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Message no. 1
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Panther Disadvantages
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 11:40:45 -0700
Daniel Waisley wrote:

>>Disadvantages and things

>>Panther requires a lot out of the shaman panther would like them to be able to
>>survive since Panther is the ultimate survivalist. He also likes his shamans
>>fit.

>>ideas

>>1. MIN's str 3, bod 3, qck 4, int 4, will 4. ALso needs to take stealth
>>and armed/unarmed combat. plus a survival skill (wilderness or social)
>>- like I said - rely on physical not magical

Too restrictive. You just filled out 2/3rd of the character sheet.

>>2. Blood lust and not giving up (will tn# 4). If in a fight the shaman must
>>succeed in a will power test to break it off.

I think there are enough berserker totems out there. We don't need another
one.

How about requiring say Quickness and Intelligence of 3 and either Stealth,
Armed Combat, or Unarmed Combat of 3?

See Ya in Shadows, "I can count the number of days I've worked
Jason J Carter since graduation on one hand." - ME!
The Nightstalker Carter@***.EDU
Message no. 2
From: "GCS/MU d? -P+ c++ l u-(+) e+(++) m(+)(*)@ s/+ n-(---) h f+@ w+
Subject: Re: Panther Disadvantages
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 15:10:55 -0400
C'mon, guys...

Panther is a combat shaman, no? Therefore, he is GOING to have those stats
ANYway... where's the disadvantage? +1 or +2 to social skills makes
perfect sense, and is indeed disadvantageous... leave this "minimum
attribute value" and "minimum skill" sh!t out of it...

--Short Fuse

"Life is very addictive and often deadly."

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