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Lifepaths of Man:

Lost Atlantean Setting

Last of His Kind

The Lost Atlantean represents a race of men now long gone—a relic from a

dead civilization. In his youth, he wanders through the present in a near

daze, unable to reconcile what he sees with the whispers and chanting that

echo in his head. After years of study, he has learned all there is to know

about Men and their culture. There is only one thing left to do—subjugate

it. Mortal history is little more than a tale of a squabbling pack of dogs, better

to lead the pack than to be torn asunder by the ceaseless infighting. First he

conquers the flesh, but then the voices in his head erupt in a chorus of chants

and obscure hymns, and he realizes that for ultimate power he must conquer

the mind and ultimately the soul.

And so his journey to godhead begins…

Lifepath

Time Stat Res

Leads

Born Doomed

6 yrs

—

Skills: 3 pts General

Traits: 1 pt: Immortal, Exotic Visage, Healthy (v2)

6 yrs +1 M 3 —

Skills: 5 pts: Obscure History, Reading, Scribner, Doctrine of Dead Gods

Traits: 1 pt: Faith in Dead Gods, Extrovert

7 yrs +1 M, P 3 Outcast

Skills: 6 pts: Inconspicuous, Foraging, Streetwise, Appropriate Languages, Etiquette

Traits: 1 pt: Alienated

Grave Robber 2

8 yrs +1 M/P 10

Outcast

Skills: 3 pts: Tomb-wise, Artifact-wise, Appraisal

Traits: 1 pt: Thirst for Knowledge, Pariah

Flesh Eater 2

6 yrs +1 M

Outcast

Skills: 3 pts: Anatomy, Corpse-wise, Falsehood

Traits: 1 pt: Hunger for Flesh, Recluse

20 yrs +1 M 15 Outcast, City-Dweller

Skills: 6 pts: Ancient History, History, Obscure Languages, Symbology, Herbalism

Traits: 1 pt: Quick Study

3 yrs +1 P 8 Outcast

Skills: 7 pts: Riding, Mounted Combat, Sword, Brawling, Armor Training

Traits: 1 pt: Brutal

Warlord 5

10 yrs +1 M, P 30

Outcast

Skills: 3 pts: Command, Bow, Intimidation

Traits: 1 pt: Thirst for Power, Imposing, Dispassionate, Riddle of Steel

Conqueror 6

5 yrs +1 M, P 100

Outcast

Skills: 2 pts: Interrogation, Administration

Traits: 1 pt: Commanding Aura

Taught by the Ghosts

of Long Dead Gods 1

Wanderer 2

Scholar of Ancients 3

Reaver 4

Hedonist 7

5 yrs +1 M

Outcast

Skills: 3 pts: Philosophy, Seduction

Traits: 1 pt: Jaded, Contemplation

Demagogue 8

10 yrs +1 M 50

Outcast

Skills: 3 pts: Oratory, Doctrine of Self-Deification

Traits: 1 pt: Booming Voice, Unmistakable Cadence, The Nature of Power

Demi-God 9

20 yrs +2 M, P 200

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Skills: 2 pts: Meditation

Traits: 1 pt: Aura of Holiness, Dreamer

Requirements

1: Taught by the Ghosts of Dead Gods requires Born Doomed

2: These lifepaths require Taught by the Ghosts of Dead Gods

3: Scholar of the Ancients requires Grave Robber

4: Reaver requires Flesh Eater

5: Warlord requires Reaver

6: Conqueror requires Warlord

7: Hedonist requires Conqueror, Warlord or Scholar

8: Demagogue requires Conqueror and Scholar

9: Demi-God requires all of the lifepaths in the setting

Lost Atlantean Lifepath Traits

Many of the lifepaths contain self-explanatory character traits, whereas

other traits are straight from the Character Burner. The new die and call-

on traits that require description follow:

Immortal

The Lost Atlantean cannot die from age or sickness, however age does

weigh upon him to some degree. Rather than enjoying eternal youth like the

elves, the Lost Atlantean simply stops aging when other men would die. Thus

he will reach an age of frailty and white hair, but he may maintain (or regain)

his strength through a vigorous lifestyle.

Use the standard Age and Stat Pool Chart for men for the Lost Atlantean.

Exotic Visage

Lost Atlanteans are possessed of a queer beauty and though familiar,

always seem from a distant land.

If your campaign’s racial stock is white-skinned and bearded, the Lost

Atlantean might bear beautiful chocolate-colored smooth skin, broad

features, coupled with shining eyes and straight hair. If your campaign is

replete with dusky-skinned beauty, then the Atlantean might bear fine

alabaster features in slightly distorted proportion. Whatever it may be, it

must be exotic!

Healthy

This alternate version of the Healthy trait allows the character to round

up when factoring his Health.

Faith in Dead Gods

This trait is similar to the Faithful trait, but with certain differences. See

the Faith in Dead Gods section for a complete description.

Extrovert

Though something of an outcast, Lost Atlanteans possess a power of will

that others don’t. The character may reduce his aptitude for learning Social

skills by one.

Quick Study

Character may reduce his Perception Aptitude by 1.

The Riddle of Steel

“This you can trust boy… but flesh is stronger than steel.”

Contemplation

After years governing men and breaking their bodies, the Atlantean loses

his taste for martial and worldly affairs. Abandoning his previous pursuits.

he takes solace in the pleasures of the flesh and endless hours of

contemplation.

The Nature of Power

This is a key revelation that the Atlantean arrives at as his worshippers

flock to his words. The sword is weak, the power is in the mind.

Dreamer

Finally the voices return and the Dead Gods speak to him in echoing

whispers sent across indigo gulfs of time and life.

Lost Atlantean Skills

Doctrine of Dead Gods

Root: Perception Skill Type: School of Thought

Wandering through empty and forgotten temples of his forefathers, the

Atlantean learns to interpret the reliefs and sigils that adorn the walls. As

he learns, an echo forms in his head—the voices of the dead gods begin to

speak to him rumbling across broken aeons.

Languages

Root: Perception Skill Type: Academic

As a wanderer, the Atlantean travels from nation to nation in a vain search

for his home. Opening this skill allows the Lost Atlantean to choose two

additional languages at his Perception root (in addition to the two languages

that come for free when starting a character).

Obscure Languages

Root: Perception Skill Type: Academic

The Lost Atlantean is forced to learn many dead and obscure languages

as he studies the lost and fallen ruins of long gone civilizations.

Doctrine of Self-Deification

Root: Perception Skill Type: Sch. of Thght

After long years of wandering, searching, study and battle, the Atlantean

may come to realize that he is indeed a vessel of the Dead Ones. He is destined

for godhead. Belief in his ways is belief in the ancient ways.

Meditation

Root: Will Skill Type: School of Thought

Meditation is a way for a character to calm and center herself. It is both

rest and a method for divining solutions to problems via deep thought.

While meditating a character is nominally aware of her surroundings—

she is aware of changes in her environment like noise or the presence of

someone come to interrupt her. She may also make Perception/Observation

tests to detect Stealthy characters come to molest her.

Meditation can be used in place of sleep for rest. Each hour of meditation

counts as an hour of rest for the purposes of recovering from wounds and

Tax. This is an Ob 1 test plus 1 per additional hour meditated. Meditating

for 4 hours is an Ob 4 test. Failing the test indicates that the character has

fallen asleep.

While meditating a Sorcerer can maintain any spells he is currently

sustaining. (She must still retest Tax as per The Power Still Flows Through

Her rules on page 130 of The Burning Wheel.)

In addition, Meditation can be used to “center” oneself before undertaking

a task. This centering allows the character to FoRK his meditation skill into

the test, regardless of the type of skill it is! It can be a Martial, Academic,

Physical, or even Social skill test.

In order to center, a character must spend one action per obstacle point

of the test to be undertaken. If the obstacle of the test is equal to or less than

the character's Meditation skill, the centering is automatic. If the test obstacle

is greater than the Meditation exponent, then the character must test his

skill. Artha, of course, may be spent on these tests.

If the test being centered for requires a series of rolls, the centering counts

for the duration.

Obstacles for martial contests and versus tests are equal to the opponent's

skill/stat.

Centering tests count toward advancement.

Thus a character with a G3 Meditation preparing for a fight with an

opponent with a B4 Boxing skill must spend 4 actions centering and pass

an Ob 4 Meditation test to earn his FoRK die. Artha will need to be spent!

This centering would count as a Challenging test for advancement

purposes.

A character with a B5 Meditation skill attempting to center while starting

a fire on a rainy night (Ob 4 test) would not have to test. He would spend

4 actions centering prior to testing his Firebuilding skill with the addition

of his Meditation FoRK.

This would count as an Difficult test for advancement.

A character with a B4 Meditation attempting to center before using his

Falsehood on a character with a Will of B4 would not have to roll the dice.

He'd just need a few seconds to center before taking the test.

Faith in Dead Gods

The heir to ancient and forgotten traditions, the Lost Atlantean learns from

whispering ghosts secrets of his ancestry and his power. But the ghosts truly

only bring more questions, merely hinting at things past and days to come.

The gods of Atlantis are long fallen, given way—pushed aside, perhaps

even murdered—by the new gods of men. But even in death their power still

resonates across time and civilization. It was the priests and slaves of these

now dead gods who gave ancient men knowledge of fire, soil and stone. Such

heritage maybe forgotten, but its roots still grow beneath the modern cities

and temples. A faded echo of power still rumbles through the bowels of

humanity, and it is to this frequency which the Atlantean is attuned.

Faith in Dead Gods uses mechanics similar to Faith. However the power

of these gods is diminished, and faith in them only grants the Atlantean

miraculous power over himself. But this is due only to one special quality:

Belief. It is belief that is needed to rejuvenate the dessicated bodies of these

divine creatures—like blood infused into a dying heart. Once the Atlantean

unlocks this mystery, he may affect both himself and those who believe in

the Dead Gods. He may heal the believing sick, and bend the minds of the

believing wayward. However, he has no dominion over non-believers and

apostates— he cannot affect them with the power of the dead ones .

Starting Faith in Dead Gods

This faith ability begins play a bit differently than standard Faith. The

trait grants a B2 Faith in Dead Gods. Advance it one step for each of the

following traits or skills the Atlantean possesses: Doctrine of Dead Gods, The

Riddle of Steel, Contemplation, The Nature of Power, and Dreamer.

The shade of Faith is that of the Atlantean’s Will.

Faith in Dead Gods in Play

This faith ability may only affect the user/caster and other believers. These

believers must have an appropriate belief that clearly states they adhere to

the doctrine the Atlantean preaches.

This ability acts like and advances as Faith.

The Limitations of Faith in Dead Gods

The Atlantean may not call for Intercession, Miracle, Purification,

Hindrance or Consecration.

The Twists of Faith

Lost Atlanteans may also manifest their faith in manners appropriate to

the Dead One’s idiom. For example, if the Atlantean is a Demagogue of the

Snake God, he may use his faith to hypnotize his followers, bending their

will to his. He may also learn to take on the form of his patron, transforming

himself into a gigantic snake. So much better to comprehend the mysteries

revealed!

Hypnotism (Ob = Victim’s Will) — This requires the Atlantean to his Exotic

Visage and Unmistakable Cadence to lull and lure his prey to let down

her defenses and become one with the Dead Ones and lost Atlantis.

Sublime Transformation (Ob 5) — The priest of the Old Ones may assume

his patron’s mantle, absorbing the physical qualities and the senses of the

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