Wilpower & the Kai

[Sir Brad]

OK considering apart from a few who got their books shipped early the new RPG isn't out yet it may be a tad soon to be putting up House Rules additions, but I say "What the Hell!" as I'm about 80% sure that I home brewed the coming RPG rules (or at least part of them) back in the 90's. I'm going to post my Willpower rules.

Part 1: Character Generation

When generating a Character determan their starting will power, in the case of a Kai lord achieve a random number in the normal manner, now add 10 to the result this is your starting willpower, it will be further modified by selecting certain disciplines and by reaching the rank of Kai Master.

Part 2: Increasing Willpower

A Kai Lord can increase their Willpower by achieving mastery of selected Kai Disciplines, once a Kai Lord has mastered all the prescribed disciplines they are considered to have completed what is commonly but incorrectly called a "Discipline Circle" and revive a further nominal increase to their Willpower. For each of the following Kai Disciplines selected the Kai Lord adds One (1) to their Total Willpower Mind Blast, Mind Shield, Sixth Seance and Mind Over Matter. Once a Kai Lord has all four selected Disciplines they may add an other One (1) to their Willpower. when a Kai Lord achieves the rank of Kai Master they may add an other Five (5) to their Willpower.


Next: Using Willpower

 

[Sir Brad]

OK I waited for the RPG to arrive before posting this next part.

Part 3: Using Willpower

Willpower can be used for many things, most commonly the powering of the Magical Arts and Mystical Disciplines employed by some including the Kai. Also it is used in Psychic combat (covered in a later section).

Some Kai Disciplines require the expenditure of Willpower to actively use others can be enhanced by the expenditure of Willpower sometimes to make them almost rival the Mangankai Disciplines (but this is Taxing and can never quite match them). Most Disciplines Don't Require Willpower but can be enhanced by them for example Animal Kinship where normal use of this power gives almost Supernatural ability to communicate with Animals the application of Willpower (the amount determined by the GM) gives the Kai Lord powers of communication and Influence beyond normal means e.g: Silent Wind is confronted by a Doom Wolf that seams intent to eat him, but Silent Wind dose not wish to fight the creature as this will attract the notice of other Doomwolves and their Gaik Riders, Silent Wind decides to attempt to use his Animal Kinship Discipline, If this where a normal Wolf it would be an easy enough thing to to convince the animal to go elsewhere being a 7th rank Kai Lord with Animal Friendship Discipline, but this is a Doom Wolf a Ravenous Darklands Tainted Beast the GM decides that Silent Wind will only get a +1 bonus due to his Discipline, Silent Wind decides to back up his Discipline with a bit of Willpower and the GM allows him to negate one point of penalty for each willpower spent.

Powers like Mind Over Matter and Sixth Sense require the active expenditure to engage the active uses of their power, e.g. Moon Fox and some friends are chasing down some assassins that have just tried to do in the Royal Butler Lord Talas, they chase them through the streets of the Capital, Moon Fox suddenly has her Sixth Sense tingle she stops for a moment and concentrates (expending a point of Willpower) and realizes that their is an Ambush up ahead, she and her friends may now advance ready for the surprise the Villains have prepared for them. When using Mind Over Matter a point of Willpower must be expended for each use heavier objects, more delicate applicatisions or extended use will call for the expenditure of more Willpower.

When using Healing the Kai can spend a Willpower point every five minutes of Meditation to heal an additional point of Endurance, or when healing an other they can heal an additional point of Endurance per point of Willpower spent (up to a maximum of two).

 

[Zipp Dementia]

Huh, I really like this as it allows the players more control over their disciplines. For simplicity's sake, I'm not going to add it in to my already running game, but I really like the idea.

 

[phantomdoodler]

Part 2: Increasing Willpower

A Kai Lord can increase their Willpower by achieving mastery of selected Kai Disciplines, once a Kai Lord has mastered all the prescribed disciplines they are considered to have completed what is commonly but incorrectly called a "Discipline Circle" and revive a further nominal increase to their Willpower. For each of the following Kai Disciplines selected the Kai Lord adds One (1) to their Total Willpower Mind Blast, Mind Shield, Sixth Seance and Mind Over Matter. Once a Kai Lord has all four selected Disciplines they may add an other One (1) to their Willpower. when a Kai Lord achieves the rank of Kai Master they may add an other Five (5) to their Willpower.

This is an interesting idea, and certainly makes for more variety between players. If i use it, I may simply things so gain +1 WILLPOWER each time you obtain a new discipline (so starting 5th rank characters begin with 15-24 WILLPOWER)