The Adept (Pom & Par)

And here is the Adept.

The Adept

An Adept is one who has been touched by the Universe itself, often in the form of “gods” or their minions. Able to channel these raw divinities, the Adept follows a path that leads him or her further into the divine mysteries, towards legendary paths that broaden and deepen their understanding. Valuable as medicine men and folk magicians, the adept also has the ability to put up a good fight in defense of their growing religious beliefs. Wanderlust often hits the Adept early in life and some are pushed out of their homes when too many choose the path. These mercenary Adepts join with others and are well paid for their services. Their experience with the world makes them great assets to their particular religion.

In General. An Adept is an acolyte or initiate of a religious or philosophical organization. They may begin as trainees or merely helpers of the local priest or priestess, but there is a divine spark within them. Whether purposely or by accident, this spark grows until a real divine connection is created. In your campaign, this can be a devotion to a god or goddess, a secular organization that taps into the latent power of humanity (or elf kind, what have you), or anything the MP decides.

On Priemordon. The Adepts of Priemordon are typically children who have seen “The Serpent”. At the center of the world is the great Serpent who holds all wisdom in its venom for mortals to partake. It acts as a conduit for the powers of the Old Daemor, the Heathen Gods, or the power of the Demagogues. As in all things, knowledge carries with it a price and the venom and elixirs imbibed by the Adepts of Priemordon often lead to odd and debilitating effects. Many die before they can fully give themselves to their particular religion.

Those that survive however, become powerful heroes for their cause and find great renown in their chosen vocations. The Adept can choose to follow the path of the Priest or the path of the Templar.

Abilities By Level

General Abilities

Physical Defense: 0

Magical Defense: +3

Wounds: 50 + 1d6 per level

Stamina: 50 +2d6 per level

First Level Adept Abilities

Spark of Life & Light. An Adept gains the ability to turn Stamina into spell power. Each spell will require a different amount of stamina. For spells that require an attack or activation roll, the Adept uses his or her Willpower in addition to any bonuses of the spell itself. Some spells do not require rolls to activate.

Activation (Attack) Roll

1d20 + WP + Spell Power

Adept Spells. The Adept may choose three (3) spells that he or she knows. These are chosen from the Adept Spell list.

Combat Skills. The Adept chooses two (2) weapons that he or she has trained in. These should be chosen from the Commoner Weapon List. An Adept is also trained in Dodge.

Armor Skills. The Adept is trained in Hide, Leathers, and Quilted armors.

General Skills. The Adept is trained in Medicine, Religion, and three (3) other skills of his or her choice.

Imbibe Venom. An Adept may imbibe snake or plant venom to power their spells. Each time the venom is taken in, it gives the Adept 2d6 free “Stamina” that can only be used to cast spells. Once gone, it does not regenerate like normal Stamina would. The extra Stamina stays around for 1 hour per Adept or Priest level. In addition, the Adept loses 1 Wound and 1 Stamina permanently.

Second Level Adept Abilities

Adept Spells. The Adept may learn two (2) spells from the Adept Spell list.

Seer of Five Senses. An Adept may prepare a circle and cast the Ritual of Five Senses. He or she may choose a particular sense and enhance it to great levels. Then they may choose a time within one day in the past or future and they will get information based off of that sense. Activation of the ability is based on Willpower. The Adept gets a bonus of +1 per Adept or Priest level.

The MP decides on difficulty based on time difference and may give a bonus based on location or the abilities of those who could be sensed by the Adept.

• 6 Hours or Less +3 Difficulty
• 7 to 12 Hours +6 Difficulty
• 13 to 24 Hours +9 Difficulty

Third Level Adept Abilities

Adept Spells. The Adept may learn two (2) additional spells from the Adept Spell list.

General Skills. The Adept may learn two (2) additional General Skills.

Roll the Bones. For the cost of 10 Stamina, an Adept may Roll The Bones. He or she uses a divination method (of choice) and may ask the MP a Yes or No, Weal or Woe question about the character's or party's actions. The player rolls all dice in a set of polyhedral dice (or any combination of seven dice the MP wishes to use) and as long as no die rolls a 1, the answer is genuine. If one or more dice roll 1s, the answer may or may not be accurate. If the player wishes he or she may sacrifice 1 permanent Stamina per “1” to turn it into a “2”. This twisting of fate allows the character to have confidence in his or her prophecy.