House Rules: Death of Familiars

by MORELLE Olivier

From morell.o@lac.gulliver.frMon Jun 9 12:49:05 1997 Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 18:05:04 -0500 From: MORELLE Olivier Reply to: rolemaster@tower.clark.net To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Death of Familiars
Bent C Dalager wrote:
> 
> Scott Herod wrote:
> > A couple of people mentioned senses through the familiar as well.  I think
> > if you allow that you ought to get the full package.  If the animal
> > takes damage you should as well.  (Perhaps some % only as feedback through
> > the link.)  Or more fun, how about the PC with the cat familiar when
> > it goes into heat.  In the only case where it has come up, I simply
> > winged it making up stuff as we went along.
> 
> I don`t see a reason why you would take physical damage from your familiar
> being hurt. I could see the rationale for giving you stress, shock and/or
> depression crits though.

That's what we do ! The PC make a RR adjusted by +SD -EM (important : LESS empathy bonus). Then the results are :

  Done, >+10         : (A-50) depression (will PC be fairly depressive ?)
  Done, +0 - +10     : (A-20) depression, (A-50) stress, (A-50) shock
  Failed, -1 to -10  : A depression, (A-20) stress, (A-50) shock
  Failed, -11 to -20 : B depression, A stress, (A-20) shock
  Failed, -21 to -40 : C depression, B stress, A shock 
  Failed, -41 to -60 : D depression, C stress, B shock
  Failed, -61 to -80 : E depression, D stress, C shock
  Failed, -81 to -100: (E+5) depression, E stress, D shock
  Failed, <-100      : (E+10) depression, (E+5) stress, E shock

All crits. are rolled independantly (ie. dont keep a roll for the 3 crits).

If wou want this to be less deadly, exchange 'depression' with 'shock' or 'stress', and/or dont ajust E crits by +5/+10.

Bye, Morelle Olivier.


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