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Quantus:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on October 29, 2015, 01:19:39 AM ---What about age, appearance, and location?
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The short answer is that none of those are very solid. When I last wrote him he was a Harry analog, so he was of similar age (born late 70's/ early 80's) and operating his shop out of an old ghostbusters-style firehouse in Chicago. He was originally conceived to explain how Harry managed to get exotic potion materials, so he was an alchemy wizard version of Bock's, in some respects. He looked more or less like a skinny post-college Me in my head, so 5'8" 155 lbs, long dark hair, trimmed beard, with the uneven tan of somebody that keeps irregular hours.
He has something of an absent minded professor vibe, constantly preoccupied with one project or another. He wouldnt have actively sought to join the Wardens, but if pressed he'd whine but wouldnt run away from it (the council probably wouldnt have drafted him until after their heavy losses in DB). He is on the far low end in terms of Power Levels, by council standards; he barely made it in in the first place, but he's clever and so makes up for it with ingenuity.
I did make up a pseudo-potion weapon idea that he used in lieu of traditional evocation, and even now I think it fits the setting pretty well. I think I called them Infusions, but they were essentially Potions that were intended to be thrown grenade style (Target Other) instead of imbibed by drinking (Target Self); so they are identical to Potions except instead of [base]+[5 senses]+[mind]+[spirit] these were made with [Base]+[4 elements]+[Spirit]. I see them as intentional versions of all the potion mistakes we keep seeing that can eat through concrete and make toxic gasses and such, playing off the pentacle Five Elements framework.
In practical terms there isn't a whole lot in his backstory that is tied to a particular age and/or time period. He lost a childhood friend or sibling to his early mistakes, but that can be reset to any decade. His mentor is still an active if grey-haired professor, but wizard longevity makes that easy to work around. It would probably make more sense for him to be older than I originally envisioned, if only so that he has had time to gain the accumulated resources and contacts he'd need to run his kind of business. I'd say have him appear young but approaching middle age (30-40) but actually have grow up during maybe WWII or shortly after?
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Jabberwocky on October 29, 2015, 09:06:28 AM ---Frankly speaking, I don't care much what you change or not. He's an NPC in our universe and nothing will change for us if you use the concept or name or whatever. You can use any of my dramatis personae or story setting ideas (both in my signature) as a source of inspiration. As for your other question: In our version of the universe he became Warden sometimes between 1990 and 1992. I don't know whether that is pre-Dead Beat or not as I haven't read the books :-) I just like DFRPG and loosely model my Prague setting on it. There might even be no Harry in our version of the universe. Speaking about an apprentice I could imagine Reon having a fanclub of young inexperienced girls/women fascinated with him. Some of them might even possess some arcane talent. In our universe he would certainly abuse this fact in some way as he is an egocentric asshole, a Lawbreaker and with the Lecherous aspect. But again, use or change whatever fits your needs.
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Gotcha. Just didn't want to step on toes.
--- Quote from: Quantus on October 29, 2015, 12:42:26 PM ---The short answer is that none of those are very solid. When I last wrote him he was a Harry analog, so he was of similar age (born late 70's/ early 80's) and operating his shop out of an old ghostbusters-style firehouse in Chicago. He was originally conceived to explain how Harry managed to get exotic potion materials, so he was an alchemy wizard version of Bock's, in some respects. He looked more or less like a skinny post-college Me in my head, so 5'8" 155 lbs, long dark hair, trimmed beard, with the uneven tan of somebody that keeps irregular hours.
He has something of an absent minded professor vibe, constantly preoccupied with one project or another. He wouldnt have actively sought to join the Wardens, but if pressed he'd whine but wouldnt run away from it (the council probably wouldnt have drafted him until after their heavy losses in DB). He is on the far low end in terms of Power Levels, by council standards; he barely made it in in the first place, but he's clever and so makes up for it with ingenuity.
I did make up a pseudo-potion weapon idea that he used in lieu of traditional evocation, and even now I think it fits the setting pretty well. I think I called them Infusions, but they were essentially Potions that were intended to be thrown grenade style (Target Other) instead of imbibed by drinking (Target Self); so they are identical to Potions except instead of [base]+[5 senses]+[mind]+[spirit] these were made with [Base]+[4 elements]+[Spirit]. I see them as intentional versions of all the potion mistakes we keep seeing that can eat through concrete and make toxic gasses and such, playing off the pentacle Five Elements framework.
In practical terms there isn't a whole lot in his backstory that is tied to a particular age and/or time period. He lost a childhood friend or sibling to his early mistakes, but that can be reset to any decade. His mentor is still an active if grey-haired professor, but wizard longevity makes that easy to work around. It would probably make more sense for him to be older than I originally envisioned, if only so that he has had time to gain the accumulated resources and contacts he'd need to run his kind of business. I'd say have him appear young but approaching middle age (30-40) but actually have grow up during maybe WWII or shortly after?
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He'd probably have to look like he's in his forties at least, if he was alive at the tail end of WWII.
Those with more power age slower, and Harry's one of the most powerful of his generation. Harry is now 39 in the books, and there's been no commentary that he looks any younger than that. If Simon is on the low end of power, its unlikely he'd age slower than Harry.
The solution would be for him to have created a potion that allows him to alter his apparent age. Either that, nor not as old as WWII. I'd probably go with the younger version for what I'm planning.
Jabberwocky:
No problem, pal. No toes here, really :-)
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on October 29, 2015, 03:18:54 PM ---He'd probably have to look like he's in his forties at least, if he was alive at the tail end of WWII.
Those with more power age slower, and Harry's one of the most powerful of his generation. Harry is now 39 in the books, and there's been no commentary that he looks any younger than that. If Simon is on the low end of power, its unlikely he'd age slower than Harry.
The solution would be for him to have created a potion that allows him to alter his apparent age. Either that, nor not as old as WWII. I'd probably go with the younger version for what I'm planning.
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I used to think so too, but I dont anymore. Binder is over a hundred years old and he can still use a cellphone if he turns it off after. There's a WOJ on the longevity to the effect that the Longevity is tied to magic's use, specifically, "Constant exposure through use." By that measure, Binder may not be a Council level talent in scope, but he is likely to perform a hundred individual summonings before lunch. Contrast that to the murphionic field that is purely a Power-level thing.
Regardless either way can work for the character; age is just an easy way to explain away financial independence/stability with wizards, and WWII is a time period rife with plot hooks.
Amelia Crane:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on October 29, 2015, 01:19:39 AM ---What about age, appearance, and location?
Also, how would you feel about Penny having a master? And is Penny short for anything? There's already a Penny in the series, so I might want to tweak the name (might even do it in-story, like "we already have a Harry")
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Hopefully you can get a good idea of appearances from the pictures I put in the character sheets.
Penny is young. Around 16-18. Just learning to use magic. Her full name (as mentioned at the top of her sheet) is Penelope Lumi Satakieli. Her last name is Finnish for Nightingale. Penny certainly did have a master teaching her magic at one point. But since she made a deal for Summer power, she has been on the outs with him. At least that was what we were going with for that short-lived game. I suppose you could change her story around if her master was Reon or someone who would have encouraged her to take up her Summer heritage. Or to go the other way, I think there would be a much better story if her Master was desperately trying to influence her to keep her from falling into the sway of Summer. Her game took place in Las Vegas, but I don't see much reason she couldn't be nearly anywhere.
Livia is in her late twenties. She is fully trained in magic. She is originally from England, but was living in Los Angeles in her story. She probably moves around a lot as a professional Cat-Burglar.
Katya was born in 1903. But her story was set at the start of World War 2, so she is in her mid-forties. Still, actual historic events are pretty important in her story, so if you use her, you should probably just make her 112 years old.
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