Swamp Slogger
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Joined: Wednesday, 4th April 2012, 15:11
Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
New background: Annihilator (Vehumet zealot)
I propose adding a Vehumet zealot:
Annihilators[1] are offensive mages who worship Vehumet, who enhances their command of the hermetic arts and offers them knowledge of increasingly powerful destructive spells.
Start:
- Magic Dart memorized
- * Vehumet piety
- Vehumet immediately offers you the first spell gift
- Equipment: Robe, bread ration (no book)
- Stats: +7 Intelligence and +5 Dexterity
- Skills:
- Dodging: 2
- Stealth: 2
- Spellcasting: 2
- Conjurations: 4
- Dodging: 2
I think it would make an interesting background, because instead of a fixed book you get random spell offers to which you have to adapt.
Not investing in the skills needed for offered spells would be riskier than normal, as you don't have your guaranteed book spells to fall back on if the next offer proves to be useless.
[1]Bikeshedding: name
- Annihilator (An)
- Sorcerer (So/Src)
- Knight of Destruction (KD)
- Warlock (Wa/WL)
Edit:
- Removed the bit about changing conjurer into this, added start equipment/skills/stats, list of names
- "Skipping spells" -> "Not investing in skills" (hadn't realised there is plenty of ?amnesia to go round)