Darkwing Character Discussion

Retired Play by Post Campaigns Ars Magica 5th Edition: Canaries Are Dying
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From Age 25 (gauntlet), I am adding 8 years (to give myself 2 years to get a longevity ritual sorted, as this character starts play as all Perdo and no Creo)
6 years learning = 180xp
Perdo currently has 44(66)xp for level 11. Adding 36 (or 1/5 of my total) brings it to 80xp, 120 with affinity, or level 15.
10 into Ignem, bringing to level 10
15 to get finesse 2 (aiming)
25 parma to get parma 3
10 to get penetration 2
10 to get Order Hermes Lore 2
10 to get Code of Hermes 2
21 to get Terram 6
15 to get Magic Lore 2 (Hedge Magi)
10 to get Comprehend magic 2
6 xp each in Mu, Cr and Re to get level 3 in each

8 seasons lab time
PeTe lab total Pe 15+Te 6+ Int 2 + MT 4 + aura 3 + inventive genius 3 as inventing without text, not experimenting =31
to research Trimalchio's Pit (pit of gaping earth, Ars M page 155, but with +1 size modifier to make 10 times deeper for level 20) - 11 points per season, so takes 2 seasons
to research Trimalchios' Entrance (fist of shattering, but with +1 for part - so can destroy up to 1 cubic pace of stone, but can be used to blow a hole in a wall, or with Finesse roll can be used to destroy part of a stone object) - 1 season
spell mastery for above 2 spells - finesse

PeVi lab total Pe 15 + Vi 9 + Int 2 + MT 4 + aura 3 + inventive genius 3 = 36
1 season bind familiar, 35 points into cords - golden +2, silver +1, Bronze +2
1 season creating faerie's eternal oblivion level 15, mastery multicasting
1 season creating dragon's eternal oblivions level 15, mastery multicasting
1 season creating winds of mundance silence level 18, mastery fastcasting

ReCo lab total Re 3 + Co 0 + Int 2 +MT 3 + aura 3 +inventive genius 3 = 14
1 season creating "float like a feather" - level 5 personal range version of rise of the feathery body, mastery fastcasting

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Version awaiting final approval:

Name: Trimalchio Filius Howell, follower of pralix (Ex Miscellanea)
Characteristics: Int +2 Per +5 Pre +0 Com +1
Str -1 Sta +1 Dex +0 Qik +0

Size: 0

Age: 33

Decrepitude: 0 (0)

Warping Score: 0 (2)

Confidence: 1 (3)

Virtues:
The Gift(Free)
Hermetic Magus(Free)
Comprehend Magic - ex misc
Minor magical focus(exotic magic) - ex misc
Flawless Magic (Major)
Independent Study (Minor, from HoH:Mysteries)
Affinity for Perdo (Minor)
Improved Characteristics(Minor)
Great Perception x 2 (Minor x 2)
Second Sight(Minor)
Inventive Genius(Minor)

Flaws
Weak Magic Resistance (against non-hermetic magi who I haven't studied using Comprehend Magic) - ex misc
Ambitious(Minor)
Twilight Prone(Major) (replacing Magic Addiction)
Meddler (Major)
Enemies (Major)

Personality Traits: Brave +1, Trusting +1, Meddling +6

Combat:
Dodge: Init 0, Attack N/A, Defense 3, Damage N/A
Punch: Init 0, Attack 2, Defense 2, Damage -1
Kick: Init -1, Attack 2, Defense 1, Damage 2

Soak: +1

Fatigue levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious

Wound Penalties: -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20)

Abilities:
Welsh 5 (poetry)
Comprehend Magic 2 (magical beings)
Artes Liberales 1 (Astronomy)
Athletics 1 (jumping)
Awareness 2 (magic)
Bargain 2 (haggle)
Brawl 2 (Dodge)
Code of Hermes 2 (being an upright citizen)
Concentration 1 (maintaining spells)
Finesse 2
Folk Ken 2 (farmers)
Guile 2 (elaborate lies)
Intrigue 1 (rumour mongering)
Magic Lore 2 (Hedge magi)
Magic Theory 3 (Perdo)
Latin 4 (Hermetic language)
Order of Hermes 2 Lore (Ex Miscellanea)
Parma Magica 3 ((Mentem)
Penetration 2 (ignem)
Second Sight 2 (invisible things)

Equipment: Plain brown robes (and a magnificent Houppeland packed away for emergencies), large jewellery.

Encumbrance: 0

Sigil: smell of damp wool

Twilight Scars: None

Arts:
Cr 3 In 0 Mu 3 Pe 15 Re 3
An 0 Aq 0 Au 0 Co 0 He 0
Ig 10 Im 1 Me 0 Te 6 Vi 9

Familiar: Branwyn the Hedgehog, binding strength 35, cords gold +2 silver +1 bronze +2. (As mentioned previously, hedgehog is a fine Perdo-associated animal for the British Isles, while I could have a weak basilisk or have a salamander I thought I'd go less high fantasy)

Spells Known:
Wizard's Icy Grip (PeIg 30),spell mastery multicasting CT 27
Veil of Invisibility (PeIm 20), spell mastery fastcasting CT 18
The Heathen Witch Reborn (PeVi25), spell mastery unravelling CT 26 (spell and spell mastery both from Lineage of Pralix section in Societates)
Quiet the Cursing Tongue (PeVi30), spell mastery and CT as above
Demons Eternal Oblivion (PeVi15), spell mastery multicasting, CT 26
Faeries Eternal Oblivion (PeVi15), spell mastery multicasting, CT 26
Dragon's Eternal Oblivion (PeVi15), spell mastery multicasting, CT 26
Winds of Mundance Silence (PeVi18), spell mastery fastcasting, CT 26
Float like a feather (ReCo 5), spell mastery fastcasting, CT 5. By the way, I've had a second thought about Float like a feather - change duration to diameter instead of concentration. This means I don't have to worry about losing concentration if I fall from a flying boat (which I can imagine happening with this covenant), and I can easily spontaneously cast a PeVi to remove a level 5 corpus spell if I need to end it early.

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Looks good to me. Go ahead and put it in the Character Sheets thread.

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oh I see what you did there :slight_smile:

I only just found put last weekend that DWJ died of cancer last year :frowning: I really loved the Howl
and Crestomanci books.