[HQ Ignorance] Elvishness and rootlessness

[Lev Lafayette]

My thoughts are the same as the last post I made on
the subject i.e.,

- - -
OK, my ruling is that the generic -10 is part
physical, part psychological. Your character could
have received specialist training (i.e., an ability
and probably at least 1W1) to get rid of the
psychological aspect, and you'll probably need some
magic (of similar level) to get rid of the physical
aspect (with the sort of side effect you've
described).

This said, there will be parts of the story where an
Aldryami is going to be *required* (not giving too
much away here...)
- - -

So not a especially bred elf, but an especially
trained one. Not a rootless elf, either (although if
you want to be one of those).

Also the generic -10 will vary according to the
circumstances. I take the -10 to represent cities and
deserts (effectively the same to an Elf), -5 for those
distriburing monoculture fields and pastures and no
penalty (just discomfort) for light woods.

All the best,


Lev

--- Sam Elliot <sam.elliot1 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your thoughts Nic (Soren, you can keep
> your thoughts to yourself ;-)  ). 
>    
>   Here´s the situation - rootless just doesn´t seem
> to fit at all. If a rootless elf is something like a
> broken dwarf, that´s just wrong the wrong person for
> the Elf Nation (if such a thing exists) to have
> sent. If it is someone who lives on the margins and
> can function as an ambassador etc, well, it is still
> an outcast for want of a better word. (Okay for a
> communicator, but not as the hero you want to send
> to make sure things are done right.) Seeing as a big
> part of the HQ vibe is belonging to a community,
> this just feels all wrong - I´m not interested in
> such a character (personally and in this instance),
> as Nic has guessed. 
>    
>   So, a -10 penalty... In principle, I have no
> problem with penalties / flaws and so on. This is a
> big one, though, equivalent to a 1W5 flaw for just
> about everything. Extra abilities from the narrative
> will be usable at a rating of 3. Even with a 1W
> (Used to Being Away from the Forest type) ability to
> offset this, I am left with a base of 5 (or a 1W4
> flaw). Not so much a hero as a walking (she´ll need
> wheels though) liability (or cart). I guess I could
> be vaguely interested in such a character in a game
> which didn´t have the words "epic",
> "continent-spanning" and "sweep" in it :)
>    
>   I also think it is a hassle to book-keep all this.
>    
>   This is why I thought of a specially bred type
> person (plant) which could function more normally. I
> actually thought of it as being a particular
> rootstock upon which the elf/dryad person is
> grafted.
>    
>   An analogy would be a troll PC among hoomans -
> provided they´ve a big floppy hat, shades and some
> good suncream, I´d leave it roleplay rather than
> anything more. 
>    
>   "You miss the forest? Yeah, well I miss my mum.
> Now get up of the floor and do something useful or
> we´ll use you as a broom again".
>    
>   Any further thoughts Lev?
>    
>   Sam.
> 
> Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:
>   Sam Elliot wrote:
> > I don´t recall anything saying it didn´t. I may
> not have looked properly.
> > And besides...no roots? That´d be like ripping
> your alimentary canal 
> > out, Soren
> > Let´s play nice ;-)
> I used to play that rootless elves were often the
> messengers and 
> diplomats for the forests. They lack elfsense and
> learn to use their 
> other senses to compensate - so I certainly never
> believed that rootless 
> elves suffered a penalty outside the forests (or a
> bonus when within it 
> for that matter). Even back in RQ2 days it was clear
> that rootless elves 
> did the things that normal elves could not or would
> not do.
> 
> Of course being rootless is not necessarily nice for
> the elf concerned, 
> in human terms i think its a partly like being blind
> and yet partly like 
> being disowned by your family. This may not fit your
> character concept 
> at all.
> 
> Nic
> 
> 
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