Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Fantasy Core RPG: The Warlock

FANTASY CORE RPG
(c) Jerry Harris, 2012
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The Warlock (Oath-Breaker)
These are the users of Forbidden magic.  They may or may not still have their sanity.  They have been trained by and later left the Order of Wizards.  Low-level
Warlocks are normally hunted down, perhaps reformed.  High-level ones are more problematic as they may be part of the Wizard Council and their activities well hidden (with many loyal apprentices).  The Council may even negotiate an arrangement with renegades of the highest-level, rather than confront them. 

Warlocks are usually desperate for more magical knowledge, items, or looking for sacrifices.  They may be young and foolish wizards adventuring to find more power.  Or, they might be recluses delving fanatically into research, paying others to do the legwork.  Or even just plain nuts, who have snapped from what they've learned.  They are dangerous if provoked or if their whimsical desires are being actively thwarted.  They may have permanently summoned monsters and undead in their service.

A 10th level Warlock may have Wizard apprentices up to 4th level.  It’s unlikely they would teach them to be any more powerful than that. 


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