Culture Creation Tool/Game

[mayapuppies]

Hello all,

I am working on a sort of 'mini-game' that will allow my players and I to play out the creation of the game world. The idea was inspired by the out of print game system; ARIA.

The first part that I'm working on is compiling a list of Special Abilities and Disadvantages that are genetic and thus representative of an entire species, such as all Dwarves are stumpy, all Orcs have fangs, all Elves are long-lived...etc.

In order to get a rather extensive list, I would love it, if you folks could post any ideas that you have. Below is what I have already. Eventually, I'll post a link to the list as a prefab for use among the folks here like the Master List of Limitations on the Global Guardians site.

Special Abilities

Acute Hearing +3 PER Normal Hearing 3
Acute Sight +3 PER Normal Sight 3
Acute Smell +3 PER Normal Smell/Taste 3
Advanced Hearing +5 PER Normal Hearing plus Targeting Sense (Normal Hearing) 15
Amphibious LS (Expanded Breathing: Breathe Underwater; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in Intense Cold) 8
Animal Empathy Telepathy 5d6 (Animal class of minds), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Continuous (+1) (62 Active Points); No Range (-1/2), Incantations (throughout; -1/2), Communication Only (-1/4), Visible (-1/4) 25
Arctic Walker Environmental Movement: Icy Surfaces 2
Beast Senses +2 PER with all Sense Groups 6
Blazing Speed +2" Run (8" Total), Reduced Endurance (0 End, +1/2), Affects Base 12
Cold Resistance LS (Safe in Intense Cold) 2
Digger Tunneling 6" through 6 DEF material, Fill In 40
Dwarfism I Shrinking (1.0033 m tall, 12.4738 kg mass, -2 PER Rolls to perceive character, +2 DCV, takes +3" KB), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (20 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) 13
Dwarfism II Shrinking (0.5016 m tall, 1.5592 kg mass, -4 PER Rolls to perceive character, +4 DCV, takes +6" KB), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (40 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) 27
Extra Arms Extra Limbs (2), Inherent (+1/4) (6 Active Points) 6
Extra Legs Extra Limbs (2), Inherent (+1/4) (6 Active Points); Limited Manipulation (-1/4) 5
Forest Walker Environmental Movement: Slippery Leaves & Undergrowth 2
Giantism I Growth (+5 STR, +1 BODY, +1 STUN, -1" KB, 200 kg, +0 DCV, +0 PER Rolls to perceive character, 2 m tall, 1 m wide), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (10 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) 7
Giantism II Growth (+10 STR, +2 BODY, +2 STUN, -2" KB, 399 kg, +0 DCV, +0 PER Rolls to perceive character, 2 m tall, 1 m wide), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (20 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) 13
Gliding Gliding 10" (10 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2) 7
Golden Throat +2 with Vocal interaction Skills 10
Heat Resistance LS (Safe in Intense Heat) 2
Infravision Infrared Perception (Sight Group) 5
Lightning Reflexes Lightning Reflexes: +4 DEX to act first with All Actions 6
Lightsleeper Lightsleep 3
Limb Walker Environmental Movement: Supreme Balance (no penalties on Narrow Surfaces and Poor Footing) 3
Mountain Walker Environmental Movement: Rugged Slopes 2
Natural Weapon Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1/2d6 (1d6+1 w/STR) 10
Nightvision Nightvision 5
Pain Resistance Damage Resistance (2 PD/2 ED) 2
Prehensile Tail Extra Limb (1), Inherent (+1/4) (6 Active Points); Limited Manipulation (-1/4) 5
Rapid Healing Regeneration 1 BODY, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (20 Active Points); Extra Time 1 Hour (-2 1/4), Self Only (-1/2), Character Must Rest For The Entire Hour To Regain 1 BODY (-1/2) 5
Resilient Physical Damage Reduction, 25% 10
Shapechanging Multiform (assume predefined 300-point form) (300 Character Points in the most expensive form) (60 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), -1 1/4), Concentration, throughout (0 DCV; -1) 18
Strong Lungs LS (Expanded Breathing: Thin Air) 5
Sturdy Build Density Increase (200 kg mass, +5 STR, +1 PD/ED, -1" KB), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (10 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) 7
Tough Skin (Reptile) Armor (3 PD/3 ED) 3
Tough Skin (Tiger) Armor (2 PD/2 ED) 6
Tough Skin (Wolf) Armor (1 PD/1 ED) 9
Wings Flight 10" (20 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2) 13


Disadvantages

Albino Albino comes with several Disadvantages bundled together. Overall the Disadvantage is worth more than 25 points in actual game play but is limited to 25 for the creation of a Species. 25
Blind Physical Limitation: Blindness (All the Time, Fully Impairing) 25
Bloodlust Enraged: at the sight or smell of blood (Common), go 11-, recover 11- 20
Dark Eyes Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x Effect from Sight Group Flashes based on bright light (Common) 10
Ectothermic Physical Limitation: Cold Blooded (Frequently, Slightly Impairing) 10
Glutton Psychological Limitation: Glutton (Uncommon, Strong) 10
Power Blind Species cannot utilize magic 15
Significantly Different Anatomy Physical Limitation: Strange Physiology (Frequently, Slightly Impairing) 10
Sinks Like A StoneSlow Physical Limitation: Dense (Infrequently, Fully Impairing) 15
Slow Healer Physical Limitation: Slow (Frequently, Greatly Impairing) 15
Slow Reactions Physical Limitation: Slow (All The Time, Greatly Impairing) 20
Tunnel Eyes Physical Limitation: Light-Sensitive Eyes (-2 Sight PER Rolls in bright light) (Frequently, Slightly Impairing) 10
Uncomfortable In (Environmental Condition) Physical Limitation: Uncomfortable (All The Time, Slightly Impairing) 15

[AlHazred]

In Hero 5th, you use Shrinking and Growth powers for characters who can change their size; this is primarily so that people who, say, Suppress Growth or Shrinking powers don't suddenly make all the halflings grow and ogres shrink. If they can't change their size, they just take characteristic modifications, additional abilities to represent their size, and a Physical Limitation for the negatives.

For instance:
Dwarfism I:
-3 STR = -3
-2 BODY = -4
-1 PRE = -1
Easily Hidden: +2 with Concealment; Self Only (-1/2) = 3
Hard To Hit: +2 DCV = 10
Physical Limitation: Small (about 1m, 25 kg, +3" KB) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) = -5
Total Cost: 0

Dwarfism II:
-5 STR = -5
-5 BODY = -10
-5 PRE = -5
Easily Hidden: +4 with Concealment; Self Only (-1/2) = 5
Hard To Hit: +4 DCV = 20
Physical Limitation: Small (about 1m, 25 kg, +3" KB) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) = -5
Total Cost: 0

Giantism I:
+5 STR = 5
+1 BODY = 2
+1 STUN = 1
Heavy: KB Resistance -1" = 2
Physical Limitation: Large (2.66m tall, 200 kg) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) = -5
Total Cost: 5 points

Giantism II:
+10 STR = 10
+2 BODY = 4
+2 STUN = 2
Heavy: KB Resistance (-2") = 4
Physical Limitation: Large (3.33m tall, 400 kg, -1 DCV, +1 PER Rolls to perceive) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) = -5
Total Cost: 15 points

This has the added advantage of allowing you to more easily customize for specific races, like say a Diminutive race (Dwarfism II) which is not as good at hiding itself (reduce Easily Hidden).

[mayapuppies]

Ok, thanks, I'll adjust for that in my system.

Anyone want to contribute anything to the list? I'm woefully short on the Disadvantages list and I'm positive there could be more Special Abilities.

I do intend to hit my Rolemaster Talents and Flaws book for more ideas when I get home this weekend.

[Curufea]

Yep - I took apart the stuff from the Fantasy Hero/Turakian Age packages in order to create my random package creator page (http://www.curufea.com/games/western/5e/packages_f.php).

The data is uses is in the form of text files. The file you may want to look at is-
http://www.curufea.com/games/western/5e/t.txt

Which lists the traits.

[mayapuppies]

Hey, thank you very much!

[LordGhee]

This site is by Worldmaker (Ithink it is world maker) is great look through it

http://www.globalguardians.com/masterlists/masterlistindex.php

[LordGhee]

ooops I did not know he was banned. . .

am i in trouble ......

[AlHazred]

ooops I did not know he was banned. . .

am i in trouble ......
Er, no. Why? What did you do?

Worldmaker was banned because of something he said, not because he provided tons of worthwhile material freely on the Web.