Assumed Authority
Maximum Threads: 2
Mystic Defense: 16
Legend Point Cost: Master
This chainmail is largely nondescript, appearing as countless other similar sets produced for guardsmen and soldiers throughout the province and Theran Empire. The most notable thing about it are the various unit insignias concealed under the mail, on the gambeson.
Thread Rank One
Key Knowledge: The owner must learn the armor’s Name.
Effect: The armor is Mystic Armor 1.
Thread Rank Two
Effect: The wearer gains +1 rank to Disguise Self.
Thread Rank Three
Key Knowledge: The owner must learn the history of any three insignias on the gambeson. (Throalic Underminer Protection crew was a guard detail during the lead up to the Scourge for mining operations to secure the Kaer. Falcon's Soldiers was an elite mercenary group working the air trade routes around what is now Travar. Merwyn's March was a mercenary army working the lands south of the Tylon mountains, promoting settlement and trade.
Effect: The armor is Mystic Armor 2.
Thread Rank Four
Effect: The wearer gains +1 rank to Mimic Voice.
Thread Rank Five
Key Knowledge: The owner must learn about the first owner. Merwyn Brickell was a commander of a mercenary army promoting settlement and trade around the southern edge of the Tylon mountains and Tylon river.
Effect: The wearer gains the Assumed Authority ability. As a Simple action for 1 Strain, the wearer gains +2 to their next Disguise Self test. The disguise is not a specific person, but the wearer’s clothing assumes the appearance of someone who may belong in the area (assuming such a person is wearing chainmail), such as a guard, based on the onlookers’ expectations. This does not conceal the wearer’s race.
Thread Rank Six
Effect: When the wearer uses Assumed Authority, they also gain a +2 bonus to their next Mimic Voice test. This is not a specific voice, but gives listeners the impression of the kind of voice they expect from who they are looking at. The wearer’s voice still sounds like someone of their race.
Thread Rank Seven
Deed: The owner must acquire a unit insignia through subterfuge and attach it to the armor’s gambeson.
Effect: The bonuses to Disguise Self and Mimic Voice from Assumed Authority are now +3. When the wearer is using Assumed Authority, others treat them favorably based on the authority they are assuming. This gives the wearer +1 to all Interaction tests as appropriate to their assumed role.
Thread Rank Eight
Effect: When using Assumed Authority, the wearer gains +3 to all Interaction tests as appropriate to their assumed role.
Thread Rank Nine
Deed: The owner must learn the truth about the first owner, because what they learned the first time was all lies.
Effect: When using Assumed Authority, the wearer’s appearance can change significantly, causing them to appear and sound like a different Namegiver to a greater extent than Disguise Self typically allows. For example, t’skrang can conceal their entire tail, trolls can appear as most Namegivers, and windlings can appear as human children. This doesn’t change their features, so a troll still maintains their mass.
Thread Rank Ten
Effect: All bonuses from Assumed Authority are +4.Statistics:Posted by Xzandrate — Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:41 am
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