Aahz

[Chris Goodwin]

How would you build Aahz?

I can build a scaly green demon easily enough. What I'm curious about is building someone who knows lots of spells, and can't cast them but can teach them.

Any ideas?

[CourtFool]

I am not familiar with Aahz, but I would think based on your description KS: Spells and PS: Teacher.

If you want to be silly, Transform into Spellcaster with RSR Teaching.

[keithcurtis]

The actual specifics would depend on how you have modelled your magic system. Do people need to spend points per spell? Personally, I think Court Fool has nailed it. Give him some knowledge skills. Aahz lost his abilities in book one. That he ever had them was pretty much a plot device.

Keith "Or am I mything your point?" Curtis

[Eosin]

If you were feeling like working your arse off you could write up all of his spells - they all need an RSR: Magic and then don't give him the magic skill. He knows the spells but since he cannot make the skill roll??

[CourtFool]

If you were feeling like working your arse off you could write up all of his spells - they all need an RSR: Magic and then don't give him the magic skill. He knows the spells but since he cannot make the skill roll??

No Concious Control?

[Chris Goodwin]

I've always done it by spending points per spell.

Giving him KS: Spells sounds about right. There's no game mechanical means for learning a spell other than spending the points on it.

Thanks everyone!

[Supreme]

No Concious Control?
Nope. NCC means that the spells would go off, just not when he intended. I also vote for the copious knowledge skills.

[tm80401]

A truly sick way to do it would be to create a perk that gives access to spellcasting. Make it a 10 to 15 point perk/talent, and then give each spell a 1/4 limitation that you have to have the perk/talent to cast it.

Then spend a boatload of points on spells that he doesn't have the prerequisite to cast.