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Message no. 1
From: MC23 <mc23@****.NET>
Subject: Metahuman surgery (was Re: Force points and Companion)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 16:04:46 -0500
Charles Baker wrote,
>I'm not sure but are troll already viewed with a hostile reaction, if
>not then the new trolls shouldn't be any worse (the original book
>mentions how greatly varied trolls are, and who wouldn't be afraid of
>them, I for one would be). Some of the others aren't so bad either,
>like the mideastern orcs, but others are downright freakish.
>
Of course it's worse for troll varients because even those freakish
trogs think you're freakish! <grin> Needless to say It's kind of hard to
hide your identity being a meta-varient. "So he had one eye, huh. Oh in
the center of his head, that's ok, we don't need any further details, we
know who you're talking about." - Any security officer.
Hobgoblins did have one of the best pictures. So did Ogres if you use
the one in PNA-Europe sourcebook. They were a little overdrawn in the
companion. You can just ask my character 8-Ball so yourself.
Message no. 2
From: Dust <rogan@*******.BERGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Metahuman surgery (was Re: Force points and Companion)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 16:07:49 -0500
Hey does anyone think a troll with way high strength can hold an assault
rifle in one hand?
Dust

On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, MC23 wrote:

> Charles Baker wrote,
> >I'm not sure but are troll already viewed with a hostile reaction, if
> >not then the new trolls shouldn't be any worse (the original book
> >mentions how greatly varied trolls are, and who wouldn't be afraid of
> >them, I for one would be). Some of the others aren't so bad either,
> >like the mideastern orcs, but others are downright freakish.
> >
> Of course it's worse for troll varients because even those freakish
> trogs think you're freakish! <grin> Needless to say It's kind of hard to
> hide your identity being a meta-varient. "So he had one eye, huh. Oh in
> the center of his head, that's ok, we don't need any further details, we
> know who you're talking about." - Any security officer.
> Hobgoblins did have one of the best pictures. So did Ogres if you use
> the one in PNA-Europe sourcebook. They were a little overdrawn in the
> companion. You can just ask my character 8-Ball so yourself.
>
Message no. 3
From: Charles Baker <karolusb@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Metahuman surgery (was Re: Force points and Companion)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 03:54:51 -0800
MC23 wrote:
>
> Charles Baker wrote,
> >I'm not sure but are troll already viewed with a hostile reaction, if
> >not then the new trolls shouldn't be any worse (the original book
> >mentions how greatly varied trolls are, and who wouldn't be afraid of
> >them, I for one would be). Some of the others aren't so bad either,
> >like the mideastern orcs, but others are downright freakish.
> >
> Of course it's worse for troll varients because even those freakish
> trogs think you're freakish! <grin> Needless to say It's kind of hard to
> hide your identity being a meta-varient. "So he had one eye, huh. Oh in
> the center of his head, that's ok, we don't need any further details, we
> know who you're talking about." - Any security officer.

"Let me see he was a troll, and really tall, yeah ain't they all."
"Ya say he had horns, big suprise."
"Cute, ya say, we know the guy, real nice chum as these things go."

Yeah trolls might notice but I doubt it (the cyclops being a rather
unique example) sure giants are tall, aren't all trolls? Sure minotaurs
have horns, don't most trolls. And fomorians are kinda cute, I doubt
that would create a worse reaction (well with some people). Frankly I
think it would take a trained eye to notice these things- especially
when "trolls are highly variable in appearance" (SR p38) based on that
section the only races that should have metavarients should be orcs and
trolls, and orc and troll metavarients should be common and to the
untrained eye indistingiusable. If the other races have them then
adverse reactions are expected, but a minor difference in a race full of
minor differences would hardly make anyone take notice.


> Hobgoblins did have one of the best pictures. So did Ogres if you use
> the one in PNA-Europe sourcebook. They were a little overdrawn in the
> companion.

But the original minotuar pic was awful (those eyes are discusting), I
prefered ogres in PNAE now they look like cartoons characters.

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