Duchal Fulcrum

The Duchal Fulcrum is a Council position unique to House Foxworth of Fairstrand. It is responsible for representing the Dualist Population in Fairstrand.
The position's only holder so far is Fulcrum Justan Varrith, who tended the population of Fairdeep before The Irogonie Aggression.

Council Actions

Each month the Fulcrum may be directed to take one of the following actions. Bolded actions require the Fulcrum's presence for the month, making them unavailable for any other duties.

• Incite Religious Fervour - The Fulcrum spends the month within a settlement, espousing the tenets of the Dualism to all those who will listen. They take a check using their Fulcrum skill and the Faith of the settlement, against a difficulty of cd. If they succeed, increase the Faith of the Settlement by 1. For each additional s, and for each aa add one Revenue that can only be spent on creating or improving Faith Developments throughout the target settlement. For each t increase the Faith of another settlement or choose one NPC to become inducted into Dualism.

• Tutor - The Fulcrum spends the month advising a specific member of the council, or another character. Until the end of the next council session that character adds a number of b equal to the Fulcrum skill to all applicable checks. If the target is a child, they will also gain basic learning during this time - continuing this tutorship for prolonged periods will lead to a child becoming educated and may also have other effects.

• Training (Academic) - The Fulcrum spends the month training an individual's knowledge skills. At the end of the month they take a Fulcrum skill vs the target's Intellect. If they fail nothing happens, if they succeed the target gains a new Knowledge Skill that the Fulcrum and/or the resources they have access to could conceivably confer. For each additional s or every aa they may gain an additional Knowledge Skill or a rank in a related Skill. For each h they suffer 1 Strain.

• Produce Manuscript - The Fulcrum spends the month compiling information and making progress toward a completed manuscript, which will eventually produce a finished document. When they begin the project they will agree with the DM a difficulty and a target total - starting from a base difficulty of d and a target total of 50. They take a Fulcrum skill check against the chosen difficulty. For each s and every aa they add one point to a cumulative score for the manuscript. Once this score reaches the agreed total the manuscript is complete.
  This Action can be taken in conjunction with any other Action, but unless that Action is Tutor or Training one of its d will be upgraded, and if they fail the project will lose progress for each f.
  If this Action is taken in conjunction with a Tutor or Training action they may spend a single s or aaa to have the target of the Tutor or Training Action also contribute to the project using their Intellect and any relevant skill.

Alternative Naming

Fulcrum

Related Locations

• Central Fairdeep Church

Related Organizations

• Dualism in Fairstrand