Create an Archmagus: The Once and Future Time Sink

[Erik_Tyrrell]

@Sdelear

Um, they are sound texts under the rules found in Covenants. Covenants says sound = Level + Quality of between 28 and 31. In most cases that will be a magus with an arts score of 40 writing at level 15, shifting 5 points into a higher quality and gaining +1 from resonate texts (so 15/15 for a Magus with either Com+3 or great teacher). According to covenants these texts cost around 1 pawn/level. To insure I have the power level at RAW, I'm directly pulling the text score out of Covenants page 94. I use to think these were high, but there's a character I'm going to introduce in about another 20 years of game time with maxed out Com and great teacher whom is going to be encouraged to spend one season a year writing for use in trade.

I don't dispute that it is possible. I'm surprised that you have such texts in 12 of the 15 arts. Perhaps I'm missing it, but I don't see that you'v bought any inferior suma with your build points. It was a question regarding our differing tastes and vision of the setting not an aspersion on your command of the system.

I see you've got another thread going I'll put in a comment there

[Sdelear]

Most were purchased for vis in play. Veii's initial summa's were
Summa Ignem 16/19 (quality 16/level 19) – Exceptional Text Major Boon
Summa Aquam 14/16
Summa Auram 16/14
Summa Terram 15/15

Which were looted by somebody in the Levant, looted again by the crusaders then looted by Sarah's parens Mortalis, only to in turn be looted by Sarah (in other words predefined in play) and

Summa Rego 16/12
Summa Corpus 15/15
Summa Code of Hermes 15/3 (24 points)

With the Rego and Corpus coming from Arria whom is a specialist in travel magics. The covenants started with summa in only six of the fifteen arts (with five purchased through build points), the rest came later. I think a small number of good books, with large gaps in the collection, better models a small library in the middle ages than a large number of poor texts.

[Sdelear]

Since the way I did the Covenant at Veii has become somewhat controversial, here are its stats:

The Covenant at Veii
City (Rome)(Major), Seat of Power (the Pope)(Major), Fallen Temple (minor), Church Territories (minor), Monster (Major), Cursed (minor)= 12
Regio, Aura (+4), Health Site (+2), Secondary Income, Great Text (Major), “Inhuman” covenfolk, Hidden Resources.
By 1241, Replace Fallen Temple with Chapter House, drop hidden resources, add Powerful Ally, add wealthy (minor) but demote secondary income source to poor.

Vis Income - 42 Pawns/Year
8 Pawns - Scribal Hospitality
5 Pawns - Creo (Divine Vis)
4 Pawns - Aquam
6 Pawns - Corpus
5 Pawns - Terram
5 Pawns - Ignem
5 Pawns - Auram
4 Pawns - Rego

Aegis
Normally 20 though a level 40 is available.
[table][tr][td]Magi of Veii[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Germanicus[/td][td]Guernicus specializing in dealing with the church[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Int +3, Per, +2, Str -2, Sta 0, Dex 0, Qui -2, Prs +1, Com +2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Doctor in Artibus (Civil & Canon Law), The Gentle Gift, Temporal Influence, Clear Thinker, Minor Magic Focus (Changing Memories), Great Teacher, Hermetic Prestige*, Personal Vis Source***, Quiet Magic****[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Favors, Dark Secret (provided Abraxas with AC to Sher to kill him), Pious (minor), Motion Sickness, Flawed Parma Magica (Ignem), Deficient Form (Ignem)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Familiar: A Cat[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Arria[/td][td]See Earlier Post + 10 additional points of virtues and -5 flaws (this character is heavily involved in exploring the magic realm)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Familiar: A Ghost (Spirit Familiar)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sarah[/td][td]See Earlier Posts[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Alexander[/td][td]Gifted Redcap – Alexander is a Member of the Knights of Hermes[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Int +3, Per +1, Str +0, Sta +1, Dex +1, Qik +1, Prs +1, Com +1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Improved Characteristics, Method Caster, Minor Magic Focus (travel), Mercurian Magic, Affinity with Creo, Puissant Finesse, Cautious Sorcerer, Book Learner, Puissant Creo*, Untuitive**, Uaging**, Flawless Magic**[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Ambitious, Pessemistic, Illegitimate Lineage, Enemies, Missing Eye, Weird Magic, Higher Purpose**, Restriction**[/td][/tr][/table]

• House Virtue
  ** From Mystery Cult
  *** Gained after character creation, income from legal services.
  **** From Adventuring in the Magic Realm

Germanicus and the Code
Germanicus is house Guernicus's specialist in canon law. When something goes wrong, Germanicus is often involved in picking up the pieces. Germanicus also represents a handful of mundane clients at the Papal court in Rome. Does a gently gifted Guernicus practicing law in the Papal Court represent interference with mundanes? Germanicus is clear that-other than an item of quality giving him +2 to argue legal cases-he uses no magic unless required to protect the interests of the order - at which point his legal practice is probably the least of the orders problems.

Income Sources:
Trade from Persia/Syria through Venice and Genoa (more the former now than the latter) - 250 mythic pounds.
Tale of Tuscan Wine - Minor Source 40 mythic pounds.
Inflation: This covenant is within a day's travel of Rome (20 miles). It is is a drop in the bucket next to the money coming through the Church.

Magic Items:
Preservation of the Storerooms Contents CrHe(An) 19.
Lesser Enchanted Device-A Small Marble Statuette
Casts a CrHe(An) version of Charm Against Putrefaction. Cuts provisions cost by 4 pounds and gives all labs a +1 healthy specialization.
(Base +2, +1 touch, +2 Room +2 Day +4 levels Constants Duration, 70 year expiry)

Incendor Homine (*3) CrIg 30
Pen: +10, 24/day
Casts Pilum of Fire
Expiry 70 Years.

Lab Lights (*5) CrIg 9
From Lab Text, Hickory Disk +4
5 (light of a cloudy day) +4 constant effect

Heat the Frigid Tower
CrIg 24 Hickory Disk (+4 Ig)
Base 1, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +4 Structure, +4 levels(constant effect)

Red Coral Amulets (*10)
Charged Items
Demon's Eternal Oblivion 15th level. +30 Penetration
Charged item
+15 spell, +15 penetration

Bandage the Weeping Wounds (*7) CrCo 15
Charged Items casts Bind Wounds on a creature of size up to +10.

The Magus Rides ReAn (*6) 30
Charged Item
A Small Amulet that casts Mastering the Unruly Beast on a creature up to size +10. Useful for when a magus needs to ride a horse that is not use to a gifted rider.

A (Non-Hermetic) Passage to India
Greater Spirit Binding – Carved Soft Stone Arch
Contains a Bound Might 12 Earth Elemental
Casts a level 25 version of We Will Meet Again As the Seasons Turns
This portal, located in Surat, can be used to link Bayut with any other aura of at least strength 5. Currently, it is used to create a connection between that Bayut at Surat and the Covenant at Veii.

[table][tr][td]Inhabitants [/td][td]Number[/td][td]Points[/td][td]Expenses [/td][td]Amount[/td][td]Savings[/td][td]Number[/td][td]Amount[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magi[/td][td]4[/td][td]40[/td][td]Building[/td][td]0[/td][td]Labor Savings[/td][td]5[/td][td]5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Companions[/td][td]3[/td][td]20[/td][td]Consumables[/td][td]44[/td][td]Carpenter[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Specialists[/td][td]8[/td][td]24[/td][td]Labs[/td][td]15[/td][td]Tinker[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Grogs[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]Provisions[/td][td]112[/td][td]Blacksmith[/td][td]2[/td][td]6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Craftsmen[/td][td]12[/td][td]24[/td][td]Wages[/td][td]73.5[/td][td]Cooper[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Servants[/td][td]14[/td][td]28[/td][td]Tithes[/td][td]29[/td][td]Vintner[/td][td]7[/td][td]21[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Horses[/td][td]5[/td][td]5[/td][td]Weapons[/td][td]2[/td][td]Prs Magic[/td][td][/td][td]4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Laborers[/td][td]5[/td][td]10[/td][td]Writing Materials[/td][td]9[/td][td]Savings[/td][td][/td][td]45[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Teamsters[/td][td]17[/td][td]34[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Total[/td][td][/td][td]239.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dependents[/td][td]13[/td][td]26[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Income[/td][td][/td][td]290[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Total[/td][td]75[/td][td]225[/td][td]Subtotal[/td][td]284.5[/td][td]Surplus[/td][td][/td][td]50.5[/td][/tr][/table]

Library
Note: Hermetic Texts are in Quality/Level Format
[table][tr][td]Creo[/td][td]15/16[/td][td]Animal[/td][td]15/5[/td][td]Ignem[/td][td]16/19[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Int[/td][td]15/15[/td][td]Aquam[/td][td]14/16[/td][td]Imagonem[/td][td]15/16[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Muto[/td][td]17/14[/td][td]Auram[/td][td]16/14[/td][td]Mentem[/td][td]16/15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Perdo[/td][td]15/15[/td][td]Corpus[/td][td]15/15[/td][td]Terram[/td][td]16/15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rego[/td][td]16/12[/td][td]Herbam[/td][td]21/6 + 15/15[/td][td]Vim[/td][td]17/18[/td][/tr][/table]
Tracti and Lab Texts: 84 Volumes not yet described.

Note: Mundane Texts Use the Large Library Rules out of Transforming Mythic Europe

[table][tr][td]Skill[/td][td]Base Level[/td][td]Base Quality[/td][td]Level [/td][td]Quality[/td][td]Texts[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Church Lore[/td][td]4[/td][td]10[/td][td]8[/td][td]12[/td][td]50[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Civil & Canon Law[/td][td]5[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]53[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Divine Lore[/td][td]2[/td][td]14[/td][td]7[/td][td]15[/td][td]41[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Theology (Catholic)[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]8[/td][td]14[/td][td]43[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Infernal Lore[/td][td]4[/td][td]12[/td][td]4[/td][td]12[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Artes Liberales[/td][td]5[/td][td]11[/td][td]8[/td][td]13[/td][td]47[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Philosopheae[/td][td]6[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]33[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magic Lore[/td][td]4[/td][td]11[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]24[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Parma Magica[/td][td]6[/td][td]10[/td][td]9[/td][td]15[/td][td]90[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Penetration[/td][td]4[/td][td]11[/td][td]6[/td][td]13[/td][td]37[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magic Lore (Sanskrit)[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]35[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Theology Buddhism (Sanskrit)[/td][td]6[/td][td]10[/td][td]9[/td][td]14[/td][td]75[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Concentration (Sanskrit)[/td][td]8[/td][td]11[/td][td]10[/td][td]15[/td][td]101[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magic Realm Lore[/td][td]4[/td][td]10[/td][td]4[/td][td]10[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Total[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]631[/td][/tr][/table]

Parma Magica Collection Costs 48 Pawns (15 Sarah, 15 Arria, 18 Covenant) + 180 pounds silver, -20 traci stores.
Concentration (Sanskrit) includes 27 “dead” texts not sufficient to increase level or quality.

This Is a Good Library!
Not counting the Buddhist Temple collection, this library has over 500 books! Veii's hermetic collection generates vis through scribal hospitality. The Magi of Veii have spent a large amounts of time, money and vis to grow their library. It's collection on Parma Magica among the best in the order, the result of two magi (including the one doing the book trade negotiations) pooling their resources for a decade. With the level of contact Veii has with other magical traditions this collection is a huge security risk - and a potent recruiting tool.

Covenant Log
[table][tr][td]Year[/td][td]Silver[/td][td]Surplus[/td][td]Expenses[/td][td]Vis[/td][td]Vis Income[/td][td]Expenses[/td][td]Tracti[/td][td]Tracti Created[/td][td]Purchases[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1113[/td][td]38.5[/td][td]38.5[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]2[/td][td]2[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1114[/td][td]77[/td][td]38.5[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Creo 15/16[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1115[/td][td]109.5[/td][td]42.5[/td][td]-10[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]6[/td][td]2[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1116[/td][td]132[/td][td]42.5[/td][td]-20[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]8[/td][td]2[/td][td]Covenant Gains Food Preserving (T: Room) Item, possibly story – expired/warped food (or vis source)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1117[/td][td]159.5[/td][td]42.5[/td][td]-15[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]10[/td][td]2[/td][td]Mu 17/14[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1118[/td][td]157[/td][td]22.5[/td][td]-25[/td][td]10[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]12[/td][td]2[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1119[/td][td]290[/td][td]153[/td][td]-20[/td][td]15[/td][td]10[/td][td]-5[/td][td]16[/td][td]4[/td][td]All of covenant gains magical heating. Income Source Upgrade: major story arch[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1120[/td][td]413[/td][td]153[/td][td]-30[/td][td]25[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]20[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1121[/td][td]546[/td][td]153[/td][td]-20[/td][td]20[/td][td]10[/td][td]-15[/td][td]24[/td][td]4[/td][td]Corpus 15/15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1122[/td][td]679[/td][td]153[/td][td]-20[/td][td]8[/td][td]10[/td][td]-22[/td][td]28[/td][td]4[/td][td]Roots of the Arts In, Pe, Te, Vi, He 21/6. Other primers, Me, An 15/5.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1123[/td][td]312[/td][td]153[/td][td]-520[/td][td]18[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]32[/td][td]4[/td][td]Major silver “donation” to church.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1124[/td][td]426[/td][td]144[/td][td]-30[/td][td]28[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]36[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1125[/td][td]550[/td][td]144[/td][td]-20[/td][td]38[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]40[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1126[/td][td]674[/td][td]144[/td][td]-20[/td][td]48[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]44[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1127[/td][td]798[/td][td]144[/td][td]-20[/td][td]28[/td][td]10[/td][td]-30[/td][td]48[/td][td]4[/td][td]Terram 16/15 and Perdo 15/15.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1128[/td][td]919.5[/td][td]141.5[/td][td]-20[/td][td]28[/td][td]10[/td][td]-10[/td][td]52[/td][td]4[/td][td]All labs get magical lighting[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1129[/td][td]940.5[/td][td]51[/td][td]-30[/td][td]23[/td][td]10[/td][td]-15[/td][td]56[/td][td]4[/td][td]Gain 16/15 Mentem, Loss of regular income source[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1130[/td][td]961.5[/td][td]51[/td][td]-30[/td][td]33[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]60[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1131[/td][td]982.5[/td][td]51[/td][td]-30[/td][td]30[/td][td]10[/td][td]-13[/td][td]64[/td][td]4[/td][td]Wands casting Pilum of Fire[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1132[/td][td]1003.5[/td][td]51[/td][td]-30[/td][td]34[/td][td]10[/td][td]-6[/td][td]68[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1133[/td][td]994.5[/td][td]51[/td][td]-60[/td][td]44[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]72[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1134[/td][td]1040.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-30[/td][td]39[/td][td]10[/td][td]-15[/td][td]76[/td][td]4[/td][td]Intelligo 15/15, 2 Tracti allocated Parma Magica, gain minor income source (Winery)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1135[/td][td]1036.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-80[/td][td]49[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]80[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1136[/td][td]1082.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-30[/td][td]59[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][td]84[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1137[/td][td]913.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-245[/td][td]54[/td][td]10[/td][td]-15[/td][td]88[/td][td]4[/td][td]He 15/15, Purchase of approx 200 Saksrit texts[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1138[/td][td]959.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-30[/td][td]59[/td][td]10[/td][td]-5[/td][td]92[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1139[/td][td]735.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-300[/td][td]64[/td][td]10[/td][td]-5[/td][td]96[/td][td]4[/td][td]Adjustment to covenants silver supply to reflect purchases by others.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1140[/td][td]781.5[/td][td]76[/td][td]-30[/td][td]69[/td][td]10[/td][td]-5[/td][td]100[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1141[/td][td]797[/td][td]50.5[/td][td]-35[/td][td]76[/td][td]10[/td][td]-3[/td][td]84[/td][td]-16[/td][td]Parma Magica Library, Gain A (Non-Hemetic) Passage to India[/td][/tr][/table]
Covenant records
1118: Gain 10 dependents
1123: Gain 2 dependents, 5 laborers, 1 cooper, 2 vinters, 1 each scribe, illuminator and book binder. Library adds 50 Mundane Texts.
1128: -5 Dependents, +2 Vinters, +1 Blacksmith, +1 Tinker, +1 Carpenter Library adds 100 mundane texts.
1133: Add Librarian, +1 Vinter, Gain Minor Source of Income (Winery)
1141: Add Extra Lab at level +2 upkeep. All labs labs gain superior equipment.

And now to generate some (more) controversy.

The Buyut at Surat.
Aura *2, Informants, Local Ally, Prestige
Poverty (minor), School (Major), Hedge Tradition (Major), Tribunal Border (Major), Urban(Major)

A buyat al-hikma located in the merchants quarter in Surat in (modern day) Gujurat province, in India. This area is under Muslim rulership in 1141. The community in the merchants quarter is made up of merchants from both Persia and Arabia as well as well as Mazdeans looking for greater religious freedom than available in Persia.

[table][tr][td]Sahirs of Surat[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Luke[/td][td]Solomonic Physician (ungifted)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Catherine[/td][td]Language Instructor (Solomonic Storytelling and Physic)(ungifted)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sedgewig[/td][td]Solomonic Storytelling and Alchemy (ungifted)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]“Hermetic” Sahirs[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Nasrin[/td][td]Solomonic Travel (Gentle Gift) Vizer – Member Ex Misc[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rashne[/td][td]Summoning and Astrology (Gifted) – Member Ex Misc[/td][/tr][/table]

[table][tr][td]Inhabitants [/td][td]Number[/td][td]Points[/td][td]Expenses [/td][td]Amount[/td][td]Savings[/td][td]Number[/td][td]Amount[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magi[/td][td]5[/td][td]25[/td][td]Building[/td][td]2[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Companions[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]Consumables[/td][td]4[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Specialists[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]Labs[/td][td]0[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Grogs[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]Provisions[/td][td]14[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Craftsmen[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]Wages[/td][td]5[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Servants[/td][td]2[/td][td]2[/td][td]Tithes[/td][td]0[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Horses[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]Weapons[/td][td]0[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Laborers[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]Writing Materials[/td][td]5[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Teamsters[/td][td]2[/td][td]2[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Total[/td][td][/td][td]30[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dependents[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Income[/td][td][/td][td]40[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Total[/td][td]9[/td][td]29[/td][td]Subtotal[/td][td]30[/td][td]Surplus[/td][td][/td][td]10[/td][/tr][/table]

Vis Income: Substantial but not yet calculated.

Magic Items
Comfort for Our Span
Keeps ambient temperature in a structure from rising above 76F. Lesser enchanted slab of marble +3 cool. PeIg 19(1 base, + 1 touch, +2 Sun, +3 Structure, +4 constant effect = 19. 70 year expiry.)

Tame the Meddlesome Monsoon
Keeps ambient humdity within reasonable levels. Lesser enchanted jade lion +4 Aquam. PeAq(1 base, + 1 touch, +2 Sun, +3 Structure, +4 constant effect = 19. 70 year expiry.)

See: A Passage to India Above

[table][tr][td]Solomonic Library[/td][td][/td][td]Level 6 / Q 21[/td][td]Level 12, Q 18[/td][td]Level 15, Quality 16[/td][td]Level 20/ Quality 11[/td][td]Level 20/ Quality 15[/td][td]Tracti[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sihr[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td]42[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Alchemy[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td]x[/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]25[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Astrology[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]38[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Physic[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td]47[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Storytelling[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td]68[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Travel[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td]x[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]29[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Total[/td][td]261[/td][/tr][/table]

Lab Texts: 2500 levels

About those Arts Scores
The Order has 1,500 members studying 15 arts. The need for The Gift limits the number of apprentices available to the order. The Suhhar has 7500 members studying 6 arts. Sahirs have only limited ability to study from vis, but can initiate high communications individuals into their tradition. Simply put, the Suhhar has more, and generally better, texts than the order. They also have a duty to share their knowledge. This leads to a copy the best texts first mentality. On the other hand, magi have both more money and-generally-more time for their studies.

[table][tr][td]Skill[/td][td]Base Level[/td][td]Base Quality[/td][td]Level [/td][td]Quality[/td][td]Texts[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bargain[/td][td]4[/td][td]13[/td][td]8[/td][td]14[/td][td]41[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Finesse[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Leadership[/td][td]5[/td][td]11[/td][td]5[/td][td]14[/td][td]40[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Penetration[/td][td]7[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]11[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Concentration[/td][td]5[/td][td]12[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]27[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Profession: Apothecary[/td][td]5[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]11[/td][td]14[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mythic Herbalism[/td][td]4[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]58[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Teaching[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]6[/td][td]13[/td][td]14[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magic Lore[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]8[/td][td]14[/td][td]43[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Faerie Lore[/td][td]5[/td][td]13[/td][td]8[/td][td]15[/td][td]51[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Divine Lore[/td][td]5[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]53[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Infernal Lore[/td][td]4[/td][td]12[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]12[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Suhhar Sulayman Lore[/td][td]6[/td][td]14[/td][td]6[/td][td]14[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Islamic Law[/td][td]5[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]39[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Theology: Islam[/td][td]4[/td][td]13[/td][td]8[/td][td]13[/td][td]27[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gujarat Lore[/td][td]4[/td][td]11[/td][td]6[/td][td]13[/td][td]37[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Persia Lore[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]35[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Arabia Lore[/td][td]5[/td][td]13[/td][td]7[/td][td]14[/td][td]28[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Artes Liberales[/td][td]8[/td][td]12[/td][td]9[/td][td]15[/td][td]52[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Medicine[/td][td]4[/td][td]12[/td][td]8[/td][td]15[/td][td]69[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Philosophiae[/td][td]6[/td][td]13[/td][td]8[/td][td]16[/td][td]61[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Profession: Merchant[/td][td]5[/td][td]14[/td][td]7[/td][td]15[/td][td]29[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Total Texts[/td][td]733[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]All Texts[/td][td]994[/td][/tr][/table]

This is Not A Good Library!
Surat's library has less than 1,000 volumes total. While each Hermetic Covenant keeps its own library, Sahirs tend to pool their texts into municipal libraries. For cash strapped Sahirs this has the additional benefit of getting civil authorities to pay to maintain and expand their library. Many Buyat's maintain only a limited collection on site. At the same time - Surat's mundane collection is not substantially blow par. Larger libraries possess enough texts to allow multiple persons to use their collection at once, they may not have scores much higher than those seen here. As a small library serving a merchant community, the communities interests as well as the Sahir's are reflected in the Buyut's collections.

During the Cold War, many KGB agents indicated that they realized their side was loosing when they walked into an American supermarket. A hemetic magus walking into a Solomonic library might have a similar reaction. This period is known as the golden age of Islamic scholarship for a reason.

[Sdelear]

Avyappan The Tiger (Familiar) - Autumn Character
Magic Might: 10 (Ignem)

[table][tr][td]Str[/td][td]2[/td][td]Sta[/td][td]3[/td][td]Int[/td][td]2[/td][td]Per[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Prs[/td][td]0[/td][td]Com[/td][td]0[/td][td]Dex[/td][td]4[/td][td]Qick[/td][td]2[/td][/tr][/table]
Size: +1
Soak +3

[table][tr][td]Weapon [/td][td]Init[/td][td]Attack[/td][td]Def[/td][td]Damage[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Large Teeth[/td][td]+5[/td][td]+16[/td][td]+11[/td][td]+5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Claws[/td][td]+4[/td][td]+13[/td][td]+14[/td][td]+4[/td][/tr][/table]
Virtues/Flaws
Improved Characteristics *5, Great Quick * 1, Great Dex *1, Perfect Balance, Large Teeth, Magic Animal, Unaffected by the Gift
Magical Friend, Overconfident, Difficult Underlings (Hermetic Cats), Enemies

Magic Qualities/Inferiorities
Minor Power * 3, Personal Powers *2, Improved Might (+1), Minor Virtue (Educated), Temporal Influence (Hermetic Cats), Improved Init, Greater Virtue (Immunity: Fire), Improved Powers
Susceptible to Deprivation, Acclimation Prone

Essential Trait: Tiger +3

Powers
Fear of the Mouse (RoP:M 71)
Hands of the Magic Animal
Cat Like a Shadow
Sight Beyond Sight
Teleport Through Fire (allows the Tiger to jump out of any fire that he can perceive-including with sight beyond sight).

[table][tr][td]Abilities[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Speak Sanskrit[/td][td]5[/td][td]75[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Artes Liberales[/td][td]4[/td][td]50[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Brawl(Teeth)[/td][td]7[/td][td]140[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stealth[/td][td]7[/td][td]140[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Awareness[/td][td]5[/td][td]75[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Survival[/td][td]4[/td][td]50[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Athletics[/td][td]5[/td][td]75[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Folk Ken[/td][td]3[/td][td]30[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Charm[/td][td]2[/td][td]15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magic Meditation[/td][td]3[/td][td]30[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Leadership[/td][td]5[/td][td]75[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Magic Theory[/td][td]2[/td][td]15[/td][/tr][/table]

Reputation: As Big As He Thinks He Is (Hermetic Cats) +2

And I am very glad that the RoP:M limit magic creatures XP gain. Cuts down on bookkeeping.

[rgd20 (Bob)]

This was a project I was enjoying. I hope that it hasn't ended.

Bob

[DeedNay]

I came across this in the archives. While I currently don't have time to try and do a thread like this one, I do appreciate the usefulness of this one and would enjoy seeing another.
Plus the story is, to be frank, awesome.

I do apologize for this unauthorized use of necromancy.

[Sdelear]

I may get back to this. The disagreement on the book scores was somewhat vehament, to the point that I questioned the applicability of the project to:most sagas.