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Species Name: Arboreal
In the last days of Atlantis, an enormous amount of
magic was expended during its final invasion. Vast devastation was wrought
on the known world, with forests blazing up, and islands sinking into the
sea. Eventually Gaea became aware of the savage conflict. Shocked by the
destruction, she gave sentience to a grove of trees (the original Throne of
Trees). For thousands of years they acted as guardians of the earth and all
the different forms of life which inhabit it. But the Parliament only
existed in the Grove of Serenity, in between space and time. There were
human agents who could act on their behalf in our world, and of course the
elementals, but the Infernal forces seemed to be gaining ground. Eventually
the decision was made to seed Earth with a new race; a sentient plant life.
Arboreals are sentient trees with human characteristics.
They are typically protectors of the forests and antagonists to
industrialization and despoiling of nature. They reproduce very slowly take
many, many years to reach their full potential.
Arboreal subspecies include 300 tree fern subspecies
(with heights of 7-27 metres), 600 cycad, ginkgo and conifer subspecies and
220,000 flowering plant subspecies.
Type: Humanoid
Herbaceous
Physical Traits:
Bark skin
Height:
See table
below
Weight:
See table
below
Abilities: Nightvision up to 30
metres. Immunity
all mind-affecting effects, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, and
stunning. Also see
table below
Mobility: Legs
Sensory Organs: Visual
Communication: Vocal
Reproduction: Pollen
INT: 3D6, WIS: 4D6, STR: 3D6, DEX: 3D6, CON:
4D6, CHA:
2D6, MR: 2D6, HPs: CON +D20
Orbit/Climate: See Earth
Feeding Habits:
The character
produces his food photosynthetically by absorbing nutrients from the earth
and atmosphere and using sunlight to make them into energy and tissue. He
suffers D6 extra damage when attacked with weapons employing fire or cold. Complete
nourishment for a day can be achieved by taking root in the soil for an hour
during which it can't move. In addition they need three hours of bright
sunlight or six hours of dim sunlight. Arboreals have the same water needs
as other races and animals, although they usually draws it from the soil. If
the plant doesn't meet these requirements for a day, it suffers the same
consequences as any other race or animal that doesn't eat all day. It takes
several days of no food or water to kill a plant. It should be noted that
certain special buildings or rooms (such as greenhouses, etc.) may be
constructed so that the plant will get the full benefit of equivalent sun
and soil while indoors.
Lifespan:
Unmeasured
but possibly immortal
Technology: 2
Culture:
Truly kind
race with little violence or hatefulness
Government:
Parliament
of Nature via the Throne of Trees
Population:
Unmeasured but now in the millions |
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Step 1: Age |
| Determine your
character's age. If older than 100 you
need to determine which years you have been present in. |
| 01-20 |
100 xD10 years |
| 21-40 |
100 x2D10 years |
| 41-60 |
100 x4D10 years |
| 61-75 |
100 x6D10 years |
| 76-90 |
100 x8D10 years |
| 91-00 |
100 x10D10 years |
| Next decide what you have
been doing. Were you involved in any
famous historical incidents? In the present day where does your character
live or is he a wanderer, moving around continuously? |
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Step 2:
Attributes |
| Roll attributes
as normal but WIS
and CON are 4D6, while CHA and MR are 2D6.
Mana =
INT + WIS x3. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour if remain active
(but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep.
Mana can however be permanently traded for HPs at a rate of 1 for 1.
Hit points = CON +20, +20 per level. |
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Step 3: Skills |
Initially skills may be chosen as normal but may only be selected from
the
Roman Era pool, other
skills may be chosen later but modern ones would require someone to train
the character. |
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Step 4: Abilities |
All Arboreals gain all
the following free;
Night Vision -
The character can see in absolute darkness at a
distance up to 30 metres.
Immunity - Arboreals are immune to all
mind-affecting
effects, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, and stunning.
Additionally Arboreals start
with 35 Points to spend on any of the following abilities. As they earns
more experience they may buy or rebuy more abilities. |
| Ability |
Cost |
Notes |
| Animal Empathy |
5 |
Arboreals can establish telepathic
communication with any normal or giant animal within line of sight if he
does nothing else in the round. The animal must have a minimum INT of 1. This
has the following benefits:
He can communicate to the creature that he desires its friendship. If the
offer is sincere (and the animal will be able to sense if it isn't), the
creature can be calmed and will not attack or flee unless it is attacked.
Further he can then recruit this animal as an ally.
Once he does so he permanently psionically links
with the animal turning it into a familiar. At any point he may see through the familiar's eyes,
smell through its nose, hear with its ears, taste with its mouth or link
with any of its other senses (including supernatural ones). The two are
always in constant telepathic contact. |
| Natural Chameleon |
5 |
Using this ability the Arboreal can blend
into and render himself nearly invisible in wooded areas, fields of tall grass, clumps of bushes, or any other wilderness area with dark or shaded terrain. When
hiding he can conceal himself from attackers and eavesdrop on his
enemies. He can hide near a well travelled road and secretly observe passersby, or conceal himself near an enemy campsite waiting for an
opportune moment to steal their supplies.
He may also move with a minimum of sound, almost as
if he's walking on air. Even creatures with the sharpest ears are no more
likely to detect his presence than they are to hear a feather drop. The
ability works equally well in icy mountains, heavily wooded forests, or any
other type of wilderness terrain. This goes well beyond the stealth skill
raising it to a supernatural level and preventing any non magical detection. |
| Natural Defiance |
5 |
The
character can root himself to the ground and withstand great amounts of
kinetic force and remain in a perfect upright position. As long as the
character knows he's about to be hit by sudden force like a truck, he
automatically becomes almost impossible to move. 5 tons per
WIS
+1 per level. The subject must be ready for the attack to prepare for the
blow. Likewise he is extremely difficult to lift. |
| Natural Heal |
5 |
An Arboreal can heal
at phenomenal rates whenever in a wooded area or forest. He must concentrate for 1 minute uninterrupted to
perform the following healing; restore 1 HP per INT, +1 per level per 10
minutes; negate all pain for 1
minute per INT, +1 minute per level; or stabilize his condition (stops
bleeding, binds wounds, etc.) for 15 minutes per level.
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| Natural Mana |
10 |
+10 Mana at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,
16, 18 and 20. |
| Natural Sense |
5 |
The character always knows exactly
where he is on the planet, even when underground.
He can also sense what weather is approaching one hour per WIS ahead of
time. |
| Natural Sight |
5 |
The character
can
see heat images and traces the same way as thermo optic equipment can see
invisible lifeforms by their heat. Further he
can also see Electrical fields (and their intensity), Gravity waves (in a
radar like manner), Mana or Ley Line power (depending on which system you
use), Magnetic fields, Radiation, Ultraviolet, Infrared and X-rays. All
equal to normal sight range. |
| Natural State |
5 |
Arboreals are able to meld with the
forest or any garden with trees in it, effectively becoming one with it. In
this state he is aware of any activity within its vicinity. He may also
enter into a state of suspended animation while doing this. |
| Spellcast |
10 |
Faerie and Elemental Earth magic only but he is bestowed
with all the spells within those spheres.
Arboreals can tap into the world’s natural
mana at a rate of INT + WIS x3. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour
if remain active (but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep. |
| Witch Sight |
10 |
The character
can see the true image of any person or object regardless of any form of
concealment, disguise, illusion or invisibility. This also includes the
ability to detect whether it is magical, and whether it is harmful or
helpful. |
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Step 5: Classes |
Unless trained by
another then Geomancer or Shaman are the only available classes. Any other
classes would require consultation with the GM. |
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Plant Mutations |
| For a truly random
character in this new world roll on the following tables. As always each
section is optional. The player may choose to roll on all, some or none of
the tables. |
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Step 1: Colour Mutations |
| Roll on this
table several times; once for skin colour, again for eye colour and once
more for fruit colour. |
| 01-20 |
Completely normal green |
| 21-25 |
Red |
| 26-30 |
Orange |
| 31-35 |
Yellow |
| 36-40 |
Blue |
| 41-45 |
Indigo |
| 46-50 |
Violet |
| 51-55 |
Gold |
| 56-60 |
Silver |
| 61-65 |
Bronze |
| 66-70 |
Brown |
| 71-75 |
White |
| 76-80 |
Black |
| 81-85 |
Grey |
| 86-90 |
Transparent |
| 91-95 |
Combination of several of
the above in striped form. Roll D4 more times. |
| 96-00 |
Combination of several of
the above in patch form. Roll D4 more times. |
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Step 2: Eye Mutations |
| What type of
eyes does the character have? |
| 01-10 |
Very small; -2 to hit eyes
if targeted by enemies. |
| 11-20 |
Small; -1 to hit eyes if
targeted by enemies. |
| 21-40 |
Completely normal. |
| 41-50 |
Large; +10% greater sight
range. |
| 51-60 |
Very Large; +20% greater
sight range. |
| 61-70 |
Oval shape; 180 degree
vision. |
| 71-80 |
Glowing; +1 to intimidate. |
| 81-90 |
Insect; 360 degree vision. |
| 91-00 |
Third Eye; see the
invisible. |
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Step 3: Size Mutations |
| How big is
the character? |
| 01-08 |
1ft +D10 inches |
| 09-16 |
2ft +D10 inches |
| 17-24 |
3ft +D10 inches |
| 25-30 |
4ft +D10 inches |
| 31-44 |
5ft +D10 inches |
| 45-52 |
6ft +D10 inches |
| 53-60 |
7ft +D10 inches |
| 61-68 |
8ft +D10 inches |
| 69-76 |
9ft +D10 inches |
| 77-84 |
10ft +D10 inches |
| 85-92 |
11ft +D10 inches |
| 93-00 |
12ft +D10 inches |
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Step 4: Body Mutations |
| Does the character have
any additional mutations? |
| 01-06 |
None. |
| 07-12 |
Acid for blood; the plant's
chlorophyll is highly acidic doing 5D6 damage to anything it touches.
|
| 13-18 |
Alpha Sense; the character senses
Alpha Wave emissions from animal and human brains at a range of 1 metre per
WIS. He can locate the emission source exactly as if he were seeing the
character. |
| 19-24 |
Aromatic; the plant's strong fragrance
reminds those who smell it of their favourite food, causing them to follow
the scent to its source. Each victim gets at a time of the GM's choosing, a
Psi save to break this illusion. On windy days, range is 90 metres downwind
and 30 metres upwind. The effect is broken once characters are within 3
metres of the plant or the plant attacks. |
| 25-30 |
Antennae; depending on the
character's powers these could be used as senses, discharge, telepathy, etc. |
| 31-36 |
Bacterial Symbiosis; plants with this
mutation form a symbiotic relationship with powerful micro-organisms living
beneath their outer skin. When the Plant is damaged or eaten, these are
released and those coming in contact with them must save vs Disease. Those
failing their roll contract a major illness. |
| 37-42 |
Barbed Leaves; the character's leaves
can do severe damage to those coming in contact with them. The barbed hooks
do D4 damage each. Unless careful removing them will cause another D4
damage. |
| 43-48 |
Chemical Sense; the character senses
the chemical makeup of the surrounding area up to a 1 metre per WIS range.
The greater the variation from the background norm, the more clearly he sees
something. |
| 49-54 |
Control; the character can control one
plant within 1 metre per WIS making it do his bidding within its
capabilities (it could not, for example, walk). |
| 55-60 |
Divisional Body; the plant's tendrils,
vines, limbs, trunk, stalk or whatever (as deemed appropriate by the GM)
have become segmented so that they can separate from its body and move about
independently at a range of 30 metres. The character is assumed to have some
rudimentary sense ability allowing it to make directed use of these
elements. |
| 61-65 |
Explosive Seeds; the plant's seeds are
explosive doing D6 each per level with a blast radius of 3 metres. Fruit and
seeds may be stored for later use. |
| 66-70 |
Healing Fruit; the plant develops a
special type of fruit that has any one of eight possible effects. Either
roll once to determine what type of fruit the character always has or roll
each time grow a new fruit. Roll D6 to determine what the fruit does;
1 Heals all physical damage.
2 Cures any disease.
3 Cures any mental condition.
4 Induces trance-like sleep for D4 hours.
5 Cures radiation poisoning.
6 Antidote for all poisons, toxins and venoms. |
| 71-76 |
Poisonous; the plant secretes a
contact poison which does 3D6 skin damage to any who touch it unless they
save vs Poison. |
| 77-82 |
Razor Leaves; the character's leaves
can do severe damage to those coming in contact with them. The razors do D6
damage each and will cut most substances. |
| 83-88 |
Spore Cloud; the character has
motion-sensitive skin. Anything moving nearby causes it to shoot spores in
the general direction of the movement. The spores then release a gas causing
victims to save vs Toxin or be knocked out. |
| 89-94 |
Thorn Expulsion; the character has
barbed thorns it can fire up to PS x1 metre. He will have 4D20 Thorns and
will take a week to grow new ones if any are used or damaged. The thorns do
D4 each and choose whether they also contain a sedative. |
| 95-00 |
Transparent Body; can see right
through his body. Note he is not totally invisible as his outline can be
made out. |