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- June 26, 2015 at 5:03 pm #151901AnonymousInactive
Hello all…this is one of the last Illustrious Incarnation talents. We discussed it in our campaign staff meeting. There was some concern about the phrase “mental imagery” and that, being open to interpretation, could be abusive and mod-breaking. So, I was wondering if you guys had any thoughts. The character is an elorii shamanic/animism caster. The idea is not that the animal “tells her” what they see in a play-by play detail. But (for example), if she were communicating with a dog that wants to play, that it my give the visualization of a stick.
Wild Empathy
You have developed a unique method of communicating with animals.
Requirements: Gyllian the Dreamer, Animal Affinity (ta), 3 ranks in Empathy and Beast Lore
Benefit: Per Tier
Tier I: You gain the ability to communicate with any natural beast within 30’. You must have previously calmed the animal to a disposition of Indifference or higher through the use of Persuasion or Beast Lore (see Social Encounters A:RPG pg. 138). This communication is not in any language, but comes across as a strong sense of empathy and mental imagery that is shared between you and the animal.
Tier II: Once per Scene, as a Complex (Speed 4) action, you may attempt to drive a number of animals equal to your Passive Charisma within 30’ into performing a single action. To do so, perform a Persuasion or Beast Lore action skill roll against the target’s Discipline defense (including Dispositional modifiers). Examples of suggested actions would be “run away” or “defend me”.
Tier IV: You may now use your Wild Empathy ability on Magical Beasts.July 3, 2015 at 5:15 pm #268858AnonymousInactiveHow about the phrase “primitive mental images” instead of “mental imagery”?
Scott
July 3, 2015 at 5:16 pm #268859AnonymousInactiveI have no issue with this talent.
December 31, 2015 at 6:16 pm #270700AnonymousInactiveWild Empathy
You have developed a unique method of communicating with animals.
Requirements: Gyllian the Dreamer, Animal Affinity (ta), 3 ranks in Empathy and Beast Lore
Benefit: Per Tier
Tier I: You gain the ability to communicate with any natural beast within 30’. You must have previously calmed the animal to a disposition of Indifference or higher through the use of Persuasion or Beast Lore (see Social Encounters A:RPG pg. 138). This communication is not in any language, but instead comes across as images and emotions.
Tier II: Once per Scene, as a Complex (Speed 4) action, you may attempt to drive a number of animals equal to your Passive Charisma within 30’ into performing a single action. To do so, perform a Persuasion or Beast Lore action skill roll against the target’s Discipline defense (including Dispositional modifiers). Examples of suggested actions would be “run away” or “defend me”.
Tier IV: You may now use your Wild Empathy ability on Magical Beasts.I like it. The Tier I is very similar to the Nimitz/Honor connection in Honor Harrington.
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