Re: Races in Space

--- Olander <olander@?????????.net> wrote:

> On a completely unrelated note:
> I've gotten it into my head that I want a race for a
> game I want to run. The idea for the race is similar
to
> say the way things work for the dragons of
> Pern. It was inspired primarily by a special on
> animal planet about how humans and wolves evolved
> together so that they share the same ecological
> niche that they were once competing for.
> 
> I want to take that a step further and have a race
> whose primary feature is along the lines of the
animal
> companion class feature. A mental link together
> possibly. Some bonuses when working together. I
guess
> some sort of imprinting feature with the note that
> without the companionship of the other, they are
often
> rather insane and short lived.
> 
> Its a symbiotic relationship without the weird
> implanted slugs.

Such themes crop in literature, especially pop
culture, from time to time.  

I think the things you need to look at include:

* What role does the animal companion fulfill?  A
hunting dog or falcon?  A mount?   Or something more
exotic?  

* What happens when the animal dies?  D&D is a pretty
violent game, and its likely an animal companion will
bite it.  What happens?  Can it be replaced?  

* How powerful is the animal?  Familiar-level of
power, wolf-level, or a warhorse?

* Does the animal increase in power with the
companion?

* What effect does this animal companion have on the
druid class ability, as well as familiars?

Anyways, good candidates for this would be gnomes,
halflings, and even kobolds & goblins, if you don't
want to create a new race.

Adam





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