Scion of Hephaestus?

[beachhead1973]

So I want to open up an avenue of development for a character growing inot his origins as a scion of Hephaestus; the god of the forge.

I got just the two ideas really for this;

A several-point cost "Power" which buys off the hexing catch for a wizard

The other idea I have less concrete ideas about; the concept of a sort of techno-mantic magic. but I really have very little idea how that would work; maybe to make broken stuff work or keep working? or maybe fillin the blanks of a not-quite-there gadget. Sort of a steam-punkish take on magic.

What do you guys think?

[benign]

Check out the super-science power here on the board's custom power list. You could easily reflavor it from advanced science to magic so advanced that it begins to approach technology- though really I think it encompasses both of those anyway.

[EdgeOfDreams]

You could always just use the existing crafting rules for magic and reflavor them.  I ran a focused practitioner for a long time with Ritual (Crafting) who I described as an Artificer.  He was always pulling random gadgets made from magic and clockwork out of his pockets.

[UmbraLux]

So I want to open up an avenue of development for a character growing inot his origins as a scion of Hephaestus; the god of the forge.

I got just the two ideas really for this;

A several-point cost "Power" which buys off the hexing catch for a wizard

You might be interested in this:

Techno-Wizard [-1]

• Tech friendly:  The wizard gains +2 on Discipline rolls to prevent hexing.
• Practiced at working with technology:  The wizard may choose to resist a compel with a Discipline roll instead of with a fate point.  When doing so he does not gain the bonus above and must get a Legendary result.
• Can't break it:  The wizard gains a -2 to intentional attempts at hexing technology.

The other idea I have less concrete ideas about; the concept of a sort of techno-mantic magic. but I really have very little idea how that would work; maybe to make broken stuff work or keep working? or maybe fillin the blanks of a not-quite-there gadget. Sort of a steam-punkish take on magic.

What do you guys think?

Other potential ideas:  strength powers (smiths are strong), crafter only (no evocation, just thaumaturgy and work primarily through items), or change your evocation elements to tech-related themes (Engines, Computers, Structures, Projectiles, Crafting).

[beachhead1973]

You might be interested in this:Other potential ideas:  strength powers (smiths are strong), crafter only (no evocation, just thaumaturgy and work primarily through items), or change your evocation elements to tech-related themes (Engines, Computers, Structures, Projectiles, Crafting).

The techno-wizard thing sounds pretty cool!