Crypt Cleanser
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Joined: Monday, 24th April 2017, 11:46
new player species: Giant
Of course giant species have been suggested before, and I grabbed some obvious ideas from those proposals. So here he is, the stupid giant:
Main feature: no intelligence. That's right - we are not talking about abysmally low intelligence here, but no INT value at all. This means that our stupid giant can't read, neither scrolls nor books. His other two base stats are 15 STR and 2 DEX. On the plus side, the giant cannot get below zero in INT, because the value is just not relevant for it. All books it finds just say "this is a book full of written pages". Each scroll just announces itself "as a piece of animal skin with dark lines on it".
Giants can walk through deep water, but slowly.
The giant has a throwing aptitude of +1, and can throw large rocks. Invocations are at +3. All other aptitudes are -2. HP are +30%, MP at -20%. Experience gain and magic resistance like a human. There is no spellcasting and no spell school available for the giant, and no armour, as it cannot wear any body armour, not even scales. It can carry a cloak, a hat, and a scarf. Only large shields can be carried, but they provide less protection than for smaller races (like a normal shield). Penalties for shields are zero with a shields skill of 15. A giant has a very hard skin, starting out with 4AC, and gaining another AC pip every experience level. GDR is 20% to begin with, but it becomes 35 at XL 15. The giant can swing all weapons 1-handed, except for giant club and GSC, which are both 2-handed weapons. Unfortunately, it has no great aptitude for any melee weapon. It likes chucking things.
Every 4 levels another STR is added, plus a STR or DEX chosen by the player every three levels.
Our giant cannot worship gods that require reading - Sif Muna, Vehumet, Kiku. None of the book backgrounds are available from the start menu.
Okay, now pick it apart...
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