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Talion

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Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« on: September 28, 2018, 02:08:18 am »

Rune Race: Iqua


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When the Star declared their single path, we the Iqua would not kneel. Though we lacked the power to oppose their weapons of fire and smoke, we declared ourselves a nation. For this ‘crime’ they captured us, packed us on to their great ships and delivered us to this isle. The Isle of the unworthy, set aside for those who transgress against the commands of the Goddess. This mortal insult shall not be forgotten.

In our time here, we have not been idle. We have constructed new homes to live in. We have trained our chosen warriors to fight. We have readied ourselves for war. We have also discovered the secret of mana. Mana is within everything; surrounds everything, but by itself, it is useless, inert. With the discovery of Runes, we have found a way to give mana purpose. For when properly shaped these objects we know as Runes are porous, absorbing mana. It is from the Runes that we discovered mana to be elemental, for each Rune can only store a single element of mana at a time.

Choose a primary element:
Wood, Air, Earth, Fire or Water

Resources: Land 2, Ore 1, Mana 2

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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2018, 02:11:52 am »

Obviously based on the Moskurg on Wands Race, very similar descriptions and all.

Anyways I keep trying to create water elementals in these Arms races and it keeps backfiring, we have deserts and whatnot so oases are proud resources we control so Water is the rune we want since it’s a commodity

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Water: (1)
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2018, 08:08:19 am »

Runes
Water (2): Detoxicated, Shadowclaw
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Tyrant Leviathan

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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2018, 03:32:37 pm »

Just going to help votes, not even bothering making designs anymore.

Count me for Water though, helps with supplies, and adds to many things like even weather control, help at high seas, and so forth.


Water3. Shadowclaw, Detox, And myself.

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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2018, 09:46:01 pm »

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Water (4): Shadowclaw, Detox, Tyrant Leviathan, Happerry.
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2018, 09:01:55 am »

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Water (4): Shadowclaw, Detox, Tyrant Leviathan, Happerr,egemma.
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2018, 09:04:31 am »

Hmm...I'm thinking we should have a strong spear infantry corps with mounted bowmen and skirmishers. What does everyone else think?
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2018, 09:21:05 am »

Well Water is now 5. And a true skirmisher unit is a close combat unit capable of doing tiny amounts of ranged combat.

Which is funny to consider the Roman Legions basically peppered their enemies with  pilums/javelins.

Before engaging in melee.

Edit: For mistakes and to bring up the fact those guys were considered heavy infantry, but fought like skirmshers.
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2018, 09:24:41 am »

Well Water is now 5. And a true skirmisher unit is a close combat unit capable of doing tiny amounts of ranged combat.

Which is funny to consider the Roman Legions basically peppered their enemies with  pilums/javelins. Edie’s a
Engaging in melee.
We could try to work our way to that form of infantry combat/
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2018, 10:16:40 am »

i am all in with the water legions of iquia
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2018, 10:56:32 am »

Element Selection: Water

New Runes Discovered
A Rune is a shape that indicates its Meaning and a colour that denotes Element. An uncharged Rune has only shape and an Element of mana without shape does not cause anything to happen. Rune shapes all have indentations that take on the colour of the Element they are charged with.

Ward Meaning
The Ward shape is a dome. An eight-pointed star is indented on the tip of the dome.

Form Meaning
A cube with a different number of uniformly sized circular indents on each face, starting with a single circle in the centre and increasing the number of circles by one each time until the final face has six circle marks. The faces are arranged such that adding together the number of circular indents on opposite faces always sums to seven. Why this shape is associated with the Form Meaning is a mystery.

Attack Meaning
The Attack shape is similar to the Form shape in some ways. A thin rectangular shape that tapers to a point on three out of six faces. The other three faces are marked with an indented cross symbol. All three tapered faces are on the same plane.

Water Element
The Element of Water carries with it aspects of envelopment, adaptation and pressure. Quite naturally it is the primary Element of liquids in all forms. It is represented by the colour black.

Wood Element
Aspected towards life, experience and growth, the Wood Element is most heavily concentrated in plants, though all living things contain some amount of it. It is represented by the colour green.

Air Element
Air is the Element of speed, separation and flight. The Air Element is found everywhere above the earth and is drawn in and pressed back out when taking a breath. It is represented by the colour blue.

Alchemy Discovered
Alchemy is the art of transferring the elemental power contain within a Rune into water. This runic water contains both the Meaning and the Element of the Rune in a more useable form. Mixing various types of runic water together allows the creation of liquids with magical effects. Thus far we have only found a single successful combination.

Starting Recipe - Ward(Wood), Form(Water), Attack(Air) - Swan’s Black Blood
The first alchemical effect we have discovered is the recipe for Swan’s Black Blood. A poison that attacks the blood of the victim making them more susceptible to bleeding as their blood does not clot properly.

It is now Summer of Turn -3 Discovery Phase
This turn is a double turn, so you may take 2 actions each phase. There will be no Battle phase.

Spoiler: Rune Skills (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Discoveries (click to show/hide)
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2018, 11:50:58 am »

Hmmm so many possibilities. We already generate poison and have air/alchemy/water.

We could make poison stink clouds of death or virus that are blood based.

Or maybe study more into alchemy so we could make siege weapons on the spot Full Metal Alchemist style to shred the enemy, as the Wand war went crazy with the whole ballista/cannon thing.

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« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2018, 12:10:48 pm »

As stated in the original post, we can increase “our” skill level with the elements this is a long-term bonus and we can even do the design phase to perform runic testing for effects, I think we want mastery in Water, than Form, and we can even get Adept level in other areas, maybe Earth because that can mean better armor and defense, and Shape because shape sounds important.

Combining runes can be done through the design phase as we increase our skill level for our magic.

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Investigate Runic Component:
Water: (1) SC
Form: (1) SC
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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2018, 01:10:27 pm »

Strengthing Water sounds like a good plan and I myself say aside Water and maybe Earth ( Air a defintively) we boost thougg, shape and scale of dunes and Alchemy skill. Will vote latter.

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Re: Rune Race: Iqua Thread
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2018, 02:20:18 pm »

Hm..if the black swan poison is transmittable by open wounds we can coat our weapons in them so even if a wound isn't fatal it soon would become fatal.
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