Macchiato Monsters: The Stygian Library

This is the wiki page for a Macchiato Monsters game centered on the module The Stygian Library.

Recruitment

Characters

Cassy-Dee Minor

• Name: Cassy-Dee Minor
  • Pronouns: she/her
  • Languages: English, Spanish
• Trait: Scrappy Skater Girl
• Level 1
  • Experiences 0/2
• STR 11 DEX 16 CON 11 INT 12 WIS 08 CHA 06
• HD 1d6
• HP 3
• Attacks/round: 1
• Abilities
  • Sick Tricks (gnarly skateboard moves, 1/day)
• Spells
  • Covenant (Diabolism)
  • Stormspeech (Elementalism)
• Equipment
  • Carmen’s studded, spiked, and pinned leather jacket Δ6 with shield (free slot for equipped armor)
  • Boiled turnips and butter Δ6
  • backpack
  • bedroll
  • 2 bear traps (or a skateboard?)
  • half a map to the Stygian Library
  • Baseball bat d6
  • Darts d6 (quiver Δ6)
  • Bearowl feathers (weaved into hair and bracelets) (Δ8 R.)
  • (empty) (CON 9/11)
  • (empty) (CON 10/11)
  • (empty) (CON 11/11)

Man

• Name: Man
  • Pronouns: they/them(?)
  • Languages: English, (+3 more TBD)
• Trait: Idea/Acolyte (of the Powers of the Mind)
• Level 1
  • Experiences 0/2
• STR 09 DEX 13 CON 07 INT 10 WIS 15 CHA 14
• HD 1d6
• HP 1
• Attacks/round: 1
• Abilities
  • Proselytize (convert subject to 'the powers of the mind,' 1/day, CHA roll)
• Spells
  • spell
• Equipment
  • The impression of a business suit and coat, with umbrella (as shield) (free slot for worn armor)
  • Faith - The Dealer of Fate sometimes shows me their hand (Δ4) (free slot for Faith)
  • Pouch of the oracle's incense Δ4
  • Stack of magazines rich with nutritrious thinkpieces Δ6
  • backpack
  • pouches of mind-enhancing herbs (as bedroll)
  • 2 bear traps
  • a ring and a wooden board bearing the 32 psychograms; great for having a chat with overly timid spirits
  • (empty) (CON 7/7)
• Henchlings
  • Dog Δ6 (Trait: Big Brave Dog)
    • HP 5, Δ6 armor (repair with treats, baths, etc)
    • Equipment: (none, can carry up to 5 items if given a pack)

Kasimir

• Name: Kasimir O. Grado
  • Pronouns: he/him
  • Languages: English, Latin, Parametric
• Trait: Forbidden Magic Grad Student
• Level 2
  • Experiences 0/3
• STR 10 DEX 14 CON 07 INT 17 WIS 17 CHA 09
• HD 1d6
• HP 6
• Attacks/round: 1
• Abilities
  • Detect Evil Magic (2/day)
  • Speed Reader (1/day)
• Spells
  • Hekaphage (Spiritualism)
  • Call the Cluster (Arachnomorphosis)
  • Death Unto Life (Physiurgy)
• Equipment
  • Faith - I have copied so many hypergeometric magic ethics texts I can quote scripture all day long (Δ4) (free slot for Faith)
  • A curse! Your blood carries something bad: family burned libraries, now he’s turning into a book (maybe?) (free slot for curse)
  • Wand of compulsion Δ10 (or as R.)
  • Scavenged dining hall food Δ4
  • Busted-up backpack
  • Middleam University Mug, with the seal depicting the planar bridge and guardian.
  • Throwing knives d4 (belt Δ4)
  • an iron flask, the stopper sealed with wax and a glyph, contents unknown, impervious to scrying and demonic magic
  • (empty) (CON 7/7)

Grant Skinner

• Name: Grant Skinner, PI
  • Pronouns: he/him
  • Languages: English, (one more TBD)
• Trait: Private Investigator
• Level 2
  • Experiences 0/3
• STR 08 DEX 16 CON 11 INT 08 WIS 14 CHA 12
• HD 2d6
• HP 9
• Attacks/round: 1
• Abilities
  • Deep Thinker (gain a clue for a puzzle or investigation, 2/day)
  • Eye for Trouble (spot ambush or trap, 1/day)
• Equipment
  • Trench coat and fedora Δ4 (free slot for worn armor)
  • dried apples Δ8
  • backpack
  • tent Δ10
  • torches Δ6
  • stack of coded letters
  • bag of silver Δ4
  • Throwing knives d4 (belt Δ4)
  • Grandad’s war axe d6
  • Primitive bronze statuette (Δ4 R.)
  • (empty) (CON 10/11)
  • (empty) (CON 11/11)
• Henchlings
  • Damsel Δ6 (Trait: Cute Shepherd Dog)
    • HP 2, Δ6 armor (repair with treats, baths, etc)
    • Equipment: (none, can carry up to 5 items if given a pack)

Mr. Patch

• Name: Mr. Patch
  • Pronouns: he/him
  • Languages: English, Sanskrit, Parametric
• Trait: (The butler who finds things)
• Level 1
  • Experiences 0/2
• STR 10 DEX 12 CON 10 INT 17 WIS 08 CHA 12
• HD 1d6
• HP 5
• Attacks/round: 1
• Abilities
  • (Moves like a shadow) (1/day)
• Equipment
  • Leather coat Δ4 and round shield (free slot for worn armor)
  • A curse! Your blood carries something bad, like Certified wizardly service unto the seventh generation. (free slot for curse)
  • Boiled turnips and butter Δ6
  • backpack
  • bedroll
  • 2 bear traps
  • Funeral urns worth silver Δ6
  • Sabre or yatagan d6
  • Relic of a demisaint (Δ6 R.)
  • (empty) (CON 8/10)
  • (empty) (CON 9/10)
  • (empty) (CON 10/10)

Levi

• Name: Leviticus Jones
  • Pronouns: he/him
  • Languages: English, (one more TBD)
• Trait: Golem
• Level 1
  • Experiences 0/2
• STR 11 DEX 05 CON 15 INT 14 WIS 10 CHA 09
• HD 1d8
• HP 6
• Attacks/round (1 unless raised)
• Spells
  • Death Unto Life (Physiurgy)
  • Salvific Apport (Physiurgy)
• Equipment
  • Buckler (free slot for worn armor)
  • Bread and ham Δ4
  • Ragged cloth bag
  • Sock filled with pebbles
  • Length of silk worth silver Δ10
  • Gladius d8
  • Darts d6 (quiver Δ6)
  • Handful of goodberries (heal Δ4)
  • (empty) (CON 8/15)
  • (empty) (CON 9/15)
  • (empty) (CON 10/15)
  • (empty) (CON 11/15)
  • (empty) (CON 12/15)
  • (empty) (CON 13/15)
  • (empty) (CON 14/15)
  • (empty) (CON 15/15)

Character Sheet Template

• Name
  • Pronouns
  • Languages
• Trait
• Level 2
  • Experiences 0/3
• STR 10 DEX 10 CON 10 INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 10
• HD 1d6
• HP 3
• Attacks/round (1 unless raised)
• Abilities
  • detect lies (1/day)
  • water walk (1/day, CHA roll)
• Spells
  • spell
• Equipment
  • (slots equal to CON, or up to STR+CON if encumbered. equipped armor is a free slot.)
  • purse of silver coins Δ4
  • ham sandwich Δ6
  • chain mail Δ8 (free)
  • sabre d8
  • gleaming amulet
• Henchlings
  • Burglar Δ6 (Δ: number of people who get advantage on sneak checks)
    • Equipment (5 slots, 10 if encumbered): leather armor Δ6, bag of silver coins Δ6