Qabal Agent (Diplomat)
An evolution of the Qabal's need for secrecy during the rule of the Immortal Caliph. The Agents train alongside the Qabal sahir though agents are only successful if the sahir fail to realize who they are.
Benefit: +1 Perception
Integrity: 1.5
Skills: Sincerity (Deceit), Etiquette, Forgery, Investigation, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, One Merchant skill
Outfit: Knife, clothes, cloak, sandal, traveling pack, calligraphy kit, 5 copper
Techniques
Rank 1: No One of Import
You learn a Mastery level 1 Control Spell, which you may cast with subtlety without making the usual Stealth/Awareness Roll. Your Qabal Agent Class Rank counts as ranks of the Sahir School for determining your ability to cast Control Spells. Opponents suffer a -1k0 penalty on all rolls to determine if you are lying.
Rank 2: A Good Excuse
The TN of rolls made to determine your Integrity or identity are increased by a further 10 (this is cumulative with the effects of the Bland Advantage). You gain a +2k0 bonus to all Sincerity (Deceit) Rolls.
Rank 3: Unassailable Reputation
You learn a Mastery level 1 or 2 Control Spell, which you may cast with subtlety without making the usual Stealth/Awareness Roll. You gain a +1k0 bonus to all Contested Social Skill Rolls you do not initiate.
Rank 4: The Ordered Bolthole
You gain a +2k0 bonus to all Stealth Rolls. You may spend an amount of time determined by the GM (hours for a small crime scene, hours to days for a small building) to conceal evidence at a scene or to make a building more inconspicuous. Once this is done, anyone making an Investigation Roll on the scene or to identify the building or find evidence suffers a -Xk0 penalty to their Roll, where X is your Class Rank.
Rank 5: Pillar of the Community
You learn a Mastery level 1, 2 or 3 Control Spell, which you may cast with subtlety without making the usual Stealth/Awareness Roll. You learn a Mastery level 1,2 or 3 Blessing or Curses Spell, which you may cast with subtlety without making the usual Stealth/Awareness Roll. You may select spells for which you do not have the previous ranks. When an opponent is making an Investigation Skill Roll against you, you may spend a Void Point to prevent their dice from exploding
Qabal
Re: Qabal
Qabal Summoner (Sahir)
So named because the discipline of Summoning magic is the most impressive and easily identified magic that the Qabal practices, the summoner is potentially the most powerful of sahir in the Burning Sands, the result of centuries of refinements in magical technique. The tradition of the Qabal sahir stretches almost all the way back to the Ashalan and the Day of Wrath, and the impressive body of knowledge the Qabal has collected shows it. Dozens of other magical methodologies are based on Qabal techniques, including the Dahabi Bargainers and the latter initiates of the Khadi.
Benefit: +1 to any trait
Integrity: 2.5
Skills: Calligraphy, Divination, Spellcraft (Spell Research), Lore: Theology, Any one Lore, Any two skills
Outfit: Staff, knife, clothes, traveling pack, sandals, 5 copper
Technique: The Crucible of Knowledge - The Summoner gains three Sahir Spells at level one, and three additional Sahir spells at each Insight Rank. At Rank one and each Class Rank thereafter, the Summoner chooses 1 type of spell (such as Jinn or Death) that they know. They function as if they possess a skill emphasis when making Spell Casting Rolls for that type of spell. Select one discipline; you gain a +1k1 bonus when casting spells of that discipline.
So named because the discipline of Summoning magic is the most impressive and easily identified magic that the Qabal practices, the summoner is potentially the most powerful of sahir in the Burning Sands, the result of centuries of refinements in magical technique. The tradition of the Qabal sahir stretches almost all the way back to the Ashalan and the Day of Wrath, and the impressive body of knowledge the Qabal has collected shows it. Dozens of other magical methodologies are based on Qabal techniques, including the Dahabi Bargainers and the latter initiates of the Khadi.
Benefit: +1 to any trait
Integrity: 2.5
Skills: Calligraphy, Divination, Spellcraft (Spell Research), Lore: Theology, Any one Lore, Any two skills
Outfit: Staff, knife, clothes, traveling pack, sandals, 5 copper
Technique: The Crucible of Knowledge - The Summoner gains three Sahir Spells at level one, and three additional Sahir spells at each Insight Rank. At Rank one and each Class Rank thereafter, the Summoner chooses 1 type of spell (such as Jinn or Death) that they know. They function as if they possess a skill emphasis when making Spell Casting Rolls for that type of spell. Select one discipline; you gain a +1k1 bonus when casting spells of that discipline.
GM • City of Stories
Re: Qabal
Master of the Seal (Sahir)
The Masters of the Seal are the undisputed rulers of the Qabal, their magical prowess and wisdom means few can compete against them, and with the respect they have garnered, few want to. For the moment, the vast majority of the Masters of the Seal are Traditionalists, but as the older generation retires and the newer generation comes into their powers, more and more Progressives are seeping into their ranks.
Technique Rank: 6
Requirements: Spellcraft 7, Faction Influence 6.0 or higher, Elected by Council of Masters.
Technique
As a Master of the Seal, you have an intimate knowledge of the workings behind Hakim’s seal and can use it in ways some would have thought impossible. You may now cast spells as a simple action. Additionally you still learn three new spells.
The Masters of the Seal are the undisputed rulers of the Qabal, their magical prowess and wisdom means few can compete against them, and with the respect they have garnered, few want to. For the moment, the vast majority of the Masters of the Seal are Traditionalists, but as the older generation retires and the newer generation comes into their powers, more and more Progressives are seeping into their ranks.
Technique Rank: 6
Requirements: Spellcraft 7, Faction Influence 6.0 or higher, Elected by Council of Masters.
Technique
As a Master of the Seal, you have an intimate knowledge of the workings behind Hakim’s seal and can use it in ways some would have thought impossible. You may now cast spells as a simple action. Additionally you still learn three new spells.
GM • City of Stories