02-05-2019, 11:07 AM | #21 |
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Re: PC Races of Middle Earth
I think any Man with enough Numenorean blood in their lineage for it to be more than a boast should have +1 ST and possibly +1 HT as well - they are supposed to be bigger and have greater endurance than lesser Men.
A problem with taking the characters in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as guides is that almost everyone we see in detail is nobility, royalty, or at the very least gentry related to nobility (or the local equivalent). 1-2 of the Hobbits weren't, and Gollum wasn't. I think everyone else was. Thus they have the best upbringing, and in Middle Earth, the best inheritance.
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02-05-2019, 11:08 AM | #22 | ||
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I think those are good numbers to shoot for in terms of LoTR-style games, where I'd peg the main characters at 200-300 points (the hobbits are questionable, though I'd probably give them a fair amount of "plot-focused" advantages like Luck, Serendipity, Destiny, and so on, to make up for lack of obvious advantages and skills. |
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A lot depends on how you model threats to hobbits. If the Black Breath is an Affliction, for instance, that allows a Will roll to avoid, hobbits would probably have a Mental Resistance to intimidation and domination by the Shadow (in the setting, probably Common). This wouldn't apply to, say, ordinary fright checks ("Aaah! It's a giant... THING... coming out of the water! And it's got Frodo!"), but it would apply to fright checks triggered by advantages possessed by agents of the Shadow. |
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02-05-2019, 11:11 AM | #24 |
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I think, of the hobbits in the Fellowship, Samwise is the only one I wouldn't give Status +1 at least. Frodo was a wealthy landowner, of the "gentry" at least, while Merry and Pippin were the heirs of major families with significant landholdings and, in Pippin's case, the ceremonial leadership of the whole Shire!
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02-05-2019, 11:36 AM | #27 |
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Some powers and abilities mentioned in the books.
Legolas is able to walk on snow (Terrain Adaptation). It's not clear if that is an ability specific to him, to his race (Sindar, IIRC), or the Eldar in general. Or if it works on other surfaces. Denethor is mentioned by one of the characters as being a throwback to the Numenorians of old, and has some degree of foresight (Precognition). This appears to have simply been a subtle reference to his use of the Palantir, but Boromir, his son, has prophetic dreams, which is what brings him to the Council of Elrond. Faramir may have had some prophetic abilities himself, having heard the Horn of Gondor when Boromir fell, and later having a vision of Boromir's body floating down the Anduin. If Denethor had them, Faramir would as well, being described as 'more like his father than Denethor's favored son'. I wouldn't worry about this unless the game is set in the 2nd Age though. Noldor may have a racial talent towards Artificing. The best known smiths were Feanor and Celebrimbor, who were Nolodrin (of the same line). At the very least, descendants of Feanor likely would have the talent, possibly at the highest level. For games set in the First Age, Noldorin involved in the Kin Slaying should all have the Doom of the Noldor. A GM should work with the PC to determine how that impacts a particular Noldor (i.e. what mental disadvantages that suggests), I would note none of those under the Curse survive long. This strongly suggests they all have a pretty nasty Destiny [-15 being appropriate), and potentially up to Cursed. But they tend to live long enough after the Doom that Cursed is fairly rare. |
02-05-2019, 11:50 AM | #28 |
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If you don't want to put in even Attractive as a Racial Trait positive Appearance levels should go in Common Traits. It's frequently mentioned and Galdriel and Arwen may even have been Transcendant (though probably the "Impresive" variant).
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02-05-2019, 11:56 AM | #30 |
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Terminally Ill must kill witin 2 years or it's a 0 pt Feature. Destiny (Die badly) or something like that would be an option.
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