Seasonal Activities thread

Retired Play by Post Campaigns Ars Magica 5th Edition: In the Ruins of Bibracte
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Viscaria's Activities for 1222

Ongoing, throughout the year:

  • [strike]If she has a lab,[/strike]she'll be extracting vis each season as a 7-day distraction.

  • Sends out feelers for lab texts

  • most to be determined by the Tribunal Prep thread

  • all building related spells she can find. Preference for ReTe, InTe spells

  • any Tribunal related enchantments

  • low level Intellego spells/enchantments to round out the bartering

Spring: Explores the regio,practicing AL:Mons Electi: 7xp, French 4xp. Corresponds with Ra'am on Magic Theory. 1 XP to MT

Summer: Reads The Stag, The Hound, and The Prince of the Seven Crowns (Rego Summa, Level 16 Quality 15)= 15xp. Corresponds with Ra'am on Magic Theory. 1 XP to MT, French 4xp

Fall: Reads The Stag, The Hound, and The Prince of the Seven Crowns (Rego Summa, Level 16 Quality 15) = 15xp. Corresponds with Ra'am on Magic Theory. 1 XP to MT, French 4xp

Winter: Reads The Stag, The Hound, and The Prince of the Seven Crowns (Rego Summa, Level 16 Quality 15) = 15xp. Corresponds with Ra'am on Magic Theory. 1 XP to MT, French 4xp

Theraphosa's Activities for 1222
Spring: Explores the regio. XP to be determined there, but probably includes AL:Mons Electi. French 4xp
Summer: [strike]Builds a lab for Viscaria and herself[/strike]. 2 Exposure to MT. Install Greater Focus/Featue Forge
Fall: [strike]Builds a lab for Viscaria and herself.[/strike] 2 Exposure to MT. Install Greater Focus/Featue Forge
Winter: Teaches Order of Hermes Lore to Ulrich. Gains Teaching (2 Exposure or Practice?)

Note that Theraphosa needs to eat, and may therefore have a substantial impact on the local vermin population in the regio.

Theraphosa will correspond all four seasons on Code of Hermes with the familiar of some NPC. See that thread for recipients (as they may develop on their own).

[color=red]Update: Replace all instances of "Iron Bones" summa with The Stag, The Hound, and The Prince of the Seven Crowns (Rego Summa, Level 16 Quality 15). Still works out to be 15xp, but to Rego instead of Terram.

Update: Had Theraphosa [strike]build us a lab, per JL saying we can find lab space[/strike] work on lab.

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Isen 1221: What should I do? Still the 40XP per season or do it the normal way?
If doing lab activities, he'll dedicate 2 seasons to set up a lab.
In another season, he'll read "Illuminating the Body Human" (Corpus Summa).
In the last one, if given the vis, he'll create some enchantment to be given to the covenant, as a thanks for his welcome.

He'll also send letters by redcap, asking for books on Aquam, Creo or Rego. There's no room to improve on these arts in Mons Electi

Isen 1222:

  • 1 season exploring the regio. XP in Area Lore! Mons Electi.
  • 1 season reading "In Flux-Veritas" (Muto Summae)
  • 1 season to create his "Shield of the Frost Giant" spell
  • 1 season to create his "Trap of the Deepest Winter" spell.

Correspondance:
Don't really understand how this works, but he'd be interested by a correspondance in Creo or Rego. Say, he can correspond with Hiems on Rego :laughing:

Spells to be created:

  • Shield of the Frost Giant CrAq 30
    This creates a wall similar to a "Wall of Protecting Stone", but made of Ice. It can be broken through with bashing weapons or Fire, although, the wall being 1 pace thick, this will take some time (This is still easier than with stone, though)
    It tends to create a plain wall, but the shape can be altered using finesse.
    Base 3 (Creates Ice in a natural shape), +2 Voice, +2 Sun, + 1 unnatural shape, + 2 size (There's no size indications in the guideline, but it can't be that much lower than the base individual for water, so I'll assume it's comparable to stone)

  • Trap of the Deepest Winter CrAq 20
    Similar to "Shackles of the Frozen Ice" (ReAq 10), saves that it actually creates Ice. The Group target and size ensures a large enough block of ice is created to trap, well, a group.
    Base 3, +2 voice, +1 Conc (Will be maintained by the talisman^^), + 2 group

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In Korvin's case, he gets 10 xp for the Tribunal and 10 xp for the summer. Just like Fiona does because of her story.
There's a lot of abilities being used, even if they're offscreen, and that could go for the Arts too, if you make a good argument.

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Fiona's expenditure request, submitted for your approval:

  • 4 points in Bargain, for trying to get a copy of the Magic Lore book for herself and Fieltarn and the covenant.
  • 1 points in Awareness for looking for things and the scavenger hunt.
  • 1 points in Intellego for using it in the Scavenger hunt (it's only one point)
  • 2 points in Etiquette, for getting along with everybody else, even if they were kind of jerks in some cases.
  • 2 points in Order of Hermes Lore for dealing with the politicking and for dealing with Renita's situation, even if it was at a distance.
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I'd like to put 5exp into Code of Hermes and 5xp into OoH Lore.

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Tournement:
5 xp Awareness
5xp Code of Hermes

March:
5xp Intrigue
5xp Etiquette

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Updating Korvin's 1222:

Korvin:1222
Spring - trip to Salamanca
Summer - refining his lab ( size +2 now). MT+2
Autumn - LR for L Cr27+Co 17+In3+MT7 + 5(Paion)+Lab(+3)+Inventive Genius (3)+aura 5 +10 from Laetitia and +6 from Glaukopis = LT 86 (MT+2)
Winter - begins installing greater feature MT +2

Lab when finished:

Priceless ingredients + 2 LR
Greater feature - Pallet - +2 Co +1 Cr
Spotless + 1 Cr
Highly Organized

General:3
Upkeep 4
safety 3
warping 0
health 1
Aesthetics 4

Also note that the Scibe is copying Laetitia Summa on Intellego for Korvin. After he studies he will look for a trade book. Perhaps Parma Magica Tracti or Mentem Summa

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Two (hopefully) quick questions:

  • Does anybody have any plans for Ulrich this year? His dance card is completely blank, as far as I can tell, and he (1) needs a season of instruction and (2) would like to start learning spells. He's currently rockin' a 31 ReHe lab total, a 28 for InHe, and a 23 for the other Herbams.
  • How much vis is it going to cost Fiona to bond Paul in the spring?
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First one, no plans from me.

Second one, MuCo is an appropriate TeFo combination for binding a tortoiseshell cat. Your Familiar Bonding Lab Total is 30 +1+6 +5=42, which would be 9 pawns of Muto or Corpus vis or combination thereof, page 104.

The bonding level is 13 + 25 + (5*-3)=23, well within your Lab Total to bind.

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Pre +1, she's not bad. Ra'am even sculpted her nose a bit...

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I haven't added for 1222 yet, and we have a Summer story starting, so I'll do just the Spring for 1222:

Shriek of the Ominous Blade
R: Personal D: Sun T: Hearing Base 2 +2 Sun, +3 Hearing, Modifications: uses per day 2 (+1), Environmental Trigger Total: 19 2 pawns
As Shriek of the Impending Shafts, but for Metal Te (primarily) weapons.

Lab total: 33

This effect will not be ready by the time Lost Boys begins.

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Summer of 1222

Shriek of the Ominous Blade
R: Personal D: Sun T: Hearing Base 2 +2 Sun, +3 Hearing, Modifications: uses per day 2 (+1), Environmental Trigger Total: 19 2 pawns
As Shriek of the Impending Shafts, but for Metal/Te (primarily) weapons.

Lab total: 33
Accumulated from Spring: 14
Total Accumulation at Summer's end: 28
Cost: 2 Pawns of Intelligo

Project finished.

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(moved original text)

Updated previous SA declaration to be Rego instead of Terram. Same XP, higher CT.

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Couple of points.
Viscaria can be assigned space for a lab. Assume this will be done in council. Regarding the chess pieces they dont have to be kings. You can harvest 6 pawns. Obsidian portal has the break down. There is at least one long, but there can be other pieces representing the two other years of harvest (1221 & 1222). Seisin are public info, so begin expecting inquiries for trade.

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Autmn of 1222: Begin next project on Staff

Warning of Fist, Fang, and Claw In Co (An)

R: Personal D: Sun T: Hearing Base 3 +2 Sun, +3 Hearing, Modifications: uses per day 2 (+1), Environmental Trigger Base 3, Total 24 3 pawns
Works as Shriek of the Impending Shafts but on animal attacks and the attacks of a human body.

Lab total: 38 14 points towards finishing project.

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Winter of 1222: Finish next project on Staff

Warning of Fist, Fang, and Claw In Co (An)

R: Personal D: Sun T: Hearing Base 3 +2 Sun, +3 Hearing, Modifications: uses per day 2 (+1), Environmental Trigger Base 3, Total 24 3 pawns
Works as Shriek of the Impending Shafts but on animal attacks and the attacks of a human body.

Lab total: 38 last 10 points towards finishing project.

All warning effects should now be in affect. Alexei should receive a warning for an attack from a wooden or metal weapon as well as physical attack from a human (shape) or beast. If the attack is more than 10 paces away (per Shriek of the Impending Shafts) he should be able to avoid the attack as long as he's not restrained. Closer than 10 paces provides a +9 Defense bonus to these types of attacks.

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Totally forgot to post what Ulrich is working on in 1222, since no-one has any claims on his time.

Spring: Study A Primer on Origination, which would raise his Creo score to 6.

Summer: Study Peering into the Aether, which would raise his Intellego score to 4(1).

Autumn: Learn Bind Wound (CrCo 10).

Winter: Learn Order of Hermes Lore from Theraphosa.

(edit to change Winter from generic "learn something from somebody" to OoHLore from Therephosa)

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Updated again, in original location (quoted here).

Hrm, perhaps Theraphosa would be better off sending out correspondences on CoH(Tribunals)? With her Com+3, that could actually end up being a fairly worthwhile Bound Correspondence. Especially if using pieces of her carapace and silk as resonant material.... or perhaps then the correspondences should be on Intrigue...

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1222 activities for Abagail filia Korvin
Spring : travel to Mons Electi
Summer: Open arts
Fall: read Esse Est Percipi by Laetitia scholae Guernici, Intellego summa, L10 Q12
Winter: Taught Creo by Korvin (Com+2+Teaching 4+3+6 ( single student) = 15

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https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/seasonal-activities-thread/6263/41

Updated Theraphosa's activities once again, so that she is now Teaching OoHLore to Ulrich in the Winter.

I encourage you all to picture that for a second :slight_smile: