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Title: red court question
Post by: vultur on January 19, 2011, 04:02:52 AM
The basic Red Court statblock in 'What Goes Bump' includes Echoes of the Beast (bat, I guess?) -- but the specific RCV statblocks in 'Who's Who' (Bianca St. Claire, Ortega etc.) don't have it.

So should RCVs have it or not? I don't really see the need personally -- they're not as bat-like as werewolves, say, are wolf-like. (But I wouldn't have given it to Goblins either, so maybe I don't really 'get' the idea behind who gets it...)
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: arete on January 19, 2011, 05:16:32 AM
Named characters are different than mooks.  I would adjust the npcs are you see fit.  They orginal work ups are really under powered
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: sinker on January 19, 2011, 05:26:10 AM
I could see the trappings of echoes of the beast applying to a RCV, but it's your game, do what you feel seems best.
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: Tallyrand on January 19, 2011, 05:45:14 AM
It's worth remembering that game companies are fallable and it's very likely that one or the other source simply wasn't correct for the final draft.  As always, do what seems right for your game, for my money though yes, Echoes seems very appropriate for RCV.
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: BumblingBear on January 19, 2011, 05:59:18 AM
It's worth remembering that game companies are fallable and it's very likely that one or the other source simply wasn't correct for the final draft.  As always, do what seems right for your game, for my money though yes, Echoes seems very appropriate for RCV.

I agree with this.

That said, in your game, your vamps may be different enough to warrant one or more not having it.
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: Drashna on January 19, 2011, 08:03:48 AM
Personally, I read it as "mooks" are more bestial and major NPCs are much more "civilized" and farther away from their bestial side.
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: BumblingBear on January 19, 2011, 08:07:24 AM
Personally, I read it as "mooks" are more bestial and major NPCs are much more "civilized" and farther away from their bestial side.

That's a good way of putting it.
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: siggelsworth on January 19, 2011, 02:58:48 PM
Along the same lines, I think it's safe to say that the major NPCs are going to be benefitting more through the greater variety and strength of skills than the mooks (Survival, Alertness, Investigation, Lore, etc.)
Title: Re: red court question
Post by: deathwombat on January 20, 2011, 02:15:40 AM
Death to the Red Court!!!!!