12-22-2020, 08:54 AM | #1 |
GURPS Line Editor
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
|
Radiana, Sister of Splendor
It has been a while since I posted a character, so let's go "off template" and create a custom cleric suited to the season.
__________________
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> GURPS Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just GURPS News] |
12-22-2020, 09:31 AM | #2 |
GURPS Line Editor
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
Yes, Radiana is a hack 'n' slash fantasy character without armor, weapons, or meaningful combat skills!
In combat, Radiana runs around at Move 9, healing friends in need. With that much Move, she can usually stay away from enemies – and Major Healing at 20 means that keeping her distance doesn't keep her from healing her allies, despite the -1 per yard. If enemies do manage to overrun her, she uses the Command spell to order an about-face, and then runs away. Speaking of Major Healing, note that absorbing range penalties and multiple-uses penalties aren't her biggest selling point. That would be having Power Investiture 6 and thus being allowed to spend up to 6 energy on the spell, healing up to 12 HP in one shot! At skill 20, the first 2 energy points (4 HP) are free. Not that she's short on energy! She has FP 14 and ER 5. She has another 8 energy banked in her power item for emergencies. And with Recover Energy at 20, she gets back 1 point of FP and 1 point of ER every 2 minutes; even a 10-minute rest can restore 10 energy points. She uses FP and ER equally for the first 10 energy to facilitate this. Beyond those tricks, if nobody needs healing, she'll buff instead, favoring Armor and Shield in ordinary battles. She's also happy to light up a gloomy battlefield with Sunlight. If she has no choice but to help out on offense (her least-favorite thing), she can chuck a mean Sunbolt; indeed, given a little time to prepare (and ideally, recover), she can hurl an 18d bolt. While Radiana is no combatant, she does have HT 14 and the blessing of the Goddess (that is, Luck). If she gets hurt, she's likely to survive. Indeed, with her HT, she's likely to stay awake . . . and even at half Move, she's fast enough to get to safety. Out of combat, Radiana mostly handles serious after-combat healing using Great Healing, Instant Neutralize Poison, Remove Curse, and Stone to Flesh – all at high levels that can cope with even major problems. In challenging situations, she can help out with the coveted Bless spell. And when things get really rough and it's time to run away, she can cast the apex clerical spell, Sanctuary. In town, Radiana is absolutely splendid and easy to like (especially if she has time to cast Silver Tongue). She's (un)surprisingly good with money, and a fair judge of the value of loot. She's also adept at getting along with the upper-crust types who have a sweet spot for her sect's tendency to equate the gilded life of the wealthy with piety. Radiana feels that all of this – especially the Bless and Sanctuary spells – means that she pulls more than her weight, despite not being a warrior, and merits a full share of the treasure. Radiana's future goals are to raise Major Healing as high as the GM will allow (ideally to 40, which will take 80 points), and to do the same with Energy Reserve (ideally to 20, which will take 45 points). She might stop off along the way to improve her Luck. And of course she's always questing for some insanely valuable, glitzy gewgaw to use as a really ridiculous power item.
__________________
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> GURPS Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just GURPS News] |
12-22-2020, 12:55 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Feb 2009
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
Would it be possible for her to get a non weaponized version of a staff for reach? Like what modern bishops carry (at least I don't think are weaponized)
|
12-22-2020, 01:11 PM | #4 |
GURPS Line Editor
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
If that mattered enough to the player. Were I the GM, I'd reduce the value of the Vow for that . . . even if she isn't any good with it, and even if it isn't a weapon, a stick can be used for touch-only spells and such, which goes against the spirit of the Vow.
__________________
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> GURPS Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just GURPS News] |
12-22-2020, 03:39 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chagrin Falls
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
Would making it a 6' section of rope (spider silk? unicorn tail? whatever?) so it isn't in any way a weapon and not even able to parry in an emergency still violate the spirit of the Vow?
__________________
Benundefined Life has a funny way of making sure you decide to leave the party just a few minutes too late to avoid trouble. |
12-22-2020, 04:29 PM | #6 |
GURPS Line Editor
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
I think the best way to get extra reach would be to go for something splendid. For some reason I feel that excessively long water sleeves would be appropriate.
__________________
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> GURPS Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just GURPS News] |
12-23-2020, 01:36 AM | #7 |
Night Watchman
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
Indexed. Does she ever accept magnificence as a alternative to splendor?
__________________
The Path of Cunning. Indexes: DFRPG Characters, Advantage of the Week, Disadvantage of the Week, Skill of the Week, Techniques. |
12-23-2020, 05:00 AM | #8 |
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
She saves about [50] compared to a DFRPG caster with a weapon (DX12 is [40], weapon skill [8], shield [1], ranged weapon [1]), getting extra points on top of that has to limit her beyond her not being good enough with a staff to ever consider attacking with it.
That said, it’s not like the whole character collapses if you replace her vow with something else; then she can have a Staff just fine, and at [0] and DX 10, she still won’t attack with it.
__________________
Per-based Stealth isn’t remotely as awkward as DX-based Observation. |
12-23-2020, 03:28 PM | #9 |
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Yukon, OK
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
I like the goddess and think its a nice concept for a fantasy setting.
__________________
My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries |
12-23-2020, 05:13 PM | #10 |
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Portsmouth, VA, USA
|
Re: Radiana, Sister of Splendor
This is just . . . splendid.
__________________
My Twitter My w23 Stuff My Blog Latest GURPS Book: Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves Latest TFT Book: The Sunken Library Become a Patron! |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|