[DF] Mermaid racial template?

[Dalin]

Originally Posted by Gold & Appel Inc

Astrid, Warrior Mer-Princess! (Mer-Swashbuckler) [250]

Swoon. She sounds like fun to play. My first attempt at my daughter's character was a bard/swash hybrid. But she ended up being pricey (makes sense: racial template plus a second professional lens). I was going to revise her as both templates individually to see how they compare. Now I can skip the swash. Thank you!

I wonder what the stats on a war sea horse might be?

[Dalin]

While searching for seahorses on Rasputin's DF monster list (made searchable and sortable by Bruno, I believe), I discovered a DF merfolk template in Pyramid 3/113 (in the article "All Wet" by Charles Saeger on page 25) that I had entirely forgotten about. Similar to what people have discussed here. A difference is that he gave Mermen the ability to dive deeper (Pressure Support 2) balanced by negative appearance. Cost is 25 points for either gender.

[Gold & Appel Inc]

Originally Posted by Dalin

Swoon. She sounds like fun to play. [snip] Thank you!

No worries. I was aiming for "about as kid-friendly as possible for DF" with the tone.

Originally Posted by Dalin

I wonder what the stats on a war sea horse might be?

Very slightly modified Stallion from DF #5 p11 seems appropriate. Just trade Quadruped for Amphibious [0] and No Legs (Aquatic) [-5] and keeping No Fine Manipulators, swap Enhanced Move (Ground) for Enhanced Move (Water), swap Running for Swimming, and add Doesn't Breathe (Gills) [0] and Crushing Striker (Tail) (Long +100%) [10], remove Hooves and increase Night Vision by 3 and add Night-Adapted Vision x3 [0], then subtract 2 ST and you're good to go.

[Gold & Appel Inc]

Agnes the Peculiar Bookfish (Mer-Bard) [250]:

Image: An alert-but-naive-looking young mermaid with a perpetual expression of wonder. She is deceptively plain to look at, but has a magnetic personality and an enchanting voice.

Attributes: ST 11 [10]; DX 12 [40]; IQ 14 [80]; HT 11 [10];

Secondary: Dam 1d-1 / 1d+1, BL 24#; Spd: 6.0 [5]; Move: 6 [0]; HP 11 [0]; FP 11 [0]; Will: 14 [0]; Per: 14 [0];

Advantages: Ally (Giant Crab, 12-) [4]; Amphibious [10]; Bardic Talent x3 [24]; Charisma x1 [5]; Doesn't Breathe (Gills -50%) [10]; Enhanced Move (x0.5) (Water) [10]; Musical Ability x2 [10]; Nictitating Membrane x1 [1]; Night Vision x4 [4]; Pressure Support x1 [5]; Speak With Animals (Access: Sea Creatures Only -50%, Bard -30%) [5]; Voice [10];

Disadvantages: Curious (6-) [-10]; Dependency (Moisture, Daily) [-10]; Gregarious [-10]; Impulsiveness (15-) [-5]; No Legs (Slithers) [0]; Sense of Duty (Adventuring Companions) [-5]; Xenophilia (6-) [-20];

Features: Night-Adapted Vision x5 [0];

Skills: Acting (A) IQ [2]-14; Aquabatics (H) DX-2 [1]-10; Carousing (E) HT [1]-11; Current Affairs (E) (Headline News) IQ [1]-14; Detect Lies (H) Per-2 [1]-12; Diplomacy (H) IQv [1]-14; Fast Draw (E) (Rapier) DX [1]-12; Fast Talk (A) IQ+1v [1]-15; First Aid (E) IQ [1]-14; Heraldry (A) IQ [2]-14; Interrogation (A) IQ-1 [1]-13; Intimidation (A) Will-1 [1]-13; Main-Gauche (A) DX+1 [4]-13; Merchant (A) IQ-1 [1]-13; Musical Composition (H) IQm [1]-14; Musical Instrument (H) (Giant Clam Bongos) IQ+1m [2]-15; Performance (A) IQ+1v [1]-15; Poetry (A) IQ [2]-14; Propaganda (A) IQ-1 [1]-13; Public Speaking (A) IQ+2cv [1]-16; Rapier (A) DX+2 [8]-14; Savoir-Faire (E) (High Society) IQ [1]-14; Singing (E) HT+4mv [1]-15; Stealth (A) DX [2]-12; Streetwise (A) IQ-1 [1]-13; Thrown Weapon (E) (Knife) DX+1 [2]-13; Writing (A) IQ [2]-14;

m = +2 for Musical Ability
v = +2 for Voice
c = +1 for Charisma

Spells: [All at +3 for Bardic Talent] Borrow Language (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Borrow Skill (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Compel Truth (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Control Person (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Dispel Possession (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Hide Emotion (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Hide Thoughts (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Lend Language (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Lend Skill (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Mind-Reading (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Mind Search (VH) IQ+1 [2]-15; Mind-Sending (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Persuasion (H) IQ+2 [2]-16; Retrogression (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Sense Emotion (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Sense Foes (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Sense Life (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Soul Rider (H) IQ+1 [1]-15; Telepathy (VH) IQ+1 [2]-15; Truthsayer (H) IQ+1 [1]-15;

Background: The daughter of a successful surface artifact merchant, Agnes is captivated by all things novel and strange, driven to explore, especially in the world of music, fire, and stars. She loves books, songs, and stories, and will do anything to seek them out. She is sturdy and wise beyond her years, with a glaring exception when it comes to new and interesting places and people.

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Sébastien the Giant Attack Crab [125]:

Attributes: ST 19 (NFM -40%) [54]; DX 12 (NFM -40%) [24]; IQ 6 [-80]; HT 12 [20];

Secondary: Dam 2d-1 / 3d+1, BL 72#; Spd: 6.0 [0]; Move: 6 [0]; HP 21 [4]; FP 12 [0]; Will: 13 [35]; Per: 10 [20];

Advantages: Doesn't Breathe (Oxygen Absorption -25%) [15]; DR x5 (Can't Wear Armor -40%) [15]; Extra Legs (6 Total; Cannot Kick -50%) [5]; Injury Tolerance (No Neck) [5]; Nictitating Membrane x1 [1]; Night Vision x6 [6]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Pressure Support x1 [5]; Striker x2 (Cutting; Long +100%) [28]; Ultravision [10];

Perks: Clinch (Brawling) [1]; Striking Surface [1];

Disadvantages: Bestial [-10]; Dependency (Moisture, Daily) [-10]; Horizontal [-10], Mute [-25]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Stubbornness [-5];

Skills: Brawling (E) DX+6 [24]-18; Intimidation (A) Will-1 [1]-12; Scrounging (E) Per [1]-10; Stealth (A) DX-1 [1]-11; Swimming (E) HT+2 [4]-14;

Notes: Moves on ground normally, including the ocean floor. Can swim, but his natural resting state is to sink in water.

Background: Sébastien is Agnes' best friend and constant companion. He can't sing, but he raises his arms and does a comical crab dance when she does.

[Rasputin]

There is a published mermaid template. Page 25.