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Haru:
Some things that stood out to me:
I'd probably go with athletics, rather than might, maybe a stunt to grant you the use of athletics instead of might when trying to break free of something. At least that's how your description reads to me, and how I would envision a creature like that.

Also, high athletics would give the whole "hard to catch" business a bit more bite. And I've always thought of Willowisps as balls of light maybe a bit bigger than a mans fist. Images like the woman with a lantern would be a glamor thrown by them to lure you in, rather than their true form. If you go with this, you could give it Diminutive Size, which will give them a bonus to dodging and stealth, which will both work great, if they want to evade their hunters.

Oh, and where did you get the "Feu Follet" as a good counterpart? Is there any lore, and you just decided it to be like that? Nothing against that, I'm just curious, because as far as I know, that's just the french word for the same thing. But since Jim does it, too, that's fair game. ;D
In German, it would be an Irrlicht, just in case you are wondering ;)

Violet Rook:

--- Quote from: Haru on January 08, 2013, 07:25:52 AM ---Oh, and where did you get the "Feu Follet" as a good counterpart? Is there any lore, and you just decided it to be like that? Nothing against that, I'm just curious, because as far as I know, that's just the french word for the same thing. But since Jim does it, too, that's fair game. ;D
In German, it would be an Irrlicht, just in case you are wondering ;)

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Das ist gut. Ich spreche Deutsch.   ;D
Deutscher war meine erste Sprache, zu lernen.

I also speak American Sign Language.  ;D

Excellent question.
I spent a lot of time running Ravenloft as it is one of my favorite settings. They use the Feu Follet in their story book: Dance of the Dead.
This link here may help.

http://www.lomion.de/cmm/willodaw.php

enjoy.

Violet Rook:
Monster build challenge: A D&D classic monster. Mind Flayer!
(Cause I am learning a ton here, I am so glad I signed on to the forums) Thank you everyone for your help and ideas. This is fun.

Deadmanwalking:
On the current Will-o-the-Wisp: Still more than a bit excessive skill-wise. I'd follow Haru's advice and go Athletics, not Might, for escaping things. You don't even need a stunt to use it for that, it's pretty much already the skill for squirming free.

Greater Glamours might also be wrong/excessive for what you're going for, as it allows the conjuration of what amount to real items.

Personally, I'd drop the Glamours to normal, add Inhuman Speed (which will jack their initiative up above even where you have it) and give them stats like this:

Superb: Deceit, Performance
Great: Alertness, Empathy,
Good: Athletics, Survival (since they're often found in desolate/difficult areas)

And then note that most other skills default to Average or Mediocre, with a few mental or social skills at Fair. Maybe up them to 3 stress boxes in each category to make them a tad bit more durable vs. things that can effect them. I might switch Athletics and Alertness.

That'll give them stats to be a threat to any group you'd care to name without being some sort of completely unbeatable threat (which seems wrong, even in the mythology). Epic Deceit, after all, is higher than any character listed thus far in the game, including ancient Fallen Angels, Faerie Queens, and the greatest of the White Court. Now, maybe some of them are being undersold a bit...but that's still a really excessive amount for a relatively standard trickster-creature.

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--- Quote from: nick012000 on December 15, 2012, 02:48:53 PM ---Hmm. So, Item of Power (the Black Chick) [+1] granting Feeding Dependency [+1], Human Form [+2], Blood Drinker [-1], Claws [-1] (the tongue), Wings [-1], and Inhuman Strength/Speed/Toughness/Recovery to taste.

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This is a great start. There are some problems with it though.

First off it leaves out the whole "self-segmenting" angle which is a MAJOR part of the monster (we probably need a custom addition to the Human Form power for that). Also, the chick being an Item of Power leaves weird grey areas. Item's of power need a special ritual to destroy them. From the myth this would probably be making the host vomit the chick into a flame or a boiling pot. How specific does this have to be though? Does it have to be fire or a boiling pot? Can you use other stuff like acid? Can you cut the chick out or do you have to make the host vomit it? If you do get the chick out does it regenerate if you try to stomp on it or throw it in the blender?

Perhaps I should take this to the Items of Power thread?

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