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The exact KIND of power, on the other hand, is a more complex issue. We have abstracted nine bloodlines below. These bloodlines, as presented, are everything you need to play a Sorcerer character. That being said, these Bloodlines are very deliberately 'open ended'. | The exact KIND of power, on the other hand, is a more complex issue. We have abstracted nine bloodlines below. These bloodlines, as presented, are everything you need to play a Sorcerer character. That being said, these Bloodlines are very deliberately 'open ended'. | ||
We encourage all players and referees to explore the | We encourage all players and referees to explore the backstory and history of each Sorcerer in detail. Having the Boreal bloodline is all well and good, but is this due to your Grandfather marrying a Sylph Queen, or an ancestor that immigrated from the Plane of Air, or a transfusion to your great-grandmother of Air Elemental Essence to cure a childhood ailment, or your family has been Sky Cultists for generations, or, or, or.... | ||
The exact details can be (AND SHOULD BE!) as widely varied and fanciful as your imagination, and the referee, will allow. But if you don't want to bother with all those details, you may simply play the material as presented. | The exact details can be (AND SHOULD BE!) as widely varied and fanciful as your imagination, and the referee, will allow. But if you don't want to bother with all those details, you may simply play the material as presented. |
Revision as of 18:50, 17 December 2019
Sorcerers are born with power. Everybody knows that.
The exact KIND of power, on the other hand, is a more complex issue. We have abstracted nine bloodlines below. These bloodlines, as presented, are everything you need to play a Sorcerer character. That being said, these Bloodlines are very deliberately 'open ended'.
We encourage all players and referees to explore the backstory and history of each Sorcerer in detail. Having the Boreal bloodline is all well and good, but is this due to your Grandfather marrying a Sylph Queen, or an ancestor that immigrated from the Plane of Air, or a transfusion to your great-grandmother of Air Elemental Essence to cure a childhood ailment, or your family has been Sky Cultists for generations, or, or, or....
The exact details can be (AND SHOULD BE!) as widely varied and fanciful as your imagination, and the referee, will allow. But if you don't want to bother with all those details, you may simply play the material as presented.
The choice is up to you!
Arcane Bloodline
Your ancestors have always shown an affinity for the most esoteric expressions of magic.
Boreal Bloodline
Your ancestors are a freedom-loving, wind-blown lot.
Fey Bloodline
Your ancestors were erudite, highly cultured, and some would even say, otherworldly.
God-Touched Bloodline
Your ancestors were important in the Workings of Deities.
Nascent Bloodline
Your ancestors were Big Players in the fate of the Natural World.
Primeval Bloodline
Your ancestors have gifted you a deep connection to the physical world through your aura.
Pyretic Bloodline
Your ancestors forged a long and fruitful relationship with the Universal Fire.
Stormborn Bloodline
Your ancestors were adherents of The Primal Storm, that raging, unending maelstrom.
Tainted Bloodline
Your ancestors have had dealings with... Things best left alone.