I wrote the concept like WH psyker (and a little bit shaman) who draw magick power from Umbra. Not from spirits and other umbrood. Pure umbral ephemera. Can i affest living or almost living beings with Spirit Sphere? "Touch the soul", "Rend Soul" idk
That time, when I was playing with my friends in the modern era (2020 year according to the game timeline), my character, a fairy-blooded verbena mage, traveled to Centralia and made a pact with a resident there. After all, the underground conflagration in coal mines, burning for 60 years, must awaken a powerful fire spirit. My mage summoned him, naming him the Fire Daimon of Centralia, and offered Him a simple deal: for my mage the ability to summon His Fire at will (without any paradox); or even himself, from time to time, while the Spirit itself received an influx of quintessence from this — exactly half of the prime essence from things destroyed by His Fire was sent to Him for sustenance. Thus, my character literally became a warlock from D&D.
Despite being a destructive fire elemental, the Fire Daimon of Centralia was not corrupted by the Wyrm, and existed somewhere between the spirits of entropy and dynamism. And by the end of the game, when our relationship had gradually shifted from "we're just useful for each other" to "I'm your totem, and you're my shaman," it was the Fire Daimon's power that allowed us not only to slaughter all the infernalists but also to perform a gilgul without knowledge of the relevant Spheres, simply burning the corrupted avatars to hell. Igne Natura Renovatur Integra.
That time, when I was playing with my friends in the modern era (2020 year according to the game timeline), my character, a fairy-blooded verbena mage, traveled to Centralia and made a pact with a resident there. After all, the underground conflagration in coal mines, burning for 60 years, must awaken a powerful fire spirit. My mage summoned him, naming him the Fire Daimon of Centralia, and offered Him a simple deal: for my mage the ability to summon His Fire at will (without any paradox); or even himself, from time to time, while the Spirit itself received an influx of quintessence from this — exactly half of the prime essence from things destroyed by His Fire was sent to Him for sustenance. Thus, my character literally became a warlock from D&D.
Despite being a destructive fire elemental, the Fire Daimon of Centralia was not corrupted by the Wyrm, and existed somewhere between the spirits of entropy and dynamism. And by the end of the game, when our relationship had gradually shifted from "we're just useful for each other" to "I'm your totem, and you're my shaman," it was the Fire Daimon's power that allowed us not only to slaughter all the infernalists but also to perform a gilgul without knowledge of the relevant Spheres, simply burning the corrupted avatars to hell. Igne Natura Renovatur Integra.
I try to play V5 second time. Also, i love tzimisce, and in my last V20 sabbat chronicle i play tzimisce with sorcery AND fleshcraft - it us was amazibeautiful. And also, i love, how tzimisce and vicissitude and dominate re-shaped in V5 (except Auspex loss). But how about koldunism? It is not thaumaturgy, not dur-an-ki, not necromancy - it is unique shamanic and animistic way. How i and my GM can embody and fit koldunism into V5 simplified disciplines?
TL;DR What should I name an alien superhero and the race of these aliens, given that they can manipulate reality, but only within their own body (or a short distance away). This entire race is durable, fast, strong, can fly, transform into anything, change their size and density, and so on.
Hi. I'll be playing Masks: A New Generation soon. I'm planning on making a character somewhat similar to a Kryptonian or Viltrumite, based on the playbook archetypes of The Outsider or even The Nomad.
The character is based on the Titan civilization from Alexander Rudazov's "Archmage" series of books (it's Russian science fiction and fantasy, and I'm Russian myself). In short: long ago, many millions of years ago, the Titans ascended to near-divine status through technology. Like many ascended beings, their souls were transformed, granting them a suite of "godly" powers (such as enhanced physical fitness and longevity), but also a power unique to each type of ascension. For the Titans, this was the Titan Power—the ability to manipulate reality, but only within their own body (or a very short distance around it). Titans could transform into anything (and transform anything they touched), alter their size and density, heal by laying on hands, fly, including at superluminal speeds, were incredibly strong, fast, and durable, and could survive for very long periods in hostile environments without food, water, or air (like a volcano or outer space). A typical Superman and Omni-Man set. And Metamorpho, too.
My character is based on this same concept. His people were the first in the universe. Unable to find fellow humans, they developed, achieved unprecedented levels of technology, built a utopia, and then succumbed to decadence and decline. All this led to civil war (yes, just like on Viltrum). Do you know the Eridani Overvoid? It was once filled with planets and stars that were their home. Having nearly destroyed themselves (and, in the process, practically lost the ability to reproduce), this civilization scattered across the universe. They divided into several factions. Some remained militaristic and advocated finishing off their ideological opponents and assimilating all remaining life. Some wanted to be the gardeners of the universe, creating life, including intelligent life. Some decided to literally retreat into isolation or simply begin peacefully exploring the rest of the cosmos. All this lasted for millions of years, and by that time, life and human civilization had already emerged on Earth. And a small number of aliens arrived there, some by accident, some for study, or worse.
Now that I've bored you with these two coolstories, dear Redditors, based on all this, tell me, what should I name my superhero and his species? Of course, I could just skip the hassle and go with the Titans I mentioned above, but I'd like something more unique. I asked the neural networks this same question, but no one except Deepseek came up with anything interesting, and Deepseek himself gave rather polished and generic answers. I also considered naming their race Anthos (Flower in Greek, but this is a reference to the work of another science fiction writer, the Polish author Jacek Dukaj. In his books, Anthos is the aura in which a person can influence the world around them. In ordinary people, Anthos is limited to their body, but the most determined can expand it outward). Now I'm relying on the collective wisdom of Redditors.