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Post by Crowco Cooper on Apr 7, 2020 13:31:24 GMT
Codex entry - Bosses
The world is filled with boss fights; Special combat encounters that feature unique, powerful creatures and people. Some of these must be fought to further develop the main plot, while others are there to grant one rare loot and powers.
Experience: Fighting bosses in general grants one a massive boost of EXP. But how you fight them also plays a role. The following bonuses come from certain approaches;
Finishing blow - Delivering the final blow to a boss grants you an unique skill or spell
Most damage - Much like finishing blow, this grants you an unique skill or spell
Support - Those who filled a support role during a boss fight are granted a stat point
Rewards: Bosses come with special loot. This can range from skills and spells, to perks, to money and gear. All of these will be originals, one of a kind, and can not be found in other codex entries.
Hidden: Full descriptions of bosses are hidden, until they are killed.
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Criminals
Criminals are many in a world rife with opportunity. But some criminals rise above the common thug, to the level of a boss.
Jack of cloves
The local bigwig of the clovers operations in London's less fortunate parts. Jack is a fearsome irishman and ex-enforcer of the IRA. When his family left the IRA, he followed suit. With a quick tongue and even quicker trigger finger, he made his position in London's underworld clear. He was not to be wronged. First taking over territory in the slums, intimidating local businesses for protection money, before moving on the creating an entirely new income in the form of gambling. More specifically on horse and dog races. This empire expanded - against the wishes of the cloverfield family - to drugs. First it was methamphetamines, but soon enough he became interested in using crystalline for his drugs. This turn towards magick put a target on his back, which the local SRT steward Watson took on all too kindly. Before long, he was dead at the hands of SRT.
Jack Cloverfield, aka Jack of cloves was well known for his birthmagi, which allowed him to alter the trajectory of objects travelling at high velocity. His birthmagi, known as kinetic control, allowed him to bend bullets. Not only did this protect him during quite a few firefights, but it also allowed him to negate the efficacies of cover by bending his own bullets over and back his enemies. Jack would elaborate on this technique as "Aught to have the respect tah look a man in the eyes while ya shoot 'm in the back"
Drops the following
Tec 9 - A small handgun, modified to be full auto. though its magazines allow only for 22 rounds, it is more than enough for a man like jack.
Dex oriented weapon. AP 1.
Death blossom - An advanced gunslinging skill where the user uses their dexterity and perception to quickly turn in a circle, unloading whatever weapon they have in swift succession and having all bullets evenly distribute among everyone in a 10 metre radius.
Level 10 skill. Requires 8 DEX and 8 PER to use.
Queen of cloves
The "queen" is known among the older members of the Cloves as a dangerous, wild gunslinger with a careless attitude towards death. Some refer to her as 'red death' due to her almost scarlet red hair and swift fighting techniques.
Before the Cloves came about, Queen of cloves was but a young girl. Yet an enthusiastic member of the IRA who took responsibility for many violent assaults and bombings. Today, she is a ruthless leader of the Cloves both in England and the rest of Europe.
King of cloves
Ace of cloves
One of the four underbosses of the blinds crime syndicate and 'grandpa' of the gang formerly known as the Cloverfields.
Jack of hearts
Recently identified as James Harlow; Killed in the 1980's by Vladimir Rasputin.
Queen of hearts
Recently identified as a vassal carrying the draemora of blood, Cardis. Assassinated by Vladimir Rasputin.
King of hearts
Identified as a 'Misha Costov'. Died during an ULF assassination job by Viktoria's hands.
Ace of hearts
One of the four underbosses of the blinds crime syndicate. A former Russian general, now in charge of the hearts and their trade of human trafficking.
Jack of diamonds
Queen of diamonds
King of diamonds
Ace of diamonds
One of four underbosses of the blinds crime syndicate. No one really knows who he is, but it is known that he or she oversees the blinds' crystal trade.
Jack of spades
Queen of spades
King of spades
Ace of spades
One of the four underbosses of the blinds gang. It's unknown who he or she really is, but it is certain that this person is in one way or another involved with just about every casino in las vegas.
Red 'n black jokers
The special enforcers of the blinds gang. No one knows who they are, but the simple mention of their name inspires fear in most.
Small blind
The right-hand man or woman of the kingpin.
Big blind
The kingpin of the blinds crime syndicate.
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Corrupted
When the disease of corruption overtakes a person, they become a shade of their former self. Often, this shade is more powerful than ever before...
Hefathus, the corrupted crusader
Once a champion of Solaris. When corruption came for Jerusalem, Hefathus fell to the disease.
Caroline Freeman
One of the first victims of the corruption...
Jacob Noelle
One of the first victims of the corruption...
Cloudy McLennron
One of the first victims of the corruption...
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Beasts
The world of SRT is filled to the brim with beasts. Some are far more dangerous than others.
Sol and Luna
The renegade deities of the sun and moon, which previously served Solaris. Their legend is recounted through history as it is widely renown for being the reason how Monday and Sunday got their name as days.
Horngeir, aegis of the void
An envious, putrid dragon. Its deep black scales and unevenly large wings are barely visible under the constant layer of void magic obscuring it. Horngeir has 5 pointy horns on its head, two more on its shoulder, and a singular horn on his back. It has only two legs, effectively making it a wyvern. Its left wing is much larger than the right. It also has a long tail with an arrowhead point.
The ebon armoire
A living armour. It had once been the armour of a giant who had ascended unto knight hood, but was somehow corrupted by a mysterious force. Although his body has long since turned to dust, the soul has remained within the metal casket by some twisted magic. It now mindlessly dwells, attacking any who would dare trespass his resting place.
The armour itself is a set of Maximilian plate armour, as found in the late 15th century. Its alloys are ebonite, creating a dark tinted colour. It wields a wide-bladed ultra greatsword with the versatility of a straight sword. On its left hand, a tower shield can be found. The armour itself seems to float above the ground rather than walk. They way it moves quickly and with a certain grace can remind one of an ice-skater.
Colossus of the deep
The seas take up most of the worlds surface. this creature has made good use of that. Its size allow for it to swallow an aircraft carrier in a single bite. Its body is shaped much like a basking shark, but is set with exoskeleton capable of taking a missile head on. Its size... Well, a stunning 2 kilometres long with a 100 metre wide mouth. How it came to exist is uncertain, but it most likely somehow came from the underworld or is simply a deepsea creature that took towards the surface.
Fachin, broodmother of gods
Fachin is an ancient creature, originally created as a carrier for demigods. When humans did not exist yet, this creature was responsible for delivering such creatures to the overworld. As Fachin birthed more and more demigods, her offspring became more and more wicked. Each child a horrid, undying deformity of evil. This did not stop the gods, as they kept using Fachin for over a thousand years. The deformities serving as highly capable weapons, much more unpredictable and deprived than the angels and demons the gods made.
Atlas
A gargantuan ancient dragon of the original god of earth. This ancient dragon has dark brown scales and unlike most drakes stands on its hind legs. The drake towers a stunning 3 kilometres high and carries a giant meteorite on its shoulder. This meteorite would have one day spelled the end of the world, but was stopped by Atlas.
Atlas sits silently in the Great Victorian desert in Australia, kneeled down in a crater where it holds up the meteorite of so long ago. Due to its dark brown scale and immobile state, it can easily be mistaken for a peculiar looking mountain. The meteorite itself is ever burning and covered in expensive metals. If Atlas is stirred, he might awaken. But for now, he sleeps.
Alyonteus, the troll king
A hulking creature, easily standing over 15 metres tall. It's body mostly resembles that of a sumo wrestler as it bears an immense layer of fat, covered by a sickly green skin. Wearing little more than a fur belt to cover himself.
His head is shrouded, but two enormous antlers are always visibly sticking out atop it's head. With beady yellowed eyes, It watches all that transpires below.
He sports a large wooden club, fashioned from the trunk of an ancient tree and inlayed with a mixture of raw boulders and drake teeth.
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Riachi, the corporeal fragment
This creature, observed as a darkness elemental in physical appearance, is a man of seemingly insuperable power. He has been observed to mess with time, space, and virtually every string that holds reality together.
It is clear that he is looking for a chamber, and at some point every player character will come to meet him and be asked to help him find this chamber. Why he needs it is unclear, but he always promises great rewards for those that find them.
Enigma, the auretical fragment
An infamous character for its decimation of the continent of Africa. It was only during an expedition 4 years after the destruction that found place in 2016, that the enigma was finally identified as a living creature. A creature capable of instantly obliterating anything and anyone within a matter of seconds. Why it has confined itself to Africa is unknown. But ever since its appearance, the continent has been abandoned.
Turin, the aetherial fragment
Better known as the soul weaver. When he first returned from imprisonment, he led the revolutionary wars to free humanoids from opression. Once his mission succeeded, he returned himself to wander the world as a hermit. That was until the preamble of the two hour war, when he willfully allowed himself to be killed by David Frighte.
The navigator
Leader of the decapodians.
The General
Leader of the SRT
The commander
Leader of the SPR. Was killed during a ULF assassination job at the hands of Viktoria.
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