Character Creation and Setting Information

@JoshuaMabry How would you be with a Stunt that lets me do without small equipment like lockpicks (or if I've already seen the key just replicating that). It is beyond the shapeshifting capabilities of the Changelings in the D&D books.

@Bullseyepsa sounds doable. How would you narrate it?

I've been kicking around a concept and trying to get a handle on the whole aspect thing :)

High Concept: Kalashtar Telekinetic Blademaster
Trouble: That gave me a headache
- Penalty for doing something too much or too big

Aspect: I can move it! [Telekinetic Permission]
- Telekinetic permission to move anything he decides to move. One or many items, with the intention that he could duplicate spell effects like Spiritual Weapon (with a real one), Hold Person, Levitate, Cloud of Daggers, etc. Plus that standard Push/Pull, Shield, Block, Attack which we normally see with Telekinetic powers. Or just simply throw stuff at people :)
Aspect:
Aspect:

Stunt: Because "I can move it!" I get a bonus on forceful telekinetic defense against any weapon or melee attack.
Stunt: Because "I can move it!" once per game session I can move, pickup, or stop something huge
Stunt:

Careful: +1
Clever: +2
Flashy: 0
Forceful: +3
Quick: +2
Sneaky: +1

Refresh: 3

@JoshuaMabry, do you have a feeling or preference for a theme or level for the group? Are we small fry, god-challenging mega-heroes, beginers, a mixure of any of those?

You’re starting off as lower tier heroes who will be sent on quests by the Clifftop Guild.

@DrifterDwarf looks pretty good.

Perfect!

I'm thinking maybe a Bard at this stage. I'll have some Aspects soon.

Bard could be good. With my shadowy character and what DrifterDwarf has put forward so far, we're woefully short on Flashy (though I'm working on a stunt to make up for that in certain corner cases for me.)

I'm thinking that before the War, he underwent extensive training (and possibly magical manipulation, Cyre had plenty of that going on) which allows him to form his fingers into much more intricate forms and materials than usual. I'm thinking there would be a limitation that he can't make anything bigger than the material in his hands (plus a bit, similar to the usual Changeling guidelines for shapeshifting in terms of size). So, lockpicks or repair tools, possibly a hatchet dagger, but not a sword.

@Bullseyepsa Very cool. I like it.

Ok, so we’d have a psionic Kalashtar, a changeling spy, and a bard... At this point I’m leaning toward a half-orc with the Mark of Finding. What do you think? Orphan, of course: if we’re going to be part of the Adventurers’ Guild it wouldn’t make much sense for me to also belong to House Tharashk.

@Caleb75 I agree that they shouldn’t be affiliated with the house, although House Tharashk may take an interest in you as you do have a mark.

Question about Kalashtar - they have some racial psionic abilities. How does that work within Fate? Is having that in the High Concept enough for those to be available. Would I need to use a Fate point to activate any of those abilities or is it an aspect permission which now that it is mentioned would allow me to narratively use those items?

I guess that relates to Changeling as well - since the racial abilities are significant - does Bullseyepsa character aspect of being a changeling simply open up those abilities for narrative description?

Depending on what you want to do just having the aspect grants you permission to use those abilities. I may ask for a roll, or several rolls. For example, if your Kalasthar wants to read someone’s thoughts you’d have to make an opposed roll.

Makes sense. Reading over the race - the based ability is only Mind Link - which allows them to speak telepathically to another - not intrude into their thoughts.

I think if I wanted to be able to read minds I would need an additional aspect to open up the full Telepathy branch of Psionics. Same for Metamorphosis or Energy Manipulation etc.

For now - I'll keep them just Telekinetic. Perhaps I'll add something else later. I don't really have any ideas for my remaining Aspects or Stunts (we get 3 each right?). I think I read in Fate you can just leave those blank and fill them in along the way later if desired. I'll keep thinking about it - maybe look through the psionic lists for other goodies :)

You can certainly wait to fill those in as the game progresses. You get three stunts for free. You do need to choose a Trouble aspect before we start. That’s how you accrue Fate points.

Cool. I do have a Trouble listed:

Trouble: That gave me a headache
- Penalty for doing something too much or too big

Your standard "I just killed some brain cells or burst a blood vessel". I'm not sure that is good or if I should dig for something else. I imagined it as a decision where they have to stop using their powers for a while - loosing that resource - or burn more Fate to keep going.

Let me know what you think - I can look for something else if needed. The Kalasthar come with some baggage with racial enemies and I have to decide what the blade master was doing during the war.

This whole process is interesting - but so completely different from what I'm used to :)

So if I invoke your trouble I can take your psionic abilities away for a while? I’m fine with that if you are.

Yes - they would be a swordsman with a migraine at that point - until they get a chance to rest. I may have to come up with a non-psionic aspect and stunt to fall back on in that situation :) Or I'll figure that out when it happens.

I also saw in some examples inclusion of a negative aspect or relationship aspect which could also be invoked. I don't have any ideas for that yet - but I'm thinking about it.

Thanks for all the resources - I know only a little bit about Eberron so reading through those materials is how I found the Kalasthar.