Re: Rudrites (ie hirudo)

[Shyryly Yshl <shyryly@geocities.com>]

(on this, I'll talk)

Ppl miss the major 'flaw' about being/playing a Hirudo.  99.9% of the time, a
hirudo is not a cost effective character because of one simple fact.  You're
not born a Hirudo, you're made one...i.e. triple cost spells.  Even if you were
a priest, I'd have to say the Rudrite spells would still be triple cost, simply
because of the breaking and realigning of the faith.

If a Hirudo raised a child in the way, however, a person could (I s'pose) be a
Hirudo.  Want to allow them in play?  Well, by nature (supposedly) they'd be
too disruptive to play in a party...this doesn't cut it imho, since ppl worship
Rudri all the time...and lord knows we've all seen innumerous 'priests' whose
only apparent connection with their supposed faith is that they use those
spells...more of a odd-flaovred mage.

There are a few Hirudo spells which are just godawful broken and would need to
be fixed, and also their whole gaining exps by munching another hirudo is
unbalancing (since no other background has anything at all similar), but I
think they're playable.  I played out and (unofficial) retired an auger
worshiper of Rudri, and had to turn down becoming a Hirudo three times simply
because I'd lose the char, even though she'd have jumped for it.  (shrug)

My $.02
-Jamie

Steven Ames wrote:

> Hey, since we're discussing questionable topics, let me throw this one in
> as well.
> What are peoples opinions on allowing Hirdudo as player characters?
>
> I've heard the arguments: disruptive, over-balanced, etc... I'd urge you to
> compare
> Hirudo (even as they are written up) to Scroggites on both of the above.
> Way over
> a year ago I rewrote the rudri section to bring it into keeping with the
> format of
> the other diety write ups (ie from a follower/dogma standpoint). At the
> same time
> I altered the spells that "over-balanced" hirudo (ie the instant killers).
> I gave this
> material to Dan and the Centralia GMs a year ago and to Wright months ago.
> I, and most Centralia GMs, have played them according to this write up for
> quite
> a while.
>
> I submit this write up again, here, for more general perusal and comments.
> This
> file is in Microsoft Word 95 format, my apologies to those of you who
> either cannot
> see it or just plain hate MIME. Please be aware that this document contains
> modified material that I believe Dan has copyrighted so don't go
> distributing it
> around the world... this is for private perusal only.
>
> Please let me know your opinions on this. There have been perhaps half
> dozen
> hirudo in the game and I don't believe any of them have been disruptive.
>
>                                                 -Steve
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