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 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:24 am Post subject: Building an alien race |
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This particular race is able to adjust it's biology so that it can mate with other races. It's not really a disguise power or shapeshift power. And they already have pheromones (Attractive edge).
Should this be a freebie or how many points would it be worth in the Alien Race construction rules?
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| I'd make it a freebie, you've paid for Attractive in the build and I don't see any balance isseus otherwise |
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I concur, but i do have a question: What are their hybrid offspring like?
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Nobody knows, all fertilized eggs are sent to their mist shrouded homeworld from which no visitor has returned. Basically they are gathering genetic material to evolve their race.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Building an alien race |
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| Vinzent wrote: | | This particular race is able to adjust it's biology so that it can mate with other races. It's not really a disguise power or shapeshift power. And they already have pheromones (Attractive edge). |
Descriptive text, man. No other creature has to have game stats for it's reproductive abilities (unless they're combat-relevant).
After all, just because genitalia is not a racial feature of core rules Humans, I've never felt the need to deprive a player of the joy of a called shot to the nuts. (8:16)
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: Building an alien race |
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| ValhallaGH wrote: |
Descriptive text, man. No other creature has to have game stats for it's reproductive abilities (unless they're combat-relevant).
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This raises many disturbingly cool ideas, but none that I could add to my setting if I want to publish it.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: Building an alien race |
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| Vinzent wrote: | This particular race is able to adjust it's biology so that it can mate with other races. It's not really a disguise power or shapeshift power. And they already have pheromones (Attractive edge).
Should this be a freebie or how many points would it be worth in the Alien Race construction rules? |
Are you making Mass Effect? |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:34 am Post subject: Re: Building an alien race |
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| Vinzent wrote: | | ValhallaGH wrote: |
Descriptive text, man. No other creature has to have game stats for it's reproductive abilities (unless they're combat-relevant).
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This raises many disturbingly cool ideas, but none that I could add to my setting if I want to publish it. |
The classic example is the face-huggers from the Alien franchise. Which is probably the least disturbing example in our collective minds. 
All of which should be excellent inspiration for various foes and monsters that the PCs encounter but never get to play. 
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The thought crosses my mind that unless this race is playable then there is no need to worry about balance.
If the race is an option for player characters then they will want to know what happens to the material |
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