A Shield Grog is simply a [[Grog]] - that is, a minor character that is strongly tied to the [[Covenant]] but not to any specific player -
From a character design standpoint, Shield Grogs tend to have specific Virtues such as [[Cov
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A character suffering from Lycanthropy, bearing the [[Major Flaw|Major]] [[Supernatural
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...ree to roleplay without feeling that their "suboptimal" choices made their character irrelevant and impotent.
...specialize in certain roles, and promotes a more organic and less balanced character growth. Another reason to abandon game balance is that different characters
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...irtue|Minor]] [[General Virtue|General]], [[Tainted Virtue]]. It gives the character a bonus to die rolls related to a particular sin<ref>"Aptitude for (Sin),"
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...arly in a battle, and conversely a series of lucky rolls could result in a character staying completely fresh while his opponents swooned from exhaustion.
* In [[ArM4]], combat fatigue was rolled every round, but the character's weapon skill was figured in to the Fatigue Total. This meant that skille
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In [[ArM5]], a '''Major Virtue''' is a relatively significant [[Virtue]]. In character generation it requires more severe [[Flaw|flaws]] to balance than a [[Minor
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...enter the first, or lowest, level of membership in a [[Mystery Cult]]. A character must be [[Initiation|Initiated]] into the cult in order to learn any of its
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...agica template providing the rules (including much of the text) needed for character generation and advancement for core [[ArM5]] and [[ArM4]].
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...le of role-playing, in which every player has one character and plays that character exclusively for an entire game session.
...]] from one session to the next, allowing every player to have a [[magus]] character.
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{{about|the supplemental rule book for ArM5|the character type|Grog}}
...at make it easier to design a grog, while also enriching their options for character backgrounds.
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...orresponding Virtues.<ref>''[[Hedge Magic Revised Edition]]'', pp. 56-57, "Character Generation"</ref>
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...result in Twilight Scars (minor supernatural effects that remain with the character forever after the episode) and gaining or losing magical powers and insight
...light varies, but increases with the [[Warping Score]]. At high warping, a character is liable to enter '''Final Twilight''' - that is, to never return from the
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[[Category:Arm5 Character Templates]]
...] page 27. ''Note that you still need to choose the Native Language of the character, as well as his [[wizard's sigil]], background, and name.''
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...es a Recovery Total. Depending on the outcome of this Recovery Total, the character's wound(s) may improve one step, stay the same, or become worse! (presumabl
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: [[Body level]] : Degree of health (or injury) of a character.
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...). Finally, the use of Intrigue to interrogate or influence a [[non-player character]] as per [[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]], page 24.
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* A [[Personality Trait]] check is made by adding the character's Personality Trait to a die roll. For example, the [[SG]] may require a Br
...her you have heard of someone. For example, the [[Storyguide]] might add a character's [[Reputation]] score to a die roll to determine whether anyone in the par
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{{about|the character type|the fifth edition sourcebook dedicated to this character type|Grogs}}
A '''grog''' can be any supporting character in an Ars Magica [[Saga|saga]]. In [[Second Edition]] and earlier, the ter
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...pen-ended and are left to the imagination of the storyguide. Whatever the character was attempting fails, usually in a dramatic way. For example, a warrior ma
There are special rules in Fifth Edition for what happens if a character botches a Defense roll. See Combat Botches on page 171.
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'''Dominicus''' of [[House Jerbiton]] is a demonstrative character who was the defendant of at least two charges of breaking his [[Hermetic Oa
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