Bloodlines

[James Ruhland]

> I read somewhere earlier this month that TSR would do a chart like this
> in the Book of Priestcraft or some other upcoming product. Maybe it was
> the new BR hardcover. As for allowing your players to pick their
> powers - is not this a bit dangerous? Or do you oversee the choosing
> and veto those you do not like?

I agree that this is dangerous; but I also agree that their is a lot of die
rolling involved in BR (though, IMO, this isn't as much a problem as, say,
refereeing taxation rolls for multiple PC realms, then for NPCs as well).
Might it be possible to do some kind of "point system?" I.E. each blood
ability is given a "cost" based on its relative power and usefulness,
modified by how "common" it is in the gameworld (I.E. a powerful ability,
but one that is supposedly more commonly found, would cost slightly less,
and a less powerful but rare one slightly more). PCs could then select
blood abilities up to a point limit equal to or less than their bloodline
strength. This would then duplicate the system, for the most part (stronger
bloodlines having more, and more powerful, abilities than weak ones), and
would get rid of much of the abuse of both methods (PCs who get to pick 'em
not having to make tradeoffs, and PCs who just happen to always be "lucky"
and roll Invulnerability and Regeneration). With this method, you could
cross check and see that they are within the "point limit" for their
character. I always like customization, anyhow, as a player and a dm. If
people like this idea, we could work on a chart with suggested point costs
for the various blood abilities (if people don't like this idea, you didn't
hear it from me, and I don't remember suggesting it...)

[Trizt]

On 28-Okt-97, Someone wrote about Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - Bloodlines:


- -> I read somewhere earlier this month that TSR would do a chart like thi=
s
- -> in the Book of Priestcraft or some other upcoming product. Maybe it w=
as
- -> the new BR hardcover. As for allowing your players to pick their
- -> powers - is not this a bit dangerous? Or do you oversee the choosing
- -> and veto those you do not like?

Somehow I did miss alot mail from this maillinglist and haven't read the
original message, but I think I have the solution for your problem. The t=
ables
is only based on the bloodabilities from the rulebook in the campaignsett=
ings.
It should be approx
the same possibility to get a special power when you are using thise as u=
seing
the original table, but much less rerolls.

Table 13: Blood Abilities (Anduiras)
01-13Animal Affinity (All)
14-19Battlewise (Major)
20-27Bloodmark (Minor)
28-33Courage (All)
34-36Detect lie (Minor)
37-40Divine Aura (Major, Great)
41-46Divine Wrath (Major)
47Elemental Control (Great)
48-61Enhanced Sense (Minor, Major)
62-69Healing (All)
70-83Heightened Ability (Minor)
84-89Iron Will (Minor)
90-92Protection from Evil (Major)
93Regeneration (Great)
94-99Resistance (All)
00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)


Table 13: Blood Abilities (Reynir)
01-04Alertness (Minor)
05-17Animal Affinity (All)
18-25Bloodmark (Minor)
26-28Detect lie (Minor)
29-31Detect Illusion (Minor)
32-34Direction Sense (Minor)
35-38Divine Aura (Major, Great)
39Elemental Control (Great)
40-54Enhanced Sense (Minor)
55-63Healing (All)
64-78Heightened Ability (Minor)
79-84Iron Will (Minor)
85-87Poison Sense (Minor)
88-90Protection from Evil (Major)
91Regeneration (Great)
92-98Resistance (All)
99-00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)




Table 13: Blood Abilities (Brenna)
01-05Alertness (Minor)
06-08Alter Appearance (Major)
09-22Animal Affinity (All)
23-27Blood History (Minor)
28-35Bloodmark (Minor)
36-38Character Reading (Major)
39-41Detect lie (Minor)
42-44Detect Illusion (Minor)
45-59Enhanced Sense (Minor)
60-74Heightened Ability (Minor)
75-77Persuasion (Major)
78-80Protection from Evil (Major)
81-88Resistance (All)
89Shadow Form (Great)
90-98Travel (Great)
99-00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)


Table 13: Blood Abilities (Basa=EFa)
01-04Alertness (Minor)
05-18Animal Affinity (All)
29-25Bloodmark (Minor)
26-28Character Reading (Major)
29-31Detect lie (Minor)
32-34Detect Illusion (Minor)
35-38Divine Aura (Major, Great)
39-44Divine Wrath (Major)
45Elemental Control (Great)
46-59Enhanced Sense (Minor, Major)
60-67Healing (All)
68-81Heightened Ability (Minor)
82-84Protection from Evil (Major)
85-91Resistance (All)
92-99Travel (Great)
00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)


Table 13: Blood Abilities (Masela)
01-16Animal Affinity (All)
17-21Blood History (Minor)
22-30Bloodmark (Minor)
31-34Detect lie (Minor)
35-38Detect Illusion (Minor)
39-42Direction Sense (Minor)
43-47Divine Aura (Major, Great)
48-54Divine Wrath (Major)
55-56Elemental Control (Great)
57-74Enhanced Sense (Minor, Major)
75-78Protection from Evil (Major)
79-87Resistance (All)
88-98Travel (Great)
99-00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)


Table 13: Blood Abilities (Vorynn)
01-03Alter Appearance (Major)
04-18Animal Affinity (All)
19-23Blood History (Minor)
24-31Bloodmark (Minor)
32-34Character Reading (Major)
35-37Detect lie (Minor)
38-40Detect Illusion (Minor)
41-45Divine Aura (Major, Great)
46-61Enhanced Sense (Minor, Major)
62-77Heightened Ability (Minor)
78-80Protection from Evil (Major)
81-88Resistance (All)
89-98Travel (Great)
99-00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)


Table 13: Blood Abilities (Azrai)
01-04Alertness (Minor)
05-07Alter Appearance (Major)
08-19Animal Affinity (All)
20-26Battlewise (Major)
27-33Bloodmark (Minor)
34-36Detect Illusion (Minor)
37-40Divine Aura (Major, Great)
41-54Enhanced Sense (Minor, Major)
55Fear (Major)
56-69Heightened Ability (Minor)
70-74Iron Will (Minor)
75-77Persuasion (Major)
78-80Poison Sense (Minor)
81Regeneration (Great)
82-88Resistance (All)
89Shadow Form (Great)
90Touch of Decay (Great)
91-98Travel (Great)
99-00Unreadable Thoughts (Minor)


//Trizt of Ward^RITE

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[AndrewTall]

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