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SydneyFreedberg · 08-06-2022, 03:01 PM

Talents! I decided some of my species could use custom Talents as Common Optional Traits, to reflect things they tend to be good at relative to humans. What do folks think of:

Strider Herd Traditions (+5/level): Administration, Diplomacy, Hiking, Leadership, Singing.

Triphibian Mobility (+5/level): Acrobatics: Aerobatics, Flight, Navigation: Air, Navigation: Undersea*, Swimming.
* New skill: Navigating underwater, largely by ocean currents and seafloor "landmarks." Defaults to Submarine-5.

Armstrong Ambush Arts (+10/level): Brawling, Camouflage, Light Walk, Observation, Stealth, Tactics, Traps, Wrestling.

I almost gave the Armstrongs "Leadership" as well, but I realize that conflicts with them having Mild Shyness as a default trait... maybe I should make that a Common Optional trait so they can have leader-types?

Also, I revised the male Strider as per Pursuivant's suggestions: Charisma bonus drops from +3 to +2 (still impressive considering it's the minimum a functional adult can have), while Smooth Operator talent moves to Common Optional Traits. Plus they now have "Talent: Alien Friend" (from Space) as Common Optional as well. Point cost drops by 25.

Male Strider (101 points)

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08-06-2022, 03:01 PM	#20
SydneyFreedberg Join Date: May 2019	Re: [Space] [Racial Templates] Really Alien Aliens Talents! I decided some of my species could use custom Talents as Common Optional Traits, to reflect things they tend to be good at relative to humans. What do folks think of: Strider Herd Traditions (+5/level): Administration, Diplomacy, Hiking, Leadership, Singing. Triphibian Mobility (+5/level): Acrobatics: Aerobatics, Flight, Navigation: Air, Navigation: Undersea, Swimming. New skill: Navigating underwater, largely by ocean currents and seafloor "landmarks." Defaults to Submarine-5. Armstrong Ambush Arts (+10/level): Brawling, Camouflage, Light Walk, Observation, Stealth, Tactics, Traps, Wrestling. I almost gave the Armstrongs "Leadership" as well, but I realize that conflicts with them having Mild Shyness as a default trait... maybe I should make that a Common Optional trait so they can have leader-types? Also, I revised the male Strider as per Pursuivant's suggestions: Charisma bonus drops from +3 to +2 (still impressive considering it's the minimum a functional adult can have), while Smooth Operator talent moves to Common Optional Traits. Plus they now have "Talent: Alien Friend" (from Space) as Common Optional as well. Point cost drops by 25. Male Strider (101 points) Spoiler: Attribute Modifiers ST +6 (SM+1, -10%, temporary disadvantage: no fine manipulators, -30%) [36] IQ +2 [40] HT +1 [10] Secondary Attribute Modifiers: Size Modifier: +1 Basic Move +3 [+15] Will +1 [+5] Advantages: Charisma +2 [+10] DR 3 (tough skin, -40%) [+9] Sharp Beak (can’t use when holding things in tongue, -50%; Armor Divisor 2, +50%) [+1] Subsonic speech [+10] Reputation: most powerful species in the galaxy (+3 with almost everyone, -4 with enemies of the Quartet, a large group) [0] Disadvantages: Chummy (-5) One Arm: Prehensile tongue (flexible, +50%) [-15] Pacifism: self-defense only [-15] Common optional traits: These traits are NOT part of the racial template but are included as suggestions for individual characters Patron & Duty: friendly herd [variable] Additional Charisma [+5/level] Cultural adaptability: xeno-adaptability [+20] Empathy [5 or 15] Language Talent [10] Social chameleon [+5] Talent: Alien Friend [+5/level] Talent: Strider Herd Traditions [+5/level] Talent: Smooth Operator [+15/level] Code of Honor: professional diplomat [-5] Curious [-5] Xenophilia [-10]