[UA] Notes on the Wayfarer

[Stacy Stroud]

A couple of "author's notes" on the archetype I posted a bit ago:

* The taboo against settling down was originally going to be much more
stringent and specific, but I could not figure out how to define it fairly
without penalizing avatars who spend large amounts of time in one place
*planning* their next expedition, or who spend months or years thoroughly
exploring one newly-discovered locale before setting out for another.  The
mindset seemed to be the only fair deciding factor: if the avatar is on, or
planning for, a journey (however slow or fitful) then he's OK, but if he
gets comfortable with the familiar for even a moment, he's not.
Suggestions for more specific requirements are welcome.

* The second and third channels (direction-finding and instant learning)
were originally swapped in position.  It now seems to me that the
language-learning power is the more potent of the two, hence their current
positions.  I would love to hear from anyone who disagrees, however.

* The Wayfarer lacks any kind of instantaneous-travel power because such an
ability would entirely undermine the concept of the archetype as I see it.
The Wayfarer's purpose is the journey, not the destination, so being able
to skip over the one to get to the other is counterproductive.  I did
provide for exceedingly safe and speedy journeys at the highest avatar
levels, however.


Stacy Stroud
sstroud at uky.campuscwix.net