Polumeta's Projects and Plans

Post-Apprenticeship Activity Log:

1220: Spring -- Setting up lab (season 1 of 2), building furniture for covenant; Summer -- Setting up lab (season 2 of 2); Autumn -- Service: Learning Day of Communion (ReVi 20), lab total 20, Brother Cormac's sermons begin; Winter -- Refining laboratory from 0 to +1, adds virtue Highly Organized and Lesser Feature: Water Wheel, forges large iron ring for Cernunnos's ward around the Cat Stone, bought books, gems, food for Eye of Baelor, and hired master carpenter for 1221.

1221: Spring -- Refining laboratory from +1 to +2, adds Spotless virtue, crafts iron portcullis for lab; Summer -- Learning MuTe spells from lab texts (Crystal Dart 10, Earth that Breaks No More 20) with lab total of 31; Autumn -- Lab work with Sander, creating enchanted casting tool for The Crystal Dart with lab total of 48 for 3 Multiple Casting Levels and +14 to her casting totals, note: originally planned as a season of service for Myrna's ring but task pushed to following year due to Myrna's leaving, reaches score of 1 in Theology: Christian; Winter -- Studying Verditius Cult Lore under Jovis of Heron.

1222: Spring -- Learning Verditius Cult Lore from Jovis of Heron; Summer -- Service: Opens Cernunnos's armor for enchantment with a capacity of 15 pawns of vis, note: service for year 1221, orders church to be built; Autumn -- Reading L5,Q14 summa on Finesse; Winter -- Service: Crafting a Magical Oven (CrIg 20) with lab total of 42.

1223: Spring -- Learning spells from Jovis of Heron; Summer -- Service: Enchanting a vis-divining rod with 2 Vim vis from covenant stores; Autumn -- Read Gemini Magic tractatus; Winter -- Read Q11 Perdo summa.

1224: Spring -- Read Q11 Perdo summa, reaches score of 2 in Theology: Christian; Summer -- Service: Enchanted Cernunnos's armor with Sublime Lightness of the Hauberk with 3 pawns of Perdo vis; Autumn -- Traveling to Verdi in the Roman Tribunal to study one of Hephaestus's automata; Winter -- Traveling to the lighthouse of Alexandria to recover a firebrand.

1225: Spring -- Returns to Cor Draconis from Alexandria, brings new retinue, including Tadros the Copt (age 23) and Akeem (age 6), plus white cockatoo (Moses) and a leopard (Salome), Crafting a Ring of Flame with 3 pawns of Ignem vis, lab total 52; Summer -- Service: Crafting 5 Impenetrable Doublets with a lab total of 55, working overtime, proposes trading Styrbjorn an automaton for a Sword of Roland, Hubris increases from 1 (3) to 1 (8); Autumn -- Gathering vis on the Isle of Man; Winter -- Investigating Hammer and Tongs, teaches leopard Salome to respond to her commands.

1226: Spring -- Installing Greater Feature and Greater Focus virtues and flaws into her laboratory (season 1 of 2), adding Precious Ingredients to her laboratory, crafts wreath of stone roses for Yanick's tomb; Summer -- Installing virtue and flaw into her laboratory (season 2 of 2), adventure at Mournemont; Autumn -- Partially on bed rest, crafting (sewing) Doublets as service: Profundus, Cassidy, Lucien, Colin, and Tiberius, Hubris increases from 1 (8) to 2 (3); Winter -- Learning Classic Greek from Profundus.

1227: Spring -- Super secret lab project (later revealed to be crafting Samson a new tunic as a wedding gift) using 2 pawns of Imaginem vis and a lab total of 51, adventure involving Tribunal; Summer -- Season of service, opening cradle for enchantment (service means that the cradle belongs to the covenant rather than to Samson and Polumeta); Autumn -- Crafting a Ring of Crest of the Earth Wave; Winter -- Adventure: First Battle of Uisneach.

Pending Tasks:

• Create anachronistic plate for Samson

  • Fix an Arcane Connection to an empty room (for The Ambulatory Laboratory) or buy a Ribbon of Arcane Preservation from the Tailten Fair (6 pawns).

• Craft an enchanted casting tool for The Ambulatory Laboratory for +15 to casting total. Effect level 65 (base 50, +15 for casting bonus). Lab total after 1228: 76 (Int 3 + Inventive Genius 3 + Magic Theory 9 + Known Spell 10 + Philosophiae 8 + Lab 11 + Hubris 2 + Aura 5 + Rego 7 + Terram 9 + Craft: Blacksmith 8 + Forge Companions 1), must be double effect level, needs 98 lab total plus 70 year expiry.

• Copy lab texts for season of service. She can copy 120 levels of effect in a season:

  • Season 1: Hauberk of Sublime Lightness - invested chainmail (PeTe 29), Magical Oven (CrIg 20), Ring of Crest of the Earth Wave (ReTe 31), Tireless Metal Man (ReTe 40). 120/120 levels.

  • Season 2: Vis Divining Rod (InVi 20), Ring of Flame (CrIg 25), Tunic of Wizard's Sidestep (ReIm 25). 70/120 levels.

• Learn Classical Greek, requiring 20 XP for a score of 4 or 45 XP for a score of 5.

  • Fated Lives (q 11 tractatus) gives 11 XP.

• Open ring for enchantment for 14 pawns of vis (capacity of 20 pawns).

• Attune wedding ring as talisman. Note that capacity stays at 20 pawns for present.

• Planned service:

  • • 1228: Craft 5 more Impenetrable Doublets for replacement for our Black Cloaks. Lab total needed: 55, lab total of 59 (as of Winter 1227). Winter. 10 pawns of MuAn vis.

    • 1229: Craft a Tireless Metal Man for Lucien. Lab total needed: 40, lab total of 70 (as of Winter 1227): Int 3 + IG 3 + Rego 7 + Terram 9 + Magic Theory 9 + Craft: BS 8 + Aura 5 + Lab 10 + S/M/P 8 + Forge Companions 1 + MMF: Automata 7. 4 pawns of ReTe vis.

  • 1230: Copy 120 levels of item lab texts for covenant. Autumn.

• Sell things at Tailten Fair:

  • Magical Oven (CrIg 20; Base 5, +1 Concentration, +5 levels for maintains Concentration, +5 levels for 24 uses/day): Brick and iron oven that heats by command. Can cook food inside, on lid, or on grill above the brick. As the one in Cor Draconis. Cost to produce 2 pawns, sell price 6 pawns.

  • Ring of Invisibility (PeIm 27; base 20, +4 levels for constant, +3 levels for environmental trigger): This ring turns the wearer invisible until the ring is taken off. Costs 3 pawns, sells for 9 pawns.

  • Ring of Wizard’s Sidestep (ReIm 19; base 10, +1 Touch, +4 levels for constant): This ring applies Wizard's Sidestep to the wearer until the ring is taken off. Costs 2 pawns, sells for 6 pawns.

  • Vanguard Shield (Greater Enchanted Item): Lets you out-Hugh even Hugh of Flambeau! Costs 18 pawns, sells for 54 pawns. Contains the following effects:

    • Halt the Piercing Shafts (ReHe(Te) 34; Base 15, +2 Sun, +1 Terram, +4 level constant) - Wards wielder from wooden and/or metal arrows. Based on Magi of Hermes, pg. 50.

    • Defender Shield (ReTe(He) 25; Base 2, +1 Touch, +1 Concentration, +2 Affect Metal, +1 Requisite, +10 levels for unlimited uses) - Harmlessly deflects all incoming blows from metal and/or wooden melee weapon each round as long as the wearer is aware of them. Based on Through the Aegis, pg. 94.

    • Rusted Decay of Ten-Score Years (PeTe 18; base 4, +1 Touch, +10 levels for unlimited uses, +3 levels trigger) - Causes any metal striking the shield to become blunt and rusted, breaking if used again in a demanding way. Based on ArMa5, pg. 155.

    • The compound wooden and metal shield is opened with 8 pawns of vis and has a capacity of 10 pawns of spell effects. As an invested item, requires 6-8 seasons wait time for delivery.

  • Learn spells from ordered texts (which are ordered in Autumn 1226 and arrived by the end of Winter 1226):

    • Leap of Homecoming (ReCo 35). Lab total (Winter 1227): 35 (Int 3 + IG 3 + Aura 5 + Bookstand 2 + Lab 1 + Rego 7 + Corpus 6 + Magic Theory 8).

    • Touch of Midas (CrTe 20). Lab total (Winter 1227): 39 (Int 3 + IG 3 + Aura 5 + Bookstand 2 + Lab 2 + Creo 7 + Terram 9 + Magic Theory 8).

    • Obliteration of the Metallic Barrier (PeTe 20). Lab total (Winter 1227): 40 (Int 3 + IG 3 + Aura 5 + Bookstand 2 + Lab 1 + Perdo 9 + Terram 9 + Magic Theory 8).

    • Ward Against the Curious Scullion (ReCo 10). Lab total (Winter 1227): 35 (Int 3 + IG 3 + Aura 5 + Bookstand 2 + Lab 1 + Rego 7 + Corpus 6 + Magic Theory 8).

    • Ward Against Immolation (ReIg 35). Lab total (Winter 1227): 35 (Int 3 + IG 3 + Aura 5 + Bookstand 2 + Lab 1 + Rego 7 + Ignem 6 + Magic Theory 8).

  • Lab improvements:

    • 3 seasons to improve laboratory from Refinement +2 to +5.

    • 2 seasons to install a Greater Feature (Pulley System to Hold Metal Parts of Automata): +3 to Items, +2 to Aesthetics.

    • Enchanted device to provide heat. Creo Ignem 21, Base 4, +2 Sun, +2 Room, +1 level for 2 uses/day. Might cause Warping at Jason's discretion. Gives Magical Heating for +1 Health, +1 Aesthetics, +1 Ignem.

      • She instead bought an Ever-Burning Hearth (ReIm 20): 56 (Int 3 + Rego 7 + Imaginem 6 + Magic Theory 9 + Lab 10 + S/M/P 8 + Craft: Mason 2 + Forge Companions 3 + Inventive Genius 3 + Aura 5), cost of 2 Rego or Imaginem vis each.

    • Enchanted device to provide light (bright as sunlight). Creo Ignem (or Creo Imaginem?) 26, Base 5, +2 Sun, +2 Room, +1 level for 2 uses/day. Might cause Warping at Jason's discretion. Gives Magical Lighting for +1 Aesthetics, +1 Texts, +1 Imaginem.

    • Lab statistics would be:

Lab Characteristics

Specialties: Items +12, Texts +3; Creo +1, Ignem +1, Imaginem +1 (Note: can have one more Art specialty, which can be a Technique or Form)

Size +1 (Occupied 0), Refinement +5, General Quality +2, Upkeep 5, Safety +4, Warping 0, Experimentation 0, Health +2, Aesthetics +11 (Reputation of 4 (5))

Virtues: Defenses (+0), Greater Feature: Forge (+3), Greater Feature: Pulley System (+3), Highly Organized (+0), Lesser Feature: Hydraulic Water Wheel (+1), Magic Item: Bookstand of Hespera (+0), Magic Item: Magic Fireplace (+0), Magic Item: Magic Lamp (+0), Magic Item: Tireless Metal Man (+0), Precious Ingredients (+0), Spotless (+0), Superior Construction (+0), Studio (+0), Superior Equipment (+0), Superior Tools (+0)

Flaws: Greater Focus: Items (-3)

Vis Tracking

1226: Fall - 4 Ignem vis spent on lab texts and 4 Terram vis for Lucien's Ever-Burning Hearth at Tailten Fair. Winter - 4 Vim vis gained from salary.

1227: Spring - 2 Vim vis gained from betting on Certamen at Tribunal, 1 Vim and 1 Imaginem spent for lab text in The Ever Burning Hearth (from 8 to 9), 2 Imaginem spent on seasonal activity. 6 Vim vis gained from Eain ibn Sahir (from 9 to 15). 4 Perdo vis gained from salary but sold for 80 Mythic Pounds.

Possible advancement track:

Just scratch paper to keep on target and to judge when she might complete or have time for certain projects. Everything is up in the air this far into the future...

1228:

• • Spring -- Craft a Tireless Metal Man with the help of Lucien. Have Tadros teach the craftsmen to read.

  • Summer -- Assist Samson on Longevity Ritual in her lab. Lab total 49 (49 (Int 1 + Cr 7 + Co 8 + Magic Theory 7 + Aura 5 + Lab 3 + Familiar 4 + Apprentice 0 + Polumeta 14 (Int 3 + 8 + IG 3)), 10 pawns for a -10 bonus, 12 pawns for a -11 bonus). Have c. 40 Mythic Pounds for awarding Master ranks.

• Autumn -- Learn spells: Touch of Midas (CrTe 20), Dressing the Human Form in Wool (ReAn 5), Clothier’s Craft Done in an Instant (ReHe 4), The Mended Tear (ReHe 5)

  • Spells remaining to learn: Leap of Homecoming (ReCo 35), Obliteration of the Metallic Barrier (PeTe 20), Ward Against the Curious Scullion (ReCo 10), Ward Against Immolation (ReIg 35)

• Winter -- Service: Craft 5-6 more doublets.

1229:

• • Service: Copy lab texts for covenant (see above).

• Start Automaton project if vis available (season 1)

• Continue automaton project if vis available (season 2)

• Open ring for enchantment.

1230:

• Longevity ritual.

• Continue automaton project if vis available (season 3)

• Continue automaton project if vis available (season 4)

• Service: Craft for turb (?), possibly armor or rings for Black Cloaks or Tireless Metal Man for communal use

1231:

• Continue automaton project if vis available (season 5)

• Continue automaton project if vis available (season 6)

• Continue automaton project if vis available (season 7)

• Service: Craft for turb (?), possibly armor or rings for Black Cloaks or Tireless Metal Man for communal use

1232:

• Finish automaton project if vis available (season 8)

  • Super secret project.

• Start own automaton project (season 1) - Probably has to be delayed because 1234 is the Contest at Verdi.

• Service: Craft for turb (?)

1233:

• Continue automaton project (season 2)

• Continue automaton project (season 3)

• Continue automaton project (season 4)

• Service: Craft for covenant (?)

1234:

• Finish automaton project (season 5)

• Learn spells, esp. Ward Against Immolation (ReIg 35)

• Work on talisman (ring)

• Service: Craft for covenant

1235:

• Work on Arts

• Possibly crafting Samson anachronistic plate, open for enchantment

• Imbue armor with Ward Against Immolation: ReIg 46 (Base 4, R: Touch +1, D: Sun +2, T: Ind +0; +6 Intensity of heat; +1 level for 2 uses/day), lab total: Int 3 + IG 3 + Aura 5 + Lab 11 + Magic Theory 9 + Philosophiae/S/M 9 + Craft: Armorsmith 5 + Forge Companions 2 + Known Spell 7 + Rego 7 + Ignem 6 = 67 – lab totals might be too low, delay on project unless lab total 69+, but certain projects should make it possible (Tireless Metal Man adds +1)

  • Service: Craft for covenant (?)

Art and Ability preferences:

Creo, Rego, Ignem, Terram, Vim

Finesse is current 2 (5), representing 20 xp. With a L5, Q14 book:

• Season 1: from 20 xp to 34 xp [Score of 3 (4)]

• Season 2: from 34 to 48 [Score of 3 (18)]

• Season 3: from 48 to 62 [Score of 4 (12)]

• Season 4: from 62 to 76 xp [Score of 5] (1 wasted XP)

Creo: currently 7

• L15,Q14 in library: 7 seasons to max out.

  • Season 1: from 7 to 8 (6)

  • Season 2: 8 (6) to 10 (1)

  • Season 3: 10 (1) to 11 (4)

  • Season 4: 11 (4) to 12 (6)

  • Season 5: 12 (6) to 13 (7)

  • Season 6: 13 (7) to 14 (7)

  • Season 7: 14 (7) to 15

Rego: currently 7

• L15,Q15 in library: 6 season plus 2 xp to max out.

  • Season 1: from 7 to 8 (7)

  • Season 2: 8 (7) to 10 (3)

  • Season 3: 10 (3) to 11 (7)

  • Season 4: 11 (7) to 12 (10)

  • Season 5: 12 (10) to 13 (12)

  • Season 6: 13 (12) to 14 (13)

  • Season 7: 2 xp to 15

Ignem: currently 6

• L22,Q9 in library: 26 seasons to max out.

  • Season 1: 21 to 30; score 7

  • Season 2: to 39; 8

  • Season 3: to 48; 9

  • Season 4: to 57; 10

  • Season 5: to 66; 11

  • Season 6: to 75; 11

  • Season 7: to 84; 12

  • Season 8: to 93; 13

  • Season 9: to 102; 13

  • Season 10: to 111; 14

  • Season 11: to 120; 15

  • Season 12: to 129; 15

  • Season 13: to 138; 16

  • Season 14: to 147; 16

  • Season 15: to 156; 17

  • Season 16: to 165; 17

  • Season 17: to 174; 18

  • Season 18: to 183; 18

  • Season 19: to 192; 19

  • Season 20: to 201; 19

  • Season 21: to 210; 20

  • Season 22: to 219; 20

  • Season 23: to 228; 20

  • Season 24: to 237; 21

  • Season 25: to 246; 21

  • Season 26: to 255; 22

Terram: currently 9

• No summa in library at present.

Vim: currently 8 (5)

• • No summa in library at present.

  • Quality 11 tractatus in library. Season 1: from 8 (5) to 9 (7).

Automaton Project:

Season 1:

Crafting the body of the large metal man: Size +2 and made of iron. The automaton's Magic Might would be 17 (Base 10 + Size 2 + Material 5).

Formula: Int 3 + Craft: Automata 6 + Philosophiae 8.

Crafting roll of 17 (Int 3 + Craft: Automata 6 + Philosophiae 8) plus stress die vs. Ease Factor 17.

Cost 17 pawns for body, 9 pawns for opening. 17 pawn capacity.

Cost so far: 26 pawns of vis.

Season 2:

Imbuing the automaton with Freedom of Movement (ReTe 29). Lab total 67 (1 season).

The automaton is capable of moving around as directed or to fulfill commanded tasks.

Formula: Int 3 + IG 3 + Rego 7 + Terram 9 + MMF 7 + Craft: Blacksmith 8 + Lab 10 + Aura 5 + FC 1 + Hubris 2 + Philosophiae 8 + Magic Theory 9 = 72

14 of 17 pawns capacity remaining.

Cost so far: 29 pawns of vis.

Season 3:

Imbuing the automaton with Dexterity of the Master (CrTe 34) for Dex +2. Lab total 69 (1 season).

The automaton gains +2 Dexterity. Note: All Characteristics start at +0.

Formula: Int 3 + IG 3 + Creo 7 + Terram 9 + MMF 7 + Craft: Blacksmith 8 + Lab 10 + Aura 5 + FC 1 + Hubris 2 + Philosophiae 8 + Magic Theory 9 = 72

10 of 17 pawns capacity remaining.

Cost so far: 33 pawns of vis.

Season 4:

Imbuing the automaton with Strength of the Master (CrTe 34) for Str +2. Lab total 69 (1 season).

The automaton gains +2 Strength.

Formula: Int 3 + IG 3 + Creo 7 + Terram 9 + MMF 7 + Craft: Blacksmith 8 + Lab 10 + Aura 5 + FC 1 + Hubris 2 + Philosophiae 8 + Magic Theory 9 = 72

6 of 17 pawns capacity remaining.

Cost so far: 37 pawns of vis.

Season 5-6:

Imbuing the automaton with The Master at Work (ReTe 44). Lab total 67 (2 seasons).

The automaton gains Craft: Weaponsmith 4, the best that Polumeta can give it based on her scores.

Formula: Int 3 + IG 3 + Rego 7 + Terram 9 + MMF 7 + Craft: Blacksmith 8 + Lab 10 + Aura 5 + FC 1 + Hubris 2 + Philosophiae 8 + Magic Theory 9 = 72

1 of 17 pawns capacity remaining.

Cost so far: 42 pawns of vis.

Season 7-8:

Designing the ritual of Tie the Thread That Binds (ReVi 32). Lab total 44 (Int 3 + IG 3 + Rego 7 + Vim 8 + MMF 7 + Magic Theory 8 + Lab 1 + Aura 5 + Hubris 2), 51 with Samson (Int 1 + Magic Theory 6; 2 seasons with Samson's help without overtime).

The automaton's final stats are: Magic Might 17, Str +2, Dex +2, Sta 0, Qik 0; Int N/A, Per N/A, Pre N/A, Com N/A; Size +2, Object Damage Levels 4 (Standard Quality +2, Size +2), Stress Check Bonus (to resist damage) +29. Abilities: Craft: Weaponsmith 4.

Cost so far: 49 pawns of vis (26 for the body and opening, 16 for enchantments, and 7 for the closing ritual) or a Verditius market value of 147 pawns.

What Polumeta would get out of this are lab texts for all 4 spell effects, plus the ritual for closing the enchantments on a large metal man. Consequently, if she had 49 pawns of vis of her own laying around, she could reproduce the project in 5 seasons (1 to make/open the body and 4 for the enchantments). She could use the same closing ritual as long as the automaton was exactly the same as the last one.

In other words, the project is really costing Samson 2 seasons, Polumeta 5 seasons, and whatever vis they each put in (which is going to have to total 49 pawns). Then Samson could repay her with lab slavery and everyone would be happy. That's not a bad deal for a Sword of Roland.