From:	Hobbes Patrol Headquarters <TYGER@****.WINONA.MSUS.EDU>
Subject:	Panther Shamans
Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 1993 21:48:37 -0500

>Spells:
>Manipulation - no change I think - there are damaging manipulations and other
>things that Panther would find useful

Lemmesee, Ice Sheet, Flame Volt, Spark... (Those are manipulation, right?)

>health spells - yes the panther is sometimes used to help healing. but this is
>more out of respect for his killing potential. Healing he can do - but why I
>really don't see the reason for bonuses in it.

Well, how about a 'recomended spell'? Something along the lines of "If
you'r going to combat, then you're going to need this..."

> Detection + Healing are possibilities but so many other totems have
>them I figured it would be cliche.

Be cliche, it's in vogue =)

> Illusion and combat suit it more in that it is hardly ever seen or heard
>from. It is one of the most elusive animals in the wild.

Why not? TYhey're kinda on the list...

>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.

Hmm, that's something on the character inception, neh?

>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

That's dictating the character a lot. Shamans _do_ have some freedoms in
life...

>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.
> - Panthers will sometimes act sheep-pens, the number of moving prey
>close by interacts with their instincts - they just keep on killing because
>thats what they are ment to do.

Well, that works, but it's a titch harsh.

>Remember - of all predators cats are the most specialized - their whole makeup
>is based towards efficiency and lethalness of the kill.

So work in the restriction that, in a combat the shaman must use the most
efficient means possible to subdue / incapacitate the enemy. If the means
are 'subtle', all the more better (I:E: Using a mana dart over Urban Renual
would make Panther happy.)

>Note - Panthers do not sit and wait for prey - they keep on moving most of the
>time. They don't run like a wolf, rather they zig-zag across their teritory
>continously. Also Panthers tend to have one of the largest territories of any
>land preditor. In florida the ave. terr. is 5x that of a bear.

Tigers roam about 10 Sq. Miles. So Cougars are somewhat similar.

-Tyger

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