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Help with my enchanter... [Archive] - Wizards Community

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tdsaw111
02-10-08, 11:58 AM Ok, I am a bit stuck. I am playing an Enchanter/Master Specialist,barred schools Evocation and Necromancy, in a campaign set in Eberron. So far due to the way I was introduced to the party I am tied to House Medani, I am an assistant to one of their Inquisitors, who was helping clear the party of some charges. Basically I became a member of the party after the death of the leader of the party, he died to save myself and another party member. My problem is I have no idea where to go for back story.

A little bit I have decided.

1) NG, Human, Str 8, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 19, Wis 8 Cha10. despises bloodshed, considers martial combat beneath him. Carries no weapons or armor ever.

2) Believes if you cloud the mind the body wont matter.

3) Will not kill if he can help it, however his opinion of if he can help it is a bit loose. For example, he has no qualms charming someone to fight on his behalf, and feels no responsibility for their actions.

4) Tends to be a bit cowardly, but always comes up with some "rational" explanation.

The other issue I am running into is that I would eventually like to take him into the mindbender PrC, however I am hitting the wall with why a GOOD character would use such questionable methods. But it fits his ideals brilliantly, and I have the idea that if I take it, I will make it a point to never keep a mindslave longer that 1 adventure, and that I would always leave them with some form of payment.

Given the above this is what I have so far.

Dresden Tesla, was born Dresden Tesla d'Medani, however he dropped his last name when he realized it tended to get him in trouble, people were more guarded around him, which he found painful. From an early age Dresden had a knack for magic. He studied hard and found that while he didnt like the inherent bloodshed of evocation magics, and didn't find the idea of death in the least appealing. He decided it foolish to try to match strengths with a warrior, why try to harm the body of a foe when they are much more useful if only you can make them see things your way. Hence he became an Enchanter.

Dresden however, was unable to distance himself from his house for long. He was instructed to start an apprenticeship to one of their inquisitors. He found this terrifying. He was however a natural. His love of Enchantment and Illusion magics, greatly increased the investigations in which he helped. He became skilled in interrogations, mostly by using his magics to liberate the information he sought.

Dresden however recenty became very excited at the recover of information regarding a figure known as The Puppeteer. This figure has been known in the underworld to use powerful charms to gain allegiance from several gangs. Recently, Dresden was on hand for the capture of one of the Puppeteer's mindslaves. After much interrogation and magical manipulation this slave explained what he understood. That The Puppeteer, was a wizard, a fellow Enchanter, but that he had found secret lore, lore that allowed his powers to become incredibly potent. He refers to him self as a Mindbender.

Following this discovery Dresden has decided t persue, without permission, more information about these Mindbenders, after all, if he could manage to become one, he could balance the scale could he not?

Any suggestions would be terrific..
Mad_Jack
02-10-08, 04:09 PM Well, there seems to be an underlying hint of needing acceptance and validation in the character's history, and given his low strength, low wisdom and average charisma - yet high intelligence - I'm kind of seeing a character who has decided that "I can make them like me". He's probably come far enough from his less-than-wonderful beginnings that he comes across as confident in his skills and in his interactions with others, but there's still that underlying subconscious need for validation. He fills this need by playing the part of the go-to guy, the one that everybody can depend on to get things done. A large part of his self-image is probably wrapped up in playing that part. He may realize in some small way that using magic to get people to do things may be a bit questionable, but for the most part he doesn't see anything wrong with using magic to accomplish what he can't do with charisma - he's probably pretty enamored with his powers. Although he was kind of scared when he was first apprenticed to the Inquisitor, he's definitely found his niche, and taken to his calling with pride. He's one of the Good Guys. He wears a white hat, so how could using his spells to get the job done be wrong? Given that he's looking to become a mindbender, I can kind of see him as one of those well-intentioned people who's so focused on holding the line in the battle between good and evil that he may not notice which side of that line he's actually currently standing on. He's always absolutely sure that he's acting for the greater good, or in the best interests of those he uses his spells on. I mean, if using a spell to convince a prisoner to tell you his master's plans in order to stop them is for the greater good, surely using that same spell to convince the party's barbarian to spend his gold buying better armor instead of drinking it all away at the tavern couldn't be be a bad thing, right? ...Right? ;)
tdsaw111
02-10-08, 07:51 PM Wow. That is brilliant. Thank you. Pretty much how I was trying to envision it but was lacking the words.

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tdsaw111 02-10-08, 11:58 AM	Ok, I am a bit stuck. I am playing an Enchanter/Master Specialist,barred schools Evocation and Necromancy, in a campaign set in Eberron. So far due to the way I was introduced to the party I am tied to House Medani, I am an assistant to one of their Inquisitors, who was helping clear the party of some charges. Basically I became a member of the party after the death of the leader of the party, he died to save myself and another party member. My problem is I have no idea where to go for back story. A little bit I have decided. 1) NG, Human, Str 8, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 19, Wis 8 Cha10. despises bloodshed, considers martial combat beneath him. Carries no weapons or armor ever. 2) Believes if you cloud the mind the body wont matter. 3) Will not kill if he can help it, however his opinion of if he can help it is a bit loose. For example, he has no qualms charming someone to fight on his behalf, and feels no responsibility for their actions. 4) Tends to be a bit cowardly, but always comes up with some "rational" explanation. The other issue I am running into is that I would eventually like to take him into the mindbender PrC, however I am hitting the wall with why a GOOD character would use such questionable methods. But it fits his ideals brilliantly, and I have the idea that if I take it, I will make it a point to never keep a mindslave longer that 1 adventure, and that I would always leave them with some form of payment. Given the above this is what I have so far. Dresden Tesla, was born Dresden Tesla d'Medani, however he dropped his last name when he realized it tended to get him in trouble, people were more guarded around him, which he found painful. From an early age Dresden had a knack for magic. He studied hard and found that while he didnt like the inherent bloodshed of evocation magics, and didn't find the idea of death in the least appealing. He decided it foolish to try to match strengths with a warrior, why try to harm the body of a foe when they are much more useful if only you can make them see things your way. Hence he became an Enchanter. Dresden however, was unable to distance himself from his house for long. He was instructed to start an apprenticeship to one of their inquisitors. He found this terrifying. He was however a natural. His love of Enchantment and Illusion magics, greatly increased the investigations in which he helped. He became skilled in interrogations, mostly by using his magics to liberate the information he sought. Dresden however recenty became very excited at the recover of information regarding a figure known as The Puppeteer. This figure has been known in the underworld to use powerful charms to gain allegiance from several gangs. Recently, Dresden was on hand for the capture of one of the Puppeteer's mindslaves. After much interrogation and magical manipulation this slave explained what he understood. That The Puppeteer, was a wizard, a fellow Enchanter, but that he had found secret lore, lore that allowed his powers to become incredibly potent. He refers to him self as a Mindbender. Following this discovery Dresden has decided t persue, without permission, more information about these Mindbenders, after all, if he could manage to become one, he could balance the scale could he not? Any suggestions would be terrific..
Mad_Jack 02-10-08, 04:09 PM	Well, there seems to be an underlying hint of needing acceptance and validation in the character's history, and given his low strength, low wisdom and average charisma - yet high intelligence - I'm kind of seeing a character who has decided that "I can make them like me". He's probably come far enough from his less-than-wonderful beginnings that he comes across as confident in his skills and in his interactions with others, but there's still that underlying subconscious need for validation. He fills this need by playing the part of the go-to guy, the one that everybody can depend on to get things done. A large part of his self-image is probably wrapped up in playing that part. He may realize in some small way that using magic to get people to do things may be a bit questionable, but for the most part he doesn't see anything wrong with using magic to accomplish what he can't do with charisma - he's probably pretty enamored with his powers. Although he was kind of scared when he was first apprenticed to the Inquisitor, he's definitely found his niche, and taken to his calling with pride. He's one of the Good Guys. He wears a white hat, so how could using his spells to get the job done be wrong? Given that he's looking to become a mindbender, I can kind of see him as one of those well-intentioned people who's so focused on holding the line in the battle between good and evil that he may not notice which side of that line he's actually currently standing on. He's always absolutely sure that he's acting for the greater good, or in the best interests of those he uses his spells on. I mean, if using a spell to convince a prisoner to tell you his master's plans in order to stop them is for the greater good, surely using that same spell to convince the party's barbarian to spend his gold buying better armor instead of drinking it all away at the tavern couldn't be be a bad thing, right? ...Right? ;)
tdsaw111 02-10-08, 07:51 PM	Wow. That is brilliant. Thank you. Pretty much how I was trying to envision it but was lacking the words.