Narratives

Narratives in Thule are the career of the character. They provide flavor in context. In other version of Thule, these provide some mechanical bonuses at the start (generally some bonuses to skills), and then some more hefty ones later on (hordes that you can call upon, favors, etc).

In RQ6 Thule, these are strictly the career, perhaps flavored a bit with their background. Here are the ones that map, and some very slightly modified ones to give it a better feel. I suggest picking up one of the books if you wish to add more for now, but my assumption here is that the narrative is strictly the career at the start. Most of the extra things come with more advanced characters anyways, and, in sticking with RQ6s apparent model, do not come without character work :)

Many of these are just default book ones with some flavoring. This doesn't mean there are not others, but they are not well represented in Thule lore. For example, a Dhari Hunter is not the only kind of hunter out there - there could be Lomari, Kalay, or Nimothan ones as well. They just look quite a bit different.

Another example would be Star Lore Adepts and Occult Scientists. They functionally are both sorcerers. One gets his knowledge by consulting the Great Old Ones, the other by research and obscure tomes.

Passions can also do this fairly well in some cases. Guardian of the Nine and the Sacred Slayer are good options there.

• Atlantean noble

  • Courtier

• Bearer of the Black Book

  • Scholar

• Beastfriend

  • Beast Handler

• Dhari Hunter

  • Hunter

• Free Blade

  • Standard Skills: Athletics, Brawn, Endurance, Evade, Unarmed; Combat Style (Cultural Style), Combat Style (Specialty Style)

  • Professional Skills: Commerce, Culture, Gambling, Lore (military), Streetwise, Language (Low Atlantean, Dhari, Kalayan, Lomari, Nimothan, or Urgan), Survival

• Golden Sea Corsair

  • Sailor

• Guardian of the Nine

  • Standard Skills: Deceit, Influence, Insight, Locale, Perception, Willpower; Combat Style (Religious Order Weapons)

  • Professional Skills: Devotion (Pantheon, Cult or God), Exhort, Folk Magic, Literacy, Lore (Great Old Ones), Streetwise, Track

• Ice Reaver

  • Standard Skills: Athletics, Boating, Brawn, Endurance, Locale, Swim; Combat Style (Specific Shipboard or Cultural Style)

  • Professional Skills: Acrobatics, Craft (Specific Shipboard Specialty), Craft (Animal Handling), Lore (any), Navigate, Seamanship, Survival

• Initiate of Mysteries

  • Priest

• Jungle Trader

  • Merchant

• Katagian Pitfighter

  • Standard Skills: Athletics, Brawn, Endurance, Evade, Unarmed; Combat Style (Cultural Style), Combat Style (Specialty Style)

  • Professional Skills: Acting, Acrobatics, Culture, Commerce, Gambling, Lore (History), Lore (Strategy and Tactics)

• Myrmidon

  • Warrior

• Occult Scientist

  • Sorcerer

• Panjandrum

  • Official

• Quodethi Thief

  • Thief

• Sacred Slayer

  • Standard Skills: Conceal, Deceit, Evade, Insight, Perception, Stealth; Combat Style (Religious Weapons)

  • Professional Skills: Lore (Religion), Disguise, Language (any), Sleight, Streetwise, Survival, Track

• Soothsayer

  • Entertainer

• Star-Lore Adept

  • Sorcerer or

  • Standard Skills: Customs, Deceit, Influence, Insight, Locale, Stealth, Willpower

  • Professional Skills: Binding (Great Old One servants), Folk Magic, Healing, Lore (Alien Creatures), Language (Benthic, Draconic, or Mi-Go), Sleight, Trance

• Tribal Outcast

  • Custom, should include Survival, Locale, and Customs.