Bloodmage

[Howlando]

Among the halls of loremasters and towers of masters of the Arcane, it is whispered of those who practice a more intuitive, primitive, savage form of magic. Marked by their distinctive blood-red skin, the Bloodmage is a skilled sorcerer who has undertaken dangerous and destructive rituals in order to unlock the powers within their very own blood.

To become a Bloodmage is indeed no easy thing, for the ritual consumes, warps, or destroys as often as succeeds. Yet those who successfully become a Bloodmage can acheive powers to rival those of the most skilled wizard, as well as unlock extraordinary physical gifts.

The Bloodmage is a specially scripted, non-canon prestige class for EFU:A. Its place in the EFU universe is entirely of the EFU:A DM team's invention, and the way it structures is considerably different than most prestige classes. It is certainly a very prestigious and difficult class to earn.

Even knowing of the existence of Bloodmages who practice their unique form of sorcery is something that no characters will know about without actually learning about it in-game through the course of their character's story. What little detail that is posted here is mostly for the OOC benefit of players so they know that there's "something" out there neat that they could maybe have a character angle towards.

To become a Bloodmage, your character must:

- Have 5 levels of Sorcerer
- Have the feat Great Fortitude
- Successfully discover the existence of the path of becoming a Bloodmage IC'ly
- Learn the Bloodmage Ritual
- Gather all required ingredients, and successfully perform the Bloodmage Ritual

The Bloodmage Ritual is extremely complicated and difficult to undertake, and is also extremely dangerous for your character. Even should you successfully complete the ritual, at the end of it you will (with DM supervision) roll 1d100. According to a pre-set table, there are 100 different versions of what happens next. According to the odds, the ritual may end up being very favorable indeed for your character.... or may, through pure random chance, permanently retire or end your character. The DMs will strictly adhere to the random results, so even if we like your character a lot there's still a chance that taking the path of the Bloodmage will permanently end the PC. Players should understand this clearly before they decide to pursue this path.

Should the Bloodmage Ritual be a completed success, your character will now be a Bloodmage. Some LETO'ing from the DMs will be required. The actual benefits and bonuses are not something we wish to disclose, but you can trust that they are extremely powerful.

Bloodmages practice a form of ancient, primitive, savage sorcery that can seem sinister and disturbing, but there is no particular alignment required. It is not, in and of itself, an evil form of magic.

We wish to keep a lot of the details of this class shrouded in mystery, but feel free to talk to myself or another DM if you have a question you think would be appropriate to have answered.

As with all prestige classes, to play this would require an app. It is recommended not to actually apply until the character has established itself and is well on its way towards learning/earning the class.