| From: | Thom Watson <thom@******.DIGEX.NET> |
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| Subject: | "Pixies" (Was Re: New Races) |
| Date: | Wed, 14 Jul 1993 13:52:41 -0400 |
= They'd be about .8 to 1.0 meters tall. Very quick, very bright. Probably
= a -2 strength and -2 body, +3 quickness, +2 Int, +1 Wis, +1 Char.
= Max reaction would be a 7. Tend to make GREAT mages and shamans.
The "sprites" of _Paranormal Animals of Europe_ are Body -1, Strength
-2, Int and Willpower both +1. Quickness +7! Power: Concealment
(Personal). Quickness multiplier for ground movement is 1, for flying,
5. Reaction is an average of 7, with 2D6 initiative dice. Technically
not balanced enough for PCs, obviously, though I'd probably allow
them. (But, then, I've always liked faeries.)
= As for 'security', they won't have it much easier. A nasty something
= called 'motion detectors' can ruin anyone's day :)
=
= Perhaps 'pixie' is the wrong name. Tinkerbell was a pixie and she was
= only 6 inches tall. What am I thinking of? Fairie? (that seems wrong to
= have as a PC). Soemthing about 3 feets tall with wings.
I think we're going to see some more races as the mana levels continue
to rise, and I suspect that some pixies/sprites are indeed going to
start appearing. In the Fourth World, where they seem to have been
quite common (cf. Earthdawn), they're called Windlings, and they're
available as PCs (though I don't know stats for them, or indeed for
any other character races). And _Paranormal Animals of Europe_
suggests that some have already awakened in the Sixth World, and at
least two are being held captive by Elves in Tir Nan Og.
--
Thom Watson thom@*****.net
"What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?"
--Ursula K. LeGuin
