Graft Q & A

[Pegasus]

Graft

Welcome to the Graft Q & A. Here you may ask any and all questions surrounding Graft. This magic was released on 10th December 2018. We welcome all of your questions, comments, and other such feedback on this particular magic. We will use this page as well to indicate any lore changes and when this page undergoes Lore Analysis.

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December 10th, 2018- Q&A Begins~Peg
December 10th, 2018 - Graft uploaded to wiki.

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[Sintih]

My apologies for the list. I've just written down the questions that came to me while reading the graft article as a Yludih writer. But in general, I'd like to know how being a Yludih affects Graft?

In the initiation the danger comes from the increased toxicity of the flesh the new grafter has to eat but (as far as I know and have seen) Yludih are immune to poisons. Are Yludih initiations always a success?
If a Yludih were to initiate someone, would they need to give up their identity? Since their crystals only maintain their illusion as long as they are attached to a functioning asterism. How well/quick would a Yludih's regurgitated flesh be absorbed by their initiate and is there any impact on the success rate?
The witchmark of grafting is the creation of a new sensory organ but Yludih lack some of these organs and the others are all just crystals overlaid with an illusion that looks like a sensory organ. Since the illusion is maintained subconsciously by the brain, would they simply grow a new crystal (formation) somewhere which remains hidden under the illusion? Does the spark override this illusion that the Yludih has automatically taken on since birth?
At higher levels, can a grafter not simply remove the witchmark?

Energizing: When trying to graft someone a new finger, would the grafter first energize new bones, then new muscles and tendons, then new nerves and veins, then new skin and finish with new nails, having to focus his ether specifically for those sections, one at a time, or would he simply tell the body to rebuild the finger, leave it up to the body and just energize until there is a fully functioning finger where there should biologically be one?
When a grafter (at lower levels) is specifically energizing with the goal to regrow bones or organs, would the grafter notice in any way that the energy he is spending on his Yludih patient doesn't do anything? Or would the spark "translate" expended ether to the race it is working on?

Adhering: Can a Yludih adhere flesh to crystal and have them function normally or do both parts need to be of the same flesh for it to work?
Once a leech is full, does it detach from the body or remain but become inert?
If a creature grows metal as part of its body, is it considered flesh that can be used in grafting? What about ivory/bone/similar material tusks and fangs and such?

Corrupting: How much knowledge is needed to be able to create or duplicate a function of a body? Can someone create or duplicate a lung if they don't know that lungs take oxygen from the air and puts it into the blood and takes carbon dioxide from the blood and exhales it.

Overstepping: Intemperate: Would the increase in body temp from this overstepping also boost the amount of energy a Yludih has since heat is energy and asterisms love energy?
Scratches and Scars: How would this affect a Yludih body and illusion?
Peeling: Since this specifically affects the skin, leaving the flesh underneath untouched, how would this work for Yludih?
Organ Failure: Since, as far as I know and have always written, Yludih have only an asterism as organ, would this mean instant death should a Yludih grafter be affected by this?

[Rakvald]

"At this level (Novice), the Grafter must be touching the area to be affected directly. "

Just a quick question about this passage. Say the grafter needs to heal himself or manipulate his own skin/flesh, is he presumed to have contact with his own body, or does he have to 'lay on hands' for himself?

[Hina]

Is everything in the body considered "flesh"? I'm thinking about hair, cartilage, intestines, etc.

[Pegasus]

My apologies for the list. I've just written down the questions that came to me while reading the graft article as a Yludih writer. But in general, I'd like to know how being a Yludih affects Graft?

No worries on a list - that's all good.
Bottom line here is in the beginning of the article:

Graft is a magic concerned with two things; flesh and energy. Flesh being the organs, limbs, blood, bone, and so on which make up a physical body of plant, animal, or person ~ including the Yludih, Tunawa and other non-traditional races.

In the initiation the danger comes from the increased toxicity of the flesh the new grafter has to eat but (as far as I know and have seen) Yludih are immune to poisons. Are Yludih initiations always a success?

Nope. The initiation is able to kill Yludih, same as anyone else.

If a Yludih were to initiate someone, would they need to give up their identity? Since their crystals only maintain their illusion as long as they are attached to a functioning asterism. How well/quick would a Yludih's regurgitated flesh be absorbed by their initiate and is there any impact on the success rate?

Yes, they'd be giving up their identity, unless they thought of some way around it. Same timeframe and no impact on success one way or another.

The witchmark of grafting is the creation of a new sensory organ but Yludih lack some of these organs and the others are all just crystals overlaid with an illusion that looks like a sensory organ. Since the illusion is maintained subconsciously by the brain, would they simply grow a new crystal (formation) somewhere which remains hidden under the illusion? Does the spark override this illusion that the Yludih has automatically taken on since birth?

Yep. And yep!

At higher levels, can a grafter not simply remove the witchmark?

Yes, true of all grafters.

Energizing: When trying to graft someone a new finger, would the grafter first energize new bones, then new muscles and tendons, then new nerves and veins, then new skin and finish with new nails, having to focus his ether specifically for those sections, one at a time, or would he simply tell the body to rebuild the finger, leave it up to the body and just energize until there is a fully functioning finger where there should biologically be one?

Depends on how the player chooses to write their Graft working. That's a player decision.

When a grafter (at lower levels) is specifically energizing with the goal to regrow bones or organs, would the grafter notice in any way that the energy he is spending on his Yludih patient doesn't do anything? Or would the spark "translate" expended ether to the race it is working on?

There's a possibility that someone with high detection skill might notice something different, I guess? Maybe? I'm trying to avoid absolutes here. But the spark translates the ether to be what the flesh needs.

Adhering: Can a Yludih adhere flesh to crystal and have them function normally or do both parts need to be of the same flesh for it to work?

There are examples in the write up of different kinds of flesh. Yludih is just one of them. Adhering doesn't need to be the same kind.

Once a leech is full, does it detach from the body or remain but become inert?

Remains

If a creature grows metal as part of its body, is it considered flesh that can be used in grafting? What about ivory/bone/similar material tusks and fangs and such?

Metal isn't flesh - bones are clearly covered in the write-up.

Corrupting: How much knowledge is needed to be able to create or duplicate a function of a body? Can someone create or duplicate a lung if they don't know that lungs take oxygen from the air and puts it into the blood and takes carbon dioxide from the blood and exhales it.

Yes, they can.

Overstepping: Intemperate: Would the increase in body temp from this overstepping also boost the amount of energy a Yludih has since heat is energy and asterisms love energy?
Scratches and Scars: How would this affect a Yludih body and illusion?
Peeling: Since this specifically affects the skin, leaving the flesh underneath untouched, how would this work for Yludih?
Organ Failure: Since, as far as I know and have always written, Yludih have only an asterism as organ, would this mean instant death should a Yludih grafter be affected by this?

Overstepping are examples only, some of the more well known ones. A Yludih player would be expected to make their overstepping etc appropriate to their pc / race / situation.

Hope that helps!!

[Pegasus]

"At this level (Novice), the Grafter must be touching the area to be affected directly. "

Just a quick question about this passage. Say the grafter needs to heal himself or manipulate his own skin/flesh, is he presumed to have contact with his own body, or does he have to 'lay on hands' for himself?

Presumed to have contact.

[Pegasus]

Is everything in the body considered "flesh"? I'm thinking about hair, cartilage, intestines, etc.

Hair, no.
Flesh is defined thus: Flesh being the organs, limbs, blood, bone, and so on which make up a physical body of plant, animal, or person ~ including the Yludih, Tunawa and other non-traditional races. So a piece of hair - nope. But hair with the scalp still attached. Aye.

[Hina]

One of my goals for Hina's graft is to be able to change the way someone looks to a point where they can change their face claim. I'm thinking it would need a mix of surgery (to not accidentally kill them), cosmetology (for aesthetics), and graft (for the actual changing) to achieve. Would this be possible with high enough skill? I wanted to clarify with a mod first before I start planning it out.

[Pegasus]

One of my goals for Hina's graft is to be able to change the way someone looks to a point where they can change their face claim. I'm thinking it would need a mix of surgery (to not accidentally kill them), cosmetology (for aesthetics), and graft (for the actual changing) to achieve. Would this be possible with high enough skill? I wanted to clarify with a mod first before I start planning it out.

I really like this idea and, yes I'd say with those skills at high enough levels, that sounds very interesting indeed! It will be very tricky, because of the very delicate nature of it, but it's certainly something that's achievable.

[Rakvald]

If a grafter were to alter themselves in whatever way, say giving their hands super extra thick and hardened skin using energizing or various other techniques, or making their forearms beefy and strong for an iron clad grip, how would we go about recording that change? Apply for it as a reward in a thread and then link back to it in the character sheet? (I'm guessing it'd be listed under the magic section). Or would we psf it through an awakening mutation or some such? Both?