Permeation Wood

lvalero · 06-11-2016, 03:04 AM

I am the GM. For my DF I am creating a shapeshifting shide race that can change between shide, wolfen and wolf forms.

For the wolf form I want him to move through trees, bushes, hawthorn bushes and barriers of wood (such as wooden doors).

I have seen that Permeation Wood is a good choice but I have a question.

Does Permeation Wood includes only barriers such as walls and doors? Does it include trees, bamboo thicket, or hawthorn bushes? Should I add Cosmic +50%? (too expensive!)

Thanks hive mind!

Nereidalbel · 06-11-2016, 03:16 AM

Wood is wood. It doesn't matter if it's a living tree, a pile of lumber, or, a house.

lvalero · 06-11-2016, 03:20 AM

Thanks. This answer is what I was looking for.

mhd · 06-11-2016, 04:06 AM

I wouldn't be nitpicky about trees vs. bamboo vs. palms either and actually go for treating "wood" as a shorthand for "plant matter". Said wolf should be able to run through any tree, and not get stuck by one covered in ivy...

(Although I probably would include some kind of "taboo" wood for mythological/fun reasons. Either some pretty high-ranking wood like oak, something a bit more involved -- oak struck by lightning, lime trees from pilgrimage routes -- or something that's usually a bad building material, like plane trees)

lvalero · 06-11-2016, 11:05 AM

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Although I probably would include some kind of "taboo" wood for mythological/fun reasons

That's what I have done. The permeation (wood) doesn't work on:

- Reinforced doors with iron. Because the iron doesn't let you pass.
- Enchanted doors, enchanted trees, magical woodfolk. You can't pass through the magical threads.
- Wood that has been treated with wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is... you know: wolfs bane!

mhd · 06-11-2016, 11:26 AM

For iron to work, you probaby don't really need to actually reinforce the door. Enough iron spread out so that there's no wodden space large enough for some wolf to fully pass through doesn't require a lot of nails and can be done by everyone. So if there's a wolf panic, the blacksmith is making some good money...

And historically speaking, hammering nails into all kinds of things (like e.g. heads) was surprisingly popular.

06-11-2016, 03:04 AM	#1
lvalero Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Madrid, Spain	Permeation Wood I am the GM. For my DF I am creating a shapeshifting shide race that can change between shide, wolfen and wolf forms. For the wolf form I want him to move through trees, bushes, hawthorn bushes and barriers of wood (such as wooden doors). I have seen that Permeation Wood is a good choice but I have a question. Does Permeation Wood includes only barriers such as walls and doors? Does it include trees, bamboo thicket, or hawthorn bushes? Should I add Cosmic +50%? (too expensive!) Thanks hive mind! __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge" Albert Einstein

06-11-2016, 03:16 AM	#2
Nereidalbel Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD	Re: Permeation Wood Wood is wood. It doesn't matter if it's a living tree, a pile of lumber, or, a house.

06-11-2016, 03:20 AM	#3
lvalero Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Madrid, Spain	Re: Permeation Wood Thanks. This answer is what I was looking for. __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge" Albert Einstein

06-11-2016, 04:06 AM	#4
mhd Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Land of the Beer, Home of the Dirndls	Re: Permeation Wood I wouldn't be nitpicky about trees vs. bamboo vs. palms either and actually go for treating "wood" as a shorthand for "plant matter". Said wolf should be able to run through any tree, and not get stuck by one covered in ivy... (Although I probably would include some kind of "taboo" wood for mythological/fun reasons. Either some pretty high-ranking wood like oak, something a bit more involved -- oak struck by lightning, lime trees from pilgrimage routes -- or something that's usually a bad building material, like plane trees)

06-11-2016, 11:26 AM	#6
mhd Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Land of the Beer, Home of the Dirndls	Re: Permeation Wood For iron to work, you probaby don't really need to actually reinforce the door. Enough iron spread out so that there's no wodden space large enough for some wolf to fully pass through doesn't require a lot of nails and can be done by everyone. So if there's a wolf panic, the blacksmith is making some good money... And historically speaking, hammering nails into all kinds of things (like e.g. heads) was surprisingly popular.