Six Kingdoms: Rebirth -- Out Of Character Topic

[Nato G]

Fare thee well, Legion. 

Given this turn of events, I have some questions for the GMs.

Marrow's backstory had him being desecrated by Legion, so what does that mean for him now that Legion is out of play? 

The last Legion post was back in May, and the only interaction he had with Marrow was brief contact through Aspect telepathy that we ended up ignoring because we realised Legion didn't actually have that power unlocked yet. With that in mind, would it be permissible for me to retcon Marrow's backstory to say he was desecrated by a different player Aspect, if I were able to find another player who's interested in taking him on as a follower, and it makes sense for them to have crossed paths? 

[Unreliable Narrator]

Yes

[The UltimoScorp]

The nuva mystery is revealed! I'm very excited to see how this all pans out! (And more than a little worried about those new psychological flaws that come with it!)

Congrats to all involved!

[Kal the Guardian]

2 hours ago, Unreliable Narrator said:

Shared Element: You may share your element and breed quirks with up to two other willing creatures you see within your elemental range. 

Nuva Masks: the mask you were wearing is fused to your face and its abilities are considered one of your breed quirks. Pick a new mask to wear over your fused mask. This new mask is your Nuva mask. It’s appearance is more organic than other masks. You may share your Nuva mask’s power with up to two other willing creatures you see within your elemental range. While you may personally use both mask powers, you can only share the powers of your Nuva mask.

 

So does the sharing your breed quirks ruling override the only sharing the Nuva mask ruling? Or does the only sharing your Nuva mask ruling override the sharing breed quirks ruling?

It seems to me that the Nuva mask ruling overrides the shared breed quirks ruling, but I'd like to know for sure.

[Unreliable Narrator]

The powers are written with consideration to the possibility of a character replacing their Nuva Mask with another mask. They do not override each other.

[Kal the Guardian]

Oh, so both are true? Interesting. That's WAY better than what I was thinking.

To be clear, the breed quirk mask powers can be shared along with the Nuva mask powers. That's what I believe you are ruling here.

Edited December 4, 2020 by Kal the Guardian
Clarification.

[The UltimoScorp]

I do have a question regarding the nuva masks, can they be worn and used by anyone capable of using conventional kanohi, or does the wearer need to be nuva(or at least nuva proxima) to actually utilise the mask?

 

EDIT: followup question, in the event of a NUVA powered being dying, does the power become available to gain once more by someone else?

Edited December 4, 2020 by The UltimoScorp

[Nato G]

I have a couple of NUVA-related points I wanted to clarify.

• Sidra's Kanohi had a lens attachment, so has that been fused to her face as well, or did it transfer onto her new Nuva mask? Or would that count as a "worldly possession" that dropped to the ground with the rest of her gear when she disappeared? 
• Also re. the Kanohi, Sidra's mask power is shadow-based, so is there anything that comes with that I would need to be aware of? (Eg. void sickness, taboo eligibility, etc)
• Sidra's physical weakness was being less strong than average, so do I need to come up with a new one now that her body is stronger?
• There’s a mention of Nuva folks having elemental mastery and being one with their power, so does that mean someone like Sidra who didn’t previously have a full element has full knowledge of how to use it, or does it still require practice and training to learn?
• Also re. elemental powers. The Increased Elemental Aptitude bit says powers increase twofold, while Elemental Ability Acquired says people who had no element or a limited one gain it at Toa level. The order they’re listed in has me a little confused as to whether these both stack, or if the first is only for characters who already had an element?
• When Arkius got Proxima'd, he experienced a bunch of memories from alternate universes. Is that something Sidra and Atamai went through as well during their rebirths?
• Does the delayed action elemental ability apply to the power gained from the Great Disk as well, or just the base element? 

Edited December 6, 2020 by Nato the Traveler

[Unreliable Narrator]

It looks like there are several questions regarding Nuva and Nuva Proxima. If you have a question regarding Nuva and Nuva Proxima, and you have not yet asked here, feel free to leave it as a comment in this topic, and the GMs will do a mass response later on.

[~Xemnas~]

I have question to add regarding the Nuva's elemental powers. In canon, the Kingdom alternate version of Onua Nuva was able to "ward" the earth near the light barriers, which would allow him to sense when a being was walking there. Would our Nuva have this sort of power? I.e. Atamai creates a metal sheet that he wards so he can tell if someone steps on it.

[Kal the Guardian]

Nuva Proxima states they need to find a new mask, yet Nuva says they need to choose a new mask. If you receive Nuva, do you get a free mask of your choosing immediately upon transformation?

[Unreliable Narrator]

The cut off for Nuva/Proxima questions is 4 hours from now. Once we're at 5:30 Pacific, I'll be pulling all the questions into a single mass response. 

[Kal the Guardian]

My questions in purple.

Nuva Proxima occurs as a side effect of the Nuva process within the elemental temples. The closest individual to the source of the change receives the tiniest amount of what the disk-bearer experiences and receives the following benefits:

All currently active psychological effects or powers are removed.
All diseases are removed.

Does this include Desecration or Infected Masks?

You may share your element and breed quirks with one other willing creature you see within your elemental range.

Do you need to be actively looking at the willing creature to maintain the sharing?

Will any obstruction, such as passing behind a tree for a second as you walk, break the sharing? And will it need to be reestablished?

The mask you were wearing is fused to your face and you require a new mask. The old mask is now considered one of your breed quirks. If you could not use kanohi masks before, you now gain a breed quirk that says: “you may wear kanohi masks and access their powers.”

If a Skakdi wears a mask before becoming Nuva Proxima, will he gain the powers of the mask as a breed quirk, even though he couldn't use a mask before?

 

Arkius Grew in size and strength when he was transformed, is this true for all Nuva Proxima recipients, and for Nuva recipients as well?

 

NUVA (Character Changes):

Great Disk Empowered: As a breed quirk, you may concentrate and fire a beam of energy with the same power type as the Great Disk used in your Nuva transformation at a target within your sight. You may use this breed quirk with the same strength and control as a toa controls their innate element.

Can this power be used on yourself? Such as for the Teleportation Great Disc.

 

Nuva Masks: the mask you were wearing is fused to your face and its abilities are considered one of your breed quirks. Pick a new mask to wear over your fused mask. This new mask is your Nuva mask. It’s appearance is more organic than other masks. You may share your Nuva mask’s power with up to two other willing creatures you see within your elemental range. While you may personally use both mask powers, you can only share the powers of your Nuva mask. If you could not use kanohi masks before, you now gain a breed quirk that says: “you may wear kanohi masks and access their powers.”

Does the Nuva being know the next mask they wear will become their Nuva one?

And to be clear, you can share both your breed quirk mask powers and your Nuva mask powers at once?

 

Chosen Pilot, Living Key: you are the chosen primary pilot of the kaita mech assigned to you. Your assigned kaita mech is the same element as the ruin where your Nuva transformation occurred. For example, becoming Nuva in the Ruin of Air assigns the Air Kaita Mech. You must be piloting your assigned Kaita mech for it to run. See your Kaita Mech’s profile for additional information.

Does this Kaita mech count as being a Kaita when it comes to being able to injure Tahtoraks?

[EmperorWhenua]

Why are the Nuva called the Nuva? They're old. 

[Eyru]

1 hour ago, EmperorWhenua said:

Why are the Nuva called the Nuva? They're old. 

Asking the real questions here.

[Unreliable Narrator]

NUVA and NUVA Proxima Q&A:

Thanks everyone for submitting your questions. Many questions were general clarification questions regarding sections of the NUVA and NUVA Proxima power-ups that were not specific enough. In response, I've fully edited the NUVA and NUVA Proxima power-ups to be more specific. They are live on in the Character Profiles and Rules topic, and can also be found in the appropriate spoiler tags below for immediate reference.
 

NUVA Power-up:

Spoiler

Your character can receive the NUVA power-up by completing the final task in an Elemental Temple Ruin: activating the kanoka disk device by inserting the correct Great Kanoka Disk. This power-up is available for one character per Elemental Temple Ruin.

NUVA Power-up Character Profile:

• Name: (Your name) NUVA
• Breed: (Your breed) NUVA
• Faction: Aspects, Barraki, Refugees, Zakazian, etc.
• Brief Description: what’s your everyday or current appearance
  • Your eye color is now gold.
  • You are physically stronger and slightly taller after the NUVA power-up.
  • As a one time occurrence as part of the NUVA power-up process, all prior physical injuries, diseases, and psychological effects (i.e. hypnosis) are cured/removed. All new injuries, diseases, and psychological effects after the NUVA power-up are treated as normal.
• Background/Occupation: what do you do, where did you come from
  • Your background/occupation as usual here.
• Flaws: traits that hold you back, or where you break
  • Your current Physical and Psychological Flaws.
  • Additional NUVA Psychological Flaws:
  • Flawed Conscience: you pick two additional psychological flaws.
• Powers/Equipment: stick to canon to start for what your breed can and cannot do
• Breed Quirks:
  • Your current Breed Quirks
  • Additional NUVA Breed Quirks:
    • You may wear kanohi masks and use their powers.
    • You may use your base element with similar power and control as a toa. Pick one element to be your base element if you did not have a base element before the NUVA power-up.
    • You may concentrate and fire a beam of energy with the same power type and strength as the Great Kanoka Disk used in your NUVA power-up at a target within your sight.
    • If you wore a mask at the time of your NUVA power-up it melted and fused to your face. You may still use its abilities as a breed quirk. If it was an infected mask it is no longer infected.
    • You may share your breed quirks with up to two other willing creatures within your line of sight and elemental range.  
    • You may be the target of your own breed quirks.
• Powers:
  • Your current Powers
  • Additional NUVA Powers:
    • You may share your element with up to two other willing creatures within your line of sight and elemental range.
    • Your elemental mastery is stronger than before, roughly halfway between an individual toa and an individual toa kaita (a toa kaita having the combined power of three toa).
    • You may place a portion of your elemental power into a pre-specified elemental effect that can be delayed to a time of your choosing. Until your pre-specified effect occurs, you can share your Elemental Power, Breed Quirks, and NUVA Kanohi with one less willing creature per elemental effect for a maximum of two delayed elemental effects.
    • You are a living key for a Kaita ACR and are its primary pilot. Your assigned Kaita ACR is the same element as the ruin where your NUVA transformation occurred. See your Kaita ACR’s profile for additional information.
• Equipment:
  • Pick a new Great Kanohi to wear as part of the NUVA power-up. The mask you pick cannot be Banned, Gold, Restricted, or Silver. You gain this Great Kanohi as part of the NUVA power-up and it is considered a NUVA Kanohi.
    • NUVA Kanohi: a NUVA Kanohi works like a normal Great Kanohi with the following differences: it’s made of a more organic material, and you may share its power with up to two other willing creatures within your line of sight and elemental range.

 

NUVA Proxima Power-up:

Spoiler

NUVA Proxima occurs as a side effect of the NUVA power-up in each Elemental Temple Ruin. The closest character to whoever receives the NUVA power-up receives the NUVA Proxima power-up. The NUVA Proxima power-up is available for one character per Elemental Temple Ruin.

NUVA Proxima Power-up Character Profile:

• Name: (Your name) NUVA Proxima
• Breed: (Your breed)
• Faction: Aspects, Barraki, Refugees, Zakazian, etc.
• Brief Description: what’s your everyday or current appearance
  • You are physically stronger and slightly taller after the NUVA Proxima power-up.
  • As a one time occurrence as part of the NUVA Proxima power-up process, all active psychological effects (i.e. hypnosis) are cured/removed. All new psychological effects after the NUVA Proxima power-up are treated as normal.
• Background/Occupation: what do you do, where did you come from
  • Your background/occupation as usual here.
• Flaws: your traits that hold you back, or where you break
  • Your current Physical and Psychological Flaws.
• Powers/Equipment: stick to canon to start for what your breed can and cannot do
• Breed Quirks:
  • Your current Breed Quirks
  • Additional NUVA Proxima Breed Quirks:
    • You may wear kanohi masks and use their powers.
    • You may use your base element with similar power and control as a toa. Pick one element to be your base element if you did not have a base element before the NUVA power-up.
    • If you wore a mask at the time of your NUVA power-up it melted and fused to your face. You may still use its abilities as a breed quirk. If it was an infected mask it is no longer infected.
    • You may share your breed quirks with up to two other willing creatures within your line of sight and elemental range.  
    • You may be the target of your own breed quirks.
• Powers:
  • Your current Powers
  • Additional NUVA Powers:
    • Your elemental mastery is stronger than before, roughly halfway between an individual toa and an individual toa kaita (a toa kaita having the combined power of three toa).
    • You may share your element with up to two other willing creatures within your line of sight and elemental range.

 

Questions Regarding NUVA and NUVA Proxima Power-ups:

We compiled all the questions regarding NUVA and NUVA Proxima posed in this topic before the cut-off time. While many questions were answered by clarifying/specifying in the rules themselves, we wanted to make sure all questions were answered and so some answers will redirect to reading the rules for the power-ups.

• Why are the NUVA called the NUVA? They're old. 
  • NUVA is spelled in all capital letters when done correctly in Six Kingdoms because it is an acronym. 
  • It is also a wonderful pun.
• Can NUVA masks be worn and used by anyone capable of using conventional kanohi, or does the wearer need to be NUVA (or at least NUVA Proxima) to actually utilise the mask?
  • “NUVA Kanohi: a NUVA Kanohi works like a normal Great Kanohi with the following differences: it’s made of a more organic material, and you may share its power with up to two other willing creatures within your line of sight and elemental range” (NUVA Power-up).
• Does the NUVA being know the next mask they wear will become their NUVA one?
  • No.
• In the event of a NUVA powered being dying, does the power become available to gain once more by someone else?
  • There’s only one way to find out!
• Sidra's Kanohi had a lens attachment, so has that been fused to her face as well, or did it transfer onto her new NUVA mask? Or would that count as a "worldly possession" that dropped to the ground with the rest of her gear when she disappeared? 
  • It would fall to the floor and not be attached to the NUVA Kanohi automatically.
• Sidra's mask power is shadow-based, so is there anything that comes with that I would need to be aware of? (Eg. void sickness, taboo eligibility, etc)
  • No.
• Sidra's physical weakness was less strong than average, so do I need to come up with a new one now that her body is stronger?
  • If you feel it makes sense to change her physical flaw as well, I think it’s fair to do that. 
  • Flaws change over time and in response to character changes, so feel free to update character flaws when it feels appropriate.
• When Arkius got Proxima'd, he experienced a bunch of memories from alternate universes. Is that something Sidra and Atamai went through as well during their rebirths?
  • No.
• In canon, the Kingdom alternate version of Onua NUVA was able to "ward" the earth near the light barriers, which would allow him to sense when a being was walking there. Would our NUVA have this sort of power? I.e. Atamai creates a metal sheet that he wards so he can tell if someone steps on it.
  • This is not part of the listed powerset. I can imagine ways to use delaying an elemental effect to imitate a similar effect depending on the element.
• Does this Kaita mech count as being a Kaita when it comes to being able to injure Tahtoraks?
  • The answer will be revealed soon.
• Do you need to be actively looking at the willing creature to maintain the sharing?
  • You need to be able to see them, but you do not have to be staring at them. This power basically requires line of sight. It does not work through walls
• Will any obstruction, such as passing behind a tree for a second as you walk, break the sharing? And will it need to be reestablished?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
  • Don’t write your characters walking behind trees if you don’t want to lose the connection.
• If a Skakdi wears a mask before becoming NUVA Proxima, will he gain the powers of the mask as a breed quirk, even though he couldn't use a mask before?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Arkius grew in size and strength when he was transformed, is this true for all NUVA Proxima recipients, and for NUVA recipients as well?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Please submit a conduct PM to @Eyru if you think someone is incorrectly using or attaining the NUVA or NUVA Proxima power-up.
• There’s a mention of NUVA folks having elemental mastery and being one with their power, so does that mean someone like Sidra who didn’t previously have a full element has full knowledge of how to use it, or does it still require practice and training to learn?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• All currently active psychological effects or powers are removed. All diseases are removed. Does this remove desecration/infected masks?
  • Desecration is not an illness or a hypnotic effect. Desecration is not removed.
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Do you need to be actively looking at the willing creature to maintain the sharing?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Can this power (Great Disk beam) be used on yourself? Such as for the Teleportation Great Disc.
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Can the Breed Quirk mask powers be shared along with the NUVA mask powers?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• The Increased Elemental Aptitude bit says powers increase twofold, while Elemental Ability Acquired says people who had no element or a limited one gain it at Toa level. The order they’re listed in has me a little confused as to whether these both stack, or if the first is only for characters who already had an element?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Does the delayed action elemental ability apply to the power gained from the Great Disk as well, or just the base element? 
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• NUVA Proxima states they need to find a new mask, yet NUVA says they need to choose a new mask. If you receive NUVA, do you get a free mask of your choosing immediately upon transformation?
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.
• Can this power (Great Disk beam) be used on yourself? Such as for the Teleportation Great Disc.
  • Read the power-ups for NUVA and NUVA Proxima.

 

Thanks for submitting your questions. Additional questions can be posted below in this topic. If you require personalized assistance, consider submitting a PM to @Eyru.

~Unreliable Narrator

[Kal the Guardian]

The new NUVA profile states:

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• You may concentrate and fire a beam of energy with the same power type and strength as the Great Kanoka Disk used in your NUVA power-up at a target within your sight.

You removed the term Toa level control from this section. Was that intentional? Are the effects now random instead of controllable? Think teleportation or reconstruct at random.

 

[Unreliable Narrator]

It is written as it was intended. 

Edited December 6, 2020 by Unreliable Narrator

[Kal the Guardian]

Interesting. In that case then I'm surprised Proxima got a buff to also be able to share with two beings.

Super excited to see these in play. Congratulations to those who unlocked NUVA!

Thank you so much UN for taking the time out to be our GM. We appreciate all you do for us and this amazing world you've crafted.

[Nato G]

Thanks for taking the time to sift through all our crazy questions.

I think you've clarified all the things I was uncertain about, so expect a new profile for Sidra soon. 

[The UltimoScorp]

Veeeeery interesting! Thank you for the answers, and congrats again to our new NUVA characters!

[Unreliable Narrator]

What doesn't kill you...

Who am I kidding? It'll kill ya. 

[Onaku]

So I tried searching this topic and didn't find an answer, but for whom would it be reasonable to know how to form a Kaita fusion?

@Unreliable Narrator@Vezok's Friend@Eyru

[Unreliable Narrator]

Anyone capable of doing so per the rules.

Edited December 7, 2020 by Unreliable Narrator

[Onaku]

Do Nuva and Nuva Proxima transformed variants count the same as non-transformed variants of a Breed when fusing? As in can transformed and non-transformed individuals form a Kaita together?

@Unreliable Narrator@Vezok's Friend@Eyru

[Unreliable Narrator]

I think the specific rules you're looking for are these:

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Kaita Fusion:

Three willing PCs of a similar breed (three matoran, three skakdi, three toa, etc.) of differing elements may form a kaita. A kaita is a Lesser Spirit, and governs a domain of its cultural ethos. All three players may post as the kaita, but they can only post once per interaction or in combat. Do not use the advantage of multiple players to double post as a Kaita. Kaita Fusions follow all the same rules as PCs and require an approved profile. GMs are actively watching for Kaita Fusion abuse. 

 

Arkius is considered a Toa NUVA Proxima, so his protoderm base breed is Toa. This means he may form a Kaita with other Toa PCs played by two other willing players.

 

Hope that helps!

[The UltimoScorp]

@Unreliable Narrator, hello, I have a potentially troublesome question regarding an imminent character submission of mine, and was suggested to put it here for you!

My upcoming character is old. And in a position of great influence in their community. By the nature of her position she would have taken on many kraata in her life. however, as I want to stick by the rules as laid out, she obviously can't have all those kraata, she is limited to one.  My question then, is this: Assuming my character lived long enough that the Aspects responsible for the creation of those Kraata (that she can't have but would have nutured because culture)have since been reclaimed by the Antidermis pits, could she then still have all these now inactive or potentially even deceased kraata attached to her still?

 

[Nato G]

Quick question re. Vahki. 

Zaliyah still has two of the Vahki from the Razorfish with her. I've been having them carrying out basic tasks for her since the ship went down, bringing League assets back to the city, but once they actually get back to Metru Nui, will those Vahki remain under her command, or will they revert to being part of the Hive/under Aurax's control? I remember it being said that the airship Vahki were all nullifiers, so they'd be more independent than most, but I'm not sure how far I'd be allowed to push that.

Also, I'm possibly planning some actions for Zaliyah that involve trying to contact NPCs in the city via her radio, so is there a specific GM I should tag for that?

[Unreliable Narrator]

1.) @The UltimoScorp, you may find more enjoyment playing your current character for the remaining 23 days of this game than in making a new one and trying to get started. If you feel your character is not having the interaction you want, there's no harm in sending them somewhere else. This is a game, and game's should be fun. To answer your question directly: the kraata would detach, more than likely, but it entirely depends on the aspect's knowledge of taboos.

 

2.) @Nato the Traveler: the vahki NPCs work for the League of Six Kingdoms Faction, now the "Kingdom of Aurax." They would return to their work functions under Aurax's general leadership and diplomatic strategy, whatever that may be.

[The UltimoScorp]

Thank you for your answer, and wow, yeah, that endpoint for this game is coming up fast, huh? Might just hold on to her for SK3 then

[Kal the Guardian]

On the BS01 page for the Great Discs (https://biosector01.com/wiki/Great_Disks), it says:

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They have the ability to emit beams of energy, which were used to destroy the Morbuzakh.

Is this true for SK as well, that any Great Disc is capable of emitting a beam of pure energy that is not their Kanoka power (Teleportation, Freeze, etc.)?

[EmperorWhenua]

That’s kind of the principle of what Atamai did to Axonn, albeit it was a time-based power since they were altogether. 

[Kal the Guardian]

Where did everyone go? We haven't had a post for a couple days now. 

[Unreliable Narrator]

Site's haunted

[EmperorWhenua]

We were here.

We were always here.

[BULiK]

Consecration

Thanks to @Tarn for jamming this out, was loads of fun.

Edited December 19, 2020 by BULiK

[Harvali]

Sorry I don’t post as often or make posts as long as I used to right now, not been in the right mental place to do it. Apologies to everyone I have held up. 

[Unreliable Narrator]

The end of Six Kingdoms: Rebirth approaches! As a reminder, Rebirth's game topic will be locking afternoon/evening December 31st (Pacific Time). The third (and final) game in the Six Kingdoms trilogy will begin January 1st 2021 (again, Pacific Time). 

To celebrate the past several months of stories created, and to get hype for what's to come, I'll be once again answering one question for each new page in the game topic of SKR! If you get the first post on a new page, you can pose a question about the Six Kingdoms games (1, 2, or 3) in this OOC topic and I'll answer it!

 

[BULiK]

Since I had the first post on this latest page, do I get to pose a question? And if so, is this the question?

[Unreliable Narrator]

yes?