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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 7114670" data-attributes="member: 4936">My sense is that the setting of Spell & Crossbones doesn't draw the hard line between 'class magic' that the system does.That is to say, a wizard and a druid or cleric can all be 'voodoo priests.' They'd cast the spells appropriate to their class and have the magical abilities that their classes provide...but in terms of the flavor text, they'd all be voodoo priests. Just different kinds of voodoo priests.That said, it also means two druids could have radically different sources for their magic. One could be voodoun, and the other could be a tribal shaman, or an English naturalist who's 'magic' is actually quasi-scientific. Would Richard Attenborough be a druid? In this setting, maybe!With sorcerers, the power is assumed to come from 'within' them...but there are many reasons that could be the case. You could go with the mystical bloodline...though that doesn't have to mean a dragon or magical creature. Think of the stories of 'magic families,' who's sons and daughters carry magic down the line. Or you could have been blessed, or cursed (!) with strange magical powers after encountering an unearthly being. You could be possessed by a loa, who uses your body to channel its powers through. So even sticking to the class concept of 'power from within' that defines sorcery, there is a LOT of room for variation.If you wanted to connect with Nia, I can think of a couple of good ways.The first...Nia has been hunting cultists for a great deal of her time off of her island; most of her adult life. This is a dangerous line of work, so allies would often be needed. If your character had a beef with a cult, or a particular cultist, then it's possible you and Nia found each other on the same side of that conflict.The second could be your magic. Though Nia's reputation as a 'sea witch' is to some extent exaggerated by herself here in Nassau, it's not entirely false. If your character's powers arise from some eldritch source such as a brush with some creature or spell, or a curse or blessing, and you sought assistance or knowledge of it, Nia could have been someone you found.I'm open to other ideas of course! If you've got something in mind let me know and we'll work it out.</blockquote>

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