The Scribes

The Scribes are an organization dedicated to the preserving and transcribing of books. They maintain the New Medical Library that is known for housing the majority of the perserved books from the time before. Most of these books are on medical topics. They also assist with the keeping of important resords within Camp Hope. They provide transcription services and sell copies of the books that are maintained int he library. The Scribes only deal in Camp Hope credits. This means that anyone who wishes to purchase books from the library through Musty Pages will need to first either engage in trade or work as a Bounty Hunter to earn credits. The result of this is that the New Medical Library is a major driving force for trade and income for the camp. Because of this, the Scribes are regarded highly and are respected for the work they do.

Diplomacy

Generally, Scribes are well regarded with the camp. They are considered people that help the economy and provide important services to the camp. That being said, they are not particularly involved with the camp's social or political affairs which generally means that they fade into the background. This means that while people have a positive view of the organization, they aren't likely to be aware of their activities or invested in their agenda.

Scribe Characters

• Alignment: Usually neutral, often good.
• Suggested Races: Human
• Suggested Classes: Civilian and Face
• Suggested Archetypes: Authority, Dipolmat, Sauve
• Suggested Ladders: Savant, Born Leader

Consider joinin the Scribes if the following sentences ring true:

• You want to play a character who is not combat oriented / focused
• You enjoy playing intellectual or studious characters
• You want to explore the lore and history of the campaign setting

Joining the Scribes

The Scribe Background

If your character was born and raised in Camp Hope, you can choose this background instead of those listed in the Ultra Modern Redux rule book.
Knowledge is the primary promise of this organization. All of the records of the camp are handled by members of the Scribes. This means that members of the Scribes have an intimate knowledge of the activities within camp as well as having access to the historical records within the library. Those within the Scribes are knowledable and they believe that this grants them power.

• Skill Proficiencies: History and Investigation
• Languages: Two of your choice
• Equipment: An Scribe insignia, a small collection of books, a writing kit (small pouch with a quill, ink, folded parchment, and a small penknife), and 10 credits.
• You gain 1 renown with the Scribes and are Rank 1.

Feature: Library Access

Though others must often endure extensive interviews and significant fees to gain access to even the most common archives in your library, you have free and easy access to the majority of the library, though it might also have repositories of lore that are too valuable or secret to permit anyone immediate access. You have a working knowledge of your organization's personnel and bureaucracy, and you know how to navigate those connections with some ease. Additionally, you are likely to gain preferential treatment at other libraries within other camps, as professional courtesy shown to a fellow scholar. Other camps generally consider the Scribes from Camp Hope to be the elite record keepers and will grant you access they might not otherwise. Lastly, as a member of the Scribes, you are generally granted access to the records being kept by other organizations within the camp.

Suggested Characteristics

Members of the Scibes tend to be a person that values learning and knowledge over most everything else in their lives. Books are considered valuable treasures. Record keeping in considered an essential function for the maintaining knowledge and order within a society.

Contacts

The Scribes work within every layer of camp society. They create connections while performing their tasks. Within the Scribes there are those that serves as mentors and teachers to those entering the organization.
Roll twice on the Scribe Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Scribe Contacts table.

Public Agenda

To perserve the knowledge of Humanity.

Assets

They have a large collection of books and documents from the Time Before. These have been copied and the copies are avilable to the public for use. The original books are kept in storage to ensure that they remain intact. Even newly authored works are treated this way to ensure that the originals are always available to reference.

Education

All Scribes are given extesnive education. This includes the skills required for book and document restoration and preservation. They must also learn excellent penmenship so that they can copy the books for comissions. They must also demonstrate their abilities in organizing the collection as retrieving items for visitors is a major part of the job.

"The pen is mightier than the sword" -Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Founding Date

16

Leader

Merryn Iosif

Leader Title

Librarian

Founders

• Racquel Vera Donnelly

Location

Camp Hope

Related Ranks & Titles

• Librarian

Controlled Territories

• Librarian's Workshop
• Musty Pages
• New Medical Library
• Scribner's Academy

Related Items

• Research Tablet
• Scribner's Lens

Notable Members

• Alfredo Fiorenzo Kendal
• Ellen Anne Cosima
• Felecia Alby Smith
• Frank Benjamin Smith
• Meike Emidio Kendal
• Merryn Iosif
• Nissa Kennard
• Regina Mona Kendal
• Rita Iona Kendal

Related Species

• Human

Related Historical Events

• 16 SE
  New Medical Library Established and the Founding of the Scribes

One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.

– Carl Sagan

General Biases

These are the biases that members of this faction generally have.

Positive Biases

1. They favor people who are intelligent. This bias will be triggered if a character has an Intelligence score of 12 or more.
2. They are interested in others who are knowledgable about history. This will be trigger if a character has a history skill of +10 or more.

Negative Biases

1. They do not tolerate those who are abusive to books or records.
2. They dislike those who are ignorant. This bias will be triggered if a character has an intelligence score of 9 or less.

In the current era, to make adjustments in worldly interactions one must have knowledge. It is impossible to remain on a true course without tracking where you have already been.

-Merryn Iosif

 

Without books, there would be no way to hold people accountable. Without books, past knowledge would be religated to the realm of fairy tales and myths. Without books the whole truth about life would be left to our imaginations because it would be little more than a guessing game. Books are the foundation of society.

-Merryn Iosif 

Allies

The Scribes

100

The Doctors

100

The Scribes serve as the record keepers. They hold all the medical texts and learning materials that the Doctors need to learn their craft. Additionally, the Scribes keep copies of all the medical research that has been completed, making it available to future generations.

Neutral

Town Watch

0

The Scribes

0

Neutral

The Solstice Syndicate

0

The Scribes

0

Neutral

The Scribes

0

Church of Hope

0

Neutral

The Scribes

0

Engineers

0

Neutral

The Scribes

0

The Farmers Guild

0

How Do I Fit In?

As a member of the Scribes, you are engaged in the work of transcribing and maintaining camp records. This means that you generally remain in camp. However, there are times that books need to be found and records for those adventuring need to be kept. It is likely that your role in any group is that of the record keeper and the researcher.

Rank and Renown

Rank 1: Student

• Prerequisite: Renown 1 or higher in the Scribes

When you become a member of the Scribes, you are expected to attend school. They will teach you to read and write with the goal of you learning several languages. They will also teach you how to properly restore and maintain a book. You will spend most of your time at Scribner's Academy. Attending this school cost money. For most, this means that their family has to pay for their education. However, there are a few that are given scholarships. Because of this, it is likely that you are in debt at this rank.

• You gain acess to Scribner's Academy. You are given a scribe insignia.

Rank 2: Page

• Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in the Scribes

Pages are usually responsible for putting returned books and other items in their proper places on the shelves. They are also responsible for keeping items in the right order. Some handle requests for retrieving materials that are in secured areas, and others may be responsible for checking items back in.

• You gain access to the New Medical Library and the general book collection. Your monthly pay is 5 credits a month. Gain a contact from the Sctibes Contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival.

Rank 3: Assistant

• Prerequisite: Renown 5 or higher in the Scribes

Assistants often check materials out and in, collect fines and fees, answer general questions, issue library cards, process new library materials, and assist with items on reserve. They help people with homework and research questions, decide what items need to be discarded and retranscirbed, help people use the databases. Assistants run the computer system, maintain the records for the catalogs and are the person most likely to engage with those visiting the library.

• Your monthly pay increases to 10 credits a month. Gain a contact from the Scribe Contact or Non-Scribe Contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You are provided with a Research Tablet to use when carrying out your faction responsibilities. Using the research tablet for personal matters is a significant violation of regulations.

Rank 4: Scribe

• Prerequisite: Renown 5 or higher in the Scribes.

Scribes take on the important task of transcribing. This can mean making copies of existing books. There are many scribes that spend all of their time transcribing from the books that are from the Time Before so that the copies can be available in the library. However, they also perform transcription tasks through out the camp. They are responsible for maintaining and distributing the various camp records. All of which are also copied and stored in the library.

• Your monthly pay increases to 15 credits a month. Gain a contact from the Scribe Contact or Non-Scribe Contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You are provided a Scribner's Lens.

Special Rank: Book Keeper

• Prerequisite: Rank 4, Renown 10 or higher in the Scribes, 5th level or higher, and must be human or passing as human.

These scribes are given the important task of restoring and maintaining the books from the time before. This is considered the single most important task of the library and is the reason that it was established.

• You gain access to the book vaults where the original books are kept. Your monthly pay increases by 5 credits in addition to any other pay you are receiving. Gain a contact from the either contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You gain a +5 bonus to any History skill checks that involve medical information or the history of the Time Before.

Special Rank: Mentor

• Prerequisite: Rank 4, Renown 10 or higher in the Scribes, 5th level or higher, and must be human or passing as human.

These Scribes are responsible for helping the new scribes learn and perform their tasks. They provide education, emotional support and monitor work performance. This is considered an important role for ensuring the quality of work performed by the Scribes.

• Your monthly pay increases by 5 credits in addition to any other pay you are receiving. Gain a contact from the either contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You can call upon 1d4 Pages and 1d4 Assistants to help you with your record keeping tasks. Use this stat block for both the Page and Assistant:

Rank 5: Manager

• Prerequisite: Rank 4, renown 25 or higher in the Scribes, and must be human or passing as human.

As managers they are responsible for work schedules, employee evaluations, training, and managing budgets. They supervise the day to day tasks of the library. They are responsible for a division within the library and are responsible for ensuring that the quality of work is maintained within that division.

• Your monthly pay increases to 20 credits. Gain a contact from the contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You can call upon 1d4 Pages, 1d4 Assistants and 1d4 Scribes to help you with your record keeping and transcription tasks. They can also be assigned to assist with researching information or finding records. Use this stat block for both the Page, Assistant and Scribe: . You gain a +5 bonus to your investigation skill checks when using this additional staff, but it requires longer to acquire the information.

Special Rank: Instructor

• Prerequisite: Rank 5, renown 30 or higher in the Scribes, Level 7 or higher, and must be human or passing as human.

Instructors are responsible for running Scribner's Academy and teaching those who are new to the Scribes. They manage the course work, track student process and perform all of the expected tasks of a teacher in a class room.

• Your monthly pay increases by 5 credits in addition to any other pay you are receiving. Gain a contact from the Scribe contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You can call upon 2d4 Pages and 2d4 Assistants to help you with your record keeping tasks. Use this stat block for both the Page and Assistant:

Rank 6: Librarian

• Prerequisite: Rank 5, renown 50 or higher in the Scribes, Level 10 or higher, and must be human or passing as human. Additionally, you must have served in the Scribes for a minumum of 10 years. The appointment criteria must also be met, see the Librarian rank article.

The Librarian is the highest level of a Scribe, and they hold the most power and responsibility within the library. They coordinate and direct scribing services for the entire facility. They supervise staff and conduct hiring and performance reviews. They train and mentor staff and update and enforce library policies, which include regulations, technology and literature laws. They are also in charge of the library's accounting and the general administration of the library. They determine which scribing projects within the library get funding from the library budget.
In this role, you are advised — and ordered around — by the Board of Hope. You are in regular communication with the board members, who places you in charge of all major faction initiatives. You might be tasked with improving recruitment, developing a plan for dealing with Other or Awakened infiltration, or collaborating with the Church of Hope to improve record keeping for religious services.

• Your monthly pay increases to 25 credits. Gain a contact from the contact table under the background section. You can choose if this contact is an ally or rival. You can call upon 2d4 Pages, 2d4 Assistants and 2d4 Scribes to help you with your record keeping and transcription tasks. They can also be assigned to assist with researching information or finding records. Use this stat block for both the Page, Assistant and Scribe: . You gain a +10 bonus to your investigation skill checks when using this additional staff, but it requires longer to acquire the information.