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Title: help plz character concept
Post by: raydjulia on August 25, 2012, 11:24:40 AM

Im looking for some help with a char concept, im thinking of a scion of the erlking, and young man early 20s , hard around the edges. high concept: son of the erlking  trouble:hunter or hunted (or maybe  Hunted by the hunter).
 Aspects:  I know im going to regret this
               You cant escape me
               Stupidly stubborn
               
I want him to a hunter, but not you typical hunter he will hunter down and find anything , person , item , etc for the right price. well thats how its starts anyways , i want him to have a change or heart, at some point and decide that doing the right thing doesnt have a price.

possible powers: echo of beasts( has ability to track by smell, very cool for a hunter)
                       Channeling: Balefire  ( i read somewhere that the erlking uses balefire)
                        inhuman speed
                        swift transition( he can track u anywere)


i have never made a char and would any ideas of maybe a suggestion or 2 , or if anyone wants to post a char fleshed out with these ideas i would appreciate it
               

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: AstronaughtAndy on August 25, 2012, 11:42:18 AM

For a possible power, something like Glamours but based off of your Survival?

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: UmbraLux on August 25, 2012, 02:22:31 PM

Quote from: raydjulia on August 25, 2012, 11:24:40 AM

i have never made a char and would any ideas of maybe a suggestion or 2 , or if anyone wants to post a char fleshed out with these ideas i would appreciate it     

Here's one potential start at Chest Deep: 

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High Concept:  Gaeaf Sidhe Hunter
Trouble:  Unwanted Get of the Erlkoenig
Other Aspects:  <choose what fits>

Superb:  Deceit; Discipline
Great:  Survival; Conviction
Good:  Investigation; Lore
Fair:  Stealth; Weapons
Average:  Presence; Endurance

Powers:  Evocation [-3] (Air, Darkness, Fate); Glamours [-2]; Human Guise [-]; Inhuman Toughness [-2]; Inhuman Recovery [-2]; Catch [+3] (Iron & such - standard fae); Supernatural Sense [-1] (Sense Fear using Lore)
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It gives you fae themed evocation, basic fae powers, and the ability to follow prey by sensing their fear.

I use the following elements for sidhe evocation:
 - Air:  Cold, storms, wind, etc.
 - Darkness:  Shadow, blindness, death, etc.
 - Earth:  Growth, plants, life, etc.
 - Light:  Heat, light, visibility, etc.
 - Fate:  The Cycle of Life and Death.

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: Taran on August 25, 2012, 02:40:43 PM

That's neat.  If you added some kind of ability to cause fear...maybe using a Darkness evocation to do a fear maneuver, you could still track them, but it wouldn't last and you'd have to see them.  Ritual would be handy for that...

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: THE_ANGRY_GAMER on August 26, 2012, 09:19:43 PM

Quote from: Taran on August 25, 2012, 02:40:43 PM

That's neat.  If you added some kind of ability to cause fear...maybe using a Darkness evocation to do a fear maneuver, you could still track them, but it wouldn't last and you'd have to see them.  Ritual would be handy for that...

Incite emotion could be good for that, as using magic to incite fear would result in the Wardens getting choppy.

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: UmbraLux on August 27, 2012, 04:58:24 PM

Incite emotion works so does intimidation but both require the target to be nearby.  I generally figure someone running has a reason to run...and that usually involves fear of some sort.  Fear of prison, pain, death, or even simply embarrassment - it's all fear.  How intense it is just changes the target number for detection.  ;)

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: Taran on August 27, 2012, 05:12:26 PM

Quote from: UmbraLux on August 27, 2012, 04:58:24 PM

Incite emotion works so does intimidation but both require the target to be nearby.  I generally figure someone running has a reason to run...and that usually involves fear of some sort.  Fear of prison, pain, death, or even simply embarrassment - it's all fear.  How intense it is just changes the target number for detection.  ;)

Assuming he knows he's being hunted.

I was thinking of a supernatural sense that senses an aura or something.  So someone gives you a peice of clothing belonging to the prey and you get the "scent" and follow it.  The prey leaves an imprint wherever it's been.  Although, the fear thing IS way cooler.

Part of the tactic to hunting someone, then, would be getting the word out that they're being hunted.  Spread lots of rumours of how no-one escapes - to instill that fear.  You might consider putting some points into contacts.  Contacts will also help you track down bounties.

EDIT:  if you took a stunt that let you use contacts to make intimidate checks, that would work!  You could spread fear from afar.  Set up an aspect that you could use to track your prey.

Title: Re: help plz character concept
Post by: UmbraLux on August 28, 2012, 03:43:03 PM

Yeah, I like the idea of using contacts to intimidate!  :)