Back again with more stuff on my game. Here’s one of the characters, the Beastlord
The Beastlord
“Do you know why lions have claws and fangs, and are always surrounded by their mates? It’s because, like me, thei’re never unarmed, and never alone.
”Every reality has it’s own beasts. Animals, predators, monsters. The beastlord is about knowing them, it’s about being with them, and, sometimes, one of them. That zookeeper that can talk to tigers, the pest control guy that can – easly – make the rats go away. They can easly be a Beastlord.
Choose the Beastlord if you want to divide the action with animals, use animals to investigate stuff, and, sometimes, became an animal yourself.
Name
Kraig, Jeff, Jenna, Elis, Kirk
A beast name, a short name, a strong name
Look
Feral, Unkempt, Brutal, Teared
Predator eyes, hungry eyes, piercefull eyes
Ocupation
Hunter, Cop, Zookeeper, Vet
Stats
You get theese: Smooth -1 Gorgeous 0 Wild +2 Clever 0 Freak +1
Add 1 to one of them, except Wild.
Unique Move
Anger
Start with 1 Anger Token. Everytime you directly inflict of suffer Harm (once per move), get 1 Anger token. When you spend an Anger Token, choose one:
• Cause +1-harm
• Reduce damage (1-harm) from an attack
• Get a +1 on rolls with Wild.
Death Move
Beast Inside
When you die, choose an animal or beast (magical, natural, your call) that you know about. You become a hybrid creature between the beast and a human being, until the rest of the scene.
The MR will tell you about your capacities.
EXP and Tokens
Once per scene, when you get an Anger token, mark XP.
When an animal do as you say, gain 1 Reality Token.
Tune
You know a smell as well as you know your own hand. Choose a player, and get Tune 2 on him.
Animals are transparent. So are you. Everyone gets Tune 1 on you.
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Moves
You get this one:
Animal Tonge
You can talk and understand animals, even as limited s they are. When you call an animal, act coeherent and roll+Wild. On a 10+, the animal come to you, as soon as possible, and you both get the “Ally” Trait. On a 7-9, it come as soon as possible, but no Trait. The MR will act as the animal nature demands.
Choose one:
Predator
When getting the profile down while follow someone, roll+Wild instead of Smooth.
Animal Lord
Add +1 to your Wild score.
Claws and Fangs
When you want to get Claws and Fangs, spend 1 Anger Token. It inflicts +1-harm, and lasts until the end of the scene.
King of the Jungle
When trying to impose your will over an animal, roll+Wild. On a 10+, they do what you want and run away in fear. On a 7-9, they do what you want, but act as their nature.
Pack Alpha
When leading a group towards an objective, roll+Gorgeous. On a 10+, both. On a 7-9, you get this one:
• add the Targeted Trait
And choose one:
• they act as you lead,
• they get a consistent Trait based on the scene and in your lead
Wild Consciousness
When looking an animal in the eye, ask a question and roll+Freak. On a hit, the animal answers. On a 10+, it’s a lucid answer.
Beast Form
When you contact with your animal nature and change into an animal, roll+Freak. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 1.
Spend your hold to realize actions that are, somehow, unnatural for the animal form (MR’s call).
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Advancement
When you advance your character, choose one:
• add 1 to your Smooth score
• add 1 to your Gorgeous score
• add 1 to your Clever score
• add 1 to your Freak score
• take another Beastlord move
• take another Beastlord move
• take another Beastlord move
• take another playbook move
• take another playbook move
• Get a Pack
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So, what do you think?
Need to steal all the ideas.
Tim Franzke ?
I have an apoc playbook that deals with a char that has lots of animals. The playbook needs to be rewritten because right now it is badly designed/developed.
I need new ideas/motivation to do that.
Tim Franzke So, I may assume you liked it, right? And… You may use the ideas, it’s creative common anyway. But I’d be very happy if you mention it came from my game, ESC.
Yeah sure. Need to see what I can salvage.
I am mostly looking for input here, not stuff I can just copy&paste.
Guilherme Korn, this looks pretty solid. I am most intrigued by the death move. This makes me want to go check out the rest of your work!
Meguey Baker I’ll be updating it in here, to check if the guys like. Check it out if you please.
https://plus.google.com/114522695676783277315/posts/DMjVuFZQdgz