Just been looking at Darkwing's blog, where he plans to do a magi a day in November. His first is up, a Guernicus 15 years out of Gauntlet. You can see it here --
Great stuff! And by the time he has finished you will have a Tribunal full of NPC's!
cj x
Well done Darkwing! Welcome to the pack!
A faerie a day,
An object of desire a day,
a saint a day,
a magus a day,
Pretty cool November.
Oh, and happy belated Samhain to everyone. "Don't forget your goat leggings!"
Can't argue with that.
Wordpress is doing something strange to the formatting of my posting, it took me a while to get the guernicus one semi-right, and the Amazon I'm trying to post today is getting mangled.
I may have to abandon wordpress and try directly posting them here.
Here's my guernicus copy & pasted straight from the original file - does it seem better formatted than on wordpress?:
Fortissimus, Magus ex Guernicus
Characteristics: Int +2, Per 0, Pre 0, Com +1, Str 0, Sta +5, Dex +1, Qik -1
Size: 0
Age: 25
Decrepitude: 0
Warping Score: 0
Confidence Score: 1 (3)
Virtues and Flaws: The Gift; Hermetic Magus; Hermetic Prestige*, Mercurian Magic, Great Stamina x 2, Improved Characteristics, Tough, Life Boost, Puissant Creo
; Meddler (major), Greedy (major), Mentor, Obese, Disjointed Magic
Personality traits: Meddler +6, Greedy +6, Fair +1
Reputations: Quaesitor 3
Combat:
Dodging Init -1, Attack n/a, Defense +3, Damage n/a
Kick Init -2, Attack +4, Defense +1, Damage +3
Dagger Init -1, Attack +7, Defense +3, Damage +3
Soak: +8
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20)
Abilities: Artes Liberales 1 (rhetoric), Athletics 1 (jumping), Awareness 2 (clues), Brawl 3 (dodging), Charm 2 (suspects), Code of Hermes 2 (wizards' marches), Folk Ken 2 (magi), Guile 2 (fast talk), Intrigue 2 (plotting), Latin 4 (insults), Low German 5 (swiss),
agic Theory 3 (creo), Order of hermes lore 2 (notorious magi), Parma magica 1 (mentem), Penetration 1 (mentem), Survival 1 (winter), Swim 1 (long distances)
Arts: Cr 10+3, In 5, Mu 0, Pe 1, Re 3, An 0, Aq 0, Au 0, Co 0, He 0, Ig 5, Im 0, Me 7, Te 0, Vi 0
Twilight Scars: None
Equipment: Wizardly robes
Encumbrance: 0(0)
Spells Known:
Arc of Fiery Ribbons (CrIg 25) +23
The Call to Slumber (ReMe 10) +15
Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie (InMe 20) +17
Intuition of The Forest (InHe 10) +10
Pilum of Fire (CrIg 20) +23
Trust of Childlike Faith (ReMe 10) +15
Weight of a Thousand Hells (CrMe 25) +25
Fortissimus was a weighty child, seemingly indestructible in fights with other young boys. On realising that this was a gifted child with huge fortitude, his master decided that he had found a worthy apprentice to teach the Mercurian arts to. This student would excel at the rituals of Fenicil, some day. The initial training revealed a slight inclination towards Creo, so he has been taught some Ignem so he can act as a hoplite while he learns more.
Fortissimus 15 years past gauntlet
Characteristics: Int +2, Per 0, Pre 0, Com +1, Str 0, Sta +5, Dex +1, Qik -1
Size: 0
Age: 25
Decrepitude: 0
Warping Score: 0
Confidence Score: 1 (3)
Virtues and Flaws: The Gift; Hermetic Magus; Hermetic Prestige*, Mercurian Magic, Great Stamina x 2, Improved Characteristics, Tough, Life Boost, Puissant Creo
; Meddler (major), Greedy (major), Mentor, Obese, Disjointed Magic
Personality traits: Meddler +6, Greedy +6, Fair +1
Reputations: Quaesitor 3
Combat:
Dodging Init -1, Attack n/a, Defense +3, Damage n/a
Kick Init -2, Attack +4, Defense +1, Damage +3
Dagger Init -1, Attack +7, Defense +3, Damage +3
Soak: +8
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20)
Abilities: Artes Liberales 1 (rhetoric), Athletics 1 (jumping), Awareness 2 (clues), Brawl 3 (dodging), Charm 2 (suspects), Code of Hermes 3 (wizards' marches), Folk Ken 2 (magi), Guile 2 (fast talk), Intrigue 2 (plotting), Latin 4 (insults), Low German 5 (swiss),
agic Theory 4 (creo), Order of hermes lore 3 (notorious magi), Parma magica 3 (mentem), Penetration 2 (mentem), Survival 1 (winter), Swim 1 (long distances)
Fenicil Ritual Abilities: Wisdom of Athena 2, Sight of Aletheia 2, Veil all eyes 2, The oath of truth 2
Arts: Cr 13+3, In 5, Mu 5, Pe 5, Re 5, An 0, Aq 0, Au 0, Co 5, He 0, Ig 9, Im 0, Me 10, Te 2, Vi 5
Twilight Scars: None
Equipment: Wizardly robes
Encumbrance: 0(0)
Spells Known:
Arc of Fiery Ribbons (CrIg 25) +30
The Call to Slumber (ReMe 10) +20
Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie (InMe 20) +20
The Good Witness (CrMe 25) +31 From HoH:TL p73
Intuition of The Forest (InHe 10) +10
Pilum of Fire (CrIg 20) +30
Rise of the Feathery Body (ReCo 10) +15
Thoughts within Babble (InMe 25) +20
Trust of Childlike Faith (ReMe 10) +20
Weight of a Thousand Hells (CrMe 25) +31
Fortissimus has learnt a few more spells, developed a longevity ritual with a +6 aging bonus, and started the path of Fenicil's rituals.
I know what you mean about wordpress. I've been creating my faeries in goggle documents (which has its own issues), then pasting the text into wordpress, which removes all the formatting. I then reformat the wordpress entry, using bolds and italics. I can't seem to make a double return entry in wordpress - to separate paragraphs - so I do that in goggle docs.
(an Amazon! Ohhh, I'm excited.)
Alexandria, Amazon Api Specialist
Characteristics: Int +1, Per 0, Pre 0, Com +2, Str 0, Sta 0, Dex +2, Qik 0
Size: 0
Age: 25
Decrepitude: 0
Warping Score: 0
Confidence Score: 1 (3)
Virtues and Flaws: The Gift; Amazon Sorceress; Skilled mistress, Puissant Api, Puissant Finesse,Inoffensive to Animals (only horses)
Envious(major), Obsessed (horses)
Personality traits: Envious +6, Loyal +2, Creative +1
Reputations: none
Combat:
Dodging Init 0, attack n/a, defense +3, damage n/a
Sagaris init +1, attack +9, defense +3, damage +6
scythian bow init -1, attack +8, defense +3, damage +6
Soak: 0
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20)
Abilities: Living Language:Amazon 5 (vocabulary), Amazonian Chant 3 (Api), Amazon Spellcraft 2 (learning spells), Amazon cult lore 1 (Api), Athletics 2 (sprinting), Awareness 2 (keeping watch), Bow 2 (scythian), Brawl 2 (dodging), Finesse 2+2 (aiming spells), Magic lore 2 (magical animals), Penetration 2 (Api), Ride 2 (battle), single weapon 2 (sagaris), Stealth 2 (scouting), Survival 2 (steppe)
Arts: Al 8, Ma 8, Pa 2, Ap 10+3, Ka 0, Nu 0, So 0, Zo 0
Twilight Scars: None
Equipment: Sagaris, scythian bow
Encumbrance: 0(0)
Spells Known:
Bigger Mouth of Hades (AlAp 10/+23) Like mouth of hades, but this digs a 100 cubic pace trench under her enemies (base 5,+1 size)
Summon the Guardian of the Land Bridge (AlAp 25, +23)
Find Our enemies (MaAp 5/+23)
Sense the Potent Fodder (MaAp 5/+23)
Command the Guardian of the land bridge (MaAp 20/+23)
The Moat's mortal end (PaAp10/+17) note this spell fills in a hole the same size as Bigger Mouth of Hades opens.
Alexandria, as befits a mistress of the Api arts, is strongly influenced by Melancholic personality traits. (If you desire a more aggressive maga, switching envious for vengeful as a major flaw keeps the melancholic theme). Her favourite tactic is to use Bigger Mouth of Hades to drop people into a pit, and then close it in on them the next round, burying those too slow to move. She can just about summon and control the earth elemental required for the land bridge to Amazonia on a good day, assuming she has an arcane connection to boost penetration. Her mistress deliberately initiated her into The Centaur's heart, so she already has inoffensive to animals (limited to horses) matched with the flaw Obsesssed (horses) and is very protective of her battle-sister's mounts.
She deliberately has as few Virtues and Flaws as the character needs to provide room for customisation.
To age by 10 years, I took 6 years for 180 xp - 20 into Amazon chant, 15 into spellcraft, 15 into finesse, 15 into penetration, 10 into cult lore, 19 into Al, 30 into Ma, 18 into Pa, 23 into Ap, 15 into So.
I then did 4 years as 16 seasons in the temple. 10 seasons earnt 20 xp in spellcraft, putting it to 4. Spells developed in level 1 aura.
First 10 seasons: AlAp lab total 31, can create level 15 in a season - creates Aid of Goitosyros with 3 extra size levels (1 million cubic paces) AlAp 15, Even Bigger Mouth of Hades (extra size level) AlAp +15.
MaAp lab total 32, learns Gauge the stones(Determines how much vis is in an inanimate item, MaAp base 10), gauge the melancholic prey (how much vis is in a seen magical animal or earth elemental, base 10 +1 seen stranger), Surveying the distant realm (MaAp 5, detects presence of an aura), Gauge the aura (MaAp 10, determines strength of an aura), discern the regio entrance (MaAp 10, detects presence of a regio)
PaAp lab total 27: Learns rob them of Goitosyros' gift, sting the elemental (robs an elemental of 5 points of might, base 5 +1 seen stranger)
AlSo lab total 20: learns blade of menhit (AlSo 10)
Final 6 seasons with 1 extra spellcraft - PaAp;learns the moat's mortal end with +1 size in 2 seasons. Also creates cover the cave AlAp 10 - closes 10 cubic paces of earth over a cave entrance, with discrete tiny airholes - covers a cave mouth for Hours duration, after which it remains there in a fragile state. Base 4, + 2 intricacy. 33; creates Injure the bull (AlAp 15) creates a medium wound on a melancholic animal, as per Klymene's spell on page 21. Creates Open the cave - opens a cave of 100 cubic paces in stone gently without causing a rockfall - AlAp 4, +1 stone, +1 days, +1 size.
+10 years
Characteristics: Int +1, Per 0, Pre 0, Com +2, Str 0, Sta 0, Dex +2, Qik 0
Size: 0
Age: 35
Decrepitude: 0
Warping Score: 0
Confidence Score: 1 (3)
Virtues and Flaws: The Gift; Amazon Sorceress; Skilled mistress, Puissant Api, Puissant Finesse,Inoffensive to Animals (only horses)
Envious(major), Obsessed (horses)
Personality traits: Envious +6, Loyal +2, Creative +1
Reputations: none
Combat:
Dodging Init 0, attack n/a, defense +3, damage n/a
Sagaris init +1, attack +9, defense +3, damage +6
scythian bow init -1, attack +8, defense +3, damage +6
Soak: 0
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20)
Abilities: Living Language:Amazon 5 (vocabulary), Amazonian Chant 4 (Api), Amazon Spellcraft 4 (12) (learning spells), Amazon cult lore 2 (Api), Athletics 2 (sprinting), Awareness 2 (keeping watch), Bow 2 (scythian), Brawl 2 (dodging), Finesse 3+2 (aiming spells), Magic lore 2 (magical animals), Penetration 3 (Api), Ride 2 (battle), single weapon 2 (sagaris), Stealth 2 (scouting), Survival 2 (steppe)
Arts: Al 10, Ma 11, Pa 6, Ap 12+3, Ka 0, Nu 0, So 5, Zo 0
Twilight Scars: None
Equipment: Sagaris, scythian bow
Encumbrance: 0(0)
Spells Known:
Bigger Mouth of Hades (AlAp 10/+27) , +1 size version (AlAp 15/+27)
Summon the Guardian of the Land Bridge (AlAp 25, +27)
Massive Aid of Goitosyros (AlAp 15/+27)
Open the Cave (AlAp 15/+27)
Injure the bull (AlAp 15/+27)
Find Our enemies (MaAp 5/+28)
Sense the Potent Fodder (MaAp 5/+28)
Command the Guardian of the land bridge (MaAp 20/+28)
Gauge the stones (MaAp 10/+28)
Gauge the melancholic prey (MaAp 15/+28)
surveying the distant realm (MaAp 5/+28)
Gauge the aura (MaAp 10/+28)
discern the regio entrance (MaAp 10/+28)
The Moat's mortal end (PaAp10/+23), +1 size version (PaAp 15/+23)
Cover the cave (PaAp10/+23)
Rob them of Goitosyros gift (PaAp 10/+23)
Blade of Menhit (AlSo 10/+17)
Alexandria is at the age where she needs a longevity ritual, but now has a lot of spells.
Name Iskander
Characteristics: Int -1 , Per 0 , Str 1, Sta 1, Pre 0 , Com 3, Dex 2 , Qik 0
Size 1
Age 23
Decrepitude 0
Confidence 1
Virtues/Flaws The Gift, Soqotran sorcerer ; Puissant magic (Aloe), Large, Warrior, Improved Characteristics; Chaste (minor), Wrathful (minor), Close Family Ties.
Personality traits Chaste +3, Wrathful +3, Brave +2
Reputations: none
Combat:
dodging init +0, atk n/a, def +3, dam n/a
shortsword init +1, atk +11, def +7, dam +6
shortbow init -1, atk +6, def +3, dam +6
Soak:1
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0 , -1, -3, -5, unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-6), -3 (7-12), -5 (13-18), incapacitated (19-24)
Abilities Living Language:Arabic 5 (vocabulary), Bargain 2(merchant), Charm 2, Athletics 2(climbing), Soqotran (vocabulary) 4, Brawl 2(dodge), bows 2(shortbow), Single Weapon (shortsword) 5, Profession: sailor (dhow) 2, swim (sea) 2, artes liberales (rhetoric) 1, penetration (aloe) 1, magic lore(spirits) 1
Magic Abilities: Aloe Magic (healing)5 + 2, Cinnabar Magic (maintaining fortune) 2, Myrrh Magic (granting virtues) 2, Olibanum Magic(moving objects) 2. Spells Closing lacerations of the skin (aloe 9) +11, Restoring the injured warrior (aloe 18) +11, patch up armour (like closing lacerations of the skin, but on non-organic matter – in this case armour containing metal) (aloe 15) +10, Maintenance of Bravery (cinnabar 9) +6, safety of the burning nest (cinnabar 12) +5, Eyesight of the Ancient Hero (myrrh 6) +6, Harvesting knife (olibanum 3) +6
Equipment: shortsword, sparks of incense
Appearance: A tanned sailor.
Iskander has surprisingly managed to pick up a decent amount of the Soqotran language and avoided being isolated from the island natives, unlike many sorcerers who were born in Arab lands and brought to the island by the Date tribe. He has married a local woman and picked up the language. As a sailor, he has learnt spells to help heal the sailors and naval troops, protect from shipboard flames, and boost the eyesight of the ship's lookout. As a sailing mage, he gets to travel away from the island so he still runs into relatives in the nearby port he was born in, something the Herons of light try to discourage.
Notes: I find the Aloe grimoire the least inspiring of the four tribes, which is why I worked hard to come up with an interesting mage for them. I've gone rival magic mad, I can only think of non-hermetic magi right now.