Born Melisende Bayeux to a Parisian family of well-to do artisans, the little mute girl was as often the center of attention as she was alone, her Gift having driven people away. Her fey nature was often remarked upon, her parents just seemed somewhat indifferent to her development. She took to traveling with her uncle Gerard, who sold her family's wares in fairs and other towns. And one day he sold her as well, -didn't even give her a hug!- to a frightening old man: Androcles. He was a formerly well-respected Bjornaer magus who had become entirely obsessed with the fae; crushing them, he said, but it seemed also like a sick kind of love dwelled in his heart. Her Faerie nature was not kindly looked upon the House, it was often speculated that she would be "adopted" into Clan Wilkis, and meet with an untimely accident. But the Maruhs had plans for her, and they gave her a home, even after Androcles passed. Liliana is very mindful of her weak position within the House.
Liliana Bjornaer filia Androcles Clan Maruhs - up to Gauntlet, Age 25
Str -2 Dex 0 Sta +1 Quik 0 Int +3 Per 0 Com 0 Pre +5(+1 from FB)
Confidence 1(3)
Warping 0
Personality Traits: Brave +1, Lion +1, Tentative +1, Fastidiously Clean and Tidy +2, Driven to excel in the eyes of the Bjornaer +2, Secretly Attracted to Faerie despite everything +2
Virtues:
The Gift - Core
Flawless Magic (Major, Hermetic) - Core
Faerie Blood: Sidhe (Minor, Supernatural) - Core
Great Presence (Minor, General) x2 - Core
Personal Vis source (Minor, Hermetic) - Core
Affinity with Organization Lore House Bjornaer (Minor, General) - Core
Puissant with Organization Lore House Bjornaer (Minor, General) - Core
Skilled Parens - (Minor, Hermetic) - Core
Heartbeast - Lion - (Minor, Hermetic, free House Virtue) - Core
Flaws:
Favors (Major, Story) - Core - to the Bjornaer sept who have helped her despite her unfortunate background
Difficult Longevity Ritual (Major, Hermetic) - Core
Mute (Major, General) - Core
Higher Purpose (Minor, Personality) - Core - Find a way to strengthen the ties between House Bjornaer and House Merinita, in remembrance of Birna's and Merinita's friendship
Early childhood: 45 xp + Living Language 5
•Living Language: French (Orleanais) 5 - Native
•Area Lore (Normandy) 1 (Roads) 5 xp
•Area Lore (Paris) 1 (Artisans) 5 xp
•Faerie Lore: 1 (Faerie Courts) 5 xp
•Charm 2 (First Impressions) 15 xp
•Folk Ken 2 (Lies) 15 xp
Later Life: 75 xp
•Bargain 1 (Faeries) 5 xp
•Craft Sculptor: Wood 1 (Figurines) 5 xp
•Awareness 2 (Alertness) 15 xp
•Concentration 4 (Spell Concentration) 50 xp
Apprenticeship: 120 + 45 from Skilled Parens xp
•Artes Liberales (Ritual Magic) 1 5 xp
•Dead Language: Gothic (Mystic) 1 5 xp
•Dead Language: Latin (Hermetic) 4 50 xp
•Finesse (Fast casting) 1 5 xp
•Heartbeast (Theriomorphy) 1 - Free from House Virtue
•Magic Lore (Creatures) 1 5 xp
•Magic Theory (Inventing Spells) 3 30 xp
•Organization Lore House Bjornaer (Self-Initiation) 5 + 2 (50 xp + Affinity)
•Parma Magica (Animal) 1 5 xp
•Philosophae (Ritual Magic) 1 5 xp
•Penetration (Animal) 1 5 xp
Spells: 120 Levels + 30 from Skilled Parens
•Form of the Choleric Heartbeast MuAn 20 +15 Mastery 1 Impeturbable Casting D:Concentration + 1 Size
•Facilitate the Stifled Vim Spell MuVi 15 +15 Mastery 1 Subtle
•Facilitate the Stifled Animal Spell MuVi 10 +15 Mastery 1 Subtle
•Circle of Beast Warding ReAn 5 +15 Penetration
•Beast of Outlandish Size MuAn 15 R:Pen, +1 to Size Target +14 Mastery 1 Fast Casting
•Opening the Intangible Tunnel ReVi 20 +17, Mastery 1 Resistance
•Maintaining the Demanding Spell ReVi 20 +17, Mastery 1 Impeturbable Casting
•Unravelling the Fabric of Vim PeVi 5 +9 Mastery 1 Unravelling
•Demon's Eternal Oblivion PeVi 5 +9 Mastery 1 Multicasting
•Eyes of the Cat MuCo(An) 5 + 9 Multicasting
•Unseen Arm ReTe 5 +11 Precise
•Disguise of the Transformed Image MuIm 15 +11 Quick casting
•Words of the Unbroken Silence CrMe 10 +3 Multicasting
Lion Heartbeast (taken from the free download, Characteristics are correct, abilities that are not general would be maintained, Virtues and Flaws would jumble together):
Characteristics: Int +3, Per 0, Pre +3, Com 0, Str +4, Sta +3, Dex +2, Qik +1
Size: +2
Confidence Score: 2 (6)
Virtues and Flaws: Ferocity (self-defense), Improved Characteristics (x2), Puissant Brawl, Self-Confident,Tough/ Proud, Weakness (submission)
Qualities: Aggressive, Ambush Predator, Crafty, Good Jumper, Hardy, Imposing Appearance, Large Claws, Large Teeth, Tough Hide, Vocal
Personality Traits: Brave +5, Fierce +5
Reputations: Fierce (local) 4
Combat:
Claws: Init +1, Attack +15, Defense +12, Damage +10
Bite: Init +1, Attack +13, Defense +9, Damage +9 Soak: +8
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0/0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-7), -3 (8-14), -5 (15-21), Incapacitated (22-28), Dead (29+)
Abilities: Athletics 5 (pouncing), Awareness 2 (smell), Brawl 5+2 (claws), Hunt 4 (deer), Stealth 4 (stalking), Survival 5 (arid climates) Natural Weapons: Large claws: Init 0, Attack +5, Defense +3, Damage +4; Large teeth: Init 0, Attack +4, Defense +1, Damage +3.
Its hide gives it a Protection of +2.
Liliana has pursued the Lore of House Bjornaer to excess, to the extent that she is a powerful Mystagogue, but a weak magus, for her age. Her Clan eyes her as a Mystagogue to rival House Ilfetu's Ardea, but she is torn between not showing too much aptitude, and her drive to reveal she has just such an aptitude, which might be problematic given her background and the traditional ways of House Bjornaer. She has spent the last few years trying to catch up on her neglected Magi abilities, melding them with the mystic insights of her House to good effect. Despite her Initiating Unaging, the years have done their damage, and she has just completed a relatively weak LR to stave the passage of time. She comes to Semita Errabunda to be a part of Magi society, to look for foreign Insights, to find and protect more ancestral sites, and to learn what she may and grow as a magus. She also desires to create Scripts for greater powers, and to share her wisdom with her Clan and with her House, in that order.
Advancement WIP:
Year 1: Spend 2 season performing other activities (Quest for the Inner Heartbeast); Take 1 seasons of flat XP advancement (10 XP); Earn one seasons' worth of Vis wages
•SPRING Earn one season's' worth of Vis wages, +3 pawns (1 Animal, 2 Vim); Exposure xp +2 to Spell Mastery (+4 xp from FM)
•SUMMER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - House Bjornaer Lore 10*1.5 = 15 xp
•FALL Quest for Great Beast Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Spell Mastery; helped eject a Faerie Court and a Faerie Wizard from a Magical grove.
•WINTER Quest for Great Beast Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Spell Mastery; helped destroy a hunting lodge
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 26, House Bjornaer Lore 5(19)+2, +8 Spell mastery xp, 1 Animal, 4 Vim pawns Vim
Year 2: Take 1 seasons of flat XP advancement (10 xp). Earn one seasons' worth of Vis wages; Spend 2 season performing other activities (Initiations)
•SPRING Initiation into Mystery of the Epitome, +1 to Human Presence/+3 to Heartbeast Base Presence; Major Hermetic Flaw Study Requirement. Diff 21 Major Virtue known by the Mystagogue; Mystagogue Pantera (mentioned in Through the Aegis), Mystagogue assumed (from HoH:MC) HBLore 8 + 2 Presence, + 2 Quests 6, -9 Major Ordeal, way overdone, Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +1 Heartbeast
•SUMMER Earn one season's' worth of Vis wages, +3 pawns Vim; Exposure xp +2 to Spell Mastery (+4 xp from FM)
•FALL Refinement of the Inner Heartbeast - Ways of the Town Major Virtue. Difficulty 30 - 9 Difficulty first Initiation after Major Ordeal, House Bjornaer Lore 8 Self-Initiation + 6 Presence + 7 Embryonic Script (7 Vim pawns+ 1 Warping) + 3 Epitome bonus = 23, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +1 Heartbeast
•WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - House Bjornaer Lore 10*1.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 27, House Bjornaer Lore 6(8)+2, Heartbeast 1(2), +12 total Spell mastery xp, 1 Animal, 2 Vim pawns (spent 7 Vim vis), + 1 Warping
Year 3: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 1 season performing other activities (Initiations), Earn one seasons' worth of Vis wages
SPRING Self-Initiate Affinity Heartbeast, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 - 6 2nd Initiation after previous Major Ordeal = 12. House Bjornaer Lore 6(8)+2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 0 Script = 15, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +1 Heartbeast
SUMMER Earn one season's' worth of Vis wages, +3 pawns Animal; Exposure xp +2 to Spell Mastery (+4 xp from FM)
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - House Bjornaer Lore 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - House Bjornaer Lore 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 28, House Bjornaer Lore 7(7)+2, Heartbeast 1(3), +16 total Spell mastery xp, 4 Animal, 4 Vim pawns
Year 4: Take 1 seasons of flat XP advancement (10 XP), Spend 2 season performing other activities (Initiations), Earn one seasons' worth of Vis wages
SPRING Self-Initiate Puissant with Heartbeast, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 - 3 3rd Initiation after previous Major Ordeal = 15. House Bjornaer Lore 7(7)+2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 0 Script = 16, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Earn one season's' worth of Vis wages, +3 pawns Animal; Exposure xp +2 to Spell Mastery (+4 xp from FM)
FALL Refinement of the Inner Heartbeast - Imposing Appearance Quality. Difficulty 15 vs House Bjornaer Lore 7+2+1 Self-Initiation + 6 Presence + 7 Embryonic Script (5 Animal pawns+ 1 Warping) = 23, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
WINTER Start 1 year of living as an animal for Theriomorphy Initiation, Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Heartbeast 10*1.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 29, House Bjornaer Lore 7(13) + 2, Heartbeast 3(1)+2 , 2 Pawns Animal, 6 Vim pawns, +1 Warping (spent 5 Animal pawns), +16 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity, Puissant with Heartbeast, Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
Year 5: Spend 1 season performing other activities (Initiations), Take 3 season of flat XP advancement (30 XP)
SPRING living as an animal for Theriomorphy Initiation, Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Heartbeast 101.5 = 15 xp
SUMMER living as an animal for Theriomorphy Initiation, Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Heartbeast 101.5 = 15 xp
FALL living as an animal for Theriomorphy Initiation, Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Heartbeast 10*1.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Initiation into Theriomorphy by Ardea of the Rhine Tribunal. Difficulty is 15 known to Mystagogue - 3 Ordeal Disfigured (presumably the strongest mystic in the House, amongst whose responsibility it is to Initiate this Mystery, knows it), Ardea has House Bjornaer Lore 10, Presence unknown, +3 year living as animal, w/o benefit of the Parma = 13+, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Age 30, House Bjornaer Lore 7(15) + 2, Heartbeast 5(3)+2 , 2 Pawns Animal, 8 Vim pawns, +16 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity, Puissant with Heartbeast, Theriomorphy, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
Year 6: Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations), Take 1 season of flat XP advancement (10 XP), Earn one seasons' worth of Vis wages
SPRING Self-Initiate Great Intelligence, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 - 3 1st Initiation after previous Minor Ordeal = 15. House Bjornaer Lore 7(15)+2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 18, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Unaging, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 - 2 2nd Initiation after previous Minor Ordeal = 16. House Bjornaer Lore 7(15)+2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 18, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Earn one season's' worth of Vis wages, +3 pawns _____; Exposure xp +2 to Spell Mastery (+4 xp from FM)
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - House Bjornaer Lore 10*1.5 = 15 xp
Recap: Age 31, House Bjornaer Lore 7(34) + 2, Heartbeast 5(9)+2 , 2 Pawns Animal, 3 pawns ____, 10 Vim pawns, +20 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity, Puissant with Heartbeast, Great Intelligence x1, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
Year 7: Spend 2 season performing other activities (Initiations), Take 1 seasons of flat XP advancement (10 XP), Earn one seasons' worth of Vis wages
SPRING Self-Initiate Improved Characteristics, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 - 1 3rd Initiation after previous Minor Ordeal = 17. House Bjornaer Lore 7(34)+2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 18, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Improved Characteristics, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15. House Bjornaer Lore 7(36)+2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 18, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Earn one season's' worth of Vis wages, +3 pawns _____; Exposure xp +2 to Spell Mastery (+4 xp from FM)
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - House Bjornaer Lore 10*1.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 32, House Bjornaer Lore 8(13) + 2, Heartbeast 5(13)+2 , 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 12 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity, Puissant with Heartbeast, Great Intelligence x1, Improved Characteristics x 2 (Str, Perception), Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
Year 8: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Affinity with Rego, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8(13)+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Great Intelligence, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15. House Bjornaer Lore 8(13)+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Rego 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Rego 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 33, House Bjornaer Lore 8(17) + 2, Heartbeast 5(17)+2 , Rego 11, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 14 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 2 (Str, Perception), Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
Year 9: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Puissant with Rego, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8(17)+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Improved Characteristics, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15 . House Bjornaer Lore 8(17)+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Rego 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Rego 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 34, House Bjornaer Lore 8(21) + 2, Heartbeast 5(21)+2 , Rego 13(5)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 16 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 3 (Str, Perception x2), Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
Year 10: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Affinity with Vim, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8(21)+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Puissant with Vim, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 . House Bjornaer Lore 8(21)+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Vim 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Vim 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 35, House Bjornaer Lore 8(25) + 2, Heartbeast 5(25)+2 , Rego 13(5)+3, Vim 10(3) +3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 18 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 3 (Str, Perception x2), Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +4 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 9= 11, no aging point in characteristics because of Unaging, but Decrepitude 0(1)
Year 11: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Careful Sorcerer, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Life Boost, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 . House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Vim 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Vim 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 36, House Bjornaer Lore 8(29) + 2, Heartbeast 5(29)+2 , Rego 13(5)+3, Vim 12(10)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 20 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 3 (Str, Perception x2), Life Boost, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +4 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 1, oh boy, 7, 16, Decrepitude 0(2)
Year 12: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Puissant Muto, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Affinity with Muto, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 . House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Muto 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Muto 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 37, House Bjornaer Lore 8(33) + 2, Heartbeast 6(3)+2 , Muto 11+3, Rego 13(5)+3, Vim 12(10)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 22 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 3 (Str, Perception x2), Life Boost, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +4 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 8 , another aging point, what! Decrepitude 0(3)
Year 13: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Puissant Animal, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Affinity with Animal, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18 . House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Animal 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Animal 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 38, House Bjornaer Lore 8(37) + 2, Heartbeast 6(7)+2 , Animal 10(3)+3, Muto 11+3, Rego 13(5)+3, Vim 12(10)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 24 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 3 (Str, Perception x2), Life Boost, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +4 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 6 = 8, nothing happens
Year 14: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Improved Characteristics, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15. House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Improved Characteristics, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15 . House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 10 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 10 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 39, House Bjornaer Lore 8(41) + 2, Heartbeast 6(11)+2 , Magic Theory 4, Animal 10(3)+3, Muto 11+3, Rego 13(5)+3, Vim 12(10)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 26 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Great Intelligence x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +4 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 6 = 8, nothing happens
Year 15: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Great Stamina, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Great Stamina, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15 . House Bjornaer Lore 8()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 19, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 10 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 10 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 40, House Bjornaer Lore 9 + 2, Heartbeast 6(15)+2 , Magic Theory 4 (20), Animal 10(3)+3, Muto 11+3, Rego 13(5)+3, Vim 12(10)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 28 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +4 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 3 = 5, nothing happens
Year 16: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
SPRING Self-Initiate Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Minor Focus: Aging, no Script - Minor Virtue known by the Mystagogue 15 . House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Muto 10*1.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 41, House Bjornaer Lore 9(6) + 2, Heartbeast 6(15)+2 , Magic Theory 5, Animal 10(5)+3, Muto 12(5)+3, Rego 13(7)+3, Vim 12(12)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 30 Vim pawns, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 9 =12, Decrepitude 0(4)
Year 17: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations)
Buy Creo Summa 15/16, costs 31 qps, pays 8 Vim
SPRING Self-Initiate Affinity with Creo, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Self-Initiate Study Bonus, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 15 . House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 42, House Bjornaer Lore 9(12) + 2, Heartbeast 6(19)+2 , Magic Theory 5 (10), Animal 10(9)+3, Muto 12(9)+3, Rego 13(11)+3, Vim 13(3)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 24 (spent 8 on summa) Vim pawns, 1 qps, Creo Summa 15/16, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity with Creo, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Study Bonus, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 9 = 12, Decrepitude 1
Year 18: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations/Reading)
SPRING Self-Initiate Puissant with Creo, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Read Creo Summa 16+2 Study Bonus + Affinity = +27 xp
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 43, House Bjornaer Lore 9(18) + 2, Heartbeast 6(21)+2 , Magic Theory 5 (20), Animal 11(2)+3, Creo 7+3, Muto 13+3, Rego 14(1)+3, Vim 13(7)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 28 Vim pawns, 1 qps, Creo Summa 15/16, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Creo, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Study Bonus, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + http://orokos.com/roll/704423 = 3, nothing happens
Year 19: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations/Reading)
SPRING Self-Initiate Affinity with Corpus, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Read Creo Summa 16+2 Study Bonus + Affinity = +27 xp
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Magic Theory 5 xp, +2 Re, +2 Muto, +2 Vim, +2 Animal, +2 House Bjornaer Lore
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 44, House Bjornaer Lore 9(24) + 2, Heartbeast 6(23)+2 , Magic Theory 6, Animal 11(6)+3, Creo 10+3, Muto 13(4)+3, Rego 14(5)+3, Vim 13(11)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 30 Vim pawns, 1 qps, Creo Summa 15/16, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity with Corpus, Affinity and Puissant with Creo, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Study Bonus, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 5 = 8, nothing happens
Year 20: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations/Reading)
SPRING Self-Initiate Puissant with Corpus, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Read Creo Summa 16+2 Study Bonus + Affinity = +27 xp
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Corpus 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Corpus 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 45, House Bjornaer Lore 9(26) + 2, Heartbeast 6(25)+2 , Magic Theory 6, Animal 11(6)+3, Corpus 7(2) + 3, Creo 10+3, Muto 13(4)+3, Rego 14(5)+3, Vim 13(11)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 32 Vim pawns, 1 qps, Creo Summa 15/16, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Corpus, Affinity and Puissant with Creo, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Study Bonus, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 2
Year 21: Take 2 seasons of flat XP advancement (20 XP), Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations/Reading)
SPRING Self-Initiate Potent Magic: Aging, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Read Creo Summa 16+2 Study Bonus + Affinity = +27 xp;
FALL Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Corpus 101.5 = 15 xp
WINTER Take 1 season of 10 flat XP advancement - Corpus 101.5 = 15 xp
+2 Vim pawns from Virtue
Recap: Age 46, House Bjornaer Lore 9(28) + 2, Heartbeast 6(27)+2 , Magic Theory 6, Animal 11(6)+3, Corpus 10(2) + 3, Creo 12(4)+3, Muto 13(4)+3, Rego 14(5)+3, Vim 13(11)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 34 Vim pawns, 1 qps, Creo Summa 15/16, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Corpus, Affinity and Puissant with Creo, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str, Perception x2, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Minor Potent Magic: Aging, Study Bonus, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + http://orokos.com/roll/704430 = 3
Year 22: Spend 2 seasons performing other activities (Initiations/Reading), Spend 2 seasons Lab Work
SPRING Self-Initiate Great Perception, no Script - Minor Virtue not known by the Mystagogue 18. House Bjornaer Lore 9()+ 2 + 1 Spec + 6 Presence + 2 Imposing Appearance Qualities from Inner Heartbeast through Theriomorphy + 0 Script = 20, done! Exposure +2 House Bjornaer Lore, +2 Heartbeast
SUMMER Read Creo Summa 16+2 Study Bonus + Affinity = +27 xp;
FALL Lab work: Refine Lab. Lab is Dedicated(free)(+1 Ae, +1 Re, +1 Upkeep), Spacious Minor Virtue (building form scratch, +2 Safety, +1 Ae), Superior Equipment (+1 GQ, +1 Safety, +2 Upkeep, +1 Vis Extraction); Has the Free Missing Ingredients (-1 Upkeep) (Auram, Aquam) and Missing Equipment Minor Flaw (Experimentation, Familiar, -1 Upkeep), Labyrinth Flaw (Free,-1 Health, -2 Ae, -1 Safety, +2 Vim), Deformed (-1 Safety, -1 Ae, +1 Mu),. Final stats: Refinement 1, Size 0(-1), Aesthetics -1, Upkeep 1, General Quality 2, Safety 2, Warping 0, Health -1, Mu +1, Re +1, Vim +2, Vis Extraction +1; Spotless Virtue: 3 +2 Tidy = not obtained, Highly organized: Int 5 + MT 6 + 3; Exposure +2 Magic Theory
WINTER Lab work: Create LR: CrCo 17 + 13 + 13 Focus + 3 Potent Magic +3 Cyclic Magic + 5 Int + 6 MT + 2 Lab + 3 Aura = 65/2 Difficult Longevity Ritual Flaw = 33, rounded up, +7 LR, spend 10 Vim vis, +2 Creo, +2 Co
Recap: Age 47, House Bjornaer Lore 9(30) + 2, Heartbeast 6(29)+2 , Magic Theory 6(2), Animal 11(6)+3, Corpus 10(4) + 3, Creo 14(6)+3, Muto 13(4)+3, Rego 14(5)+3, Vim 13(11)+3, 2 Pawns Animal, 9 pawns ____, 26 Vim pawns (spent 10 for LR), 1 qps, Creo Summa 15/16, LR +7, +24 total Spell mastery xp, Affinity and Puissant with Animal, Affinity and Puissant with Corpus, Affinity and Puissant with Creo, Affinity and Puissant with Muto, Affinity and Puissant with Rego, Affinity and Puissant with Vim, Affinity and Puissant with Heartbeast, Careful Sorcerer, Cyclic Magic: Winter and Spring, Great Intelligence x2, Great Perception, Great Stamina x2, Improved Characteristics x 5 (Str to 0, Perception x2 to 3, Stamina to 3, Communication 1), Life Boost, Minor Focus: Aging, Minor Potent Magic: Aging, Study Bonus, Theriomorphy, Unaging, Disfigured (Lion eyes, tongue, fangs, her appearance screams big cat!), Inner Heartbeast has Ways of the Town and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
AGING roll +5 age - 7 LR -1 Magi standards - 1 Faerie blood + 5 = 1, nothing happens
So I had posted in the main thread, but had no feedback yet, and as it's so long, maybe here will be best:
So I have finally settled on a concept...to an extent.
A mature Bjornaer Maga with either a Wolf or Lion Heartbeast. Around 30 years post Gauntlet. Married, with a family (True Love Flaw). Mute, so communicates mentally, or through her writings. Interested in writing superb books, Mysteries, education (mostly for the Bjornaer), etc. Harmonist, fascinated by Man's artifacts, but very wary of humanity's excesses. I have advanced 3 versions of the character around 25 years, and this has brought several points to my attention, some merely observations, others rulings I'd like from Ghost (and opinions from the other players).
•Not being able to have a Familiar makes the Bjornaer fairly weak! The Bond scores, the lab aid, ugh. Certainly we are not meant to have one before Saga start, but it seems something that's a huge hole as they advance. Even as the character spends relatively few seasons of those 25 -30 years in the Lab (mostly due to Initiations). More on this below.
•Bjornaer reliance on Teacher-student relations rather than books for their relevant clan skills: House Lore, Heartbeast, Goth Language, is also very limiting to the concept, and certainly for all Post Gauntlet activities. Specially for Heartbeast, strictly forbidden to write/read about, it's very hard to raise quickly, as there's no "Teaching activity" in the yearly Seasons, just the generic "take 10xp", when a Teaching season normally has a much higher Quality. I guess you could say those Heartbeast Teachers are Incomprehensible or something, bahh. House B shooting itself on the paw.
•I was planning on having my character write books. Can these be sold for their equivalent qp? . Because they'll be of an Excellent-to-Inhuman Quality 8), it becomes strange, as a rise in Q of 4 only garners 1 extra vis, and books clearly better than everything else ever written only net you a few more qps. Also, such books could be sold multiple times (copies), although I haven't taken that into account in the advancement so far, best to do that in game.
(Q8 tractati are very poor, but worth 2 pawns, while Q18 are incredible/unprecedented/unique, worth a lot more for your study season, but by Saga rules worth only 4 pawns + 2 qp. Just a weird thing.)
•Throughout the Advancement, the Maga has bought a bunch of books. Can she sell some of them back for at least ½ their qp? Inner Heartbeast Initiations are costly, lol. BTW, no books bought have been better in L/Q than similar books in the Semita Errabunda library, per Ghost's instructions.
•How expensive are Lab Texts for spells, 1qp/magnitude?
•Can the character buy Spell Mastery books for Cult of Heroes/Mercurian/Mercere Spell Masteries? At least trade some of the superior books she will produce to some eager member of these groups in exchange for this?
•For Mysteries, the books reference "The Mysteries" continually, obviously. I think this book needs to eventually make it into the allowed books. One point I need your ruling is in varying Scripts: HoH:MC only mentions adding or modifying elements to these Scripts, how about removing elements? This is clearly delineated in TM, but not in the 5 books you have allowed. It's particularly limiting for the Refinement Initiations, specially as one advances in HBjornaer Lore + Presence! Otherwise, per Saga rules, the Maga has used the Initiations as written, she'll later research others.
•For her husband, her True Love, I built him as a Failed Apprentice grog. This may strike everyone as cheesy munchkinism, no doubt! Looking to shore up her lack of Familiar, and her relatively low Art scores/Lab Total throughout her career. Just noticed in those 120 Seasons, she only used his help for about 15 Seasons, too many other seasons of Study and Initiations and vis wages. House Bjornaer apparently lends Apprentices to members in good standing, as they share their education collectively, this is also something that's not modeled in the Saga Advancement rules.
Another problem was the LR for both, that was expensive, and they weren't that high (+10 hers, +5 his), and I really haven't rolled aging, maybe one or both died during advancement .
But I obviously see that this is something others may not agree on, even though he can aid them later. So, is this ok?
If not, I will build him as a superb teacher with some scribe/crafter skills.
•I wanted to go for the Lion Heartbeast, but the Wolf is the one that mentions is known for his Communication, for Epitome Inner Heartbeast purposes. If you allow it, I will choose the Lion, planning to increase Communication. If not, shrug, Wolf it will be.
•Hehehe, as characters advance and become very good at some particular activity, it seems bizarre to sell services for 3 pawns vis wages, very undervalued.
•At start, the character looks like this, in terms of Virtues and Flaws (subject to change based on your rulings):
Virtues
•The Gift
•Heartbeast
•Flawless Magic
•Book Learner
•Great Teacher
•Affinity with Muto
•Personal Vis Source
•Affinity with Magic Theory
•Skilled Parens
•Cautious with Concentration
I take your point on earning vis at 3 pawns a season seeming low for a season of service, however it is what we all did (I think) so better to be consistent.
And you didn't get a response from me yet because I'm generally not online on the weekends, and you posted yesterday. Even with this said, I won't review your questions and such until at least tomorrow.
No worries, it's an observation, I understand and accept it, and seems fair.
I am planning on having a Magus 30ish years outside of Gauntlet, and it becomes more pronounced as Arts and skills increase. She will likely hit 30Q in Teaching 1-on-1 at some point, teaching young Bjornaer the correct ways, and still will earn those 3 vis. But advancing the Magus so much is my choice, so got to live with those consequences.
Honestly the linear leveling most Gm's and the core book use for post gauntlet sort of makes players self moderate. Since in the latter years you end up getting a lot more out of your seasons.
I had considered Aging a character up until he died and I had to go back 1 year. It would take a very very long time for my magus. Actually... He would normally die from Twilight I probably should take him out to 100 years post gauntlet (kidding Ghost don't freak out).
I've already ruled on earning Vis; this is not allowed.
I've already rules on earning Vis; this is not allowed.
Already answered.
This is why I originally wanted this game to be very few years after Gauntlet. Some of this stuff I really want to save for after the game starts; letting you guys do some of this stuff pre-game kind of takes the fun out of it. So no, you may not do this.
The Myteries is not an allowed resource at character creation, so no, you are not allowed to remove elements.
You are building your magus and your magus only at this time. I know your counter-argument: This is a story flaw, and you want this person to help you in the lab. You are building your magus, and only your magus, at this time. So no benefits in the lab, no pseudo-familiar-esque stuff.
Unless Lion states Communication, which I don't believe it does, you are stuck with Wolf.
You aren't necessarily selling your really good skills here. Vis can be earned in any number of ways, and the how actually isn't important. All that's important is that you are earning wages.
Dang, 0 out of 6! I'd better not take up any competitive sports!
Sorry I missed that part, did not know that was your intent, went by this:
Ok, will shuffle stuff around, will probably go with a Lion Heartbeast, as at least that's a competent fighting creature if push comes to shove. Will try to post Gauntlets stats tonight!
Ghost? Are you not just NOPEING self initiating 31 virtues?
You could probably get Words of Unbroken Silence to work on Magi if you took Silent Casting rather than multi casting for your mastery. Not sure why you didn't Self Initiate the Bjornare Special (Quiet Magic + Subtle Magic). Multi-casting might be better than penetration depending on how we are working that. Lol, you could do longer messages with multicasting but you would have dropped packets every time a spell didn't pass MR.
Well, I haven't reviewed this character, yet, so I haven't had a chance to get into the sticky details of the character.
Characters are not allowed self-initiation; that is very clear in the RAW. Not to mention The Mysteries is not an allowed resource, so any initiation has to come through HoHMC, and I've already stated that elements are not to be removed. And one element required in initiation is finding a mystagogue or other already-initiated member who is willing to teach you. So self-initiation is not allowed, and if the character has any trace of it that has to be redone.
And 31 Virtues? The initial character post only doesn't list that many...nor does it split out Virtues from Flaws. Which, technically, makes the character unreviewable as I cannot see what has all happened through...22 years? Again, another reason I should have stuck to 3 years post-gauntlet. But, the character sheet needs to be updated before I can review in totality.
He isn't removing elements he is able to hit the initiation totals with no script at all.
His second post shows his final set up pretty clearly and his virtues and flaws are separated in the first post and second post. Maybe could have used some bolding but they are separated.
He goes through his seasons year by year. Not hard to follow just.... borked.
Ah, yes, per your house rules. That would disallow the whole thing.
Ok, I was going to ask about that because right now my current sheet is on like page 4 and my Gauntlet sheet is on page 1 (I think that is what most people did).
I was going to spoiler my whole first post and transcribe my other two posts.
I knew it was a crazy idea and probably going to be rejected out of hand, and I am certainly mindful that this is all subject to both the SG's and the other players approval. Apparently I did not look hard enough at the House rules.
Back to the drawing board! Is Marko Markoko still on with his Rusticani? I had planned initially on a character with Spell Foci, but as he mentioned he was going with a Rusticani, just abandoned the concept.
Well, Words can't be cast at Magi, not really an issue of Penetration (although certainly impacts whether the spell is received) but of targeting Hermetic Magi with spell/effects. As to Subtle and Silent, might have been Initiated in the future, did not see it as that important yet in such a long advancement, she was already going the MuVi route... but that timeline no longer exists
(picked Multicasting to "speak" with more than one person at a time)
and +1 Imposing Appearance Quality
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