How to write a Mage?

Identity

• Curious
• What does the Character do most of the Time?
• How often does she Experiment?
• How Imaginative is she?
• Does she daydream?
• Does she draw or paint her ideas?
• How does she define Possibilities?
• How does she define Probabilities?
• How does she place herself into her Environment?

• Playful
• What’s her view on the World?
• What is she interested by?
• What attracts her attention?
• What does she want to create?
• Is she inclined towards Creation?
• How does she canalize her enthusiasm?
• How does she use Channeling?
• How does she use her Hands?
• Does she view Spellcasting as a game?
• What’s her view on Companionship?
• Does she want to have a team?

• Avid
• What is she obsessed by?
• What is the origin of her Obsession?
• Does she want to Collect more Knowledge?
• Does she want to Accumulate more Power?
• Does she want to Develop more Relationships?
• Does she want to Spread her Influence?
• Does she want to Create new Laboratories?

Weaponry & Status

• Staff
• What are the Origins of the Staff?
• Is it made of Wood?
• Is it covered with Bark?
• Is it made of Metal?
• How was it Enchanted?
• What are the properties of this Enchantment?
• Is it Possessed?
• Is a Spirit inhabiting it?
• What’s her Relationship with the Staff?
• How came she was attached to the Staff?
• How does the Staff assist the Mage?
• How does it help her to Grow?
• What would happen if she Loses the Staff?

• Blades
• Does she use regular Weapons?
• Which kind of sword does she use?
• Does she use Swords?
• Does she use Sickles?
• Does she use Scythes?
• Which alloy is used to forge them?
• Where they made from the bones of an unnatural beast?
• Do they contain crystals?
• Are they embedded with gems?
• Are they made of metal?
• Are they illusory?
• How are they enchanted?
• What are their special properties?

• Robes
• What are the Origins of the Robes?
• Are they a Gift?
• Were they Self-made?
• How Comfortable are they?
• Which color are they?
• Are they ample?
• What are their Properties?
• What Protection do they bring?
• Are they here as a Ornament?
• Are they Enchanted?
• With which kind of Enchantment?
• Do they bear Symbols?

• Armor
• Does the character wear an armor?
• What are the Origins of the Armor?
• Is it a Gift?
• Was it Self-made?
• Can the Character smith?
• How Aesthetic is it?
• Which color is it?
• What’s its shape?
• What are its Properties?
• How Protective is it?
• Is it a light armor?
• Is it Ornate?
• How is it Enchanted?

• Books
• How often does she Use them?
• What are her Favored topics?
• Which kind of Spells do they contain?
• How do they correspond to the character’s Goals?
• Does the character give Discourses?
• What is her Message?
• Does she Awe her Public?

Intelligence

• Research
• How does she develop New Spells?
• Does she want to develop New Spells?
• Is she Environment-Focused?
• Is she Self-Focused?
• Is she Target-Focused?
• How does she develop her processes?
• Does she always respect the procedures?
• What is Research to her?
• Is she more interested by the Process?
• Is she more interested by the Result?

• Experimentation
• Does she have a laboratory?
• Where did she build it?
• Did she build it?
• Does she privilege a Probabilistic approach?
• Does she privilege a Deterministic approach?
• Which use does she make of her spell?
• Is she biased towards Continuous generation?
• Is she biased towards Discrete generation?
• Into which System does she develop her spells?

• Studying
• How much Time does she dedicate to Study?
• Which kind of studies?
• What is her Daily routine?
• How much time does she dedicate to Books?
• How much time does she dedicate to Experiences?
• How much time does she dedicate to Resource gathering?
• How much time does she dedicate to Procedure refining?
• Does she give Courses?
• To which kind of People?

• Wisdom
• How reliable is she?
• What is the extent of her Knowledge?
• Does she find it sufficient?
• How does she appreciate her lack of knowledge?
• How does she estimate her deficiency in a specific domain?
• Does she follow a set of Rules?
• Does she follow a Code?
• Which Codes does she follow?
• Which Belief system does she adopt?
• Does she rely on Hope?
• Does she display Faith through her work?

Willpower

• Patience
• How dedicated is she to her Training?
• What is the value of Practice?
• What is the value of Repetition?
• How does she take Notes?
• When does she doubt her methods?
• Does she need to come across a crisis?
• How does she review her Procedures?
• When does she review her Procedures?
• How reactive is she?

• Motivation
• Why did she start this Journey?
• Why did she start to learn Spells?
• Did she Become a mage of her own volition?
• Was it a tradition in her entourage?
• Did she stay with this path?
• Which Education did she receive?
• Which Education does she receive?
• Which Education does she deliver?
• Which School did she frequent?
• Is she part of a Guild?
• How Devoted is she to her activity?

• Pain
• What is painful to her?
• Does she have a record of Failed Experiment?
• What were the consequences?
• Was her Body transfigured?
• What caused this recurring Failure?
• Did she develop Suffering?
• Did she cause Destruction?
• What did she destroy?
• Was she Ostracized?
• Was she Isolated?

Types of Mage

• Magician
• How dedicated is she to Academics?
• Does she work as a researcher?
• In which kind of Institute?
• How obsessed is she by Innovation?
• How obsessed is she by Performance?
• How obsessed is she by Efficience?
• Which Concepts are the most critical for her?
• How does she develop Theories?
• How did he practice Abstractatification?

• Wizard
• Is she self-taught?
• How Distant is she from others?
• How Distant is she from ideas?
• How Distant is she from beliefs?
• How does she practice Distanciation?
• Which Formula does she develop?
• Which Formula does she refine?
• Which Rituals does she practice?
• How Independent is she?
• How does she define Independence?
• Can she perceive the Limits of Civilization?
• Is she looking for the Limits of Nature?

• Thaumaturge
• Does the Character use her Spells to make money?
• Does she view Spellmaking as a business?
• Is she a Miracle worker?
• Can she build & sell 24/7?
• What are her Financial orientations?
• How does she capitalize on other people’s knowledge?
• How does she Gather People?
• How doe she Gather Resources?
• Does she need to Create Guilds?
• Who does she associate with?

• Spellsword
• Does she wear Heavy armors?
• Does she wield Heavy weapons?
• How developed is her knowledge of combat?
• Does she qualify as a battle mage?
• Is she part of an army?
• Does she lead an army?
• What is her rank?
• What are her affinities with war?
• How does she accommodate to melee fighting?
• In which kind of Accommodation does she live?
• Is she an Hybrid species?
• How does she Synergize Spell & weapons?
• How does she uses Paradoxes to confuse her enemies?

Roles

• Leader
• How does she help others?
• How does she assist her Team?
• How does she catalyse the strengths of her team?
• How does she help them to evolve?
• How does she coordinate them in combat?
• How does she coordinate them in mission?
• How does she treat them?
• How does she reward them?
• Does she provide accommodation?
• Does she provide weapons?

• Soul
• How ambitious is she?
• How often is she Frustrated?
• How Frustrated is she?
• How does she create a better future for herself?
• How does she create a better future for her team?
• Does she dream often?
• Does she have recurring nightmares?
• Does she give birth to her nightmares?
• Can she materialize them?

• Builder
• How does she gather Ingredients?
• Does she practice Spell creation?
• Is she well-rounded at it?
• Does she enjoy it?
• Does she Teach spells to others?
• What kind of Assistance does she provide?
• Does she help during Construction?
• Does she create Buildings?
• Does she help reinforcing the Defenses of her settlement?
• Does she build Traps?
• Does she build Homes?

• Enticer
• How does she amuse herself?
• Which kind of Entertainment does she prefer?
• How does she Entertain others?
• Does she practice Prestidigitation?
• Does she give Performances?
• Does she make Jokes?
• How does she keep herself happy?
• How does she prevent herself from drowning?