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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!: A Dresdenverse Bestiary
Jeckel:
--- Quote from: Deadmanwalking on May 15, 2010, 07:57:49 AM ---Note: I actually had a bizarre premonition I'd be asked to do a capybara...
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FATE works in mysterious ways. :p
And thanks man, those are just bloody awesome!
--- Quote from: aumshantih on May 16, 2010, 08:23:18 PM ---It would be neat to see if we could PDF this up and make it available as a general resource.
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I was thinking a group of web-pages would be cool, but a single PDF file would also be super useful.
What do you think Deadmanwalking, would you be alright with compiling your work, with credit of course, into other forms? If so, I'm happy to volunteer to do the HTML version, would be a nice break from my current project and shouldn't take more then a few days to get up and running.
Deadmanwalking:
Absolutely! :) Go for it, as long as I'm given credit I'm very definitely on board with the idea.
Though, thinking long-term you might want to wait a bit for me to have a few more beasties statted before compliling.
Deadmanwalking:
Sorry for the delay, but here are some of the requested critters. I'm not going above Orca on whales, anything bigger should be a plot device. Donkeys and other beasts of burden may be forthcoming. Other requests are welcome.
High Concept: Riding Horse
Other:
Faithful Steed
Skills:
Great: Athletics,
Good: Endurance, Fists,
Fair: Alertness, Empathy, Might, Rapport,
Average: Conviction, Discipline, Presence, Survival,
Stunts:
Fleet of Foot (Athletics)
No Pain, No Gain (Athletics)
Powers:
Claws [-1] (Hooves)
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Herd Instincts [-1]
Total Refresh: -7
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOO (+1 Mild Consequence)
Social: OOO
Armor: 0.
Note: I considered Inhuman Speed, but it felt wrong. Wild Horses would likely have slightly enhanced skills, such as Survival.
High Concept: Trained War Horse
Other:
Doesn't Like Strangers
Good Soldier
Skills:
Superb: Fists,
Great: Alertness, Athletics, Might,
Good: Discipline, Endurance, Intimidation,
Fair: Empathy, Presence, Rapport,
Average: Conviction, Stealth, Survival,
Stunts:
Fleet of Foot (Athletics)
No Pain, No Gain (Athletics)
Powers:
Claws [-1] (Hooves)
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Herd Instincts [-1]
Total Refresh: -7
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOO (+1 Mild Consequence)
Social: OOO
Armor: 0 by default but up to 3 with barding.
Note: Basically a Riding Horse with more skills. But more skills make a hell of a difference. War Horses are actually trained not to panic, to kill people, and even to be quiet on command.
High Concept: Killer Whale
Other:
Playful And Friendly
Mercy? What's Mercy?
Skills:
Superb: Endurance, Fists
Great: Intimidate, Might, Presence,
Good: Alertness, Athletics, Survival,
Fair: Discipline, Rapport, Stealth,
Average: Conviction, Deceit, Empathy,
Powers:
Aquatic [-1]
Claws [-1]
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Supernatural Strength [-4]
Mythic Toughness [-6]
Hulking Size [-2]
Total Refresh: -15
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOOOO(OOOOOO) (+1 Mild Consequence)
Social: OOOO
Armor: 3.
Note: Being underwater negates the Stealth penalty to Hulking Size. This is just a general rule, but worth noting.
High Concept: American Bison
Other:
Agressive As Hell
Herd Animal
Skills:
Great: Endurance, Might,
Good: Fists, Survival,
Fair: Alertness, Empathy, Rapport,
Average: Athletics, Conviction, Discipline, Intimidation, Presence,
Powers:
Claws [-1]
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Inhuman Toughness [-2]
Hulking Size [-2]
Herd Instincts [-1]
Total Refresh: -9
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOOOO(OO)
Social: OOO
Armor: 1.
Notes: Yeah, Bison are scary. Bad at Dodging and thus very killable with guns, though.
High Concept: Bald Eagle
Other:
Hunter And Scavenger
Skills:
Great: Athletics, Fists,
Good: Alertness, Stealth,
Fair: Endurance, Intimidation, Presence,
Average: Conviction, Discipline, Might, Rapport, Survival,
Powers:
Claws [-1]
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Inhuman Speed [-2]
Wings [-1]
Total Refresh: -5
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOO
Social: OOO
Armor: 0.
Notes: Not as friendly or impressive a bird as legend would have it be.
High Concept: Wolverine
Other:
I'll Eat Anything
Scarier Than You
Never Back Down
Skills:
Superb: Endurance,
Great: Athletics, Fists, Intimidation,
Good: Conviction, Stealth, Survival,
Fair: Alertness, Discipline, Deceit,
Average: Empathy, Presence, Rapport
Powers:
Claws [-1]
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Inhuman Toughness [-2]
Arctic (Wolverines take no penalties of any sort from cold, and ignore barrier values based on snow and ice.) [-1]
Total Refresh: -5
Stress:
Mental: OOOO
Physical: OOOO(OO) (+1 Mild Consequence)
Social: OOO
Armor: 1.
Notes: A Badger would likely have lower skills, but about the same powers, except for Arctic. The Wolverine uses it's Deceit to steal food from traps.
Crion:
Deadmanwalking, once again my hat is off to you. Thanks for posting these, as this helps me get a better feel for statting out various critters if/when I ever need to do so.
Keep up the good work!
--Crion
Deadmanwalking:
Happy to help. :)
I enjoy statting out critters, mechanics are easy for me and I don't have to write out a background (which, for me, is the hard part of character creation...not coming up with it mind you, but writing it out).
Oh, and in case I haven't mentioned it: Questions and critiques of all sorts are eminently welcome. I'm sure I've screwed up somewhere and having people point it out is always nice.
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