OOC and Character Chatter

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Dec 24, 2022 5:04 pm
Dunko says:
@bowlofspinach you do NOT need to "know" a power to cast as ritual! You can find them in dusty tomes, inscribed on tree bark, or copy them to a scroll from another witch. You just need to find them via research, etc!

Trappings are a super powerful narrative tool for rituals. A particularly nasty poltergeist might need a specific form of banish. One that involves trinkets from their past, perhaps. So, even knowing the power sometimes won't be enough!

But I see what your saying. I think. You want her to always have access divination. Consider a home brew edge that gives benefits when using divination rituals????
Basically, the idea is that I am not dependent on finding one use magic scrolls or something to cast rituals. But if you're saying I will have reliable access to at least a divination spellbook or something, that could work, with maybe a homebrew edge if we want to.

I thought I'd have a spell list, I just need rituals to access it.

I am totally fine with not having a spell list, though, if I have reliable spell access otherwise
Dec 25, 2022 12:20 am
How would you guys suggest setting up Deacon as an Elementalist? Basically he'll deal with Air, Earth, Fire, and Water spells/rituals. Any suggested advantages?
Dec 26, 2022 6:29 pm
bowlofspinach says:
But if you're saying I will have reliable access to at least a divination spellbook or something, that could work, with maybe a homebrew edge if we want to.
100%; we can say they have a spell book that has reliable divination and locate spells. And if you want a homebrew edge--look to the Professional Edges. They're is a bit of rhyme and reason to them, I guess, but in the end it's a gonzo system and that's that's fun to lean into. Reskinned Mr. Fixit is always great; Scholar legit is a good edge, as is, for giving +2 to Occult (what you'd use to cast ritual here); Investigator is a good one to reskin if you call out a couple narrative uses for divination style magic.

The world is your oyster! We'll just make sure they need their spell book!
Dec 26, 2022 6:33 pm
That sounds great!
Will continue to work on my character with that in mind (and thanks for the Edge suggestions!)

I'm hoping to finish my character tomorrow
Dec 27, 2022 9:12 am
Dunko says:
Is everyone clear on the Soundness stat???
Yes, I'm glad you mentioned as I forgot it when I was doing my character sheet.
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Dec 27, 2022 10:43 am
Squadfather44 says:
How would you guys suggest setting up Deacon as an Elementalist? Basically he'll deal with Air, Earth, Fire, and Water spells/rituals. Any suggested advantages?
You can use trappings. Like your bolt might be fire, deflection wind shield etc.
Dec 27, 2022 10:53 am
For a reskinned Mr. Fix It, you mean reskinning it to apply to Occult and rituals instead of Repair and... well, repairs? That would be pretty amazing

As in +2 to Occult rolls and with a raise, it halves the time for a ritual?
Dec 27, 2022 11:35 am
As a brewer, should I invent a procession skill for beer brewing? I can't really find any crafting skill in the corebook
Dec 27, 2022 12:32 pm
Tereza Hrabikova is the oldest granddaughter of the High Priestess of the local coven in Prague, a very influential and fairly famous one in witching Europe. The clan is very traditional and therefore strictly consists only of members of the Hrabik(ova) family.
As she was directly in the line of succession for the title of High Priestess, there were high expectations put on Tereza from a very young age. Expectations she was not able to meet, as she has never been comfortable with spontaneous casting, to the point that she never properly learned to do it. While she is an accomplished ritualist, this caused issues in her family which eventually led to her being excommunicated from her coven nicely asked if she would not prefer to apply her magic elsewhere and renounce her claim to the inheritance.

Tereza ended up traveling Europe for a while. Even after no longer being a member of the coven, she received financial support from her father and her name still opened some doors in witch communities across the continent. She's no longer in contact with her mother or most of the coven but does still occasionally talk to her father and younger siblings. During a trip to England, Tereza met Caroline and the two became friends, so when Caroline returned to the United States, to her home town of Salem, Tereza ended up joining her [I'm thinking of this having been about a year ago. @LightOfMidnight ?].

Since she hasn't been in Salem for very long, Tereza doesn't have many friends and contacts there yet but she did befriend Alina Andreyeva, a no-nonsense Russian martial artist and history student who is the head of the Slavic Society at Salem State University. Even though Tereza doesn't actually attend the university, she joins the society's meetings from time to time.
I made the character sheet public, so you should all be able to see my Edges, Hindrances and all that. @Dunko, maybe take a look to see if this all looks good to you mechanically.

Now would be the time to think more about inter-PC relations. I already have a bit of one established with Caroline, but no fun tensions and drama potential yet. Any ideas? I'll also think about it.
Dec 27, 2022 4:11 pm
Mechanics look good to me!
Dec 27, 2022 4:13 pm
Also with Relationship Goal statement, remember all that the intent is they are ever evolving, and once you've crossed out the one for the episode you'll be drawing up a new one for the next episode!

So starting goal could be one of friendship, and it could turn sour and be one of competition in later episodes!
Dec 27, 2022 8:01 pm
Was thinking that Caroline and Deacon aren;t from Salem, as Jemma's is, but have been sent by parents to investigate. Waiting on Squad what country of origin is but sounds like America.

Trying to just work timeline in head. Is the brewery a few years old, or a fairly new thing do we reckon? I had in mind a few years old, but if newer fits better in timelines with people that definitely works.

If the meeting in England no longer works (Though she could have been there for a little bit to look into brewing techniques/connect with british breweries. There are loads.) perhaps something like they were online friends, maybe magical theories etc or something nerdy.in both their interests and with the subtle symbols in profiles clocked each other as in the now. Met up while Caroline was in England and she brought Tereza back?
Dec 27, 2022 8:08 pm
That also works for me, either meeting in person or being online friends, then meeting up in person to go to Salem together. I kind of like the online friends idea.

I originally thought the brewery was already running and Tereza joined the crew later, which could work if Caroline has been in Salem for longer already. If multiple people are fairly new to town, maybe some of the people who originally founded the brewery quit or disappeared or something, leaving some vacancies that we've now filled.
Dec 28, 2022 9:49 pm
I could definitely see some fun dynamic between Tereza and Deacon with him being a spontaneous caster and her being calm and ritual-focused (Does Deacon have any Occult/ritual talent?), so both having very different approaches to magic. Exacerbated by how his sister can't stand the objectively wrong way in which Tereza casts her rituals. If I'm reading him wrong, let me know, but I get the impression that he'd be kind of impulsive and headstrong.
Maybe for a goal statement connected to Deacon, it could be something like Make Deacon stop and reconsider his action.

For Jemma, since she is not connected to a witch family and is mostly self-taught, Tereza might see that as an opportunity to pass on something about the way she has been taught and how she understands magic. Maybe Teach Jemma a Truth about magic.
Could maybe lead to some annoyance, depending on how Jemma feels about being lectured by someone younger than herself (I'm thinking Tereza is 21).

(If that's the kind of goal statements Dunko had in mind)
Dec 28, 2022 9:49 pm
I could definitely see some fun dynamic between Tereza and Deacon with him being a spontaneous caster and her being calm and ritual-focused (Does Deacon have any Occult/ritual talent?), so both having very different approaches to magic. Exacerbated by how his sister can't stand the objectively wrong way in which Tereza casts her rituals. If I'm reading him wrong, let me know, but I get the impression that he'd be kind of impulsive and headstrong.
Maybe for a goal statement connected to Deacon, it could be something like Make Deacon stop and reconsider his action.

For Jemma, since she is not connected to a witch family and is mostly self-taught, Tereza might see that as an opportunity to pass on something about the way she has been taught and how she understands magic. Maybe Teach Jemma a Truth about magic.
Could maybe lead to some annoyance, depending on how Jemma feels about being lectured by someone younger than herself (I'm thinking Tereza is 21).

(If that's the kind of goal statements Dunko had in mind)
Dec 28, 2022 9:49 pm
I could definitely see some fun dynamic between Tereza and Deacon with him being a spontaneous caster and her being calm and ritual-focused (Does Deacon have any Occult/ritual talent?), so both having very different approaches to magic. Exacerbated by how his sister can't stand the objectively wrong way in which Tereza casts her rituals. If I'm reading him wrong, let me know, but I get the impression that he'd be kind of impulsive and headstrong.
Maybe for a goal statement connected to Deacon, it could be something like Make Deacon stop and reconsider his action.

For Jemma, since she is not connected to a witch family and is mostly self-taught, Tereza might see that as an opportunity to pass on something about the way she has been taught and how she understands magic. Maybe Teach Jemma a Truth about magic.
Could maybe lead to some annoyance, depending on how Jemma feels about being lectured by someone younger than herself (I'm thinking Tereza is 21).

(If that's the kind of goal statements Dunko had in mind)
Dec 29, 2022 9:45 am
bowlofspinach says:
For Jemma, since she is not connected to a witch family and is mostly self-taught, Tereza might see that as an opportunity to pass on something about the way she has been taught and how she understands magic. Maybe Teach Jemma a Truth about magic.
Could maybe lead to some annoyance, depending on how Jemma feels about being lectured by someone younger than herself (I'm thinking Tereza is 21).
Now there is a lovely confligt! Jemma is not selftaught. She was taught by her grandmother. Jemma appreciates the new teachings but resents the implication that she is not a "real" witch.
Also Jemma is in her late twenties, like 26-29, so the age difference between them could increase that conflict.
[ +- ] Finally found some fitting avatars for Jamma
I'm trying to get my head around the people of interest, so I made this table. Please grab it and add to it
People of interest Key notes Player
The old coven Local, vanished for some reason
Jemma's grandmother Local, had some sort of falling out with The old coven
Jemma Local, head brewer, likeable, knows some spontane magic and ritual magic. Runekyndig
Tereza Hrabikova From witch famili in Prauge. Good at ritual magic. bowlofspinach
Caroline ? LightOfMidnight
Deacon Good at spontaneous elemental magic. Squadfather44
Sarah Miller Good with creature magic. WhtKnt
Last edited December 29, 2022 10:03 am
Dec 29, 2022 10:02 am
Ah right, I somehow missed the grandmother when I skimmed back. It could still work. Since the grandma rejected the oldcoven, maybe she had some unconventional teaching methods.

Alternatively that connection could work well with Sarah instead as well, since she is self-taught from what I can see, I think.
Dec 29, 2022 11:48 am
Caroline walks in, sees Tereza teaching Jemma (or vice versa) 'completely wrong' symbols, sighs, and walks out again.

Been working through trappings and did the thing where I suddenly have a completely new idea and was trying to decided how much to lean into it :p

Caroline is very wel versed in magic, specialise in spontaneous but able to handle rituals as well. She flaunts it where she can, having fairly versatile spells, and will use magic where able. This does sometimes leave her a little clueless with technology or more mundane workings, but she won't admit it.

One notable use of her magic is Alabastor, a brownie she often summons to help with chores or other small things. A small brown furred humanoid, the fey is often seen around by those in the know but obviously hides from the non magical.

He and a couple of her other spells, notably the vines she summons from under her sleeves to defend herself seem reminiscent of fey magic, though anyone pointing it out just gets a shrug and a very quick change of conversation. Her rituals and other spells are far more traditional, and she's quite particular in the right way to do magic. She has high expectations for herself and others, but is will to teach ithers if wanted.. Or sometimes even if not.

A buisness major she lends that knowledge to the brewery, though she has a genuine interest in craft beer and the brewery process herself, possible occasionally leading to Jemma shooing her out the room when she tries to 'help'.

Think I said somewhere but was thinking she and Jemma met in Salem when she first went for college/to study the line line, and bonded over craft beer, either starting the buissness together or maybe buying into it if the old owners were selling? Up to you @runekyndig if they're close friend or closer to buissness partners who acknowledge each others abilities.
Dec 29, 2022 3:46 pm
Beautiful trappings--so great!

Very cool characters all!

Just a couple more and we can get rolling--literally and figuratively.
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