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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6645249" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>[MENTION=4936]Shayuri[/MENTION]</p><p></p><p>Yes I'm totally fine with you using the Storm sub-class for your Source PC.</p><p></p><p>Let's brainstorm an appropriate Wild Surge table; I'm down to develop sudden disruptions of weather, sudden lightning, and so forth with you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Bear in mind these Wild Surges are NOT meant to be like the whimsical possibly beneficial surges of the PHB wild mage; they're meant to be dangerous things you (usually) want to avoid.</p><p></p><p>You're right that the existing wild surge tables for the 2 Source sub-classes need a little revision. Weird is too powerful; I failed to realize it was a damage spell and confused it with a more illusion/charm type effect.</p><p></p><p>That said, I don't see these Wild Surges as common. This isn't like "hey I am angry cause those bandits stole are horses, then holy crap I'm freaking out and tearing open a hole into another world!!" It takes really strong emotion to trigger these Wild Surges (see the Source Weakness class feature), so I'd guess frequency might be roughly once every level of adventure or two. Which is why I made them big story-driving things. Clearly, however, you're seeing these Wild Surges as occurring more frequently...what are you thinking?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheating roll-troll. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Nah, just kidding.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Wow, that's intense!</p><p></p><p>Great work on Talashia's background! Lots to work with there! Let me toss out some questions:</p><p></p><p>1. Does Talashia have bad blood with her father? Does she even know where her family is? Does she care?</p><p></p><p>2. She was sold to a witcher, which means she could have a connection to [MENTION=93196]Axel[/MENTION]'s or [MENTION=2820]Fenris[/MENTION]' witcher PCs. Something for you guys to discuss? Maybe the older witcher though he was doing the troubled father a favor since he was at his wits end? Or maybe there was something more nefarious about the witcher's buying the child? Up to you!</p><p></p><p>3. Whether she was apprenticed at the Conclave of Mages or the Lodge of Sorceresses would have a definite impact on her relations with spell caster PCs and the story:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Apprenticing with the Conclave implies that Talashia was earnestly being trained though she might have been more than the mages could handle. During this time, she may have run across [MENTION=15132]Steve Gorak[/MENTION]'s druid PC (or any other mage PCs) during the end of his studies in Ban Ard (the sorcerer school in Kaedwen). Since Kaedwen was occupied by Redania during the Third Northern War, and Redania is the seat of the Witch Hunters, it's possible Ban Ard (or more likely a smaller offshoot) was betrayed and the Witch Hunters took it down.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Apprenticing with the Lodge implies that Talashia had a more personal relationship with a particular sorceress, and possibly was being manipulated. I would suggest <a href="http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Margarita_Laux-Antille" target="_blank">Margerita Laux-Antille</a> who specializes in curses (well, the warding of curses), since she'll come into play in the first adventure. Since Aretuza is on the Isle of Thanedd and it's very unlikely that witch hunters would manage to take it down, it's more likely a smaller group of sorceresses was betrayed.</li> </ul><p></p><p>4. Who was this traitor that Talashia sicked a mob upon? What was their motive? How did Talashia manage to stir a mob without becoming a target of their frenzy herself being an "abomination of magic"?</p><p></p><p>5. Lastly, what propelled Talashia from her "time where she lost her way" into the current adventure escorting Odvara, a fellow Source, to the Posada region of Dol Blathanna to deliver her to the elves? I'm imagining something like Talashia being guided by lightning storms to Odvara's hometown in Upper Aedirn where she ends up escorting her, though we'll need a bit more to go on than that...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6645249, member: 20323"] [MENTION=4936]Shayuri[/MENTION] Yes I'm totally fine with you using the Storm sub-class for your Source PC. Let's brainstorm an appropriate Wild Surge table; I'm down to develop sudden disruptions of weather, sudden lightning, and so forth with you :) Bear in mind these Wild Surges are NOT meant to be like the whimsical possibly beneficial surges of the PHB wild mage; they're meant to be dangerous things you (usually) want to avoid. You're right that the existing wild surge tables for the 2 Source sub-classes need a little revision. Weird is too powerful; I failed to realize it was a damage spell and confused it with a more illusion/charm type effect. That said, I don't see these Wild Surges as common. This isn't like "hey I am angry cause those bandits stole are horses, then holy crap I'm freaking out and tearing open a hole into another world!!" It takes really strong emotion to trigger these Wild Surges (see the Source Weakness class feature), so I'd guess frequency might be roughly once every level of adventure or two. Which is why I made them big story-driving things. Clearly, however, you're seeing these Wild Surges as occurring more frequently...what are you thinking? Cheating roll-troll. :D Nah, just kidding. Wow, that's intense! Great work on Talashia's background! Lots to work with there! Let me toss out some questions: 1. Does Talashia have bad blood with her father? Does she even know where her family is? Does she care? 2. She was sold to a witcher, which means she could have a connection to [MENTION=93196]Axel[/MENTION]'s or [MENTION=2820]Fenris[/MENTION]' witcher PCs. Something for you guys to discuss? Maybe the older witcher though he was doing the troubled father a favor since he was at his wits end? Or maybe there was something more nefarious about the witcher's buying the child? Up to you! 3. Whether she was apprenticed at the Conclave of Mages or the Lodge of Sorceresses would have a definite impact on her relations with spell caster PCs and the story: [list][*]Apprenticing with the Conclave implies that Talashia was earnestly being trained though she might have been more than the mages could handle. During this time, she may have run across [MENTION=15132]Steve Gorak[/MENTION]'s druid PC (or any other mage PCs) during the end of his studies in Ban Ard (the sorcerer school in Kaedwen). Since Kaedwen was occupied by Redania during the Third Northern War, and Redania is the seat of the Witch Hunters, it's possible Ban Ard (or more likely a smaller offshoot) was betrayed and the Witch Hunters took it down. [*]Apprenticing with the Lodge implies that Talashia had a more personal relationship with a particular sorceress, and possibly was being manipulated. I would suggest [URL=http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Margarita_Laux-Antille]Margerita Laux-Antille[/URL] who specializes in curses (well, the warding of curses), since she'll come into play in the first adventure. Since Aretuza is on the Isle of Thanedd and it's very unlikely that witch hunters would manage to take it down, it's more likely a smaller group of sorceresses was betrayed.[/list] 4. Who was this traitor that Talashia sicked a mob upon? What was their motive? How did Talashia manage to stir a mob without becoming a target of their frenzy herself being an "abomination of magic"? 5. Lastly, what propelled Talashia from her "time where she lost her way" into the current adventure escorting Odvara, a fellow Source, to the Posada region of Dol Blathanna to deliver her to the elves? I'm imagining something like Talashia being guided by lightning storms to Odvara's hometown in Upper Aedirn where she ends up escorting her, though we'll need a bit more to go on than that... [/QUOTE]
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