How do you use racial blood?

[DMH]

Like orcish blood. Do you use it only for bane effects or do you add things like spells and magic items that require a certain racial blood to function?

 

[punkorange]

I haven't but I like the idea. A vial of elven blood as a spell component.

 

[diaglo]

i paint the doorway of crypts with it.

see JoeBlank's sig for more details.

 

[Mercule]

I find orc blood really adds a zing to burritos. And a dash of elf blood blends nicely with gnome sausage.

What? Oh...

I'm with punkorange. I haven't, but I like the idea.

 

[DMH]

No, people, I don't mean using the blood itself, but rather using the racial "ability".

Lame examples- orcs and half-orcs are the only ones to use a kill elf spell because of their orcish blood. Giants have magical weaponry they can use (as in the special abilities) and no other because of the giant blood. Etc.

You get the point. Have you ever used something along these lines?

 

[ThirdWizard]

I havn't... but I havn't had anyone play an elf or half elf since 2E until the current running campaign which is still low level, and noone has ever played a half-orc. So, I havn't really had the opportunity. I have used "heritage" items, though: things passed down through generations that only work for a specific family or have additional powers for said family.

 

[Tonguez]

Only one I've come across is the Eye of Gruumsh standard (flag) carried into battle it gives the Orc blooded a +5 morale bonus to BAb.

 

[RuminDange]

Use such things IMC all the time for items, effects, spells, etc. Makes a big difference where a character's blood (ie heritage) comes from.

RD

 

[Torm]

In one campaign I have run, Elves get a bonus to Diplomacy checks with other Elves - they all know each other, at least by reputation, and tend to be sympathetic with each other. Also in that campaign, we had a human with an Orc grandmother (some Orcs were semi-civilized followers of Moradin - long story) who had some Orcish asthetic features and was Orc-blooded, but used stats for a Human.

In another campaign that, if I remember correctly, Henry was running, he allowed one of our PCs to take Elf Blooded as a feat - it reflected something he had discovered about his heritage (and allowed him to take Arcane Archer as a PrC. )