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Old 07-14-2016, 06:40 PM   #14
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Default Re: [Psionic Powers] Low level psis: 25 points or less of Psi abilities

A Pre-historical-with-psi character, appropriate for an Ice Age campaign (if the GM allows psi):

Speaks-to-Dreams (Neanderthal, circa 45,000 BCE)

Age: 29

Attributes

ST 13 [30]; DX 11 [20]; IQ 10 [20]; HT 10 [0]

Secondary Characteristics

HP 13; Will 11 [5]; Per 11 [5]; FP 12 [6]

Social Background

Languages: Dordogne Neanderthal (Accented/None) [-4]

TL: 0 (Middle Paleolithic)

Cultural Familiarity: Late Mousterian Neanderthal

Subtotal: 75


Advantages

Charisma 1 [5]
Fearlessness 2 [4]
Fit [5]
High Pain Threshold [10]
Spirit-Talker (Medium [Dreaming, -70%; ESP, -10%; Visual, +50%]) [7]
Temperature Tolerance 1 (cold) [1]
Visions (Dream) [5]

Perks

Dowsing [1]
Forcast [1]
Good Neighbor [1]

Subtotal: 40


Disadvantages

Compulsive Generousity (12) [-5]
Hidebound [-5]
Innumerate [-5]
Intolerance [-10]
Overconfidence (12) [-5]
Sense of Duty (Clan) [-10]

Quirks

Distinctive Features (patterned facial scars and tattoos) [-1]
Hates wolves. [-1]
Neutered. [-1]
Talks in his sleep. [-1]

Subtotal: -44


Features: Taboo Trait (can only learn languages up to Accented level) [0]


Skills

Area Knowledge (Le Moustier) [IQ/E] [1] 10
Armoury/TL0 (Flint-Knapping) [IQ/A] [1] 9
Diplomacy [IQ/H] [1] 10*
Dreaming [Will/H] [2] 10
Fishing [Per/E] [1] 11
First Aid/TL0 [IQ/E] [2] 11
Knot-tying [DX/E] [1] 11
Musical Instriment (Percussion stones) [IQ/H] [2] 9
Naturalist [IQ/H] [4] 10
Pharmacy (Herbal)/TL0^ [IQ/H] [2] 9
Professional Skill (Butcher) [IQ/A] [1] 9
Public Speaking [IQ/A] [2] 11*
Religious Ritual [IQ/H] [4] 10
Running [HT/A] [1] 9
Spear [DX/A] [4] 12
Stealth [DX/A] [4] 12
Survival (Forest) [Per/A] [1] 10
Tracking [Per/A] [4] 12
Visions [IQ/H] [4] 10
Weather Sense [IQ/A] [4] 11

*Includes +1 from Charisma.

Subtotal: 44

Total: 115


Equipment

Necklace of fangs and pebbles
Spear
Leathers

Notes

Speaks-to-Dreams is a Neanderthal from about the same region and time as the Le Moustier skull. He's the new apprentice to the clan's shaman, Broken-Spear, and may be his son, as well. While he has his Perks growing up (along with Visions (Aspected Dream: the Hunt), since replaced by a less restricted version), his true powers only came about when he undertook a dangerous ritual involving poisonous roots and berries, after the shaman's previous apprentice, his brother Laughing-Crow, was eaten by wolves (see the Old Time Psi text box, Psionic Campaigns p5; in short, Pharmacy (Herbal)/TL0^ is the skill used for psi drugs). Speaks-to-Dreams was castrated by a wolf in the same fight, though fortunately for the clan, he had already made several children by then. His lack of Reputation is intentional, as that rather depends on the tribe.

His people are vaguely associated with other bands of Neanderthals who live in the same region, in a sort of proto-tribe. They have also developed the beginnings of specialization, though everyone who can walk does at least some hunting or gathering.

Speaks-to-Dreams is based on the Hunter template, GURPS Historical Folks p57 (and the 4e conversion hosted at RPK's MyGURPS.com, p24), and to a lesser degree the Shaman template on p101 (and 42). The Neanderthal template I used came from Pizard's Apes in GURPS page, with minor modifications.
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