[quote=@Primal Conundrum]
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I could see it working. It's gonna be a tricky line to walk because a character like that could easily power balloon, but if you can keep a good balance of strengths and weaknesses I think it could be really fun. Also, as a plus for the pirate / land pirate theme, guns in this setting are very much at the point where you would carry a brace of single-shot pistols.

And tbh, Mad Max is kinda one of the strong influences on the setting as I have it so far, just with a more magic twist to it. For example, Gnolls rock crude, really big combat motorbikes fueled by necromantic enchantments. They gas up by shoving a body, still living or dead, into the engine. Depending on the wind, the smell of burning flesh might be an earlier warning than the sounds of their sputtering, grease-spewing engines. I'd love it if we all wound up riding nasty vehicles around, so feel free to brainstorm about possibilities in that direction!
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I'm thinking of keeping him in check by making him a pigheaded/villainous Don Quixote-type whose learning process consists of few, far-between "eureka!" moments that are... Laughable, at best. If he gains knowledge of psychicness, it's going to be along the lines of, "Hey! I have telekinesis that's slightly stronger than before!... If I can somehow get Lord Roderick to bet his entire land in a duel of tennis, I'll really be in business!"

Ooh, A body-powered flintlock tank would be pretty cool, particularly because it's entertaining to envision an energetic minion climbing around reloading and heaving the cannon around.