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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8548495" data-attributes="member: 30538">The Unseen Archer<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-bVVb8ZV/0/08fd7a27/S/6cyjqo6knee51-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />As seen through an effect allowing the perception of invisible creaturesThere are two main theories as to the origins of the work known as the Book of the Unseen Archer. The first is that it is of ancient provenance, written in Koine Greek in what is now Anatolia, and one of twelve volumes of a collection known as "The Books of Starry Wisdom", of which the only two other volumes that have survived to the present day are the Book of the Great Scorpion and the Book of Measured Scales, the latter of which is known only by references to it in other works. The other theory is that the Book of the Unseen Archer was written in the early 15th century in Italy in imitation of the Book of the Great Scorpion, and that the Book of Measured Scales is likewise a fraud.One of the points in favor the latter theory is that the Book of the Unseen Archer is not a grimoire. Rather, the text is itself imbued with magical energy that allows any individual holding it, regardless of whether or not that individual possesses any arcane knowledge, to summon the entity for which it is named, and which is described in its pages. Invisible and inaudible to all beings other than the holder of the text -- hereafter referred to as its "master" -- the Unseen Archer communicates through telepathy, initially treating each new master with formal courtesy and happily undertaking the task for which it was created.Unfortunately, that task is murder. Attempting to command the Unseen Archer to perform any task that does not allow it to kill at least one sapient being will normally be met with derision on the part of the Archer, and refusal to do it. Repeatedly making such requests causes the Archer to become more and more disgusted with its master, eventually attempting to kill them. If it should succeed in doing so, the Archer immediately dematerializes and returns to the pages of the book, waiting for the next individual to pick it up and have mastery of the Archer conferred upon them.The Unseen Archer, as the name indicates, normally prefers to kill its targets at a distance, employing what amounts to a huge recurved bow for this purpose. The bolts it lets fly are apparently psychokinetic in nature, and vanish soon after they strike the target (or after missing.) They cannot normally be seen either, and the injury they inflict is often mistaken for a ischemic stroke. The Archer will often attack targets at moments that will cause their fatal injuries to be disguised by other potential causes of death, such as shooting a target that causes them to collapse onto subway tracks just as a train pulls in. The Archer is also capable of attacking a target in hand to hand combat, and can easily tear a typical human being apart in this manner, but will normally only do so when directly ordered to do so, as this is not by any means a subtle means of death.The Book of the Unseen Archer is often said to be cursed. Supposedly imbued with the malign will of the mage who wrote it and thus called the Unseen Archer into existence, the Book supposedly causes those who own it to become enraptured with committing murder by the Archer, unable to resist the urge to do so, and often developing a god complex in the process. This has not been proved, and the individual who completed the most detailed study of the Book, a former holder of the Blakestone title in the 1980s, owned it for close to fifteen years without ever using it for any purpose. However, accounts of the research mention that protective magic was needed in order to study it safely.In recent years, the Book surfaced in Japan and came into the possession of a high school student named Mashiro Hayami. He quickly became enraptured by its potential and dreamed of using the murders committed by the Archer to eventually take over the world. Fortunately, he was stopped by the Ghost Sweepers long before that was even a possibility, and the Book is currently in the possession of the Yokoyama Group, ostensibly under tight security. Whether its current owners will be able to resist the possibility of committing a perfect crime remains to be seen.While invisible, inaudible and inodorous, the Archer does emit a form of radiation that can be discerned or even tracked if identified. When the Archer remains in one place for an extended period, this aura often causes harm to plant and animal life in its vicinity, which can also be a clue to its presence.The Unseen Archer - PL 10Abilities:STR 8 | STA 7 | AGL 3 | DEX 4 | FGT 7 | INT 0 | AWE 2 | PRE 2 Powers:Alien Resilience: Protection 3; Regeneration 5 - 8 pointsInvisible: Permanent Concealment 8 (auditory, olfactory, visual), Innate - 17 pointsLarge Size: Permanent Growth 3 (12 feet long; Strength +3, Stamina +3, Intimidation +1, Dodge -1, Parry -1, Stealth -3) - 9 pointsKeen Senses: Senses 4 (accurate olfactory, visual senses counter concealment [invisibility]) - 4 pointsLaunched Arrrow: Ranged Damage 8, Accurate 4, Subtle 2, Insidious - 23 pointsSwift Running: Speed 4 (30 MPH) - 4 pointsAdvantages:Improved Initiative, Power Attack.Skills:Deception 6 (+8), Perception 6 (+8), Stealth 8 (+8).Offense:Initiative +7Unarmed +7 (Close Damage 8)Launched Arrow +12 (Ranged Damage 8)Defense:Dodge 9, Parry 7, Fortitude 7, Toughness 10, Will 10Totals:Abilities 54 + Powers 65 + Advantages 2 + Skills 10 + Defenses 19 = 150 pointsOffensive PL: 10Defensive PL: 10Resistance PL: 9Skill PL: 3Complications:Obedience--Motivation. Only For Killing. Unnatural Aura.Book of the Unseen Archer: Heroic Summon 10 (Unseen Archer), Mental Link - 41 pointsThe first time the master of the Archer orders it to perform a task other than killing a target, the master must make a Persuasion or Intimidation check, while the Archer makes a Will check that sets the DC of the former check. If the Persuasion or Intimidation check succeeds by three or more degrees, the Archer will attempt to accomplish the task without complaint. If it succeeds by fewer degrees, the Archer will attempt to accomplish the task, but will thereafter be treated as Indifferent to the master. If the check fails, the Archer refuses to perform the task, and its attitude becomes Indifferent.An Indifferent Archer must be have its attitude improved through Persuasion to convince it to perform any task, even killing, and reverts to its worsened attitude after doing so. If already Indifferent and its attitude would worsen, it becomes Unfriendly by default. If already Unfriendly and its attitude would worsen, the Archer becomes Hostile and immediately seeks to kill the master.One exception to these rules is that the Archer, even if Indifferent or Unfriendly, will always accept the task of killing a target who has Incapacitated it in the past.</blockquote>

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