Laughing Loolie, itinerant priestess of the Smiler

The Trickster's irrepressible representative, and a hefty 125 kilos of chucklebait and cheap gags. She is especially tough on arrogant armigers, which means most of the Klinthans. It is not widely known that she is a priestess of the Smiler, as her role is not publicly acknowledged. This information may be garnered by astute contestants amongst the Heroes, but until then she is simply another larger than life character amongst the crowds.

Note: Loolie might be recognized by a wily player, and gifted sufficiently well to assist them in individual events. If so, she should be played as vague, amorous, and unreliable, and even when utterly convinced to help (most sensibly by promises of the majority of payment to come after she has done her bit), 1/6 of the time she will 'zap' the wrong person, or maybe simply be too drunk to turn up. She will always forget any plans much beyond the same day and need be reminded, or approached again. Anyone who tries to convince her of anything must use a skill like persuasion or conversation, and significant failures may cause unfortunate misunderstandings that lead to her later casting magic that hinders the contestant concerned. (Although she still has a 1/6 chance of retaliating against the wrong contestant!). More likely she will simply use her magic to aid whomever she sees as the 'underdog' in any event. (The GM rolls randomly from the three contestants with the lowest abilities in that event.)

Loolie's Tactics (see below)

Loolie is everywhere at the Contests, gawping over shoulders, belching into ears, grinning insanely, and gripping the occasional glinting warrior by the family jewels, causing him to leap in pain and surprised embarrassment. Anyone might suddenly be her favourite and her friend, impelled to buy her drinks, accepting her gifts of squirming frogs, suddenly inspired to grapple her amorously… This is especially true at the start of each contest, as she races to greet her men of the moment, grappling them into her bosomy embrace. No rhyme or reason can be attributed to her actions, as she picks different people every time (apparently). Although the Contest security men are slow, charming, and courteous in removing her from the field, it is important to note that only savvy locals and sharpwitted cultists actually know she is a priestess of the Smiler. Her official role is never publicly acknowledged, and most people presume that she is merely the local madwoman.

CHA	VAL	COST
STR	12	4
DEX	14	12
CON	12	4
BOD	12	4
INT	18	8
EGO	14	8
PRE	15	5
COM	10
PD	3	1
ED	3	1
SPD	3	6
REC	4
END	24
STUN	24
Total cost		49

OCV 5

DCV 5

ECV 5

Run: 6"

Jump: 3"

Swim: 2"

	Powers, skills, etc
1	FAM : Staff
6	+CSL with Grab
5	KS: Cult of the Smiler (14-)
2	PS: Priestess
3	Oratory (12-)
3	Conversation (12-)
3	Acrobatics (12-)
3	C oncealment (13-)
5	Sleight of Hand (14-)
3	Mimicry (12-)
3	PS: Juggler (13-)
3	Seduction (13-)
53	VPP: Spells of the Sage. 45 point reserve. Limitations: limited class of powers (-1/2), Concentration (while casting, -1/4), Extra Time (full Phase, -1/4), Requires Mana (-1/4), Requires a Skill roll (-1/2), Affected by astrological opposition and conjunction (+0).
13	Power Skill: magic of the Sage (20-)
1	Languages: Ostragyan (native, literate)
2	Languages: Samadrian (Fluent)
106	Total powers cost
165	Total Character cost

Equipment:

Dishevelled clothing

stick

50+	Disadvantages
20	Psychological limit : irrepressible trickster (common, total)
15	Psychological limit : amorous (common, strong)
15	Psychological limit : vague and unreliable (common, strong)
57	Experience

SPELLS OF THE SAGE

CROW FORM

This spell allows the caster to transform into a crow (bestiary page 139), but keep their magical powers and intellect

Power: Multiform (change into Crow, 150 points)

Active Cost = 20 points. END Cost: 2; Magic Roll: -2; Casting Time: 1 Phase

GLUE

This spell sticks the target fast to whatever it is touching, so that only a very strong man can tear them apart.

Power: Clinging, 21 STR

Specific Modifiers: Usable as attack (+1), Ranged (+1/2), 1 charge lasting 1 hour (-1/2), costs END to cast (-1/4).

Active Cost = 32 points. END Cost: 3; Magic Roll: -3; Casting Time: 1 Phase

STRONG AS AN OX

This spell augments the caster's - or a target's - STR.

Power: 3d6 Aid to STR

Specific Modifiers: fade rate per minute (-1/4).

Active Cost = 37 points; END Cost: 4; Magic Roll: -4; Casting Time: 1 phase.

FAST AS A HARE

This spell augments the caster's - or a target's - speed and reflexes.

First Power: 2d6 Aid to DEX

Second Power: 1d6 Aid to running

Specific Modifiers: Linked to DEX Aid

Combined Specific Modifiers: fade rate per minute (-1/4).

Active Cost = 37 points; END Cost: 4; Magic Roll: -4; Casting Time: 1 phase.

DRAW ATTENTION

This spell draws the attention of nearby people to whatever it is cast on.

Power: 4d6 Mind Control

Specific Modifiers: Area effect (+1), Telepathic (+1/4) One command only (look at that!, -1)

Active Cost = 45 points; END Cost: 4; Magic Roll: -4; Casting Time: 1 phase.

CHANGE BEER TO URINE

This spell does exactly what it says it does. For pruposes of the spell,10 litres of liquid has 1 BOD.

Power: 2d6 Minor transform (Beer to Urine)

Specific Modifiers: Totally nvisible (+1), limited taget (beer,-1)

Active Cost = 40 points; END Cost: 4; Magic Roll: -4; Casting Time: 1 phase.

STUPIDLY DRUNK

This spell makes the target gradually drunker and drunker, whether they are drinking or not - once drunk, they stay that way (-2 OCV/DCV) until the spell is dispelled or a purgative adminstered.

Power: 1d6 Transform (minor - sober person to drunk person)

Specific Modifiers: Totally Invisible effects (+1), Continuous (+1), uncontrollable (cancelled by purgative, +1/2), 0 END (+1/2)

Active Cost = 40 points; END Cost: 4; Magic Roll: -4; Casting Time: 1 Phase.

SEXUAL FASCINATION

This spell makes the target appear sexually appealing, but only works against targets of the opposite sex to the recipient.

First Power: 2d6 AID to PRE

Second Power: 1d6 Aid to COM

Specific Modifiers: Linked to PRE Aid

Combined Specific Modifiers: fade rate per 5 minute (-1/2), only to augment attractiveness to the opposite sex (-1)

Active Cost = 45 points; END Cost: 4; Magic Roll: -4; Casting Time: 1 phase.

The Favored Suitor

• Hidden by the pressing crowd, Loolie casts 'Stupidly Drunk' on an unfortunate local, followed by a dose of 'Draw Attention'. As everyone turns to stare at this loud fool, she slips around the crowd, passing close against the competitor she is aiding and casts 'Sexual Fascination' upon him. She then continues swiftly into the mass of other contestants beginning what will be her normal routine of squeezing, kissing, groping and fawning.

The Horse Race

• 1) If working solely on her own whim: As the chosen contestant plunges his mount into the river she flies up from the reeds in her crow form, acting exactly as if she was a startled bird that had been feeding on some sweetmeat or other. This need not even be mentioned by the Narrator, unless a character has been noted by the Player as being observant for absolutely anything unusual, and makes a PER roll at -3. Hidden by the initial spray of mud and water as the horse jumps in, she casts 'Swift as the Hare' on the horse.
• 2) If Loolie has struck a bargain with a player's contestant: Loolie the crow fits tightly inside a jerkin with some discomfort to herself, and can cast 'Glue' upon the seat of the contestant's trousers where it connects with the hide on the horse's back. This gives +5 to the contestant's Ride ability. This magic will be coordinated alongside the actions of an accomplice in the crowd &endash; a carnival man paid (with a promised zap of 'Sexual Fascination' this coming evening) to leap from the crowd and draw attention by shouting and cheering, and needing to be dragged back by officials. (This distracting act, amongst much general exuberance, will not even need to be specifically mentioned by the GM, unless someone has investigative skills.) This magic might need to be deactivated and recast if the contestant fails to throw the flag into the ground successfully. At the river she will fly up from the horses, as if startled from the reeds, and head to the Stormapple tree. After the tree she will fly away discreetly, leaving the contestant glued to the seat to finish the ride alone. She will probably return in time to dispel the magic.

The Joust

• 1) If working solely on her own whim: Loolie will position herself at the edge of the crowd, within a group of friendly, semi-drunken locals who are given to exuberance and thus unlikely to notice the telltale flashes of her magic, or to care even if they do see them. At precisely the wrong moment for the opponent of the contestant she has chosen to favour, she flashes her ample bosoms, assisted by a casting of 'Draw Attention'. If the target is affected by the mind control, he will be distracted (1/2 DCV) for a phase. Of course the magic is not very specific so his opponent might be affected too.....
• 2) If Loolie has struck a bargain with a player's contestant: Since personal magic is permitted in this event, it is easy for Loolie to aid the contestant. Once again in her crow form, this time she is secreted under the cloak of the contestant in a hidden sling. Once he is mounted and pretending to cast magic on himself, Loolie will call her 'Strong as an ox' magic onto him and glues him to his seat as in the Horse Race. Then he casually takes off his cloak and hands it to his 'second' (the bribed carnival accomplice).

The Wrestling

• 1) If working solely on her own whim: Loolie thinks it would be amusing to make a weak contestant Swift as the Hare, so that the chracter becomes incredibly agile, dashing and leaping about the square, with occasional charges into their opponent in an attempt to knock them out of the ring. Loolie casts this spell under the cover of her own cronies, a band of drunken locals who push and shove their way to the front, knocking the contestant down and pressing Loolie the crow against him so that the magic effects are hidden by surrounding bodies (even from the contestant, who has a jerkin momentarily pulled over his face). The benefiting contestant may have no idea how they are suddenly so agile, especially as Loolie was nowhere around - even if she was suspected. (The crow is quickly concealed again inside the jerkin and taken round a corner, and Loolie strolls nonchalantly back.)
• 2) If Loolie has struck a bargain with a player's contestant: Using the cloak trick again, Loolie could make him 'Strong as an Ox', allowing him to hold his own. At other times Loolie lavishes her attentions on various other competitors and bystanders, so her presence, or lack thereof, is taken for granted.

The Intelligence Test

• 1) If working solely on her own whim: A randomly chosen beneficiary will be the recipient of a "Beer into Urine" spell which decreases their roll by 5 for that drink only. This will be cast once again by a hugging and fondling Loolie as she embraces the recipient and collapses on top of him. This hides all evidence of the magic beneath her and behind the legs of her assistants, who have rushed to gather round, once again posing as helpful spectators.
• 2) If Loolie has struck a bargain with a player's contestant: A contestant needing only to deal with a tree guard who is 'Stupidly Drunk' or whose attention is 'Drawn' to a capering figure in the distance, can probably gain a Stormapple with little trouble. Those requiring further assistance may find their opponent's beer has suddenly turned to urine.

The Pain Test

• 'Strong as an Ox'. Casting this magic is done once again with the help of carnival crew lackeys who crowd around as encouraging friends and admirers, with the principal accomplice having Loolie the crow concealed in his satchel. Loolie uses this same tactic whether the recipient knows what is occurring or not.

The Wall of Death

• Loolie casts 'Draw Attention' on a carnival accomplice whilst he is hidden behind a beer tent, and he then runs naked through the crowd. Under this general distraction, which happens just before the chosen contestant's turn, she casts "Fast as a Hare" on him. (See above). Once again this tactic works for either situation.

Ladies' Choice

• Surely a contestant who evokes the 'Sexual Fascination' of all the Ladies will garner an advantage? See the 'Favored Suitor' for tactics, although in this case it is a pompous Klinthan (falling down and causing a commotion after finding his boots stuck together) who provides the distraction. Again, this technique is applied for either situation.