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So, I want to restate and maybe clarify what I see as the way this thing goes from a comics perspective. That always helps me contextualize comics campaigns.

Eldritch is a long running comic, going all the way back to the Golden Age. In 2013, there is a Big Event that results in the death or disappearance of the man himself, the Master Mage of Earth, Adrian Eldritch. The comic continues with out first adventure. Or maybe it is a #1 Relaunch. Eldritch becomes a team, not a man. (This is our PL 8)

In 2020, the team has been functioning at some level for 7 years. That is the second adventure. (This will be PL10)


In other business, some of us need to work on Complications, and others may want to create some background connections with each other. Probably best if not everyone has already worked together, but some duos or former team mates could be fun.

And in other other business, the campaign claims that it really digs deep into the history of the Freedomverse, so if there are any connections, enemies, friends, etc from that that interest you, let me know.

Also, if you want to introduce characters to the universe other than your own, that would be fine.

I'm not an expert on the deep lore of the Freedomverse, but I've read the books since the beginning of M&M, so I'm at least aware of most of it.


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Like the idea that were a relaunch of the Eldritch title, makes sense as in a nice spin of the established book if we're Vol 2

With my character am open to either Eoten or Æthelweard having previous with any of the group. Prior to 2013 he was based out of UK, and only recently arrived having taken up a research curator's post at Hunter’s Museum of Natural History in Freedom City.

However Æthelweard is a renowned academic in the field of myth, legend and folklore so his expertise may have been sought by any one (or none lol) of the other characters previously (either in person or remotely)... Now he's in Freedom City he may be on-tap more (perhaps one of the others actually recommended the lanky researcher to the museum...

As for Eoten he's more of a force of nature and may well have also encountered any of you who have conducted adventures in UK... Definitely think that Dunwich Horror and he would have the classic meet/fight/team-up trope.

I'll dig into the the Freedomverse lore, see who Eoten might have tussled with previously (or since arriving in Freedom City)

As a fun aside (and based on what folks noted in their pitches) we have the following comic 1st appearances so far:

The Hypnotist: The Freedom League, Issue #534
Sinclair: The Next-Gen, Issue #129
Eoten: Giant-sized Tales to Astound! Issue #9


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Sinclair has been in Freedom City since 2009, but was previously in the UK, more isolated though. Unless Æthelweard had access to the Order of Light archives that his parents curated, depending on age.

By 2013, Sinclair is fairly well-known as a magic theorist with association with the Master Mage, Eldritch, and the heir apparent Seven.

He has attended the Claremont Academy for four years.

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Awesome!

GM SuperTumbler wrote:

In other business, some of us need to work on Complications, and others may want to create some background connections with each other. Probably best if not everyone has already worked together, but some duos or former team mates could be fun.

And in other other business, the campaign claims that it really digs deep into the history of the Freedomverse, so if there are any connections, enemies, friends, etc from that that interest you, let me know.

Also, if you want to introduce characters to the universe other than your own, that would be fine.

I'm not an expert on the deep lore of the Freedomverse, but I've read the books since the beginning of M&M, so I'm at least aware of most of it.

1) Complications.

i) I don't see his booze addiction as something nearly as prominent as I've used with other characters, but more that he has lived nearly all his life in the orbit of the no-seriously Bacchanalian lifestyle, and having a drink is now as much a part of him as anything else.

ii) So too, I don't see his wife playing an active part in the campaign (like, I haven't made an alias for her) and his relationship with her at this point is loyal/long-distance. They've been together for literally, millennium, and she's as much a part of him as wine--he doesn't even consider what life would be like without her.

2) Enter Dionysus

I've said that the whole of the Greek Pantheon can be considered his compatriots, so feel free to reap a rich harvest from that bountiful land. We can take whatever the popular lore is as a thing that really happened, and Briareus is sure to comment on it, and bring up things, with embellishments. =)

A major event might be for Cronus and the evil titans to get out of Tartarus. Or for his deadbeat, mutilated dad, Urunus, to show up from...wherever he is.

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@Eoten:

Oh totally! I can easily see these guys sitting down beside a warm fire with a glass of good port just talking mythology.

(Half of Briareus' stories would start out "Ah geez, nah, it weren't like that at all..." but half of those would be at best complete fabrication based on, at best, third hand knowledge. =)

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@GM

I'm re-wiring my power. What I was trying to go for is a multi-grab attack, followed by Suffocation.

But then I read the Suffocation rules and, normally, they get 1 minute, followed by some easy rolls.

I don't wanna wait that long, and there is a much faster Suffocation power. I'm trying to find a way to afford that. Working on the math right now.


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Oh yeah! Complications. I forgot about them. I'll work some in for Deadman later.

First appearance...probably some kind of horror book, but as those things are wont to do, shifts a lot over the years into his current form, like characters in the vein of Constantine and Swamp Thing have been shifted from straight horror/occult to more horror/occult themed superheroics.

"Dark Tales to Terrify and Delight! #36", perhaps?

Also, fun little trick for everyone: if you post in a thread and then delete your first post, it keeps the dot. So you can dot in without reserving the first few posts with dot posts.

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@GM:

I'm tearing my hair out about this. (Assuming I have any.)

I -thought- I read about an Extra where...okay, the Weakness power, after you use it, they get back 1 point a round.

To me that seems -really- annoying. It couldn't be after a minute? But as soon as you use it it starts to go away?

Anyway, I thought I read about a 1 [flat point?] Extra where it could make it not do that. I thought it was called Persistent, but I guess that's something else?

All I wanna do is Weaken somebody, and then not worry about them immediately getting back. They can get it back, just not right-frickin-away. Is there no where for a horrible monster to dream anymore?!?


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My partner is currently working on our PCs so I’m going about this on my phone for now.

My character’s set up for this game is a little different. I’m going to be playing a father for the first part, and then his son for the second.

Mac Searle, The Hypnotist was on a short-lived team with Dunwich Horror named The Night Watch. I left the incident that lead to the team’s demise open-ended but Hypno was partially at fault. The Night Watch would’ve been active in the late 80’s- early 90’s somewhere stateside. If anyone wants to have been a part of the team, that will be fine, but I figure he probably isn’t on friendly terms with anyone other than Dunwich (or perhaps no one is on friendly terms with him).

The Hypnotist’s complications:
1, He is a family man with a civilian identity.
2, hrs apprehensive when it comes to working as a team, due to past trauma. He tends to work best alone, to his detriment.
3, He’s doomed.


Dunwich Horror wrote:

@GM:

I'm tearing my hair out about this. (Assuming I have any.)

I -thought- I read about an Extra where...okay, the Weakness power, after you use it, they get back 1 point a round.

To me that seems -really- annoying. It couldn't be after a minute? But as soon as you use it it starts to go away?

Anyway, I thought I read about a 1 [flat point?] Extra where it could make it not do that. I thought it was called Persistent, but I guess that's something else?

All I wanna do is Weaken somebody, and then not worry about them immediately getting back. They can get it back, just not right-frickin-away. Is there no where for a horrible monster to dream anymore?!?

The only thing I can see that would help is progressive. That way they only begin to restore those points weakened after they successfully save. Pretty expensive, though.


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Checking and excited to get started!


For your perusal:

Complications:

Motivation: Redemption. Gylfir committed many sins in life and is cursed to wander the earth for eternity. He believes achieving true redemption will set him free from this world to pass on to the next.

Weakness: Curse removal. Should Deadman's curse ever be lifted, he would die instantly and permanently.

Weakness: Holy magic. Magic sourced from non-evil deities or similar divine sources bypass his immunity to magic and all other resistances. Likewise, magical healing is treated as a Damage effect of the same rank.

Weakness: Holy Ground: Deadman physically cannot enter any consecrated structure or holy site belonging to good aligned deities.

Power Loss: As a being animated by magic, Deadman becomes a normal corpse in any area devoid of magic, though revives if removed from the area.

Enemy: Undead Hunters: Many organized religions put together a corps of exorcists and undead slayers. Though they've fallen out of favor over the years, Deadman is still considered an abomination in their eyes and would be attacked on sight unless something prevented them.


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Already dotted and deleted in Gameplay.

COMPLICATIONS:
* Motivation: Recognition The Young Mage wants to be recognized as a competent and effective practitioner of magic.
* Power Loss: Magic Powers require hand movements and verbal command words

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Seven years after the death of Adrian Eldritch and disappearance of Seven, Max becomes one of the most knowledgeable heroes about magic on Earth-Prime. His highly theoretical use of magic would be tested many times over the years in life or death situations. He would lose battles and friends and becomes battle-hardened. His Motivation at this time becomes, responsibility: with great knowledge comes great responsibility.

ORIGIN:
Maxwell Athersmith Sinclair was born the only child of David and Mary Sinclair in 1991. The couple worked as caretakers to one of the properties of Master Mage, Adrian Eldritch. In fact, their families had been members of the Order of Light for generations. Their property was an ancient priory that housed a portion of the archives of the Master Mages. Where in the United Kingdom or Ireland is this priory?

Max grew up surrounded by magic referring to the Master Mage as Uncle Adrian. The lullaby his parents sang to him as a baby was an enchantment that let him understand any languages, so he began to understand, learn, and read at an early age. His only innate power is a highly developed sense of magic. However, he has taken to spell-casting, like a duck to water.

When he was eight years old, tragedy struck. An enemy of the Master Mage discovered the library. His parents sacrificed their lives to secure Max in a safe room. Although the Master Mage eventually arrived and prevailed, Max became an orphan that day. Who was the villain? An older, childless couple of distant relatives, the Morels, arrived to take care of the priory and Max. They were nice, but they were not his parents. He escaped into the arcane library reading everything. The only certainty that the Morels found to pry him away from the ancient tomes was a visit from Uncle Adrian.

That was until 2008, when Uncle Adrian arrived with a new apprentice, Serena Vervain. She became the sun in Max’s solar system. She was beautiful and knew more about magic than Max did. When she would visit the library on her own, Max would fail to not follow her around like a puppy dog and try not to trip over himself. When he heard that she went to the Claremont Academy in Freedom City, that is where he wanted to go, too. So, Uncle Adrian enrolled him starting in the autumn of 2009.

In 2013, Max is finishing his last year at Claremont Academy working on his honors thesis on an esoteric magical theory about the transmutation of material being translocation of material across parallel dimensions. He is known as the most knowledgeable mage in the academy, a constant resident of the library, and a capable combatant in the academy simulators. While not anti-social, he does not have many close friends. And those close friends share his interest and occupation of the library. Beyond the academy, Max is well-known in the magic community as friendly with the Master Mage and Seven and a serious scholar of magic in his own right. Many magical beings have heard of him and are more likely to take them seriously as a friend or foe. His Motivation at this time would be, recognition: the Young Mage wants to be recognized as a competent and effective practitioner of magic.

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Seven years after the death of Adrian Eldritch and disappearance of Seven, Max becomes one of the most knowledgeable heroes about magic on Earth-Prime. His highly theoretical use of magic would be tested many times over the years in life or death situations. He would lose battles and friends and becomes battle-hardened. His Motivation at this time becomes, responsibility: with great knowledge comes great responsibility.

PERSONALITY:
Max is an introvert. In 2013, he is quiet allowing others to speak and take more space than himself. When he disagrees with someone, he only mentions the disagreement if it affects himself or would lead to someone being hurt. So, he is silently thinking about the latest several of tomes that he has read.

He thanks J.K. Rowling for the Harry Potter fanatics who see him as a real-life Harry Potter and want to exercise their fantasies with him. So, he does not want for social attention.

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In 2020, Max has become a veteran soldier with some cynicism and post-traumatic stress disorder having lost friends and witnessed tragic collateral damage. Due to the crisis without a Master Mage on Earth-Prime, he is now well-practiced being in the spotlight to give his opinion, because unfortunately, most topics these days that he discusses could lead to someone being hurt.

GOALS:
1. Prove to Serena Vervain that he is worthy of her love
2. Find a way to resurrect or communicate with Adrian Eldritch
3. Research and attain immortality and immunity to disease
4. Eventually be good enough to become the Master Mage of Earth-Prime


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I'm still mulling over some of Eoten's powers in his build - specifically the "Stomp" Affliction...

Am trying to mystify him up more - have some ideas tying him to other "monstrous creatures" from Old English folklore like Hags , but open to suggestions.


Thoughts and questions:

@Eoten: Has Eoten always been a better than average giant, or is that from the influence of the connection to Aethelweard? Did some Master Mage create a spell to reach across time to soften Eoten for some reason?

@Dunwich Horror: Found this version of shooting two guns built as an array, thought it might be useful. Not exactly what you wanted, but might give you some ideas.

Phantom Six-guns: Array (18 points) • 19 points
Dual Wield: Ranged Damage 14, Split, Limited: Must be split evenly (7/7), Affects Insubstantial 2 (Full Ranks), Feature: Guns return to hands if disarmed • 18 points
Deadly Shot: Ranged Damage 10, Accurate 2, Affects Insubstantial 2 (Full Ranks), Feature: Guns return to hands if disarmed • 1 point

@Deadman: What exactly would break the curse? Does he know anything about the person who cursed him? Should I create that as a secret?

@Silver Tiger: There isn't much info about Shangri-La/Shambala. The longest entry I've found is in the 2E Book of Magic. Everything looks good here. Let me know if there are any martial arts characters you particularly want to face off against, or if there is an expy we should create.

@Sinclair: I think I get everything here.


Male Hairy Highlander Halfbreed (ThirdSwede) Barbarian 9/King O' The North 5/Staffy Dad 7

@GMST: Mmm. plenty to mull :)

When creating the character I envisioned a Shazam type scenario where Aethelweard is essentially the vessel for Eoten, but hadn't really considered if the giant was remarkable specimen of his long dead race... See Aethelweard as a (seemingly unwitting) academic of legend and folklore whose (unknowing but diluted giant or mythic bloodline) has guided him in his scholarly pursuits (and fated him to be bound to Eoten).

Like the idea of him being summoned across time by the Master Mage... Perhaps he was once a servant (or foe) of a Master Mage past - Merlin makes most sense... Tying his origin to Stonehenge (also known as Cor Gawr - "The Giants Dance") - perhaps it was there that Merlin bound Eoten there between time and space until he summoned/released by another Master Mage when fate required him?

Am taken with the idea of Eoten linking back to Ettin's and two headed giants. Not literally - but two souls sharing the same vessel - Aethelweard and Eoten (not sure if the giant should be his own "person" as such - Gogmagog or Cormoran would make most sense...


GM SuperTumbler wrote:


@Deadman: What exactly would break the curse? Does he know anything about the person who cursed him? Should I create that as a secret?

Sufficiently powerful curse breaking power. Something like a PL 20 (or lower, at your discretion) use of Nullify (Curses). Potentially direct forgiveness by a descendant of the witch (if any exist). SOme kind of truly selfless act, maybe; it could be argued that Gylfir has never been truly redeemed as he has been doing good for the purpose of being redeemed and released from the eternal torment of his existence; sort of the Catch-22 of "incentivized heroics".

The person who cursed him was a witch, though he knows little more than that; it was her death curse after a successful raid on an English town that took her and the other women prisoner.

The rest of his raiding party was killed, but as the leader he was singled out for a more significant punishment.


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Hmm skimming Freedom City.

If Dunwich is a Greek titan, then he would know Daedulus, the father of Icarus. He's the leader of the Freedom League in Freedom City, PL 12.

I think I read that the Hypnotist is into Voodoo, so probably knows Siren PL 11, of the Freedom League

Medea from Greek mythology is also a villain, PL 10.

The Night Crawler villain is undead, PL 11

Hades is the real son of the titans, PL 15

Taurus is Asterion the Minotaur PL 14 with PL 11 operatives

Talos is Daedulus's nemesis and bronze giant crafted by Hephaestus PL 14

Mr. Infamy is a powerful demon

The Crimson Mask, occultist PL 13 could be the villain who killed Sinclair's parents. Tumbler, what do you think?

cheers

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"Y'know, Hades, he's not such a bad guy. I mean, he's kinda sheepish. A big nerd, keeps to himself, y'know?

Now, between you and me, we all know Zeus cheated, amirite? I mean, dat guy, he organizes the whole thing, the whole 'machy, and then, for SOME REASON, he's all, 'ay me bros, let's draw lots, an' they're totally random I swear.'

Sheeyeah right. I'd take a little dime-store slight-a-hand and badda-bing badda-boom, he gets the sky, his tight bro gets the water, an' the friggin nerd gets t' wait around until someone dies.

Can't say I wouldn't do the same thing myself, but, ah, let's call a spade a spade, yeah?"

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Thanks, GM. I took a look at that and, yeah, it helped me with my build.

Mind you, I'm still looking for a bit else.

Could we hammer out something like what I described? 1 flat point. Extra on Weakness: Delayed recovery. (We could give it a real scary name like: Cunctation.)(That IS a word, Spellchecker. Don't you start with me!)

Cunctation: Automatic recovery is delayed for 1 minute.

Otherwise I'm seeing Weakness as some kind of game of Tapper. Where I get them down, then do something else, then have to go back and do more Weakness, then do something else, then come back....

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The Freedom League #599. The Hypnotist and Dunwich Horror at the mercy of THE SEA MONSTER!!!:

[the bar is dark, but has a moderate crowd. Tables are full of late-night partiers. Beer bottles occupy the high ground in strength, and half-naked women drape themselves across men either dangerous or gullible. Sometimes both.

The bar is sparsely sat, as a wide berth is given the two strange men. One is powerfully built, and speaks of age and hard knocks. The other radiates wisdom and magic.]

"So I sez to da guy, 'that's not a fireman, that's my wife!'" Dunwich spouts, laughing uproariously at his joke.

Hiw drinking mate seems amused, but also confused. "Briareus...you are...married? I did not know this."

"Ah, yeah. I never told yous? Yeah, I got a little woman, but she lives back in the old country. Daughter of Poseidon himself! But she don't like to travel too far from the water, and looking of the farm keeps her busy an' out-a trouble."

"But...the women that you..."

"Yeah, well, ya gotta understand. We're from a different time, yeah? Her attitude is a little...ah...'Greek'. Ya see--"

The many-armed speaker is suddenly interrupted by a loud sob from a man a few bar-stools down.

He gives the man a dirty look and returns to his story. "See, she's got her own--"

Again a loud sob punctuates the bar, and the two friends can no longer keep their intrinsic curiosity in check.

"Aye, buddy? Ya wanna keep it down, there? We're tryin' t'--"

"Aie, yah. Can you not see this man is hurting? O man! What is it that gives you such troubles in this fine place? What sorrows are not drowned by that pint of lager you now nurse?"

The sobbing one was indeed curled around a mostly-untouched pint glass of a thin yellow liquid. It took him a moment to recall himself from his sorrows.

"I-I-I-I-I'm sorry. I, d-d-d-d-didn't mean to--"

"Out with it, O man!" stated The Hypnotist, willing to listen but less than eager to have his good deed go punished. "We are all friends here. Just tell us plain, and maybe we can help."

"O-O-O-okay. Um," the man stammers, but he rubs his eyes and seems to muster himself for his story. "My little girl, Sophie, she needed an operation. But, serious-like. And expensive. My insurance wouldn't cover it. Said they just covered 'hospice'. You, ah, you know what that is?"

"Ah geez. Yeah, it's where old folks go t' die. You put a l'il girl in-a joint like dat?"

"N-n-n-n-o. I, ah, I got the money. And she got the c-c-c-care she nnnnneeded. But, um, the payback, was, ah,"

"Did you borrow this money from evil men?" The Hypnotist asked, already have a sense of where this was going, but not wanting to know.

"Y-y-y-yeah. Um, and we had a little trouble at work. I needed a couple extra days to come up with this month's payment. Just a bit. But he said--he said---he said---he said 'you don't got the money, so we get the girl.'"

The man erupts into a peels of crying. The two heroes look at each other.

"Aye yous," the titan asks, prodding the man with a middle hand. "You got a name for dis apótomi kínisi?"

"The-the-the-the---Ssssssea Monster. Sammy the Sea Monster," he answers, his head sinking into his arms.

The two heroes exchange another glance.

"We gots fo' hours 'till da game starts."

"Plenty of time, my friend."

The Dunwich Horror takes out his phone--it's a hand-held thing, far in advance of current technology, and a personal gift from Hephaestus himself.

"Aye," he says into the phone. "Yeah, how 'you doin'? Aye, you got a hangout for the crew of someone called Sammy the Seamonster? Yeah....yeah...yeah...down by the river? A'ight."

The two gentlemen spill out of their chairs and arrange their coats.

"Ay Tony, we'll be back, so don't let no one touch our stuff. And, ah, get rid of that dishwater that guy is drinking and get some 'Murphy down his gullet, a'ight? Yeah it's on my tab, what'a'you, stupid?"

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The door to the shadowy house bursts open and the two heroes walk through.

A single bare light-bulb hangs from the ceiling, illuminating two rough-looking gentlemen sitting at a game of cards.

"Gah! Ay, Dunnie, what you scare us for? You wanna get dealt in?" one of the men says, startled.

"Nah, I want you t' tell me where your boss is. Ri' now."

"Ah, Idunno--"

His speech is suddenly cut off as two of Briareus' hands thrust forward, elongating themselves and each wrap around one struggling form. In a few moments he drags both still forms and dumps them in front of the magical hero.

"A'ight. Go," the titan says.

"Go...what?" The Hypnostist counters.

"You know, ah, do...do your stuff. Find out where Sammy is," he counters, pointing to the prone figures.

"Ah, I see my friend. No, you know I can only enter sleeping minds. I can do nothing when you have incapacitated them so fully."

"Ah geez, Alright alright! Don't make a federal case out of it, I know where to find more."

They steps over the senseless gangers and move on.

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The door of the warehouse by the river bursts in and the two heroes move forward.

"Do you always have to do that?"

"Do wha'?"

"Destroy the door? Perhaps if you were to knock, or, at least see if it was unlocked. Someone has to replace that door you know."

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING?" comes a voice.

The two heroes are surrounded by four men with guns drawn. From the number of crates haphazardly thrown around they seem to have interrupted the movement of cargo.

"We want to know where Sam the SeaMonster is," The Hypnotist says, a bit too properly.

"Yeah, and we wanna see your corpse!" one of the gangsters shout before a hail of bullets erupt from their guns.

"Ah geez," the Horror says. A few rounds bounce of his formidable hide before he again launches out a four hands for four necks. In a moment all is quite.

"Dere. They're jus' sleeping now. Are you 'appy?"

"Ecstatic, my friend," is the answer as he begins to probe their sleeping and vulnerable minds.

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The door to the run-down condo bursts in.

"None-a yer noise," Briareus says to his companion as four arms shoot out, quickly strangling the bodyguards and leaving one rather well-dressed man standing.

"What, um, what do you guys wa--"

"You will be silent now. You are holding a girl called Sophia. You will give her to us. Now."

"I'd do what the man, sez, Sammie-baby. The Hypnotist, he's, ah, he's not as nice and even-tempered as I am, noo?"

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"DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sophia hollered as she threw herself into her surprised and grateful father's arms.

"How did you--" he starts to ask before his question is waved away.

"You jus' git out-a here. An' be more careful where you borrow money from, noo?"

The two heroes watch the pair walk away as they restore themselves to their choice seats, just in time for kick-off.

"This was a good thing we have done, my friend."

"Yea. It jus' would-a been nice if we could'a got some cheddar-cheese out-a it, y'know?"

Macallah Searle, known to the world as The Hypnotist, thought on the night's events. He thought about how happy the man was as he cradled his child in his arms. He thought about starting a family himself.

But he would prefer a boy, he thought.

"Have a care, Briareus. Some things are worth more than money."


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"Sinclair" Max Sinclair wrote:

Hmm skimming Freedom City.

I think I read that the Hypnotist is into Voodoo, so probably knows Siren PL 11, of the Freedom League

The Hypnotist is Indigenous Australian, and practices aboriginal dream magicks. Funny enough, I did have a past friendship in mind with Siren though I haven't fully fleshed that out.


The Hypnotist and his Dream related powers are Indigenous Australian in inspiration, not Voodoo.

Crimson Mask works as a Nemesis for Sinclair.


Dunwich Horror wrote:

Thanks, GM. I took a look at that and, yeah, it helped me with my build.

Mind you, I'm still looking for a bit else.

Could we hammer out something like what I described? 1 flat point. Extra on Weakness: Delayed recovery. (We could give it a real scary name like: Cunctation.)(That IS a word, Spellchecker. Don't you start with me!)

Cunctation: Automatic recovery is delayed for 1 minute.

Otherwise I'm seeing Weakness as some kind of game of Tapper. Where I get them down, then do something else, then have to go back and do more Weakness, then do something else, then come back....

I think what you want is not Weaken but an Affliction Power. 3 degrees would get you to paralyzed, which would be like having 0 Strength.


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Ok - got inspired and returned to the roots of British myth and legend. Tying his origin to him being a spellbound servant of Morgan LeFey and being imprisoned by Merlin.

Drawing shameless inspiration from Etrigan's origin and dynamic which kinda fits into my original concept.

Defo ditching the Stomp Affliction for some other tricks up his oversized sleeves :)


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@Silver Tiger - found something in the Freedom City timeline for you:

Circa 10,000 BCE

* The war between Lemuria and Atlantis culminates in the Great Cataclysm, sinking both islands beneath the ocean and ending the First Age of Humanity and the Last Age of Lemuria.

* Those Atlanteans away from the island at the time of its destruction scatter across the globe, founding several hidden enclaves of their society. These include the Ultima, who establish the hidden city of Ultima Thule in the Arctic Circle; the Utopians, who move a small island in the Bermuda Triangle into a hidden pocket dimension; and the mystics of Shambala Vale in the Himalayas, who intermarry with the local population and found the Shambala Temple, source of all martial arts and many mystical secrets.

cheers


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Black Dow wrote:

Ok - got inspired and returned to the roots of British myth and legend. Tying his origin to him being a spellbound servant of Morgan LeFey and being imprisoned by Merlin.

Drawing shameless inspiration from Etrigan's origin and dynamic which kinda fits into my original concept.

Defo ditching the Stomp Affliction for some other tricks up his oversized sleeves :)

Love it. That inspires lots of ideas.


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How does a Monday start sound for everyone?


Monday sounds great to me!


Sounds good.


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Sounds good to me!


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Let's go!

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Wow. That Affliction is -exactly- what I'm going for. Imma still say it has the trappings of suffocation, but the mechanics are, yeppers, dead fragging on.

Tally ho!


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Monday works for me perfectly!


Male Hairy Highlander Halfbreed (ThirdSwede) Barbarian 9/King O' The North 5/Staffy Dad 7
GM SuperTumbler wrote:
Black Dow wrote:

Ok - got inspired and returned to the roots of British myth and legend. Tying his origin to him being a spellbound servant of Morgan LeFey and being imprisoned by Merlin.

Drawing shameless inspiration from Etrigan's origin and dynamic which kinda fits into my original concept.

Defo ditching the Stomp Affliction for some other tricks up his oversized sleeves :)

Love it. That inspires lots of ideas.

Got him nailed down. Actually shifted to fleshing out his alter-ego more.

Regards complications in the 7 year gap that we'll shift from PL8 to PL10 he'll gain two enemies: Professor Jackanapes & Ophidian Magus.

Both have mystic modus operandi, but also tie in with Æthelweard's background - so hopefully there's potential to incorporate into the campaign.

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BTW here... posted test build to the recruitment thread.


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Death Quaker & GM:
In the Hero High supplement, one of the heroes at the Claremont Academy is Elflight:

Elflight is actually Alea Arlissan, a half-elf from the mystical world of Avalon, a dimension which exists in close association with Earth-Prime, especially with the British Isles, and is home of the Tuatha (and Nuada Silverarm (see Atlas of Earth-Prime: Australia)). Throughout history the connection between the two worlds has waxed and waned over time. It is very difficult to travel between the two worlds, but not for the Queen of Faerie. One of her visits to Earth-Prime was to set a young man named Thomas Rhymer on the right track. When she found him, they enjoyed time together in Avalon, where time passes queerly. She revealed secrets to Rhymer that his mind is still unraveling, but he also left her with something: a child.

Upon the birth of their daughter, Alea, the Queen of Faerie had members of her court raise her as a “ward of the court.” Alea and her adoptive parents knew she was half-elven, but no one knew she was a princess of faerie with the queen’s blood in her veins. Regardless, she was raised in the court, treated as a noble child, and afforded the opportunities associated with such rank. She was trained in combat and magic, for both of which she exhibited considerable talent.

Because of her elven heritage, Alea ages slowly, combined with the way time passes in Avalon, she was only a young teenager when she next encountered a mage from Earth-Prime. Seven came to Avalon to wrest an artifact from the Fomori to help her defeat Una, Dark Lord of the Netherworld. While there, she needed the help of “one of two worlds” to recover the artifact. The Queen of Faerie volunteered Alea to help Seven with her task, explaining she was half human and should prove equal to the task. She also awarded Alea the legendary sword Whitestar to aid in the task. Their quest carried the two young women into the depths of a Fomori stronghold where they fought a deadly battle, but ultimately succeeded.

Before Seven could leave, Alea asked if she could go with her to Earth-Prime to learn more about her heritage. She wanted to experience it and see what mysteries it held. Seven agreed to take her on the condition that she would be a student at the Claremont Academy, where Seven spent so many of her formative years, but she also secretly made her vow to defend the Earth from mystical threats as best she could. Alea agreed.


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@Æthelweard - writing up my first post made me think would be his plans after college (Claremont Academy). So, I was thinking he planned to stay in Freedom City by getting a position at the Hunter Museum of Natural History as a research assistant. The Museum is sponsored by local supers like Daedalus, so they would have hired him for his knowledge of magic.

Writing this, I just realized that Claremont Academy is a high school. He needs to be 4 years younger and 18 in 2013. So, born in 1995. He'll plan to take a gap year in Freedom City at the Museum.

Need to rewrite his Origin a bit.

cheers


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Silver Tiger & GM:
In the Freedom City supplement, there is this:

A small, unassuming two-story concrete-block building in northern Hanover houses this martial arts school and dojo, where Master Lee, an older Chinese gentleman who immigrated to America in his youth, teaches various styles of kung fu to his students. Master Lee’s advanced students do most of the actual teaching, under the watchful guidance of their sifu.

Although the school is a legitimate and successful business, Master Lee also secretly uses it as a front to search for students worthy of the esoteric martial arts secrets he learned from his own teachers. After an unfortunate incident in which one of first students used his skills for evil, Master Lee now chooses his apprentices more carefully.


Seven is only 18 and a year out of Claremont Academy herself. If Max or Gracie wanted to be entangled with her as a friend or romantic interest, that would also be reasonable.


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I think Seven is older. In Freedom City, she only gets her powers at 13 and enrolls at Claremont in 2001 in the first class, so she is probably 13 or 14 in 2001. In 2008, she becomes Eldritch apprentice. In 2013, she would be 25-26. Unless I'm reading these things wrong, because I just realized that Claremont is only a high school.

Max has a BIG crush on Seven. She is the reason that he went to Claremont.

As for Gracie, I don't know where she is in 2013. If she's at Claremont, they would definitely know one another, and either be close, bests or exs. Let me know you're preferences.

cheers


I don't think Grace is at Claremont. I think she is taking a gap year to travel.

As for Seven, the adventure says she is 19 when she joins the Freedom League after Eldritch disappears. I can't find anything in Freedom City or Hero High that contradicts that or that she is part of the first class at Claremont. But I'm willing to admit Im missing things.


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Geeky references to statements about Seven:

FC = Freedom City 3rd edition Green Ronin Publishing 2017

"When Serena turned thirteen, she learned the truth. She came from a bloodline of witches that stretched back to the founding days of Freedom City... Her grandmother enrolled Serena at the Claremont Academy, where she could hone her gifts and benefit from both its protection and its education. There she took the codename “Seven,” a magical number with her the seventh fully realized witch of her bloodline." (FC 266)

"2001 * Duncan Summers completes the renovation of Claremont Academy and takes in its first new group of students, including Bowman (Fletcher Beaumont III), Megastar, Nereid, Seven, and Sonic." (FC 98)

"2008 * Seven begins an apprenticeship with Adrian Eldritch." (FC 100)

"2013 * Seven succeeds Eldritch as Earth’s Master Mage then faces a tremendous challenge from Una the Invincible, Queen of the Netherworld." (FC 102)

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Grace indeed is not from Claremont or Freedom City, though I expect it (the city) to become her base of operations in the future. For adventure 0 she will be a tourist in the city.

Max, thanks for the info, but I'm not sure what to make of what you shared. I can't tell if you're telling me there is something wrong because the setting already has a magic sword wielder, or if you are suggesting an NPC connection. If the latter, not sure how despite similar myth origins to connect her; I am open to specific suggestions but have no ideas on my own. When I was asking about connections with characters, I was asking more about ties to other PCs.

Am going to have intermittent connectivity over the next 24 hours; hope to get you a final build by the end of that period.


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Hey DQ. Tumbler mentioned above that he wanted us to connect to the Freedom City universe. So, I’ve been dumping potential connections here FYI.

Sinclair’s origin is in his profile and above if you see a way to connect to him to Grace.

Cheers


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@DQ: Orphidan Magus' secret identity is Professor Chadley Smythe-Livingston. Ultimately his alter ego will clash with Æthelweard's, but as of Issue 0 they were just contemporaries.

Smythe-Livingston funded archaeological searches and projects for potential artifacts, so could be that Grace's mother also worked on similar projects (Smythe-Livingston was all about the power and glory than the mud-slogging).

Could also be that heard about the powerful relics that claimed you as their wielder? Setting him up as a potential foe down the line (we have 7 years to infill after Issue 0 :)


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I'm digging through the setting stuff now, but it's slow going as I have other RPG projects going on at the same time.


Thanks for the references, Sinclair. Clearly, something is fishy. Not all of the facts of Seven's background can be reconciled.

Per the adventure series description, she is 19 in 2013, graduated from Claremont and the Next-Gen and has joined the Freedom League.

At 13, (so 2007) she found out the truth of her lineage and enrolled in Claremont, then began her training with Eldritch not long after.

Bowman's entry says that he enrolled in the first class at Claremont, graduated around the time of the Grue Invasion (2004). He apparently dated Seven, but they split up when both joined the Freedom League.

But the history section says that she began her apprenticeship with Eldritch in 2008 and became Master Mage upon his death in 2013.

It doesn't matter immensely to our story, but I'll see if I can get any clarification.

Definitely important that she is 19, newly Master Mage, and part of the Freedom League.

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