A Fortune is the elemental affinity of each Kwannon-jin. It is also an action performed or event in place that makes using Wu Tan easier.
Overview[]
Each Kwannon-jin of the Hsien, the Eastern "Changelings," is associated with an elemental affinity based on the 5 elements of Asian lore. This affinity effects a character's starting Yin and Yang Chi scores as well as their initial Wu Tan learned.
Elements[]
- Fire - Nyan and Chu Jung
- Metal - Tanuki and Chu-ih-yu
- Water - Heng Po and Suijen
- Wood - Fu Hsi and Hou-chi
Yin & Yang Chi[]
- Earth - Yin 4, Yang 4
- Fire - Yin 2, Yang 6
- Metal - Yin 5, Yang 3
- Water - Yin 6, Yang 2
- Wood - Yin 3, Yang 5
Wu Tan[]
- Earth - Di Tan (Earth Alchemy)
- Fire - Hou Tan (Fire Alchemy)
- Metal - Tieh Tan (Metal Alchemy)
- Water - Shui Tan (Water Alchemy)
- Wood - Lin Tan (Wood Alchemy)
N.B.: No Kwannon-jin starts with an affinity for Nei Tan (Internal Alchemy).
Wu Tan Fortunes[]
There are many ways to add Fortunes to a Magic Roll. See the page Wu Tan for more depth.
- Color: Wear the color appropriate to the element invoked
- Direction: Stand in an auspicious direction from the target
- Dzi Dzet: Make a paper representation of the target or effect
- Festivals: Perform the effect at an appropriate festival
- Poetry: Write a Haiku for the effect
- Season: Perform magic in the season appropriate to the element
- Sense: Caster and target are both experiencing an appropriate sense for the element
- Skills: Use a related skill
- Wani Form: Being in Wani form is an automatic fortune
References[]
- CTD. Land of Eight Million Dreams, pp. 61, 87.
Common: |
Chicanery · Legerdemain · Primal · Soothsay · Wayfare |
Rare: |
Aphrodesia · Autumn Way · Kryos · Metamorphosis · Pyretics · Skycraft · Spirit Link |
Kith: |
Chronos · Dream-Craft · Infusion · Naming · Sovereign · Tale Craft |
Forbidden: |
Burnout · Contempt · Delusion · Discord · Oneiromancy · Stultify · Webcraft |
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Wu Tan: |
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Realms: |
Actor · Fae · Nature · Prop · Scene · Time · Inanimae Realms |