So, I suppose it goes without saying that when I made a witch class for the ShadowDarkRPG, I was going to try out my own witch to see how it worked. I mean, this character is my litmus test for anything witch-like.
Like many of my other books Larina is featured in the book, but no stats. Also, like many of the books, she is featured on the cover, only this time, the art I chose already existed. Javier Charro is the artist, and his work has been sitting on my hard drive for a while, waiting for the right project. I mean, it is rather perfect, to be honest. Since I have given you all the stats for Esme and Amaranth, I figured Larina should also be featured.
Larina Nix
Who is this "Larina?" Is she the same one I use in D&D or is she different? Well, yes and no.
My conceit here is that the original AD&D Larina, with brown eyes (thankyouverymuchVanMorrison) died while battling a vampire. And by dead, I mean dead-DEAD. Witches in my games do not have access to Raise Dead or Resurection AND they can't have those spells cast on them. So when a witch dies, she is dead. BUT she can be reincarnated. The original Larina died, but she was reincarnated. She next appears as a precocious 6-year-old witch in my AD&D 2nd Ed Complete Netbook of Witches and Warlocks" and as an adult witch in my 3rd Edition games (same character), she also appears as a witch in my WitchCraft/Buffy games. They all share some similar memories and at age 25 they can contact their other selves. There is a multi-verse of Larinas out there now, one for every game I ever play.
This Larina is high-level (for ShadowDark), and she works with Esme and Amaranth.
Ancestry: Human
Class: Witch 10th level (Witch Queen)
XP: 114
Alignment: Lawful
Deity/Patron: Niceven and Baba Yaga
Background: Arcane Library
Familiar: Flying Cat ("Cotton Ball")
Str: 9
Dex: 11
Con: 11
Int: 17
Wis: 17
Cha: 18
Weapon: Broom staff, dagger
Gear: Crawler kit, 1 week of rations, 1 week of tea, cat treats (to supplement Cotton Ball's hunting), Book of Shadows, athamé.
Magic items: Bracers of Defense +1, Broom of Flying, Cloak of Night, Cingulum +3, Hat of Focus-Spellslinger
HP: 36
AC: 15
Languages: Common, Elven, Diabolic, Celestial
Talents
Human: +2 to Charisma
1st level: Additional Tier 1 Spell
3rd level: + 1 to Occult Spellcasting rolls
5th level: Patron Favor, +1 to any die roll once per rest
7th level: Additional Patron
9th level: Learn additional Tier 5 Spell
Patron Boons: Learn 1 Tier 1 Wizard Spell, Learn 1 Additional Occult Spell
Spells
Tier 1 (4+1): Charm Person, Feel my Pain, Glamour, Häxen Talons, Mage Hand
Tier 2 (3): Call Lightning, Light as a Feather-Stiff as a Board, Blink (Ritual)
Tier 3 (3): Bestow Curse, Coven's Calling, Danse Macabre
Tier 4 (2+1): Ball Lightning, Fear, Witch's Cradle
Tier 5 (2+1): Cry for the Nightbird, Phantasmagoria, Ward of Magic
Tier 1 Wizard: Burning Hands
One of ShadowDark's greatest features is its ability to generate characters quickly. I have about five or six different ShadowDark versions of Larina on my desk; each one was made to test something different.
It is interesting (to me at least) that while I often picture her as wearing a cloak and hood, like on the cover of The Witch, the art I am using here has her in a witch's hat.
Yeah, I would play this version of her, but I am discovering that 10 levels feel a little limiting to me. Granted, those are the prime adventuring levels, but I have been pouring over characters from my past and remember how much really high-level play we used to do back then.
I certainly have some to explore with this game.
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