[Thaumatology] Specialist Magic-Users

Prince Charon · 04-24-2021, 08:18 AM

Leofflæd of the Tendrils, 256 BCE

Age: 22

Attributes

ST 12 [20]; DX 14 [80]; IQ 12 [40]; HT 13 [30]

Secondary Characteristics

HP 12; Will 12; Per 12; FP 13

Social Background

Languages: Third Century BCE Germanic (Native) [0]; Northern Tradetongue (Accented/No Writing) [2].

TL: 2^

Cultural Familiarity: Third Century BCE Germanic [0].

Subtotal: 172

Advantages

Legal Enforcement Powers (Trade routes and towns along them; Informal, -50%) [5]

Extra Attack (Spirits, -10%; Single Skill, Tentacles, -20%) 3 [52]
Spirit Empathy (Specialized: Celestials, -50%) [5]
Spirit Talent 1 [10]
Path/Book Adept (Space) 1 [10]
Path/Book Adept (Time, Material; Path of the Elements Only, -40%) 2 [12]

Perks

Body Discipline (Judo Art). [1]
Courtesy Religious Rank 1. [1]
Rules Exemption (Number of charms per ritual is uncapped). [1]
SOP (Tops up useful charms during downtime). [1]
Special Exercises (Extra Attack). [1]
Style Familiarity (Hexenringen). [1]

Subtotal: 100

Disadvantages

Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]
Duty (Protecting travelers; 9 or less) [-5]
Enemies (Bandits; Hunter, Large disorganized group, Appears on a 9 or less) [-20]
Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10]
Sense of Duty (Friends) [-5]

Quirks

Beer snob. [-1]
Dislikes being alone. [-1]
Fond of dogs. [-1]
Likes smart men. [-1]
Responsive. [-1]

Subtotal: -50

Features

Religious Ritual is a Complementary Skill of all Paths. [0]

Skills

Area Knowledge (Germanic Trade Routes) [IQ/E] [2] 13
Boxing [DX/A] [2] 14
Diplomacy [IQ/H] [4] 12
Fast-Draw (Charm) [DX/E] [2] 15
First Aid/TL2^ [IQ/E] [2] 13
Hiking [HT/A] [3] 13
Knife [DX/E] [1] 14
Occultism [IQ/A] [2] 12
Religious Ritual (Harvest Goddess/Beer God) [IQ/H] [2] 11
Staff [DX/A] [4] 15
Stealth [DX/A] [2] 14
Survival (Woodlands) [Per/A] [2] 12
Theology (Germanic) [IQ/H] [1] 10

Subtotal: 29

Judo Art [DX/H] [12] 17*
Path of the Elements [DX/VH] [16] 17*
Path of Form [DX/VH] [2] 13*
Path of Health [DX/VH] [4] 14*

* Includes +1 from Spirit Talent.

Techniques

Judo (A) Judo Art-3 [3] 17

Reversion of Form (H) Path of Form-5 [6] 13
See the True Face (H) Path of Form-1 [0] 12
Succor (H) Path of Health-4 [3] 12
Tentacles of Air (H) Path of the Elements-6 [7] 17
Tentacles of Earth (H) Path of the Elements-6 [3] 13
Tentacles of Fire (H) Path of the Elements-6 [2] 12
Tentacles of Water (H) Path of the Elements-6 [4] 14

Subtotal: 62

Total: 284

Equipment

Clothes
Boots
Knife
Staff
Moneybag
Personal basics

Notes

Some of you are probably thinking this character should be Japanese, or are otherwise associating the Elemental Tentacles with a genre that is somewhat popular in Japan, but isn't safe to browse at work. That's not actually the source, though. The original version of the character was male, was going to be either a Roman named Octavius or a German named Otto, and would have specialized in Tentacles of Metal. He might also have had a rather spider-themed enemy, and might not have been heroic.

Leofflæd is built for a hypothetical 'historical with mainly Path/Book Magic' setting. Spirit Empathy replaces Magery 0 for the spiritual 'magic' of this setting, and the Magery talent is replaced by various spirit-related Talents (unspecialized Spirit Talent, as Leofflæd has, was set at 10 points per level for convenience). 'Celestials' refers to the servitor-spirits of the gods (or at least, the gods that are generally friendly towards humanity), with less of the Christian associations of calling them 'angels.'

She's technically a minor priestess, but it's a bit more accurate to think of her as a rather martial deaconess or a traveling beadle, hence the low religious skills and lack of Clerical Investment or real Religious Rank. Joining classic 'dungeon-delving' adventuring parties is sometimes within her remit, as the sort of beings that nest in caves and abandoned fortresses do often include or act like bandits, threatening the safe flow of trade and the lives and livelyhoods of traders. She might even be the one gathering the group, at the behest of concerned merchants, lords, or priests.

Her people do have writing, and she is fairly literate, but they tend to write on birch-bark and other perishable materials, leaving little evidence for later generations to find. Northern Tradetongue is a common trading language in Northern Europe at this time; it doesn't have a written form, nor the vocabulary to be learned above Accented.

Leofflæd rolls critical failures on the "Clerical" Table (p257). Those who do not have a close relationship with the gods (meaning most casters in this setting) are more likely to roll on the Spirit-Oriented Magic Table (Thaumatology p260), instead.

Thoughts?

04-24-2021, 08:18 AM	#31
Prince Charon Join Date: Dec 2012	Re: [Thaumatology] Specialist Magic-Users Leofflæd of the Tendrils, 256 BCE Age: 22 Attributes ST 12 [20]; DX 14 [80]; IQ 12 [40]; HT 13 [30] Secondary Characteristics HP 12; Will 12; Per 12; FP 13 Social Background Languages: Third Century BCE Germanic (Native) [0]; Northern Tradetongue (Accented/No Writing) [2]. TL: 2^ Cultural Familiarity: Third Century BCE Germanic [0]. Subtotal: 172 Advantages Legal Enforcement Powers (Trade routes and towns along them; Informal, -50%) [5] Extra Attack (Spirits, -10%; Single Skill, Tentacles, -20%) 3 [52] Spirit Empathy (Specialized: Celestials, -50%) [5] Spirit Talent 1 [10] Path/Book Adept (Space) 1 [10] Path/Book Adept (Time, Material; Path of the Elements Only, -40%) 2 [12] Perks Body Discipline (Judo Art). [1] Courtesy Religious Rank 1. [1] Rules Exemption (Number of charms per ritual is uncapped). [1] SOP (Tops up useful charms during downtime). [1] Special Exercises (Extra Attack). [1] Style Familiarity (Hexenringen). [1] Subtotal: 100 Disadvantages Code of Honor (Professional) [-5] Duty (Protecting travelers; 9 or less) [-5] Enemies (Bandits; Hunter, Large disorganized group, Appears on a 9 or less) [-20] Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10] Sense of Duty (Friends) [-5] Quirks Beer snob. [-1] Dislikes being alone. [-1] Fond of dogs. [-1] Likes smart men. [-1] Responsive. [-1] Subtotal: -50 Features Religious Ritual is a Complementary Skill of all Paths. [0] Skills Area Knowledge (Germanic Trade Routes) [IQ/E] [2] 13 Boxing [DX/A] [2] 14 Diplomacy [IQ/H] [4] 12 Fast-Draw (Charm) [DX/E] [2] 15 First Aid/TL2^ [IQ/E] [2] 13 Hiking [HT/A] [3] 13 Knife [DX/E] [1] 14 Occultism [IQ/A] [2] 12 Religious Ritual (Harvest Goddess/Beer God) [IQ/H] [2] 11 Staff [DX/A] [4] 15 Stealth [DX/A] [2] 14 Survival (Woodlands) [Per/A] [2] 12 Theology (Germanic) [IQ/H] [1] 10 Subtotal: 29 Judo Art [DX/H] [12] 17* Path of the Elements [DX/VH] [16] 17* Path of Form [DX/VH] [2] 13* Path of Health [DX/VH] [4] 14* * Includes +1 from Spirit Talent. Techniques Judo (A) Judo Art-3 [3] 17 Reversion of Form (H) Path of Form-5 [6] 13 See the True Face (H) Path of Form-1 [0] 12 Succor (H) Path of Health-4 [3] 12 Tentacles of Air (H) Path of the Elements-6 [7] 17 Tentacles of Earth (H) Path of the Elements-6 [3] 13 Tentacles of Fire (H) Path of the Elements-6 [2] 12 Tentacles of Water (H) Path of the Elements-6 [4] 14 Subtotal: 62 Total: 284 Equipment Clothes Boots Knife Staff Moneybag Personal basics Notes Some of you are probably thinking this character should be Japanese, or are otherwise associating the Elemental Tentacles with a genre that is somewhat popular in Japan, but isn't safe to browse at work. That's not actually the source, though. The original version of the character was male, was going to be either a Roman named Octavius or a German named Otto, and would have specialized in Tentacles of Metal. He might also have had a rather spider-themed enemy, and might not have been heroic. Leofflæd is built for a hypothetical 'historical with mainly Path/Book Magic' setting. Spirit Empathy replaces Magery 0 for the spiritual 'magic' of this setting, and the Magery talent is replaced by various spirit-related Talents (unspecialized Spirit Talent, as Leofflæd has, was set at 10 points per level for convenience). 'Celestials' refers to the servitor-spirits of the gods (or at least, the gods that are generally friendly towards humanity), with less of the Christian associations of calling them 'angels.' She's technically a minor priestess, but it's a bit more accurate to think of her as a rather martial deaconess or a traveling beadle, hence the low religious skills and lack of Clerical Investment or real Religious Rank. Joining classic 'dungeon-delving' adventuring parties is sometimes within her remit, as the sort of beings that nest in caves and abandoned fortresses do often include or act like bandits, threatening the safe flow of trade and the lives and livelyhoods of traders. She might even be the one gathering the group, at the behest of concerned merchants, lords, or priests. Her people do have writing, and she is fairly literate, but they tend to write on birch-bark and other perishable materials, leaving little evidence for later generations to find. Northern Tradetongue is a common trading language in Northern Europe at this time; it doesn't have a written form, nor the vocabulary to be learned above Accented. Leofflæd rolls critical failures on the "Clerical" Table (p257). Those who do not have a close relationship with the gods (meaning most casters in this setting) are more likely to roll on the Spirit-Oriented Magic Table (Thaumatology p260), instead. Thoughts? __________________ Warning, I have the Distractible and Imaginative quirks in real life. "The more corrupt a government, the more it legislates." -- Tacitus Five Earths, All in a Row. Updated 12/17/2022: Apocrypha: Bridges out of Time, Part I has been posted.