Vanished Lands

Giacamo "the Mysterious" Du Vane

Beruk A.'s human Mage for Gene D.'s "Vanished Lands: Vistel's Circus" fantasy campaign

Giacamo "the Mysterious" Du Vane

Description

Player Character name: “Giacamo ‘The Mysterious’ Du Vane”

Role-player: Beruk Ambatchew

Campaign: Gene D.’s " Vanished Lands " heroic fantasy, using the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game

  • Adventuring Party: 39 (Boston area), “Vistel’s Circus”
  • Date revised: September 2012/“February 1228 B.C.E.”

Basic Attributes:

  • Species/race: Hifalendorin (proto-Western European/Gypsy) human
  • Sex: Male
  • Age (and apparent human age, if relevant): 38
  • Height: 5 ft. 6 in.
  • Weight: 130 lbs.
  • Eyes, hair, complexion: Dark brown eyes, cropped black hair, swarthy

Alignment: Neutral Good, with Chaotic tendencies

  • Patron deity: Trying to get in good graces with Ismiltar, matron of magic

Occupation/Class: Magic User (Mage, Wizard)

  • Experience Level: 1

Abilities (and adjustments/bonuses; note order):

  • Strength: 9 (0; to hit, damage for hand-to-hand, Fighter prime requisite; x10 = max. load)
  • Dexterity: 10 (0; bonus to ranged hit, Reflex save; prime for Thieves)
  • Constitution: 7 (-1; bonus to Hit Dice, Fortitude save)
  • Intelligence: 16 (+2; bonus = no. of bonus languages besides native and Hifalendorin [western Common], prime for Magic Users)
  • Wisdom: 15 (+1; bonus to Willpower save)
  • Charisma: 8 (-1; bonus to reaction, followers)

Derived statistics:

  • Languages known: Hifalendorin (western human common), Quelithan (High Elven), and Draconic
  • Movement: 40 ft. per round
  • Armor Class: 11
  • Base Attack Bonus: +1
  • Hit Points (and current, other effects): 3

Saving Throws :

  • Reflex (Dex): -2 +0 = -2
  • Fortitude (Con): -2 -1 = -3
  • Will (Wis): 0 +1 = +1

Racial abilities: None (Humans get +2 on any one ability at creation.)

Class abilities:

  • Spells (and citations; see also Dungeon Crawl Classics ):
    • Lvl. 0 (cantrips): Animate Tool, Flare, Mage Hand, Transfiguration
    • Lvl. 1: Color Spray, Magic Missile, Magic Shield, Read Magic
    • Lvl. 2: None yet

Backgrounds/skills : Scholar, Legerdemain

  • Foibles: Bitter (from experiences in Hesolin’s Magisterium)
  • Circus roles: Prestidigitator, stage magician, card tricks

Equipment (by location, weight):

  • Clothing: robes?
  • Class tools: traveling spellbook, pouch of components
  • Other gear:
  • Rations:
  • On steed: none yet
  • Magic items: Tattoo on back
  • Armor : None
  • Melee weapons : two daggers 1d4 each, quarterstaff 1d6, fancy cane 1d4
  • Ranged weapons (and ammunition, ranges): spells, daggers d4 (short range)

Money:

  • Copper pieces:
  • Silver pieces:
  • Electrum pieces:
  • Gold pieces: 42 crowns
  • Platinum pieces: 0
  • Gems (number, g.p. value): 0

Companion(s): “Imaginary friend”

  • Steed: none yet
  • Followers, strongholds: none yet

Bio

Backstory (just a few paragraphs):

Nationality/homeland/home town: the western Plains of Sathendo, human kingdom of Hifalendor, town?

Family/mentors: Teacher at the Magisterium (magic school/library) in Hesolin, capital of Hifalendor. Unfortunately, he was implicated in the sack of the city by the dreaded Ghost Fleet….

Description (mannerisms, image links, etc.):

Motivations:

Hobbies:

Preliminary Player Character roster for Gene D.’s " Vanished Lands " heroic fantasy campaign, using the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, as of autumn 2012:

  • " Hamfast Hammerfist " [Brian W.]-male Zeda human Fighter, mountaineer, “barbarian” strongman, and laborer; TNg, Lvl. 1
  • " Scully Strongbow " [Sara F.]-female albino Gnoll (Flind) Ranger, archer, knife thrower, and scout, with owl “Owlicious”; NGl, Lvl. 1
  • " Corwin Windsong " [Bruce K.]-male Half-Elf Bard, runaway aristocrat, ladies’ man, and ringmaster with a mandolin; CNg, Lvl. 1
  • " Elsa Fairbottom " [Rich C.G.]-female Hill Dwarf Druid outcast, cook/brewer, and animal handler with owlbear cub “Oswald”; NGc, Lvl. 1
  • " Radius " [Jason E.R.]-male Modron Paladin of Primus, lord of Nirvana; exiled to the Prime Material plane; LGn, Lvl. 1
  • " Tempestade " [Josh C.]-male Barbari human Monk (Battledancer/capoeirista from outside the “Vanished Lands”), roustabout; CGl, Lvl. 1