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Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

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Character Sheet
Gridia “Grid” Thorem
Rank: Veteran Experience: 42 Advances Left:
Race: Elf
Iconic Framework: Ley Line Walker
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d10, Strength d4, Vigor d8
Charisma: -2; Pace: 6; Parry: 5 (+1 when Staff Equipped); Toughness: 7; Strain: 0
Skills:
  • Fighting d6
    • 2 pts from creation
  • Investigate d4
    • 1 pts from creation
  • Knowledge (Arcana) d8
    • 3 pts from creation
  • Knowledge (English/American) d8
    • 3 pts from creation
  • Knowledge (Dragons) d4
    • 1 pts from creation
  • Notice d8
    • 2 pts from creation
    • 1 pt from advance
  • Shooting d4
    • 1 pts from creation
  • Spellcasting d10
    • d8 from Iconic Framework
    • 1 point from advance
  • Streetwise d4
    • 1 pts from creation
  • Survival d6
    • 2 pts from creation

Hindrances
  • Heroic(Major): Gridia stands for what's right and fair. He'll never shy away from helping those in need or those in great peril.
  • All Thumbs: : Gridia is not very good with any form of tech.
  • Loyal (Minor): Gridia’s loyalty is only surpassed by his heroism. His family in the Tomorrow Legion receive his utmost loyalty.
  • Outsider (Minor): Gridia is not from this Earth. Some customs, though not many, are still unfamiliar to him.
  • Habit (Minor): Candy : Gridia has a bit of a sweet tooth. He tries to keep a small parcel of sugary goodness in his mouth whenever he's conscious. One might say compulsively.

Edges
  • Master of Magic:
    • Gain Mega Power for all known and future powers
  • Exceptional Rapid Recharge
    • Recharge PPE at 1/5minutes
  • Elan
    • +2 to all rolls after use of a benny
  • Luck
    • +1 Benny per session
  • Tough As Nails
    • +1 Toughness
  • Danger Sense
    • Notice roll at -2 to notice surprise attacks or ambushes.
    • Success allows for appropriate action against the surprise, effectively being on hold for the first round of combat.
Last edited by Gridia Thorem on Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:26 am, edited 6 times in total.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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Re: The 99 - From Hope To Action

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Powers
Arcane Background: Magic
PPE/ISP: 25 - Recovery: 1 / 5 minutes

Greater Armor [Armor] (2 : 5 ) [Novice]
  • Range: Touch
  • Duration: 3 (1/round)
  • Trapping: Arcanic energy weaves its way around Gridia’s body, fitting to it like a glove. The weave works itself into a compact, dense form that moves with Gridia’s body, allowing him to conceal it with standard clothing.
  • Effect: Grants 2 points of armor for a success and 4 points with a raise.

Mega: Grants +5 MDC armor with a success and +10 with a raise.

Greater Blast [Blast] (2-6) [Power Rank]
  • Range: 24/48/96
  • Duration: Instant
  • Trapping: Napalm like fire-bombs appear in either hand of Gridia and are arcanically thrust in a parabolic arch toward their intended destination.
  • Effect: Ranged attack results in an MBT at the PC’s chosen location, or it deviates with a failure. Causes 2d6 damage.
For double the PPE, PC can double the damage or increase AoE to LBT
For triple the PPE, PC doubles the damage AND increases AoE to LBT.

Mega: Add +4 PPE to increase damage from d6 to d10 and inflict Mega Damage

Onslaught [Bolt] (1 each : 2-8 or 4) [Novice]
  • Range: 12/24/48
  • Duration: Instant
  • Trapping: Lightning spirals down Gridia’s arms, from his elbows out of his hands towards the target.
  • Effect: 2d6 damage each. May cast up to 3 bolts using like amount of PPE. Targets may be chosen for each bolt. Bolts get their own spellcasting die roll (but still only one wild-die roll for the entire instance of this cast i.e. 3 bolts rolls 3 spellcasting die and 1 wild die)

Additionally, PC may cast a single 3d6 bolt for 2 power points, however only one bolt may be cast when using bolt in this manner.

Mega: PC may cast up to 4 bolts at 3d6 MD for 2 PPE each. Or a single 6d6 MD bolt for 4 PPE.

Exalted Detect Arcana [Detect] (0 : 2) [Novice]
  • Range: Sight
  • Duration: 3 (1/round) / 1 hour (1/hour)
  • Trapping: Eyes turn solid green. No pupils, just green. Physically, it’d be impossible to tell which direction Gridia’s eyes are looking.
  • Effect: Detect supernatural persons, objects, or effects within sight. Includes ivisible foes, enchantments, items, devices, etc.
Mega: Greatly enhances detect arcana, giving it expanded analytical effects. With a successful arcane skill check on a particular magical effect or supernatural entity or phenomena, the caster can learn the following:
  • What kind of magic is at work.
  • Currently active powers.
  • General type of supernatural creature (vampire, werewolf, dragon, etc).
  • Any enchantments present on an item.
  • How much PPE or ISP a target possesses.
  • Other information the GM thinks appropriate.
When used on a supernatural creature, a raise on the arcane skill check reveals any general susceptibilities, including Weaknesses and ways to bypass Invulnerability. This Mega Power effect can be used by Masters of Magic who have detect arcana at will. They must spend 2 Power Points to use it.


Mass Disguise [Disguise] (3-5) [Power Rank]
  • Range: Touch (LBT)
  • Duration: 10 minutes (1/10 minutes) : “Indefinite”
  • Trapping: A brief shimmer takes place as the target transforms its appearance.
  • Effect: Allows the target to assume only the appearance of another person. Base cost is 3 PPE with an increase of 1 PPE for imitating size differences up to a maximum size change of 2.

Notice rolls are made at -2/-4/-6 on the basis of familiarity (familiar/acquainted/unfamiliar) with the mimicked person

Mega: Can affect any target the PC wishes in an LBT, centered on the PC. Disguise remains until cancelled, concentration is interrupted, or the PC is incapacitated.


Exalted Dispel [Dispel] (3 : 6) [Seasoned]
  • Range: Smarts (x2 for mega)
  • Duration: Instant (1 d6 minutes for mega)
  • Trapping: Gridia holds his hands with each palm facing the other, in front of his chest, parallel to the ground. Any visible power is pulled like a vortex into the center of the negative space between his hands. As the power is consumed, a ball forms. Slowly, Gridia closes his hands around it and displaces the power the moment his hands are clasped together.
  • Effect: Opposed rolled of arcane skills. PC has -2 if arcane skills do not match.
Negates enemy spells, miracles, mad science, or super powers. Has no effect on innate powers, such as a dragon’s breath, or items and enchantments unless stated otherwise. Can be used on active powers, or powers as their being cast. Interrupting a cast requires PC to be on hold and a successful interruption mechanic.

Mega: Negates any power in a LBT. Can also dampen enchantments for 1d6 minutes. Opposed rolls against items is at a base 4. GM should feel free to impose penalties for particularly powerful items (−2 for a major item, −4 for an artifact, or even −6 for a true relic of great power).


Swift Flight [Fly] (3/6 : 8/10) [Veteran]
  • Range: Touch
  • Duration: 3 (1/round)
  • Trapping: Arcanic rings form around the joints of the target, constantly orbiting each joint as though it’s pivoting from the focal point of the target’s anatomic structure. Speed of orbit directly reflects the speed at which the target is flying.
  • Effect: Allos target to fly at their basic Pace and a Climb of 0. Spend double the PPE for twice the speed. May effect up to Five targets by spending a proportional amount of PPE

Mega: Increases the speed to 4x the pace for 8 PPE and gains -1 to being hit by ranged attacks. Increases to 8x the pace for 10 PPE and gains -2 to be hit by ranged attacks. Penalties do not stack with other abilities. The greater penalty takes precedence (i.e. deflection may have a higher benefit)

Tiny Yet Mighty [Growth/Shrink] (2+) [Power Rank]
  • Range: Smarts
  • Duration: 3 (2/round)
  • Trapping: Gridia makes a thumbs up, puts his thumb to his mouth and begins to “inflate/deflate” his hand via his thumb. Each breath represents one size change.
  • Effect:
    Shrink: reduces the target’s size by 1 for each 2 PPE spent to a minimum of -2 (Rat). Each size change reduces Strength by 1 die type (min d4), and Toughness by 1 (min 2)

Growth: Increases size by 1 for each 2 PPE spent. For each size change, strength increases by 1 step, and toughness increases by 1.

Mega: Shrink: retain PC Strength and Toughness Grow: +2 PPE extends range like it normally does for Shrink

**Greater Shape Change [Shape Change] (+2 / Rank Based) [Novice +]
  • Range: Self
  • Duration: 1 minute ( 1/min )
  • Trapping: As Gridia changes, his body tenses. Arcane energies, similar to that of a ley line begin orbiting all the parts of his body as though creating an arcane cacoon. The cocoon, naturally, takes the size of Gridia’s body, unless the target shape is larger than his physical form, which it will then be as large as is necessary to conceal the shape until the transformation is complete.
  • Effect: Retain PC Smarts, Spirit and Linked Skills (dependent on physical ability). Gain target creature Agility, Strength, and linked skills. Inability to use speech, or powers, but previously activated powers persist. Vigor is the higher between the caster and the target creature.

Mega: Take the form of any creature or being while still being able to cast powers. Retain the ability to speak so long as form has a mouth. Only natural and inherent abilities are gained. Technological and trained abilities are not acquired from change.


**Mind Reading [Mind Reading] (3) [Novice]
  • Range: Smarts
  • Duration: 1
  • Trapping: Gridia’s eyes become emissive with a light of their natural color (blue) and acquire a green outline during the intrusion.
  • Effect: On a successful opposed roll (Smarts), gain one truthful answer from the target. Target is aware of the intrusion, unless caster gets a raise. GM may add modifiers based on target mental hindrances or current state of mind.
**Powers contained within Magical Staff
Last edited by Gridia Thorem on Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:57 am, edited 3 times in total.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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Re: The 99 - From Hope To Action

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Advances

Iconic Framework - Ley Line Walker
  • 15 PPE
  • Master of Magic Edge
  • Begins with Rapid Recharge Edge
  • Spellcasting starts at d8
  • 5 initial powers
    • Blast
    • Fly
    • Armor
    • Growth/Shrink
    • Disguise
  • Detect Arcana at will and as a free action
  • On a successful Spellcasting roll, at a distance of Spirit x3, can draw 3x max PPE worth of PPE from Ley Lines
  • While on a Ley Line, natural healing rolls can be made 1/day
  • Ley Line Sense:
    • Sense Ley Lines within 10 miles
    • Automatically determine
      • Ley Line’s power
      • What direction it flows
      • Where it meets other ley lines at nexus points
      • Any other aspects that may apply, such as whether its power is being siphoned.
    • Senses Rifts within 10 Miles
    • Sense opening and/or eruptions of new Rifts within 50 miles
  • Can send/receive messages along Ley lines at any distance
    • Can be directed to an individual who must be present and expecting the message, or more widely broadcast
  • Can fly at 2x Pace and as high as 1000 ft when on a Ley Line. Can fly as those walking on solid ground.
  • Cybernetics cause -1 point of spellcasting for each point of Strain
  • Charisma suffers -2 ( LLW are socially awkward)
  • Shoot on Sight for CS
  • True Federation may be hostile as well (dependent on fealty)

Race
  • All Thumbs
  • Agility Starts at d6
  • Low Light Vision

Hero’s Journey
  • Enchanted Items and Mystic Gadgets (1): Magic Staff
    • Damage: Str+d6
    • Parry: +1
    • Two Handed
    • Reach: 1
    • 10 PPE
      • Can cast: Shape Change (Mega) & Mind Reader (Regular)
  • Experience and Wisdom (1): Elan Edge
  • Experience and Wisdom (7): Danger Sense Edge
  • Experience and Wisdom (14): Luck Edge
  • Magic and Mysticism (11): Improved Rapid Recharge (LLW have Rapid Recharge at creation)

Advances
  • Initial Advances: (From Hindrances):Exceptional Rapid Recharge, Tough As Nails
  • Novice 1 Advance: Increase Attribute (Spirit)
  • Novice 2 Advance: Power Points (+5)
  • Novice 3 Advance: Skill Increase (+1 to Spellcasting, +1 to Novice)
  • Seasoned 1 Advance: Increase Attribute (Vigor)
  • Seasoned 2 Advance: Power Points (+5)
  • Seasoned 3 Advance: New Power (Dispel)
  • Seasoned 4 Advance: New Power (Bolt)
  • Veteran 1 Advance: Increase Attribute (Vigor)
  • Veteran 2 Advance:
  • Veteran 3 Advance:
  • Veteran 4 Advance:
  • Heroic 1 Advance:
  • Heroic 2 Advance:
  • Heroic 3 Advance:
  • Heroic 4 Advance:
  • Legendary 1 Advance:
  • Legendary 2 Advance:
  • Legendary 3 Advance:
[*] Legendary 4 Advance:undefined
Last edited by Gridia Thorem on Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:42 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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Re: Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

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Looks like a good start.

A couple notes, the way you noted your skill advance is incorrect. You can only advance one step per advance. Also as the skill is above your Smarts it would be the whole advance to go one step.

PS: You do start with the LLW starting gear and 150,000 credits of additional gear.
  • 2D6 EFFECT
    2 Catastrophe: Something goes terribly wrong. The GM must decide what, but some ideas are a new and permanent Minor Hindrance, the inability to use powers for several days, or an explosion of some sort. The backlash should be thematic if possible. If the hero tampers with dark forces for his abilities, for example, he might become corrupted or summon something sinister into the world. If he’s a weird scientist the device might explode for 3d6 damage in a Medium Blast Template, or he might develop a Quirk, Phobia, or other “madness.”

    3 Backfire: The power succeeds as with a raise but affects a different target with the worst possible results. A bolt hits a random friend, boost Trait increases an enemy’s skill or attribute, etc. If there’s no likely target, he’s Stunned instead. If the power has a Duration other than Instant, it lasts its full term and can only be negated by dispel (the caster can’t voluntarily end it herself).

    4–5 Short Circuit: The power fails but the Power Points allocated to it are spent, along with an additional 1d6 Power Points.

    6–8 Stunned: The caster is Stunned (see page 106). She subtracts 2 from arcane skill rolls for the rest of the encounter (the penalty remains –2 even if she gets this result again).

    9–10 Overload: The character’s synapses crackle and overload with power. He takes 2d6 damage plus the cost of the power in Power Points, including any Power Modifiers the player declared.

    11 Fatigue: The character suffers Fatigue.

    12 Overcharge: The power draws ambient energy from the air, automatically succeeding against the target with a raise and costing the caster no Power Points!

,
1 = 2 of Clubs
2 = 2 of Diamonds
3 = 2 of Hearts
4 = 2 of Spades
5 = 3 of Clubs
6 = 3 of Diamonds
7 = 3 of Hearts
8 = 3 of Spades
9 = 4 of Clubs
10 = 4 of Diamonds
11 = 4 of Hearts
12 = 4 of Spades
13 = 5 of Clubs
14 = 5 of Diamonds
15 = 5 of Hearts
16 = 5 of Spades
- reroll line for quickness & activation for Calculating -
17 = 6 of Clubs
18 = 6 of Diamonds
19 = 6 of Hearts
20 = 6 of Spades
21 = 7 of Clubs
22 = 7 of Diamonds
23 = 7 of Hearts
24 = 7 of Spades
25 = 8 of Clubs
26 = 8 of Diamonds
27 = 8 of Hearts
28 = 8 of Spades
- reroll line for Hyperion Juicer -
29 = 9 of Clubs
30 = 9 of Diamonds
31 = 9 of Hearts
32 = 9 of Spades
33 = 10 of Clubs
34 = 10 of Diamonds
35 = 10 of Hearts
36 = 10 of Spades
37 = J of Clubs
38 = J of Diamonds
39 = J of Hearts
40 = J of Spades
41 = Q of Clubs
42 = Q of Diamonds
43 = Q of Hearts
44 = Q of Spades
45 = K of Clubs
46 = K of Diamonds
47 = K of Hearts
48 = K of Spades
49 = A of Clubs
50 = A of Diamonds
51 = A of Hearts
52 = A of Spades
53 = Jokers = They are equal
54 = Jokers = They are equal
- If no reroll is being used then there are 2 extra jokers -
55 = Jokers = They are equal
56 = Jokers = They are equal
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I count 10 pts in attributes, 5 from start, 2 advance, where did the other come from?

Can you please do a break down of your skills and where they cane from?

Also as a note: increasing vigor twice through advances will let you have a higher smarts to start which will
Save you some skill points.
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Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:48 pm I count 10 pts in attributes, 5 from start, 2 advance, where did the other come from?

Can you please do a break down of your skills and where they cane from?

Also as a note: increasing vigor twice through advances will let you have a higher smarts to start which will
Save you some skill points.
I think the attribute points come as follows:
5 Base
1 Race
1 Novice advance 1
1 Seasoned advance 1
1 Veteran Advance 1
Total = 9


Agility d6 (0 points, Race +1d)
Smarts d8 (1 points, 1 advance)
Spirit d12 (3 points, 1 advance)
Strength d4 (0 points)
Vigor d10 (1 point, 1 advance, not sure where last bump came from)



For skills th build would work better as

Fighting d6 (1 points, 1 advance)
Investigate d4 (1 points)
Knowledge (Arcana) d8 (3 points)
Knowledge (English/American) d8 (3 points)
Knowledge (Dragons) d6 (native free)
Notice d6 (2 points)
Shooting d4 (1 points)
Spellcasting d12 (d8 base, 4 points)
Streetwise d4 (1 points)
Survival d6 (1 points, 1 advance)

This comes to 17 points and the build should have 15. So I may have missed something.
  • 2D6 EFFECT
    2 Catastrophe: Something goes terribly wrong. The GM must decide what, but some ideas are a new and permanent Minor Hindrance, the inability to use powers for several days, or an explosion of some sort. The backlash should be thematic if possible. If the hero tampers with dark forces for his abilities, for example, he might become corrupted or summon something sinister into the world. If he’s a weird scientist the device might explode for 3d6 damage in a Medium Blast Template, or he might develop a Quirk, Phobia, or other “madness.”

    3 Backfire: The power succeeds as with a raise but affects a different target with the worst possible results. A bolt hits a random friend, boost Trait increases an enemy’s skill or attribute, etc. If there’s no likely target, he’s Stunned instead. If the power has a Duration other than Instant, it lasts its full term and can only be negated by dispel (the caster can’t voluntarily end it herself).

    4–5 Short Circuit: The power fails but the Power Points allocated to it are spent, along with an additional 1d6 Power Points.

    6–8 Stunned: The caster is Stunned (see page 106). She subtracts 2 from arcane skill rolls for the rest of the encounter (the penalty remains –2 even if she gets this result again).

    9–10 Overload: The character’s synapses crackle and overload with power. He takes 2d6 damage plus the cost of the power in Power Points, including any Power Modifiers the player declared.

    11 Fatigue: The character suffers Fatigue.

    12 Overcharge: The power draws ambient energy from the air, automatically succeeding against the target with a raise and costing the caster no Power Points!

,
1 = 2 of Clubs
2 = 2 of Diamonds
3 = 2 of Hearts
4 = 2 of Spades
5 = 3 of Clubs
6 = 3 of Diamonds
7 = 3 of Hearts
8 = 3 of Spades
9 = 4 of Clubs
10 = 4 of Diamonds
11 = 4 of Hearts
12 = 4 of Spades
13 = 5 of Clubs
14 = 5 of Diamonds
15 = 5 of Hearts
16 = 5 of Spades
- reroll line for quickness & activation for Calculating -
17 = 6 of Clubs
18 = 6 of Diamonds
19 = 6 of Hearts
20 = 6 of Spades
21 = 7 of Clubs
22 = 7 of Diamonds
23 = 7 of Hearts
24 = 7 of Spades
25 = 8 of Clubs
26 = 8 of Diamonds
27 = 8 of Hearts
28 = 8 of Spades
- reroll line for Hyperion Juicer -
29 = 9 of Clubs
30 = 9 of Diamonds
31 = 9 of Hearts
32 = 9 of Spades
33 = 10 of Clubs
34 = 10 of Diamonds
35 = 10 of Hearts
36 = 10 of Spades
37 = J of Clubs
38 = J of Diamonds
39 = J of Hearts
40 = J of Spades
41 = Q of Clubs
42 = Q of Diamonds
43 = Q of Hearts
44 = Q of Spades
45 = K of Clubs
46 = K of Diamonds
47 = K of Hearts
48 = K of Spades
49 = A of Clubs
50 = A of Diamonds
51 = A of Hearts
52 = A of Spades
53 = Jokers = They are equal
54 = Jokers = They are equal
- If no reroll is being used then there are 2 extra jokers -
55 = Jokers = They are equal
56 = Jokers = They are equal
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Re: Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

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Spellcasting skill looks off, given Smarts is only d8 raising it to d12 doesn't quite add up.

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Re: Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

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I think I overlapped some addition in my first attempt. I've updated based on your feedback, and made sure the numbers work for character creation/advancement.

I also think I had some ghosts from a previous game hiding in that build, however, everything should be good now.

Any new thoughts? Gear/Background soon to follow.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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Raise ypur vigor twice with advances and start with your d10 smarts, save a skill point.
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Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:00 pm Raise ypur vigor twice with advances and start with your d10 smarts, save a skill point.
I believe I did just that in the update. Thanks for that.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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Gridia Thorem wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:07 pm
Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:00 pm Raise ypur vigor twice with advances and start with your d10 smarts, save a skill point.
I believe I did just that in the update. Thanks for that.
Sweet! What is up with the super high spirit?
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Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:12 pm
Gridia Thorem wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:07 pm
Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:00 pm Raise ypur vigor twice with advances and start with your d10 smarts, save a skill point.
I believe I did just that in the update. Thanks for that.
Sweet! What is up with the super high spirit?
I might have it a little higher than I need, but I like the idea of being able to draw on a Ley LIne as far as I can. Ley Line Magic Mastery is somewhat attached to Spirit.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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When increasing skills with an advance you can do one of the following. Increase 2 skills by a die type if they are both less than their linked attribute, or learn a new skill at d4, or raise a single skill that is equal or greater to its linked attribute by one Die type.

So your Novice 3 advance can't raise spellcasting twice. It can bring it to d10 and raise another skill by 1 as well however
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Imperator wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:28 pm When increasing skills with an advance you can do one of the following. Increase 2 skills by a die type if they are both less than their linked attribute, or learn a new skill at d4, or raise a single skill that is equal or greater to its linked attribute by one Die type.

So your Novice 3 advance can't raise spellcasting twice. It can bring it to d10 and raise another skill by 1 as well however
Right sorry. I didn't post the right update. Should be +1 to Spellcasting and +1 to Notice. Accounting for the advance of 2 skills increasing by 1 die type.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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Gear
Item
  • Magical Staff (see HJ Results for stats)
  • NG-33 Laser Pistol
    • Range: 15/30/60
    • Damage: 2d4 + 1
    • AP: 2
    • RoF: 1
    • WT 4
    • Shots: 20
  • NG-S2 Survival Pack
    • Two-person tent
      • Insulated to -40° F
      • Water collection
    • Sleeping bag (insulated)
    • Flashlight
      • Concealed Pocket knife
      • Solar powered
    • Biometric compass/inertial mapper
      • +2 to related survival rolls
    • Short range radio
      • 5-mile range
    • First Aid Kit
      • 3 uses
      • +1 to healing rolls
    • Hunter/Fisher kit
      • Wires
      • Line
      • Hooks
      • Small game trappings
      • +1 survival for food gathering
    • 3x saw wires
      • Can slice through wood, stone, and non-mega metals
    • Fire Starter
      • Solar powered with flint starter
      • 6 extra flints
    • Survival Knife
    • Small hatchet
    • Wooden Cross
    • 4x signal flares
    • Climbing Kit
      • 30ft of lightweight cord
      • Climbing gloves
      • Four ceramic spikes
      • Small mallet
    • Bar of soap and sterilized cloth
    • Canteen
    • 2 weeks of rations
  • Translator:
    • Programmed with the most common languages spoken in North America,
    • operates with a d12+2 skill for most translation work
    • It can be set to operate via digital display or audio.
    • Use the same process as for the cybernetic Language Translator to teach the system new languages.
    • 1 lb, 9,600 credits
  • Infrared Distancing Binoculars:
    • 2-mile range
    • provide infrared overlays
    • crosshair targeting
    • real-time digital output of distance and estimated travel times to targeted locations.
    • 2 lb, 1,200 credits
  • LLW Light Armor
    • +3 armor
    • +4 to vigor rolls against airborne toxins and diseases
    • 4lbs, 9,000 credits

Credits: 130,200

Contacts

Torya Wyndalannkya - Ley Line Walker -Connections to the Magic Federation - Mentor
Amaya - Technowizard - South Hutchinson - Ally
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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To tell you of my current days would be so wrongfully criminal as you would only have a sampling of the tale. First I must tease you of a world much too far from this one.
Pre-Earth
Our world was vastly different from this world, although it seems like so long ago, it is hard to remember. Our buildings were far larger and more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than the world I’ve come to know. I remember our vehicles were sleeker, designed for optimal efficiency. Our global infrastructure was, well, it existed. That’s a far cry away from what has happened here. Han and I had the usual mom and dad. We shared a lot of the same friends too. That’s what happens with twins, you know? You could say our family was pretty well off. There was definitely a steady flow of money, but that never seemed to get in the way. Dad and Mom were always around when we needed them. Graduations, birthdays, you know, all the usual stuff. To be honest, it’s a pretty wonderful family. Speaking of birthdays, that’s about when we came here. I had only just acquired the newest pod for my 61st. Our friends were envious. None of them could have dreamed of owning one the day they were released; of course, it was all due to my father’s connections within the transportation industry. You’d assume our father was a prominent figure in our world. I’m not saying he isn’t: however, Han and I never really knew what it was he did. It was a very discrete topic, even within the walls of our home. All we can really tell you is that he’d often leave with a convoy of vehicles, and anytime I’d see him outside of home, there’d be his usual security detail. My guess has always been government research. He was a great dad though, and his job rarely conflicted with the home life, so it was never a big deal. Sometimes I truly believe I took it for granted before coming here. I remember the day so vividly. It was, after all, the same day I came to this desolate world.
The Incident
As sons of Hallux Condyle Ondodel, we were afforded a certain amount privileges not awarded to the usual rabble. My brother and I were experiencing the finer points of such a unique vehicle. That’s when it had happened. The wondrously bright archway had appeared so suddenly, there was no time to react. Even so, I remember there being a tremendous feeling deep within me. Something had awoken when it appeared and was stirring like fire from the very depths of my soul. I got lost in a moment of my inner thoughts, but that’s when I came to. I had merely blinked and then I was flying through the air in a forest no less, explosions from the pod’s various fuel chambers collapsing could be heard behind me. No doubt it was such an explosion that turned me into a pointy eared projectile. I remember awaking in a very foul state of mind. The searing pain in my arm had to come from one of those trees but it all happened too fast to tell. To this day the scar reminds me of that nightmare turned reality.

By the way, Han is my older brother. Don’t be mistaken though, we’re twins, and I’m clearly the better half. But that’s for you to decide. We’ve been side by side for most of our lives, getting through one scrape or the next. Our bond is that of brothers, naturally, and it is not easily shaken. Unless, of course, by one of the two of us. That is to say, if I were to ever get back home. I could not find him the day we came to this world. He might have died in the explosion, but I don’t think so. I’ve always had a feeling that he’s been safe on our world. The Rift that caused the incident came for me and me alone.
A New World
Now I was stranded. The feeling I had experienced was gone, and the magnificent archway was nowhere to be found. What had happened? I’d soon find out that this world had these awe-inspiring phenomena called Rifts. Apparently, a Rift between my world and this Earth had opened momentarily and exposed to two planes of time and space. This is what brought me here. This is what cursed me in a fleeting moment.It is a very sobering experience to be literally thrust from your world to another and to learn there’s virtually no simple way back. Then it occurred to me as quickly as I’d arrived; If the Rifts are how I came to this place, then this is how I will get back.

Or so I thought. I spent nearly 50 years searching - might I add, I had no real concept of the scale of time in this world so by my guess, it had been 50 years from my world -, traveling, sometimes aimlessly. I was searching for that of another Rift. But not just any Rift. The Rift that would reconnect to my world. The Rift that would take me home. This is how I came to learn about this world, or at least parts of it. I learned of the Coalition States. A despicable society whose vast ignorance far overshadows their rather impressive military strength. The Federation of Magic who’ve shown me a thing or two about that feeling I had mentioned, but more on that later. I’ve also heard about the Tomorrow Legion, which concerned me at first. But the rumors surround such a name are that of an almost prophetic sense of righteousness. You know, stories of grandeur where fairness and equality are heralded as the path for all beings. It’s a nice thought, but a bit naïve in this world where chaos tends to reign supreme. I’ve heard tell of other places, both far and near, people of a variety of cultures, and many horrors and wonders that could ensnare even the most intellectual of minds. But nothing prepared me for the things that would come in the latter half of my lifespan.
Ley Magic
First I should share with you, a fact about myself that I must be discrete about when sharing. For you never know who’s listening in. Do you remember that feeling of mine? The one that arose just before the plight of this world was thrust upon me. I have come to learn that this feeling was a form of power. A power from within if you will, much like one’s soul, but a soul that I could draw upon to do amazing things. As it turns out, those Rifts I mentioned earlier all happen to form upon what this world calls Ley Lines. And these Ley Lines are where I draw the aforementioned power. I soon came to find that, within this new world, came new abilities.

It didn’t take long after I discovered these abilities to seek out other walkers. I had to learn, had to know more. It was amazing. These ley lines were everywhere and I had to merely follow my instincts to seek them out. Of course, I had always been drawn to them. This was mainly how I navigated this world when I first came here. Little did I know, that the abilities I’ve honed to this day were always with me, from the moment I drove through that cursed arch. Cursed? I suppose not. This is, after all, an amazing power that none from my home would have ever dreamed of wielding. This world was different however. There were plenty who were aware and capable of using such powers.

I traveled the world. I learned all I could about these wondrous ley lines and all that they could help me be, and as I’ve learned what help they may end up being. Through my travels, I’ve learned that I may be the key to bringing my brother and I home. My goal is clear, master the ability to open Rifts. If I can learn about this, I can learn to control them. I may even be able to control where the Rift leads. Then, I could go home. One harsh truth I’ve learned though. Earth has a funny way of complicating plans.

As I mentioned, I traveled in an effort to seek out information. As this world is virtually devoid of literature, my curiosity turned to those with similar capabilities. I knew of one place I could go to at least find some knowledge, the Magic Zone. I had learned of its whereabouts from other travelers. They spoke of a place where all manner of mysticism exists, both physical and supernatural. And they weren’t wrong. I learned very quickly that you can find a great number of things in the Magic Zone. I remember the first demon I saw. It had to be at least three stories tall and it had a peculiar number of appendages. That’s when she found me. It was quite startling for me, as I had been enthralled with watching the demon in the distance. She did not speak a word, but motioned for me to follow her. There was a sense of urgency to her actions, so, admittedly blindly, I followed her away from potential danger.


Torya Wyndalannkya
Her name was Torya Wyndalannkya. I had never seen such a person. Her blondish hair was long, but held up as to appear like horns from her head. She wore a breathing apparatus, and a vividly blue cloak that reached her calves. She had a curious emblem on her belt. A form of knot. I thought it had been Elvish, but she later would tell me it was Celtic. I’m still unsure of the meaning. She also held in her hands a staff with a peculiar ornament on the top. It was similarly shaped to the knot on her belt, but it was clearly being held in place by air, or rather magic. One of her sleeves had been torn clean off of her robe, exposing a tattooed arm. On her forearm was a type of gauntlet that had typing that ran up her arm and into her cloak. I never learned what this was, but she swore it was vital to her health. Torya, as I learned, was a ley walker. This is where I had first heard the term, and she is the one who showed me what I truly am.

Torya had found a peculiar interest in me. As she’d tell you, I was the first ley walker she’d encountered who knew nothing about ley lines. This wasn’t true, not in the strictest sense of the words, but she wasn’t wrong. Compared to my knowledge now, I truly was ignorant that day. I spent several years, traveling with Torya, and we had grown quite close. She taught me how to use ley lines for transportation, how to defend myself with the magic within me, and arguably my most important ability, how to conceal my true self. It wasn’t long before Torya had shown me what I had been searching for for so long. There was no surprise to me after all I had learned that I could control my own fate where my world was concerned. My mentor had finally divulged that my powers afforded me the ability to travel to when and wherever I desired by way of manipulating rifts.

Annach
It took some time, but Torya and I developed my abilities and was finally able to produce a rift that would bring me home. I was thrilled. In the blink of an eye, just as I arrived on Rifts Earth, I found my way back to my family’s estate. I spent some time with my family, and more so with my government. Apparently the Rift that brought me to Earth was not an isolated event. In fact, there were 13 occurrences that happened simultaneously, as far as they could tell anyway. Their only information came from witness accounts and very terrible surveillance equipment. From what I could learn though, the Annachian government, my world is called Annach, had taken measures to control Rift traffic to and from its planet. You see, I was not the only thing to come to Annach from Rifts Earth.

While the initial 13 had created a global panic on Annach, the Annachian government has encountered exactly 72 other Rift phenomena. One of those being my return home. I learned from my father, who was now the head of what my people called ROAR, or Rift Observation and Response. In my time away, there had been numerous instances of missing people returning Annach, but that’s not the government’s concern. My father’s organization was formed when a group of Xiticix had attempted to infiltrate my world. The end result was the catastrophic destruction of an entire country. Since then, the Annachian government has put forth every effort to monitor, and if necessary, deter Rift activity. As you can imagine, however, this is a difficult task. Especially when you have someone like me who can produce these phenomena at will. After my detainment was deemed non-hazardous to Annach, I was released on my own recognizance. My future comings and goings with my world were all subject to examination by ROAR now. After hearing the horrific tales that occured during my absence, I can’t blame them.
As soon as I was released, I found my way back to my father. He and I spoke for a while about the issues he’s faced with the Rifts. It wasn’t long though when my mother and brother burst into his office. Mom was overcome with tears of joy, and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Han look more thrilled to see me. I told them all about Torya and my time on Earth. They were enthralled in the world I had come to know. But not one of them was happy when I told them I would be going back. You see, while I was still aware of my powers, it was very obvious to me that I was not completely myself. I could feel an hole within me. I knew it was because I was not on Earth, so I knew I must go back.

I spoke at great length about this with my family, and even more so with ROAR. Little did they realize my mind was made either way. I needed to go back and I would. I knew Torya had more to teach me, and Earth was still a very fascinating plane. So I promised I would return for holidays and birthdays. And Han has started to accompany me to Earth at times. He’s taken a liking to cybernetics and, if you can imagine, he’s quite enthusiastic to see the advances made on Earth. I was all too excited for this either way. My brother would be able to see this world with me, and I knew we would both be able to improve both Earth and Annach. After a while though, I knew I would need to refocus my efforts with Torya, so I set off with her again.

Separate Ways
I found my time with Torya to be extremely valuable and it wasn’t long before Torya had seen me as an equal. That’s when things went south, as they say. I had been practicing for some time with a new spell I had seen another practitioner perform. It had fascinated me from the moment I saw it. This rather huge Fennodi had been causing a commotion in this settlement’s common area. Now, this was odd in and of itself. I had learned that fennodi were generally peaceful beings, but what was truly odd, was his size. This Fennodi had to be twice the size of an average Fennodi. After some spectating, I saw it happen before my very eyes. The creature simply stopped being large. It wasn’t instantaneous if you will, but it was quick nonetheless. I had learned from Tarya that this was a spell that could be learned by powerful magical entities. When I asked her, she said she had not tried. The next few days she had been very cold when I mentioned training. From that point, we started growing distant. It all came to a head when one day I had finally done it. I had managed to increase my size by over twice my normal height. I was MASSIVE. I had wanted to share this discovery with Torya, but when I returned to find her, she was gone. All I had found was this letter:

Gridia,
After all this time, I can’t say that I’m glad to be leaving. Watching you learn the proper use of your gifts -- and participating in the advancement of that knowledge -- has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in recent memory. Your desire to always learn more, do more and grow more made you a wonderful student, but there comes a time that a student no longer needs his tutor. That day has come.
I cannot push you any further than you have already come, and I would be a fool to try. You, too, would be a fool to try, but we must each make our own mistakes. I won’t sit back and hover while you make yours. Perhaps you and I shall meet again one day; only time and destiny will determine that. Until then, remember: every line has an end.
-- T.

I wasn’t sure how to feel, but now I see it was the right direction. It was clear that Torya had shown me all she could in the ways of a Ley Line Walker. She’ll always have my respect as a teacher, but I worry about what she meant in her letter.

I would run into Torya a few more times in my travels. There were always the warm greetings, but it would very quickly change to an argument over the advancement of my abilities. Each time she’d find I had learned more, the more I felt like she began to resent me. One of these encounters, she finally explained to me that she believed that every being has a destiny and that destiny has its limits. She told me that her view was very finite to magical beings in that she believed each being could only pursue magic to a certain level of efficiency, then they would plateau in a way. I tried reasoning with her, but she wouldn’t listen. I even tried convincing her that perhaps I had not reached my peak as she believes it exists. Her ignorance will be her folly, and I do hope that she does not perish because of her unwillingness to progress in her understandings of the ley line walkers.

I continued my travels and eventually ventured away from the Magic Zone. It was clear to me that such a dangerous place would likely hinder my search for knowledge more than it would help. Odd, I know, but the Federation of Magic doesn’t exactly have the greatest reputation, even among the magical entities of this world. That brings us to the present.

The Dragons
During one of my exploits involving the ley lines, I have somehow become the thing of whispers. A number of rumors had popped up in certain regions in regard to my capabilities. While not widespread, this ended up putting me in contact with a rather fascinating couple. Cinder and Ember had my attention from the moment I sensed them. There was something unfamiliar about their arcana but I couldn’t quite place it. As you may already have guessed from their names, dragons have a funny way of being impressive. Word had gotten out about my exploits. The dragons had reached out to me in order to acquire our assistance in a matter that was more an immediate need than for me to get home.
Recent Developments
You might be wondering, what on Earth could have persuaded me to abandon my search home. Well, you might say that after almost 150 years -maybe?- of searching, home seemed just as far away as ever. I’ll tell you though, when you’re on this world, the sense of adventure can be overwhelming. Cinder and Ember were in a dire situation. Despite being dragons, they needed the help from the likes of those not from within their home. They had feared that their enemies had gotten too close to the settlement of South Hutchinson. They had long been fighting with a band of mercenaries and slave traders known as The Sanguine Cobras. Now, I’ve come to learn this to mean “the blood red snakes” which I’ve always found somewhat amusing. That is until recent events, but again, I’ll get to that. So as I mentioned, Cinder and Ember needed our help with this gang. Turns out that this would be terror organization was actually pretty well funded and they got around. The Cobras had gotten wind that a pair of dragons had chosen to settle in the hills of South East of the Federation. Funnily, the local population refers to them as mountains, but if I’m to translate this properly, their mountains are tiny compared to ours. Different worlds are fascinating. Anyway, within these mountains you’ll find South Hutchinson and Ember and Ember. The two had decided they were going to mate. They had thought, being at the distance from the CS, as they were, that they would be relatively safe to mate. Unfortunately the Cobras had a different plan in mind. Soon the news had reached the dragons about a gang terrorizing the region, looking for a pair of dragons. Using a rather clever technique where the dragons transform into a more friendly appearance, they began to do their own reconnaissance. What they shared with me was truly horrific. The Sanguine Cobras had begun enslaving whole settlements, promising to only stop once the dragons came forward and surrendered. As proud as they were, Cinder and Ember decided to act thinking this was a trivial matter. For months, the dragons fought with The Sanguine Cobras toe to toe. And who wouldn’t doubt it. Have you seen a dragon fight? No thanks. Turns out, the dragons had bitten off more than they could chew. Whoever lead these Cobras was highly intelligent. He had been strategically canvasing the terrain, recording the dragon’s movements and their whereabouts. He had discovered their point of origin. Through no amount of luck, Cinder and Ember discovered this in time to summon help. I, along with countless others came to the aid of the dragons. I couldn’t name them all, and many have fallen in the time I’d been there.

It was years, and I feel them weighing on me the longer they went on. The fight had come to South Hutchinson. It’s sad to say, the youth of this settlement, a mining settlement at that, would never know a life of peace. By now, there was no secret that the dragons were safe in South Hutchinson. News had spread through the Ley Lines of their existence. Only some of us are aware, South Hutchinson was the focal point for a Nexus. Ironic is the word you’re looking for. It was useful really. I could use it daily and no one around me was the wiser, no one but the dragons and select others. I had grown quite close to Cinder and Ember over a little more than a decade. We had been fighting for so long. It was about three years ago today. That was when news came from a fellow walker. She had been spying on the Cobras and had learned of a plan to overrun South Hutchinson. We had never thought this possible. Their numbers couldn’t possibly sustain such an effort. Then the information came that changed everything. The leader of the Cobras had devised a cruel and unusual method using arcane powers to turn their captives into a fighting force. Their intent was to enslave the dragons wiht the very same power. Our task became clear. Find the method of enslavement, and destroy it. This took time of course. We’re only capable of so much.

It was a technowizard who ultimately saved the day. We had learned that the Cobras were utilizing some form of broadcasting device to manipulate the captives. The gang was fitting each slave with an implant fixed right at the base of the neck. It wasn’t hard to find the implants because the unimaginative Cobras had fixed each implant with a light, presumably to show a working functionality.

The Plan
The technowizard, Amaya, surmised that however the Cobras were controlling their victims, there had to be a central, mobile device. This device would have to be vital to retaining the manipulative powers on all of the would be slaves. She said it’d be relatively close to the camp, most likely within it. We came to a consensus that we had to find a way in and determine for ourselves what the problem truly is. It was up to me this time.

We managed to ambush a patrol of Cobras not far from their camp. Using their identities, I disguised Amaya and myself. We made our way back to the camp where we were able to survey in great detail what was happening. I’ve heard of atrocities. Crimes against Elfkind wasn’t unfamiliar to me. But this was a different kind of wrong. The captives were forced to live without shelter. Barely a fire to protect them against the elements. But the eerie site, the images I will be hard pressed to get out of my mind were the calm. I don’t mean peace. I mean pacification. The captives appeared docile, almost infantile. Soulless. Amaya found a particularly interesting setup of machinery. Unfortunately, whatever it was interfered with my abilities and I saw Amaya flickering back into her natural self. This could only mean I was too. I motioned for us to leave, and I think she got the point.

When we got back to our friends, Amaya was sure that we could disable the devices without harming the victims.She had built some sort of jammer, or that’s how I understood it. It’s supposed to block the broadcaster from emitting the signal being used to pacify the captives. All we needed to do was get her close enough to implement it. The plan was to shut it down, then give a signal to begin an assault. The dragons figured there would be mass confusion among the captives, and the captors would do all they could to retain order. That usually meant violence from what we’ve previously witnessed. We figured two groups were needed, one to help evacuate the captives, and one to occupy the Cobras.

To me, it was easiest to just disguise ourselves again. We managed to work our way back into the camp, and got close enough to the emitter. Han worked his magic, and I was supposed to send up a signal so the others knew it was time. I wasn’t given that chance. Han’s device worked wonderfully fast. As soon as he flipped the switch, the captives all returned to some semblance of their former selves. And, as you might have guessed, that’s when the screaming, the gunfire, and the confusion set in. It was a madhouse. It wasn’t a moment later when the calvary came in. It’s a fine thing to know a couple of dragons are covering your retreat. In the disarray, Han and I managed to escape within the captives back to South Hutchinson.

Once we had regrouped, it was clear that Cinder was in a sort of bloodlust. Her rage had escaped her reason as she argued with Ember and the rest of us over whether to return to South Hutchinson, or as she wished it, if we leave nothing of the Sanguine Cobras save a large pile of ash. It was certainly within her grasp now, as the Cobras had made one fatal mistake. They had finally centralized their forces. Ember had finally calmed his partner down, much to our relief. It would have been so very unlike Cinder to pursue such and action. She had always shown a great amount of admiration where life was involved. Even those of her enemies. This was something new, and I’m not ashamed to say it scared me.

We had suffered a number of casualties in our assault, but the greater outcome was an overall success. South Hutchinson suddenly had a couple thousand refugees on its hands. Some elected to stay, but a large portion of them decided they wanted to find a home of their own. I think they knew it would be some time before any real accommodations could be made for them. I think the rough count was about 200 stayed in town, and the rest ventured off. A few of ours went with them, simply to provide a bit of security. Not sure how much good it would do them but off they went.

Once South Hutchinson had returned to a somewhat normal state, the dragons had asked to see me. Their nest was an abandoned mine shaft that the settlement no longer used. As I entered the cavern in which they resided, that’s when things became very clear.

There sat Cinder, tending to a rather large egg. I was greeted in my Elven tongue as they had done so before. The culmination of their decades long mission to live as the rest of their world does. It was no secret. Cinder had spoken time and time again about how they would have a child soon following the guaranteed safety of the region. Ember all but repeated those same desires as he enlightened me about the wonderful creature growing within the egg. But it was as though the happiness had left his voice when he spoke of what came next. The dragons were leaving. They knew their spawn would be safer away from them, and they were entrusting it to me.

The Hatching
A few weeks had passed, and I was fortunate to be the one tending the egg. Suddenly, a crack had appeared. What overcame me was nothing short of paralysis. Not that I had tried, but I found myself just watching, staring even. After an hour or two, before me stood a rather magnificent young hatchling. This was Crispinor. Now let me tell you, I was immediately relieved when she was able to hold a conversation. I thought, after the whole we’re leaving the egg with an elf, that maybe Ember and Cinder were setting me up to look the fool. They had told me that Crispinorwould be able to speak. But really, how hilarious would it have been to see a grown elf having a remotely adult conversation with an infant? I remember laughing at the thought, but then I had to explain to Crispinor her current situation. I spared no detail, the young one clearly had an advanced mind, but I got the sense that she needed some further development. There was very little empathy for the absense of her parents. I suppose that’s to be expect though. Her parents weren’t fond of bonding either. Crispinor was my responsibility now, so we made it work.

No Time Like the Present
After some years, I left Crispinor. She had grown to be a competent dragon. Able to defend herself and form her own ideals about the world. So she set off to stake her claim somewhere else.
You see, in my time on Earth, I’ve grown fond of this world. It’s made me realize that if I can help South Hutchinson and the dragons, then I could and should help the North Americas, and Earth. No longer feeling a sense of responsibility to Crispinor or South Hutchinson, I set off. I knew I wasn’t far from the Tomorrow Legion’s Castle Refuge. I figured it was time to determine what they were all about. When I arrived, I had not realized what I would find. Here was an organization Hell bent if you will on the betterment of Rifts Earth. I was met with some skepticism, but overall I was greeted with open arms. In fact I was put to use immediately helping navigate the Ley Line network. Perfect! It was here I got the nickname “Grid”. In my travels, I became familiar with a wide network of Ley Lines up and down the Easter area of the country. And because of this, Castle Refuge used me and my knowledge for a wide variety of tasks. Mostly recon or long term ventures from the safety of the castle. As you can imagine, there’s no better way to learn of this world than by being out in it; So, they sent me out into the world as often as they could, sometimes for very long lengths of time. That’s how I ended up here.
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Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
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I only see one minor thing, probably from cut and pasting. You don't get the exalted conceal, Just the ability to pay points and bump your free detect to exalted.

Other than that looks good to me. Friggin baller background.
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Imperator wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:35 pm I only see one minor thing, probably from cut and pasting. You don't get the exalted conceal, Just the ability to pay points and bump your free detect to exalted.

Other than that looks good to me. Friggin baller background.
Was this updated in the Player's guide, or maybe I'm misinterpreting the text? The copy I have words it this way:

"This Mega Power effect can be used by Masters of Magic who have detect arcana at will. They must spend 2 Power Points to use it. There is a drawback, however. Using exalted conceal arcana means the caster is −2 (or −4 with a raise) to be seen or found with clairvoyance or divination."


EDIT: I misread your message in my first reply. You're absolutely right, Conceal Arcana is not an inherent ability of LLW and does cost me the normal amount of PPE. I'll update to reflect that better.
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Can we get a habit minor candy?
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Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:42 pm Can we get a habit minor candy?
I'll gladly make that change!
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Gridia Thorem wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:48 pm
Pender Lumkiss wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:42 pm Can we get a habit minor candy?
I'll gladly make that change!
@RFT
Might I get a rough price for say 2 lbs of hard candy? Can that be a thing? :P
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Imperator wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:35 pm I only see one minor thing, probably from cut and pasting. You don't get the exalted conceal, Just the ability to pay points and bump your free detect to exalted.

Other than that looks good to me. Friggin baller background.
Oh and thanks for the compliment 😁
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Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
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Gridia Thorem wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:36 pm EDIT: I misread your message in my first reply. You're absolutely right, Conceal Arcana is not an inherent ability of LLW and does cost me the normal amount of PPE. I'll update to reflect that better.
It gets worse. Conceal Arcana is not included for the line walker unless you waste a power selection on it. You only get the Detection, but it is a free action costing no PPE unless you want exalted.


As an aside originally Conceal Arcana was not even an option for selecting when they first released it the rough draft. However I cried like a baby on the forums until Clint changed it.
  • 2D6 EFFECT
    2 Catastrophe: Something goes terribly wrong. The GM must decide what, but some ideas are a new and permanent Minor Hindrance, the inability to use powers for several days, or an explosion of some sort. The backlash should be thematic if possible. If the hero tampers with dark forces for his abilities, for example, he might become corrupted or summon something sinister into the world. If he’s a weird scientist the device might explode for 3d6 damage in a Medium Blast Template, or he might develop a Quirk, Phobia, or other “madness.”

    3 Backfire: The power succeeds as with a raise but affects a different target with the worst possible results. A bolt hits a random friend, boost Trait increases an enemy’s skill or attribute, etc. If there’s no likely target, he’s Stunned instead. If the power has a Duration other than Instant, it lasts its full term and can only be negated by dispel (the caster can’t voluntarily end it herself).

    4–5 Short Circuit: The power fails but the Power Points allocated to it are spent, along with an additional 1d6 Power Points.

    6–8 Stunned: The caster is Stunned (see page 106). She subtracts 2 from arcane skill rolls for the rest of the encounter (the penalty remains –2 even if she gets this result again).

    9–10 Overload: The character’s synapses crackle and overload with power. He takes 2d6 damage plus the cost of the power in Power Points, including any Power Modifiers the player declared.

    11 Fatigue: The character suffers Fatigue.

    12 Overcharge: The power draws ambient energy from the air, automatically succeeding against the target with a raise and costing the caster no Power Points!

,
1 = 2 of Clubs
2 = 2 of Diamonds
3 = 2 of Hearts
4 = 2 of Spades
5 = 3 of Clubs
6 = 3 of Diamonds
7 = 3 of Hearts
8 = 3 of Spades
9 = 4 of Clubs
10 = 4 of Diamonds
11 = 4 of Hearts
12 = 4 of Spades
13 = 5 of Clubs
14 = 5 of Diamonds
15 = 5 of Hearts
16 = 5 of Spades
- reroll line for quickness & activation for Calculating -
17 = 6 of Clubs
18 = 6 of Diamonds
19 = 6 of Hearts
20 = 6 of Spades
21 = 7 of Clubs
22 = 7 of Diamonds
23 = 7 of Hearts
24 = 7 of Spades
25 = 8 of Clubs
26 = 8 of Diamonds
27 = 8 of Hearts
28 = 8 of Spades
- reroll line for Hyperion Juicer -
29 = 9 of Clubs
30 = 9 of Diamonds
31 = 9 of Hearts
32 = 9 of Spades
33 = 10 of Clubs
34 = 10 of Diamonds
35 = 10 of Hearts
36 = 10 of Spades
37 = J of Clubs
38 = J of Diamonds
39 = J of Hearts
40 = J of Spades
41 = Q of Clubs
42 = Q of Diamonds
43 = Q of Hearts
44 = Q of Spades
45 = K of Clubs
46 = K of Diamonds
47 = K of Hearts
48 = K of Spades
49 = A of Clubs
50 = A of Diamonds
51 = A of Hearts
52 = A of Spades
53 = Jokers = They are equal
54 = Jokers = They are equal
- If no reroll is being used then there are 2 extra jokers -
55 = Jokers = They are equal
56 = Jokers = They are equal
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PS: I will read your background tonight. Then we will work out how to get you in the 99. Maybe you where in The Drink when they where recruiting and showed up when Julian gathered everyone for the ritual?
  • 2D6 EFFECT
    2 Catastrophe: Something goes terribly wrong. The GM must decide what, but some ideas are a new and permanent Minor Hindrance, the inability to use powers for several days, or an explosion of some sort. The backlash should be thematic if possible. If the hero tampers with dark forces for his abilities, for example, he might become corrupted or summon something sinister into the world. If he’s a weird scientist the device might explode for 3d6 damage in a Medium Blast Template, or he might develop a Quirk, Phobia, or other “madness.”

    3 Backfire: The power succeeds as with a raise but affects a different target with the worst possible results. A bolt hits a random friend, boost Trait increases an enemy’s skill or attribute, etc. If there’s no likely target, he’s Stunned instead. If the power has a Duration other than Instant, it lasts its full term and can only be negated by dispel (the caster can’t voluntarily end it herself).

    4–5 Short Circuit: The power fails but the Power Points allocated to it are spent, along with an additional 1d6 Power Points.

    6–8 Stunned: The caster is Stunned (see page 106). She subtracts 2 from arcane skill rolls for the rest of the encounter (the penalty remains –2 even if she gets this result again).

    9–10 Overload: The character’s synapses crackle and overload with power. He takes 2d6 damage plus the cost of the power in Power Points, including any Power Modifiers the player declared.

    11 Fatigue: The character suffers Fatigue.

    12 Overcharge: The power draws ambient energy from the air, automatically succeeding against the target with a raise and costing the caster no Power Points!

,
1 = 2 of Clubs
2 = 2 of Diamonds
3 = 2 of Hearts
4 = 2 of Spades
5 = 3 of Clubs
6 = 3 of Diamonds
7 = 3 of Hearts
8 = 3 of Spades
9 = 4 of Clubs
10 = 4 of Diamonds
11 = 4 of Hearts
12 = 4 of Spades
13 = 5 of Clubs
14 = 5 of Diamonds
15 = 5 of Hearts
16 = 5 of Spades
- reroll line for quickness & activation for Calculating -
17 = 6 of Clubs
18 = 6 of Diamonds
19 = 6 of Hearts
20 = 6 of Spades
21 = 7 of Clubs
22 = 7 of Diamonds
23 = 7 of Hearts
24 = 7 of Spades
25 = 8 of Clubs
26 = 8 of Diamonds
27 = 8 of Hearts
28 = 8 of Spades
- reroll line for Hyperion Juicer -
29 = 9 of Clubs
30 = 9 of Diamonds
31 = 9 of Hearts
32 = 9 of Spades
33 = 10 of Clubs
34 = 10 of Diamonds
35 = 10 of Hearts
36 = 10 of Spades
37 = J of Clubs
38 = J of Diamonds
39 = J of Hearts
40 = J of Spades
41 = Q of Clubs
42 = Q of Diamonds
43 = Q of Hearts
44 = Q of Spades
45 = K of Clubs
46 = K of Diamonds
47 = K of Hearts
48 = K of Spades
49 = A of Clubs
50 = A of Diamonds
51 = A of Hearts
52 = A of Spades
53 = Jokers = They are equal
54 = Jokers = They are equal
- If no reroll is being used then there are 2 extra jokers -
55 = Jokers = They are equal
56 = Jokers = They are equal
and of course update your signatures!
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RFT wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:16 am
Gridia Thorem wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:36 pm EDIT: I misread your message in my first reply. You're absolutely right, Conceal Arcana is not an inherent ability of LLW and does cost me the normal amount of PPE. I'll update to reflect that better.
It gets worse. Conceal Arcana is not included for the line walker unless you waste a power selection on it. You only get the Detection, but it is a free action costing no PPE unless you want exalted.


As an aside originally Conceal Arcana was not even an option for selecting when they first released it the rough draft. However I cried like a baby on the forums until Clint changed it.

Okay cool. I've never run Detect/Conceal that way for a LLW. Always read it as it's the same power, but how you use it is differentiated. I'll make sure to remove that from the sheets so there's no confusion on my end. Thanks for that!
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Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
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Late to the convo: I'm not sure about the Vow, honestly. It's a motivating force for the character, but it should mean that the only reason he joined the Legion in the first place is to get home, and if they aren't helping him with that directly, he should've moved on. Major Vows are nearly all-consuming in nature.

On the flipside, it's also very binary in nature--if the GM sets a way home to the PC, you pretty much are out of the game immediately. It's effectively an insta-kill, which makes it very tough to bring into the game without being heavy-handed.

As a Minor Vow, then it would be balanced with his Loyal Hindrance, creating the potential for angst if he's offered a chance to go home in a situation where he'd be abandoning his comrades. But then you'd need to balance things out somehow. It'd be easier in SWADE, where 4 Minors are an option.
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Freemage wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:40 am Late to the convo: I'm not sure about the Vow, honestly. It's a motivating force for the character, but it should mean that the only reason he joined the Legion in the first place is to get home, and if they aren't helping him with that directly, he should've moved on. Major Vows are nearly all-consuming in nature.

On the flipside, it's also very binary in nature--if the GM sets a way home to the PC, you pretty much are out of the game immediately. It's effectively an insta-kill, which makes it very tough to bring into the game without being heavy-handed.

As a Minor Vow, then it would be balanced with his Loyal Hindrance, creating the potential for angst if he's offered a chance to go home in a situation where he'd be abandoning his comrades. But then you'd need to balance things out somehow. It'd be easier in SWADE, where 4 Minors are an option.
I don't disagree with the explanation of a Major Vow here, however, it is heavily stated that the desire for this character is to go home. Yes that means he'll leave given the opportunity, but there's something to be said about spending a century or more on a planet. The legion being what it is stands as his best chance of finding that path home based on his experiences without branching out of his moral compass. That's why the loyalty is a minor hindrance so as to not conflict with the major vow too heavily.

That all being said, I'll defer to @RFT of course as it really only serves to make his storytelling more difficult if he has to toe that line.
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I should add, I don't really have a problem with changing it. It's just how I perceived the character.

Maybe he's got a Major addiction to his candy..... That could be comical at the very least, especially with potential sugar withdraws :lol:
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The challenge will be, why he does not just jump the next rift and go home. The team already uses rifts for regular travel around North America and a line walker can easily shift a rift. So what motivates him to stay instead of just using his already impressive skills to simply change destinations.

If you can answer that in character then we can work with it. But if not then you will have the struggle in moments, as the team is currently heading to Castle Refuge to overthrow it, and there is a nexus at Refuge.
  • 2D6 EFFECT
    2 Catastrophe: Something goes terribly wrong. The GM must decide what, but some ideas are a new and permanent Minor Hindrance, the inability to use powers for several days, or an explosion of some sort. The backlash should be thematic if possible. If the hero tampers with dark forces for his abilities, for example, he might become corrupted or summon something sinister into the world. If he’s a weird scientist the device might explode for 3d6 damage in a Medium Blast Template, or he might develop a Quirk, Phobia, or other “madness.”

    3 Backfire: The power succeeds as with a raise but affects a different target with the worst possible results. A bolt hits a random friend, boost Trait increases an enemy’s skill or attribute, etc. If there’s no likely target, he’s Stunned instead. If the power has a Duration other than Instant, it lasts its full term and can only be negated by dispel (the caster can’t voluntarily end it herself).

    4–5 Short Circuit: The power fails but the Power Points allocated to it are spent, along with an additional 1d6 Power Points.

    6–8 Stunned: The caster is Stunned (see page 106). She subtracts 2 from arcane skill rolls for the rest of the encounter (the penalty remains –2 even if she gets this result again).

    9–10 Overload: The character’s synapses crackle and overload with power. He takes 2d6 damage plus the cost of the power in Power Points, including any Power Modifiers the player declared.

    11 Fatigue: The character suffers Fatigue.

    12 Overcharge: The power draws ambient energy from the air, automatically succeeding against the target with a raise and costing the caster no Power Points!

,
1 = 2 of Clubs
2 = 2 of Diamonds
3 = 2 of Hearts
4 = 2 of Spades
5 = 3 of Clubs
6 = 3 of Diamonds
7 = 3 of Hearts
8 = 3 of Spades
9 = 4 of Clubs
10 = 4 of Diamonds
11 = 4 of Hearts
12 = 4 of Spades
13 = 5 of Clubs
14 = 5 of Diamonds
15 = 5 of Hearts
16 = 5 of Spades
- reroll line for quickness & activation for Calculating -
17 = 6 of Clubs
18 = 6 of Diamonds
19 = 6 of Hearts
20 = 6 of Spades
21 = 7 of Clubs
22 = 7 of Diamonds
23 = 7 of Hearts
24 = 7 of Spades
25 = 8 of Clubs
26 = 8 of Diamonds
27 = 8 of Hearts
28 = 8 of Spades
- reroll line for Hyperion Juicer -
29 = 9 of Clubs
30 = 9 of Diamonds
31 = 9 of Hearts
32 = 9 of Spades
33 = 10 of Clubs
34 = 10 of Diamonds
35 = 10 of Hearts
36 = 10 of Spades
37 = J of Clubs
38 = J of Diamonds
39 = J of Hearts
40 = J of Spades
41 = Q of Clubs
42 = Q of Diamonds
43 = Q of Hearts
44 = Q of Spades
45 = K of Clubs
46 = K of Diamonds
47 = K of Hearts
48 = K of Spades
49 = A of Clubs
50 = A of Diamonds
51 = A of Hearts
52 = A of Spades
53 = Jokers = They are equal
54 = Jokers = They are equal
- If no reroll is being used then there are 2 extra jokers -
55 = Jokers = They are equal
56 = Jokers = They are equal
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What about just a Major Vow: Find a way home? It could be that home is unable to be rifted too, maybe take the one arm hindrance to emphasize the dangers of trying to rift to it (half joking). But it could set up some interesting things where at the first drop of a possibility the character has an instant hook as to why they are going on the adventure. It also could give some interesting RP moments if coupled with loyal or heroic or something where the way home is within your grasp but it comes at a high cost.

And he’ll yes to the candy addiction.
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Re: Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

Post by Ndreare »

Pender Lumkiss wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:49 pm What about just a Major Vow: Find a way home? It could be that home is unable to be rifted too, maybe take the one arm hindrance to emphasize the dangers of trying to rift to it (half joking). But it could set up some interesting things where at the first drop of a possibility the character has an instant hook as to why they are going on the adventure. It also could give some interesting RP moments if coupled with loyal or heroic or something where the way home is within your grasp but it comes at a high cost.

And he’ll yes to the candy addiction.
You know i feel silly for not thinking of it. You are right it could be like Nightbane or Wormwood where Rifting in and out is nearly impossible even if you know its dimensional location.

However if that is the case, how will he earn bennies with the hindrance that does not com up. There will need to be some RP or something of his quest added in.
  • 2D6 EFFECT
    2 Catastrophe: Something goes terribly wrong. The GM must decide what, but some ideas are a new and permanent Minor Hindrance, the inability to use powers for several days, or an explosion of some sort. The backlash should be thematic if possible. If the hero tampers with dark forces for his abilities, for example, he might become corrupted or summon something sinister into the world. If he’s a weird scientist the device might explode for 3d6 damage in a Medium Blast Template, or he might develop a Quirk, Phobia, or other “madness.”

    3 Backfire: The power succeeds as with a raise but affects a different target with the worst possible results. A bolt hits a random friend, boost Trait increases an enemy’s skill or attribute, etc. If there’s no likely target, he’s Stunned instead. If the power has a Duration other than Instant, it lasts its full term and can only be negated by dispel (the caster can’t voluntarily end it herself).

    4–5 Short Circuit: The power fails but the Power Points allocated to it are spent, along with an additional 1d6 Power Points.

    6–8 Stunned: The caster is Stunned (see page 106). She subtracts 2 from arcane skill rolls for the rest of the encounter (the penalty remains –2 even if she gets this result again).

    9–10 Overload: The character’s synapses crackle and overload with power. He takes 2d6 damage plus the cost of the power in Power Points, including any Power Modifiers the player declared.

    11 Fatigue: The character suffers Fatigue.

    12 Overcharge: The power draws ambient energy from the air, automatically succeeding against the target with a raise and costing the caster no Power Points!

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2 = 2 of Diamonds
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41 = Q of Clubs
42 = Q of Diamonds
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45 = K of Clubs
46 = K of Diamonds
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49 = A of Clubs
50 = A of Diamonds
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Re: Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

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I am reminded by Star Trek voyager. How many times did they chase leads, forsake going home for the betterment of others? It was like every plot was related to dangling their objective and making them choose not to go home.

Seems pretty easy to manipulate the character into less than desirable circumstances based on the promise of a way home.

As a character/player you can earn bennies by doing stupid things to further the goal even if in the meta you know you will never reach it.
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Re: Gridia “Grid” Thorem - Ready for Review

Post by Gridia Thorem »

Okay I have replaced Vow with Heroic and updated the backstory to help support it.
Quick Stats
Race: Elf
Class: LLW

PPE: 34/60
Bennies: 0/4
Wounds: 0/4
Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: A d6; Sm d12; Sp d8; St d4; V d12

Pace: 6 (48 flying [9 rounds]); Parry: 5 (+1 w/ Equipped Staff); Toughness 8 (6 mdc [9 rounds]); Strain: 0
Active Powers
  • Swift Flight (fly at pace of 48)
    Greater Protection (+6 MDC)
Combat Edges
  • Power Surge
  • Elan; Luck
  • Tough As Nails
  • Improved Level Headed
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