Infinite Incarnations
Staff: Except where noted, all production roles done by Kelly Berger.
Welcome to 'INFINITE INCARNATIONS' - a periodic publication for Incarna materials.
Inside you will find news, optional rules, commentary, and even milieu and setting companion materilas.
Contents
Content herein is NOT covered under the creative commons license of the Core Rules.
This issue: Vol. 1, Issue 8; May 1st, 2010
This issue is a special issue. It contains no new content itself, but a list of items
from the past 8 issues that are being considered as official rule set changes and additions for the 3.0 rule set.
A note about rules presented in this publication: No rules presented herein are considered
'official' until they get published as part of an official suppliement or added to an existing one.
The new information and rules are purely optional for Incarna users.
Letters and Questions
There was actually next no no feedback from the last issue. Very surprising considering
the variety of topics, especially the personal tactics which affects a lot fo the
warrior archetypes potentially.
Main Content
Items Already Added/Modified
- Chi Power - This was added in the 2+ rules.
- Best Practice - These guidelines are already official.
- Faith Harmony - Already added for 2.1.
- Archetype Kits - Already added.
- Home Familiarity - Already added.
Items Considered
- High level character development - Archetype Pathways
- Magic Charms - Its scalable and functional and adaptable to multiple forms... but its complex and not easy to remember.
- INTO Sorcerers Sight
- Trait: Good Graces [from #3] - INTO Faith and the Follower, Path of the Penitent
- Trait: Holy Offering [from #3] - INTO Faith Guide
- Ritual: Dispence Blessing [from #3] - INTO Faith Guide as a GIFT
- Trait: Master Weaver - For magi (non-core)
- Holy Ground - Specific ideas unknown...
- Group Maneuvers - From a military expert sample character
- Vitality Push - The concept as an example (non core)
- Core Magic Extensions [considering]
- Trait: Meditational Focus (non-core)
- Trait: Developed Senses
- Skill: Tactics, Personal (non-core; Combat Guide)
- [More Powers - Spells, Rituals]
Items Rejected
- Trait: Vice Ridden - This is just flavor which grants CP for a roleplaying facet (not any real play disadvantage) and adds nothing in terms of mechanics.
- Trait: Twist of Fate - This was not shown to be balanced - more testing required?
- Human Sizes by Gender - Only flavor, may be perceived as biased against females.
- Skill: Astrology - This is just too unbalanced, untested and off-center (but fun).
- Magic: Kit magic - As a material system its simple but unnecessary.
- Running out of Aptitude Fuel - Great flavor for a specific campaign, but not suited as a general rule.
- Archetype Kit: Individual - Does not really fit.
- Parlor Tricks - Not universal enough; specific to sorcery. Great as an alternate path to minor magics - this is an Approved Official Supplement, just not part of core or GMS rules.
- Enhanced fumbles - Too much overhead to process.
- Social Standing - This is to dependant on setting to make as a universal official mechanic; there is a 'Simple Standing' system being processed similar to the one in the
Incarnations Demo Preview...
Rules Clarifications
There are many rule updates under way based on the feedback/review of the 2.x rule set.
The full scope of these will be published in the next [regular] issue of Incarnations.
In the News
Product Announcements
Work begun on Incarna 2.5 is scrapped in favor of a full 3.0 change.