He Who Fights With Monsters - character creation guide

Aug 20, 2026

Uploaded by Sarah

Pallimustus is a magic-saturated world where races, essences, and adventurer ranks shape daily survival and monster strength. The narrative follows Jason Asano, an Australian outworlder who awakens in a desert hedge maze and must navigate surges in global magic, choose a starting location through a dice roll, and select a race and origin. The text outlines origins, racial traits, perk tiers, and example perks such as Aura Control, Essence of Instinct, and Looting Power.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages17

Reading Time26 min

AccessFree to download

World Overview

Magic Levels and Monster Spawns

Character Introduction

Outworlder Arrival

Starting Resources

Location Selection

Greenstone and Options

Races

Outworlder

Human, Elf, Runic, Smoulder, Celestine, Draconian, Leonid

Origins

Drop-In, Craftsman, Noble, Priest

Perks

General Perks and Examples

He Who Fights With Monsters by Shirtaloon Jump by WarlockInTheTower Welcome to the world of Pallimustus, where magic is everywhere, monsters are a fact of life and nobody has ever heard of Airwolf. This is a world of multiple races, where Essences are born from magic and anyone can-with the right ability or ritual-lay claim to them and become adventurers. This world has varied levels of magic, ranked in similar fashion to the adventurers that defend it. Un-ranked and iron level areas have less magic, while bronze, silver, gold and diamond have more. As the intensity of the local magic goes up, so too does the power of the monsters thatspawn locally. On a semi-regular basis (every decade or so) the magic worldwide surges, and massive numbers of monsters begin to spawn...as well as more powerful monsters appearing in areas where they would usually not. You appear here just as an Australian man named Jason Asano-from an Earth much like the one you once called home-appears naked in a hedge maze in the middle of the desert. This was not entirely deliberate on anyone’s part so far as we know, and the events that spiral out of this occurrence will shake worlds. You receive as always 1 ,000 cp to begin with. Location First, roll a d8 to determine where your journey begins, or pay 50cp to choose: Greenstone, a small city in a lower magic area that will be the center of the early parts of Jason’s journey as an adventurer. 1. Jory’s Clinic. 2. The Adventurer’s Society 3. The Magic Society 4. Temple Square Greenstone is far from the center of the world, so you can also start elsewhere.. 5. The Vane Estate-where Jason First appears. 6. The Delta around Greenstone 7. Vitesse 8. Your choice. Race While there are a number of races here on Pallismustus, each has its own advantages with none truly shining beyond the rest. As such your choice here is free. Outworlder Each outworlder is summoned/pulled from a low magic world like ours. In the process of being pulled, the outworlder "dies" and is reborn. While being "reborn" each outworlder is given racial powers that will help them survive in the new world, though one of those racial powers is always Astral Affinity. Human Your bog-standard human, as seen throughout the multiverse. Humans tend to get special attacks and advance somewhat faster than others when it comes to their essence abilities. Elf Elves tend to be more spell casters than fighters. They also have nature, life, and magic affinities. Runic Runics have tattoo-like runes that go to the bones of the race. Not much more about this race has been told yet. They also tend to have a stabilising effect on the local magic. Smoulder Smoulders tend to have strong earth and fire affinities. Celestine Celestines have metallic colored hair, with matching eyes. They are known to have astral and holy affinity. As essence users they tend to get more special abilities than spells or special attacks. They come about when an outworlder has children with another outworlder, or with a celestine. Draconian A race that claims to be descended from dragons. They are able to breathe fire and have scales. Sometimes touchy about other people having the dragon confluence essence. Leonid Leonids look like large anthropomorphic lions. The race has better stamina recovery and less stamina consumption compared to Humans. Origins Drop-In You just appear out of nowhere. This is-strangely enough-not an unknown phenomenon here. Outworlders appearing by random chance does actually happen. So showing up without a recognized history or any connections won’t be remarked upon by most. Craftsman You are a maker of things. From cloth armor to magic swords you have the skills to turn raw materials into finished products. Adventurers and magic users alike make heavy use of your services. You may not have as much in the way of combat ability in your own right, but you are a valuable pillar of th

FAQs

What is Pallimustus, and how does its magic affect monsters?

Pallimustus is a world where magic is everywhere and essences determine adventurer abilities. Magic intensity rises and falls by rank, and worldwide surges cause more and stronger monsters to spawn, including in unusual locations.

Who is Jason Asano in this setting?

Jason Asano is an Australian man from Earth who appears naked in a desert hedge maze. His arrival is not fully deliberate, and it triggers events that shake multiple worlds.

How does the character creation process work here?

A player begins with 1,000 cp and chooses a starting point by rolling a d8 or paying 50 cp. The process then includes selecting a race and an origin, which determines racial abilities and granted effects, followed by perk choices.

Aug 20, 2026

Uploaded by Sarah