Champion - “magical girls,” anointed by Spirit Animals, come from any world on which sentient beings dream. Because they have great hope and great selflessness, they are empowered to defend their worlds from the powers of negative thought and nightmare, healing the psyches of their species by literally combating metaphorical threats. Young enough to not know what is impossible, Champions’ fearlessness and innocence is the root of their power. Champion Magic tends to be showy, grandiose, and direct, unless their Archetype is not. Their keyword is HOPE.
Adversary - some Champions lose their selfless heroism before they lose their naivete. They become Adversaries - free agents, radially independent powers seeking their own good. Adversaries may only be a “phase” a Champion goes through on their way to being an Oracle, a Pillar, or even a Champion again. As such, while an Adversary may be hostile to Champions, Champions are rarely hostile towards them. Adversaries are not evil, or even misguided exactly - they simple prioritize their own freedom and survival above greater causes, and walk their own paths. An Adversary’s Spirit Animal sometimes temporarily becomes a Doppleganger, an insubstantial image of the Adversary that tries to make trouble for them, as they reject its guidance. An Adversary’s magic is usually more subtle, indirect and manipulative than a Champion’s, sacrificing a little punch for more deliberate effect. An Adversary’s key word is AGENCY.
Oracle - as Champions age, they learn what is possible and what is not, gain experience, lose some degree of hope, and so their power fades. As it fades, however, it transmutes into wisdom, vision, and knowledge in their chosen Archetype. Oracles’ Spirit Animals become Familiars, perfectly comprehensible to them at last, but unable to communicate with anyone else. Adversaries who become Dark Oracles devoted to themselves lose their Spirit Animals entirely; they become full-time Dopplegangers. Most Oracles are mentors and resources for Champions, still devoted to their cause but less able to take action on their own. Their keyword is KNOWLEDGE.
Pillar - a Pillar is a very different way a Champion can go wrong. A Pillar has Power, Knowledge, and Agency. But a Pillar has lost Hope. Pillars are burned out, jaded by their experiences, and while they still find themselves drawn into supernatural crises and situations, they wish merely to be left alone and rest, not to fight. A Pillar cannot use their magic, doesn’t care about their knowledge, has no use for their agency. But all these qualities symbolically and supernaturally give them a great reservoir that they can, on the rare occasion they begin to care, lend to others. or which they can use to endure or avoid the supernatural. Nonsentient monsters do not attack Pillars. Spells wash off them without effect. Strange phenomena are repelled by them, if only for a few feet. A pillar no longer has a Spirit Animal of any kind. A Pillar’s keyword is RESISTANCE.
Roles
Adversary - some Champions lose their selfless heroism before they lose their naivete. They become Adversaries - free agents, radially independent powers seeking their own good. Adversaries may only be a “phase” a Champion goes through on their way to being an Oracle, a Pillar, or even a Champion again. As such, while an Adversary may be hostile to Champions, Champions are rarely hostile towards them. Adversaries are not evil, or even misguided exactly - they simple prioritize their own freedom and survival above greater causes, and walk their own paths. An Adversary’s Spirit Animal sometimes temporarily becomes a Doppleganger, an insubstantial image of the Adversary that tries to make trouble for them, as they reject its guidance. An Adversary’s magic is usually more subtle, indirect and manipulative than a Champion’s, sacrificing a little punch for more deliberate effect. An Adversary’s key word is AGENCY.
Oracle - as Champions age, they learn what is possible and what is not, gain experience, lose some degree of hope, and so their power fades. As it fades, however, it transmutes into wisdom, vision, and knowledge in their chosen Archetype. Oracles’ Spirit Animals become Familiars, perfectly comprehensible to them at last, but unable to communicate with anyone else. Adversaries who become Dark Oracles devoted to themselves lose their Spirit Animals entirely; they become full-time Dopplegangers. Most Oracles are mentors and resources for Champions, still devoted to their cause but less able to take action on their own. Their keyword is KNOWLEDGE.
Pillar - a Pillar is a very different way a Champion can go wrong. A Pillar has Power, Knowledge, and Agency. But a Pillar has lost Hope. Pillars are burned out, jaded by their experiences, and while they still find themselves drawn into supernatural crises and situations, they wish merely to be left alone and rest, not to fight. A Pillar cannot use their magic, doesn’t care about their knowledge, has no use for their agency. But all these qualities symbolically and supernaturally give them a great reservoir that they can, on the rare occasion they begin to care, lend to others. or which they can use to endure or avoid the supernatural. Nonsentient monsters do not attack Pillars. Spells wash off them without effect. Strange phenomena are repelled by them, if only for a few feet. A pillar no longer has a Spirit Animal of any kind. A Pillar’s keyword is RESISTANCE.