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Gavynn · 12-23-2006, 12:48 PM

It is rather ironic that some one posted very recently about the differences between Banestorm and LotR elves, as I have been working on stating out LotR elves myself. I have noticed that we lack a single place online to store GURPS LotR material and I am looking very much forward to running a LotR game with GURPS. As has been mentioned before though, GM prep can be a massive undertaking with GURPS, especially when trying to create as detailed a setting as LotR, so when I get my supplent finished I am going to make it available to the public in .pdf format, but I am going to run my drafts by this board for constructive criticism as this is such a fantastic community.

So here we go, my templates for the Noldor, Sindar, and Sylvan elves. Please note this is just a draft, and not my final form. But I will refrain from saying what I think their short coming are until I have heard other people's comments. Oh, and by they way, I used to play a lot of 3rd ed back in the day and originally was going to make this a 3rd ed supplement, but decided to upgrade to 4th ed and am glad I made the switch. But if you see any mechanical problems, please point those out too. I have the Noldor, Sindar, and Sylvan elves stated out, but all three have the characteristics of 'All Elves' listed at the bottom. Oh, and one more thing. My supplement (and game) will always default to the books - NOT the movies. However, I will be including an appendix covering changes that should be made to represent the movies should a GM desire to run a movies based LotR game, but my defaulr is always the books, so please keep that in mind.

NOLDOR
It costs 392 points to play a Noldor elf.

Attribute Modifiers
+1 Strength [10]
+2 Intelligence [40]
+1 Dexterity [20]
+1 Health [10]

Languages
Sindarian (Native/Fully Literate) [0]
Quenya (Native/Fully Literate) [6]
Westron (Native/Fully Literate) [6]

Racial Advantages
Strong Will (+10) [50] (B.16) NOTE: This replaces the usual strong will for all elves
Fearless (+10) [20] (B.55) NOTE: This replaces the usual strong will for all elves
See Invisible (Spirits) [15]
Ultrahearing (Spirits) [5] (B.94)
True Faith (Turning +65%) [25] (B.94)
Medium [10] (B.68, P.59)
Spirit Empathy [10] (B.88)
Detect (Spirits) [20] (B.48)

Racial Disadvantages
Sense of Duty – Elves [-20] (B.153)

Features
Dying Race [0]
Build – Add three inches to height [0]

Recommendations
Noldor Elves are suitable for the Weapon Master (B.99) advantage and/or Trained by a Master (B.93). Also, the great Noldor Warriors are eligible for weapon skills in the 22 or 23 range. At the discretion of the GM the greatest of all Noldor Warriors may possess weapon skills in the 24-26 range.

SINDAR
It costs 296 points to play a Sindar Elf

Attribute Modifiers
+2 Dexterity [40]
+1 Intelligence [20]

Languages
Sindarian (Native/Fully Literate) [0]
Westron (Native/Fully Literate) [6]

Racial Advantages
Talent (Musical Ability) +2 [10] (B.89)
Voice [10] (B.93)

Features
Dying Race [0]
Build – Add two inches to height [0]

SYLVAN
It costs 270 points to play a Sylvan elf.

Attribute Modifiers
+2 Dexterity [40]

Languages
Bethteur (Native/Fully Literate) [0]
Sindarian (Native/Fully Literate) [6]

Racial Advantages
Talent (Woodcrafty) +2 [10]
Plant Empathy [5] (B.75)

Quirks
Mildly Xenophobic [-1]

Features
Dying Race [0]
Build – Add one inch to height [0]

ALL ELVES

Secondary Characteristics
Increased Perception (+5) [25] (B.16)
Strong Will (+4) [20] (B.16)

Racial Advantages
Magery Level Zero [5] (B.66)
Talent (Animal Friend) Four [20] (B.89)
Temperature Tolerance [10] (B.93)
Appearance (Attractive) [4] (B.21)
Danger Sense [15] (B.47)
Does not sleep [20] (B.50)
Telescopic Vision x5 [25] (B.92)
Fearless + 5 [10] (B.55)
Perfect Balance [15] (B.74)
Rapid Healing [5] (B.79)
Combat Reflexes [15] (B.43)
Unaging [15] (B.95)
Immunity to Sickness [15]
Acute Hearing 4 [8] (B.35)

Racial Disadvantages
Sense of Duty – Nature [-15] (B.15)

Racial Quirks
Distrust of Dwarves [-1]
Sensitive to Black Speech [-1]

Features
Does not grow facial hair (until great age) [0]
Gracefully Pointed Ears [0]
Immune to Fear Caused by the Spirits of Men [0]

12-23-2006, 12:48 PM	#1
Gavynn Join Date: Nov 2006	Lord of the Rings Elven Racial Template It is rather ironic that some one posted very recently about the differences between Banestorm and LotR elves, as I have been working on stating out LotR elves myself. I have noticed that we lack a single place online to store GURPS LotR material and I am looking very much forward to running a LotR game with GURPS. As has been mentioned before though, GM prep can be a massive undertaking with GURPS, especially when trying to create as detailed a setting as LotR, so when I get my supplent finished I am going to make it available to the public in .pdf format, but I am going to run my drafts by this board for constructive criticism as this is such a fantastic community. So here we go, my templates for the Noldor, Sindar, and Sylvan elves. Please note this is just a draft, and not my final form. But I will refrain from saying what I think their short coming are until I have heard other people's comments. Oh, and by they way, I used to play a lot of 3rd ed back in the day and originally was going to make this a 3rd ed supplement, but decided to upgrade to 4th ed and am glad I made the switch. But if you see any mechanical problems, please point those out too. I have the Noldor, Sindar, and Sylvan elves stated out, but all three have the characteristics of 'All Elves' listed at the bottom. Oh, and one more thing. My supplement (and game) will always default to the books - NOT the movies. However, I will be including an appendix covering changes that should be made to represent the movies should a GM desire to run a movies based LotR game, but my defaulr is always the books, so please keep that in mind. NOLDOR It costs 392 points to play a Noldor elf. Attribute Modifiers +1 Strength [10] +2 Intelligence [40] +1 Dexterity [20] +1 Health [10] Languages Sindarian (Native/Fully Literate) [0] Quenya (Native/Fully Literate) [6] Westron (Native/Fully Literate) [6] Racial Advantages Strong Will (+10) [50] (B.16) NOTE: This replaces the usual strong will for all elves Fearless (+10) [20] (B.55) NOTE: This replaces the usual strong will for all elves See Invisible (Spirits) [15] Ultrahearing (Spirits) [5] (B.94) True Faith (Turning +65%) [25] (B.94) Medium [10] (B.68, P.59) Spirit Empathy [10] (B.88) Detect (Spirits) [20] (B.48) Racial Disadvantages Sense of Duty – Elves [-20] (B.153) Features Dying Race [0] Build – Add three inches to height [0] Recommendations Noldor Elves are suitable for the Weapon Master (B.99) advantage and/or Trained by a Master (B.93). Also, the great Noldor Warriors are eligible for weapon skills in the 22 or 23 range. At the discretion of the GM the greatest of all Noldor Warriors may possess weapon skills in the 24-26 range. SINDAR It costs 296 points to play a Sindar Elf Attribute Modifiers +2 Dexterity [40] +1 Intelligence [20] Languages Sindarian (Native/Fully Literate) [0] Westron (Native/Fully Literate) [6] Racial Advantages Talent (Musical Ability) +2 [10] (B.89) Voice [10] (B.93) Features Dying Race [0] Build – Add two inches to height [0] SYLVAN It costs 270 points to play a Sylvan elf. Attribute Modifiers +2 Dexterity [40] Languages Bethteur (Native/Fully Literate) [0] Sindarian (Native/Fully Literate) [6] Racial Advantages Talent (Woodcrafty) +2 [10] Plant Empathy [5] (B.75) Quirks Mildly Xenophobic [-1] Features Dying Race [0] Build – Add one inch to height [0] ALL ELVES Secondary Characteristics Increased Perception (+5) [25] (B.16) Strong Will (+4) [20] (B.16) Racial Advantages Magery Level Zero [5] (B.66) Talent (Animal Friend) Four [20] (B.89) Temperature Tolerance [10] (B.93) Appearance (Attractive) [4] (B.21) Danger Sense [15] (B.47) Does not sleep [20] (B.50) Telescopic Vision x5 [25] (B.92) Fearless + 5 [10] (B.55) Perfect Balance [15] (B.74) Rapid Healing [5] (B.79) Combat Reflexes [15] (B.43) Unaging [15] (B.95) Immunity to Sickness [15] Acute Hearing 4 [8] (B.35) Racial Disadvantages Sense of Duty – Nature [-15] (B.15) Racial Quirks Distrust of Dwarves [-1] Sensitive to Black Speech [-1] Features Does not grow facial hair (until great age) [0] Gracefully Pointed Ears [0] Immune to Fear Caused by the Spirits of Men [0] __________________ Heath Robinson ----- I created a jumbo-sized HeroQuest board from foam and I also built a case for a 55 inch TV to display animated RPG maps.