Quaesitor Constantine, Follower of Guernicus

Retired Play by Post Campaigns Ars Magica 5th Edition: The Rise of Atlantis
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Character Sheet, after Cycle 6 advancement.

Concept: The Atlantis Project is a revolutionary event. Constantine seeks to forge a new way for the Order to interact with mundanes, and demonstrate a better way for the Order to run. His focus is mundane and magical politics, power, and effective and fair rule. Mentem and Vim as focused arts.

Characteristics: Int +2, Per +2, Pre +2, Com +1, Str 0, Sta +2, Dex 0, Qik -2 (deliberate)
Size: 0, Age: 67 (38), Height: 161 cm, Weight: 70 kg, Gender: Male
Decrepitude: 0, Warping Score: TBA, Confidence: 1 (3)

Virtues and Flaws: Atlantean Magic, Affinity with Mentem, True Friend (Eagnaidh) (Bonus: +3 to appropriate Personality Traits), mMF: "Controlling the state of living human minds (eg. includes issuing commands, sleep, but not emotions, thoughts, not non-humans, and not ghosts/spirits"),
Clear Thinker (Bonus: +3 to resist lies, confusion, subterfuge), Deft Form (Mentem) [Form: Mentem], Gentle Gift, The Gift, Hermetic
Magus, Hermetic Prestige, Improved Characteristics, Leadworker [Pentration Bonuses: +2: Katadesmos tablet inscribed with the
name of a victim; +2: Kolossos representation; +3: Kolossos constructed with a sympathetic connection from the body of the victim
embedded in it], Personal Vis Source (Mentem) [Location], Puissant Mentem, Deficient Form (Herbam), Temperate, Dependent (Extended Family), Driven (Transformation of the Order), Overconfident.

Personality Traits: Fair +2, Loyal (Eagnaidh) +3, Forthright +3, Discreet +1
Reputations: Quaesitor (Hermetic) 3, Discreet (Hermetic) 1, Trustworthy Advisor (Nobility) 2

Abilities: Animal Handling 1 (falconry), Area Lore: Atlantis 1, Area Lore: Scottland 2, Artes Liberales 1 (), Awareness 4
(searching), Bargain 0 (1), Brawl 1 (dodge), Charm 2 (), Civil and Canon Law 1, Code of Hermes 3 (), Concentration 3 (), Etiquette 1,
Finesse 1, Folk Ken 3 (), Guile 2 (concealing investigations), Intrigue 3, Language: Gaelic 5 (storytelling), Language: Latin 4
(Hermetic terms), Leadership 3, Magic Lore 1 (5), Magic Theory 11 (Mentem), Order of Hermes Lore 1 (legal cases) (4), Parma
Magica 4 (Mentem), Penetration 3, Philosophiae 1, Scribe 2, Teaching 2

Arts: Cr 10, In 14, Mu 10, Pe 9, Re 20, An 8, Aq 6, Au 6, Co 11, He 6, Ig 6, Im 7, Me 30+3, Te 12, Vi 13

Spells Known:

  • A Day Saved for the Future (InIm4), Source: Custom p.
  • An Empty Husk (PeMe35), Source: Custom p.
  • Animate the Slumbering Corpse (ReCo40), Source: Projects p.97
  • Aura of Ennobled Presence (MuIm10), Source: Ars p.
  • Aura of Inconsequence (ReMe25), Source: HoH:TL p.
  • Aura of Rightful Authority (ReMe20), Source: Ars p.151
  • Aura of the Simple Bard (MuIm15), Source: MoH p.125
  • Awareness of the Waterways (InIm10), Source: Custom p.
  • Blessing of Torchlight (CrIg10), Source: Custom p.
  • Blessing of Warmth (CrIg5), Source: Custom p.
  • Breath of the Sleeper (InMe5), Source: HP p.84
  • Burning Issue of the Day (ReMe30), Source: p.
  • By His Works (CrMe5), Source: p.
  • Capture the Frozen Scene (ReIm5), Source: Custom p.
  • Circular Ward Against Demons (ReVi10), Source: Ars p.162
  • Coerce the Spirits of the Night (ReMe20), Source: Ars p.152
  • Compel the Malevolent Deed (ReMe50), Source: Custom p.
  • Confusion of the Numbed Will (ReMe15), Source: Ars p.151
  • Conjuring the Arcane Watchtower (CrTe25), Source: Custom p.
  • Curse of the Unruly Tounge (ReCo5), Source: p.135
  • Demon's Eternal Oblivion, Protracted (PeVi10), Source: Ars p.
  • Discern Own Illusions (InIm25), Source: Ars p.
  • Disguise of the Transformed Image (MuIm15), Source: Ars p.
  • Drawing the Truth From the Dead (InMe35), Source: Custom p.
  • Dreadful Bane of the Fae (PeVi5), Source: GotF p.
  • Ear of Truth (InMe30), Source: HoH:TL p.
  • Eyes & Ears Within (InIm15), Source: Custom p.
  • Fading Star of Evening, Till Dawn (CrVi25), Source: HP p.86
  • Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie (InMe20), Source: p.
  • Gather the Essence of the Beast (ReVi15), Source: Ars p.
  • Gossip of the Marketplace (CrMe35), Source: GotF p.73
  • Heart of the Lion, Diameter (CrMe10), Source: HoH:S p.37
  • Hollow the Detailed Vault (PeTe30), Source: Custom p.
  • Human Figment of the Waking Mind (CrMe25), Source: A&A p.32
  • Illusion of the Standing Wizard (ReIm10), Source: Custom p.
  • Lay to Rest the Haunting Spirit (PeMe5), Source: Ars p.150
  • Lay to Rest the Haunting Spirit, Protracted (PeMe10), Source: Ars p.150
  • Look at Me (CrMe15), Source: A&A p.
  • Loss of but a Moment's Memory, Voice,Group (PeMe25), Source: Ars p.151
  • Lungs of the Fish, Personal (MuAq15), Source: Ars p.122
  • Maintaining the Demanding Spell, till Dusk (ReVi45), Source: Ars p.
  • Mark of the Arcane Connection by Eye (CrVi15), Source: Custom p.
  • Mark of the Arcane Connection by Touch (CrVi15), Source: Custom p.
  • Masking the Odour of Magic PeVi30, (PeVi30), Source: Ars p.
  • Master's Message (ReVi35), Source: HP p.81
  • Mercury's Winged Sandals, till Dusk (ReCo25), Source: TME p.111
  • Opening the Intangible Tunnel (ReVi45), Source: Ars p.
  • Opening the Intangible Tunnel (ReVi5), Source: Ars p.
  • Overload of Sand and Clay (CrTe5), Source: Custom p.
  • Peering into the Mortal Mind (InMe30), Source: p.
  • Peering into the Unresting Mind (InMe45), Source: Custom p.
  • Posing the Silent Question (InMe20), Source: Ars p.
  • Prying Eyes (InIm5), Source: MoH p.
  • Restore the Faded Threads (CrVi20), Source: HoH:TL p.74
  • Restore the Moved Image (ReIm10), Source: Ars p.
  • Reveal the Lingering Spirit (InMe20), Source: HoH:TL p.14
  • Revealed Flaws of the Mortal Flesh (InCo10), Source: Ars p.130
  • Ring of Transiently Clear Vision (ReIm10), Source: Custom p.
  • Ring of Warding Against Spirits (ReMe15), Source: Ars p.151
  • Sap the Griffin's Strength (PeVi5), Source: GotF p.
  • Scent of Peaceful Slumber (touch) (ReMe15), Source: Ars p.152
  • Sculpt the Living Water, Touch (MuAq15), Source: GoG p.96
  • Sealing the Lips (ReCo10), Source: MoH p.58
  • Searing Burn (CrIg10), Source: Custom p.
  • Sense the Lodestone (InCo5), Source: HP p.84
  • Seven-League Stride (ReCo35), Source: Ars p.136
  • Sight of the Molting Magus (InCo25), Source: HoH:S p.72
  • Snap of Awakening (Reme10), Source: Ars p.151
  • Summon the Distant Image (InIm25), Source: Ars p.
  • Surpressing the Wizard's Handiwork (ReVi20), Source: Ars p.
  • Survey the Foundations of Mound and Mountain (InTe25), Source: Custom p.
  • The Call to Slumber (ReMe10), Source: Ars p.151
  • The Call to Slumber, Group of 100 (ReMe25), Source: Ars p.151
  • The Call to Slumber, Sight (ReMe20), Source: Ars p.151
  • The Call to Slumber, Structure (ReMe35), Source: Ars p.151
  • The Call to Slumber, Touch/Moon (ReMe20), Source: Ars p.151
  • The Everlasting Quill (MuAn25), Source: Custom p.
  • The Evil Eye (ReVi30), Source: HP p.80
  • The Face in the Mirror (ReMe40), Source: HoH TL p.140
  • The Good Witness (CrMe25), Source: HoH:S p.72
  • The Hidden Fortress (MuIm20), Source: NWG p.
  • The Inexorable Search (InCo20), Source: Ars p.
  • The Leap of Homecomming (ReCo35), Source: Ars p.136
  • The Long Forgotten Stare (ReMe30), Source: Custom p.
  • The Penitent Confession (ReMe30), Source: HoH:S p.72
  • The Phantom Gift (CrVi15), Source: Ars p.157
  • The Welcome Stranger (CrMe15), Source: MoH p.140
  • The Whole From the Part (InCo20), Source: HoH:TL p.72
  • Thoughts From Babble (CrMe15), Source: Custom p.
  • Thoughts Within Babble (InMe25), Source: Ars p.
  • Tip of the Tounge (PeMe5), Source: Ars p.150
  • Trust Me (ReMe20), Source: HoH:TL p.
  • Trust of Childlike Faith (PeMe10), Source: p.
  • Trust of Childlike Faith, Group (PeMe20), Source: Ars p.
  • Unravelling the Fabric of Mentem (PeVi35), Source: Ars p.
  • Unravelling the Fabric of Vim (PeVi35), Source: Ars p.
  • Veil of Invisibility (PeIm20), Source: p.
  • Voices from Hollow Spaces (ReMe25), Source: HoH:TL p.140
  • Whispering Thoughts (CrMe10), Source: Custom p.
  • Whispers Though the Black Gate (InCo15), Source: Ars p.
  • Wind of Mundane Silence (PeVi30), Source: Ars p.
  • Wizard's Icy Shroud (PeIg30), Source: Custom p.
  • Wizard's Reach Mentem (MuVi35), Source: Ars p.
  • Wizard's Vigil (MuVi25), Source: TtA p.
  • Words of Unbroken Silence (CrMe10), Source: Ars p.
  • Words of Unbroken Soliloquy (CrMe25), Source: Ars p.
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Familiar Bond

  • Performed in Cycle 1, LT 45: MT 6+1, Int 2, In 10, Mentem 16+3, Aura 7. Reforged in Cycle 6, LT from 45 to 85: (17-9= 8 pawns vis)
  • Cords Gold: 3 (30), Silver: 2 (15), Bronze: 3 (40)

Bond Powers for Constantine:

  • Mental Comms 1 way (CrMe15) vs LT of 41
  • Locate Familiar level 5 (InAn 3, +1 touch, with 2 uses/day),
  • Health of the Familiar 10 (InAn 5, +1 Touch, 1 use/day)

Bond Powers for Familiar:

  • Mental Comms 1 way (CrMe15) vs LT of 41
  • Create Sound (speech quality) and Images, CrIm 15 (base 2, +2 clear sound as directed, +1 conc, +1 Touch, +5 device maintain conc)
  • Locate Magus level 5 (InCo3, +1 touch, with 2 uses/day)
  • Health of the Magus 10 (InCo 5, +1 Touch, 1 use/day)
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Constantine's Custom Spells

A Day Saved for the Future
InIm 3, R:Personal, D: Sun, T: Individual
The caster’s memories during the duration of the spell are complete in every detail that the caster’s senses perceive even if the caster does not notice each detail (and they almost certainly won’t). Memories created by this spell will fade at a normal rate. Use of this spell with a Creo Mentem spell similar to “By His Works” or “The good Witness” (both from HoH True lineages p. 73) will allow the caster to make further observations regarding what he experienced during the duration of “A Day Saved for the Future” as if the caster were back in the time and place where the memories were created.

An Empty Husk (PeMe35)
R: Voice, D: Mom, T:Ind
The target's mind is utterly destroyed. What remains is a mindless husk.
(base 25 to destroy a mind, +2 voice)

Awareness of the Waves (InIm 10) Atlantean
R: Water-way, D: Conc, T:Ind
The caster can hear and see from any point within a water-way.
(Base 2 for two senses, +3 Water-way, +1 Conc)

[b]Blessing of Torchlight /b
R: Touch, D: Sun, T:Ind
The object touched glows as brightly as a torch.
(Base 3, +1 Touch, +2 Sun),

Blessing of Warmth (CrIg5)
R: Touch, D: Sun, T:Ind
The object touched becomes comfortably warm. A simple and effective cantrip for traveling or cold winter's nights.
(Base 2, +1 touch, +2 sun)

Capture the Frozen Scene (ReIm5)
R:Touch, D: Ring, T: Ind
Effect moves an image from one place to within a ring within a pace, and sustains the image for the duration.
(base 2 to move an image a pace, R:+1 Touch, D: +2 Ring, T: Ind)

Compel the Malevolent Deed (ReMe50)
R: Sight, D: Moon, T: Individual
Gives the target one complex command which they must obey to their full ability.
(Base 20, +3 Sight, +3 Moon)

Conjuring the Arcane Watchtower
Creo Terram 25, R: Touch, D: Mom, T: Individual, Ritual

This spell creates a watchtower, subject to the desire and designs of the caster. The standard tower has five above ground floor levels, a battlement on top, adjoining stairs, internal stone features, a single reinforced door, windows in the mid and upper floors, a small cell in the foundations below, and walls 3-4 feet thick at the base. It is also surrounded by a 2 pace tall wall set 5 paces from the outer edge of the watchtower. The tower has room to accommodate three wizards labs, and their supporting staff dwellings, supplies and meeting places.

The spell provides 1000 cubic paces of stone. The complexity modifier allows for the structure to be a single piece of stone with shutters, doors and such built in. When small parts are needed they are created within the single piece using thin stone slivers. The overall design of the tower cannot be ornate, as the spell complexity has allowed for some internal complexity rather than artistic merit.
(Base 3 to create stone, +1 Touch, +3 size, +2 complex design, ritual)

Drawing the Truth from the Dead (InMe 35)
R: Arc, D: Momentary, Target: Individual
By means of this spell the caster contacts a ghost which has not yet passed to final judgement, and learns a single sentence answer to a very specific question. The caster must have an arcane connection to the ghost he wishes to question, and typically the unhallowed corpse of the target is used.
(Base 15, +4 Arc)

Eyes & Ears Within (InIm 15)
R: Touch, D: Concentration, T:Structure
The caster can see and hear everything occurring within a structure, and must concentrate to move their perception throughout. The caster must concentrate to listen to specific areas, and a thriving location may be overwhelming.
(base 2, +1 touch, +1 conc, +3 structure)

Hollow the Detailed Vault
Perdo Terram 30, R: Touch, D: Momentary, T: Part
The stone mass targeted by this spell is destroyed in a manner consistent with the caster’s desires, typically in such a way to create hollows, rooms, or internal spaces. The spell does allows for a sophisticated level of detail, including stairways, ramps, pillars, or balconies. A maximum volume of up to 100 cubic paces of stone can be affected at one time.
(Base 4 Destroy rock or stone, +1 Touch, +1 Part, +2 size increase, +2 complexity)

Illusion of the Standing Wizard (ReIm10)
Wizard's image appears to stay still not moving, but instead can shift up to a pace from the casting spot.
(base 2, +2 Sun, +1 additional image +1 moving image)

Mark of the Arcane Connection, by Touch (CrVi15)
R: Touch, D: Moon, T: Ind
The caster marks taints the target with magic, creating a Weak Arcane Connection for the duration. This connection links both ways, the caster has an Arcane Connection to the target and it serves as one to the caster.
See Light of Andorra spell wiki.
(base 3, +1 touch, +3 moon),

Mark of the Arcane Connection, by Eye (CrVi15)
R: Eye, D: Moon, T: Ind
The caster marks taints the target with magic, creating a Weak Arcane Connection for the duration. This connection links both ways, the caster has an Arcane Connection to the target and it serves as one to the caster.
See Light of Andorra spell wiki.
(base 3, +1 eye, +3 moon)

Overload of Sand and Clay
Creo Terram 5, R: Sight, D: Diameter, T: Individual
This spell creates a pile of dirt, sand, mud, or clay of up to ten cubic paces in size.
(Base 1, +3 Sight, +1 Diameter)

Peering into the Unresting Mind (InMe 45)
R: Arc, D: Momentary, Target: Individual
By means of this spell the caster contacts a ghost which has not yet passed to final judgement, and draws a set of knowledge from the remains of its mind about a specific topic or question. The caster must have an arcane connection to the ghost he wishes to question, and typically the unhallowed corpse of the target is used.
(Base 25, +4 Arc)

Ring of Transiently Clear Vision (ReIm5)
Rego Imagonem 5, R: Touch, D: Ring, T: Circle
This effect removes the image from the area within the target circle, so that it is rendered invisible.
(Base 2 to make it appear 1 pace away, +1 Touch, +2 Ring)

Searing Burn (CrIg10)
R: Touch, D: Diameter, T:Ind
The effect inflicts +5 dam over 2 minutes to the item touched by enveloping it in flame.
(Base 4, +1 Touch, +1 Dia)

Survey the Foundations of Mound and Mountain
Intellego Terram 25, R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Individual
The caster understands the current earthen formation across an area of natural earth and stone, and comprehends formations, features, structural stress points or weaknesses, use of foundations, and gains a detailed understanding of the ramifications of excavating within the area.
The time taken to understand the scope of an area varies with the areas size. A small area a few paces across is immediate, up to a fortress sized area which will take hours to fully comprehend.
The spell is intended to be used as part of the design of new structures, however it may also be used for a variety of other purposes, such as tracking where an underground stream travels, or where to best place sappers when attacking fortified walls.
(Base 10 for all the natural properties of an object, +1 Touch, +2 Sun)

The Everlasting Quill (MuAn20)
R: Touch, D: Sun, T:Individual
The item made of animal products touched becomes hardy and almost unbreakable, and extremely resistant to wear and damage.
(MuAn20, Base 5, +1 Touch, +2 Sun)

The Hidden Fortress
MuIm 20, R: Touch, D: Moon, T: Strucure
You make a building up to the size of a castle look like a natural structure (like a cliff/hill/rock) of roughly the general shape and size as the original structure.
(Base 1, +1 Touch, +3 Moon, +3 Structure)

The Long Forgotten Stare (ReMe/Pe30)
R: Eye, D: Conc, T:Ind
The target is paralyzed while the caster concentrates and also has their memories of the event removed.
(Base 15 to paralyze a target mentally, +1 Eye, +1 Conc, +1 Pe sub-effect so they don't remember anything)

Thoughts From Babble (Creo Mentem / Muto 15)
R: Voice, D: Diameter, T: Individual. This spell allows the caster to speak directly into the mind of the target, and also alters the memory of the target so they remember that the caster speaking normally, and in their native language.
(Base 3 for words, +2 Voice, +1 Diameter, +1 Req Muto sub effect)

Whispering Thoughts (Creo Mentem 5)
R: Touch, D: Diameter, T: Individual.
This spell lets the caster speak directly into the targets mind. Intended for use with an Intangible Tunnel.
(Base 3, +1 Touch, +1 Diameter)

Wizard’s Icy Shroud
Perdo Ignem 30, R: Voice, D: Diameter, T: Individual
As per Wizard’s Icy Grip – Chills a single target so that it takes +15 damage each combat round the spell is in effect. If this is enough to kill, the target is frozen solid. Armor does not add to Soak against this spell.
(Base 15, +2 Voice, +1 Diameter)

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Constantine's Warping

Current Score: 4 (50 points)
Effects: None

  • Longevity potion = 33 warping points. Age 67 - 34 years where no longevity was needed
  • Faerie virtue = 1 warp point
  • A few warping points over the years = 16 pts. Chosen due to high gold cord bonding.
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Regan, apprentice to Constantine
A quick minded child with a promising future. Gentle gifted like his master. Int +3,

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Resources, BPs, and Assets

Material Resources

  • Vis: Tech: 17 In, 17 Re, Form: An 10, Aq 5, Au 5, Co 15, He 5, Ig 5, Im 15, Me 17, Te 12, Vi 15.
  • Silver: 119 mythic pounds.
  • BPs: 60 BPs acquired from the 6 cycles.
  • Seasons of work - the second season of work available in Cycle 6 was used to create a set of gold rings and a gold necklace.

Books - Tractus (read)

  • Correspondence with Master on Mentem. 72 seasons of 12 for Tractus = 6x Volumes, Mentem Tractus Q8 (read)
  • Correspondence with Verdi on MT. 82 seasons of 12 for Tractus = 6x Volumes, MT Tractus Q8 (read)
  • Correspondence with Tremere on Rego. 12 of 12 for Tractus, 1x Volume, Rego Tractus, Q8 (read)
  • Correspondence with Jerbiton on Creo. 2 of 12 for Tractus, Q8. None yet. (read)

Books - Tractus (unread)

  • Mentem Tractus Q12, Uncivilized Past Vol 1: Ghosts of the Past.
  • Mentem Tractus Q12, Uncivilized Past Vol 2: Arguments in Theory.
  • Mentem Tractus Q12, Uncivilized Past Vol 3: Exploration of the Inner Mind.
  • MT Tractus Q12, Intermediations of Enchanted Devices Vol 1.
  • MT Tractus Q12, Intermediations of Enchanted Devices Vol 2.
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Lab

Totals = 4 Safety, +1 Aesthetics, +2 Quality, +2 Upkeep, +1 Vis Extraction, +3 Me, 2 Refinement

Attributes

  • Servant (free, +2 Saftey, +1 Aethetics, +1 Me),
  • Superior Equipment (free, +1 Quality, +2 Upkeep, +1 Saftey, +1 Vis Extraction)
  • Lesser F:Orb and Mirror (2 Me, 2 Aethestic)
  • Item: Tireless Servant (Saftey 1, Quality 1)

Activity

  • Refinement 2x Seasons.
  • Lesser Feature Orb, Lesser Feature Mirror. Both from purchased verdi items installed by Familiar.
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I've been looking at familiars lately, and it looks like Eagnaidh is off on his Quality/Inferiority Balance. He's a base Might 15 with 4 points of Inferiorities. That should give him 19 points of Qualities. But I calculate 29 points of Qualities. That means that he has an extra 10 points of Qualities. Am I off somehow?

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I think you might be off, perhaps the write-up in the area is unclear, or I've got it dramatically wrong. Here is a more detailed breakdown of how the familiar has been put together.

I believe the breakdown of Quals, Infers, Virtues and Flaws is below.

The V&F balance. The Qualities and Inferiorities balance too (Might 19 = Base 15 + Size -4 = Total creature might 19. Then reduced might allows for 4 more points to spend, so 23 qualities and -4 Inferiorities). I then purchased powers for the Personal, Lesser, and Greater powers, but that shouldn't influence the total spend on Quals and Infers as long as each total is within the purchased points.

Qualities and Inferiorities (Q:23, I:-4 = 19 total)

  • gift of speech (1)
  • Greater power x1 (3)
  • Improved Recovery (1)
  • Lesser power (3)
  • Minor Virtue - Sense Holiness and Unholiness (1)
  • Minor Virtue - Puissant Ability(1)
  • Minor Virtue - Second Sight (1)
  • Minor Virtue - Improved Characteristics 3x (3)
  • Minor Virtue - Keen Vision (1)
  • No Fatigue (3)
  • Personal Power x5 (5)
  • Reduced Might 4x (-4)

Virtues (7 total)

  • Arcane Lore (1)
  • Good Teacher (1)
  • Great Intelligence x2 (2)
  • Greater Power 2x (2)
  • Improved Characteristics (0,free as paid for with a quality above)
  • Keen Vision (0, see above)
  • Magic Animal (1)
  • Puissant Magic Theory (0, see above)
  • Second Sight (0, see above)
  • Sense Holu & Unholy (0, see above)

Flaws (-7 total)

  • Driven (-3)
  • Magical Friend (-1)
  • Continence (-1)
  • Slow Power - True Sight of Air (-1)
  • Slow Power - Human Shape (-1)

Does that make it clearer?

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Do you get to count the 4 Might from Size when buying Qualities? I seem to recall something about those not counting. Am I misremembering?

Ah, but Greater Power is a Major Virtue. So it costs 3, not 1. Having two Greater power Virtues costs you 6 and brings your Virtue total up to 11.

The rigorous rundown really helped.

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Aha, there it is:

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I'll have a think on how to edit to reduce the overall Qualities and bump up the familiar's might.

Note though that the Greater Power should not have been paid for in the Virtues section as I'd already purchased them (150 power levels worth) in the Qualities section. So it's there because Metacreator added it with a cost when it shouldn't have. That means that the V&F now don't balance either, I'm two Flaw points too high now.

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Reworked familiar Q&I, V&F, and Powers breakdown.
I had to correct the imbalance in V&Fs, move some of the Qualities to Virtues instead (this keeps the powers the same which keeps the spirit of the familiar), raise the Magic Might (which fortunately didn't affect my binding), delete a lesser power to also drop down the number of points spent on Lesser powers, and added a small lesser power with the points left over.

Overall it feels almost identical to the way it was, and this time it balances. If this is correct I'll update the post further up in this thread with the corrected version.

Qualities and Inferiorities (19 total)

  • gift of speech (1)
  • Greater power x1 (3)
  • Improved Recovery (1)
  • Lesser power x3:75 levels (3)
  • Minor Virtue - Puissant Ability: Magic Theory(1)
  • Minor Virtue - Improved Characteristics 3x (3)
  • Minor Virtue - Keen Vision (1)
  • No Fatigue (3)
  • Personal Power x3: 75 levels (3)

Virtues (7 total)

  • Arcane Lore (1)
  • Good Teacher (1)
  • Great Intelligence x2 (2)
  • Improved Characteristics (0,free as paid for with a quality above)
  • Keen Vision (0, see above)
  • Magic Animal (1)
  • Puissant Magic Theory (0, see above)
  • Second Sight (1)
  • Sense Holy & Unholy (1)

Flaws (-7 total)

  • Driven (-3)
  • Magical Friend (-1)
  • Continence (-1)
  • Slow Power - True Sight of Air (-1)
  • Slow Power - Human Shape (-1)

Powers:

  • [strike]Guide (Greater: 55), Points: 0, Initiative: Qik-3, Form: Mentem, Range: Voice, +2, Duration: Sun, +2, Target: Group, +2, Level:
    ReMe35, Design: 35 levels, Base 5, +2 Voice, +2 Sun, +2 Group, -4 Might cost[/strike]

  • Incorporeal Form (Greater: 50), Points: 1, Initiative: Qik-3, Form: Corpus, Range: Per, +0, Duration: Conc, +1, Target: Ind, +0,
    Level: MuCo35, Requisite: Mentem, Design: 35 levels, Base 30, +1 Conc, -4 Might cost, +2 Initiative cost

  • [strike]Invisibility (Greater: 30), Points: 0, Initiative: Qik-2, Form: Imaginem, Range: Touch, +1, Duration: Conc, +1, Target: Group, +2,
    Level: PeIm20, Design: 20 levels, Base 4, +1 Touch, +1 Conc, +2 Group, -2 Might cost[/strike]

  • Aura of Rightful Authority (Lesser: 40), Points: 0, Initiative: Qik-8, Form: Mentem, Range: Eye, +1, Duration: Sun, +2, Target: Ind,
    +0, Level: ReMe20, Design: 20 levels, Base 5, +1 Eye, +2 Sun, -4 Might cost

  • Grant Puissance in Leadership (Lesser: 5), Points: 1, Initiative: Qik-2, Form: Corpus, Range: Touch, +1, Duration: Sun, +2,
    Target: Ind, +0, Level: MuCo5, Design: 5 levels, Base 2, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, Ability: Leadership

  • Grant Puissance in Magic Theory (Lesser: 5), Points: 1, Initiative: Qik-2, Form: Corpus, Range: Touch, +1, Duration: Sun, +2,
    Target: Ind, +0, Level: MuCo5, Design: 5 levels, Base 2, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, Ability: Magic Theory

  • Humans are Easily Misplaced (Lesser: 30), Points: 2, Initiative: Qik-8, Form: Corpus, Range: Arc, +4, Duration: Conc, +1, Target:
    Ind, +0, Level: InCo20, Design: 20 levels, Base 3, +4 Arc, +1 Conc, -2 Might cost

  • Human Shape (Personal: 25), Points: 3, Initiative: Qik-2, Form: Animal, Range: Per, +0, Duration: Sun, +2, Target: Ind, +0, Level:
    MuAn20, Design: 20 levels, Base 10, +2 Sun, -2 Might cost

  • Sight Beyond Sight (Personal: 30), Points: 3, Initiative: Qik-3, Form: Imaginem, Range: Per, +0, Duration: Conc, +1, Target:
    Vision, +4, Level: InIm30, Design: 30 levels, Base 5, +1 Conc, +4 Vision, -3 Might cost

  • True Sight of the Air (Personal: 25), Points: 0, Initiative: Qik-2, Form: Auram, Range: Per, +0, Duration: Always On, +2, Target: Vision,
    +4, Level: InAu20, Design: 20 levels, Base 1, +2 Sun, +4 Vision, +1 constant, -2 Might cost

34

I'm still confused. You have 150 points of Greater Powers, which should cost 9 Quality points, but you only have 3 Quality Points spent on Greater Powers. It still seems like you're 6 points over on Qualities.

35

I'll delete the Greater powers Guide and Invisibility, and then alter Incorporeal Form to cost a might point and slight slower. That brings the Greater Powers back to 50 levels only which costs the +3 Quality only.

Incorporeal Form (Greater: 50), Points: 1, Initiative: Qik-3, Form: Corpus, Range: Per, +0, Duration: Conc, +1, Target: Ind, +0,
Level: MuCo35, Requisite: Mentem, Design: 35 levels, Base 30, +1 Conc.

I think that will fix it?

36

Looks good to me.

37

I've edited the final Familiar thread with the updated stats.

38

Yikes, I only just noticed in looking over your character that you took Faerie Lore via transformation. I'm not sure that's legit. Faerie Lore is very specific to House Merinita and I would think cannot be gained outside of their mysteries.

But I'll leave this up to silveroak, since it's Meiai's toes that would be stepped on. Should a non-Merinita be able to take the Faerie Magic Virtue?

39

It should be possible, but through transformation. Should I decide to teach a non-Merinita, for example, it would not get me immediately drummed out of the house, but it is not something that would be done lightly. He would need an appropriate mystagogue to initiate/teach the ability.

40

Did you mean not through transformation?