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Hi everyone,
I was inspired by the creativity of fans in the thaumaturge hold over thread to make this thread. The idea is this. Post a number for your idea, and then post a foe (maybe a monster type, or maybe a villain with a specific story) and then what symbolic item you are going to use to ask the universe to make a bespoke weakness. I'll start with the one I gave in the panel even though the others in the thread were much better. You don't have to do it in first person like this, just however you think is cool
1) I shall cast the tyrant king by using these fragments of shattered manacles from a freed slave.
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2) I shall bind the poltergeist with these tears from a widow.
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4.) The ancient dragon’s avarice shall be his own downfall when I turn his treasure hoard against him!
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5) You cannot pass... I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor. The Dark Flame will not avail you, Flame of Udun. Go back to the shadow. You shall not pass.
Wait, no, don't do that!
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I was actually just getting ready to create threads for specific character ideas for both the Thaumaturge/Thaumaturgist (?) and Psychic. This seems like a good place to start.
6) Convinced of its power is necessary to destroy the Whispering Tyrant, <insert name> seeks to recover what they believe are the shards of the Shield of Arodan/Arnisant. Whether these shards are legitimate or not is the question; and yet, the power they resonate is undeniable.
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7) Your tiraid has gone far enough Vampire Lord. This locket of your dhampir child shall be your undoing.
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Here's a Multiclass one!
9) <insert name> always knew he was capable of magic, but was never able to cast spells. That changed one day when he was able to coax the latent magical power which he believed lay dormant in his own blood, manifesting as sorcery. While not very powerful, he was capable of coaxing further power from objects related to his bloodline.
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11. I'll weaken the cyclops's will to mental effects by preying on his insecurities with this robe of eyes.
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12) These arrows were made from a particular tree which is the kind of pine whose seeds only sprout in the wake of a fire. So when you burned my village those years ago, you were literally writing the end of your tale- sowing the seeds of your own destruction.
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15) Legends persist of a mythical sword whose blade sits plunged into a stone. They say that only the rightful heir to a mystical kingdom or a fabled hero of prophecy can pull it from its holding; so when <insert name> the Goblin managed to find and free a rusted dagger (which was big enough she believed it a sword) lodged in a rock, she thought herself both!! She now adventures with her "sword" of power, convinced of its might and her own destiny.
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17.) Our enemy is a cultist of Norgorber, the god of secrets. By writing knowledge he wishes to keep hidden on this scroll for everyone to see, I have created a potent weapon against him!
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18) the longshanks send their terrifying beasts away with this spherical object. Those nasty beast shall quiver before this squeaky ball!
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19.)The currents of magic that animate an Iron Golem can be disrupted by placing a lodestone on just the right spot.
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20) So gentle does this bell ring. So terrible is the sound to an Eldest when the bell is crafted of cold iron.
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22) I may not have the whole thing, but against the Jabberwock the hilt of this vorpal blade shall snicker-snack all the same!
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24) That's a lot of Dretches. Fortunately, this tuft of Hound Archon fur is something they are violently allergic to.*
*Dretch embody the Sin of Sloth. Hound Archons embody the Virtue of Diligence. They should be natural enemies even more than usual.
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25) I clutch onto the locket containing a picture of my partner and child, and hold it up to the Moon Hag. My hope to see tomorrow will help fight back against her prophecies of calamity.
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26) To all the aeons who are now opposing me, I invoke the forces of pure, unstoppable chaos via this drawing by my four year old. So, you rigid arbiters of law... get bent.
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27) Amongst the occult practitioners of the world, beings of supernatural and paranormal origin are considered especially heinous. The dedicated individuals who investigate these dangerous creatures are members of an elite squad of Thaumaturge known as the Commission of Occult Investigation and Neutralization, or COIN; identified by the antique coins of power they carry. These are their stories.
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29) "Oh, you mean this?", the shady salesman holds up a silver chain, clearly newer then the dulled pocket watch dangling at its end. "Well this old thing. This belonged to me great grandfather, who used it to, uh, 'liberate' folks o' their belongings. Let 'im tell it that he came upon it in a horde of a Time Dragon, and that he used it to stop time itself to make his escape. Least, that's what the old codger used to say. Course, he lived to be about 300 years old; so his memory wasn't that great. Tell ya what, I'll give it to you for, say, 200 shillings?"
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30) This talon of a shotalashu beast is very far from home, the great lizard and its bonded mount long dead… but it still resonates with echoes of the fury they both held for their insect foes.
31) The algollthu does not know fear, but it still recoils from the shattered holy symbol of Acavna.
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32) Destroying Undead with their last will and testament, written with the finality of death in mind.
33) Fighting Arboreals with the ashen remains of an Ancient Oak, destroyed in a forest fire by careless people.
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35.) This relic was used by one of the Asmodean Champions known for following the Way of the Wicked. However, it also represents how House Thrune needed to rely on outside agents to secure their rule over Cheliax rather than their own strength, which means it will hurt their forces nonetheless.
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37) Harrow cards are useful for many different enemies, depending on the card. My avatar, The Rabbit Prince, could be used for a noble or royal blood, but also anyone in battle- although this second one tempts fate. If the GM enjoys harrow and doesn't mind broadening things a bit, then the card drawn might even give a clue about some aspect of the target. Is The Rakshasa literal or metaphorical this time?
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38) This wooden stake, made from one of the legs of the vampires childhood bed, should be enough to destroy it.
39) Wearing the antenna of one of the giant insects will allow us to get close to their queen.
40) Returning the doll to the child's remains will allow it to rest; if we could find it in this ever shift house.
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28) You can ward off the undead by hanging a phoenix feather at your door.
For some reason this felt very Martha Stewart, and now I can’t shake the concept of a Martha Stewart Thaumaturge with her helpful adventuring tips!
“Everyone knows that a sprig of holly through the heart can solve any unsightly vampire problem fast. But what can you do if you don’t have any holly? Well thankfully with just a handful of ordinary blueberries, a stick from any garden, and a splash of life elixir for colour, you can make your own gorgeous faux-holly sprig that will leave even the most terrifying of vampires shaking!
- Find more tips from Martha, Stewart of Andoran, in next months Adventurers Digest”
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44) …skvivwth….shbbblppp….zzzzkchszz….
“and so, with the last of the mortar excised, the brick can be successfully removed.” The amber-skinned elder thaumaturge’s delicate hands placed the bricksaw in the sleeve of the velvet mat next to the other tools. Hands covered in white dust clapped together softly, then wiped unceremoniously on the voluminous robes.
“But what is achieved?” the peering apprentice asked, her nose screwing up to her eyes, not really understanding yet what was to be gained by this “making of a hole” created by the brick now held by their instructor. Amae smiled their incandescent smile and, dropping the brick on the ground, eyed the hole, making a brick sized shape with their fingers to make a visor around the fissure. Amae nodded then indicated the hole to their student who dutifully looked in.
“I see nothing…” the youth said, unsurely, unkeen to touch the ruined masonry.
Amae now indicated the brick with their slipper’d toe. “Now, hold the brick.”
The youth frowned, but bent and retrieved the brick.
“Look through the wall - see those platonic solids on yonder table? Manipulate the brick and thus give the one with many sides - yes, the polyhedron - a nudge…we will force their hand this day…” Amae murmured cryptically.
Amae’s eyes glittered closed as they felt the warp and weft of the multiverse bend to their fate.
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44) …skvivwth….shbbblppp….zzzzkchszz….
“and so, with the last of the mortar excised, the brick can be successfully removed.” The amber-skinned elder thaumaturge’s delicate hands placed the bricksaw in the sleeve of the velvet mat next to the other tools. Hands covered in white dust clapped together softly, then wiped unceremoniously on the voluminous robes.
“But what is achieved?” the peering apprentice asked, her nose screwing up to her eyes, not really understanding yet what was to be gained by this “making of a hole” created by the brick now held by their instructor. Amae smiled their incandescent smile and, dropping the brick on the ground, eyed the hole, making a brick sized shape with their fingers to make a visor around the fissure. Amae nodded then indicated the hole to their student who dutifully looked in.
“I see nothing…” the youth said, unsurely, unkeen to touch the ruined masonry.
Amae now indicated the brick with their slipper’d toe. “Now, hold the brick.”
The youth frowned, but bent and retrieved the brick.
“Look through the wall - see those platonic solids on yonder table? Manipulate the brick and thus give the one with many sides - yes, the polyhedron - a nudge…we will force their hand this day…” Amae murmured cryptically.
Amae’s eyes glittered closed as they felt the warp and weft of the multiverse bend to their fate.
I think it is called an icosahedron.
Poor 4th wall.
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45: Against the rancid filth of the ghoul, a rose of any name shall smell so sweet.
46: The puppetmaster's strings are little match for a common pair of shears.
47: Air elementals might be tricky to bind, but a hangman's noose for choking the air from its victims shall do the trick.
48: Those who hunt werewolves often carry silver blades, but a true thaumaturge needs but a single coin.
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49: Against a spirit of life and procreation, a capable thaumaturge uses symbols of death. A clever one simply asks the bard to turn out their pockets.
50: Vrocks and Gorumites alike quail before the feather of a dove.
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18) the longshanks send their terrifying beasts away with this spherical object. Those nasty beast shall quiver before this squeaky ball!
A goblin scrounger thaumaturge seems like a fascinating character.
51) This bucket might just be a bucket to you, but I know its secrets. And soon so will you. Your mental tricks have no hold on me, but with the power of my bucket I shall put a hold on you.
52) Oh, an assassin? All the stories say you love working silently in the shadows. Now, I don't have any way of knowing if that's true, but like I said, that's what the stories say, and those are truer than true, sometimes.
Like, say, when someone with a gun makes a lot of noise and light. The stories say you should HATE when something makes a lot of noise and light.
Let's find out, together!