Pixie Haven [DF]

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by MatthewVilter

Like i said, I don't know how Book Learned Wisdom works but I'm guessing the balance comes down to how Photographic Memory or Racial Memory compares to Payload in point cost.

Only one of those be even upon the template! But I truely be sayin' that ye can't turn a Modular Ability with all of them restrictions into a Cosmic one that does whatever ye likes without it should be costin' more, says I!

[MatthewVilter]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Only one of those be even upon the template! But I truely be sayin' that ye can't turn a Modular Ability with all of them restrictions into a Cosmic one that does whatever ye likes without it should be costin' more, says I!

Aye!

I suppose I can't very well clam points for needing insulin to live if my pancreas produces it just fine.

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Mate...

[Terwin]

Why would anyone be expecting pixie books to weigh as much as human books I wonder?

Just shrink those down the same way you would armor and throw them all into a box carried by the barbarian and then ye have a font of knowledge that only the pixie or someone with a magnifying glass can get at easily!

(they may not be as robust as the wizard's spell-book but most of the time the box should protect them)

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Terwin

Why would anyone be expecting pixie books to weigh as much as human books I wonder?

Logic is not a major factor in DF, but it's certainly credible to rule that available paper will not permit microscopic books. Also, pixies lack microscopic vision, though that may be yet another free bonus tossed into -SM.

[Turhan's Bey Company]

Originally Posted by Terwin

Why would anyone be expecting pixie books to weigh as much as human books I wonder?

Seeing as "faerie" is listed as an option on DF4 p. 13 to make texts weight a lot less, I can't imagine why.

[Kalzazz]

+14 CF!

Tiny and Super Wealthy readers!

Baseline Pixies have 5 ST, scholars have baseline 10 ST

So Pixie Scholar would have 5 and Human 10

For basic lift 5 and 20

A Primer weighs baseline 3 lbs
Faerie primer weighs .5 lbs

So, human primer is 15% basic lift
Faerie is 10% for a pixie basic lift

However, from DF 3, Pixie stuff normally weighs 1/25 and costs the same cost due to being tiny and such and made with styling faerie construction

Why is there a difference?

[MatthewVilter]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

+14 CF!

Tiny and Super Wealthy readers!

-snip-

However, from DF 3, Pixie stuff normally weighs 1/25 and costs the same cost due to being tiny and such and made with styling faerie construction

Why is there a difference?

I could see going either way with it. Pixies make tiny books for other pixies at normal cost or pixies don't have their own knowledge books to copy so must buy specially made tiny books at +14 CF and the listed weights.

I think it does make some sense for tiny books to weigh more than other tiny gear. Pages need to have some thickness. Plus it keeps the encomberance issue relavent for pixie Scholars.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by MatthewVilter

pixies don't have their own knowledge books to copy so must buy specially made tiny books at +14 CF and the listed weights..

The +14 is for the tiny faerie books.

[MatthewVilter]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

The +14 is for the tiny faerie books.

Sorry, I got confused between faerie and pixie.

Maybe I (someone without any DF books) should not be in here...

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company

Seeing as "faerie" is listed as an option on DF4 p. 13 to make texts weight a lot less, I can't imagine why.

Yes, but if you are spending your points on Wealth, you aren't spending them on being invulnerable or having your own pocket dimension or whatever.

I guess I'm of the opinion that:

1. If you want a Pixie that hides in combat, just hide in combat. I'd let them use the normal rules for Backstabs (Stealth at -5 at the start of combat) but rather than appearing behind the foe, they can be in any hiding place up to 50 yards away.
2. The existing pricy faerie books are meant to compensate for the encumbrance issue with $$$. Futzing around with weird off-template Power-Ups in order to short-circuit the limitations is a bit munchkiny.
3. Bracers of Force, Amulets of Natural Armor, and the Armor spell will help with that whole explosion/AOE problem.