Theandric Saga OOC

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

I'll write later the spells that Gorgamesh want to go over ....
He'll focus on -
Intellego - Vim/Corpus/Mentem
Perdo - Vim/Corpus
Rego - Vim/Corpus

 

[Nzld]

Vis Stocks & Supplies - UPDATED

We still need to finalize the vis stocks and vis sources of the covenant. No one has expressed any opposition to the mix of sources I suggested, so, at least for the time being, I'll assume they are good to go. For stocks, each magus needs to select 5 pawns of vis that he particularly wants to have in stock. Yair, can you make a selection for Olive/Gasparius?


VIS SOURCES (4 Pawns/Year)

1 pawn Rego
1 pawn Terram
2 pawns Vim

VIM STOCKS (20 Pawns)

2 Creo
2 Intellego
2 Muto
2 Perdo
2 Rego

4 Corpus
2 Mentem
2 Terram
2 Vim

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Yair - I'm not familiar with the rules that Nzld used for the Vis/Source thingy she wrought.
So ... What Gorgamesh needs ?!

you know what, I'll try to free sometime to go over the rules again, hope I have free space in my brain this days for more input, but for a while i seek help with candles

 

[Nzld]

Yair - I'm not familiar with the rules that Nzld used for the Vis/Source thingy she wrought.
So ... What Gorgamesh needs ?!

you know what, I'll try to free sometime to go over the rules again, hope I have free space in my brain this days for more input, but for a while i seek help with candles

Strahd, in 5th Ed. you primarily only use vis to boost your spellcasting roll (to help succesfully cast a difficult spell or to increase the overall penetration), to perform rituals, or to construct magical devices. There are several other uses, but these are the primary ones.

As such, the vis most useful to your character is that attuned to the Arts most important to him (or most often utilized, anyway). If your magus wants to cast a PeCo spell and boost it with vis, he can only use either Perdo or Corpus vis to do so... in this case, having Animal vis on hand is of no use to him.

So just think about it like that and consider which spells or magical affects you might most likely need vis for.

As you mentioned in your previous post regarding Gorgamesh's direction of study, it seems that Corpus, Mentem, Vim and possibly Intellego, Perdo, and Rego would be the most useful to you at this time.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Thanks Nzld.
now I understand, The vis enhance the bonus I get for casting the spells.
In this case I would like Intellego and Corpus as the main source
and the other as the secondery importent: Mentem, Vim , Perdo and Rego.

I didn't find it on the ArM4 book I have.

 

[Nzld]

Site Clarifications

Yair,

I am not quite clear on the layout of the covenant site. Is the cliff also covered by trees, with a clearing for the standing stones and the covenant proper, or does it rise above the forest treeline entirely? I am curious as to how extensive the view is from the site, and if there are any notable features that can be seen from it (villages in the distance, etc.).

Also, you mention that it takes a little bit of a climb to reach the clifftop... how extensive is this climb? Is it a gentle climb, whereby someone might happen to climb it while strolling through the forest, or is a steeper climb, where one would pretty much have to have an intentional desire to reach the clifftop before tackling it?

As for the stone circle itself, are these just individual monoliths arranged in a ring, or are they stacked in a henge or something similar? How wide is the entire layout? How many stones are there? Is the ring complete, or are there missing/broken stones? Does the Order have any knowledge on what purpose this ring served?

Thanks,

Nzld

 

[Nzld]

Thanks Nzld.
now I understand, The vis enhance the bonus I get for casting the spells.
In this case I would like Intellego and Corpus as the main source
and the other as the secondery importent: Mentem, Vim , Perdo and Rego.

I didn't find it on the ArM4 book I have.

I don't recall exactly where it is mentioned, but in 4th Ed., when you use a pawn of vis in spellcasting, you would receive a +5 to the roll. You could also use it to boost the Range or Duration of some spells.

Under 5th Ed., the bonus to rolls is now only +2 per pawn, and they got rid of boosting altogether (though it can still be done via certain Virtues).

Both editions require 1 pawn per Magnitude of a ritual spell to cast the ritual, and both require vis to open and enchant magic items (although 5th Ed. has introduced Charged Devices which require no vis, much like 4th Ed. Potions).

You can still use vis to study from, and it is important for your Longevity Ritual. It can be used in Certamen, and I think it is needed when binding and empowering your Familiar (but I would have to confirm that).

 

[Nzld]

Covenant Layout

Within the next day or two I will try to attach some illustrations for a possible layout we may consider for our covenant. This is completely OOC, as Valeria has no knowledge of architecture or such, but would provide a good starting point from which to expand later.

Anyway, it is a covenant I used in a previous game I played, and I have some good illustrations of its layout that can be used with very little editing to accomodate Teneo's location.

This does, however, assume that MummyKitty doesn't already have something in mind for Titus to propose.

 

[Nzld]

Thanks Nzld.
now I understand, The vis enhance the bonus I get for casting the spells.
In this case I would like Intellego and Corpus as the main source
and the other as the secondery importent: Mentem, Vim , Perdo and Rego.

I didn't find it on the ArM4 book I have.

The Vis Stocks we are determining here are for the vis already on hand (i.e. what was provided by Fengheld). Techically this is communal vis, belonging to the covenant as a whole, rather than to the individual magi (though you will likely have that too, at some point).

For your OOC contribution, how about 2 Intellego, 2 Corpus, and 1 Mentem, then?

I'll update my previous post with the running tally.

 

[Yair]

Yair - I'm not familiar with the rules that Nzld used for the Vis/Source thingy she wrought.
So ... What Gorgamesh needs ?!

I take it Nzld cleared that up?