Alternatives to Dependancy: Mana

[Bruno]

I was hoping to come up with a general metatrait replacement costing approximately the same amount (because that's easier as a GM :D), but I think a per-template customization is probably going to produce the most pleasing results.

Starting with pixies, as the most obvious and problematic case:

They weigh about twice as much as they should for their size and proportions, and are strong out of all proportion to size and weight. I don't think their flight is particularly magically powered - although the strength driving their flight almost certainly is. Not that ST 5 is particularly amazing, but it appears to be a "super power". Disproportionate strength has always been a faerie thing. Reduced Consumption is also obviously magical, but since mana levels will be changing multiple times a day, I will NOT be making it mana sensitive - the book-keeping nightmares involved are not worth it.

So, No Mana: 1 HP, 1 ST, 8 DX, 8 IQ Will and Per.
Low Mana -6: 1 HP, ST 3, 9 DX, 9 IQ, 8 Per and Will, Flight.
Low Mana -3: 1 HP, ST 4, 11 DX, 9 IQ Will and Per, Flight.
Normal Mana or better: 1 HP, ST 5, 13 DX, 10 IQ, Enhanded Dodge +1, Flight.

Optional Powerup Packages
High Mana +3: 1 HP, ST 6, 14 DX, Flight.
and then
High Mana +6: 1 HP, ST 7, 15 DX, Flight.

And optional Enhanced Flight Move and Enhanded Dodge, only at higher mana levels as other Power Ups.

I could use some confirmation here, but I'm thinking that the template should start with No Mana as the baseline, and buy up everything with Accessability limitations from there.

Because Low Mana -6 or Better will be roughly 97% of the time, the adjustments at Low Mana have no significant discount according to Powers. I might levee a -1% limitation value for the inconvenience of book-keeping, but there's not enough points involved for the PC to recoup even a single point from it, so it's mostly abstract.

So baseline, ST -9 [-90 points], DX -2 [-40], -2 IQ [-40] no Flight.

Low Mana -6 or better: +2 Striking and Lifting ST [16], +1 DX [20], +1 IQ -1 Per and Will [10] Flight (Winged, -25%) [30]

Low Mana -3 or better: +1 Striking and Lifting ST (Low -3 or better, -5%) [7.6], +2 DX (Low -3 or better, -5%) [38], +1 IQ -1 to Will (Low -3 or better, -5%) [14.25]

Normal or better: +1 Striking and Lifting ST (Normal or better, -15%) [6.8], +2 DX (Normal or better, -15%) [34], +1 IQ (Normal or better, -15%) [17], Enhanced Dodge (Normal or better, -15%) [12.75]

Which nets to 37 points.

Comparing to +3 DX, -5 ST, -4 HP, Enhanced Dodge 1, and Flight all the time, and Dependancy, which is also a 37 point package.

+1 Striking and Lifting ST (High +3 or better, -25%) [6], +1 DX (High +3 or better, -25%) [15] is a 21 point metatrait.

The next level of Power Up would be +1 Striking and Lifting ST (High +6 or better, -35%) [5.2], +1 DX (High +6 or better, -35%), [13], 19 points.