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Pronouns: they/them
Invited By: Cal
Character Name: Declan Steelsong
Character History: All relevant info is on his info page. The only thing not outlined there is the specifics of his campaign, which I will explain below.
Canonpoint: Post-Argynvostholt
Guild Choice: Crafters Guild. Declan is already an inventor with a penchant for imbuing his creations with magic. This is pretty much a perfect fit for him.
Element Choice:
1. Fire – Declan’s primary role in combat is to buff and protect his allies. He’s all about that utility.
2. Light – This pretty much sits opposite of what I have listed for fire, but this is also a good fit for him because of his more offensive options in combat. He’s good at making things explode.
3. Wind – More buffs!
Canon Powers: Declan is an Artificer. In non-D&D speak, this means he is a skilled inventor, who is able to imbue mundane items with magic, or perform magic through the use of his inventions. A couple of examples of this would be tinkering with a normal firearm to allow it to generate its own magical ammo so that it no longer needs reloading, or creating a set of clockwork birds that shoot beams of fire from their beaks to perform the spell Firebolt. For the most part, his spells are largely made for utility, such as buffing allies or detecting magic, but he has some damage spells and a little bit of healing at his disposal as well.
Apart from one or two small spells, magic is not an infinite resource for him. He can only use a few of his bigger spells before he has to rest.
Also, Declan has a few perks thanks to his half-elven lineage. He cannot be put to sleep by magic, is somewhat resistant to charm spells, and is able to see in the dark. I don’t know if he’ll be reduced to base human in the OFF world so I’m putting this here just in case!
Character Wish(es):
Character Fear(s):
Strengths & Weaknesses:
Sample: musebox thread
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Pronouns: they/them
Invited By: Cal
Character Name: Declan Steelsong
Character History: All relevant info is on his info page. The only thing not outlined there is the specifics of his campaign, which I will explain below.
Declan is from a Curse of Strahd campaign, and while CoS is a pre-written module that follows a set basic premise, it’s highly customizable and the meat of the story varies a lot from group to group. The very basics are that Declan and several others were called together by strange dreams and find themselves in Barovia, a land cut off from the rest of the world by a dark power and ruled over by the vampire lord, Count Strahd von Zarovich.
Together, Declan and his newfound friends are wandering the land, helping the locals, and slowly unraveling the mystery of Strahd’s power with the eventual goal of confronting him and freeing Barovia from his clutches. It's a pretty grimdark, gothic fantasy where Bad Things Happen All The Time. As of Declan’s canonpoint, he’s discovered that his missing mother had been in Barovia some hundred years prior to his arrival (thanks to some time travel shenanigans). It’s unknown whether or not she’s still there.
Canonpoint: Post-Argynvostholt
Guild Choice: Crafters Guild. Declan is already an inventor with a penchant for imbuing his creations with magic. This is pretty much a perfect fit for him.
Element Choice:
1. Fire – Declan’s primary role in combat is to buff and protect his allies. He’s all about that utility.
2. Light – This pretty much sits opposite of what I have listed for fire, but this is also a good fit for him because of his more offensive options in combat. He’s good at making things explode.
3. Wind – More buffs!
Canon Powers: Declan is an Artificer. In non-D&D speak, this means he is a skilled inventor, who is able to imbue mundane items with magic, or perform magic through the use of his inventions. A couple of examples of this would be tinkering with a normal firearm to allow it to generate its own magical ammo so that it no longer needs reloading, or creating a set of clockwork birds that shoot beams of fire from their beaks to perform the spell Firebolt. For the most part, his spells are largely made for utility, such as buffing allies or detecting magic, but he has some damage spells and a little bit of healing at his disposal as well.
Apart from one or two small spells, magic is not an infinite resource for him. He can only use a few of his bigger spells before he has to rest.
Also, Declan has a few perks thanks to his half-elven lineage. He cannot be put to sleep by magic, is somewhat resistant to charm spells, and is able to see in the dark. I don’t know if he’ll be reduced to base human in the OFF world so I’m putting this here just in case!
Character Wish(es):
⚙️ The defeat of Strahd and the end of his terrible reign.
⚙️ The safe return of his friends and family from Barovia.
⚙️ The restoration of Gideon’s (the party’s wizard and Declan’s bestie) previous adventuring party. Their souls are currently trapped in a cursed music box.
Character Fear(s):
⚙️ Small spaces – his abusive father would often lock him in closets, crawl spaces or sheds as punishment.
⚙️ Being alone – he grew up very lonely, and fears having to go back to that.
⚙️ Rats – you know what likes to live in closets, crawl spaces, and sheds? These things freak him out okay.
Strengths & Weaknesses:
STRENGTHS
⚙️ INTELLIGENT: Declan has no shortage of book smarts. He’s well-read, and very good at logic, solving puzzles, history, and so on. This is aided by his photographic memory.
⚙️ CHARMING: He can very easily come off as eccentric or a weirdo thanks to not having too much human interaction while growing up, but his charm makes him more of an enthusiastic puppy than an actual nuisance. People tend to like him.
⚙️ CARING: Declan has a very big heart. He doesn’t have many friends, and they’re all very precious to him, but even outside of that, he’s very willing to lend a hand to those in need.
WEAKNESSES
⚙️ OBLIVIOUS: While his book smarts are plenty, he is not very… street smart. The minutiae of social interactions often escape him and he’s not very good at reading people.
⚙️ BOTTLES THINGS UP: He has a big aversion to being a burden or dampening the mood. He will often keep any negative emotions and experiences under wraps so as not to bother anyone else with his troubles.
⚙️ IMPULSIVE: Declan is very prone to leaping without looking. His enthusiasm and insatiable curiosity often get the better of him a lot of the time.
Sample: musebox thread