Patch 2.1

Apr 7, 2022 | Rules and Mechanics

https://ageofasheslarp.com/code-of-conduct/ 

  • Changed from: I) It is required that every participant will submit their weapon for safety inspection during the check-in process for every event, regardless of manufacturer or prior clearance in previous safety checks.
  • To: I) It is required that every participant will submit their weapon for safety inspection during the check-in process for every event, regardless of manufacturer or prior clearance in previous safety checks. Weapons must remain safe throughout the event, and weapons that pass safety check initially but later become damaged or result in complaints in the field may be removed from play by staff after the fact. 

https://ageofasheslarp.com/notable/

  • Added image to Tristan of Heideveld’s entry

https://ageofasheslarp.com/paladins/

  • Changed from: Despite their prominence in the Benalian faith, a Paladin can be of any faith, although all Paladins share the same Sins: the universal five sins, Passion, and Pride.  Committing sins from these categories will cause them to acquire Depravity.
  • To: Despite their prominence in the Benalian faith, a Paladin can be of any faith, although all Paladins share the same Sins: the universal five sins, Passion, and Pride.  They keep these sins throughout the entirety of their lives, no matter what  faiths they may convert to and committing sins from these categories will cause them to acquire Depravity.  

https://ageofasheslarp.com/death-dying/

  • Added: Can I retire a character?  In regular play Age of Ashes only allows for one player to play one character at a time, so in the case that a player wishes to stop playing a character, they may retire that character and play a new one instead. In the case that that character still has ongoing plot or is engaged in an active dispute, that retired character will become an NPC if needed. Only up to 30 unspent XP may be carried over to the new character.
  • Added: What if I go up on staff or guild? In the event that a player joins staff or guild we will arrange for the character to leave the theater,  and return after their tenure is up. It is Age of Ashes policy that staff and dedicated NPC guild members do not play PCs while volunteering.

https://ageofasheslarp.com/skills/

  • Under Archery (Strength) changed 3. Pin to 3. Stunning Shot
  • Under Legerdemain (Speed) changed 3. Pin to 3. Pickpocket

Added: https://ageofasheslarp.com/magical-wonders/ under the Character Creation Menu

On https://ageofasheslarp.com/perks-and-flaws/, added link to magical wonders and detailed that it was at player’s choice. 

  • Changed Marvel of Engineering (5): You may start play with a random rare schematic from our list.
  • To: Marvel of Engineering (5): You may start play with a random rare schematic from our library of rare schematics.

https://ageofasheslarp.com/glory/

  • Added glory consumable list to this page, clarified that you may buy a single item off the list once per game for three glory.

On https://ageofasheslarp.com/organizations-and-downtimes/

  • From: Each organization has a choice between nine different activities that can be performed up to three times a game, and as the activities are completed their board is marked off. Each square represents a different prestige-generating activity, with the upper leftmost square being the first activity, and the bottom rightmost square being the ninth, reading left to right from the first row, then moving on to the second row. Also shown on each board is the total number of prestige points available to the organization, at the bottom left, and the number of prestige points spent in this event, at the bottom right. Organizations can provide any symbol that they wish to represent their organization, with staff approval.
  • To: Each organization has a choice between nine different activities that can be performed throughout a game, and as the activities are completed their board is marked off. Seven of these activities (those that generate 1 or 2 prestige points) can be performed up to three times a game.  Meanwhile, of the two activities that generate 10 pts each, only one of these activities may be performed once at game for prestige points.  Each square represents a different prestige-generating activity, with the upper leftmost square being the first activity, and the bottom rightmost square being the ninth, reading left to right from the first row, then moving on to the second row. Also shown on each board is the total number of prestige points available to the organization, at the bottom left, and the number of prestige points spent in this event, at the bottom right. Organizations can provide any symbol that they wish to represent their organization, with staff approval.
  • Magician organizations were renamed to Arcane organizations
  • Sellsword organizations were removed, to be replaced with Services
  • Prestige point activities were heavily reworked based on player feedback for balance between organizations, less dependency upon staff involvement or plot, and to clarify requirements
  • Prestige point rewards were heavily reworked based on player feedback and balance 
  • Changed: Organizations at higher levels have access to powers that interact with the larger world in a way that organizations at lower levels do not..
  • To: Organizations at higher levels have access to powers that interact with the larger world in a way that organizations at lower levels do not, and they maintain the ability to make lower level prestige spends no matter their level.
  • Changed Organizational Ledger to Organizational Dropbox
  • Changed: Members can also be stripped of their membership (and membership chit if they do not belong to any other organization) in a ceremony stripping them of their Organization Badge.
  • To:  Members can also be stripped of their membership (and membership chit if they do not belong to any other organization) by either themselves or by the leader of the organization by returning their membership badge to the leader or through it being rescinded in the case of player inactivity. Doing so sustains a personal failure on behalf of the member for breaking their oath, but after doing so may remove the organizational honor code tenet from their sheet. 
  • Changed: This badge, when presented to staff, allows anyone who holds it to to spend prestige points for that organization.
  • To: This badge, when presented to staff, allows anyone who holds it to spend prestige points for that organization. Their character’s known name will be recorded by staff in an organizational ledger available to the leader of the organization.

https://ageofasheslarp.com/combat/

  • Under Firearms changed: Currently Age of Ashes allows front-loaded spring powered stock commercial blasters that fire standard Elite/Mega darts or equivalent darts. We do not allow for NERF Rival series, disk shooters, air soft or any Rival similar high velocity ball shooters, and our FPS cap for dart blasters is 100 FPS- which we will test via range testing or chronograph. Regarding modifications of nerf weapons, we welcome cosmetic modification on weapons but ask you do not change any of the stock firing components to increase performance. This includes barrel attachments or stock attachments that directly relate to firing performance.
  • To: Currently Age of Ashes allows front-loaded spring powered stock commercial blasters that fire standard Elite/Mega darts or equivalent darts. We allow all professionally manufactured soft tip darts, but we do not allow for individual modifications on darts, nor do we allow disks or ball ammunition. Similarly we do not allow for NERF Rival series, disk shooters, airsoft, or any Rival similar high velocity ball shooters.  Our FPS cap for dart blasters is 110 FPS- which we will test via chronograph. Generally we will take five measurements and take the average of those measurements. Regarding modifications of nerf weapons, we welcome cosmetic modifications and allow performance modifications as long as you can provide staff with a list of modifications that you have made and explain what their purpose is at which point staff will determine the safety of the modified firearm.  All firearms should have a consistent FPS within a margin of error and we do not allow mods that create a variable FPS such as pump action.
  • Changed from: Thrown Weapons– A weapon with no core. These may take on many shapes from daggers to rocks.
  • To: Thrown Weapons- A weapon with no core. These may take on many shapes from daggers to rocks. Most thrown weapons are considered light weapons and may not exceed the light weapon size.  Thrown weapons of larger size, such as Javelins, require a speciality schematic and must be thrust safe. No ranged weapons may be batted out of the air. 
  • Under Downed added: A downed, unconscious or otherwise incapacitated person may be pulled at half-speed, while Carry or other abilities are necessary to move someone who is not incapacitated or to move an incapacitated person at full-speed.  

https://ageofasheslarp.com/attributes/ 

  • Fixed misspelling under Resolve 2

https://ageofasheslarp.com/benalian-high-canon/

  • Under Convocation changed: The Priest then makes a speech drawing upon the Testimonium, the Gospels of the Saints, or other Benalian holy texts that lasts no less than 15 minutes.
  • To:  The Priest then makes a speech and/or interactive discussion drawing upon the Testimonium, the Gospels of the Saints, or other Benalian holy texts that lasts no less than 10 minutes.

https://ageofasheslarp.com/terms/

  • Added: Alchemical call – in the event of calling a negative alchemical effect in combat the call should be “Alchemical” <Delivery effect> <Attribute> <Level> Such as “Alchemical Injury Speed -2″
  • We have added an additional detail on sunder: Please wrap any sundered, broken or items in need of repair in red yarn so that the item’s status is obvious even if you’re not nearby. 


https://ageofasheslarp.com/mages/

  • Changed: Many Fallacies are morbid or creepy in nature, making it uncomfortable at times for people to deal with Magicians. Fallacies that are substituted must be of a similar theme, for example, “virgin blood” may be substituted by “normal blood” but cannot be substituted by water, or urine. If the substitution is not of a similar theme, the spell acquires a higher anacusis level roll and cannot be cast. Fallacies come in 3 levels: Minor, Major, and Rare, and their availability is directly dictated by this category. What the Fallacy is, exactly, is defined in the spell scroll.
  • To: Many Fallacies are morbid or creepy in nature, making it uncomfortable at times for people to deal with Magicians.  Fallacies have one of 14 different traits, 12 of which are common and two of which are rare.  These common traits are Stasis, Change, Decay, Purification, Destruction, Creation, Body, Spirit, Repulsion, Attraction, The Hidden, The Found. The rare traits are Void and Quintessence. Spell scrolls will call for fallacies of a certain trait, and any wyrd item with that trait can be used to fulfill that requirement. One or two wyrd items may be used for all three required traits as long as all three traits are present. Wyrd items may be physically represented by an opaque vial rather than requiring individual phys reps for all items.

https://ageofasheslarp.com/shop/