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[Marwynn]

Hi all, I set out to make a "Combat" Mage and utterly failed. I didn't want to make another Manipulator (aka Mind Rapist) either so I ended up with a... well this.

Backstory:

Character was born from the rare middle-class, raised as a Christian but those of the mind that those with magical abilities are simply evil and shouldn't be tolerated. He can't afford med school so signs up with the military, who promise to pay for his education and even provide a year or two of training provided he signed on for a few years.

He Awakens. This leads him to be embraced by the military and cast off by his family. The first spell he manifests is Heal, but he is quickly exploited to lead astral recons and develops a skillset based on infiltration and observation. He leaves after his term is up, however since he transferred from the medic corp to the scout group his subsidies went mostly to OCS--meaning all he earned was two years in pre-med at a university.

He has no money, no support network, and sees only service with the military as the only way to survive.

His old buddies however rang him up and signed him on for a 'run or two.

Angry at those that cast him out he underwent a crisis of faith, morally numbed by 'running he stumbled into the Barrens one night and encountered the squalor of the children. Overcome with pity, he soon begins to visit shelters and neighbourhoods and offer to help; mundanely with his medical training, and magically.

Once a week he visits a 'hood and offers to clean (Sterilize spell) places and purify water (Clean Water spell), in areas that are anything but clean. He administers medical aid, free of charge (I'm thinking of it as Dependent Medium). He even has the Fix spell so he can repair buildings (floor by floor, over time).

He even offers minor psych-help, altering memories for those who want it... discreetly. Sometimes memories just hold you back, after all.

But he's still conflicted enough to shoot people in the face for money. Well, if he has to.

"Missionary" (Perhaps "Saul")

[ Spoiler ]

B: 3
A: 5
R: 3
S: 2
C: 3
I: 5
L: 3
W: 4

Edge: 2
Magic: 5

Skills
Influence Group 2
Spellcasting 6
Summoning 1
Perception 2
Assenssing 2
Infiltration 4
Pistols 2
Automatics 2
Dodge 2
First Aid 1
Medicine 1

Qualities
Mentor Spirit
Dependent (Medium)
SINner
Records on File (Military)
Day Job (1000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) a month/ 10 hours a week)
Prejudiced (Religion) or Compulsion (Tidy)

Spells
Stunball
Astral Window
Detect Life, Extended
Heal
Fix
Sterilize
Clean Water
Levitate
Improved Invisibility
Trid Phantasm
Alter Memory
Influence

I need help with the mix of the 12 spells. I'm fairly happy with it but I wish I can squeeze more in there and I'm not too certain about others.

For example, Makeover and Fashion. Huh? You say. Well look at it this way: these people might be down on their luck, they may not have the best grooming and clothes and it could be an unnecessary expense. Any clothes donations can be made a bit more fashionable, perhaps enough to get someone a job. Makeover is also good for proper hygiene. Also the clothes could be made a bit more comfortable-the right size or maybe appropriate for the weather.

I also like the Alter Memory/Influence combo. Planting a suggestion and removing the suggestion afterwards is subtle and fun.

Knowledge skills will have appropriate stuff. But from his stats you can see that he was never really meant to be anything but an average student.

Thoughts and ideas?