terrans that symbolizes their eternal alliance. The Celestials are considered to be one of the Old Races.

Fallen : Celestials might become “Fallen” due to changes in their mental state. If that happens their elemental resistance skill converts to Shadow, Death, Darkflame and their wings turn black. Their beliefs change into the opposite and their kind nature is as if it never existed. Celestials face the Fallen as prime enemies, that are to be killed on sight by their warriors even if once they used to be amongst friends.

Elemental Manipulation

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:07:00 +0000

Elemental Manipulation : Some creatures that have elemental soul force, can manipulate it, performing various actions :

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-Create elemental blasts via spending Soul Force and shooting them to a target. Blasts can be charged for a time and then hurled.

-Create an Elemental Melee weapon out of Soul Force.

-Generate cubic meters of the element.

Included in the Book Nemesis Worlds, Player's Handbook section.

The Ancients

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:35:00 +0000

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Ancients

Ancient creatures of unknown origin. It is said they older than Heaven and Hell. Their form is relative. Ages past and they were forgotten. We might meet some in our dreams, bringing them one step closer to reality. We might meet them in our nightmares, as if we beg them to materialize.

Some of us have believed in them, making them into Gods. Yes they have taken our belief and made it reality. Taken our fear and recreated themselves to manifest it. It is said that all the elder Gods were Ancients formed by the faith of humanity.

All of the Monsters have intelligence that crossed the line of sanity. They are potent Psions that have mastery over all the skills of the kind. Their potential in that aspect was their curse and blessing. Their madness destroyed their world and left them forgotten. We brought them back. And they do not wish to leave. If one is slain, it's soul travels to Hell or Limbo or any realm of combined shadow, only to return three times stronger for revenge. Unless their soul is destroyed or captured, this circle will never end.

They consume matter, energy, spirit and sentience. They use faith and ideas as if it was their driving force or reason for existence. They cause dementia, reality distortion, mental illness, nightmares, madness. They make Angels and Demons alike to cower, Dragons to flee. At the Eastern Kingdoms they were called Bakemono. At the Western Kingdoms they were called Monsters. Now we call them Ancients.

Image Source : Asura's Wrath

Some of the Ancients have managed to control their madness, focus their intellect in one purpose or separate themselves into multiple beings in order to avoid Dementia State. Some have acquired human form. Others have used any mass available so that they can roam reality. Others have planted seeds from their thoughts and their children bloomed into our worlds. Some of them cannot be defeated, others could be but one thing is for certain : They are real.

Details and more elementals, beasts and creatures will be published in the second book of Nemesis Worlds coming out the next year.

Elemental Dragons of Nemesis

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:16:00 +0000

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Dragons

Each Elemental is what we call a Dragon. Actually those are the True Dragons and they are not to be mistaken with dragon beasts that are an animal type. They all live in the spectral realm of the spirits and they are the source of energy of the world. A Dragon is a representative of an Elemental energy, if a true dragon has it's soul destroyed then the element itself is weakened.

There are various Elemental Dragons . The Ultimate Elementals are unique and are the fathers of the Grand Elementals (unique as well) who are the fathers of the Basic Elementals (8 of each element) who in turn are the fathers of the Lower Elementals that are many in number. All Elementals are intelligent beings, not all of them are bright but the higher their rank the higher their intellect.

True Dragons have a spiritual and a material form, though it is forbidden by the ancient Elementals to materialize, some did and thought the humans the ways of occult, Elemental manipulation, sorcery and even blessed some humans with the soul of a true dragon (the half-Elementals), creating a new race. True Dragons have the behavior that is defined by their element, that has nothing to do with good or evil.

Any of the Elementals may choose a human to aid him in a great purpose. The way the Elementals usually aid people, is by becoming the spirit companions of the chosen who takes the role of the Host to the Elemental. In this manner if the Elemental allows so, the host may use the soul force (Elemental soul force) of the True Dragon as if it was his own. Also if they synchronize well the Host my even summon the True Dragon in his material form to aid him (for a limited amount of time).

Details and more elementals, beasts and creatures will be published in the second book of Nemesis Worlds coming out the next year.

Testing the game in the outer circles.

noreply@blogger.com (Venthos) — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:11:00 +0000

Nowadays I am a bit troubled. How can I describe the game I've been designing for the last 9 years, in the restricted timetable of 5 hours? As a parent it feels like sending your child to the war. Although you have been training it to become a marine, still you are afraid of it's well being.
This feelings have been brought into existence since I've been invited to present Nemesis Worlds to a circle of PnP RPG fans and game designers, at an experienced realm of the genre. The feedback and criticism is going to be crucial for me, keeping me encouraged to carry on doing what I wish to do best or stop promoting my work to the circles beyond. It is not the very first time I have showed what Nemesis is to the RPG community or to people that I do not know personally, it is just a feeling I have that keeps bothering me. I hope, this encounter, will bring more fans of this game and create a wider circle of gamers that can see what, us Nemesis roleplayers, can feel for years now : Raw fun and love for this genre, that have not been clenched even after our many years of playing the same (ever expanding) game.
A sense of achievement that a few more people know Nemesis is not enough. I want people to play that game. Shoot questions about the game, create their own Dreamverses, ones that hopefully i could play in as a player character, generate now moves and abilities, posing them to me, implementing them to another new version of the game, OUR game...

After all, dreaming is escaping this reality, like an art that had no limits...