by Ryushikaze
I've got quite a backlog of these, so bear with me as I get through a bunch of them. Not all of these are entirely mine, but were all made by my local play group.Hero Name: Thaumaturge, Ph.D.
Alias: Lucien Crescentus, Ph.D.
Age: 26
Height: 6'1
Weight: 180lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Birthplace:
Power Source: Science, Magic
Group Affiliation: the Shadow Vanguard
Occupation: Scientist, Vanguard against the Extraplanar
First Appearance: Tales of the Arcane #37
Hero Bio: As a child, Lucien wanted to learn things. But moreso, he wanted to understand things, especially things no one else understood. Being quite an intelligent child and later young man, he learned at a phenomenal rate, but something was missing. He didn't just want to learn and understand what others knew, he wanted to dig deeper and figure out something new. And that's when he learned magic was real. Digging as deeply into it as he could, he learned that while many people knew a lot about the use of magic, none of them were studying the properties of magic itself. He'd found what he'd been missing, something wholly new to study and analyze, a secret of the universe as yet unplumbed. Spectacularly energized, and brimming with energy, Lucien managed to shoot through grad school and obtain his PhD at a young age, and began securing patents for world changing clean energy reactors, long storage capacitors, and other amazing devices, all of them with secrets gleaned from thaumaturgy at their core. Prepared to reveal his findings to the world in the hopes that others could rise to even higher heights than he had, he was stopped by otherworldly beings who had come to give a warning, offer a hope, and ask a duty. They gave the warning that the world would soon be assaulted by powerful magical entities, too strong to be defeated by Lucien and the world's heros, even if he offered his current knowledge to them. They offered the hope of more knowledge, the knowledge of how to create magical defenses against these entities. They asked the duty to take up up the Mantle, wield the manaforce guantlet, and stand as a Magus Maximus, Vanguard of Magic for earth. Though it meant sacrificing his ideals temporarily, hiding the truth from the world, he knew it needed to be done to uphold the ideal of ensuring a better life for all those who live on planet Earth and beyond. So Lucien now strives, day and night to improve the lives of every man, woman, and child through science, and protect them from those creatures that would do them harm as Thaumaturge, Ph.D.
Hero gimmick: Low health to start, gains it like mad, has damage redirect, HP burn to heal, and damage based off current HP.
Starting HP 31
Logo is spelled with Thorium, Aurium, Runic M,
Power: Ether Ray- Deal 1 target 2 Radiant Damage.
Disabled Powers:
- Select 1 hero. They may use a power now
- Select 1 hero. They may play a card now.
- Select 1 hero. Heal them for two hit points.
Deck: 40 cards
2 copies- Riftward- Equipment, Relic, Limited- The first time each turn that thaumaturge would be dealt 2 or less damage, you may redirect that damage to a target of your choice.
"Stop Hitting yourself! Stop Hitting Yourself!" Thaumaturge- # 10
2 copies- Increase Damage dealt by Thaumaturge by 1
"This guantlet, a mix of weapon and armor, acts as a focus for my powers and symbolizes the role we Magi must play." Tales of the Arcane #37
3 copies- Spellweave- Ongoing- Limited- Reduce damage dealt to Thaumaturge by 1.
"It keeps your insides on the insides, helps patch up any holes that develop in you or your clothes, and it looks damn spiffy. What more could you ask for?"- Thaumaturge TnT #3
3 Copies- Sanctuary Runes- One Shot- Until the start of his next turn, you may prevent up to 3 damage that would be dealt to each hero. If Riftward is in play, you may prevent 4 damage to each hero, and deal 2 damage to each source of prevented damage
"We only have a moment, but anything that attacks us right now will find the only thing harmed is themselves."- Thautaturge, Tachyon and Thaumaturge 'TnT' #1
2 copies- Shock Bolt- Ongoing- Power: Deal 1 target 2 lightning damage, draw a card.
"In my defense, there are entirely valid scientific reasons to Course lightning through someone or something. In all fairness, I've never used this for any of them." Thaumaturge- Issue #1
2 Copies- Ofre- Ongoing, Power: You may deal up to two irreducable damage to yourself to restore that much health to any number of hero targets other than Thaumaturge.
"You may be willing to martyr yourself, Helena, but you need to make sure you're alive long enough to make a difference when you do."
3 Copies- Aurasphere- One Shot- Deal 1 target 4 energy damage. Heal 2 HP. You may use an extra power this turn.
"Magic is merely a fuel that can be employed, used, or focused as any other."
3 Copies- Lifewave-One Shot- Deal up to 3 targets 2 radiant damage. Heal 2 HP per target damaged.
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2 copies- Ley Lines- Ongoing, Limited- At the start of your turn, Deal X damage to one and heal one hero target X damage, where X = the number of environment cards in play.
"Though everything living here may wish to kill us, the land itself, as always, is our ally."
2 Copies- Life Spike- Ongoing: Power- Deal 1 target X psychic damage, where X equals half damage Thaumaturge has taken since the end of Thaumaturge's last turn. Heal all heros 1 HP.
"I am going to give you such a splitting headache."
2 Copies- One Shot- Mana Burn- Sacrifice any amount of Thaumaturge's life, unless doing so would kill him. Deal that much infernal damage + 2 to one target.
"If you do not carefully control this power, it can destroy you. Your misuse started your trip down this path, and now I shall end it." Thaumaturge- MANABURN Graphic Novel
3 Copies- One Shot- Elemental Maelstrom- Deal one target Fire Damage. Deal one Target Ice Damage, deal one target Thunder Damage. Deal one target Toxic Damage. Heal 2 HP.
"Those aren't elements"- Tachyon
"Yeah, but don't tell the magic that, it would break its little heart." Thaumaturge, TnT #3
2 Copies- Ongoing- Etheric Feedbac67k- If this card is destroyed, you may either immediately destroy an ongoing or environment card, or stop the effects of a one shot card as it is being played, and deal any target 2 psychic damage.
"When I said no, Adrian, I meant No."- Thaumaturge MANABURN Graphic Novel, chapter 2
2 Copies- Equipment- Thaumic Capacitor- Whenever a hero target regains HP, they regain an extra hit point.
"These magical batteries are useful for powering computers, cars, heck, even people under the right circumstances.- Thaumaturge- Magus Maximus #2
4 Copies- One Shot- Applied Sciences- Search your deck for an equipment card. You may put it into hand or immediately into play. Shuffle your deck. You may draw a card. You may play a card.
"That was a 3000 year old relic we just destroyed!"
"Give me 30 minutes, a printed circuit, and a hamburger, I'll make you a better one."
"A hamburger?""I'm hungry."- Detcord and Thaumaturge, Resarching Dangerously
2 Copies- Ongoing, Limited- Thaumic Acceleration- You may use an extra power on your turn.
"It's like they always say- many hands make idle work"
"-They- tend to expect people attached to those hands." Thaumaturge, Crimson Hood-
Several more Heroes, including Crimson Hood, Detcord, Luke and Kapi, and the Elementalist from me, and a few more from friends of mine to come.