Amanuensis [GLOG Class]
This post was initially drafted January 18th, 2024.
The only things that have happened are the things which have been recorded. History only exists in records - otherwise it isn't real. Every generation of humanity has done things, most of it completely insignificant. However, there are those Moments which must be recorded for all time, so says The Heavens, and they always have their stylus at the ready. You are their Stylus.
1 | Stylus of Heaven
You were chosen as a baby to be the Stylus of Heaven for your generation. You are divinely bound to accurately record what happens. Anything you record has happened as you recorded them in everyone's recollection.
If you attempt to lie or fudge the truth in your recording, you lose all templates in this class and are treated as a level 0 character.
1 | Vow of Silence
A sacrifice is required to appease The Heavens. Your voice was sacrificed when you became an Amanuensis. You cannot speak; your records will speak for you.
Additionally, you the player cannot speak in reference to anything your character would do, does, or thinks. You must communicate these in-game things via some other means - gesticulation, charades, sign language, drawing, or writing. You can speak if it is, like, "hey Jeff, pass the chips" or "Can you guys hear me? Hello? Guys? Hello?".
If you break this rule, your character takes 1D6 damage from the mental stress of their vow breaking. You're gonna kill them if you don't shut up.
2 | Premonition
You are more attuned to the flow of history. As a student of records, you know the patterns which precede a Moment and are aware of them as they unfold. These patterns give you a rough idea of what is soon to happen, to whom or what, and when. A "Moment" is coming - that is inevitable. However, you can prepare for it, whatever it may be.
The "rough idea" should be communicated to you non-verbally and discreetly by the GM, however that is possible in your, the player's, current situation.
3 | Record Player
If you have not broken your vow of silence up to this point, the heavens above will permit you to speak, but you may only speak from the records you have. You become a living cascade of memory and, as an esteemed Amanuensis, are respected as the authority in all you say. All intelligent creatures, including enemies, will esteem your words as truth and refrain from harming you, except in self-defense.
4 | Moment Maker
You may choose to make a non-Moment into a Moment, imbuing an action or event with a great significance of your choosing. You are permitted to do this four times in your life. After the final use, you cease to be an Amanuensis and are released from your vow, permitted to retain perfect memory of your records in this life and the next.