Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

[JmOz]

Shay is to be my daughters character, she has done one adventure where she has shown herself to be a compasioned guardian of the woods, preventing a fight between the party and two wolves. (I will be doing a campaign log tomorow if all goes as planed)

 

She is a woodelf maiden who has spent the last 35 years traveling, she has come into the town the campeign takes place in and is quickly recruited to help clear a castle of what has possesed it. She actualy is making me rewrite part of the campeign as she will be able to easily side step to much of it

 

Please review and critique

 

Shay

 

Player:

 

Val Char Cost

10 STR 0

14 DEX 3

10 CON 0

10 BODY 0

13 INT 0

10 EGO 0

10 PRE 0

12 COM 0

 

2 PD 0

2 ED 0

3 SPD 0

4 REC 0

20 END 0

20 STUN 0

 

7" RUN 0

2" SWIM 0

2" LEAP 0

Characteristics Cost: 3

 

Cost Power

Elf

9 1) +3 DEX

3 2) +3 INT

1 3) +2 COM

6 4) +1 SPD

2 5) Running +1" (7" total)

3 6) LS (Longevity: 400 Years; Sleeping: Character only has to sleep 8 hours per week)

5 7) IR Vision (Sight Group)

Animal Abilities

6 1) Talk to the Animals: Mind Link , Any Willing Target (15 Active Points); Incantations (Requires Incantations throughout; -1/2), Limited Range (-1/2), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4), Visible (-1/4)

4 2) Animal bond: Mind Link , One Specific Mind, Number of Minds (x2) (10 Active Points); Only With Others Who Have Mind Link (-1), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4)

14 3) Eyes of the Animal: Clairsentience (Sight, Hearing And Smell/Taste Groups), MegaScale (1" = 1 km; +1/4) (50 Active Points); Only through the senses of Animal companion (-2), Blackout (-1/2)

Powers Cost: 53

 

 

Cost Skill

1 Acting 8-

3 Climbing 12-

3 Concealment 12-

1 Conversation 8-

1 Deduction 8-

3 KS: General Knowledge (INT-based) 12-

3 KS: Plants & Animals (INT-based) 12-

1 KS: Religion 8-

4 Language: Native (idiomatic)

2 Language: Tradespeak (fluent conversation)

3 Traveler

1 1) AK: Local Area (2 Active Points) 11-

3 Navigation 12-

3 PS: Scout (INT-based) 12-

3 Paramedics 12-

1 Persuasion 8-

1 Riding 8-

3 Shadowing 12-

3 Stealth 12-

3 Survival 12-

0 TF: Great Cats

1 Teamwork 8-

3 Tracking 12-

4 WF: Common Melee Weapons, Common Missile Weapons

Skills Cost: 54

 

Cost Perk

15 Follower (2 50 Base point followers)

Perks Cost: 15

 

 

Total Character Cost: 125

 

Pts. Disadvantage

0 NCM Reduction:-2 STR, -2 CON

10 Psych. Lim.: Honarable (Common, Moderate)

5 DF: Divine Aura (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses)

10 Hunted: Orcs 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish)

15 Psych. Lim.: Code of the Woods (Common, Strong)

10 Soc. Lim.: Outsider (Frequently, Minor)

25 GM Disadvantage

Disadvantage Points: 75

Base Points: 50

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

 

 

Her main animal companion is a White Tiger named Shard

 

Shard

 

Player:

 

Val Char Cost

20 STR 10

18 DEX 24

15 CON 10

12 BODY 4

13 INT 3

5 EGO -10

15 PRE 5

14 COM 2

 

8 PD 4

5 ED 2

3 SPD 2

7 REC 0

30 END 0

30 STUN 0

 

9" RUN 6

2" SWIM 0

4" LEAP 0

Characteristics Cost: 62

 

Cost Power

19 Bite & Claws: HKA 1d6 (2d6 w/STR) (vs. PD), Autofire (3 shots; +1/4) (19 Active Points)

2 Mind Link , One Specific Mind (5 Active Points); Only With Others Who Have Mind Link (-1), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4)

1 Tough Skin: Damage Resistance (1 PD/1 ED)

6 Cat's Senses: +2 PER with All Sense Groups

5 Cat's Eyes: Nightvision

2 Cat's Ears: +1 PER with Hearing Group

5 Cat's Nose: Tracking with Normal Smell

Powers Cost: 40

 

 

Cost Skill

1 AK: Home area 8-

1 Analyze: Animals 8-

5 Climbing 14-

6 Concealment 15- (9 Active Points); Self Only (-1/2)

1 Language (basic conversation)

1 PS: Tiger abilities 8-

1 Shadowing 8-

5 Stealth 14-

1 +1 to Stealth (2 Active Points); Only In Home Environment (-1)

1 Survival 8-

Skills Cost: 23

 

 

 

Total Character Cost: 125

 

Pts. Disadvantage

5 DF: (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses)

25 Enraged: When Shay is seriously hurt (Uncommon), go 14-, recover 8-

5 Phys. Lim.: Large (up to 11 feet long and 660 pounds; -2 DCV, +2 to PER Rolls to perceive) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing)

10 Physical Limitation: Near Human Intelligence Frequently, Slightly Impairing

15 Physical Limitation: Very Limited Manipulation Frequently, Greatly Impairing

15 Psych. Lim.: Loyal (Common, Strong)

Disadvantage Points: 75

Base Points: 50

Experience Required: 0

 

Finaly she wanted a falcon, that she has not yet named

 

Falcon

 

Player:

 

Val Char Cost

-10 STR -20

18 DEX 24

8 CON -4

4 BODY -12

13 INT 3

5 EGO -10

12 PRE 2

10 COM 0

 

2 PD 2

3 ED 1

4 SPD 12

4 REC 4

16 END 0

13 STUN 5

 

1" RUN -10

0" SWIM -2

0" LEAP 0

Characteristics Cost: -5

 

Cost Power

2 Mind Link , One Specific Mind (5 Active Points); Only With Others Who Have Mind Link (-1), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4)

12 Beak & Talons: HKA 1/2d6 (vs. PD), Autofire (3 shots; +1/4) (12 Active Points)

50 Wings: Multipower, 75-point reserve, (75 Active Points); all slots Restrainable (-1/2)

5u 1) Flying: Flight 25", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (75 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2)

3u 2) Riding The Thermals: Gliding 75" (75 Active Points); Only for downward movement (-1), Restrainable (-1/2)

3 Falcon Eyes: +3 PER with Normal Sight

6 Falcon Eyes: +12 versus Range Modifier for Normal Sight

2 Increased Arc Of Perception (240 Degrees) with Normal Sight

Powers Cost: 83

 

 

Cost Skill

4 +2 with Flight

6 +2 with Talons, Move By, Grab By

20 +4 with DCV

1 Analyze: Animals 8-

3 Concealment 12-

1 KS: Home Territory 8-

1 Language: Falcon (basic conversation)

1 PS: Falcon Abilities 8-

3 Shadowing 12-

3 Stealth 13-

1 Survival 8-

Skills Cost: 44

 

 

 

Total Character Cost: 122

 

Pts. Disadvantage

5 DF: Divine Aura (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses)

10 Physical Limitation: Diminutive, (up to about .5m; +6" KB) Frequently, Slightly Impairing

10 Physical Limitation: Near Human Intelligence Frequently, Slightly Impairing

15 Physical Limitation: Very Limited Manipulation Frequently, Greatly Impairing

15 Psych. Lim.: Loyal (Common, Strong)

10 DF: Snow White Falcon (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)

10 GM DIscretion

Disadvantage Points: 75

Base Points: 50

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

[Blue Jogger]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

I would give the tiger some small amount of extra running, but that's a minor quibble. (Tigers can go at 35-40 MPH in short bursts, this one goes 12 MPH.)

 

Overall, it's very nice.

[Old Man]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

Can't really comment on something that looks good already.

[Maur]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

I would give the tiger some small amount of extra running, but that's a minor quibble. (Tigers can go at 35-40 MPH in short bursts, this one goes 12 MPH.)

 

Overall, it's very nice.

 

Well, that is at combat velocity... double for non-combat... A little slow, but not quite as bad...

[John-Walton]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

does the animal speech include all animals?

Crustaceans, Lizards, etc.

[JmOz]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

does the animal speech include all animals?

Crustaceans, Lizards, etc.

 

As of right now, yes

[NuSoardGraphite]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

Thats pretty good for a basic, beginning Beastmaster style character.

 

I have a few suggestions for additional abilities as her characters powers grow;

 

Animal Magnetism: The character is very attractive to other animals, or can appear very menacing to them as well. Write this up as additional PRE (or maybe PRE attack dice) only vs animals.

 

Animal Possession: Easy enough, Mind Control vs animal minds.

 

The Beast Within: This one isn't so easy. As the character can "posess" an animal companion, so can the character allow herself to become posessed. She relinquishes control of her body to that of an animal companion. The effects should probably vary based on the animal in control. For example; if she allows the Falcon to posess her, it would increase her Dexterity, her leaping and her sight-based perception. If she were to allow her tiger to posses her, it would increase her Strength, Dex (a bit) Body (a bit), Presence and running. maybe she would grow claws and/or talons and would gain fighting prowess from the creature (additional skill levels, or martial maneuvers...Eagle claw style...Tiger style etc)

Writing this one up isn't so intuitive. My instinct tells me this would be best written up as a Multiform. I think thats the least painful way. Another way would be a small to moderate Variable Power Pool.

[Old Man]

Re: Shay, Wood Elf Beastmaster

 

Multipower with special effects.

 

Could also consider +Skill Levels only vs Same Target as Pet.