True Atlantean Nomad

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:53 pm

Not to get to munchkin-y here, but according tothe write-up in Atlantis, the nomad is "neither a practicioner of magic nor a warrior" pg 17.
Does this make them eligible for HU power selection?

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:08 pm

My answer would be no by virture of their inability to be transformed, which I would extend to the alterations nesecary for super powers.

Assuming they are born with them, would that make then transformed?

BTW Krybyn, I think you are obsessed with the Atlantean race..... Big Grin

What makes you say that? :-P

Well, my mind melter was a true atlantean, and I had way fun with with him, playing him for 3 years and gettin him to 14th level, so I'm kinda partial.
I don't like that they have this rich history and only a few classes devoted to them (Nomad, Undead Slayer and Stone Master).

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:17 pm

darkmax wrote:I agree, they should have more professions. Please remember that not all True Atlanteans are Tattoo Men.

I know. I got the idea for the adept from another thread.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:27 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Kryzbyn wrote:I don't like that they have this rich history and only a few classes devoted to them (Nomad, Undead Slayer and Stone Master).
They also have no sourcebooks of their own. Use any OCC you like, add the Atlanteans' languages, tattoos, and innate abilities and you're all set.

Which is something I hope to see remedied.
I played a TA Mind Melter...

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:28 pm

I agree with that Darkmax. Only on the Nomad.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:33 pm

I'm the guy who started the "Should the TA's get their own sourcebook" thread. I would like to see one eventually, but there are other things I'd like to see get clarified and expanded on as well.

Greyaxe · Unread post by **Greyaxe** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:21 pm

Sorry man Superpowers are for humans not for Atlanteans. Thats what makes being human cool.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:26 am

Greyaxe wrote:Sorry man Superpowers are for humans not for Atlanteans. Thats what makes being human cool.

That's why any number of non humans get them in scraypers?
They are closer to being human than the Talus fer Pete's sake.

Nikoli · Unread post by **Nikoli** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:35 pm

And, in Scrapers there is an Atlantean clan that has Super Powers, but no tatts. They are a mutated genetic abberation in the pool.

Greyaxe · Unread post by **Greyaxe** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:47 pm

darkmax wrote:yeah.... but we've got a whole canon book of them in Scraypers.....

Thoes arent necessarily atlanteans, it is an optional subject, one which I ademantly disagree with.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:13 pm

I dunno if the Seeronian/Atlantean connection is up for debate...I haven't read that part.
What I DID read is there are several mutant and non-humans with supers in that book.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:20 pm

Yeah I'm kinda leaning that way...I love TA's don't get me wrong, but they seem to be the "answer" for everything. I'm mean they're even blamed for the mechanoids fer pete's sake.

RockJock · Unread post by **RockJock** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:24 pm

Honestly, I don't think I would allow a True Atlantean Nomad to have Super Powers. I tend to go with True Atleanteans being pretty much stuck as they are with the no transformation thing.

Here are a few ways I would allow bits and pieces. Make them a Seerion, with the TA Nomad as their Occ. No, they wouldn't get the SDC and attribute bonuses, but the powers would work. Basically they would be a Seerion who connected and was trained by a TA tribe. Since True Atlanteans can use things like cybernetics and biosystems, then minor cybernetic enhancements that mimic powers like the ear enhancements compared to Heightened Sense of Hearing would definately be doable. I would even let that stretch to some of the Biowizardry enhancements that replace say your ear with bat ears or whatever. The same for similar Eugenics/genetics enhancements. I would allow say an enhanced lung upgrade that involves physically replacing the lung with the new one, but not say an enhancement that gives Super Energy Expulsion. Another idea if you go away from a TA Nomad is something like a Psi-Ghost.

As it is the TA can be an enhanced version of any Occ. They really are much improved humans at any level. Take something innocent like a Rogue Scholar or Scientist. A True Atlantean version already has enhanced longevity, minor magical abilities (use and understanding of TW, the ley line powers D-Travel etc), several extra languages, and the attributes of a professional athlete and poet. On top of that, they get 2-6 magical tattoos, a better save vs magic, and can sense vampires over us mundane humans.

After saying all that, and rereading the little blurb about transfomations, I would think about allowing a Nomad with super abilties as long as they were constantly on like Extraordinary PE, instead of APS type powers. A player would need to convince me why the Nomad had these natural abilities, but I could be convinced by a good enough reason and back story. I always think of all forms of Psychics as a form of mutation, and the TA can easily get those.

RockJock · Unread post by **RockJock** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:00 pm

What do you mean Dark Max?

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:29 pm

As defined by the book:
All true Atlanteans have at least 2 tattoo's their marks of heritage.
ANY TA, regardless of OCC, can gain up to 4 more, for a total of 6 tats.

The actual tattoo classes START with 18 tats...then gain more as they level. Non-tattoo OCC's are limited to 6 max.

RockJock · Unread post by **RockJock** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:15 am

The Marks of Heritage should be standard no matter the Occ. The only exception should be those who were seperated from their parent's and their people at a very early age.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:33 am

LOL
i can hear it now:

"Where'd you get those other 2 tattoos?"
"My friends all got one too!"
"If your friends all jumped off of a bridge..."

RockJock · Unread post by **RockJock** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:20 pm

You know, bad influences, like all the kids getting biker tattoos to be like the TAs.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:50 pm

Yeah apparently only on Rifts earth are they dying off...everywhere else they breed like rabbits...

NOTE TO SUNAJ:

"Kill all ya want...we'll make more"

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:52 am

To MAY to, To MAH to.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:51 pm

Tomato potato LOL Either way we know what they are!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:54 am

Very nice Gadrin!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:58 pm

They have in my game. In my game some of the other clans know about their betrayal.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:16 pm

I played an Aerhiman. It's hard not letting that crap slip in-game

Especilly if he's a practicing Sunaj

It was fun though, best charcter I ever had <sniff>.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:04 pm

Even the Sunaj have to spill the beans in a zone of truth.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:14 pm

No they don't. they don't have to answer...

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:34 pm

According to the spell they do have to answer. They can not lie under it's influence. And keeping silent is hard when people are carrying out certain rituals! :eek:

Everyone has a breaking point. Even the sunaj!

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:39 pm

Well if anyone ever actually caught a Sunaj the cat would be let out of the bag anyway, seeing the Aehriman marks of heritage n' all...

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:19 am

Oh they caught him alive! And in my campaign since that has been something the some of the other clans know and are trying to spread to their brothers.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:44 am

Bradford Malefecient
(aka Lucian Aehriman)
14th level Mind Melter (Sunaj Assasin)

This was my character for 3 years...he got caught plenty of times, but nobody remembered it...
Eventually he got tired of being Aerizan's (?) *****, and said no more Sunaj crap for me. He still has his armor and helmet, for trips to atlantis.
The other players knew, of course, but the other characters never figured it out (that they can recall, anyway)

The Sunaj have come for him twice. It was not pretty.
I've always played him like a dark-hero sith lord type. Was alot of fun.
This is why I'm so hung up on TA's. I love 'em.
He SO loved to kill CS troops

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:27 pm

Well, if i remember the movie, theyd claw off their own faces and eat each other...not verry conducive to sharing knowledge

Gadrin wrote:you should do a short workup on what you think Alexandria would be like (based on the Anvil Galaxy book) or what a portion of the city does/has/is, etc. 2 or 3 paragraphs.

I might just do that

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:12 am

I'll look forward to seeing that too!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:13 pm

LOL!!! I'll have to dig mine out when I'm at home. All of my stuff is on my home computer. I get the hint Gadrin! Really I do!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:25 pm

I know.................I said I would place some more on the forums.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:18 am

And it helps jump start ideas sometimes.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:43 am

It does help to inspire me sometimes.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:45 pm

It still does inspire me.

Kryzbyn · Unread post by **Kryzbyn** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:33 am

I'm workin on it! Had to make some NPCs for my game tonight MUAHAHAAHA

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:57 pm

LOL For a second I thought you did lose it! I'm glad you found whatever you lost!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:57 am

Oh my!

But you didn't get a TPK?

Oh well better luck next time.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:03 am

I know. I used a similiar method too!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:21 pm

He was a cheapskate! You should have gotten some really great loot!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:05 am

So he is a cheapskate with no imagiation! You have my sympathy!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:12 pm

I've never given that little out. So people can't call me a cheapskate!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:52 pm

Cool! That is a great item!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:58 pm

Maybe they were just role playing, trying to avoid player knowledge.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:18 pm

Oh ok. So you say they are a little dense...........Like as dense as Osmium?

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:27 pm

Actually concrete is pretty porous. Osmium is very dense!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:43 pm

ROFLMAO!!! :lol:

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:54 am

LOL