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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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Varius is a short but not diminutive man, his dwarfish blood evident but not overwhelmingly strong. He has black eyes and close-cropped dark brown hair; his face is clean-shaven but would probably benefit from a beard. Varius tends to hunch in on himself and does not easily open up to others, being too used to being by himself, but is well-spoken enough if you can get past that. His eyes light up when his passion for crafting is brought to the fore, and he can be worryingly enthusiastic about making things that explode, but for the most part he is a calm, stolid individual.
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Varius is a short, stocky man with black eyes and close-cropped dark brown hair; his face is clean-shaven but would probably benefit from a beard. Varius tends to hunch in on himself and does not easily open up to others, being too used to being by himself, but is well-spoken enough if you can get past that. His eyes light up when his passion for crafting is brought to the fore, and he can be worryingly enthusiastic about making things that explode, but for the most part he is a calm, stolid individual.
  
 
His epithet comes from the open-fingered steel gauntlet that he wears at almost all times. Though lined with leather, it is designed so that the metal touches his skin directly at numerous points - unless touching iron or steel, Varius cannot cast magic. His items similarly share this flaw, though it is generally not difficult for Varius to work some iron into them in an appropriate fashion.
 
His epithet comes from the open-fingered steel gauntlet that he wears at almost all times. Though lined with leather, it is designed so that the metal touches his skin directly at numerous points - unless touching iron or steel, Varius cannot cast magic. His items similarly share this flaw, though it is generally not difficult for Varius to work some iron into them in an appropriate fashion.
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* '''Size:''' 0
 
* '''Size:''' 0
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* '''Age:''' 24 (14)
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* '''Age:''' 26 (26)
 
* '''Decrepitude:''' 0
 
* '''Decrepitude:''' 0
 
* '''Warping Score:''' 0
 
* '''Warping Score:''' 0
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| Com
 
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| Str
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|-  
 
|-  
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| Curious
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| Curious*
 
| +3
 
| +3
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|-  
 
|-  
 
| Organized
 
| Organized
 
| +3
 
| +3
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Helpful
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| Helpful*
 
| +2
 
| +2
 
|}
 
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=== Virtues ===
 
=== Virtues ===
  
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'''Affinity With Rego''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Affinity with Magic Theory''' (Minor, General), '''Apt Student''' (Minor, General), '''Cautious Sorcerer''' (minor, hermetic), '''Hermetic Magus''' (Free, Social Status), '''Inventive Genius''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Puissant Craft: Blacksmith''' (Minor, General), '''Puissant Finesse''' (Minor, General), '''Puissant Magic Theory''' (Minor, General), '''Puissant Rego''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Skilled Parens''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Verditius Magic''' (Free [House], Hermetic)
  
 
=== Flaws ===
 
=== Flaws ===
  
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'''Deficient Technique (Perdo)''' (Major, Hermetic), '''Driven (fixing the flaws of Verditius magic)''' (Major, Personality), '''Generous''' (Minor, Personality), '''Restriction (must be touching iron or steel)''' (Major, Hermetic)
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== Combat Stats ==
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<br />'''Weapons:''' ''Gauntlet'' Init -4, Atk +5, Def +1, Dam +3
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<br />'''Soak:''' +3 (+1 vs animals and human unarmed attacks, +2 vs wooden or metal weapons, heat, and cold)
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<br />'''Fatigue Levels:''' OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
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<br />'''Wound Penalties:''' -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20), Dead (21+)
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<br />'''Equipment:''' Wizardly Robes, Gauntlet, Crafting Tools
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<br />'''Encumbrance:''' 1 (1)
  
 
== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
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| '''XP'''
 
| '''XP'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
−
|
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| Artes Liberales
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|
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| Ritual Casting
−
|
+
| 1
−
|
+
| 5
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|-
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| Athletics
 +
| endurance
 +
| 2
 +
| 15
 +
|-
 +
| Awareness
 +
| flaws in crafting
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| 2
 +
| 15
 +
|-
 +
| Brawl
 +
| gauntlet
 +
| 2
 +
| 15
 +
|-
 +
| Catalan 5
 +
| crafting shop talk
 +
| 5
 +
| N
 +
|-
 +
| Concentration
 +
| crafting
 +
| 2
 +
| 15
 +
|-
 +
| Craft: Blacksmith
 +
| armor
 +
| 4+2
 +
| 50
 +
|-
 +
| Craft: Jeweler
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| rings
 +
| 1
 +
| 5
 +
|-
 +
| Craft: Leatherworker
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| armor
 +
| 2
 +
| 15
 +
|-
 +
| Craft: Woodcarver
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| wands and staves
 +
| 2
 +
| 15
 +
|-
 +
| Finesse
 +
| precision
 +
| 3+2
 +
| 30
 +
|-
 +
| Latin
 +
| Hermetic usage
 +
| 4
 +
| 50
 +
|-
 +
| Magic Theory
 +
| enchanting items
 +
| 4+2
 +
| 33/50
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|-
 +
| Parma Magica
 +
| Mentem
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| 1
 +
| 5
 +
|-
 +
| Philosophiae
 +
| Verditius Runes
 +
| 1
 +
| 5
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|-  
 
|-  
 
| Creo
 
| Creo
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|  
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| 7
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|  
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| 28
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| Intelligo
 
| Intelligo
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|  
+
| 2
−
|  
+
| 3
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| Muto
 
| Muto
−
|  
+
| 5
−
|  
+
| 15
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| Perdo
 
| Perdo
−
|  
+
| 0
−
|  
+
| 0
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| Rego
 
| Rego
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|  
+
| 10+3
−
|  
+
| 37/55
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
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|-
 
|-
 
| Animal
 
| Animal
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| 00
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| 3
−
| 00
+
| 6
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Aquam
 
| Aquam
−
| 00
+
| 0
−
| 00
+
| 0
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Auram
 
| Auram
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| 00
+
| 0
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| 00
+
| 0
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Corpus
 
| Corpus
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| 00
+
| 1
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| 00
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| 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Herbam
 
| Herbam
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| 00
+
| 6
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| 00
+
| 21
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Ignem
 
| Ignem
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| 00
+
| 6
−
| 00
+
| 21
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Imaginem
 
| Imaginem
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| 00
+
| 0
−
| 00
+
| 0
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Mentem
 
| Mentem
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| 00
+
| 1
−
| 00
+
| 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Terram
 
| Terram
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|  
+
| 6
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|  
+
| 21
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Vim
 
| Vim
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|  
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| 2
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|  
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| 3
 
|}
 
|}
  
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Summary of Varius's spells below. See his[[Spring of Hubris Varius Grimoire | grimoire]] for the full spell descriptions.
 
Summary of Varius's spells below. See his[[Spring of Hubris Varius Grimoire | grimoire]] for the full spell descriptions.
  
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==== Corpus Spells ====
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==== Animal Spells ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Short Description'''
 
| '''Short Description'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Blink Step
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| Doublet of Impenetrable Silk
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| +13
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| +11
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| ReCo 10
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| MuAn 15
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| Personal
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| Touch
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| Momentary
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| Sun
 
| Individual
 
| Individual
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| 1 (Still Casting)
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| 0
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| Teleport 5 paces away
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| +3 Soak to armor (or clothing) made from animal materials
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==== Terram Spells ====
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==== Ignem Spells ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Short Description'''
 
| '''Short Description'''
 
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|-  
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| Striking Sword of Stone
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| Heat of the Glowing Forge
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| +26
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| +16
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| CrTe (Re) 10
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| CrIg 15
 
| Voice
 
| Voice
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| Momentary
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| Mom
 
| Individual
 
| Individual
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| 1 (Multi-Cast)
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| 0
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| Sharpened piece of stone does +10 damage to target
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| Heat a piece of metal till glowing. Directly touching it does +10 damage, decreasing by 2 per round.
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|}
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==== Terram Spells  ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+
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| '''Name'''
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| '''CT'''
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| '''Level'''
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| '''Range'''
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| '''Duration'''
 +
| '''Target'''
 +
| '''Mastery'''
 +
| '''Short Description'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Storm of Stone Swords
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| Invisible Catapult of Vilano
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| +26
+
| +23
−
| CrTe (Re) 20
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| ReTe 20
 
| Voice
 
| Voice
 
| Momentary
 
| Momentary
−
|Group
 
−
| 1 (Multi-Cast)
 
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| A flurry of sharpened stone does +10 damage to a group
 
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|-
 
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| Wall of Protecting Stone
 
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| +26
 
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| CrTe 25
 
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| Voice
 
−
| Sun
 
−
| Individual
 
−
| 1 (Quick Casting)
 
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| Creates a granite wall
 
−
|-
 
−
| Locate the Missing Artefact
 
−
| +17
 
−
| InTe 20
 
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| AC
 
−
| Concentration
 
 
| Individual
 
| Individual
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| 1 (Magic Resistance)
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| 1 (Multiple Casting)
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| Determines the location of a specific object
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| Fling a rock for +10 damage to target. Requires Per+Finesse roll, Range increment of 20, but does not need to penetrate.
 
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|-  
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| Queen of Steel
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| The Instant Cavern
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| +26
+
| +22
 
| ReTe 25
 
| ReTe 25
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| Touch
+
| Voice
−
| Sun
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| Momentary
−
| Individual
+
| Part
−
| 1 (Quick Casting)
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| 0
−
| +15 soak against mental or stone weapons the target is aware of.
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| Excavate and quarry dirt and stone. Can be used to create pits (+10 damage, Quickness 9+ to avoid, or +5 damage, Quickness 12+ to avoid)
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|-
 
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| Stone Palanquin
 
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| +26
 
−
| ReTe 20
 
−
| Touch
 
−
| Sun
 
−
| Individual
 
−
| 1 (Still Casting)
 
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| Animates a stone to bear the caster to her destination.
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| The Unseen Porter
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| The Unseen Servant
−
| +26
+
| +22
−
| CrTe 10
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| ReTe 15
 
| Voice
 
| Voice
 
| Concentration
 
| Concentration
 
| Individual
 
| Individual
−
| 1 (Still Casting)
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| 0
−
| Telekinetically lifts objects.
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| Telekinetically move and manipulate objects.
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|-
+
 
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| Supple Iron and Rigid Rope
 
−
| +17
 
−
| MuTe 10
 
−
| Touch
 
−
| Sun
 
−
| Individual
 
−
| 1 (Still Casting)
 
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| Makes a flexible object stiff, or a stiff object flexible.
 
 
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==== Vis ====
 
==== Vis ====
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== Notes ==

Latest revision as of 04:04, 5 June 2017

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Grimoire Laboratory History

Description[edit]

Varius is a short, stocky man with black eyes and close-cropped dark brown hair; his face is clean-shaven but would probably benefit from a beard. Varius tends to hunch in on himself and does not easily open up to others, being too used to being by himself, but is well-spoken enough if you can get past that. His eyes light up when his passion for crafting is brought to the fore, and he can be worryingly enthusiastic about making things that explode, but for the most part he is a calm, stolid individual.

His epithet comes from the open-fingered steel gauntlet that he wears at almost all times. Though lined with leather, it is designed so that the metal touches his skin directly at numerous points - unless touching iron or steel, Varius cannot cast magic. His items similarly share this flaw, though it is generally not difficult for Varius to work some iron into them in an appropriate fashion.

Varius is a fairly un-Verditius Verditius, largely uninterested in fame, glory, or wealth. His chief passion is his research, and he is always on the lookout for new and interesting materials to work with, as well as opportunities to test his latest creation (which he likes to do personally). In truth, Varius finds the arrogance and hubris common to Verditius magi disconcerting, and his secret research project (perhaps no less hubristic) is to overcome the flaws of Verditius magic that lead those of the cult to become so. Varius has not breathed a word of this ultimate end to anyone, however, not even his parens. Especially not his parens.

Vital Statistics[edit]

  • Size: 0
  • Age: 26 (26)
  • Decrepitude: 0
  • Warping Score: 0
  • Confidence: 1 (3)
  • Sigil: Varius' spells are accompanied by the sound of tools being used. This is typically hammers striking in the distance, but often modified by the spell. For instance, a ReAn spell that controls animals (not animal products) would likely be accompanied by the sound of a cracking whip.
Characteristics Score
Int +3
Per +2
Pre -3
Com +1
Str 0
Sta +3
Dex +2
Qik -3
Personality Reputation
Curious* +3
Organized +3
Helpful* +2

Virtues and Flaws[edit]

Virtues[edit]

Affinity With Rego (Minor, Hermetic), Affinity with Magic Theory (Minor, General), Apt Student (Minor, General), Cautious Sorcerer (minor, hermetic), Hermetic Magus (Free, Social Status), Inventive Genius (Minor, Hermetic), Puissant Craft: Blacksmith (Minor, General), Puissant Finesse (Minor, General), Puissant Magic Theory (Minor, General), Puissant Rego (Minor, Hermetic), Skilled Parens (Minor, Hermetic), Verditius Magic (Free [House], Hermetic)

Flaws[edit]

Deficient Technique (Perdo) (Major, Hermetic), Driven (fixing the flaws of Verditius magic) (Major, Personality), Generous (Minor, Personality), Restriction (must be touching iron or steel) (Major, Hermetic)

Combat Stats[edit]


Weapons: Gauntlet Init -4, Atk +5, Def +1, Dam +3
Soak: +3 (+1 vs animals and human unarmed attacks, +2 vs wooden or metal weapons, heat, and cold)
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20), Dead (21+)
Equipment: Wizardly Robes, Gauntlet, Crafting Tools
Encumbrance: 1 (1)

Abilities[edit]

Name Speciality Score XP
Artes Liberales Ritual Casting 1 5
Athletics endurance 2 15
Awareness flaws in crafting 2 15
Brawl gauntlet 2 15
Catalan 5 crafting shop talk 5 N
Concentration crafting 2 15
Craft: Blacksmith armor 4+2 50
Craft: Jeweler rings 1 5
Craft: Leatherworker armor 2 15
Craft: Woodcarver wands and staves 2 15
Finesse precision 3+2 30
Latin Hermetic usage 4 50
Magic Theory enchanting items 4+2 33/50
Parma Magica Mentem 1 5
Philosophiae Verditius Runes 1 5

Magic[edit]

Arts[edit]

Art Score XP
Creo 7 28
Intelligo 2 3
Muto 5 15
Perdo 0 0
Rego 10+3 37/55
Animal 3 6
Aquam 0 0
Auram 0 0
Corpus 1 1
Herbam 6 21
Ignem 6 21
Imaginem 0 0
Mentem 1 1
Terram 6 21
Vim 2 3

Spells[edit]

Summary of Varius's spells below. See his grimoire for the full spell descriptions.

Animal Spells[edit]

Name CT Level Range Duration Target Mastery Short Description
Doublet of Impenetrable Silk +11 MuAn 15 Touch Sun Individual 0 +3 Soak to armor (or clothing) made from animal materials

Ignem Spells[edit]

Name CT Level Range Duration Target Mastery Short Description
Heat of the Glowing Forge +16 CrIg 15 Voice Mom Individual 0 Heat a piece of metal till glowing. Directly touching it does +10 damage, decreasing by 2 per round.

Terram Spells[edit]

Name CT Level Range Duration Target Mastery Short Description
Invisible Catapult of Vilano +23 ReTe 20 Voice Momentary Individual 1 (Multiple Casting) Fling a rock for +10 damage to target. Requires Per+Finesse roll, Range increment of 20, but does not need to penetrate.
The Instant Cavern +22 ReTe 25 Voice Momentary Part 0 Excavate and quarry dirt and stone. Can be used to create pits (+10 damage, Quickness 9+ to avoid, or +5 damage, Quickness 12+ to avoid)
The Unseen Servant +22 ReTe 15 Voice Concentration Individual 0 Telekinetically move and manipulate objects.

Possessions[edit]

Vis[edit]

Notes[edit]

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