Ouroboros Retrograde - plot role info

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Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

When in Harbringer Mode, can conversations take place? If so, how disjointed/vague would they be?

Also, what would be the "goal" of the Harbringer beyond probably making storms

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[powersthatare]

Harbingers in Harbinger Mode can speak, but cannot perceive others clearly, so they would be one way conversations.

A Harbinger might be more likely to speak to a landmark or environmental phenomenon.

A Harbinger who creates a storm might wish to, say, harvest the glass from its lightning strikes; or to water the local plant life, or to drive out invasive species - their goals are long-term, focused on significant changes to environmental and ecological conditions.

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

Gotcha! Because yeah, this is a Harbringer Week and I figure people are going to try to do something with that

I may have to use "investigators are invasive species" logic at some point later down the road.

annnnnd RNG has decided that it's a Snowstorm, probably in an attempt to get a hibernation/rest cycle to happen if that's okay?

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[whatspringislike]

totes cool!

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

What would someone have to do to get the attention of a Harbringer? Because I'm sure folks will eventually try something.

Other than self-defense if attacked anyway, because that seems the most obvious.

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[powersthatare]

Harbingers in Harbinger-mode can perceive the motion and action of people, but have trouble assigning meaning to it or matching a single action to a specific individual. To a Harbinger, a person doing a thing is a raincloud sending down a drop of rain. Determining which drop made your arm wet is impossible; but spreading an umbrella - a disproportionate reaction to one individual but a sensible one to alter the environment.

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

so.... something like interface/merge or a Arcana Skill (Entropy and various Auras come to mind) used on them/the area they're in would be big enough to grab their attention but something less that that would be a vague annoyance that would call for the Umbrella Approach?

I'm just trying to figure out where that line is on things considering Travelers have a pretty ridiculous level of power/ability sometimes.

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[powersthatare]

That seems about right!

Alternately: they might be able to realize from environmental interactions that someone is likely to be present, but would not be able to discern them as individuals or hear their responses. A Harbinger might talk to people the way you talk to a dark hallway when you're not sure if someone's in it.

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

So on the end of the person responding to them it's like accidentally responding to someone's phone call and not realizing they have a bluetooth in?

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[whatspringislike]

More or less!

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

Next Question!

What color would a Harbringer show up in when using Eagle Vision?

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[whatspringislike]

Quick refresher on what different colors mean?

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

Red = Enemy/Hostile
Gold = Target/Object of Interest
Blue = Ally

Grey/Nothing means they're unimportant which I'm pretty sure isn't applicable XD

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[whatspringislike]

Gold, definitely.

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[loyalrebel]

I am guessing I can go pretty wild with what an interface/merge with the area a Harbringer is Harbringering is like?

Is assuming that the line between them and the enviroment is super thin (almost non-existent) about right?

Re: Harbinger of Storms - Malik

[whatspringislike]

Yes!