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**Demigod Beast** · 11-15-2022, 01:09 PM

Can’t wait to see them!

**TempleBuilder** · 11-15-2022, 03:33 PM

Nimbus Spinners
A legacy of Nimbus Artists

Nicknames: The Crowned, Coronals, Spinners, Pollyannas (Derogatory)
Organization: The Spinners are often social, and many maintain regular contact with other Spinners, to discuss techniques, new Nimbus related phenomena or to give and receive criticism. Small groups sometimes form, but many prefer to do their actual work by themselves. A dedicated cabal is unheard of, many instead attach themselves to other cabals.

Many Spinners are involved in the trade of Magic Services, adding decorations only visible to Mage Sight to Sanctums and examining and advising others on shaping the Nimbus. some even act as detectives, deducing how and why a mysterious Nimbus appears the way it does.
Theory: The Nimbus is the most Sublime Medium
Background: The legacy is thought to quite old, but little remains of the original Artworks. The Legacy's modern origins are traced to a Nimbus weaved Banner, containing the combined Nimbuses of a Cabal. Many Members of the Legacy are eccentric, due to the requirements of methods of shaping their own Nimbus. Anyone can join the legacy, as the Initiation is well know to the boarder Awakened community.

Parentage: Obrimos; Free Council, Silver Ladder
Ruling Arcanum: Prime
Yantras: Thematic Nimbus Imprints (+1), Mundane Artist Tools(+1), Imago Modifies or examines the Nimbus (+1), success on an Expression roll relating to the spell (+2)
Oblations: Detailed Planning of New Art, Examining a New Nimbus, Giving Heartfelt Artistic Criticism

Prerequisites: Prime 2, Taste (Nimbus Art), Expression 2, Occult Specialty (Nimbus)
Initiation: Creating your first Nimbus Art, and Scrutinizing it

Artist’s Eye
(Prime ●) Initiation
Working deeply with Nimbuses gives an Spinner insight into what gives the Nimbus it's form.

(Space ●)
One Learns quickly that the canvas is almost as Important to Artwork as the Artwork itself

The Work
(Prime ●●) 3 ● of Nimbus Merits
The Spinner Makes Nimbus Art out of their own Nimbus

(Space ●●)

Chose the Hue
(Prime ●●●) Expression 4, 5 ● of Nimbus Merits
The Spinner focuses and works their Nimbus into a new palette.

(Space ●●●)

The Most Sublime Aura
(Prime ●●●●) 8 ● of Nimbus Merits

(Space ●●●●)

True Beauty Unveiled
(Prime ●●●●●) 10 ● of Nimbus Merits

(Space ●●●●●)

Secrets and Storyhooks
● A well respected, but ageing Coronal has announced their retirement, along with their plans to more or less permanently move to a pocket dimension of their own creation, leaving their sanctum estate to their apprentice. Their apprentice, however seemingly wants nothing to do with the place, and privately seeks out several up and coming cabals to challenge them to find and return a specific Grimoire to them from inside the estate. Do that, and the Sanctum is theirs. What could possibly motivate the apprentice to give up such a prime location? What's in the Grimoire? How does one even make it past the foyer mobius strip?

● The local Spinner has gone rapt. At least that's what everyone assumes, when their Artwork all simultaneously burst open like a over ripe fruit, leaking raw Supernal energy into the nearby surroundings. Worse still, they appear to have been way way more productive than anyone thought, with their Art showing up in large quantities in the absolutely weirdest places. Some even reappear after being destroyed. No one can seem to find the Spinner, and people are starting to get desperate.

●[WIP]

Yes, I'm stealing Cauthon's formating style. No, I'm not ashamed.

For those wondering "what is this? and why?", the answers are niche Nimbus Artists, and because why not. Really this is just an idea that popped into my head, and I wanted to share it. I find the Nimbus to be very cool, if a bit under utilized.

**Cauthon** · 11-15-2022, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by TempleBuilder View Post

Yes, I'm stealing Cauthon's formating style. No, I'm not ashamed.

It's a busy style, but thorough, by gum. Always show your work!

**KaiserAfini** · 11-15-2022, 07:42 PM

Nimbus and space based art, an intriguing concept. The image that comes to mind is the game Antichamber. I could see these mages creating Sanctums that not only delight the resident cabal with wonders and puzzles perceivable only through Mage Sight, but also confound any invaders. They accomplish this with clever use of perspective and selective Bans and Keyed effects.

**Cauthon** · 11-15-2022, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by KaiserAfini View Post

Nimbus and space based art, an intriguing concept. The image that comes to mind is the game Antichamber. I could see these mages creating Sanctums that not only delight the resident cabal with wonders and puzzles perceivable only through Mage Sight, but also confound any invaders. They accomplish this with clever use of perspective and selective Bans and Keyed effects.

I wonder, could you could use Space to create a pocket dimension made entirely out of nimbi?

**KaiserAfini** · 11-15-2022, 08:32 PM

Originally posted by Cauthon View Post

I wonder, could you could use Space to create a pocket dimension made entirely out of nimbi?

Eidolon pocket dimension might be a way to do it, building Antichamber or Manifold Garden with careful sculpting.

**TempleBuilder** · 11-15-2022, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by KaiserAfini View Post

Nimbus and space based art, an intriguing concept. The image that comes to mind is the game Antichamber. I could see these mages creating Sanctums that not only delight the resident cabal with wonders and puzzles perceivable only through Mage Sight, but also confound any invaders. They accomplish this with clever use of perspective and selective Bans and Keyed effects.

Antichamber? Lets look that...yeah, it's pretty much that. The Spinners aren't directly associated with the Arrow, but the few that wind up there often do extremely well at Sanctum defense. Seriously, these are the kind of people to make brain bending effects for fun. Never mind the fun game of "guess what's safe to examine, and what will give you a -12 spread around your stats and skills as a persistent condition", and spaces infused with spells that make even more conditions appear.

Edit: I kinda intended for them to be rather unassuming at a first glance, but rather terrifying when one logically thinks out their powers.

**TempleBuilder** · 11-18-2022, 05:15 PM

WIP Legacies
Going to use the spot as a place to flesh out legacy ideas-feel free to comment on ways to make them better

Seed-Embracers of mortality that seek to get the most out of the time they have

Seed-Extremely motivated Ascension seekers, pursuing mysteries less they burn themselves up-Symbols are the Aeon Lilith, Fire, Inspiration, being consumed by ones brilliance, ordeals under taken for greater understanding

Seed- Ghost/Ancestor Spirit Shaman

Seed- Adaptable Students of Self Potential

Edit: More incoming, I’ve just not had a lot of time lately

The potential idea bin-in a even rougher state than the above-written down so I don't forget

**Cauthon** · 11-18-2022, 05:27 PM

Reflexive for Cloak Spell might be a bridge too far. It reads like Supernal Veil, so it'd might make sense as a rider that can be activated simultaneously with other Attainments. That would make it a bit of a weak Capstone tho...

**TempleBuilder** · 11-18-2022, 08:20 PM

Originally posted by Cauthon View Post

Reflexive for Cloak Spell might be a bridge too far. It reads like Supernal Veil, so it'd might make sense as a rider that can be activated simultaneously with other Attainments. That would make it a bit of a weak Capstone tho...

The idea was that it can both hide stuff as a rider and after the fact. Not sure how to say that though.
Edit: there is at least one case of a spell being reflexive, that being Suppress Life. +2 Reach and a Mana as the cost.

**KaiserAfini** · 11-18-2022, 08:30 PM

What about including perfected poisons into the assassin's arsenal ? They could be tasteless, colorless and undetectable by mundane means, with a Toxicity equal to Potency.

Perhaps rather than Tamers, they could have been students of Micheletto. The famed assassin was a mage and needed agents to carry out the political machinations of Cezare Borgia, while simultaneously competing with the very best agents of the Medici.

**TempleBuilder** · 11-18-2022, 08:47 PM

Perfected Poison would be one of their Yantras, and Initiation. Honestly? Not sure where I would place it. Perhaps replace Hidden Hoard? Also, I had an idea of the Mana Toxin's effects not going away until the Mage Purged their System.

I'm going to just leave this here because the names are great.

Originally posted by KaiserAfini View Post

I think all you need is to use Hone the Perfected form to make perfected poison. I would call it Cantarella (to reference the near mythical toxin of the Borgias), make it odorless, tasteless, colorless, undetectable and incurable by mundane medicine, with [Potency] toxicity.

Then just have ready some perfected antipoison, which I would call Mithridate in reference to the poison king and his legendary formula. Alternatively, the mage could use Alchemist's Touch to gain immunity to the Cantarella before coating her lips in the poison.

**Cauthon** · 11-19-2022, 12:22 AM

On the topic of Perfected poisons, maybe something like the forced inability to comprehend symbols that you've mentioned before? "Posion a person's understanding", if you will?

**21C Hermit** · 11-19-2022, 01:18 AM

Originally posted by Cauthon View Post

On the topic of Perfected poisons, maybe something like the forced inability to comprehend symbols that you've mentioned before? "Posion a person's understanding", if you will?

I’d not recommend such; that sounds more like what the poison-mage whips up in her Imago for Prime/Mind Fraying/Unraveling spells, rather than actual Perfected poison.

Now, enchanted poison, on the other hand…

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