From: Arf (A.R.Wilson@herts.ac.uk)
Date: Fri 04 Apr 1997 - 17:37:54 EEST
> From: "John R. Snead" <jsnead@netcom.com>
>
> With the recent talk of just how alien various non-humans on Glorantha
> are I thought it might be useful to discuss just what non-humans are
> suitable for play in parties which interact with humans (ie most folks on
> Glorantha).
My choices for *playable* non-human characters would be:
Hsunchen: I don't count these guys as human, but I notice they're not on
your list. One of my players has a Basmoli character based upon the
description in ToTRM. I think these are good for inexperienced
role-players as they can start off fairly one-dimensional and are easy to
flesh out. (as is the case IMG)
Superior Trollkin: These guys are great, as they have a lot of reasons for
adventuring, and can supply many hooks (again IMG)
Baboons: I think these aare brilliant for MGF, even as much as Trollkin,
and I play them as NPCs whenever I get the opportunity.
Morokanth: One of these would make a great "dodgy merchant", especially
as no-one really trusts them anyway, but I would limit these to more
experienced role-players and those who are familiar with glorantha.
Men-and-a-half: I'd recommend for those who want to play a big warrior
type without limiting intelligence due to low stat rolls (this fits the
way I let my players roll stats: 3D6 X 7, then select where you want them)
Other non-humans I view as being too limited or alien to be PCs.
Just my 2 penn'orth.
PS - coming soon: Chik-an meets Tarantulor!
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