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[chubby2man]

Elder Scrolls Godbound

   The world is broken.

   When the Nerevarine, prophesied reincarnation of the ancient hero Nerevar,  returned from Red Mountain, he came with fire and sword, wielding a terrible new magic called theurgy. Some say he learned it at the feet of Dagoth Ur, others from the very Heart of Lorkhan itself. In either case, he threw the Empire from the shores of Vvardenfell.

   Quickly he built an army, made up of fierce Dunmer warriors and imposing bronze golems. He invaded the mainland province of Morrowind, the legions stationed there falling before the might of the Nerevarine.

   The fall of Morrowind shattered the Empire’s faith, but it was the Oblivion Crisis that killed it. Perhaps by scrambling to find an answer to the Neverarine’s power, the Empire itself caused the gates to Oblivion to open. These gates sprang up across Tamriel, disgorging hordes of daedra, killing or enslaving all those they came across.

   Unable to rely on the Empire for protection, each province had to deal with this crisis on their own, sending whole companies of soldiers through these gates in hopes of closing them.

   However, the Empire had indeed discovered how to use theurgy, and so the gates to Oblivion soon became opportunities to those who knew how to wield this High Magic. The Psijic Order came to the aid of the Summerset Isles with their own knowledge of this terrible art, and so the Aldmeri Dominion was reborn.

   With the art of theurgy, these gates became an opportunity for plunder, and unimaginable wealth and power flowed to those who could master them. The Daedra stopped their invasions, and tried to close the gates, but the High Mages were able to reopen them at will. It became a time of abundance, for now the powers of creation were wielded and the unimaginable was now possible.

   
   Then the Champion of Cyrodiil slew Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness, and mantled their power.

Now there was a race, to supplant the very Gods themselves. This Race for the Thrones soon became a war, on Tamriel and on the planes of the Daedra, as the Aldmeri Dominion, the Empire, and Kingdom of Morrowind clashed and fought to amass the most power.

When the last Daedra God was mantled, their greed and desire for power led them to breach  the very Halls of Aetherius. War continued even here, in paradise itself from which all magic flowed. Here they discovered the engines of creation, maintaining Mundis and Nirn itself. Did they pause in their haste and lust for power, to consider the consequences?

No.

They looted the engines of the other planets and realms first, forging new Gods and Daedra for themselves. They found other worlds, some terrible, some wonderful, and others very similar to their own. They looted those too.

Then of course they scavenged the engines supporting the lands of their enemies on Tamriel.

Chaos rocked the land as droughts, disease, earthquakes and other disasters shook the land, even as war continued to rage.

There wasn’t a climactic final battle, just conflict petering out as the empires collapsed on themselves, as their domains in Oblivion and Aetherius stopped supporting them, as darkness crept across the lands.

As for the High Mages and the Mantled Gods?

They killed each other, gorging on endless power and avarice, destroying all around them. The surviving Aedra swore vengeance and fled. The Empire, Dominion and Kingdom are gone, their masters absconded into Aetherius or Oblivion, dead or too ascended to care. What was once one Empire has splintered into a hundred petty kingdoms, and monsters and more plague the lands.

Sithis, the eternal night, plagues the sea and sky. The very moons in the sky are shattered. The world is broken.

But maybe, it can be saved.




   Welcome to Elder Scrolls Godbound, where you take up the shards of divinity to reshape the world. The Gods are dead or usurped, mantled by the ambitious and the mad. The Aedra and their servants have sworn to see the mortal races consigned to Oblivion and start anew in the world of Nirn.

You play as a mortal, blessed with a shard of the Heart of Lorkhan, giving you control over a few Words of creation that give you miraculous power. Even now you have enough power to sweep away most mortal opposition, and one day you will challenge the very Gods themselves.

   This game will run based on the RPG Godbound, made by Kevin Crawford and the rules can be found for free over on Drivethrurpg (and probably other stores). A guide to character creation can be found there. The game will be set in an alternate Elder Scrolls universe, adjusted to fit into the Godbound setting a bit more.

   This is going to be a Sandbox game, driven by the player’s goals. While there will be threats and quests for you to go on, ideally most adventures will be driven by the PC’s. So when designing a potential character, give them goals and ideals that they would strive for, even if it is unrealistic or impossible. You are Godbound, anything can be achieved given enough time and power.

   That being said, do try to not make completely clashing characters. You will be part of a pantheon together, and while you can disagree, your character should not want to stop on your fellow Godbound’s castles, or subvert them to their own purposes. You will work as part of a team.

You can build incredible marvels, form societies that loves truth and mercy, and perform awe-inspiring miricles. You will punch terrible monsters in the face and topple kings and empires. Your character's will is what will drive the game forward.

   I’m also not here to make value judgements on ways of governing, as Godbound you could make any system of governance work for you, with the proper investing of your Dominion or Influence. If you argue “My hyper-capitalist system I developed should clearly outperform others, I don’t need to invest my Dominion/Influence anymore,” I would tell you that your community will begin to revert back to its original state, or corruption will begin to set in as the world reasserts itself. If you want to ensure that something lasts for a long-time, you will have to invest the resources. I'll make you pay the cost, but I want to encourage you to build and support cool stuff.

Spoiler: Magic and other Elder Scrolls specific stuff (click to show/hide)

I won’t stat out every spell from Elder Scrolls you could use, but you could probably use any spell in the games in this one without too much issue. It will be your responsibility to convert it into the Godbound rules if needed. (As in how much damage you expect it to do, other effects. It won't need to be a whole production.)

Enchanted items will be mostly considered to be minor magic artifacts, which Godbound are too powerful to get proper benefits from.

This will be the Chubby-Verse elder scrolls, based on a combination of lore and game experience. Your idea of Elder Scrolls might be different from mine, and mine might be different from the “official lore”. You can let me know, and offer suggestions (and I will welcome that!) Just be prepared that I might differ in some cases.

Below is a character sheet I typed out. Follow the character creation guide in the book, feel free to roll or use the predetermined stat allocation.
   

Spoiler: Character Creation/Sheet (click to show/hide)

Character Sheet

Name:

Description:

Goal:

Attributes
Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check
Strength:0/ +0/ 0
Dexterity:0/ +0/ 0
Constitution:0/ +0/ 0
Wisdom:0/ +0/ 0
Intelligence:0/ +0/ 0
Charisma:0/ +0/ 0


Saving Throws
Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final
Hardiness:0/-0+0=0
Evasion:0/-0+0=0
Spirit:0/-0+0=0

Hit Points: Current/Max

AC:
Armor:
Savings Throws Penalty:

Base Attack Bonus:
Weapons:
Fray Die: 1d8

Resources
Effort: Free/Max (Example 2/2 if you are not using any, ½ if you are currently spending 1 Effort)
Influence: Free/Max
Dominion: Free
Wealth:

Facts
Origin: (Good point to put your Elder Scrolls race)
Past Career: (Can be a part of a guild, if a mage can choose up to one Elder Scrolls school of magic to know)
Relationship:

Words:

Gifts:

Spoiler: Words (click to show/hide)

Here is a quick list of words you can reference. For full descriptions and gifts, refer to the rulebook. If you have an idea for a certain word that doesn’t appear on this list, you can make your own word. Refer to the rules for creating new powers, and we can work together to make it fit.


Alacrity :Agility and swiftness in motion
Artifice :Building, repairing, and destroying objects
Beasts :Command and transformation of beasts
Bow :Ranged combat and impossible accuracy
Command :Leadership, rule, and enforced obedience
Death :Undead, death, and the dying
Deception :Trickery, stealth, illusion, and lies
Earth :Stone, strength, soil, and obdurate hardness
Endurance :Tireless vigor and scorn for injury
Fertility :Plants and growth both unnatural and normal
Fire :Heat, smoke, light, fury and lust
Health : Vigor, healing, and the command of disease
Journeying : Swift, unhindered travel over far distances
Knowledge : Knowledge both mundane and supernatural
Luck: The having and giving of luck good and bad
Might: Raw strength and its use in tremendous deeds
Night: Darkness, sleep, night-passage and dreams
Passion: Emotion, devotion, grudges, and yearnings
Sea: Water, seas, rivers, sea-beasts, and purification
Sky: Weather, lightning, flight, and winds
Sorcery: Initiation into theurgic spellcasting
Sun: Light, vision, truth, heat and banishing
Sword: Melee combat and unarmed struggles
Time: Prophecy, postcognition, and time-weaving
Wealth: Money, prosperity, and abundant goods

In the lonely north, on the outskirts of the Empire, lies Helgen, once an important fortress protecting the trade between nations, now an outpost of a dwindling garrison. In the dungeons beneath the frozen ground, lies prisoners of uncertain fate and fortune, drawn together for unknown purposes. After a Dragon attacks the keep, the prisoners find a power unlocking within themselves, a power that they could have barely imagined.


   So create your character, if this sounds interesting to you. Ideally it would be one that fits in the elder scrolls universe, but we can work out special characters. You’ll start in Skyrim, in the dungeons of Helgen, a lonely outpost at the edge of the Empire’s reach. So include a bit about how you ended up in this situation. Maybe it was some injustice that you were imprisoned for, or you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or perhaps you were a criminal or a bandit.

However, while you start in Skyrim, land of Nordic kings fighting against the ancient ravenous dragons and their undead legions,  you are not bound there. The whole of Tamriel is yours to roam, and even other worlds are not out of reach.

You do not need to be super familiar to the Elder Scrolls setting to play this game. Main goal is to have fun and a good time, I'm not aiming to be super-lore compliant or anything.

Character sheets will be selected based on a combination of interesting characters and a mix of Words represented. Previous players of mine will be given preference. I’ll take a max of 6-8 players, though you may be added to a waitlist if we end up doing a player expansion.

Let me know if you have any questions!


Elder Scrolls Godbound IC

[chubby2man]

(Reserved)

Damage Tables:
Roll: Damage Taken
1 or less: 0 damage
2-5: 1 Damage
6-9: 2 Damage
10+: 4 Damage

Magic Rules:
So the magic in Elder Scrolls and that presented in the rules of Godbound are pretty different, but here is how we will go with ruling magics.

-You get 2 Magicka points per level, each magicka point being enough roughly for 1 low level spell. 1 magicka point per turn is restored, and completely at scene end. Those with the Sorcery Word restore all of their magicka every turn.
-You need a fact to use a School of Magic such as destruction or alteration, or choose 4 spells from a variety of schools.
-Spells automatically hit, Worthy foes may get a save depending on the spell.

Example destruction spells. First number represent magicka cost.

So scale for fire destruction spells might be something like
1- Flare: 1d4 single target
2-Flames: 1d4 multiple close targets
2-Firebolt: 1d6 single target.
3-Fireball: 1d8 multiple targets
3-Incenerate: 1d10 single target
4- Firestorm: 1d10 multiple targets

(Shouts would be similar to spells and also use the magicka system)

[Glass]

Spoiler: Salutations! I am Girtek. (click to show/hide)

Name: Girtek Stoneskin

Description: Humanoid golem made of materials drawn from the local environment, with a purple crystal in their forehead. They are wearing leather armor underneath an earth-tone cloak.

Goals: Repair the world

Attributes
 Strength:       10/ +0/ 11
 Dexterity:      14/ +1/ 7
 Constitution:  16/ +2/ 5
 Wisdom:        14/ +1/ 7
 Intelligence:   18/ +3/ 3
 Charisma:      12/ +0/ 9

Saving Throws
 Hardiness: 15/-2+0=13
 Evasion:    15/-3+0=12
 Spirit:       15/-1+0=14

Hit Points: 10/10
AC: 6
Fray: 1d8

Armor: Light Armor
Weapons: Crossbow (2-hand range, 300 yard range, +2 to-hit, 1d8+1 damage die)
(Also whatever I damn well please)

Resources
 Effort:        2/2
 Influence:  2/2
 Dominion:  0
 Wealth:      0

Facts
 Origin: Girtek was created via a strange ritual combining principles of both Dwemer engineering and the summoning of atronachs, essentially rendering Girtek a Nirn atronach, conceptually bound to the material world.
 Past Career: Girtek was a travelling hedge mage, providing an assortment of both mundane and magical services to random villages across Tamriel.
 Relationship: Girtek has on numerous occasions travelled with Khajiiti caravans, providing their services both to the caravan itself and the places they visited. Over time, they've built a solid rapport with the wandering folk from Elsweyr.

Words:
 Artifice
 Knowledge
 Beasts
 Endurance

Gifts:
 The Omniscient Scholar
 Ten Thousand Tools

Spoiler: Word and Gift abilities, approximated because the document won't let me copy stuff correctly (click to show/hide)

Artifice: Can create any non-magical item a normal person could carry as a round’s action
Knowledge: 18 Int (from 16 at base)
Beasts: Can speak to animals; non-unnatural commands will be obeyed by unintelligent animals
Endurance: 16 Con, don’t eat, sleep, drink, or breath

The Omniscient Scholar – If any mortal (any of them) knows it (academically), so do I.
Ten Thousand Tools – Can do the Artifice thing as an on-turn action, and make at a rate equal to 1000 mortal craftsmen. Stuff can be permanent, or fade after a day if I want.

[Kilojoule Proton]

Spoiler: Lleras Hlaalu (click to show/hide)

Name: Lleras Hlaalu

Description: A finely robed Dunmer with distinctly Colovian mannerisms, Lleras went to Skyrim to secure a collaboration with certain mages in the College of Winterhold but was arrested in Helgen. He stands accused of arson, necromancy, and loitering within tent.

Goal: Stamp out necromancy from Skyrim and Cyrodiil, restore the Mages Guild

Attributes
Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check
Strength:13/ +1/ 8
Dexterity:16/ +2/ 5
Constitution:16/ +2/ 5
Wisdom:11 (16 from Time)/ +2/ 5
Intelligence:15/ +1/ 6
Charisma:12/ +0/ 9


Saving Throws
Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final
Hardiness:15/-2+0=13
Evasion:15/-2+0=13
Spirit:15/-2+0=13

Hit Points: 10/10

AC: 3
Armor: None (Robes)

Base attack bonus: +1
Weapons:
   (Fiery?) Staff (2h (Heavy-ish?), Str, +2 to hit): 1d10+1
   Knife (Light, Dex, +3 to hit): 1d6+2
   Fireball (1h ranged, Dex, +3 to hit, up to 50ft, magic weapon): 1d10
Fray Die: 1d8

Resources
Effort: 2/2
Influence: 2/2
Dominion: 0
Wealth: 0

Facts
Origin: A son of merchants fleeing the violence in Morrowind, Lleras spent most of his youth in Cheydinhal where he helped tend their new store, a potion shop.
Past Career: Seeking a more magically stimulating career, Lleras joined the Cyrodiilic Mages Guild and bounced around between cities for some time before mostly settling in Leyawiin, whose specialty he found most appealing.
Relationship: Lleras considers himself to still be a member of the now fragmented Cyrodiil Mages Guild and tries to maintain contact with his saner surviving colleagues throughout the province. Lacking funding and resources, he is pursuing closer relations with the College of Winterhold.

Words:
   Fire
   Sorcery
   Time
   
Gifts:
   Adept of the Gate (1)
   Immediate Foresight (1)
   Master of the Furnace (1)
   Firestorm (1)
   Adept of the Way (2)
   
Theurgic invocations:
   Invocations of the Gate:
      Barred Gates of Forbiddance
      Sunder the Lesser Spell
      The Tireless Iron Cavalcade
      The Trumpet of Far Utterance
   Invocations of the Way:
      Curse of the Blighted Strand
      Mirrored Wheel of the Seasons
      Sign of Avulsive Banishment

Spoiler: Various convenient information pasted from the book (click to show/hide)

Words:
   Fire: Heroes with the Fire Word have an invincible defense against flame and smoke. They may wield fire as a magical weapon with a range of up to 50 feet and a 1d10 damage die.
   Sorcery: Godbound affiliated with the Sorcery Word brush aside the incan-tations of lesser mages. As an Instant ability, the PC can CommitEffort for the scene to instantly negate any low magic spell beingcast in their presence or banish or destroy any low magic construct or summoned entity. This counter does not function against theurgy or arcane powers that are merely similar to low magic spells.
   Time: Heroes with the Time Word always know the exact time, and areimmune to any uses of this Word to affect them or scry on them.They may set their Wisdom to 16, or 18 if it’s already 16 or higher.

Constant Gifts:
   Adept of the Gate (constant): You have been initiated into the Gate, the humblest level of theurgy,albeit still one beyond all but the mightiest mortal wizards. You may choose four invocations of the Gate to master as part of this learning and may learn more as you find them.
   Adept of the Way (constant): You have been initiated into the Way, the second tier of theurgic mysteries. You must already be an adept of the Gate to master this. You master three invocations of the Way as part of this learning and may learn more as you find them.
   Immediate Foresight (constant): You cannot be surprised. Your natural armor class is 3, as you instinctively avoid foreseen blows. Armor and shields don't aid this AC.

Curse-Eater:
   Apprentice: Apprentice curse-eaters can detect the presence of magic, sense and identify curses and their effects, or dispel low magic effects on their own person.
   Adept: Adepts can dispel low magic on a target, receive a vision of the person who laid a curse on someone, or lay a curse on someone that can last as much as a year and inflict subtle but significant hindrance.
   Master: Those who have mastered the curse-eater's arts can dispel low magic on a building or structure and everyone in it, create a shield that negates the next hostile low magic spell, place a greater curse on someone that will probably get them killed within a month or debilitated indefinitely, or place a lesser curse on an entire group of people in your presence.
   Archmage: The rare curse-eater who lives long enough to become an archmage can create a shield that reflects the next hostile low magic spell back at the caster, place a greater curse on a lesser foe that will kill them in moments, place a lesser curse that will dilute as it travels down to their heirs for seven generations, or lift a curse from someone and send it back at its caster

[Madman198237]

That took way too long.

Spoiler: Field Commander (click to show/hide)

Name: Rilfar Tostigsson

Description: Of average build for a Nord, he has long brown hair and a large beard, a face that is tough rather than handsome, and some scars visible on his face and arms from his imprisonment.

Goal: Reclaim his throne, protect his people, and maybe just maybe become King of a Skyrim that isn't literally disintegrating into the ether because of some other peoples' stupidity.

Attributes:
Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check
Strength:      19 / +4 / 2
Dexterity:     13 / +1 / 8
Constitution: 16 / +2 / 5
Wisdom:       15 / +1 / 6
Intelligence:  14 / +1 / 7
Charisma:     16 / +2 / 5


Saving Throws:
Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final
Hardiness: 15 / -4 + 0 = 11
Evasion: 15 / -1 + 0 = 14
Spirit: 15 / -2 + 0 = 13

Hit Points: 10/10

AC: 3
Armor: Light (just because I want to be wearing armor for visual effect )

Weapons:
Two-Handed Axe (1d20 + 5 to hit, 1d10 + 4, modified to 1d12 + 4 and magical by Fists of Black Iron)

Fray Die: 1d8
Attack Bonus: +1

Resources:
Effort: 2/2
Influence: 2/2
Dominion: 0
Wealth: 0

Facts:
Origin: A Nord born and raised in Skyrim, Rilfar was denied his inheritance by a rival who conquered his home province right after his mother, the previous Jarl, died. He was caught up in the attack and captured, and now spends his time in a dungeon in Helgen, plotting and planning.
Past Career: As a young noble in war-torn Skyrim, Rilfar spent much time learning, mostly about warfare and rule.
Relationship: He has cultivated friendly relations or at least understandings with many local nobles, a necessary step before becoming a Jarl in his own right.

Words and Gifts:
(6 points for Gifts)
Command
Soldier's Faithful Heart (I)
The Lines of Rule (I)

Might
Fists of Black Iron (I)

Endurance
Body of Iron Will (I)
Undying (II)

[TricMagic]

Time to read I suppose.
Umm, is there a google drive link? Cause all the others need me to sign up for something.

[crazyabe]

I found a copy of Godbound Beta 1.7 available as a PDF HERE, is it 'close enough' to whatever version the drivethrurpg Free version is? or is this a case of people needing to make a new account elsewhere just to get the rules to play along?

[Glass]

It appears to be entirely the same, sans many of the pictures. However, I believe that this may be both easier for people to read and is more complete.

[TricMagic]

Thanks Glass/Acter.

[Madman198237]

Tric might I recommend a spoiler so we don't have to scroll past the entire lengthy character sheet over and over again?

[chubby2man]

No rush on character sheets, I’ll say the deadline to get a sheet in will be end of Sunday. Don’t stress too much about getting your character sheet exactly right, as long as you are close enough we can figure it out. Thanks to Glass and Crazyabe for sharing the pdf.

Character sheets look good so far. I would just be careful about picking that additional word instead of 2-3 gifts that you can actually use right away. Gifts are powerful abilities, and you won’t able to get all the gifts for 3 Words, let alone 4. Just something to keep in mind!

Let me know if you have any questions!

[SOLDIER First]

Spoiler: What was lost shall be reclaimed by my hand. (click to show/hide)

Name: Krihrada Ychotchzan
Description: A bitter and jaded "Bosmer" with oddly pale skin and a regal, haughty demeanor. She wears a strange-looking long, hooded garment reminiscent of that of an intellectual and frequently conceals her face with it.

Goal: To unravel the mystery of the Disappearance of the Dwemer; to bring her people back to Nirn from wherever they may be now; and to create a new Dwemereth, better and more prosperous than ever before

Attributes
[Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check]
Strength:9/ +0/ 12
Dexterity:14/ +1/ 7
Constitution:10/ +0/ 11
Wisdom:[16]/ +2/ 5
Intelligence:17/ +2/ 4
Charisma:15/ +1/ 6


Saving Throws
[Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final]
Hardiness:15/-0+0=15
Evasion:15/-2+0=13
Spirit:15/-2+0=13

Hit Points: 8/8

[AC: Base/-Modifier/-Bonus=Final]
AC: 7/-1-1=5
Armor: Dwemer Scholar's Robe (Light)
Savings Throws Penalty: +0

Base Attack Bonus: +1
Weapons: Dwemer Rapier (+2 to-hit, 1d6+1+1 [Dex] damage), Dwemer Buckler (-1 AC)
Fray Die: 1d8

Resources
Effort: 2/2
Influence: 2/2
Dominion: 0
Wealth: 0

Facts
Origin: Krihrada Ychotchzan is a young Dwemer, once lost to Mundus and time itself upon the first activation of Anumidium, now returned to Nirn through mechanism unknown.
Past Career: As a skilled craftswoman and scholar who managed to become a Tonal Architect, assisting research upon the Heart of Lorkhan somewhere before year 700 of the First Era. [Equivalent to being a Theotechnician Archmage from the Godbound book]
Relationship: A member of The Scholars of the Deep Folk, a loose organization of archeologists and academics dedicated to gathering information on all aspects of the Dwemer and their culture. She hides her true nature from them, but even if she did not, who would believe her?

Words and Gifts (6/6 points)
Artifice
Command the Wheels (I)
Ten Thousand Tools (I)

Knowledge
The Best Course (I)
The Best-Laid Plans (I)

Sorcery
Adept of the Gate (I)
Divine Wrath (I)

Thanks to Madman for the slight bit of formatting I stole. :P

Spoiler: Powers and Theurgic Incantations (click to show/hide)

Artifice
Word: Krihrada can create any non-magical object a normal person can carry as a round’s action, using whatever materials are to hand. While the ensuing creation may look odd, and any "foodstuffs" are inedible, it functions and lasts as well as a normal object of its type and usual substance. Her crafting efforts for a day count as 100 laborers per character level when an estimate is needed.

Gift Master of Animunculi: [Command the Wheels] By Committing Effort, Krihrada can seize control of any visible vehicle, mechanism, door, or other object with moving parts up to the size of a small ship using the power of Tonal Magic. If the item was created by her, there is no size limit on what can be controlled. While the Effort remains committed, the object will function exactly as if it were being manipulated, driven or piloted by her. Each new directive requires an action, and worthy foes can save versus Spirit to negate the gift for items they’re using.

Gift Divine Dwemer Ingenuity: [Ten Thousand Tools] Instead of requiring a full round to create a portable mundane object, Krihrada's skills with artifice and Tonal Architecture allow her to do so as an On Turn action, as part of whatever action she takes. This object may be a permanent creation or allowed to disappear afterwards at her discretion. Additionally, Krihrada's daily labor on projects is worth 1,000 laborers per level instead of 100.

Knowledge
Word: Krihrada may set either her Intelligence or Wisdom attribute to 16. If the score is already 16 or higher, she may set it to 18 instead. [Wisdom set to 16]

Gift Scholarly Insight: [The Best Course] By Committing Effort for the scene, Krihrada calls upon her years of scholarly education and intelligence to gain one sentence of truthful information from the GM on the best way to accomplish her current desire or goal. New information cannot be gained with this gift until the existing information is acted upon or the goal is abandoned.

Gift The Best-Laid Plans:Krihrada may Commit Effort for the day and lay out a plan. The GM announces the most relevant complication or threat to the plan’s execution that she doesn't already know about. This insight can be drawn upon only once for any particular goal being pursued, with the GM deciding what constitutes a different goal.

Sorcery
Word: As an Instant ability, Krihrada can Commit Effort for the scene to instantly negate any low magic spell being cast in her presence or banish or destroy any low magic construct or summoned entity. This counter does not function against theurgy or arcane powers that are merely similar to low magic spells.

Gift Adept of the Gate: Krihrada has been initiated into the Gate, the humblest level of theurgy, albeit still one beyond all but the mightiest mortal wizards. She may choose four invocations of the Gate to master as part of this learning and may learn more as she finds them.

Gift Tonal Wrath: [Divine Wrath, Sorcery Word] By Committing Effort to the end of the scene, Krihrada smites a chosen foe within sight with the haunting music of Tonal Magic, inflicting a 1d8 damage die per character level upon her target. She is always immune to the wrath of her own bound Words, as are other entities that wield similar powers. As a Smite power, Divine Wrath cannot be used two rounds in a row.

Incantations of the Gate
Barred Gates of Forbiddance: By means of an arcane connection, Krihrada may forbid a subject from entering a particular place. The banned location may be as small as a particular room or as large as a nation, but it must be a single recognizable entity. If the subject is within the area forbidden when the invocation is cast, they must immediately flee to the nearest viable border by the quickest possible route. If brought into it against their will, they can do nothing but flee at the first opportunity. Krihrada need not be present inside the area to be warded when casting the spell, but must know its location and general dimensions. Lesser foes are unable to resist this spell, while worthy enemies may make a Spirit saving throw to resist the forbiddance. The forbiddance lasts until it is dispelled or Krihrada lifts the ban.

Open the Night Road: Many of the Night Roads between realms are hidden deep within the earth or concealed in remote locations far from the cities of men. Of these, some have been sealed shut by ancient sorcery or closed by the slow congealing of natural law. This invocation can be used to open a sealed Night Road entrance or give Krihrada a sense of the general direction and distance to the nearest one. If Krihrada is careful, she can open the Road only briefly, leaving it accessible for a few minutes before the existing seal scabs back over the entrance. Or, if she is feeling particularly reckless, she can tear the seal away entirely, leaving the road open for all to pass until fresh sorcery or natural law closes it once more.

Sunder the Lesser Spell: Krihrada tears away the delicate threads of theurgic sorcery around a target within sight. A single theurgy invocation of the Gate is instantly dispelled along with any number of low magic enchantments within thirty feet of the chosen target point. Breaking theurgic magic always involves a degree of feedback, however, and so Krihrada suffers a 1d10 damage die each time this
spell ends an invocation. This damage cannot be avoided or negated without spoiling the spell's effect.

The Trumpet of Far Utterance: This invocation requires an arcane connection to the desired target, albeit close friends or pantheon-mates may be contacted without the benefit of such a link. When cast, the invocation summons a gauzy image of the target and a five-foot radius echo of their surroundings. A similar phantasm of Krihrada appears in the target’s proximity. She and her target may speak to each other through these phantasms, and a single inanimate object no more than ten pounds in weight may be passed between the two. The tenuous link produces a 25% chance that the object will be lost in transit somewhere in the distance between the two, however, with a brief glimpse of its resting place provided. The link lasts until Krihrada drops it, to a limit of one hour. If the target doesn’t wish to accept the contact, worthy foes may roll a Spirit save to resist it. If the contact was unwelcome, the arcane connection crumbles after the spell is complete, whereas a voluntary communication leaves the connection intact and usable once more.

[IronyOwl]

Spoiler: Breaks-the-Chain, Argonian Fertility God (click to show/hide)

Name: Breaks-the-Chain

Description: A tall and powerfully built Argonian with jet-black scales and an impressive brace of backwards-curving horns. His eyes are an intense violet, and crimson lines run across his eye ridges, shoulders, and limbs.

Goal: Forge a kingdom of superior beings, wielding ascended technology and materials, ruled by the glorious Hist.

Attributes
Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check
Strength:14/ +1/ 7
Dexterity:13/ +1/ 8
Constitution:18/ +3/ 3
Wisdom:10/ +0/ 11
Intelligence:13/ +1/ 8
Charisma:16/ +2/ 5

Saving Throws
Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final
Hardiness:15/-3+0=12
Evasion:15/-1+4=18
Spirit:15/-2+4=17

Hit Points: 12/12

AC: 2
Armor: Cursewood Heavy Plate
Savings Throws Penalty: -4 Evasion/Spirit

Base Attack Bonus: +2
Weapons: 1d10+1 Corroded Iron Greatsword
Fray Die: 1d8

Resources
Effort: 2/2
Influence: 2/2
Dominion: 0
Wealth: 0

Facts
Origin: Argonian hailing from Caethix-Under-Moon, an ambitious Xanmeer settlement in the Hist Realm of Silent Stone.
Past Career: Battlemage adventurer specializing in the ruins of once great empires.
Relationship: Fanatical and blasphemous devotion to the supremacy of the Hist.

Words:

Fertility: Perfect control over own reproduction. Invincible defense against wooden weapons or objects, vegetal monsters, and plant-based toxins.
Artifice: Can create any non-magical object a normal man could carry as an Action, using whatever materials are on hand. Crafting efforts for a day count as 100 man-days per level when estimates are required.
Passion: Blessed with grace and understanding of the heart.

Gifts:

[Greater Fertility Action] Unending Abundance: Commit Effort for the day. 10 mile radius becomes impossibly (and permanently!) fertile, crops growing in a matter of hours and feeding any number of people.
[Lesser Fertility Action] Birth Blessing: Control fertility and birth (or lack thereof), cure congenital defects.
[Lesser Fertility Action] Second Spring: Commit Effort for the day. Allies heal 1d6+your level HP, and feel refreshed as if well-rested and fed.

[Lesser Artifice Action] Transmuter: Commit Effort for the scene to transmute one 10x10x10 cube per level into another substance. Must Commit Effort for the day to produce rare or precious materials; extremely rare or magical material cannot be created.

[Lesser Passion Action] Fashioning a Friend: Commit Effort for the scene to beguile a visible creature, inspiring it to feelings of friendship and cooperativeness towards you. It will not question these feelings, however irrational, and they will persist until you obviously betray it or do it blatant harm. Worthy foess save with Spirit.

[Sudurandom]

Spoiler: Walks-In-Shadows, Argonian assassin and bard. (click to show/hide)

Name: Walks-in-shadow

Description: A large athletic Argonian with dark green scales. He typically wears dark close fitting clothes and a hooded cloak.

Goal: Use his skills to help his people and keep the peace, as he thought his training was for.

Attributes
Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check
Strength:14/ +1/ 7 
Dexterity:16/ +2/ 5
Constitution:13/ +1/ 8
Wisdom:13/ +1/ 8
Intelligence:10/ +0/ 11
Charisma:16/ +2/ 5


Saving Throws
Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final
Hardiness:15/-1+0=14
Evasion:15/-2+0=13
Spirit:15/-2+0=13

Hit Points: Current 9/Max 9

AC:3-2 dex=1
Armor: None
Savings Throws Penalty: None

Base Attack Bonus:
Weapons: Sword and dagger; Dex, +3 to hit, 1d10+2 damage.
Fray Die: 1d8

Resources
Effort: 2/2  (Example 2/2 if you are not using any, ½ if you are currently spending 1 Effort)
Influence: 2/2
Dominion:  0
Wealth: 0

Facts
Origin: An Argonian born under the sign of the Shadow
Past Career: Raised by the Dark Brotherhood as a shadowscale until he became disillusioned and left.
Relationship: Joined the Bards college to hide in plain sight.

Words:
   Deception: Heroes with the Deception Word may raise either their Dexterity
or Charisma to 16, depending on whether they favor stealth or lies.
If either score is already 16 or higher, they may set it to 18 instead.

   Night: Heroes with the Word of Night can see perfectly in darkness. They
need not sleep, and their actions will never involuntarily cause the
awakening of any sleepers around them.

   Sea: Heroes with the Sea Word have an invincible defense against cold,
can breathe water, swim at twice their normal movement rate, and see
with perfect clarity underwater, regardless of available light. They may
grant these benefits to their companions, except for cold immunity

Gifts:
  Deception:
Perfect Masquerade. On Turn
Commit Effort. Instantly appear as any humanoid you have seen.
Only worthy foes or those with significant personal knowledge of the
individual have any chance to make a Spirit save against the deception
unless you do something egregiously out of character. You instinctively
mimic voice, clothing, mannerisms, and expected habits of behavior.

Shadow Play. Action
Commit Effort. You can create perfect illusions in sound, smell, and
seeming, though they are intangible to the touch. The illusion appears
anywhere within sight, can be up to 30 feet in diameter, and can be
made to move and seem lifelike without further attention so long
as Effort remains committed to them. Invisibility is not an illusion.

Veiled Step. On Turn
Commit Effort. Lesser foes have no chance to detect you so long as
you stay out of their immediate presence and don’t draw attention.
Worthy foes can try a Spirit save to resist when you are near

  Night:
Knives of Night. On Turn
Commit Effort. You are now able to harden darkness into a weapon
with a range of 200 feet. When used to attack, it does 1d10 damage
and is treated as a magical weapon. Foes reduced to zero hit points can
either be killed, put to sleep, or permanently blinded at your discretion.

  Sea:
Body of Water. Constant
Your flesh flows around dangers and encapsulates toxins. Your natural
armor class is 3 and you are immune to poisons. You can apply a poison by touch if you’ve previously swallowed or been struck by a dose,
thus ejecting the toxin. This AC isn't improved by shields or armor.     

Secrets of the Deep. On Turn
Commit Effort. You sense the exact position of all flowing liquids
within 200 feet, including the blood in living veins. By touching a
body of water and seeking a particular thing or type of object, you
become aware of every place where such a thing is sunken, floating
or wave-lapped within ten miles

[Maximum Spin]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Tiros
Level: 2

Description: Khajiit has many wares to show you. Great wares, top quality.

Goal: Reach heaven by violence

Attributes
Attribute: Score/+Modifier/Check
Strength:9/ +0/ 12
Dexterity:13/ +1/ 8
Constitution:11/ +0/ 10
Wisdom:18/ +3/ 3
Intelligence:18/ +3/ 3
Charisma:18/ +3/ 3


Saving Throws
Attribute: Base/-Modifier/+Armor Penalty=Final
Hardiness:14/-0+0=14
Evasion:14/-3+0=11
Spirit:14/-3+0=11

Hit Points: 12/12

AC: 2
Armor: sheer luck
Savings Throws Penalty: none

Base Attack Bonus: +2
Weapons: magic (2d6 psychic damage); bow (1d8+1, +2 to hit, 2h, 300yd); kitty claws (1d6+1, +2 to hit)
Fray Die: 1d8

Resources
Effort: 2/3
Influence: 3/3
Dominion: 0
Wealth: 0

Facts
Origin: The youngest son of a family of petty thieves and part-time fences, I knew from a young age that I was truly destined for greater things, so I broke the traditional mold by studying to become a magic petty thief and part-time fence.
Past Career: I studied the greatest of Khajiiti magics, such as money-changing and summoning other people's wallets. Also, some other, more conventional magics that I used for similar purposes. As a practical matter, this kind of Illusion-centred magic would be the equivalent of the Academy of Thought.
Relationship: My family, especially my eldest brother M'aiq with whom I have been particularly close.
Level 2: I have taken up the mantle of fate, spinning plans like that spider I ate spun webs. My prophecies have already brought worship to the pantheon!

Words:
Time
("Heroes with the Time Word always know the exact time, and are immune to any uses of this Word to affect them or scry on them. They may set their Wisdom to 16, or 18 if it’s already 16 or higher.")
Deception
("Heroes with the Deception Word may raise either their Dexterity or Charisma to 16, depending on whether they favor stealth or lies. If either score is already 16 or higher, they may set it to 18 instead.")
Luck
("Heroes gifted in the Luck Word may roll 1d20 once a day. At any time during that day, they may replace their own or someone else’s 1d20 roll with the one in reserve. They can only replace a roll once per day.")

Gifts
Time:
Prophetic Insight: Commit Effort for the day. Make a prophecy about a particular event involving a person present. It will come to pass if it is not completely improbable. If it directly involves an unwilling worthy foe, they can make a Spirit save to disrupt the effect. Events that immediately involve more than a hundred people cannot be so ordained, nor can a person’s inevitable death or great ruin be foretold unless they count as a lesser foe. Even then, they are allowed a Spirit saving throw.
Reflex of Regret: Commit Effort for the scene. Replay your action for that round as if your actions had never occurred. You can use this gift only once per round, and you can’t use it if you’re dead or incapacitated.

Deception:
Liar’s Flawless Grace: Your lies can never be detected as such by magic or other special abilities, including those of the Deception Word. Lesser foes will always believe them unless they are completely implausible, emotionally intolerable, or would oblige them to self-harm.

Luck:
Spun Fortune: Commit Effort for the scene. Another person rerolls a roll you are aware that they just made.
Unmarred Beneficence: The hero has a natural AC of 3, luckily avoiding perils. If a misfortune lands randomly on a member of their group, they’re never the victim of it. This base AC isn't improved by armor or shields.
The World Against You: Commit Effort. The hero becomes able to use luck as a weapon with a range of 100 feet, inflicting sudden and wildly-improbable calamities
on a foe with normal attack rolls. When used to attack, damage is 1d10 and treated as a magic weapon. The source of this incredible bad luck is not perceptible to mortal onlookers or non-supernatural beings.

(2 spare points)