Bismark Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 While looking through an ancient tome (the 1978-vintage Swords and Sorcerors supplement to 1st edition Chivalry & Sorcery) I discovered a rather useful Viking archetype which would fit Valdorian Age adventures very well and increase party durability at the same time. This is the Brewmaster - someone who brews magic potions - but the kicker is that it is magic beer/lager/mead This archetype is not a very powerful as magicians go - basically it is a warrior with a useful hobby, so is brilliant for the 'Healing Potion supplier' kind of character without being too creepy and 'sorceror-like', plus there is great scope for amusing and genre-emulating side-effects ['yes, the potion will heal you, but you will be blind drunk for most of a day and have the mother of all hangovers afterwards']. The best bit is that one of the players who was ambivalent about playing anything other than a straight barbarian warrior for my upcoming VA campaign suddenly became very enthusiastic as soon as I mentioned the words 'magic beer' Must keep on digging through various 'barbarian' cultures to see if I can find other gems like this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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