| From: | Alfredo B Alves dghost@****.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | A Van that is also a Boat that is also a Submarine... |
| Date: | Fri, 2 Jun 2000 18:25:07 -0500 |
> No it isn't :) Who'd want a submersible van anyway? ;)
Doc' said:
> Yeah - a floating van is more than enough. :)
Doc' also said:
> Point 1 - this is all an in-joke, Wiz. Don't try to make sense of us.
:)
On Fri, 02 Jun 2000 00:35:03 +0300 Manolis Skoulikas
<great_worm@*****.com> writes:
> Out with it, you mentioned it twice allready, it must be good! :)
I have a van modified to be submersible. My reason was not to spend
extended periods of time, but rather that there are probably entrances to
the Ork Underground in the Sewer. :]
> Rand Ratinac wrote:
> > Point 2 - if you want to do that, make them get a real
> > submarine, then do what I've done to my Cyberpirates
> > players and stick a vampire on board with them. :)
> Now THIS mail, I am NOT forwarding over to my player
> (evil laugh)
> I'm thinking of a japanese yak vampire mage with some limited
> glamour
> power...after all gaki (jap namps) ARE spirits...
> (extremely evil laugh)
>
> Thanks Rand, nice touch!
Hmm ... According to Oriental Companion (for Rolemaster), Gaki are not
evil nor vampires. They are spirits with unfinished business who possess
targets to in order to do some act to set their souls to rest.
Hmmm...
GAKI:
Powers: Materialization, Possession, Immunity to Normal Weapons (While
possessing a target) based on Force (ie, Force 2 grants 2 points of armor
not 4)
Astral
B Q S C I W E R
F Fx5 F F F F F(A) F
Init: F+20+1d6
Attack: (Strength)M
Materialized
B Q S C I W E R
F+2 Fx3 F+4 F F F FZ F
Init: F+10+1d6
Attack: (Strength)S
Possession
B Q S C I W E R
C+(F/2) (C)x(C+1) C+F F F F FZ *
Init: R+1d6, Astral: F+20+1d6
Attack: (Strength)S
C = Atrribute Rating of the possessed Character
F = Spirit's Force
*Calculate Reaction normally: (Q+I)/2, rounddown.
> btw I expect that I would have to tell on you to save my butt from
> serious physical abuse after the players lose that extra essence
> from
> the vamp, so it would be wise to strengthen your antiviral
> protection
> any time now... :)))))))))
Closet things to vampires I can find are the Yama-Uba (AKA Snow Women)
who basicly enjoy luring unwary travellers to their doom ... then eating
them. :) Then there are the Buso, who just like to eat people. :)
Some other fun oriental critters (This is the *Oriental* Companion so I
don't know what comes from what culture):
Oni: Demons ... Evil Evil Evil :)
Shojo: Demons of the Deep. Nastier than the Oni (They have to be to shirk
the rule of the Dragon King)
Sennin: Goodly mountain spirits who will grant a single wish in return
for bringing their souls to them (one soul per Sennin ;) )... The catch
is that soul resides in a chamber hidden deep within the underworld.
Baku: Dream spirit that devours nightmares.
Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters.
Kappa: Aquatic spirits that will drag victims to a watery death ... then
eat them :)
Ghosts: Boo! Exorcism or rectifying the cause for the ghosts shame are
the only methods to get rid of a (oriental) ghost. Additionally,
disruption on lasts 1 night.
Rokiro-Kubi: Spirits of those killed by hanging who take revenge on the
living.
Tengu: Crow-men pranksters.
Myo-o: Servants of Buddha.
Kami: Greatest of the spirits.
Bosatsu: Followers of Buddhism who have reached Nirvana and wish to help
others reach Nirvana.
Bakemono: Goblins.
Shikome: Bigger Goblins. :)
--
D. Ghost
Profanity is the one language all programmers know best
- Troutman's 6th programming postulate.
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