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Bloodlines

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#1
zombiegleemax
Feb 23, 2004 20:01:24 Recently I have become interested in the idea of adapting some of the Birthright concepts into my own game - foremostly the bloodline rules.

Before I begin my question please understand that my knowledge of the Birthright campain is extremely limited - in fact I have never even used the campain.

So here is my questions -

What powers/abilities/rewards do you recieve as your bloodline increases?

Do you have to hunt down other creatures with a bloodline and stab them in the heart to get more bloodpoints?

When you kill a creature with a bloodine score do you gain their score and add it to your own? Would this system work if I adapted it to a 'soulstrength' score instead?

Do creatures with a bloodline 'feel' the presence/power level of others with the blood?

Any information on the topic would be useful so would stories of characters who have the bloodline ability.

Thanks for your help.
:D
#2
master_dao_rin
Feb 24, 2004 18:39:16
Originally posted by Forgehome
What powers/abilities/rewards do you recieve as your bloodline increases?

Do you have to hunt down other creatures with a bloodline and stab them in the heart to get more bloodpoints?

When you kill a creature with a bloodine score do you gain their score and add it to your own? Would this system work if I adapted it to a 'soulstrength' score instead?

Do creatures with a bloodline 'feel' the presence/power level of others with the blood?

1) That depends on the power. There are varying 'stengths' of bloodlines, with corresponding 'stengths' of powers to access. Think of it as a feat tree: You pick Dodge and you get access to several other feats that have that as a prerequisite. That's how I would play bloodlines.

2) That is one way, but the most common way would be to rule your realm in alignment with your bloodline's "traits" and the attitude of the subjects of your realm.

3) No. You gain one point if your bloodline score is greater than the creature you killed, 2 points if weaker. If you kill a scion with special tighmaevral weapon, then you get 1 point for every 5 points of bloodline power you are stealing.

4) Yes.
#3
zombiegleemax
Feb 24, 2004 19:44:30 Could yould give a few suggestions of the type of poers you gain depending on your 'bloodline' strength.

thanks for your help so far.
#4
wyvern76
Feb 25, 2004 3:37:36 Download the 3e Birthright conversion from Birthright.net; it should have all the answers you need. Go to the downloads page and get brcs-playtest.pdf or brcs-playtest.zip (both are about 4 MB). There are other conversions available, but that one is the most recent (AFAIK) and the most comprehensive.

Edit: Another option is to download Blood_Ability_Points.zip from the same site. It's a *much* smaller file and it only covers bloodline abilities, so it may be more what you're looking for.

Wyvern
#5
irdeggman
Feb 26, 2004 5:21:25 Here are a couple more links for downloads. They are tthe revised Chapt 2 of the BRCS (the bloodlines section) - updated to 3.5.

the first one is a zip word doc.
http://www.birthright.net/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24602

the second one is a pdf file
http://www.birthright.net/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24603

These should help.

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#1 zombiegleemax Feb 23, 2004 20:01:24	Recently I have become interested in the idea of adapting some of the Birthright concepts into my own game - foremostly the bloodline rules. Before I begin my question please understand that my knowledge of the Birthright campain is extremely limited - in fact I have never even used the campain. So here is my questions - What powers/abilities/rewards do you recieve as your bloodline increases? Do you have to hunt down other creatures with a bloodline and stab them in the heart to get more bloodpoints? When you kill a creature with a bloodine score do you gain their score and add it to your own? Would this system work if I adapted it to a 'soulstrength' score instead? Do creatures with a bloodline 'feel' the presence/power level of others with the blood? Any information on the topic would be useful so would stories of characters who have the bloodline ability. Thanks for your help. :D
#2 master_dao_rin Feb 24, 2004 18:39:16	Originally posted by Forgehome What powers/abilities/rewards do you recieve as your bloodline increases? Do you have to hunt down other creatures with a bloodline and stab them in the heart to get more bloodpoints? When you kill a creature with a bloodine score do you gain their score and add it to your own? Would this system work if I adapted it to a 'soulstrength' score instead? Do creatures with a bloodline 'feel' the presence/power level of others with the blood? 1) That depends on the power. There are varying 'stengths' of bloodlines, with corresponding 'stengths' of powers to access. Think of it as a feat tree: You pick Dodge and you get access to several other feats that have that as a prerequisite. That's how I would play bloodlines. 2) That is one way, but the most common way would be to rule your realm in alignment with your bloodline's "traits" and the attitude of the subjects of your realm. 3) No. You gain one point if your bloodline score is greater than the creature you killed, 2 points if weaker. If you kill a scion with special tighmaevral weapon, then you get 1 point for every 5 points of bloodline power you are stealing. 4) Yes.
#3 zombiegleemax Feb 24, 2004 19:44:30	Could yould give a few suggestions of the type of poers you gain depending on your 'bloodline' strength. thanks for your help so far.
#4 wyvern76 Feb 25, 2004 3:37:36	Download the 3e Birthright conversion from Birthright.net; it should have all the answers you need. Go to the downloads page and get brcs-playtest.pdf or brcs-playtest.zip (both are about 4 MB). There are other conversions available, but that one is the most recent (AFAIK) and the most comprehensive. Edit: Another option is to download Blood_Ability_Points.zip from the same site. It's a much smaller file and it only covers bloodline abilities, so it may be more what you're looking for. Wyvern
#5 irdeggman Feb 26, 2004 5:21:25	Here are a couple more links for downloads. They are tthe revised Chapt 2 of the BRCS (the bloodlines section) - updated to 3.5. the first one is a zip word doc. http://www.birthright.net/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24602 the second one is a pdf file http://www.birthright.net/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24603 These should help.