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PLAYBOOK: Inhuman.

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Tue 3 Dec 2019
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PLAYBOOK: Inhuman

--Inhuman: you can move and think and communicate, but even though humans can do all those things, you're not human.

----Choose: ANIMAL or PLANT. 

------ANIMAL: work with the GM to decide three things you're good at as an animal-type inhuman. A few simple examples:

--------Spider: Webs, wall-crawling, poison bite
--------Rhino: stomping on things, charging at things, hearing/smelling things
--------White Mouse: navigating mazes, chewing holes in things, climbing things

------PLANT: What you're good at:

* finding hidden things (often by lighting up the area with bioluminescence)

* dazzling an enemy (with scent or pretty colors or both) so they (temporarily, at least) stop attacking (maybe opening a possibility for negotiation?)

* attracting a swarm of insects (or waking up the insects that already symbiotically live on/in you)

----------ANIMAL: "I hate to perpetuate a stereotype, but I feel that the only appropriate thing for me to say in regard to this situation is: GRRRRRRR..."

----------PLANT: "I say we shoot them, and I'm not just saying that because they've got flamethrowers. Although I do think we should shoot the guys with the flamethrowers first."

----------ANIMAL: Work out with the GM what skills you're best at.
(Examples:
Spider: Hidey +2, Agile +1
Rhino: Forceful +2, Insightful +1
White mouse: Hidey +2, Insightful +1)

----------PLANT: The skills that Plant-type inhumans are usually best at are: Insightful +2, Hidey +1. But hey, do whatever you want.


------------Sample Roleplaying Question, Animal: You're not a human, but you're not an animal, either, so what are you? Sure, you can say "something in-between," but what does that really mean? How will the answer(s) shape the way you want to live your life? 
--Also: how have most humans in The Ziggurat treated you so far, and how do you feel about that?
--Also: has your species been intelligent for millions of years, or more, or are you a science experiment, just fell out of a vat a few years ago? Either way-- are you the only one of your kind, or is there a little community of your species in The Ziggurat?
--Also: what and who do you prioritize when times get rough?

------------Sample Roleplaying Question, Plant: Most of the beings who surround you are not like you. How will that fact affect how you deal with them?
--Also: how have most humans in The Ziggurat treated you so far, and how do you feel about that?
--Also: has your species been intelligent for millions of years, or more, or are you a science experiment, just fell out of a vat a few years ago? Either way-- are you the only one of your kind, or is there a little community of your species in The Ziggurat?
--Also: what and who do you prioritize when times get rough?

------------In The Ziggurat, Animal: You're just like everyone else in The Ziggurat, trying to find ways to keep yourself interested enough to not go insane. It's just that unlike the humans, you think a lot about other things, too (like web design or stamping out fires or cheese, for example).

------------In The Ziggurat, Plant: You're just like everyone else in The Ziggurat, trying to find ways to keep yourself interested enough to not just want to sleep all the time. It's just that you have a different perspective on things... maybe especially philosophy...
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:56, Wed 04 Dec 2019.
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