06-14-2015, 07:18 PM | #1 |
formerly known as 'Kenneth Latrans'
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wyoming, Michigan
|
[DF, houserules] Suggestions for designing a variable race?
For the fantasy campaign I've been planning on running for a long time now, I've decided to offer players my custom-built 25-point races designed to fit in with my smaller skill list and other price reductions.
To understand some of my base assumptions here:
Giving only the crunch and not the fluff for my existing PC races: Half-Elf [25] Attributes: DX+1[15]Characteristics: Basic Move +1[5] Advantages: Magery 0[5] Features: Pointy ears; can have any hair color of the player’s choosing. Half-Dwarf [25] Attributes: HT+1[10]Secondary Characteristics: FP+3[9], Basic Move -1[-5], Advantages: Lifting ST 3[9], Night Vision 5[2] Features: Women can have facial hair or not at player's discretion. Half-Halfling [25] Attributes: ST-2[-20], DX+1[15]Secondary Characteristics: HP+2[4] Advantages: Honest Face[1]*, Small Size[25], Tough Soles(DR 1, Tough Skin, Feet Only)[1] Features: Hairy feet * Actually a placeholder. Half-Ogre [25] Attributes: ST+4[40], IQ-1[-10]Secondary Characteristics: HP+1[2] Advantages: Resistant to Magic(+3)[10], Toughness 2[3] Disadvantages: Bad Smell[-10] Features: Skin usually greenish Half-Dragon [25] Attributes: IQ+1[10]Advantages: Replace Toughness 1[3] with Damage Resistance 2[10] for 7 points; Armored Eyes[1], Nictitating Membrane[1], Peripheral Vision[10], Sharp Claws[5], Sharp Teeth[1] Disadvantages: Disturbing Voice[-10] Features: Usually hairless, always scaly-skinned, and females only rarely have notable breasts due to non-draconian ancestry. Now for my last race...the price is [15]. I am looking for suggestions for either a pool of Advantages to let players buy from or a few lenses to cover the most likely-desired subraces to round them out at [25] like the others. Offering up some minor Disadvantages or Quirks to add to proposed subraces or even the base template would also be welcome. Half-Kemono [15] Attributes: PR+1[5]Advantages: Blunt Claws[3], Discriminatory Smell[5], Fur[1], and Sharp Teeth[1]. Features: Born Biter 1, Tail "Replace Sharp Teeth[1] with Fangs[2] for 1 point", "Replace Blunt Claws[3] with Hooves[3]" or "Replace Blunt Claws[3] with Sharp Claws[5] for 2 points" are examples of things I would expect to see on some lenses; Blunt Claws and Sharp Teeth just seemed to be common enough for the popular kinds of animals to roleplay that I figured they'd make a decent baseline.
__________________
Ba-weep granah wheep minibon. Wubba lubba dub dub. Last edited by simply Nathan; 06-14-2015 at 07:26 PM. Reason: Just forgot the bullet point on Appearance. |
06-15-2015, 08:27 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Heartland, U.S.A.
|
Re: [DF, houserules] Suggestions for designing a variable race?
Off the top of my head…
Half-Elf [25] A disadvantage that makes them more fragile than the other races.Half-Dwarf [25] Maybe they're near sighted?Half-Halfling [25] A disadvantaged that represents their need to eat more than the other races.Half-Kemono [15] Attributes: PR+1[5]Advantages: Blunt Claws[3], Discriminatory Smell[5], Fur[1], and Sharp Teeth[1]. Features: Born Biter 1, Tail Maybe an advantage the deals with using their tail as a weapon.
__________________
|
06-15-2015, 08:52 AM | #3 | |
Join Date: Jul 2013
|
Re: [DF, houserules] Suggestions for designing a variable race?
Quote:
Extra Arm 1 (Extra-Flexible, +50%; No Physical Attack, -50%) [10] A rather handy little advantage, and a much better deal than it may at first appear, even in combat. |
|
06-15-2015, 09:45 AM | #4 | |||
formerly known as 'Kenneth Latrans'
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wyoming, Michigan
|
Re: [DF, houserules] Suggestions for designing a variable race?
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
This one I was looking for multiple possible lenses or a list of Advantages to offer players. I think I'll go with the approved traits list and add Crushing Striker, Tail and Prehensile Tail to the list alongside a few others like Peripheral Vision and Perfect Balance. Now that I think of it, I should add Winged Flight and Strikers as possible Advantages for half-dragons at character generation. A lot of my potential players are likely to want made-up hybrid beastmen. Some have even expressed interest in quadrupeds, but I'm relegating those templates to NPCs for my first campaign.
__________________
Ba-weep granah wheep minibon. Wubba lubba dub dub. Last edited by simply Nathan; 06-15-2015 at 09:47 AM. Reason: Missed a quote box |
|||
06-15-2015, 12:41 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Jul 2006
|
Re: [DF, houserules] Suggestions for designing a variable race?
Okay so these are half-X what about full-X?
And for consistency don't you need half-human, or are there no humans? |
06-15-2015, 03:16 PM | #6 | |
formerly known as 'Kenneth Latrans'
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wyoming, Michigan
|
Re: [DF, houserules] Suggestions for designing a variable race?
Quote:
The full races have significantly stronger disadvantages and higher point totals, as well as often not lining up to be as nice and round of numbers. There are also many with negative number point totals (most goblins, the tiniest breeds of fairy, talking animals, and tiny talking animals). They are also much rarer within the setting and for now I'm only considering them as NPC races (which may include allies). A full ogre has IQ-2, Large Size, Bad Smell, Disturbing Voice, Unusual Alchemistry (I.E. the downside of RAW magic resistance), Ham Fisted -2, and may even qualify for negative Appearance. A full dragon has No Fine Manipulators and an expensive breath attack. A full elf has even more Dexterity, Move, and Magery coupled with low HT and HP. A full dwarf has ST 14 and turns to stone in the direct light of the evil Daystar (they can come into sunlight in the afternoon but not the morning). A full kemono has the entire suite of dietary and instinctive limitations of the animal he resembles to contend with his sapience and not just a Quirk here or there to hint at it.
__________________
Ba-weep granah wheep minibon. Wubba lubba dub dub. |
|
Tags |
furry, race, [df] |
|
|