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=Campaign Overview= This is the campaign Wiki for a modern day Open Legend adventure set in the world of Lev Grossman's [https://themagicians.fandom.com/wiki/The_Magicians The Magicians]. =Campaign Premise= Magic is dying. Or at least, that's what some whisper. Each year, fewer candidates are found. Fewer young adults show even a flicker of magical potential. The world grows quieter. Dean Solomon Hopper believes he has the answer. For the first time in decades, Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy has expanded its admissions criteria, seeking out not just the naturally gifted, but also those with faint, fragile sparks that might grow under careful training. This year's entrance exam will draw the largest pool of applicants in living memory. And if enough of them pass, Brakebills will welcome its largest incoming class in half a century. Some call it Hopper's grand experiment. Others call it a dangerous gamble. Not everyone is happy. Rumors circulate of dissent among the Five Families who make up the school's Board of Directors. Visionary? Or madman? Those are the two views about Hopper that has put the Families at such odds with one another. It is most certainly a case of time shall tell. Thus, this is the world you find yourself stepping into. Whether you come from an established magical background, or have no clue about the existence of real magic, you've been chosen. Perhaps your family groomed you for this moment. Perhaps you stumbled into it by accident. Perhaps you still don't quite believe it's real. It doesn't matter. Brakebills has found you, and the gates are opening. =Relevant Links= *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/open-legend-the-magicians-gambit.931388/ In Character Thread] *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/open-legend-the-magicians-gambit.931351/ Out of Character Thread] *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-recruitment-open-legend-the-magicians-gambit.931302/ Recruitment Thread] *[https://openlegendrpg.com/core-rules/introduction Open Legend Core Rules] =Characters= *[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-recruitment-open-legend-the-magicians-gambit.931302/post-25625307 Anne Greydon] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/stormraven.9897/ Stormraven]) *[https://openlegend.heromuster.com/character?s=benjaminp649 Benjamin Pierce] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/paulk.3557/ PaulK]) *[https://openlegend.heromuster.com/character?s=brendanbe618 Brendan Beirne] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/potted-plant.24190/ Potted Plant]) *[https://openlegend.heromuster.com/character?s=jakemitch894 Jake Mitchell] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/the-watcher.9116/ The Watcher]) *[[Cecily Elizabeth Harrington ]] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/elfwine.167913/ Elfwine ]) *[[Aiden LaVey ]] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/talisman.167661/ Talisman]) *[[Charlotte Brown]] (played by [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/ravensdance.32703/ Ravensdance]) =Notable NPCs= ===Brakebills Faculty/Staff=== *[https://i.postimg.cc/Rhb81GT0/Solomon-Hopper-5.jpg Solomon Hopper], Dean of Brakebills *[https://i.postimg.cc/8zyjSsgF/gray-suited-man.jpg Keshawn Warren], Hedge Witch/Professor (The Hidden Paths: Folk Traditions and Everyday Magic) *[https://i.postimg.cc/XvKrYVF6/f3b2a99a557f7815a100d001b240a746.jpg Maxine Banks], Professor (Fundamentals of Thaumaturgic Theory) *[https://i.postimg.cc/hP7PGDWC/ab549d29b5f5a7d0d84ebf6911b9c210.jpg Oskar Vestergaard], Professor (Language and Gesture of Magic) *[https://i.postimg.cc/DZMLtTbY/forbes.jpg Satcher Forbes], Professor (Principles of Alchemy and Practical Distillations) *[https://i.postimg.cc/QMd2HmKp/dark-glasses-man.jpg Stanislav Pavlenko], Professor (Mental Discipline and Visualization) *[https://i.postimg.cc/43r3MsfY/white-beard-man.jpg Józef Dąbrowski], Professor (History and Literature of Magic) *[https://i.postimg.cc/k5k5ZqJD/7922d2dfea0c557be71faaac2d93b17a.jpg Cyril Zhan], Professor (Elementary Transformations) *[https://i.postimg.cc/ZRSw7VP7/Gareth.jpg Gareth Whittemore], Librarian === Brakebills Students === ==== First Years ==== ===== Group A ===== *[https://i.postimg.cc/CL5Ck1hv/adisa.jpg Adisa Temitope] *[https://i.postimg.cc/VkDdR97z/jaden.jpg Jaden Bunnag] *[https://i.postimg.cc/G3VtghJ1/Mackenzie.jpg Mackenzie Rijnders] ===== Group B ===== *[https://i.postimg.cc/2yHVXc3d/blue-hair-girl.jpg Rebecca "Becca" Wyatt] *[https://i.postimg.cc/g0Fr3QkT/pink-hair-girl.jpg Kestrel Kroon] *[https://i.postimg.cc/t4MW27vz/Anthony.jpg Anthony Ravenscroft] ===== Group C ===== *[https://i.postimg.cc/fbbbDxw2/nervous-boy.jpg Elijah Grant] *[https://i.postimg.cc/R0mYsK1B/9c3655310ffe20a3b6bcd9a9051391bd.jpg Camellia Duvalier] *[https://i.postimg.cc/Znjz8W8v/fit-boy.jpg Rhett McAllistair] *[https://i.postimg.cc/2SG7zRn2/ostentatious-girl.jpg Mimi Whitney-Langdon] *[https://i.postimg.cc/9fKZWXRy/clean-cut-boy.jpg Shaun Mercado] *[https://i.postimg.cc/BvkHqZLD/punk-girl.jpg Edwina "Ed" Platt] *[https://i.postimg.cc/QxDGKM3X/c87b1c90186ac924d2fe4b8b2c11171a.jpg Verity St. John] *[https://i.postimg.cc/Xv0hG1XN/Faysal.jpg Faysal Qadir] ===== Group D ===== *[https://i.postimg.cc/hP7kLDWB/Alejandro.jpg Alejandro Etxebarria] *[https://i.postimg.cc/mgf0VvRK/Serena.jpg Serena Norman] ===== Group E ===== *[https://i.postimg.cc/yYSMm14K/Conrad.jpg Conrad Baines] *[https://i.postimg.cc/GmwZzWrf/Megan.jpg Megan Lawrence] ==== Second Years ==== *[https://i.postimg.cc/rzXBPCYm/long-haired-boy.jpg Murphy "Murph" Bowers] *[https://i.postimg.cc/ZRzk986P/necklace-girl.jpg Esme Montagne] ==== Third Years ==== *[https://i.postimg.cc/L4BZMrgj/alt-girl.jpg Cassandra "Cassie" Fosse] *[https://i.postimg.cc/vBGjYgHQ/bored-boy.jpg Lawson Faulkner] *[https://i.postimg.cc/FRb0sbCd/moss-green-hair-girl.png Summer Flowers] *[https://i.postimg.cc/KjQy4ywC/cashmere-sweater-boy.jpg Duncan McAllistair] ==== Fourth Years ==== ==== Fifth Years ==== === Brakebills Alumni === *[https://i.postimg.cc/905ktp3Z/corwin.jpg Corwin McAllistair], Class of 1993 *[https://i.postimg.cc/jSCB3jvG/Killian.jpg Killian McAllistair], Class of 1997 *[https://i.postimg.cc/Y07Dx5kr/Aunt_Josephine.jpg Josephine Duvalier], Class of 1999 *[https://i.postimg.cc/d3jfhfJB/Tripp_Archer.jpg Tripp Archer], Class of 2011 =The Five Families of North American Magic= Brakebills is overseen by a Board of Directors, composed of representatives from five magical dynasties. Each family has its own traditions, strengths, and rivalries. '''The McAllistairs''' Cold, calculating, and relentless in their pursuit of control. The McAllistairs are political animals, weaving their influence through mundane governments as well as magical tribunals. They believe in strict hierarchy, seeing magic as a resource to be hoarded and weaponized. Many Brakebills students come to dread the McAllistair name, but few deny their power. ''Reputation: Tradition-bound, ruthless, aristocratic.'' '''The Ravenscrofts''' Masters of illusion, charm, and manipulation. The Ravenscrofts hold court in salons, theaters, and secret societies, turning social power into magical dominance. They are known for producing dazzling performers, charismatic leaders, and subtle liars. With them, appearances are never what they seem. Even their allies wonder if they're being played. ''Reputation: Glamorous, cunning, duplicitous.'' '''The Duvaliers''' Steeped in the traditions of Haiti and the deep South, the Duvaliers' magic is rooted in ancestry, spirit-work, and blood ties. They carry themselves with gravitas, invoking the strength of their forebears and honoring the dead as living allies. Their power is feared and respected, but their rivals whisper about "dark bargains." ''Reputation: Spiritual, formidable, feared.'' '''The Karras''' Industrialists, alchemists, and pragmatists. The Karras family built their fortune on magical innovation, refining potions, devices, and materials that quietly fuel the hidden magical economy. They see magic as an engine to be harnessed, and they do not shy away from monetizing it. Some call them revolutionaries; others call them profiteers. ''Reputation: Practical, wealthy, opportunistic.'' '''The Ashworths''' Proud elementalists, heirs to a legacy of raw magical force. The Ashworths are known for their dramatic displays of fire, storm, and stone, often flaunting their superiority with little regard for subtlety. They raise their children to embody strength and dominance, producing magicians as arrogant as they are powerful. ''Reputation: Bold, reckless, arrogant.'' = Sorcerers of Sherman Oaks = The hit Disney [[Sorcerers of Sherman Oaks|show]] that Jake Mitchell starred in.
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