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--- legacy:characters:background:witch [2025/08/26 22:03] – tailkinker
+++ legacy:characters:background:witch [2025/09/04 17:29] (current) – tailkinker
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 But magic is never given freely. Witches are often tasked with carrying out their patron’s will---whether that means protecting a sacred grove, retrieving a forbidden relic, sowing discord, or simply watching and waiting. Some Witches rebel against their obligations, seeking to twist the deal in their favour. Others embrace their role with zeal, becoming instruments of fate, vengeance, or unknowable designs. Whatever their path, a Witch always walks in shadow---between worlds, between allegiances, and between power and peril.
-===== Attributes =====
-When you select this background, add seven points to your XXX score and five points to your XXX score.
-In addition, you may distribute eight points among any of your other attribute scores.  No single attribute may receive more than four points.
 ===== Features =====
-**Stamina**:  A XXX begins play with 25 stamina, plus an amount equal to your Strength bonus.
+**Stamina**:  A Witch begins play with 10 stamina, plus an amount equal to your Strength bonus.
-**Recovery Dice**:  When you select XXX as your background, you gain two eight-sided dice (2d8) as Recovery dice.  This is in addition to any Recovery dice you gained due to your ancestry.
+**Recovery Dice**:  When you select Witch as your background, you gain two six-sided dice (2d6) as Recovery dice.  This is in addition to any Recovery dice you gained due to your ancestry.
-**Defences**:  Add two training ranks to your XXX defence.
+**Defences**:  Add two training ranks to your Will defence.
 ===== Skills =====
-Place one training rank in the XXX skill.  In addition, choose any three additional skills from the following list:
+Place one training rank in the Lore skill.  You must choose a specialty related to your Patron.  In addition, choose any three additional skills from the following list:  Animal Handling, Blades, Blunt Weapons, Crafting, Deception, Diplomacy, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Perception, Performance, Sleight of Hand, Society, Stealth, Survival, Unarmed Combat.
 Place one training rank in each of the selected skills.
+===== Patron =====
+You have gained your magic by making a deal with a powerful being.  Choose a type of Patron from the list below.
+^Patron     ^  Discipline  ^  Spell Casting Skill  ^
+|Ancestor   |    Arcane    |  Arcane Spellcasting  |
+|Archmind   |    Occult    |  Occult Spellcasting  |
+|Celestial  |    Divine    |  Divine Spellcasting  |
+|Devil      |    Divine    |  Divine Spellcasting  |
+|Dragon     |    Primal    |  Primal Spellcasting  |
+|Jotun      |    Arcane    |  Arcane Spellcasting  |
+|Fae        |    Primal    |  Primal Spellcasting  |
+|Outer God  |    Occult    |  Occult Spellcasting  |
+You should work with the Director to outline your Patron's goals and desires.  This will be important, because you will need to complete a quest for your Patron before upgrading your Spellcasting skill.
 ===== Traits =====
+Your Patron will grant you [[legacy:traits:Channeling Magic]], and your choice of Discipline will be determined by your Patron.
 Choose one of the following traits, and add it to your character.  In addition,