Archpaladin Zousha
2010-05-15, 12:22 AM
Now that I've finally settled on my Scion character (A son of Freyr with the "Modern Paladin" calling), my ST and I are collaborating to try and create a rival for him. We're not sure whether the archetypal rival of the character should be from the same pantheon as the character, but we're using that sort of paradigm. In order for this character to truly feel like a rival to my character, we want him to be the antithesis of everything my own character stands for. As my character is a Lawful Good paladiny type, I figured my rival should be someone who is an absolute monster, someone who, if he isn't an actual servant of the Titans, might as well be anywat for his cruelty and destructiveness.
Most "evil" Aesir Scions tend to have Loki as a parent, but I felt that might be a bit too cliche, since Loki doesn't have any particular beef with Freyr like he does with other gods like Baldur, Thor or Sif. But then I noticed the entry about Kane Taoka in the books, as an example of a Scion corrupted by the Titans, Taoka serving the Titan Avatar Mikaboshi, who is the dominant avatar of the Titan of Darkness. Then it hit me. The dominant avatar of the Titan Muspellheim is Surtr the Fire Giant King, and who is Surtr destined to destroy at Ragnarok? Freyr!
So, the idea I'm proposing to my ST is that my character's rival is a Scion of Loki who somehow has been empowered by Surtr and is now his puppet amongst the rival band, possibly even their leader, considering how Kane Taoka was the leader of the rival Scion band in the books.
My main question is how I should stat him up for approval. My ST has given me the opportunity to make my character's rival myself, and he'll weave him into the plot with the rival band. The numbers are what's giving me trouble. Kane Taoka is actually more powerful in the books than a starting Scion should be, since he has a Legend of 5, technically making him a Demigod, especially since the highest Legend a Scion can get starting out is 4 if they spend 14 bonus points. The reason for the higher legend is because of his empowerment by Mikaboshi.
I figure that I should have something similar with my own rival, having him be empowered by Surtr in some way so he's a demigod himself. But how many points does that get him then? Should I build him first as a Hero of comparable stature, and then boost his Legend to 5 and add the Demigod stats? Should I add the points from the Demigod boost to the basic Character Creation stats and build it all at once? Part of the problem is that they don't show you how Kane Taoka was built, so I have no idea how big the legend boost his empowerment from Mikaboshi was or how his original stats were distributed before that and the Demigod boosts.
Anyone have any advice on how to go about statting him out?
Also, how SHOULD Surtr have gained influence over him? The reason for Kane Taoka's evil is because Mikaboshi turned him against his true parent, Amaterasu, and those two are obvious enemies. Loki's relationship with Surtr is a bit more complicated, since Loki is supposed to betray the Gods at Ragnarok and fight alongside Surtr as an ally. What should this mean for the rival? Should Loki know about his son's corruption by Surtr? Should he have supported his son's loyalties, or is he upset about his son turning to Surtr's side? I have an idea that this rival is a crazed arsonist who focuses more on physical violence than mental pursuits, making Loki at least a little dissapointed that this son of his is a guileless brute.
What should this guy's relationship with his father and with his master be like? What should be the father and master's relationship with each other at this point?
Most "evil" Aesir Scions tend to have Loki as a parent, but I felt that might be a bit too cliche, since Loki doesn't have any particular beef with Freyr like he does with other gods like Baldur, Thor or Sif. But then I noticed the entry about Kane Taoka in the books, as an example of a Scion corrupted by the Titans, Taoka serving the Titan Avatar Mikaboshi, who is the dominant avatar of the Titan of Darkness. Then it hit me. The dominant avatar of the Titan Muspellheim is Surtr the Fire Giant King, and who is Surtr destined to destroy at Ragnarok? Freyr!
So, the idea I'm proposing to my ST is that my character's rival is a Scion of Loki who somehow has been empowered by Surtr and is now his puppet amongst the rival band, possibly even their leader, considering how Kane Taoka was the leader of the rival Scion band in the books.
My main question is how I should stat him up for approval. My ST has given me the opportunity to make my character's rival myself, and he'll weave him into the plot with the rival band. The numbers are what's giving me trouble. Kane Taoka is actually more powerful in the books than a starting Scion should be, since he has a Legend of 5, technically making him a Demigod, especially since the highest Legend a Scion can get starting out is 4 if they spend 14 bonus points. The reason for the higher legend is because of his empowerment by Mikaboshi.
I figure that I should have something similar with my own rival, having him be empowered by Surtr in some way so he's a demigod himself. But how many points does that get him then? Should I build him first as a Hero of comparable stature, and then boost his Legend to 5 and add the Demigod stats? Should I add the points from the Demigod boost to the basic Character Creation stats and build it all at once? Part of the problem is that they don't show you how Kane Taoka was built, so I have no idea how big the legend boost his empowerment from Mikaboshi was or how his original stats were distributed before that and the Demigod boosts.
Anyone have any advice on how to go about statting him out?
Also, how SHOULD Surtr have gained influence over him? The reason for Kane Taoka's evil is because Mikaboshi turned him against his true parent, Amaterasu, and those two are obvious enemies. Loki's relationship with Surtr is a bit more complicated, since Loki is supposed to betray the Gods at Ragnarok and fight alongside Surtr as an ally. What should this mean for the rival? Should Loki know about his son's corruption by Surtr? Should he have supported his son's loyalties, or is he upset about his son turning to Surtr's side? I have an idea that this rival is a crazed arsonist who focuses more on physical violence than mental pursuits, making Loki at least a little dissapointed that this son of his is a guileless brute.
What should this guy's relationship with his father and with his master be like? What should be the father and master's relationship with each other at this point?