Special Conversion Thread: Sheens

[freyar]

Looks pretty good, but I wonder if the solar powering shouldn't be a little slower. 2 hours per charge, maybe?

 

[Shade]

Sure, or even slower if you prefer.

 

[freyar]

Well, the original is 4 days per month. If we take 12 hrs per day of light on average, 2 hours per charge is probably about right.

 

[Shade]

Sounds good.

Should we increase all current and future Hit Dice to d10s, or leave hit points unchanged?

 

[freyar]

Let's leave HD/hp the same.

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to leaving hp and HD the same. We should give fortification of some sort.

 

[Shade]

We should give fortification of some sort.

I'm OK with that, but it's odd that we didn't give that to any of the full sheens.

 

[freyar]

Isn't the defensive shield enough, actually? This kind of seems like a template that might get some use with PCs.

 

[demiurge1138]

Fair enough about the sheens not having fortification. Completely forgot.

 

[Shade]

Manikins possesses new abilities above and beyond their former class abilities, but all share a common dread: They all know that at some indeterminate point in the future, a hard-wired compulsion will recall them to the cyst of their modification.

Eventually, the manikin discovers a deep-seated compulsion that, when activated, forces it to return to the cyst. The manikin knows that at that time, which could be months or years in the future, its accumulated experience will be dissected and downloaded by the merciless consciousness of the machine.

Flavor text, or an actual compulsion ability? If the latter, perhaps a Will save once per week or month? If they resist, perhaps sheens start tracking them down to encourage their return? I could see some fun plot hooks there.