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Children of the Gods: the Classical Witch Traditions Sample file TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................... 1 Sixth Leve Witch Rituals ............................................ 56 FOREWARD ................................................................... 2 Seventh Level Witch Rituals ...................................... 57 PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................ 3 Eighth Level Witch Rituals ......................................... 58 PART 2: THE WITCH CLASS ............................................ 5 PART 5: MONSTERS ..................................................... 59 Witch (Classical Tradition) ........................................... 8 AMMIT ........................................................................ 60 Combination Classes .................................................... 9 ARANEA ...................................................................... 60 Witch/Cleric ................................................................ 9 BRONZE BIRD (Stymphalian Bird) ............................... 61 Witch/Fighter .............................................................. 9 CALIBAN ..................................................................... 61 Witch/Magic-Users ................................................... 10 DEATH DOG ................................................................ 62 DIRAE (Angel) ............................................................. 62 Witch/Thieves ........................................................... 10 DRYAD ........................................................................ 63 Non-human Witches .................................................. 11 DRYAD HAMADRYAD .................................................. 63 PART 3: THE CLASSICAL TRADITION ............................. 17 FAUN .......................................................................... 63 Tradition Description ................................................. 17 GHOUL, DEMONIC (Ghūl) ........................................... 64 The Classical Witch Tradition ..................................... 18 GOLEM, BRASS ........................................................... 64 Covens........................................................................ 19 HAG ............................................................................ 65 The Brotherhood of Set ............................................ 19 KERES .......................................................................... 65 Cult of Ereshkigal ...................................................... 19 LARES FAMILIARES ..................................................... 66 Coven of Hecate ........................................................ 20 NAGA, DARK ............................................................... 66 Cult of Tiamat............................................................ 20 NYMPH ....................................................................... 66 The Maenads (Bacchae) ............................................ 21 NYMPH, LAMPAD ....................................................... 66 NYMPH, WATER ......................................................... 67 The Temple of Astártē .............................................. 21 NYMPH, WINE ............................................................ 67 Creating a Coven ....................................................... 21 PSYCHOPOMP ............................................................ 68 Familiars ..................................................................... 23 Vanth, Psychopomp of Orcus .................................... 68 Summoning A Familiar .............................................. 23 SCORPION MEN .......................................................... 68 Optional Rule: Magic User Familiars ......................... 24 SKELETON, HEROIC ..................................................... 69 PART 4: SPELLS & SPELLCRAFT ..................................... 25 SPHINX, ANDROSPHINX .............................................. 69 Magical Theory and Thought ..................................... 25 SPHINX, GYNOSPHINX ................................................ 70 Spell Descriptions....................................................... 26 PART 6: MAGIC ITEMS ................................................. 71 Witch Spells by Level................................................. 27 Artifacts ...................................................................... 74 1ST LEVEL WITCH SPELLS ........................................... 28 PART 7: UNIQUE WITCHES........................................... 75 2ND LEVEL WITCH SPELLS .......................................... 30 Circe............................................................................ 75 3RD LEVEL WITCH SPELLS .......................................... 33 Medea ........................................................................ 75 4TH LEVEL WITCH SPELLS........................................... 36 Medusa ....................................................................... 76 5TH LEVEL WITCH SPELLS........................................... 40 APPENDIX A: SPELL LISTS ............................................. 77 6TH LEVEL WITCH SPELLS........................................... 43 Witch Spells by Level .................................................. 77 8TH LEVEL WITCH SPELLS........................................... 49 Witch Spells Useable by Clerics per Level .................. 78 Ritual Spells ................................................................ 52 Witch Spells Useable by Magic-Users per Level ......... 78 First Level Witch Rituals ............................................ 53 Alphabetical Spell List................................................. 79 Second Level Witch Rituals ....................................... 53 APPENDIX B: GODDESSES ............................................ 80 Third Level Witch Rituals .......................................... 54 OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a .............................. 83 Fourth Level Witch Rituals ........................................ 55 SampleFifth Level Witch Rituals ........................................... 55 file 1 FOREWARD In Search of the Holmes Witch… Almost exactly 40 years I put my hands on a copy of the John Eric Holmes edited D&D Basic Set, or rather, a poorly photocopied version that was making its way around my extended group of friends. This copy, plus some copied character sheets, dice stolen from a Monopoly set, and a borrowed Monster Manual were my first introduction to playing my first RPG. None of us knew what we were doing, but that didn’t matter. We were having fun. Thankfully I learned a little more since 1979. There was though, in that book, that long lost tome of arcane secrets, a tantalizing paragraph. Something that set my mind on fire: "There are a number of other character classes which are detailed in ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. They are sub- classes of the four basic classes. They are: paladins and rangers (fighting men), illusionists and witches (magic-users), monks and druids (clerics), and assassins (thieves)." John Eric Holmes, D&D Basic Book, Page 7. Witches. In the AD&D Player’s Handbook! I had heard of this tome but had not gotten one of my own yet. By the time I did, there were no witches. Sure there were paladins, rangers, illusionists, monks, and druids. But no witches. A few years later, I began work on my own witch class. This witch reflected the weird mix of 80s fantasy and 70s occult revival that was my reading list of the time. Since then, I have made many witch classes for various games, and even several for the same game. But I always wanted to know what the Holmes-ian Witch would have been like. Well, now it is my chance to try. Timothy S. Brannan Lughnasadh, 2019 Special thanks to Michael Thomas of Dreamscape Design for advice and guidance. Sample file 2 PART 1: INTRODUCTION Who knows not Circe, magic-users as depicted in various FRPG sources, but The daughter of the Sun, whose charmed cup priestesses of Goddesses (or Gods) of old religions and Whoever tasted, lost his upright shape, forgotten ways. And downward fell into a groveling swine? John Milton Most witches throughout history have been feared and hated because they were believed to be vindictive, casting The Pythia stands in her smoke, looking for a sign. The evil spells upon others and consorting with evil spirits. devotee of Hecate at a crossroads, torch in hand to ward off angry ghosts. The acolyte learns the first of the Eleusinian Witches and Magic-users Mysteries. Magic-users spend a great deal of time studying and researching their spells. Witches also study spells, but they All of these and more are the guise of the witch. Witches are granted some of their spells, much as clerics are. Some have existed since the dawn of time andand are some of the witches do keep spell books and use scrolls. Magic-users greatest of all of the spell-casters recorded join guilds or belong to magic-user schools. Witches rarely in myth, story, and legend. join guilds; they do, however, belong to covens. A Note About Gender Given some of the new spells and powers granted to Historically, witches have always the witch, a special appendix at the end of this been viewed as female. To reflect book for spells in this book are also usable by this, feminine pronouns will be used the magic-user and clerics. exclusively, unless I need to make a distinction. Some publishers claim that Witches and Clerics years
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