Kamigakari Thread

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>>54768249
Anyways, my bad for missing last week and yesterday. I try to put these up every monday, but i ended up moving last week and forgot yesterday was monday.

But it is here now! Hopefully with news.

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>>54768264
So does anyone have any interesting stories? made any interesting mononoke? Anything of the sort?

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>>54768278
Or is there something in the rules you don't really understand? Or that seems somewhat contradictory?

Rule discrepancies and power level arguments seem to be the bulk of conversation in this thread, which is sad, but something i hope gets fixed once we get momentum and more people play it.

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>>54768278
On the Topic of interesting mononoke, i'm planning on eventually starting up a God eater styled campaign, since its got a wide open world, a variety of weapons and excuses for more of them, and tons of reasons to pit players against strange enemies.

GE and monster hunter are two of the best things for this system, if you can math out the monsters. At least in my opinion.

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>>54768342
So i'll likely make at least a few aragami as mononoke in this thread, if only to keep things fresh.

Haven't done much with it besides getting through the intros for the second sample episode. Players are cool with it so far.

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>>54769367
Thats pretty neat. Did your players do anything interesting?

>>54769506
Not really, they just went through it as it was supposed to be ran through.

>>54769534
They didn't try to do any big anime shenanigans? No trying to fluff anything as something cool?

Not even clever use of a talent?

>>54769596
Nope. It was just follow the thing straight through. Then again, it's when the intros end and the actual story starts that stuff starts flying off, so who knows.

And after the 2nd sample episode...it's time to plan on what to do after that.

>>54769668
Thats fair, i guess. I suppose we'll have to wait and see how things go after the intro then.

Hopefully your players do some interesting stuff.

>>54768249
Y'know, i really thought about makin a DBZ reference on that opening phrase there.

But i didn't want it to be obvious and say "Find out this time/next time on XXXX".

Woulda been way to obvious

>>54768301
>Or is there something in the rules you don't really understand?
Can you clarify the difference between Arimitama and Bosses with regards to template stacking? Should I apply both at once if relevant, or just use the boss one?
On a semi-related note, any suggestions for a first-time GM of the system?
I'm going into a game of this in a week or so, and I know none of my players are good at optimization, so how balanced are the out of the book mononoke? Is there any restriction on the attacks they use that aren't Timing:Unique, since some mononoke have multiple attacks, some of which are objectively better than others?

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>>54774067
Generally speaking, so far as aramitama and bosses go, yes. In general, there's no issue with stacking the two if relevant. There are a couple talents it warns you about using if you stack both, but otherwise there's no issue with using a boss aramitama. In fact, its encouraged, especially if your group needs a challenge.

The out of the book mononoke are all fairly balanced. I went through most of their stats up to level 5, and it all checks out. There's a few outliers here and there, but nothing that should be a real issue.

So far as restrictions go, mononoke are only restricted in their actions by 2 things. The amount of timings, and the amount of talents they have. Generally speaking, most aramitama have 1 attack timing. So they will use their most powerful ability the most often. If they get a second attack timing, most of its talents are once per round which may force them to make a weapon attack. So far as roleplay goes though, don't be afraid to take the lesser option if it might be more interesting.

So far as general tips go, i have two. Make sure you have a clear understanding of crits and influencing, and remember that rule of cool is king. If your players can fluff something a certain way and still be feasible, let them. talents, items, whatever. If they want to combine the effects of a couple talents (An attack and unique as an example) and fluff it as a singular ability, let them. Players eat it up when they can make up shit. For example, secrets of the destroyer, 99 regalia, and a pair of guards could be jojo or fist of the north star style shit. just make sure they can mechanically back up the bullshit they spew.

>>54774280
I should mention, not all mononoke talents are 1/round. Some are 1/combat, and a rare few have no limit besides having the timing at all. Make sure you are aware of these limits.

>>54776938
These are indicated when they're the case, right? Ones that simply say "attack" in their timing can be used anytime the user has an attack timing, and the "unique" ones are 1/round unless specified, though, right?

Another question, how well does this system run with two players? Will I need some sort of NPC in combat to balance it out properly? Is a healing-type style manditory?

>>54777009
A healing style is not by any means mandatory. For that matter, a support type style at all is not mandatory. Parties of full attackers can be completely legit, if they can nuke something down well enough.

So far as 2 players, it may get a bit rough. I would have a support type help, so as not to steal the show. Change it up from episode to episode, see how they react to different "Helpers". I've seen a party of 3 do better than a party of five, so its largely based on your players abilities. Have something ready to help, if it seems necessary.

So far as what a talents limit is, most attack talents have a limit of 1/round, so the enemy doesn't endlessly spam them. This can be read at the end of the description for an attack.

As an example:
>«Elemental Attack I» : Physical Attack / Engaged / 1#
>- [Element: Fire / Form: Hammer] 2d6+16 physical damage to the target, 1/Round.

However, a weapon attack has no limits. So in all, yes, it will say what the limits are right at the end, with the exception of weapon attacks, which are basically default melee. Unique are automatically 1/round, and you get 1 defense timing for every attack made against you, or an ally if applicable.

>>54777562
Man, i need to proofread my advice better. None of it's wrong per se, but it comes off as a stream of consciousness that i didn't properly proofread.