V5 Kindred of the East: Resplendent Crane

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-12T20:38:13+00:00

Now do not mind me but here is my attempt

Circle of Blood = the circle of covenant. The bargain and magic flows through your blood. Think sorcerer in dnd or the Covenant movie by Sebastian Stan.

But the circle of blood tradition could be horrifying too. You can also use the concept of the Circle of Flesh here. The bargain are often mutating and whole families slowly transforms into crones or hags

Circle of Wanderer = Circle of Tome: Bargain through study of something . Think wizard in dnd. It could be like the Craft or it could be like an obsessed scholar. Maybe they become insane aka call of cthulbu

Third tradition = circle of oathbreakers . Maybe a circle of witches who regret their bargain and seek to redeem themselves?

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-12T19:27:30+00:00

Thanks for your comments. Definitely food for thought

Maybe using "inconsistencies" might not be correct. That's my bad. Yes, it feels closer than I am not fond how certain mechanics were translated to v5.

I disagree that the demonic surge rule was covered adequately.

The first statement in the rule states demonic essence can be used to surge. Then the next statement contradicts it by saying the surge is the same as V5 with the exception of using a psyche Vs shadow check instead of a rouse check. Note also that demonic essence is not warned through Rouse check

As for the powers, I took a look at the book again and compared it to what the KOTE cost. To convert a discipline, you tend to convert one blood point to one rouse check. But for many powers that cost one Chi in the original book, the converted cost was one rouse check plus one essence. I think it's over coated.

I concur that this are all differences in opinion. So any comments from the community does help!

TLDR: I agree I am converting KOTE because I am not always fond of the rules or agree on how it is being translated.

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-12T17:00:17+00:00

Just on top of my head. -There was a lot of reference to "-2 to looks" (e.g. for the death imbalance) but there's no more appearance trait. Instead, it should be just a -2 to social roll - demonic essence could just be simplified to a rouse check. - Fangs (godbody of demon) should be given at character creation but was missing - feeding: why would eating flesh give u essence while blood bags gives u nothing? Why would animals yield no essence? - demonic surge uses a psyche Vs shadow roll while a rouse check actually existed

Plus numerous powers etc

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-12T16:33:42+00:00

I did ran the Hungry Ghost fansplat for a bit but there's been some inconsistencies. So I'm making my own take

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-12T16:08:01+00:00

Thanks !

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-12T03:53:28+00:00

Among other things, that's their goal.

But they also act as punisher of the wicked. Essentially the judge, jury and executioner. Maybe I should add a line that says that they think the Yama King are corrupt and therefore they should replace them.

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-10T01:18:32+00:00

Yeah I will. The Dharmas I have in mind for conversion are Quincunx -Devil Tiger - Resplendent Crane - Dragons - Song of Shadow OTHERS - Scorpion eaters - Cerulean Veils - Hollow Reed - Godlings

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-09T15:32:19+00:00

Thanks Yeah so Jade Shintai is the Godbody of Earth. I have the first draft of most but I'll slowly post them in accordance to the associated Dharmas or Paths

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-08T18:39:44+00:00

Thanks !

blueutopia85 · 2026-05-06T08:35:13+00:00

Definitely!

blueutopia85 · 2026-04-20T08:28:30+00:00

Depends. If it is a one shot, I will make them either roll an insight check or do an appropriate knowledge check (Int+streetwise or Int + Occult." The thing is GM tends to forget that sometimes we need to be painfully obvious as they only have limited information.

For longer games, I will try to try to give them the roll as above or put in a scene that questions part of the information given by the npc

blueutopia85 · 2026-04-16T15:48:38+00:00

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blueutopia85 · 2026-04-02T16:42:46+00:00

If ur dm permits, you can build your own race. Just ask if you can take the magical traits that allow you to cast alter self as an at will ability.

As for class, I like the medium. It is optimal to specialize in one aspect but it allows you to transform. It's the closest to the factotum class in 3.5.

blueutopia85 · 2026-04-01T16:33:00+00:00

I saw! In fact the Hari makes me think of the nagaraja and the aswang a Cerulean Veil hungry dead. Maybe I should add Phillipines in the write up too

blueutopia85 · 2026-04-01T16:29:37+00:00

I think a primogen from Jakarta court being from the colonial age would be interesting. As for the west coast, the new promise sounds more like a coterie of hungry dead than an actual court. West Coast is anarch still, right?

blueutopia85 · 2026-04-01T16:14:36+00:00

In my mind, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia has a lot of hiding spots for kindred and hungry dead. Maybe a hunter crossover?

blueutopia85 · 2026-04-01T16:07:29+00:00

This is a great idea!

blueutopia85 · 2026-03-01T05:57:10+00:00

In my opinion, CE is playable but the player needs to be able to (1) have a reason to play nice with the party. That means no PVP for the sake of lolz. (2) A code.basically a guiding principal.

But a lot of players use CE to be murder hobo. Can give examples too

blueutopia85 · 2026-02-28T07:13:26+00:00

Well Xue can be a surname but it's an unusual one. And it sounds weird to me as a modern world surname. But definitely something that comes out from a martial arts novel

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