Verdant Whispers Cultivation

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Presence / Chi
Cultivation (Rare)
Kindling (Rare)

This cultivation method focuses on harnessing nature by harmonizing with the natural world, meditating amidst plants, and absorbing the ambient qi they produce. This technique enhances the cultivator’s connection with plant life, allowing them to draw spiritual energy from their surroundings and cycling it back into the world around them, strengthening the natural cycles of life.

Default Action

Spirit’s Whisper Meditation

Tempo: 24 hours.
Qi Flow: +1.
Range: Self.
DT: 10 + Rank.

Spirit’s Whisper Meditation emphasizes harmonizing with nature, drawing spiritual energy from plants and the environment. By attuning yourself to the subtle rhythms and whispers of the natural world, you enhance your own spiritual and physical growth. While surrounded by living plants, you can spend one full day in meditation to cultivate your qi. With a successful Check, your Qi Flow increases by 1.

The DT of this Action increases with its Rank, because cultivation never truly becomes easier. There is always a new peak climb.

  • Actions

    • Basic

      • Qi Concept

        Tempo: 0.
        Qi Flow: +1.
        Range: Self.

        When you perform an Action of significance that embraces the key concept of your cultivation, you can use this Reaction to increase your Qi Flow by 1. You can use this Action a number of times per day equal to its Rank.

        For example, Sword Cultivators can use this Reaction when defeating an enemy with their bonded weapon, cultivators who follow the Verdant Whispers Cultivation might use it when tending to or harvesting spiritual herbs.

        At Rank 3 and every three ranks thereafter, you may add one new qi concept to your cultivation, allowing you to learn and use new Qi Techniques that were previously beyond your ability. You can use this Reaction whenever you perform an Action of significance that embraces any of your concepts.

        If your new concept does not harmonize with your existing concepts, then you gain an instance of permanent Qi Deviation until you gain another concept that harmonizes them.

        For example, a Sword Cultivator could embrace new concepts such as Glory, Slaughter, Guardian, Silence, or other concepts related to their cultivation, but it would be very difficult if not impossible to embrace concepts such as Healing or Pacifism without suffering Qi Deviation.

        As another example, an individual who primarily cultivates a concept of Life would suffer Qi Deviation if they gained the concept of Death. However, they could solve this issue by later gaining a concept which bridges the gap between the two, harmonizing them. Such harmonizing concepts could be Rebirth, Transience, Harvest, or potentially even Undeath.

      • Verdant Bloom

        Tempo: 8 hours.
        Qi Flow: -1.
        Range: Adjacent.
        DT: 10 + Age Category + Previous Uses.

        You can use this technique to nurture Spirit Herbs, cycling qi with them to hasten their growth and strengthen their qi flow. By spending an hour tending to a Spirit Herb or similar plant, you can permanently increase its age by a number of years equal to the Rank of Verdant Bloom.

        Multiple uses of this Action cumulatively increase the age of the Spirit Herb, but forcing beneficial growth is difficult. You gain Disadvantage 1 on this Check for each time this Action has previously been used on the same Spirit Herb, even if the Check was not successful.

  • Augments

    • Basic

      • Dao Comprehension

        The heavens whisper in your ears, and you grasp a deeper understanding of reality. When using the Meditation Action of this Ability, your Qi Flow is increased by an additional 1 for every two Ranks in this Augment.

      • Harmonious Circulation

        By learning to harmonize the circulation of your qi with the dao and your particular cultivation method, you reduce the amount of time necessary to increase your Qi Flow. When using the Meditation Action of this Ability, subtract the Rank of this Augment from its Tempo.

    • Advanced

      • Consolidate Cultivation

        Through dedicated focus on your cultivation, deciphering the profound whispers of the heavens, and understanding the secrets of the dao, you reinforce your foundation and breakthrough the bottlenecks in your cultivation. Whenever you successfully complete this Ability’s Meditation while already at maximum Qi Flow, you gain Experience Points equal to your current Qi Flow + 10 × the Rank of this Augment.

        Ability Points purchased with these Experience Points can only be spent on this Ability. You can combine this Experience with other sources of Experience to purchase AP, but they may only be spent on this Ability.

      • Soul Root Nourishment

        Each cultivator draws qi through their spirit roots, much like a tree draws water, cycling it through their meridians and then releasing it back into the world. This secret technique of the Verdant Whispers Sect harnesses nature qi to nourish and strengthen the cultivator’s spirit roots, expanding the size their soul. For every two Ranks of this Augment, you gain one additional spark of Pneuma.