Bear; after doing some reading and math this what I came up with. Sponsored Magic allows you to purchase Evocation or Thaumaturgy for (-2) each, not both for (-3). It took a little reading and re-reading of the Sponsored Magic section to figure it out but I'm fairly sure that's right. Giving a (+X) Catch for an Item of Power that already gave you a +2 Bonus is redundant especially when they are both implying the same effect/cost. I thought that a straight up bypassing by Sea-Water was probably far too common given the setting so making it Blessed Sea-water makes it rare enough for the +1 still. As it stands you'll still have to lose a few points somewhere; I'd recommend losing the Mortal Stunt and the Refinement for right now or possibly one of the Enhanced abilities. Though you could go with the Raw Power version and ditch Thaumaturgy for a more "here-and-now" approach to Magic.
Ethan White: [Base Refresh of 8]
Stunts and Powers:
Mortal Stunts:
Armed Arts(-1)
Wizard’s Constitution (-0)
Maui’s Fishhook; Item of Power (+2)
Unbreakable
Imparted Abilities – “Pele’s Gift”
Evocation; Sponsored Magic (-2)
Elements; Spirit, Air, Light (Fire, Earth and Spirit?)
Item Slots – 2 focus, 4 enchanted
Ring; +2 spirit defensive conviction
Ring; 1 Offensive Light 3 times a day (aimed with guns)
Bracelet; 4 shift block 3 times a day
Refinement(Evocation) (-1); Additional Item Slots
Thaumaturgy; Sponsored Magic (-2)
Enhanced Abilities:
Inhuman Strength(-2)
Inhuman Speed(-2)
Inhuman Toughness(-2)
- Toughness Catch (+1) – Can be Bypassed by Blessed Sea-Water (even if in solid form; i.e. Ice).
*The Catch Implied by an Item of Power is that if he ever loses the Hook he loses ALL of the abilities of Maui’s Fishhook until the item is recovered. He will always keep the Wizard’s Constitution even if for any reason he should ever lose the Hook permanently (Pele will make you live with what you have lost for as long as possible.). At the very least the extended life-time will give you more time to locate the lost Hook.
Total Cost of Stunts/Powers: (-12)
Refunded Points: (+3)
Total Refresh: -1 (You’ll have to find a way to get back 2 points somewhere)
Note: No Specialization Bonuses for Sponsored Magic and Refinement can only be applied to Focus or Enchanted items.
Note: Also note that I recommended a different set of Elements that seem more fitting for a Goddess of Fire and Earth and was what I think you were going for anyway.
I think you might have misunderstood my previous character build.
The RAW states that if a character already has evocation, the channeling ability of sponsored magic costs 1 less.
I think part of the problem is that you may have forgotten that Ethan had evocation.
Perhaps it will help if I write everything in a more concise form like you did. Also, if he is going to lose all of his physical supernatural powers, wouldn't the catch give back more refresh?
The catch in the book only applies to toughness, not strength and speed. I was really hoping to have a character like Samson who actually loses quite a bit of his strength in certain areas or coming in contact with certain things. Blessed Seawater would work I guess - and that would actually go with Hawaiian mythology.
The reason I mentioned the ocean before is that Pele was originally supposed to become a water goddess. She chose her own way. She was also eventually killed by her sister Namaka - the ocean goddess... they hated each other and presumably still do.
Anyway...
If you're only going to allow a -1 as a catch I could remove a physical ability.
So are you not going to allow this character to be submerged now? You said you might before...
Anyway:
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Ethan White: [Base Refresh of 8] (still hoping for a submerged but I'd be happy with 8 refresh and the original 35 skill)
Stunts and Powers:
Wizard’s Constitution (-0)
Evocation -3
(Spirit, Air, Water)
Control (+1 spirit, +1 air), Power (+1 Spirit)
Maui’s Fishhook;
Item of Power (+2)
Unbreakable
Imparted Abilities –
“Pele’s Gift”Evocation; Sponsored Magic (-1)
Elements; Fire, Lightning, Earth
Item Slots – 2 focus, 4 enchanted
Ring; +2 spirit defensive conviction
Ring; 1 Offensive Light 3 times a day (aimed with guns)
Bracelet; 4 shift block 3 times a day
Refinement(Evocation) (-1)
Thaumaturgy; Sponsored Magic (-2)
Enhanced Abilities: Inhuman Toughness(-2)
- Toughness Catch (+1) – Can be Bypassed by Blessed Sea-Water (even if in solid form; i.e. Ice).
*The Catch Implied by an Item of Power is that if he ever loses the Hook he loses ALL of the abilities of Maui’s Fishhook until the item is recovered. He will always keep the Wizard’s Constitution even if for any reason he should ever lose the Hook permanently (Pele will make you live with what you have lost for as long as possible.). At the very least the extended life-time will give you more time to locate the lost Hook.
Total Cost of Stunts/Powers: (-10)
Refunded Points: (+3)
Total Refresh: 1 (This brings his refresh to 1 but I am not happy with it at all)
