PC as an animal in GURPS

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by Lupo

Another difference would be that a human is more likely than the raven to be harassed by the police if he builds himself a nest on some roof :)

That is because the homeowner can do his own harassing of the raven.

[Edges]

Don't forget Urban Survival if he can find scraps and a hovel in the city.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

That is because the homeowner can do his own harassing of the raven.

or call Animal Control, especial if the Raven is dive bombing anyone who get near the building because they are getting close to the nest.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Phaelen Bleux

Animal Templates in 3e often carried the disadvantages Dead Broke and Social Stigma: Valuable Property or "Barbarian" (for being an animal).

4e has Metatraits for Wild and Domestic Animals that include social stigma.

[lwcamp]

Originally Posted by aesir23

IIRC, Crows, like Ravens and Parrots, can speak. Stuttering or Disturbing Voice might be better.

My dad had a pet crow that could imitate his voice so well it could fool my grandma.

Originally Posted by aesir23

And Crows can manipulate objects with their feet, albeit not very well, so NFM isn't quite right either. Buy No Arms and Foot Manipulators.

Ham fisted is appropriate, I would think.

It's not just their feet, either - birds use a combination of their feet and their beak and tongue to manipulate objects, make tools, weave nests, and so on. (Yes, some crows make tools - this is well documented in the New Caledonian crow.)

Luke

[jeff_wilson]

Originally Posted by chrisjapow

I suspect the issue of status is that the advantages and disadvantages will balance each other out. Obviously if a creature were to give people suspicion that it was doing illegal things on behalf of the PCs he could get them into trouble (perhaps making people think they'd trained the animal to steal things, etc...).

A smart, psychic crow in an un-aware world would be outside the Status hierarchy unless it was associated with some particular people of reknown (or infamy, I suppose); animals used in warfare, for instance, have been given honors and recognition for their faithful and valiant service.

As for doing illegal things, as psychically speaking crow can probably arrange for the witness to be discredited without too much trouble, or just avoid them entirely. *Help, I've fallen in the street and I can't get up!*

[Maz]

If intelligent animals are not normal in the world it should probably pay an Unusual background to cover all the things about "noone would suspect an animal of X".

Of course it should also have valued property and/or a new social stigma: Social Stigma (Animal).

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by chrisjapow

advantages: flight (winged), piercing attack for a pecking attack, claws for scratching attack, night vision, plus some psychic powers and a high IQ for this particular character (he's smarter than most humans). I estimated a size modifier of -4.

-4 is about right for most crows. A really big raven might warrant -3.

Also, the beak should be purchased as Sharp Beak (under Teeth, p91).

Edit: I forgot Feathers (a perk equivalent to Fur).

[Daigoro]

Originally Posted by Maz

Of course it should also have valued property and/or a new social stigma: Social Stigma (Animal).

I would've expected some similar Social Stigma on the ghost and spirit form templates- they can't own property, vote in elections, carry a passport or buy firearms from a licensed dealer, i.e. they're not part of society.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by Daigoro

I would've expected some similar Social Stigma on the ghost and spirit form templates- they can't own property, vote in elections, carry a passport or buy firearms from a licensed dealer, i.e. they're not part of society.

Social Stigma (Valuable Property) covers all that.