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<blockquote data-quote="Kinematics" data-source="post: 8488529" data-attributes="member: 6932123">In my work to convert various characters to LU, I reached a yuki-onna (Japanese snow spirit) character, and realized a lot of those types of characters are likely to fall under Planetouched, using a few custom adjustments. In this case, resistance to cold (immunity at Paragon level), advantages in snowy/icy terrain (doesn't count as difficult terrain, can ignore obscurement caused by snow), and a set of cold- and/or charm-based spells, similar to the tiefling's fire-based spell set.On the culture side of things, I've been waffling on options.&nbsp; A farmhand would get Villager, for example, but what about someone who grew up in a port town?&nbsp; I'd expect stuff like swim speed, proficiency in water vehicles, extra languages from the many people that pass through, etc.Cosmopolitan has also been bugging me in how broadly it can be applied, but the more I read it, the more I realize it actually can fit both the high society citizen and the street rat scale of things.&nbsp; Fashion Sense works at both ends of the spectrum, and extra skills, languages, and connections make sense for either character.&nbsp; Discreetly Armed and Urban Denizen also fit both characters.Really the only problem is that, since I'm converting a lot of characters that grew up in the city, it just feels a bit too commonplace to only have the one culture every single time.&nbsp; I was hoping for more from like the Imperial or Tyrannized options — and they're both cool — but I'm just not finding a good &quot;alternate&quot; fit.&nbsp; Something like, perhaps, a steampunk city (which may be provided in the Zeitgeist setting), or something to distinguish between Piltover and Zaun (cf: Arcane), etc.&nbsp; If you've read Ascendance of a Bookworm, consider the difference between those in the worker district and those in the merchant or noble districts.It feels like I could still fit into the Cosmopolitan culture if you squint at it sideways, but it also feels like there should be differences.&nbsp; But how much of that is culture, and how much is background? It gets a bit tricky to distinguish.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kinematics, post: 8488529, member: 6932123"] In my work to convert various characters to LU, I reached a yuki-onna (Japanese snow spirit) character, and realized a lot of those types of characters are likely to fall under Planetouched, using a few custom adjustments. In this case, resistance to cold (immunity at Paragon level), advantages in snowy/icy terrain (doesn't count as difficult terrain, can ignore obscurement caused by snow), and a set of cold- and/or charm-based spells, similar to the tiefling's fire-based spell set. On the culture side of things, I've been waffling on options. A farmhand would get Villager, for example, but what about someone who grew up in a port town? I'd expect stuff like swim speed, proficiency in water vehicles, extra languages from the many people that pass through, etc. Cosmopolitan has also been bugging me in how broadly it can be applied, but the more I read it, the more I realize it actually can fit both the high society citizen and the street rat scale of things. Fashion Sense works at both ends of the spectrum, and extra skills, languages, and connections make sense for either character. Discreetly Armed and Urban Denizen also fit both characters. Really the only problem is that, since I'm converting a lot of characters that grew up in the city, it just feels a bit too commonplace to only have the one culture every single time. I was hoping for more from like the Imperial or Tyrannized options — and they're both cool — but I'm just not finding a good "alternate" fit. Something like, perhaps, a steampunk city (which may be provided in the Zeitgeist setting), or something to distinguish between Piltover and Zaun (cf: Arcane), etc. If you've read Ascendance of a Bookworm, consider the difference between those in the worker district and those in the merchant or noble districts. It feels like I could still fit into the Cosmopolitan culture if you squint at it sideways, but it also feels like there should be differences. But how much of that is culture, and how much is background? It gets a bit tricky to distinguish. [/QUOTE]

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