Helden

Ritual Wizard

Attributes: ST 10 [0]; DX 12 [40]; IQ 15 [100]; HT 11 [10]. Secondary Characteristics: Damage 1d-2/1d; BL 20 lbs.; HP 10 [0]; Will 15 [0]; Per 12 [-15]; FP 14 [9]; Basic Speed 6.00 [5]; Basic Move 6 [0]. Advantages: Magery 3 [35]. • 30 points chosen from among DX +1 [20], IQ +1 [20], Will +1 to +5 [5/level], FP +1 to +10 [3/level], Eidetic Memory [5] or Photographic Memory [10], Gizmos 1-3 [5/level], Intuition [15], Language Talent [10], Languages (any) [2-6/language], Luck [15] or Extraordinary Luck [30], Magery 4, 5, or 6 [10, 20, or 30], Mind Shield [4/level], Signature Gear [Varies], Spirit Empathy [10], or Wild Talent 1 (Retention, +25%; Focused, Magical, -20%) [21]. Disadvantages: -15 points chosen from among Curious [-5*], Frightens Animals [-10], Obsession (Become the world’s most powerful wizard, a lich, etc.) [-10*], Pyromania [-5*], Skinny [-5], Social Stigma (Excommunicated)† [-10], Unfit [-5] or Very Unfit [-15], Unnatural Features 1-5 [-1/level], or Weirdness Magnet [-15]. • Another -20 points chosen from among the previous traits or Absent-Mindedness [-15], Bad Temper [-10*], Clueless [-10], Combat Paralysis [-15], Cowardice [-10*], Hard of Hearing [-10], Klutz [-5] or Total Klutz [-15], Loner [-5*], Low Pain Threshold [-10], Nervous Stomach [-1], Oblivious [-5], Overconfidence [-5*], Post- Combat Shakes [-5*], Sense of Duty (Adventuring companions) [-5], or Stubbornness [-5]. Primary Skills: Hidden Lore (Demons, Magic Items, Magical Writings, or Spirits) and Occultism, both (A) IQ [2]-15; Alchemy (VH) IQ [8]-15; and Thaumatology (VH) IQ [1]-15‡. Secondary Skills: Hazardous Materials (Magical), Research, Speed-Reading, Teaching, and Writing, all (A) IQ-1 [1]-14; and Meditation (H) Will-1 [2]-14. • Either Shield (Buckler) (E) DX+2 [4]-14 and Smallsword (A) DX+1 [4]-13, or Staff (A) DX+2 [8]-14. • One of Innate Attack (any) or Thrown Weapon (Dart) (E) DX+2 [4]-14; Throwing (A) DX+1 [4]-13; or Sling (H) DX [4]-12. Background Skills: Nine of Fast-Draw (Potion) (E) DX [1]-12; Climbing or Stealth, both (A) DX-1 [1]-11; Body Sense (H) DX-2 [1]-10; First Aid, Gesture, or Savoir-Faire (High Society), all (E) IQ [1]-15; Cartography or Hidden Lore (any other) (A) IQ-1 [1]-14; Diplomacy, Physiology (monster type), or Strategy, all (H) IQ-2 [1]-13; Hiking (A) HT-1 [1]-10; or Scrounging (E) Per [1]-12. Spells: Choose 30 wizardly spells (p. 20), which will be either (H) IQ+1 [1]-16 or (VH) IQ [1]-15 with the +3 for Magery.iku