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What creatures do you think would survive a Technomagic "Modern/Future" world
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<blockquote data-quote="skippy_the_witch" data-source="post: 1754791" data-attributes="member: 18980"><p><strong>A is for Achaierai</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Achaierai</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Ousider (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Like most inner and outer planar creatures, they are rare on the material plane, usually having been summoned by some spell caster. While they are usually brought to this plane to perform some task and then leave, achaierai are usually recognized for what they are when seen, and most cities have a specially trained SWAT-like team of spell casters who will dispell and/or destroy such creatures.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Allip</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Outsider (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Uncommon</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Except for the most powerful and/or the most mindless, undead are considered ousiders by the populous, but are usually recognized for what they are by most knowledgeable folks. Again, most municipalities have some sort of "Dead Squad" whose task it is to lay to rest the occasional undead and ghost. Allips are actually more common in a TM Modern world, especially around corporate cubicle farms, as the non-survival day to day stress is enough to drive many to madness and suicide. Many psychiatric hospitals also have full time "Dead Squads" to deal with allips and like.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Angel</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Outsider (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Like with achaierai, most angels only appear on the Material plane if they have been summoned or are on some task for their diety. Since angels are usually recognized as "good" beings, and are usually very careful about making the minimum amount of waves or damage, they are usually ignored by the populous at large when performing their chosen task. The local authorities keep track of angels, but tend to leave them alone, only interfering if they break local laws or assualt their citizens.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Animated Object</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Mainstream (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Common</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Animated objects of all sorts are very common within a TM Modern society, as anything that can be reasonably automated through the new computer/robotic technologies probably will in the name of "labor saving devices". Most such devices will have some sort of inhibition protocol which prevents them from being used in combat except as a simple distraction. Even non-robotic objects are regularly animated through the use of animation units (small TM box-like devices which can animate any object it is attached to [up to it's maximum size setting] and are then controlled through a linked datapad/computer or seperate control panel).</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Ankheg</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Mainstream (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Uncommon</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> These pests remain one of the banes of the bread belt. They are tough enough to survive most poisons set out for them, and have "learned" how to avoid simple robotic pest killbots by remaining motionless just under the earth (especially since bots are not good to eat).</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Aranea</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Mainstream (Hidden)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Unfortunately, due to the bad reputation of lycanthropes and their infamous curse, shapechangers of all sort suffer various forms of prejudice (everything from simple austrosizing to lynching, depending upon the culture of the area). Aranea, who are considered "were-spiders" by the ignorant and uniformed, prefer to blend into a humanoid population, maintaining their humanoid form except at home and in special isolated enclaves. Some of the more isolationist "ethnic" groups (think Ammish dwarves or the like) are actually communities of shapechangers, like the aranea, hiding in plain sight.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Archon</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Outsider (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Basically the same as the angel (see above).</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Arrowhawk</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Outsider (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Like the achaierai, the arrohawks are very rare on the material plane, unless summoned for a specific task. Since they have a reputation as predators, the local authorities are usually called in to deal with them when they are spotted, and the police usually try to first dispel, rather then destroy, arrowhawks, unless they threaten life of property.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Assassin Vine</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Mainstream (Hidden)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Assassin vines are very rarely found in the wild, being no more immune to herbicides then any other plant. But, it has been saved from extinction by various wealthy and/or unscrupulous individuals who cultivate the assassin vines to guard the inner sides of the outer walls of their complexes, which is usually considered highly illegal in most countries.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Athach</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes (almost no)</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Mythical/Legendary</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Extremely Rare/Unique</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Technically athaches as a race are extinct, as they were not smart enough to either hide or adapt to the modern world, but were too big and dangerous to let live. But some fool sorcerer or biotech weapons firm keeps performing various Frankensteinesque on giants, sometimes resulting in a monstrousity which is the statistical equivalent of an athach. These creations are usually unique, or at most a handful of them, and are invariably sterile.</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Avoral</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Outsider (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> Basically the same as the angel (see above).</p><p></p><p><strong>NAME:</strong> Azer</p><p><strong>SURVIVAL (Y/N):</strong> Yes</p><p><strong>STATUS:</strong> Mainstream (Public)</p><p><strong>RARITY:</strong> Rare</p><p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> The azer are very rarely found upon the material plane, but they do maintain a consulate here, usually within a dwarven kingdom/republic, which helps facilitate their trade for gems and precious metals. Outside of this consulate, or any business they may have with gem traders, the azer are otherwise never seen on this plane. But, the location of their consulate is public knowledge (it is even listed in the phone book).</p><p></p><p>That covers the A's.</p><p></p><p>skippy</p><p>GM of The Cursed Earth Campaign</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skippy_the_witch, post: 1754791, member: 18980"] [b]A is for Achaierai[/b] [B]NAME:[/B] Achaierai [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Ousider (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Like most inner and outer planar creatures, they are rare on the material plane, usually having been summoned by some spell caster. While they are usually brought to this plane to perform some task and then leave, achaierai are usually recognized for what they are when seen, and most cities have a specially trained SWAT-like team of spell casters who will dispell and/or destroy such creatures. [B]NAME:[/B] Allip [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Outsider (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Uncommon [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Except for the most powerful and/or the most mindless, undead are considered ousiders by the populous, but are usually recognized for what they are by most knowledgeable folks. Again, most municipalities have some sort of "Dead Squad" whose task it is to lay to rest the occasional undead and ghost. Allips are actually more common in a TM Modern world, especially around corporate cubicle farms, as the non-survival day to day stress is enough to drive many to madness and suicide. Many psychiatric hospitals also have full time "Dead Squads" to deal with allips and like. [B]NAME:[/B] Angel [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Outsider (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Like with achaierai, most angels only appear on the Material plane if they have been summoned or are on some task for their diety. Since angels are usually recognized as "good" beings, and are usually very careful about making the minimum amount of waves or damage, they are usually ignored by the populous at large when performing their chosen task. The local authorities keep track of angels, but tend to leave them alone, only interfering if they break local laws or assualt their citizens. [B]NAME:[/B] Animated Object [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Mainstream (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Common [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Animated objects of all sorts are very common within a TM Modern society, as anything that can be reasonably automated through the new computer/robotic technologies probably will in the name of "labor saving devices". Most such devices will have some sort of inhibition protocol which prevents them from being used in combat except as a simple distraction. Even non-robotic objects are regularly animated through the use of animation units (small TM box-like devices which can animate any object it is attached to [up to it's maximum size setting] and are then controlled through a linked datapad/computer or seperate control panel). [B]NAME:[/B] Ankheg [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Mainstream (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Uncommon [B]COMMENTS:[/B] These pests remain one of the banes of the bread belt. They are tough enough to survive most poisons set out for them, and have "learned" how to avoid simple robotic pest killbots by remaining motionless just under the earth (especially since bots are not good to eat). [B]NAME:[/B] Aranea [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Mainstream (Hidden) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Unfortunately, due to the bad reputation of lycanthropes and their infamous curse, shapechangers of all sort suffer various forms of prejudice (everything from simple austrosizing to lynching, depending upon the culture of the area). Aranea, who are considered "were-spiders" by the ignorant and uniformed, prefer to blend into a humanoid population, maintaining their humanoid form except at home and in special isolated enclaves. Some of the more isolationist "ethnic" groups (think Ammish dwarves or the like) are actually communities of shapechangers, like the aranea, hiding in plain sight. [B]NAME:[/B] Archon [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Outsider (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Basically the same as the angel (see above). [B]NAME:[/B] Arrowhawk [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Outsider (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Like the achaierai, the arrohawks are very rare on the material plane, unless summoned for a specific task. Since they have a reputation as predators, the local authorities are usually called in to deal with them when they are spotted, and the police usually try to first dispel, rather then destroy, arrowhawks, unless they threaten life of property. [B]NAME:[/B] Assassin Vine [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Mainstream (Hidden) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Assassin vines are very rarely found in the wild, being no more immune to herbicides then any other plant. But, it has been saved from extinction by various wealthy and/or unscrupulous individuals who cultivate the assassin vines to guard the inner sides of the outer walls of their complexes, which is usually considered highly illegal in most countries. [B]NAME:[/B] Athach [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes (almost no) [B]STATUS:[/B] Mythical/Legendary [B]RARITY:[/B] Extremely Rare/Unique [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Technically athaches as a race are extinct, as they were not smart enough to either hide or adapt to the modern world, but were too big and dangerous to let live. But some fool sorcerer or biotech weapons firm keeps performing various Frankensteinesque on giants, sometimes resulting in a monstrousity which is the statistical equivalent of an athach. These creations are usually unique, or at most a handful of them, and are invariably sterile. [B]NAME:[/B] Avoral [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Outsider (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] Basically the same as the angel (see above). [B]NAME:[/B] Azer [B]SURVIVAL (Y/N):[/B] Yes [B]STATUS:[/B] Mainstream (Public) [B]RARITY:[/B] Rare [B]COMMENTS:[/B] The azer are very rarely found upon the material plane, but they do maintain a consulate here, usually within a dwarven kingdom/republic, which helps facilitate their trade for gems and precious metals. Outside of this consulate, or any business they may have with gem traders, the azer are otherwise never seen on this plane. But, the location of their consulate is public knowledge (it is even listed in the phone book). That covers the A's. skippy GM of The Cursed Earth Campaign [/QUOTE]
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