I want to play with spirit world in my games but there is no book. Where is it? :(

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Question about how statuses stack up in combat: I have two players who want to combo Thick Mud and Ground Shift in combats together to stun an enemy. However, I think statuses don't apply to enemies until the end of the round? Is this a combo that would check out, or would Ground Shift need to be used on the following turn to layer things correctly? How would you rule it?

Hey folks,

I bought the hardcover version of the Rulesbook and a view other books at gamescom last weekend and would like to run a session for my friends. Since we are all in different areas I would like to run it using the FoundryVTT unofficial Game System but I have no Idea How to build characters with my peeps, if they don't have access to the rules. Any Ideas how to resolve this issue?

Thank you in advance for your help.

For a long time now, I've been running an Avatar session on the forum during the Legend of Korra era. Since I wanted to end it, as always, with the final battle awaiting, during which Avatar Korra and Vatuvatar, who was a rather amusing teenager pretending to be the villain from the comics, allied, I allowed one of the players to make a pact with Nyarlathotep and play a song in praise of Azatoth. This allowed the essences of both Avatars to merge, which passed on to the subsequent children, and in the process, caused a terrible cataclysm. Both old Avatars were stripped of their powers, but they survived, and the player character was rewarded with the title of King Crimson…

I am quite new to GMing this game and had my first session but wondered if I’m doing combat correctly when playing as an NPC in an exchange.

What moves are the NPCs allowed to make? The same as the PCs? (Strike, pressure etc) or do they have their own move set? I know you don’t roll and it’s always assumed an NPC got a 7-9.

Also when can I use npc’s special moves ie - the Dai Li rock gloves?

Thanks!

What rules do you impose on your fights? For example: You can't use the same technique in consecutive exchanges.

I want to have a direction to create my own in the future.

I understand that the character scores 1 Fatigue to inflict 2 on the opponent, but what do you mean by using it multiple times? Does that mean I can use it in consecutive trades? Or on multiple engaged characters?

In short, is it a berserker technique where I can inflict Fatigue one trade after another and inflict 2 Fatigue on the first one and only 1 on the opponent in subsequent ones? Is that it?

Friday Campaign

The newly coronated Fire Lord Ozai has an come up with an unconventional plan to win the war. Find the guardian spirits of the four nations, and use them as weapons in the war, by force if necessary. It is up to our heroes to find and protect these spirits, keeping the fire nation from using them to win the war before the avatar returns.

Sunday Campaign

Starting From the Beginning of a New Arc With An Established Group

After a few years of being apart our heroes are meeting back up in Ba Sing Se. They are looking for new allies to help with the suspicious disappearance, of a high ranking spiritual leader from, an until now, unknown faction of southern water tribe waterbenders in the inner ring.

• System: Avatar Legends (Powered by the Apocalypse)

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My player wants to make a foundling character that is a water bender that lives in the earth kingdom (His mother is from northern water tribe and his father from earth kingdom). I don't know if I'm understanding the Double Heritage ability correctly because at first I assumed that as a waterbender he can only choose weapons or technology training as his bonus one but when I started to read more about it it seems he can learn normal earthbending techniques and incorporate them into his waterbending. Do I understand this correctly or was I right the first time and he can only get non-bending training as his second ones?

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By the rules as written, when you use Strike, pay the 1-fatigue, and choose to inflict a condition on the target... Who chooses which condition is inflicted? The target or the attacker?

I'm planning to have players chased by Fire Nation soldiers in the next session, but I don't know how I would make that happen using basic movements, even more so in a frantic way, I also think it's impractical to use exchanges.

I would also like to know how you did it in your campaigns too.

I am just wondering - sometimes the core book talks about major NPC Group - does a major group get treated like an individual for combat sake - ie they make one collective attack and have collective fatigue or do the stats translate to individual members?

Also when a move asks to mark a condition to an opponent or the user, does the GM decide what condition to assign?

In the book there is an example on page 241-242, where Kayla changes her balance to dodge the blow, but is this the only way? Are there other ways to not take fatigue/conditions when being targeted by an NPC in an exchange?

I backed the kickstarter when it came out and have received all my physical rewards. I recently realised when I went to run a game that I didn't seem to have downloaded a copy of the actual core pdf book. I have the playbooks and WSTAG books, but not the core rulebook. I checked on backerkit, but it only gives me a couple of links and the PDFs appear to be no longer stored (perhaps understandably considering the time since), but does anyone know if any of our links like demiplane can get me a copy of the PDF now that it isn't there? It's not urgent as I have a physical copy, but I like reading on my tablet, so any help is appreciated.

The newly coronated Fire Lord Ozai has an come up with an unconventional plan to win the war. Find the guardian spirits of the four nations, and use them as weapons in the war, by force if necessary. It is up to our heroes to find and protect these spirits, keeping the fire nation from using them to win the war before the avatar returns.

• Platform: Discord (voice) and Foundry (sheets and rolls)

• Schedule: Fridays from 6-9PM EST

Looking For:

• Players of all experience levels

• Respectful and enthusiastic individuals who enjoy collaborative storytelling

If interested please fill out application HERE

As the title says, interested in trying this - coming from DnD 5e being the only ttrpg I have played. I was struggling to work out how do campaigns work? Is it like DnD where they are in a campaign book or is it a different system? Apologies for my naivety!

why do all NPCs have 3 techniques? I understand this for weaker NPCs but in my opinion characters like avatar Kyoshi should have the ability to use more of them. Is it a balancing thing or something else?

Is it just me or does it not make sense for drilled form from the Bound to be evade and observe.

It makes a lot more sense as an advance and attack technique.

This is especially confusing considering the Bound starts with +2 passion (+3 if you pick the devotion growth move) but 0 harmony and -1 creativity.

Was this intended to be advance and attack and if so will Magpie games release and errata?

I wanted to create a sound bending villain for my campaign.

Had an idea on integrating a playable Avatar and Avatar State into the game. It’s definitely powerful but I think there are enough downsides for it only to be used as a last resort until fairly far into the game. I also added a some text for modified character creation rules for playing as an avatar.

Please give feedback as this is still a Work in progress.

Playing as the Avatar

The avatar has access to all four bending training however they only start with one available to them. When they attempt to learn a techniques form a new elemental training they take a penalty to the roll equal to their highest principle. Once you have learned a techniques form a new teaching you also can use that teaching for basic and universal techniques.

If a playbooks such as foundling/or successor allows you to pick multiple trainings these cannot be from one of the bending elements.

The Avatar State*** Technique replaces their regular playbook technique but starts at learned rather than mastered. You can still take a different technique as your mastered technique as usual.

Mastering the avatar state requires a character to have complete a spiritual journey. The GM should be careful in deciding mastery conditions and who can be a mentor, maybe a spirit close to the avatar or an enlightened sage such as guru Patik.

Since playing as an avatar makes you more powerful as a character GMs should be more lenient in giving access to rare and subtending techniques to characters who are not playing as the avatar in the same game. While maybe restricting subtending types for the character playing the avatar.

Avatar State

Defend and Maneuver ***

If your principle is not at 0, immediately shift it 2 in the direction of your highest principle. If this forces you to exceed your principle track, delay any consequences of doing so until you exit the avatar state.

You become favoured and empowered for this exchange and any exchange you continue to be in the avatar state for. Hold a number of Chi equal to 1 + your highest principle value (max +3).

While in the Avatar state any rolls you make for advance and attack, defend and manoeuver or evade and observe are rolled using your highest principle value (max +3) instead of their unusual abilities.

While in the avatar state you can use any techniques that a previous avatar would have known (Your GM decides what is reasonable). These technique count as learned for you until you have mastered the avatar state at which point they count as mastered. For example Aang would have started as an Ikon playbook with the initial training of Air bending with the avatar state learned and the air scooter mastered.

At the end of this exchange and for any following exchange you are in the avatar state for reduce your Chi by 1. You exit the Avatar state when you chi reaches zero.

Apon exiting the avatar state you immediately mark fatigue equal to the number of exchanges you were in the avatar state for. If you have not mastered the avatar state technique also mark 1 condition. You can voluntary exit the avatar state at the end of each exchange unless entering it forced you to Exceed you principle track or an ally uses guide and comfort to bring you back under the maximum for your principle.

If you die while in the avatar state the avatar cycle ends.

*** Legendary Technique: Only available to individuals bonded to Vatuu or Rava

Hello, hello, everyone! I'm SO glad this subreddit exists as I've been totally lost on where to even begin when it comes to this game, especially as a brand new GM. Any help and advice will be very appreciated!

So, I am doing what I love doing--biting off more than I can chew--and decided that for my first time as a game master, I want to run an original story line set in the ATLA universe using the Avatar Legends mechanics (while never having played Avatar Legends lol; I've played D&D and am currently in a VtM campaign with the group I plan to GM for). At the moment, I am really only needing some help with preparing for the game and getting all the proper materials.

Since I am running an original story, what guidebook and materials should I get? Looking at the Magpie Games website, there's a lot to choose from, but I don't know what I'll need and what we won't need. Should I get the Starter Set? Or the Core Book? I found the PDFs for the printable play materials, but what else do I need as the GM?

I realize this situation might look like a train wreck waiting to happen to you guys, but it would mean a lot to receive guidance from you all! Thank you in advance, and I'm looking forward to officially joining the Avatar Legends community! :D

I have created three different Stance Moves that are meant to replace the original move for combat exchanges. The idea here is that players (at least mine) tend to have a much easier time picturing their actions in combat by starting with "what technique do I want to use" rather than "what's my approach".

This way, you start by selecting which technique you want to use and that dictates which move you are using

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Inverted Stance Move (Master)

Choose a basic technique or a mastered technique. Use it (in order according to the approach).

Then roll with the appropiate stat.

• On a miss, choose to either shift your balance away from center or take -2 on your next exchange roll. Either way, mark 1 fatigue if the technique is a mastered one.
• On a 10+, choose another mastered or basic technique of the same approach. You may use it this exchange too

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The one above is what should be used most of the time. The following two apply if the player wants to use a learned or practiced technique.

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Inverted Stance Move (beginner)

Choose a learned technique.

Then roll with the appropiate stat.

• On a miss, you stumble trying to pull it off. It simply doesn't work.
• On a 7-9, you use it and mark 1-fatigue
• On a 10+, you use it and finally crack something about the technique. It now becomes a Practiced technique

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Inverted Stance Move (apprentice)

Choose a practiced technique. Use it (in order according to the approach)!

Then roll with the appropiate stat. On a miss, you stumble trying to pull it off. Shift your balance away from center

Hi, I’m kind of a new player in this system, and I have a few questions about this technique and the game in general. What does it mean by “1-for-1”? I’ve seen this phrase in other techniques too, but I have no idea what it actually means. Also, “pay the costs of techniques as if it was fatigue” doesn’t make sense to me either. Can someone help me out?