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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 3531114" data-attributes="member: 21064"><p>I gave the Brother a +5 against deafening attacks <em>because</em> his abilities depend so heavily on hearing. My RP reasoning is that the Brother not only has extra-sensitive hearing, he also has extraordinary control over his nonvisual senses; a seeing person can close their eyes to avoid a gaze attack, and a Wyrwood Brother can "close his ears" to avoid a deafening attack, to an extent. My meta-game reason is that deafening a Brother is his Achille's Heel, and he's already lost his Monk Fort save vs. everything else, the +5 just gives him a Monk-like save vs. sonic attacks.</p><p></p><p>It could be argued that <em>because</em> it's his Achille's Heel, the Brother shouldn't receive a +5 bonus. I disagree, but I'll change it if the judges think that's more fair.</p><p></p><p>As for the Music in the Grain instrument bonus, I made it a "+2 bonus" specifically so that it would stack with masterwork properties. Instruments made by Wyrwood Brothers are a cut above even masterwork instruments, so to speak. Now that you mention, I think I might decrease the Music in the Grain bonus to just a "+1 bonus" that stacks with everything add something for "Wyrwood wood" that gives another "+1 bonus" that stacks.</p><p></p><p>Why would they have light sensitivity? They're blindfolded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 3531114, member: 21064"] I gave the Brother a +5 against deafening attacks [i]because[/i] his abilities depend so heavily on hearing. My RP reasoning is that the Brother not only has extra-sensitive hearing, he also has extraordinary control over his nonvisual senses; a seeing person can close their eyes to avoid a gaze attack, and a Wyrwood Brother can "close his ears" to avoid a deafening attack, to an extent. My meta-game reason is that deafening a Brother is his Achille's Heel, and he's already lost his Monk Fort save vs. everything else, the +5 just gives him a Monk-like save vs. sonic attacks. It could be argued that [i]because[/i] it's his Achille's Heel, the Brother shouldn't receive a +5 bonus. I disagree, but I'll change it if the judges think that's more fair. As for the Music in the Grain instrument bonus, I made it a "+2 bonus" specifically so that it would stack with masterwork properties. Instruments made by Wyrwood Brothers are a cut above even masterwork instruments, so to speak. Now that you mention, I think I might decrease the Music in the Grain bonus to just a "+1 bonus" that stacks with everything add something for "Wyrwood wood" that gives another "+1 bonus" that stacks. Why would they have light sensitivity? They're blindfolded. [/QUOTE]
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