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[AbstractTraitorHero]

@Abstract, yes, it's mechanically fine, just slightly inefficient.  Don't mind me, I'm just a powergamer.

eh that never stops me I mean I'm the guy who makes it so one of my characters can't read/are children/naive/insane man.
 I love handicaps!

[Ozarck]

Both ATH and Moonlit's are now fine, though quad wielding is gonna still be difficult, especially with no specialization in the weapon of choice.

That just leaves tryrar to change some stats. Oh, and template. template, seriously, get a race and some specializations.

Syv, I can't think for the proper term for self enhancing magic, which seems a common route people are taking. sorcery is fine then. Anyway, your character is approved.
All healing will require a medical roll.

I hope intelligence becomes useful for at least some characters, like the spellcasters, who need it to learn spells, and the eye orb, who needs it for investigation, and others who might need it not to put burning coals in their mouths. If the current stat system turns out too unbalanced, we'll do one of those reality shifts like ER did, but that's down the line a bit.

[Maegil]

Acrobatics would help with the falls from heights and leaping about and stuff.

No problem then. I think feegles survive just by falling on their heads or something.

@Maegli (+2,+1,+1)

• five points to go from 0 to 1 (5 invested, total)
• ten points to go from 1 to 2 (15 invested, total)

However, during chargen, (+1,+1,+1) costs the same number of negative levels as (+2,+1), which means the former character is hurting themselves slightly in the long term--It takes four missions for him to get to (+2,+2,+1), but the second guy only takes three.

Right, I'm reposting a minmaxed version with the specializations while keeping potential for comedic error:

Spoiler: Big Bigger than Big Mad Simmie Mad Simmie (click to show/hide)

Name of Character: Big Bigger than Big Mad Simmie Mad Simmie.
Race:Nac Mac Feegle

Stats:
Strength: +2
Constitution: +2
Speed: 0
Dexterity:-1
Intelligence: -1
Memory: -2
Will: -1
Charisma: -2

Skills:
Unarmed combat: +2
Blunt weapons: -1
Sharp weapons: +2
Ranged weapons: -1
Magic: -1
Medicine: -2
General knowledge: -2
Skill Mastery/specialization: 0
- Drinking,
- Fighting (unarmed: brawling), and
- Stealing.

Description: 16.1 cm high, tousled red hair and beard, bushy eyebrows, broken nose, brownish-yellow teeth, with so many criss-crossed and overlaid woad tattoos it looks like his skin itself is blue.

How did you become part of the Omega Legion?
"Crivens, t'was an accident. T'was, I swear. Ta' was this box fulla shinies, an' me and th' boys were a jus' a wee bit tipsy, an' we went in the shinies for a swim. I meeself jus' took a wee nap, next thing I know, ta' was all th' grim-a-lookin' bigjobs crossing th' arms an' tapping th' toes an' pursing th' lips, n'all the boys gone, all the shinies mis-tee-rous-ly a-missin' an' a shiny somehow got into me spog.
Waily, waily, waily, can ye ken tha', one o' the bailiffs wen' and look'd in me spog, an' a bogle vomited on th' carlin's shoes, and it all wen' downhill. Then ta' carlin, she said she dinnae believe a word I said, an' put a geas on me, ta' even if I wa' saying the truth I had the shiny on me so I hadda join ye... Now I hafta dree me weird with ye scunners.
I dinnae steal anything, I'm an honest feegle..."

Background: "Yer' daft o' wa'? Th' backgroun' is all th' scenery yonder behin' me! CRIVENS!"

[tryrar]

Sorry, just woke up . Fixed (I think)

[DoctorMcTaalik]

Spoiler: Character App (click to show/hide)

Name of Character: "Terrence"
Race: Speckled Terrapode (see below)

Stats:
Strength: 0
Constitution: -1
Speed: 0
Dexterity: +1
Intelligence: 0
Memory: -1
Will: +2
Charisma: -2

Skills:
Unarmed combat: +1

• Specialization: Stranglin', etc. (skilled at tentacle use)

Blunt weapons: -2
Sharp weapons: -2
Ranged weapons: -1
Magic: +2

• Innate: Empathy
• Innate: Sensory Manipulation (project hallucinations, etc)
• Farseeing

Medicine: -2
General knowledge: 0
Skill Mastery/specialization: +1

Description: An octopus-like creature about the size of a largish dog, with a spattering of black and white spots that drift lazily across the surface of its rubbery exterior. Its skin is a range of mottled earth tones, although its hue varies slightly to reflect changes in mood and temperature.

Like other members of its race, it has a natural inclination toward the psychic magics. As a species, Terrapodes tend to be highly dexterous (due to their rubbery anatomy), but not particularly charismatic or sociable (due to their rubbery anatomy).

How did you become part of the Omega Legion? Sold into legion by an indebted woodsman.

[Insanegame27]

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name of Character: Subject W-3200
Race: Giant genetically-engineered hornet
   Caste: Queen
Stats:
Strength: 0
Constitution: 0
Speed: 0
Dexterity: -1
Intelligence: 0
Memory: 0
Will: 2
Charisma: -1
((From what I understand 0 is the race's average?))


Skills:
Unarmed combat:2
Blunt weapons: -1
Sharp weapons: -1
Ranged weapons: -2
Magic: 1
Medicine: 0
General knowledge: 0
Skill Mastery/specialization: -1
   -Stinger
   -Mouth
((Did I do it right?))


Description: Subject W-3200 is a large hornet queen, who, standing on all six feet, is half as tall as a human's knee. She is about half a meter long. She is colored black and yellow.
How did you become part of the Omega Legion?  Subject W-3200 was captured from the wild and genetically engineered for size and offspring production.
Background: W-3200 hails from a forest surprisingly close to base.
Note: W-3200 does not fight herself, offspring are 'harvested' from her and sent on missions like a dog squad.
innate magic: She has been genetically engineered to be able to nearly directly control her offspring at distances, dependant on willpower

[Ozarck]

tryrar, you need one more negative in skills for the positives. Or to remove the +1 otherwise, looks good. no worries about the timing. I've been working my butt off on this all afternoon. My brain hurts.

Doc, you have +2 +2 +1, which comes out to needing 11 negatives in skills. Dropping any one bonus by one would balance it, I think. if you drop the specialization bonus, make a note of which spec you drop. Otherwise, looks good.

[DoctorMcTaalik]

((Alright, I lowered my unarmed stat to just+1.

Also, I intentionally left background empty. I'll elaborate on it in-character if anyone asks.))

[syvarris]

@Insanegame
Neat character, but I have the *distinct* impression it won't be allowed.  Essentially, you're unkillable, which is completely OP.  Maybe you could say that the puppet drones are each tightly bound to your character's vitality, and their premature death harms her to some extent?

Also, your stats and skills are incorrect.  For stats, you have +2/-2, when the proper penalty is -3; (+1,+1) costs -2, while (+2,+0) costs -3.  For skills, you have +4/-4, but +4 always costs -7.  The bonuses are gained on a (slightly convoluted) system of diminishing returns--use this tool to figure things out.  Also, you have no specializations listed, although you have four slots.

Lastly, unless you really can't wait a single mission to get your fourth specialization, I suggest you swap the +1 there to magic.

[Egan_BW]

Edited sheet with the bare minimum to actually count as a character sheet and not just a bundle of stats.

[Ozarck]

Maegil, your changes have been noted.
Doc, looks good.

syv and Egan have been voluntarily drafted as assistants to the GM.

What do you mean you don't want to?



And syv is correct regarding ISG27's character as it is written. we've been discussing it in pm, and trying to work out a suitable character that can still fit his character idea. as it stands though, the divide between the main character, which would stay at the base, and the offspring, which would go on missions, is too great. I am glad you posted it here for review though hopefully we can get it balanced.

Edited sheet with the bare minimum to actually count as a character sheet and not just a bundle of stats.

gave her a name, did you? God, before you know it, you'll grow attached, giving her a backstory, a personality, hopes and dreams, internal monologues, love interests,and other tools with which the GM can torment you.

[tryrar]

Alright, I edited skills to bump unarmed to -2, which should cover it. I think that's everything.

[Ozarck]

yep. okay, there's thirteen of you ready. now I gotta decide if I want to start a single large mission or two more reasonably sized ones.
think I'll head out for a while and post a mission brief tonight.

[Maegil]

With two missions, they should end at different times, so people can join in more often. It's more work, though.

[Ozarck]

Both ATH and Moonlit's are now fine, though quad wielding is gonna still be difficult, especially with no specialization in the weapon of choice.

yah