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<blockquote data-quote="Jago" data-source="post: 6914650" data-attributes="member: 6855130"><p>I do like this. It fits the idea of Nobles becoming more and more desperate to maintain their wealth and power. Perhaps it really was an experiment on the daughter, and the idea of marrying her off came <em>very</em> quickly after when they found out it didn't quite work as intended (the Father or Uncle "happens" to bring up the arrangement shortly after the experiment). This also fits a lot of themes of science and magic colliding, and even touches the darker side of "We were so concerned with whether we <em>could</em> that we never stopped to ask if we <em>should.</em>"</p><p></p><p>Wild Mage is definitely appropriate, though I've some ideas for an Arcane Style Sorcerer: essentially some fun stuff with Sorcery Points and Metamagic if you decide to go this route. Alternatively, if you want this to be more dangerous than just raw magic, I've also an idea for like a "Blood Sorcerer": not actually using blood or sacrifice but the idea of weakening yourself to empower your magic.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I include 1a and 2 together as again, they are similar enough.</p><p></p><p>I also enjoy this. Perhaps not <em>quite</em> a true Phoenix, but maybe some collusion of Science and Magic again, but with the idea of perhaps several phoenix feathers (or tears or something) were found, made into some type of poultice or potion based on some really ancient, esoteric recipe, and the imbibing of this medicine had some ... unintended consequences. Namely the mark, the touch of sorcery, etc. </p><p></p><p>The only reason I'm hesitant to bring in a legit, for-real Phoenix is that as you say, this is a legendary creature. <em>If</em> we go with she was miraculously cured by a Phoenix, the family has probably <em>buried this deep</em> because that's some heretical stuff right there: Why not pray to The Maker or rely on good, concrete Medicine to cure such sickness? Using a "monster" would be highly suspicious if others knew, so, I'm <em>good</em> with you doing this, but again that might factor into the "Okay, we cured her, now get her out of the house NOW," so that it has less of a chance of coming back to bite the family, especially if they're still trying to recover their name and wealth.</p><p></p><p>For an Origin, I think you nailed it: I'm considering the idea of bonuses to fire and movement, as well as maybe a limited access to some type of Healing (perhaps through Metamagic or Sorcery Points), with a cap ability of full-on Resurrection.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hm. You're 3rd Level, I'm okay with these swaps. Love the backstory, I get to work in a Brothel and gilted Nobles, this is going to be <em>ace</em><em>. </em>The Painter background is also pretty great, very nice touch. Could certainly see that used for fun and profit. Definitely seems like Gio comes from a more Venetian-style city: something loud and bright and wealthy. With all the emphasis on the arts and dance and such though, I'm surprised you went for Insight as a Skill: mayhaps Performance might be a better fit? Your choice, naturally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jago, post: 6914650, member: 6855130"] I do like this. It fits the idea of Nobles becoming more and more desperate to maintain their wealth and power. Perhaps it really was an experiment on the daughter, and the idea of marrying her off came [I]very[/I] quickly after when they found out it didn't quite work as intended (the Father or Uncle "happens" to bring up the arrangement shortly after the experiment). This also fits a lot of themes of science and magic colliding, and even touches the darker side of "We were so concerned with whether we [I]could[/I] that we never stopped to ask if we [I]should.[/I]" Wild Mage is definitely appropriate, though I've some ideas for an Arcane Style Sorcerer: essentially some fun stuff with Sorcery Points and Metamagic if you decide to go this route. Alternatively, if you want this to be more dangerous than just raw magic, I've also an idea for like a "Blood Sorcerer": not actually using blood or sacrifice but the idea of weakening yourself to empower your magic. I include 1a and 2 together as again, they are similar enough. I also enjoy this. Perhaps not [I]quite[/I] a true Phoenix, but maybe some collusion of Science and Magic again, but with the idea of perhaps several phoenix feathers (or tears or something) were found, made into some type of poultice or potion based on some really ancient, esoteric recipe, and the imbibing of this medicine had some ... unintended consequences. Namely the mark, the touch of sorcery, etc. The only reason I'm hesitant to bring in a legit, for-real Phoenix is that as you say, this is a legendary creature. [I]If[/I] we go with she was miraculously cured by a Phoenix, the family has probably [I]buried this deep[/I] because that's some heretical stuff right there: Why not pray to The Maker or rely on good, concrete Medicine to cure such sickness? Using a "monster" would be highly suspicious if others knew, so, I'm [I]good[/I] with you doing this, but again that might factor into the "Okay, we cured her, now get her out of the house NOW," so that it has less of a chance of coming back to bite the family, especially if they're still trying to recover their name and wealth. For an Origin, I think you nailed it: I'm considering the idea of bonuses to fire and movement, as well as maybe a limited access to some type of Healing (perhaps through Metamagic or Sorcery Points), with a cap ability of full-on Resurrection. Hm. You're 3rd Level, I'm okay with these swaps. Love the backstory, I get to work in a Brothel and gilted Nobles, this is going to be [I]ace[/I][I]. [/I]The Painter background is also pretty great, very nice touch. Could certainly see that used for fun and profit. Definitely seems like Gio comes from a more Venetian-style city: something loud and bright and wealthy. With all the emphasis on the arts and dance and such though, I'm surprised you went for Insight as a Skill: mayhaps Performance might be a better fit? Your choice, naturally. [/QUOTE]
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