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omophagic-beast · 6 months ago

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A look at the Mantles of Before the Flood: Woe

Links to the posts about the previous mantles here: Land, Legend, Nature, Nation, Weal

We're here! The last stop, the last mantle out of six. Let's get into it, shall we?

Woe was the mantle of ill omens, but it was not maligned or malicious in its actions. It is often the worst of times that bring out the best in us. Woe sought only to bring the world closer.

Woe is the mantle of ill fortune, but I ask you not to assume their intent. While their game can be difficult to understand from the outside, they hope for the next sunrise the same as you or I do.

To play as Woe you'll need a standard 52 card deck.

Each round, if Woe has been called forth to act, they will pull five cards from their deck and attempt to create the best standard poker hand they can. They are able to discard cards and redraw once per round. The jokers in the deck also act as wild cards, and can be used as any suit or number.

Once their hand has been created, Woe consults their table to discover what omen has been called forth.

Because after creating 232 items for Nature and Nation, and 78 for Weal, we looked at Woe and thought. Well. It wouldn't really be fair at this point, would it?

There are 56 potential hands to be made, and 56 omens of ill fortune to be read.

My favorites include:

Pair 3 - A black cat blocks every path; bad luck adds up

Pair 6 - A haruspex eats an animal’s guts before the reading is finished; the future becomes uncertain

Three 8 - A crown cracks in two; what was solid becomes fragile

Pair J - Every adolescent forgets their own name; knowledge is forfeit

But these omens are not meant to be taken at face value, they are Woe's to shape and interpret as they wish.

Once Woe has decided on what the omen is for this round, Nature and Nation come together and discuss how their people come together to overcome this trial, and how balance is reinstated to the land.

Then Land casts their stones, and a new round begins.

And that's all of them, all six mantles from Before the Flood. Thank you for reading.

Before the Flood launches this Monday, July 15th on Backerkit. You can presave it here as always.

Since we reached 100 presaves (thank you all!) I'll be back tomorrow with something special to show off! I'm very excited about it :33

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daltechforce · 8 years ago

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Review: Swarovski Z8i and BTF turret-Woe betide the Crepuscular

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