Re: [DL] Dragons

[Brad and Lanica Klein <lanicak@att.net>]

Excellent! Vincent, you're my hero...(said in the appropriate southern
drawl.)

Lanica

Vincent Vandemeulebrouck wrote:
> 
> > My friend wanted to be stubborn and is insisting upon playing a Texas
> Ranger
> > raised by dragons...I don't agree with it, but he wants the ability to fly
> > and cast magic...i know it's Marshall's opinion...
> 
> Well, let him create the Texas Ranger part, and tell him you will need his
> caracter to work out the specifics he wants.
> 
> Then, make sure he has an Arcane Background and required skills to cast
> spells. Find in Hucksters & Hexes, the hex Phantom Fingers. He has a
> specialized version of it, which allows not to move other items, but himself
> only, with two pairs instead of three of a kind:
> 
> *Fly*
> Trait: Spirit
> Hand: Two pairs
> Speed: 2, 1 if throwing oneself in the air from at least 5 meters high while
> casting
> Duration: 1 wind/round
> Range: Self
> 
> The moving speed while flying is ... let's say half the pace, and he can add
> half the pace again for each hand over the required hand. If he fails while
> throwing himself from a building, he falls :-))
> 
> Or, you could give him the spell as a tempest ability for 5 creation points,
> and consider the moving speed is 1/2, 1x, 2x or 4x his pace depending on the
> chip used to activate the ability (again, in H&H).
> 
> For the dragon part, give him a Madness(raised by dragons) _for free_ (or 5
> points hinderance):
> 
> He is sure he was raised by dragons. Nobody will trust him after he tells
> his tales.
> He gets -2 to any persuasion, bluff, tale telling, leadership or overawe
> skill rolls. Opponents get +2 to ridicule him or bluff him (he is ready to
> believe anything). Displaying his ability may reduce the -2 to 0 for a week
> for people who saw him. It may also get some people sure he is an evil
> huckster (which he is).
> 
> It /could/ be fun, if played correctly.
> 
> Vincent Vandemeulebrouck
> The French tinhorn with a Great name
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