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<blockquote data-quote="Mr.Satan" data-source="post: 5350320" data-attributes="member: 92340"><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">I have a desire to know everyone's opinions of these divine abilities. The first is designed to take into account that great Strength is often used to intimidate the weak. The second is designed to take into account that some of the wisest of individuals have been madmen. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">The portfolios prerequisites of "lowest [insert ability score]" have always bothered me because they nearly completely prevent shapeshifting of anysort. Which is a staple horror concept for Cthulhu Mythos type settings. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">I'd like to know everyone's opinion of the concepts...as well as their mechanics. Are the requirements too steep? Should these be Epic Feats and not Divine abilities?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Horrific Strength (Ex)</span></span></p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Prerequisites: Any Evil Alignment, Str 40. </span></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Benefit: You can acquire the Fear Portfolio, even if your Strength is not your lowest ability score. </span></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Special: Your Fear Portfolio is unaltered, Strength remains your opposed portfolio. </span></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"></span></p><p><span style="color: White"></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Insane Wisdom (Ex) </span></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Prerequisites: Any Chaotic Alignment, Wis 40. </span></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Benefit: You can acquire the Madness Portfolio, even if your Wisdom is not your lowest ability score. </span></span> </p><p> <span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Special: Your Madness Portfolio is unaltered, Wisdom remains your opposed portfolio.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px">Keeping in mind, they don't actually grant the portfolios in question. They just negate the ability score prerequisites. You still have to otherwise fulfill your portfolio responsibilities, fulfill your portfolio trials, fulfill any remaining portfolio prerequisites, still can't have the opposed portfolios, etc.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: White"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.Satan, post: 5350320, member: 92340"] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]I have a desire to know everyone's opinions of these divine abilities. The first is designed to take into account that great Strength is often used to intimidate the weak. The second is designed to take into account that some of the wisest of individuals have been madmen. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]The portfolios prerequisites of "lowest [insert ability score]" have always bothered me because they nearly completely prevent shapeshifting of anysort. Which is a staple horror concept for Cthulhu Mythos type settings. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]I'd like to know everyone's opinion of the concepts...as well as their mechanics. Are the requirements too steep? Should these be Epic Feats and not Divine abilities?[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Horrific Strength (Ex)[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Prerequisites: Any Evil Alignment, Str 40. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Benefit: You can acquire the Fear Portfolio, even if your Strength is not your lowest ability score. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Special: Your Fear Portfolio is unaltered, Strength remains your opposed portfolio. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White] [/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Insane Wisdom (Ex) [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Prerequisites: Any Chaotic Alignment, Wis 40. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Benefit: You can acquire the Madness Portfolio, even if your Wisdom is not your lowest ability score. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][SIZE=1]Special: Your Madness Portfolio is unaltered, Wisdom remains your opposed portfolio. Keeping in mind, they don't actually grant the portfolios in question. They just negate the ability score prerequisites. You still have to otherwise fulfill your portfolio responsibilities, fulfill your portfolio trials, fulfill any remaining portfolio prerequisites, still can't have the opposed portfolios, etc. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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