Reese Beulay, Child of Hermes

[bryant]

Done as an exercise:

Reese Beulay, Roadway Prophet
Parent: Hermes
Nature: Fanatic

Attributes

Note: whether due to psychological limitations or otherwise, his Epic Attributes only function at full strength when used on or around roads, or in situations related to roads.

Strength: 2
Dexterity: 4
Stamina: 5 (Epic 1, Holy Fortitude)

Holy Fortitude allows him to go for twice the normal time without food, drink, or sleep. With Epic Stamina 1, “normal time” means one week.

Charisma: 3
Manipulation: 2
Appearance: 2

Perception: 4 (Epic 1, Predatory Focus)
Intelligence: 2
Wits: 3 (Epic 1, Instant Investigator)

Predatory Focus enhances his ability to track someone down. Instant Investigator allows him to sum up a crime scene (in his case, generally a highway accident or the like) in a single glance.

Abilities

Animal Ken: 1
*Athletics: 2
*Awareness: 2
Brawl: 3
Control (car): 5

Craft (auto repair): 2
Fortitude: 2
Integrity: 3
*Larceny: 1
Marksmanship: 3

Melee: 2
*Occult: 4
*Stealth: 0
*Survival: 3

Miscellaneous

Willpower: 8
Legend: 3

Virtues

Expression: 1
Intellect: 1
Valor: 4
Vengeance: 3

Boons & Relics

Unerring Orientation (Psychopomp 1)
Where Are You? (Psychopomp 2)
Mystery 2
Prophecy 2

Unerring Orientation allows him to always know where he is and how to get where he wants to go.

Where Are You? allows him to track down people he wants to find.

Note: like his Epic Attributes, his Boons only function at full strength when used on or around roads, or in situations related to roads.

Relic 5: The Book of Good Roads

This relic, an old and battered tome from the turn of the century, allows Reese to use his Psychopomp, Mystery, and Prophecy purviews. It also contains access to a Guide at level 2; while most Guides are creatures, this Guide is represented by the sage and wise advice within the book.

Originally published at Imaginary Vestibule.

Comments

[mgrasso.livejournal.com]

*grin* Yeah, that'll get me to pick up Scion. :)

[kniedzw.livejournal.com]

I'm sort of in the same position. I must now purchase it.

[bariklef.livejournal.com]

This game looks so cool. Must have more times to play.

[jeffwik.livejournal.com]

1) Is there precedent/guidelines for this psychological limitation in the book?

2) I've heard Epic Dexterity is problematic, and that using bonus points to buy Legend up to 3 from its starting value of 1 is so cost-effective that it's difficult to justify not doing it. I've only flipped through the book, though. Thoughts?

[bryant]

There isn't precedent or guidelines, but I just wrote it up as an extra limiter and didn't make anything cheaper as a result.

It is mentioned once or twice that boons come from the Scion's godly parent, and that the parent has some control over it. So I think I'd expect this to play out as a limitation Hermes instituted for some reason; possibly as a result of a bet with Legba, who was my other possibility for Reese's dad.

Legend starts at 2, I think, although now I have to double-check. I'm not sure why you wouldn't buy it up to 3, assuming I'm correct. If it starts at 1, then you're spending all your bonus points on buying it up, which might or might not be wise.

It's a very good stat, though, since your pool of Legend points (which drive powers, and do other good things) is Legend squared. So Legend 2 is four times as good as Legend 1, and Legend 3 is almost twice as good as Legend 2. Note: diminishing returns. Probably more balanced over the entire arc of three books.