The Monk Faction and Careers

Why did I decide to cover Monks first? Just finished the pic.

Monk Technologists:

The Monks gather and hand down their knowledge, often providing their knowledge and services to the peasantry free of charge. Despite the Technophage that brought the Ancestors to ruin, the monastics squirreled away all the scientific knowledge they could, and seek to attain more through exploring ancient sites and studying the objects the Ancestors may have left behind. They do their most to utilize this knowledge to better the lives of those around them, working around the inability to use electronics as best they can. Their accumulated knowledge of firearms are highly sought after by the empire, even though the Monks keep the best technology for themselves. The Monks handcraft their items, eschewing mass production especially when it comes to items used in warfare, experimenting persistently and unceasingly. Sometimes their results are both unexpected and disastrous.

 

 

These are the careers available to those characters that choose to join the Monkhood, when using WFRP without using the Grim Hack rules.

 

For those using the Grim Hack, skill availability depends on the Faction Score of the character. To advance, the Monk character must learn all the generic skills, and all the skills in one of the paths, either Alchemist or Engineer. The paths are not exclusive to one another, and all skills are available, completing a path’s skills is only needed for promotion. Note: once enough faction points are gained, the Acolyte of Ancient Knowledge title is bestowed despite the fact careers are not used.

 

Skills listed under the Acolyte career are only available to characters that have officially joined the Monkhood, no matter what rule set used.

 

I will explain the rules, ingredients, and statistics for item recipes in a later post.

 

 

Initiate of the Sciences.

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Skills:

History

Read/write

Secret Languages- Monastic Technology

 

Alchemist Medic Skills:

Specialist weapon (explosives)

Cure disease

Heal wounds

Herb lore

Identify plant

 

 

Engineer Militant Skills:

Specialist weapon (firearms)

Blacksmithing

Mining

Marksmanship

 

 

Trappings:

Single round percussion firearm (rifle or pistol), 25 shots worth of caps, ball, and powder (in horn). Basic Alchemical supplies.

 

Acolyte of Ancient Knowledge.

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Skills:

Astronomy

Ancestor Technological Lore

Supernumerate

 

Alchemist Medic Skills:

Brewing

Surgery

Chemistry

Manufacture drugs

 

 

Engineer Militant Skills:

Specialist weapon (Ancestor firearms)

Quick Draw

Engineering

Metallurgy

 

Trappings:

Monk robes. Black powder revolver with holster. At least one item created by the character using

 

 

 

Alchemist Medic Recipes (Not a complete list):

Flame thrower.

Medications: healing, physical stimulants, mental stimulants, poisons, relaxation (defends vs hypergeometric encounters), visions (hypergeometric)

Explosives, napalm.

Food/water decontamination.

Batteries.

 

Engineer Militant Recipes  (Not a complete list):

Clockwork electrical discharge pistol.

Gunsmithing: percussion caps, revolvers, cartridges.

Inferno steam rifle: 30m, AoE

Aether lantern

Clockwork automaton

Exoskeleton.

Steam engines.

 

Faction points gained by:
·       Finishing the intermediate career
·       Acquire a piece of high-technology
·       Find an undiscovered Ancient or Predecessor Site
·       Help the local community through Monastic Technology
·       Tithe 100sp.

Example faction benefits:
·       Technologist career
·       Technological recipes
·       Supplies discount
·       Access to Monastic Libraries and Forge Monastic firearms