[gurps] Nightbane Race Conversion

[Bai Shen]

>
> Several things are listed twice.  If they are items from two different
> forms, you need to make it clear what belongs to one form or the
> other.... I would list all things that are shared in both forms first,
> then put a paragraph break, list form1 only stuff, another break, then
> form2 stuff only...
>

Yep.  If you look, things are indented as well.  Everything above
Shapeshifting is part of the base race(as well as Shapeshifting).  And from
my understanding, Alternate form swaps racial templates.

> AFAIK, if you want something in both forms, you need to buy it both times
> as
> > the racial templates swap.  Or do you keep what you had and add to it if
> > it's a race with racial shapeshifting?
> From my reading of it, you buy up the things both forms have once.
> Then you buy things in each form that are different.... subtract the
> difference in forms then pay 90% of that amount, plus 15 point.
>

How do you figure that?  Under were-creatures, it mentions buying things
that work in both forms as personal traits.  But this is a race.  And on the
previous page, it says the Alt Form replaces your native racial template.

So how would you show a personal trait in a template?  Or just consider the
rules different because it's a shapeshifting race?  And what about traits
that are improved?  Such as the Night Vision.

IIRC, Nightvision in GURPS is a lot different than in
> Nightbane/Palladium.  In Nightbane does it include the ability to see
> in the dark or in the infrared spectrum?  If so, than that isn't what
> GURPS calls nightvision.  For that ability, see Infravision,
> Ultravision, or Hyperspectral Vision (both Infra and Ultra).  In
> GURPS, nightvision is simply the ability to rapidly adjust to
> darkening light conditions.
>

I saw the other versions.  Only some Nightbane have those, not all of them.
So I didn't add it to the template.  This template is only things common to
all Nightbane.  There's still the definition of their Morphus form to define
in addition to this template.

> Nightbane get +30 SDC in Facade and +2d6x10 SDC in Morphus form.  Since
> the
> > +30 usually at least doubles the average persons HP, I gave them +10.  I
> > gave the Morphis +50 HP because they lose the +10 when they change forms,
> > and the +2d6x10 is a huge jump.  The points are already insane enough, so
> I
> > didn't go for more.
>
> If you assume that 30SDC converts to +10HP, then 2d6x10 (average 70)
> SDC should be a little more than double hitpoints... say +20HP to
> +25HP (instead of 50)
>

It's more than just the SDC.  And I was just ballparking things.  I'm not
going for an exact conversion, as that's pretty impossible.  Palladium has
HP as well as SDC, and the Morphus has double the HP of the Facade.

> In the Palladium system, they regenerate 10 points every 15 seconds.  So I
> > gave them Very Fast Regen.  Also, GURPS combat tends to be more lethal
> than
> > Palladium combat, so I'm not too worried that it's not 15 points every 15
> > seconds.  Palladium never mentions wether their regen allows limbs to
> grow
> > back, but it makes sense to me, so they get Regrowth as well.
>
> If you want them to be tougher, you might consider giving them some natural
> DR.
>

They're already pretty tough.  Lookin' to make 'em cost less atm.  As for
DR, some Nightbane have it, but it's not a given.

You might also check out what disadvantages they qualify for... such
> as Monstrous Appearance, possible dietary restrictions, psychological
> urges and addictions, Weakness/Vulnerability, etc.
>

Their appearance depends on their Morphus form, which is why I didn't list
it.  They all have Fright/Awe checks, though.

I did come up with a disad.  They're universally hunted by the Nightlords,
which I came up with as a 40 pt disad.  Nightlords pretty much control the
planet and want the Nightbane dead.  But they also want things kept secret,
so it's not a full scale manhunt.  I figured they don't often show up(I
forget the dice roll).  Not sure where that fits in the table, though.  Does
that only apply points wise to the base race?

Also, the original point totals didn't include the Jumper as I'm still not
sure how that will end up points wise.