A Villain In A World Of Heroes
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Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
Vote Tally : A Villain In A World Of Heroes | Page 129 | Sufficient Velocity
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[X] The second
[X] See how many mages are accepting apprenticeships
No. of Votes: 11
Alphaleph
Beto
Eri
green
HavocKeeper
jaiveer00
lavanderjasmine
LokiTheDarkGod
ObsidianWings
sgtbaker47
Slith10
[x] The second
[x] Check the bounties
No. of Votes: 5
Arkatekt
ApocalypticFish
assana73
BBBence1111
Darklord.
Total No. of Voters: 16
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[X] The second
[X] See how many mages are accepting apprenticeships
No. of Votes: 11
Alphaleph
Beto
Eri
green
HavocKeeper
jaiveer00
lavanderjasmine
LokiTheDarkGod
ObsidianWings
sgtbaker47
Slith10
[x] The second
[x] Check the bounties
No. of Votes: 5
Arkatekt
ApocalypticFish
assana73
BBBence1111
Darklord.
Total No. of Voters: 16
Which mage is best?
Dark Ness
Rises Where Silence Dies
- Location
- The Primordial Soup
You decide to compromise between price and comfort. You don't want to sleep in shit, but at the same time you don't want to waste your money. All in all, it was an easy choice to make. You head to the inn, pay the one silver, and reserve a room. You don't have much you have that isn't too valuable to leave, but you do place your dresses and the last of your supplies in the room.
After that, you ask the innkeeper if knows of any mages that are looking for an apprentice. He looks at you a bit funny, likely because the majority of people who could afford an apprenticeship would already know. Still, he tells you about three different mages. You did spend a silver on this place, after all.
The first is Laydon, a mage specializing in exotic effects and spells. He is obsessed with strange magics, and generally considered to be a bit insane, but the innkeeper doesn't know if that is actually true, or just hearsay. There are even whispers that he practices necromancer and fools with demons, but he is either bad at it, not too knowledgeable, or just harmless, considering that no uptight Heroes or zealous priests have come after him.
He comes from a noble family, which is where he gets all his money from, as well as sometimes joining explorer parties if he thinks he will find rare spells. His family is also the reason that most people actually takes him seriously. The cost to a apprentice under him is eighteen gold, which may be due to his family cutting him off. You think if you are willing to give him your summoning spells, or your time stop spell, they he may just teach you for free, though.
The second is Aaron, a young and mostly untested mage. He doesn't seem to excell in any particular area, nor does he seem to be weak in any. The one thing you can say about him is that he knows spells, lots of spells. He seems to want a good apprentice in order to gain some more fame through their feats, and to help him with his own magical workings. He is asking for twelve gold.
The third one is called Mannkev, and he is one of the best mages in the city, if not all the whole region. He doesn't use a lot of spells, but he seems to have complete mastery over those he does use. There is a tale that he once killed an entire bandit camp with a single, ordinary, fireball spell, and that you can still see the crater he made today. Some even say he used to be a companion to a hero. He placing a heavy emphasis on training base magical ability, which can often take a long time, be exhausting, and tedious. Incidentally, that is part of the reason why all his previous apprentices left, because he refused to teach them until then reached a certain level, and they were not willing to stick around to achieve it.
Often times, people learn magic for one of three reasons, to protect themselves, to be useful, or to be able to brag about it. The first is relatively is easy to achieve but last two, not so much. Most noble famlies have their children apprentices to a mage in order from them to quickly start making money for the family with their talents, or for them to be able to amaze and impress others with their new found "prodigious" skill (it is not unknown for families to grant a "good teaching bonus" in order for the mage in question to speak of the apprentice's greatness).
Mannkev's staunch refusal of these bribes, as well as his methodical steady teaching style, in top of his personality, that of a demanding, abbrasive, and stern man, didn't mesh well with the nobles he was teaching nor their families agenda. Which is why, even with his fearsome reputation that nets him apprentice's in the first place, he has never had an apprentice become a journeyman. To learn from him, it costs fourteen gold, and you will need to pass a trial. Still, your base ability is much higher then normal, so things should be easier for you.
[] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[] Layton
-[] Aaron
-[] Mannkev
[] Look at the bounties available
[] Read a book and go to sleep
-[] Which book?
[] Write in
After that, you ask the innkeeper if knows of any mages that are looking for an apprentice. He looks at you a bit funny, likely because the majority of people who could afford an apprenticeship would already know. Still, he tells you about three different mages. You did spend a silver on this place, after all.
The first is Laydon, a mage specializing in exotic effects and spells. He is obsessed with strange magics, and generally considered to be a bit insane, but the innkeeper doesn't know if that is actually true, or just hearsay. There are even whispers that he practices necromancer and fools with demons, but he is either bad at it, not too knowledgeable, or just harmless, considering that no uptight Heroes or zealous priests have come after him.
He comes from a noble family, which is where he gets all his money from, as well as sometimes joining explorer parties if he thinks he will find rare spells. His family is also the reason that most people actually takes him seriously. The cost to a apprentice under him is eighteen gold, which may be due to his family cutting him off. You think if you are willing to give him your summoning spells, or your time stop spell, they he may just teach you for free, though.
The second is Aaron, a young and mostly untested mage. He doesn't seem to excell in any particular area, nor does he seem to be weak in any. The one thing you can say about him is that he knows spells, lots of spells. He seems to want a good apprentice in order to gain some more fame through their feats, and to help him with his own magical workings. He is asking for twelve gold.
The third one is called Mannkev, and he is one of the best mages in the city, if not all the whole region. He doesn't use a lot of spells, but he seems to have complete mastery over those he does use. There is a tale that he once killed an entire bandit camp with a single, ordinary, fireball spell, and that you can still see the crater he made today. Some even say he used to be a companion to a hero. He placing a heavy emphasis on training base magical ability, which can often take a long time, be exhausting, and tedious. Incidentally, that is part of the reason why all his previous apprentices left, because he refused to teach them until then reached a certain level, and they were not willing to stick around to achieve it.
Often times, people learn magic for one of three reasons, to protect themselves, to be useful, or to be able to brag about it. The first is relatively is easy to achieve but last two, not so much. Most noble famlies have their children apprentices to a mage in order from them to quickly start making money for the family with their talents, or for them to be able to amaze and impress others with their new found "prodigious" skill (it is not unknown for families to grant a "good teaching bonus" in order for the mage in question to speak of the apprentice's greatness).
Mannkev's staunch refusal of these bribes, as well as his methodical steady teaching style, in top of his personality, that of a demanding, abbrasive, and stern man, didn't mesh well with the nobles he was teaching nor their families agenda. Which is why, even with his fearsome reputation that nets him apprentice's in the first place, he has never had an apprentice become a journeyman. To learn from him, it costs fourteen gold, and you will need to pass a trial. Still, your base ability is much higher then normal, so things should be easier for you.
[] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[] Layton
-[] Aaron
-[] Mannkev
[] Look at the bounties available
[] Read a book and go to sleep
-[] Which book?
[] Write in
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Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
hm. We have 32 gold right now, so we can afford to apprentice under any of them if we decide to do that.
I'm leaning towards Mannkev and his focus on Base magical ability. The stronger our foundation the more potent our spells should be.
The trial he wants us to take should be interesting, and I'm reasonably sure we would be able to pass it without too much issue.
If we go with Laytonand want to offer spell, I suggest offering only the Summon Earth Elemental or the Blizzard spell. They are both too mana-intensive for Cedra to cast right now, and they didn't come from our SPELLBOOK. We also wouldn't be lying when we inevitably tell him we found one on the ground in a tunnel, and the other in the Treatise on Ice Magic.edit: I suggest we pay only gold. No spells for him.
Not interested in Aaron at all. He likely expects us to go out and make a big name for ourselves and that seems a bit counterproductive to what we want right now.
I'd still like to go check the bounties, but I'm getting the impression Bounty Hunter Cedra isn't something people want here...
Reading isn't a bad idea either, but I'm not too concerned with it at the moment.
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
I'm leaning towards Mannkev and his focus on Base magical ability. The stronger our foundation the more potent our spells should be.
The trial he wants us to take should be interesting, and I'm reasonably sure we would be able to pass it without too much issue.
If we go with Layton
Not interested in Aaron at all. He likely expects us to go out and make a big name for ourselves and that seems a bit counterproductive to what we want right now.
I'd still like to go check the bounties, but I'm getting the impression Bounty Hunter Cedra isn't something people want here...
Reading isn't a bad idea either, but I'm not too concerned with it at the moment.
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
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Dark Ness
Rises Where Silence Dies
- Location
- The Primordial Soup
The Earth Elemental Spell is one of the most common summoning spells in existance, it wouldn't be worth it. And the Blizzard spell is outside his area of interest.
Edit: They were always going to be around this price. Because you didn't buy a horse and got a near crit on money from exploring, you can afford them all. If things had been different....
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- Location
- ☯
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
-[X] Mannkev
- Location
- Everywhere, Anywhere, Nowhere.
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
This looks like the best option.
-[X] Mannkev
This looks like the best option.
- Location
- USA
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
-[X] Mannkev
lavanderjasmine
Master of decoration
- Location
- R'lyeh
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
-[X] Mannkev
BBBence1111
Harbinger of Bad Luck
- Location
- Magyarország
Layton:
Pros: Exotic, powerful spells; Possible necromancy
Cons: May be insane, spells most likely need too much mana, most expensive
Aaron:
Pros: Many spells that we could use; could teach most of them on an average level; Cheapest
Cons: Wants fame; doesn't specialize in any field
Mannkev:
Pros: Trains magical ability first; powerful spells
Cons: Has a trial; May notice animal traits
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
Pros: Exotic, powerful spells; Possible necromancy
Cons: May be insane, spells most likely need too much mana, most expensive
Aaron:
Pros: Many spells that we could use; could teach most of them on an average level; Cheapest
Cons: Wants fame; doesn't specialize in any field
Mannkev:
Pros: Trains magical ability first; powerful spells
Cons: Has a trial; May notice animal traits
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
Slith10
Back from the dead and ready to party!
- Location
- New Zealand
Yep, We can get spells on our own (2nd choice), let's get fukhueg on magi-powah!
Yeah, no real value in Layden's breadth of magic when we've got an infinite spell tome. Fame is likely to be counterproductive, as well.
Never been big on studying under a crazy necromancer.
We can definitely do with improving the basics, though I wonder if his long training might bite us when we try to keep following the hero for revenge. Still, our dedication to becoming good enough to be a proper villain may actually work to our advantage, in that we'd have more drive to complete the apprenticeship than any of his past pupils.
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
Never been big on studying under a crazy necromancer.
We can definitely do with improving the basics, though I wonder if his long training might bite us when we try to keep following the hero for revenge. Still, our dedication to becoming good enough to be a proper villain may actually work to our advantage, in that we'd have more drive to complete the apprenticeship than any of his past pupils.
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
StillReflections
Apathy Incarnate
- Location
- East Coast, USA
[X] Looks for one of these mages to apprentice to.
-[X] Mannkev
Invest in our fundamentals now, reap many benefits later. Fairly simple. I'd rather be able to use a single spell a hundred ways than know a hundred different spells, and with our magic book, we can eventually remedy our lack of variety.
-[X] Mannkev
Invest in our fundamentals now, reap many benefits later. Fairly simple. I'd rather be able to use a single spell a hundred ways than know a hundred different spells, and with our magic book, we can eventually remedy our lack of variety.
Slith10
Back from the dead and ready to party!
- Location
- New Zealand
'I cast flame!'
'Flame? Do you really think a weak spell like tha-'
*10 meter wide X 100 meter long flame appears
'Oh Shii-'
Good times to be had.
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First Impression
Dark Ness
Rises Where Silence Dies
- Location
- The Primordial Soup
You will apprentice to Mannkev, you easily decide. It isn't even much of a choice. You need power to defeat the Hero, and he can give it to you. Your base magical power is already much greater then average, giving you an advantage over any other applicants, and you aren't going to turn down a chance to learn from one of the best. No matter what his trial is, you will pass it. Your new found resolve firmly in mind, you ask the innkeeper if he knows where you can find Mannkev.
He requires a bit of metal to loosen his tongue, but it is no big deal, only a few coppers. He gives you directions to Mannkev's house, and you set off. It is in one of the nicer districts of the city, but nowhere near one benfiting his status. The house is huge, at least five times the size of any of the other houses nextt to it, and surrounded by an iron gate. You can also tell that it is warded, the glowing runes are a dead give away. A little nervous, and unsure, you raise your fist and knock on the gate, hard.
You aren't sure if anyone inside the house would be able to hear it, but a man comes out anyways. He is old, with pure white hair and wrinklea. Yet, he has piercing gray eyes, a stern, hard, expression on his face, and he walks with surity and confidence, like he owns the ground, like he is telling you that age did not make him weak.
He walks about you, and asks, in a gruff voice "Who are and what do you want?" You tell him your name is Cedra and you want a-"Let me guess, an apprenticeship? Well, I certainly didn't receive any letters from your family, so tell me, why should I take you, girl?" He says in an accusatory tone, interupting you.
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OOC: Sorry for the shortness, but this is an important vote. First impressions, and all.
He requires a bit of metal to loosen his tongue, but it is no big deal, only a few coppers. He gives you directions to Mannkev's house, and you set off. It is in one of the nicer districts of the city, but nowhere near one benfiting his status. The house is huge, at least five times the size of any of the other houses nextt to it, and surrounded by an iron gate. You can also tell that it is warded, the glowing runes are a dead give away. A little nervous, and unsure, you raise your fist and knock on the gate, hard.
You aren't sure if anyone inside the house would be able to hear it, but a man comes out anyways. He is old, with pure white hair and wrinklea. Yet, he has piercing gray eyes, a stern, hard, expression on his face, and he walks with surity and confidence, like he owns the ground, like he is telling you that age did not make him weak.
He walks about you, and asks, in a gruff voice "Who are and what do you want?" You tell him your name is Cedra and you want a-"Let me guess, an apprenticeship? Well, I certainly didn't receive any letters from your family, so tell me, why should I take you, girl?" He says in an accusatory tone, interupting you.
[]
OOC: Sorry for the shortness, but this is an important vote. First impressions, and all.
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[X] I am daughter to a murdered father, who was killed for selling someone something that didn't protect them as well as the person required but the person who bought the item didn't say what he intended to use the item for apart from the obvious, I have heard tales of you being one of the greatest mages in these lands and I desire to gain power under your tutelage so that I may take revenge on the person who killed my father and stop him from repeating such actions in the future, I am skilled in magic and wish to increase my knowledge and skill.
[X] "Because I can pay what you charged the last hopeful. And because I doubt you have an apprentice already, so you can afford to train me."
-[X] If he asks why we want an apprenticeship: "There's a person I have to find, one of Fortune's Favored. I need to be as strong as I can be, and that has to be at least strong enough to stand beside him." Try to come off as having hero worship.
-[X] If he asks why we want an apprenticeship: "There's a person I have to find, one of Fortune's Favored. I need to be as strong as I can be, and that has to be at least strong enough to stand beside him." Try to come off as having hero worship.
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[X] "Because I can pay the advertised price. And because I doubt you have an apprentice already, so you can afford to train me."
-[X] If he asks why we want an apprenticeship: "Revenge."
-[X] If he asks why we want an apprenticeship: "Revenge."
