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DF Spoilers / Re: Red Court/The Eebs question...
« on: November 09, 2018, 02:48:38 AM »
Quote from: dspringer1 on November 09, 2018, 12:22:25 AM
They are also clearly described as "not being of the blood".  I always interpreted that as not sharing the bloodline of the Red King.   The bloodline curse was not described as a curse that killed all red court vampires.  It was a curse that killed all blood relations of Susan -- the brand new red court vamp.  That ended up killing a lot of red court vamps because they were related by blood to Susan.  If there are Red Court Vampires that do not share a blood link with Susan, then they would not have been harmed by the curse. 

That implies pretty strongly that the Ebs were NOT killed by the bloodline curse, although spending a few centuries being tortured by goblins is nto what I would call an "upside".

All the Red Court are blood relations in that the vampire curse comes through the blood. What the Eebs were referring to is that they are not ethnic Mayans and thus not eligible to join the upper ranks of Red Court nobility, the Lords of Outer Night.

However, it has been strongly hinted that being in the Nevernever when the curse went off would have insulated them. So they could yet turn up. There are probably a relative handful of Red Court vamps left in the world who were in places the curse couldn't reach, but the Red Court as a power is gone.

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DFRPG / Re: Stunt question
« on: October 26, 2018, 02:28:47 AM »
I've been lurking here a short time now, so mine may not be the opinion you want, but here it is anyway:

As with all assessments and declarations, the main use would be to put taggable aspects on an opponent to aid you in a fight. In these cases, by identifying weaknesses in their fighting styles or choice of weapons.

Beyond that, you could use them to gain information about an opponent. You might identify their fighting style and even the school or master who trained them, giving you a clue about a mystery opponent's origins. You might recognize the provenance of a rare weapon. You might deduce that an opponent who only uses "soft" styles follows a pacifistic code and won't initiate an attack.

Also, if dealing with a particular subculture, you could use such declarations to demonstrate your own character's knowledge and therefore their worthiness to be taken seriously. Or you might put out a declaration related to a code of honor, allowing you to manipulate a social situation. You could boost an Intimidation attempt by demonstrating a knowledge of your opponent's weaknesses; this could help you win a "battle of wills".

And, if nothing else, it makes you a master of kung fu trivia.

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