Just as a side note, a cat is a pretty weak form. If this is part of a Shape shifting ability, in other words, completely under the characters control, then I would consider it a low cost, minor, power. If on the other hand the character is some kind of were-creature and is forced to take the shape of a domestic housecat at times then I would consider this a disadvantage.
Erik Holmes | Area Systems Technician, San Diego Market 619.230.8370 >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan >Koziel >Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:28 AM >To: The GURPSnet mailing list >Subject: Re: [gurps] 3rd Ed Question > >Excellent, Thanks all! >My basic book is with the player who wants the multiform character - and the rest of my GURPs library >is with me.... until Friday when I need this info - how conveeenient - not! >So I was having issues coming up with some of the numbers and advantages. >You also forgot claws 15pnts. >Horizontal is the disadvantage they list in the shapeshifters book when they templated the wolf - but >they also listed four feet as an advantage - the one cancelled out the other so I wasn't going to >mention it. I agree with you on the inconvienient size issue. I'm not going to play around with the >age thing - the player is new to GURPs and will have enough to think about without having to track >her character aging at different rates.... but the extra sleep - good call. >-Sue > >----- Original Message ---- >From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: The GURPSnet mailing list <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:12:20 AM >Subject: Re: [gurps] 3rd Ed Question > >Hi Sue, > Breaking it down as I did, I'm sure that it can be exanded even further, >but this is what I get thus far... > >-61 points > >ST: 3 [-36] >IQ: 10 [0] >DX: 10 [0] >HT: 13/3 [30] >Move: 5 Dodge: 5 Speed: 5.75 >Damage: Punch: 1d-9; Kick: 1d-7; Thrust 1d-7; Swing 1d-7. >Advantages Dark Vision [25]; Catfall [10]. >Disadvantages Color Blindness [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]. > >I didn't include anything for speed or anything, so that has to change one >way or another. The Inconvienent size attribute may come into play, but >then you get the benefit of having the smaller size for being able to get >in and out of locations. The Inconvienent size disadvantage if I recall >correctly, stems from "compared to a normal member of the society you're >interacting with". If a player came to me and said "I think the cat form >should have this disadvantage" my response to me is "Are you always in cat >form? Do you have a choice to interact with humanity as in human form or >cat form?" etc. On that basis alone I'd rule out inconvienent size. I >don't recall if quadrupedal stance is a disadvantage or not (Is that the >horizontal disadvantage?). If you want to get cute about it? Cats >generally have a shorter lifespan than humans do. If you wanted to, you >could treat each "day" in cat form as accelerated aging such that the >person just aged 4 days give or take. Also? Cats sleep about 16 hours per >day on average (or so a cat magazine I read in a vet's office referred to) >- so you may want to include the needs extra sleep disadvantage. I think >it is all up to how you want to portray the cat form in your campaign. Me? >I get a ballpark figure of -61 just off the top of my head. Oh, almost >forgot: Hereditary enemy: dogs ;) > > Hal >_______________________________________________ >GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> >http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l >_______________________________________________ >GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> >http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
