* * * Wizards Community Thread * * * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thread : Psionics Question Started at 03-08-04 04:12 AM by nolanjwerner Visit at http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=196845 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 1] Author : nolanjwerner Date : 03-08-04 04:12 AM Thread Title : Psionics Question OKay, the psionic power Animal Affinity, one of my players tried to use it tonight. Here is the question: I was reading the description and I can not tell if he begins by choosing an animal or if each time the power is activated it is randomly rolled and selected or if the animal is randomly selected and a power chosen. I found the description to be ambiguous. He thought that it initially meant he chose an animal at first but I thought it meant that he a new animal was selected each tiem adn it was at random. These are the revised psionics rules under Skills and Powers. Ill post the text tomorrow. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 2] Author : nolanjwerner Date : 03-09-04 11:20 PM Heres the text of the power: Tell me what you think it actually does. Animal Affinity (psychometabolic science) MAC: 5 PSP Cost: 7/3 Range: 0 Area of Effect: Personal Prerequisite: None With this power, the user develops an affinity for a particular animal type. Roll on the list below to determine the animal type (see the monstrous manual for descriptions). The user undergoes a physical change when this power is used, de_pending on the animal and ability. For example, he may gain wings or claws. When the user activates this power, he temporarily gains one of the animal's attributes. He can gain the animal's Armor Class; movement rate and mode; physical attacks, damage, and THAC0; hit points; or any other special ability—though only one of these can be gained at a time. The attribute lasts for every round that the cost is paid. Switching to a different attribute requires a new MTHAC0 roll. 1d20 Result 1 Ape 2 Barracuda 3 Boar 4 Bull 5 Crocodile 6 Eagle, giant 7 Elephant 8 Falcon 9 Griffon 10 Grizzly bear 11 Lion 12 Panther (black leopard) 13 Draft horse 14 Peregrine falcon (hawk) 15 Rattlesnake 16 Scorpion, giant 17 Shark 18 Stag 19 Tiger 20 Wolf * Constrictor or poison, player's choice. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 3] Author : Karn1 Date : 03-10-04 12:13 AM yea its hard to say, personnaly i would play it like he roll only 1 time the dice and he got hes animal affinity with it for life.. i dont see the point to always reroll the dice and where it could be usefull, he got a chance to roll a baracuda in a cavern lol... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 4] Author : nolanjwerner Date : 03-10-04 12:19 AM I consulted the complete psionics handbook adn according to those rules, he would only get 1 animal. And since the revised rules are ambiguously worded, I am going with what that one said. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 5] Author : Sildatorak Date : 03-10-04 01:52 AM Yep, there is a single type of animal he has an affinity for (roll when he takes the power). Every time he uses the power he can choose one ability that the animal has, like taking its hide to get AC or claws and fangs to get its natural attacks. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 6] Author : nolanjwerner Date : 03-10-04 02:57 AM Originally posted by Sildatorak Yep, there is a single type of animal he has an affinity for (roll when he takes the power). Every time he uses the power he can choose one ability that the animal has, like taking its hide to get AC or claws and fangs to get its natural attacks. The revised rules were ambiguously worded though, hence my question. When I looked in the psionics handbook everything made sense (rare for that book). Could he take the power more then once to get multiple animals? That has not been resolved -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded from Wizards Community (http://forums.gleemax.com) at 05-10-08 08:18 AM.