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Walker the Psion


Look: Haunted eyes, no hair, expressionless mouth, plague-marked and wasted body.

Race: Human. Your ability to read minds has been honed to near-paranoid perfection. When you Defy Danger against a foe whose mind you can read, take +1 forward.

Alignment: Neutral. Forge a new connection between two people.


Stats:

STR = 8/-1
DEX = 13/+1
CON = 9/=0
INT = 13/+1
WIS = 16/+2
CHA = 15/+1

DAM = d6
ARM = 1
HP = 15/15
LOAD = 2/6


Gear:
Leather Armour (1 armour, 1 weight)
Dagger (hand, 1 weight)
Dreamleaf (3 uses, 0 weight)
12 coin


Moves:

Expanded Consciousness
When you reflect on the interconnectedness of all things, lose your remaining focus and gain 3 focus. Your maximum focus is 3. You may spend focus, one for one, to:
• Manipulate small objects, no heavier than weight 1 and no further than Near range, as if with your own hands.
• Establish telepathic contact with someone you touch, skin to skin, for up to an hour.
• Have a brief vision of the imminent future, as if you had Discerned Realities and asked, "What is about to happen?" Take +1 forward when acting on the answer.

Telekinetic Strike
When you attack with telekinetic force, roll +WIS. On a 10+, deal your damage. On a 7-9, deal your damage, but choose 1:
• You expose yourself to danger.
• You share your target's pain; take -1 forward.
Your Telekinetic Strike is a weapon with the tags Near, Forceful, and Messy.

The Heart's Sorrow
When you look into someone's heart in search of a secret, roll +WIS. On a 10+, choose two. On a 7-9, choose one:
• The secret is presented with greater context.
• The secret is something you could possibly know otherwise, however unlikely that might be.
• The secret can easily be used to gain leverage for Parley.

Peer Through The Veil
You perceive phenomena invisible to mortal eyes: visible manifestations of emotions, astral creatures which prey invisibly on mortals and signs of great and terrible things yet to come. You have little choice in what you see, but you can interact with these things as well as you can interact with anything else.

Oracle of Hypnos
When you enjoy a full night's sleep without interruption, ask a question about a person, a place, or an event. Then roll (just roll, no bonus). On a 10+, your dreams answer the question in a vivid and clear fashion; take +1 forward to act on what you've seen. On a 7-9, the vision is guarded and symbolic. On a miss, the vision is hostile and strange; take -1 forward because of it.

Bonds:
Kithracet's soul is so bright it almost hurts to see. Kithracet's soul has many wounds. But the potential still there is achingly powerful. If he can find healing, I can't even begin to describe what he'll be capable of.
When Ike opens up, they'll be so much happier. He cultivates that mysterious persona, keeping his troubles to himself. That's not healthy; I fear it may twist him if he doesn't seek counsel from somebody. I try to be conveniently positioned for that, but so far he's rebuffed me.
I have shown my heart to Grigori. Can't very well ask a man to look into your past while hiding your true self from them. Whatever he saw, he didn't seem too taken aback. I'm surprised that he still gets my gender wrong though.
I suspect Octavia is afraid of me. Not that I'd be surprised. I can see through her shifting. If I was accustomed to being able to disappear whenever I wished, somebody who could follow me through any form I took would deeply unsettle me as well.
I have seen the dreams of Cecilia and they are eerie things indeed. Cecilia, Cecilia, Cecilia. You've seen some very strange things, and been to some very strange places. I've Walked on paths that couldn't exist; but hers shouldn't, and that's a very important distinction.

Ich posted:

Kithracet was a promising artist in his youth, but the wars brought him out of the Great Forest as a soldier. He has fought many battles, and each one took a piece of his heart with it. The army he came with has long since disbanded, and the artist within has been dead so long now, the thought of returning home seems even worse than continuing his life of fighting here. He's been wondering for some time now and has come to Overlook seeking to put his negative energies to constructive use.

Fighter
Level: 2
XP 0
Race: Elf
Alignment: Neutral - Defeat a worthy opponent
Look: Dead Eyes, Battered Helm, Calloused Skin and Lithe Body

STR 13/+1
DEX 17/+2
CON 12/ 0
INT 9/ 0
WIS 15/+1
CHA 8/-1

HP: 22
Damage: d10
Armor: 3
Load: 9/13
Armor: Scale (2 armor, clumsy, 3 weight), shield (+1 armor, 2 weight)
Weapon: Ancient, Ornate Sword, (Close, Versatile/Hand, Sharp +2 piercing, 2 weight)
Weapon: Ragged Bow (near, 1 wt.) Ammo/3 (1 wt.)
Inventory
Healing Potion/2
Rations/5 (wt:1)
Coin: 6

Bonds
Ike West owes me his life, whether he admits it or not. I'll like it better (and promote him to captain) when he acknowledges it!
I have sworn to protect Walker. I've got to watch my drinking!
I'm afraid all Cecilia's talking is going to get us involved in some convoluted scheme.
Grigori is soft, but I will make him hard like me. I just hope he survives the process.

Moves:
Elf Choose one weapon - in your hands, that weapon and any similar to it have the Precise tag. In addition, roll +DEX instead of +STR for Battle Instincts.

Armored
Ignore the clumsy tag on armor

Battle Instincts (DEX)
When you confront a worthy foe, roll +DEX. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 1. Spend 1 hold at any time to do one of the following:
• Negate a move made by your foe as it is made.
• Discover a way to exploit the environment to your advantage.
• Discover a previously unknown weakness of your foe.
• Discover a previously unknown strength of your foe.

Bend Bars, Lift Gates
When you use pure strength to destroy an inanimate obstacle, roll+Str. ✴On a 10+, choose 3. ✴On a 7-9 choose 2.
• It doesn’t take a very long time
• Nothing of value is damaged
• It doesn’t make an inordinate amount of noise
• You can fix the thing again without a lot of effort

Merciless
When you deal damage, deal +1d4 damage.

Signature Weapon
Ancient, Inscribed Sword, Sharp. +2 piercing, Versatile, Close, Hand

Ergonomix posted:

What clue or person led you to this address?

Ergonomix posted:

What do you do?

Character Sheet posted:

Ike West, Human Spellslinger
Unreadable Eyes, Short Hair, Tailored Outfit, Sturdy Body
"People don't forget. Nothing gets forgiven."

The story is old as time, and always carries the implication of trouble. It's never, "A stranger was lost on the route to Moray. We gave him directions and he went on his way." It's always the more sinister, and admittedly more interesting, "A stranger rode into town."

So it is with Ike West. Mysterious and imposing, Ike, like any man, has a story to tell. Not that the good folk of Overlook care much for it. He was one of Roy Cassidy's bandits, they whisper. Riding through the borderlands to the west, stealing from travelers and merchants, killing lawmen without mercy. Ike will not account or apologize for his actions, only their consequences.

Six years ago, Cassidy's gang was beset by a schism between Cassidy and his younger lieutenants. Ike alone refused to take sides against his mentor or his good friend Will Fisher, and left the gang for good. No one knows what happened, but six months ago, the gang resurfaced, more violent and ruthless than ever. Rumors abound that they now kill without provocation, using dark magic the likes of which no one has ever seen.

Vengeance and honor have nothing to do with it. Ike could have stopped whatever happened, but he didn't. Now, he's sworn a vow to bring the only family he's ever known to justice, dead or alive.

STATS
STR 8 (-1)
DEX 16 (+2)
CON 12 (0)
INT 9 (0)
WIS 16 (+2)
CHA 13 (+1)

MOVES
Alignment: Lawful
Mark XP when I bring a criminal to justice.

Race: Human
+1 to spout lore about wanted criminals or agents of the law in an area.

Magic Wand
This is my wand. There are many like it, but this one is mine. I call it the Peacemaker, and it is mahogany with a pistol grip.

Runes of Power
My skin is marked with glowing Runes, proof and focus for my arcane power. I have 3 Runes, and I gain one every level.

Spellshot (DEX)
When I aim my magic wand and fire a magic bolt at an enemy, roll +DEX.
10+, the spellshot hits, and I either do my damage or trigger 1 Rune.
7-9, the shot hits but choose 1:
-I have to take several shots, placing someone or something nearby in danger (GM's choice)
-Disrupted by magical feedback; take -1 forward on next magical action.
-One of my runes affects me, GM’s choice.

Wanted (WIS)
When I enter a village, town, or city and decide to check the Wanted posters, Roll +WIS.
10+, I am told of 2 local threats (criminals or monsters), the reward for capturing or killing them, and take +1 ongoing against each of them.
7-9, I am told of 1 local threat (criminals or monsters), the reward for capturing or killing them, and take +1 ongoing against it.
6-, there’s a wanted poster of me! Reward for is my level x10 coin. Take -1 ongoing when dealing peacefully with any figure of law while in town.

Unwelcome Traveler
Against sedentary business owners, agents of the Law (who technically can’t arrest you) and other particularly straight-laced folk, I can use “My willingness to leave town” as leverage to Parley.

Try Me
When I Discern Realities, on a 7+ I can ask the question “would they back down from a fight or threat of violence?”

GEAR
Load 5/8
Leather Chaps (1 armor, 1 weight)
Peacemaker (near, 1 weight, usable by SpellSlinger only)
Hatchet (close, 1 weight)
Dungeon ration (5 uses, 1 weight)
Trail kit (5 uses, 1 weight)

BONDS
Kithracet’s got guts! I’m glad he's on my side. (Even if he does have a little too much of the grim woe-is-me thing going on.)
Cecilia is a dangerous ally, but an ally just the same. (+1)
I ain’t never turnin’ my back on Octavia again. (I'm an open-minded fella but a lady who can turn into another lady, or even a man, is something to be wary of.)
I can’t remember if it was Grigori or me that got us kicked out of town that time. (That's what I get for trying to calm an angry mob without drawing my wand.)

RUNES
Slam: Target is knocked off their feet!
Pain: Target is distracted by a surge of pain for a few moments. The next miss rolled against the target is treated as a 7-9 result.
Disarm: Whatever the target is holding in one of it’s hands is flung from their grasp and lands nearby.

Wahad posted:

Ich posted:

Kithracet
Keeping sharp, Kithracet watches what's happening closely, and stays out of the guards' way.

Discern Realities: 8
• What here is not what it appears to be?

Captain Walker posted:

Ike West
HP 20, Armor 1, Load 5, XP 0+1

Unlikely, but Ike needs a little less reason to be disgusted with Overlook at the moment. He gives way to the stuck-up woman and her guards, then walks over to the butcher. "Half rack of rib, please...I'll throw in some extra coin if you can tell me where to find this girl." He displays the crude likeness of their quarry Grigori had sketched on a scrap of paper.

Parley (CHA): 2d6+1 4

Wahad posted:

Cecilia

Clucking her tongue disapprovingly, she turns her attention away from the butcher's shop. She might've had a chance to play his fate, had Ike not beat her so bluntly to the chase. Instead, she looks around carefully, noting the side alley in particular. Solomon stands next to her, passive yet cautious.

Discern Reality 2d6+2 = 14

- What happened here recently?
- What here is useful or valuable to me?
- What should I be on the lookout for?

P.S. I should note that given her story, information or an opportunity to influence somebody is always more valuable to Cecilia than coin. Just for future reference.

Captain Walker posted:

Ike West
HP 20, Armor 1, Load 5, XP 1

In the time it took Ike to scare off the poor butcher his allies had made significant progress. He peers down the alley where Cecelia was standing, then, deciding enough time has been wasted, walks towards the two men. "'Scuse me," is all he says as he approaches, hands at his sides not far from his wand.