Okay. Well, I already gave Foul the go ahead so unless he says he doesn't want to do it anymore he's gonna play the new light blades teacher. If he's changed his mind then you can have it DB3. But since he's not feeling well we may have to be patient waiting for an answer.
Gonna move this over here:
"Fei, Professor Sunwake, would a blood transfusion help Vai recover her white blood cells? I can change my shape to try and match her blood type, though I am uncertain if it would be exact." Ace asks, worn out from all the healing he had to do.
So normally with a blood transfusion, you need to just match the types, or at least be compatible.
However, not only is Avalon not even close to normal, but Vai is very special, above and beyond many of the PCs.
So, I have no idea. Could Ace at least shapeshift into something that has a blood type compatible with Vai, or is even that not possible, due to her super uniqueness??
I'm gonna start this off by saying that my knowledge of genetics and blood types and such are a laymen's knowledge at best. I didn't even take high school bio.
Also, this is a mixed fantasy/sci-fi setting, so I'm trying to account for both those ideas.
From a purely sci-fi point of view, I'm pretty sure different races would not be able to share blood through transfusions - they would simply be incompatible. However, some species are able to interbreed and produce viable offspring. (Nobody has ever said that half-elves and half-orcs are sterile.) To me this means that, at minimum, orcs and humans, and elves and humans should be able to share blood, since they share enough genetic similarities to produce offspring.
And from a fantasy point of view, polymorphing magic can make a dragon into a human to produce a child. So magic must change genetic structures and gamite cells enough to once again produce offspring. To me this means that polymorphing magic could change one's blood type, for example.
Vai's blood is neither that of a half-elf nor a dragon, but some twisted middle-grou d wrought by dark science and magic.
This is where my conundrum comes from.
I'm honestly fine either way with this problem being resolved quickly. I'm just trying to be as medically realistic as possible.
I'm gonna start this off by saying that my knowledge of genetics and blood types and such are a laymen's knowledge at best. I didn't even take high school bio.
Also, this is a mixed fantasy/sci-fi setting, so I'm trying to account for both those ideas.
From a purely sci-fi point of view, I'm pretty sure different races would not be able to share blood through transfusions - they would simply be incompatible. However, some species are able to interbreed and produce viable offspring. (Nobody has ever said that half-elves and half-orcs are sterile.) To me this means that, at minimum, orcs and humans, and elves and humans should be able to share blood, since they share enough genetic similarities to produce offspring.
And from a fantasy point of view, polymorphing magic can make a dragon into a human to produce a child. So magic must change genetic structures and gamite cells enough to once again produce offspring. To me this means that polymorphing magic could change one's blood type, for example.
Vai's blood is neither that of a half-elf nor a dragon, but some twisted middle-grou d wrought by dark science and magic.
This is where my conundrum comes from.
I'm honestly fine either way with this problem being resolved quickly. I'm just trying to be as medically realistic as possible.
Just to throw this out too ...
What happens once Ace's magic'ed blood leaves his body? Does it revert back to your original blood type, since it's an unattended object?
That could play havoc with her body. Here, have some doppleganger juice.
On the flip side, maybe she'll mutate and finally chomp someone!
I was talking about the rogue archetype so gonna need to find out more about it.
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sorry about this but I wanted to share the video..
for dad's with daughters
Here's my thoughts (which will be shared in character as soon as I get caught up that far). Vai's blood type is essentially unmatchable. So there's a couple of things that are possible. A blood transfusion can be managed from just about anyone because the blood can be altered as necessary via nanites. Aananda got good at this stuff what with having two genetically manipulated daughters with medical problems. Or. Option two is gonna require Vai be conscious. She has to agree to option two. Aananda is going to offer to do for Vai what she once accidentally did for Ryo, but it comes with its own set of consequences.
Only posting this here because it's taking me so long to catch up with posts. :)
I got mind wiped, didn't i? I knew it...
I got mind wiped, didn't i? I knew it...
Haha. No.
Don't tell me you forgot that Aananda's first nanites were much less refined. And render Ryo practically immortal...I mean, he can't get sick, doesn't age (unless he got her to turn that function off since then), wounds heal themselves...killing him would require creativity and massive damage. They were just supposed to integrate his mechanical arm with the rest of his system, but oops. ^.^
See FCD, that's exactly my thoughts on all of this as well.
As for what happens when the blood leaves his system, perhaps nanites could help here?
I would volunteer for that.
There doesn't seem to be a downside...
I'd probobly just break them...
Now, I really want to make a Klein...
And, how do the wards stand on letting non-Dragon Empire planets ask Agartha for help?
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wonder how those nanites would interact with my nanites, my nanites already filter out poison (to include alcohol and pesh) and kill disease (to include STDs, parasites and magical diseases)
but I still age, albeit at a rate reminiscent of Captain America, and they don't do much to accelerate my healing
Now, I really want to make a Klein...
And, how do the wards stand on letting non-Dragon Empire planets ask Agartha for help?
There are only five non-dragon empire planets in this particular corner of the universe. It's more the other way round. And this is overarching plot points already in motion. Lang is working on finding them, but Gareth has the map and somehow even though they are in the same class they haven't managed to connect with each other. Give it some time.
wonder how those nanites would interact with my nanites, my nanites already filter out poison (to include alcohol and pesh) and kill disease (to include STDs, parasites and magical diseases)
but I still age, albeit at a rate reminiscent of Captain America, and they don't do much to accelerate my healing
Those are the more primitive version of the kind that you have. Ryo's arm was literally Aananda's first attempt at making nanites in the first place.
Is there ANYONE that saw miy post? Anyone at all? I mean really, I make an amazing entrance and NOBODY notices REALLY?!
Is there ANYONE that saw miy post? Anyone at all? I mean really, I make an amazing entrance and NOBODY notices REALLY?!
Sadly, I don't think Rena is in that classroom. :(
I'm the only of my characters in elementary (yet) and I'm next to an unresponsive dragon on a mountain in the middle of nowhere
Is there ANYONE that saw miy post? Anyone at all? I mean really, I make an amazing entrance and NOBODY notices REALLY?!
I ain't got no one in your class. Not sure what class it is either.
Is there ANYONE that saw miy post? Anyone at all? I mean really, I make an amazing entrance and NOBODY notices REALLY?!I ain't got no one in your class. Not sure what class it is either.
elementary PE I believe
Lucas was looking to see if there'd be a reaction from the tall thin guy, so I'll wait for damanai
He's been quietly walking along. Apparently after the Admission process, prior to the tour, not much going on with him right now.
He seems kind of ...bored.
elementary PE I believeIs there ANYONE that saw miy post? Anyone at all? I mean really, I make an amazing entrance and NOBODY notices REALLY?!I ain't got no one in your class. Not sure what class it is either.
Yep.
No one in my stable of folks. I don't have any real desire to RP children.
Sorry.
So....I'm just going to twiddle my thumbs?
Looks that way.
Maybe it could be added to campaign info?
I'm not interested in playing one now, but maybe in the future. I have wanted to read it for a while now.
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And I thought introducing two at the same general time was pushing it.
He's a teacher. He doesn't count.
And he's yellow and can fly with them! :D
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And I thought introducing two at the same general time was pushing it.
Why? Are Kitsune supposed to be rare or something in this setting?
Well mostly because they are dragon power level in this setting.
To me it seems like introducing 2 or 3 green dragons at once.
No, not that I'm aware of.
This is a different write up of Kitsune than from the race in PFRPG. I did this back for 3.5, to make them mammalian dragons in power scale, hence the wonky advancement based on tails. I have a similar one for Tengu, but they aren't quite as powerful.
Well, when you think about it, there would be a lot more.
Remember, a whole bunch showed up when Keme died.
So, when he got better, they now know of a school that has the power and teaching ability to raise the dead, free of charge. Where better to send your naive, troublemaking, young dragon power kid?
I know you emailed me a copy of the Kitsune, can I get the Tengu one too
So I think the easiest way for Kevin to work is that he can affect oozes with handle animal(still being its own skill) as if he they had 1 int as a free action. Speaking is a free action and the simple language of oozes means it doesn't take long like normal handle animal. As there is no language barrier like handle animal and it is very simple unlike diplomacy. It only requires one action of speaking to give a suggestion. The main idea is that they don't have the mental faculty to debate a suggestion implored. And if the check is high enough, that could override flight or fight/eat instinct.
So saying "danger don't move" means it stops as it has no reason/logic to question otherwise. And "small one isn't food" coming from another ooze means there's no reason to doubt it.
Thoughts?
Roel could use this system too if he wants, as another ooze, it would work the same way.
I'll have to dig up the Tengu one.
PM me your e-mail addy and I'll send over the Kitsune for sure.
Well, when you think about it, there would be a lot more.
Remember, a whole bunch showed up when Keme died.
So, when he got better, they now know of a school that has the power and teaching ability to raise the dead, free of charge. Where better to send your naive, troublemaking, young dragon power kid?
That was just the members of one clan that could make it.
You know, I'm kinda wondering, why are there humans?
If there are races like the kitsune, who don't even need to be incredibly predatory like dragons, and are capable of the same level of innovation as humans, and are Much more powerful, wize, intelligent, and charismatic, why are humans around?
To put it plainly, the kitsunes would have displaced humans long ago by simply being better competition, and creating new things faster due to their lifespan and experience they can find.
You know, I'm kinda wondering, why are there humans?
If there are races like the kitsune, who don't even need to be incredibly predatory like dragons, and are capable of the same level of innovation as humans, and are Much more powerful, wize, intelligent, and charismatic, why are humans around?
To put it plainly, the kitsunes would have displaced humans long ago by simply being better competition, and creating new things faster due to their lifespan and experience they can find.
Can't 'displace' without killing another race.
It's called genocide, anyway you put it. Death of a race/species.
Perhaps the magical Kitsune realized they didn't need it, or the Gods of Humans didn't let it happen.
I personally always felt that the 'super races' never bothered to breed like rabbits, or in the case of gaming, Humans.
Common Theme there. Human breeding is fast. Plus they are adaptive, while other races aren't. Typically.
I always considered powerful races to be slow breeders.
Additionally, I always considered races that can look specifically, like another race, needs that race for some reason, and that need is why they can look like that other race.
In the case of kitsune, they were revered, so perhaps it is the reverence or energy of humans, either direct or indirect*, that gives them power. So a kitsune might go live among humans to survive because only near humans can they feel the energy that gives them power.
Otherwise, why bother being able to blend in with humans?
Given that my Trixie like character was accepted, I might try playing a kitsune, if someone will send me the version for this game.
*by indirect I mean that perhaps the humans don't have to know that they are giving power to the kitsune, the kitsune could be either gaining the energy that just naturally flows from the humans (which would generally be emotional energy), or they go to places of human worship regardless of the object of that worship, to soak in the power.
I'll have to dig up the Tengu one.
PM me your e-mail addy and I'll send over the Kitsune for sure.
I would also like the Tengu writeup .. I may use it and the Kitsune in my RL game. Do you still have my email?
Also, did I drop the ball with the Alys/Keme/Genosuke scene?
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You know, I'm kinda wondering, why are there humans?
If there are races like the kitsune, who don't even need to be incredibly predatory like dragons, and are capable of the same level of innovation as humans, and are Much more powerful, wize, intelligent, and charismatic, why are humans around?
To put it plainly, the kitsunes would have displaced humans long ago by simply being better competition, and creating new things faster due to their lifespan and experience they can find.
According to legend, the Kitsune were raised to sentience by Inari, a Japanese goddess. They've acted in a role of shepherd and teacher for humans (wheterh they liked it or not) for centuries. They are nature kami, and as such seek coexsistance with living things in most situations.
Rolling that idea into a monster race as such for 3.5, they certainly do have the power to eliminate mankind, but it's not what they are about. They are the flip side of dragons. Dragons are the apex predator that gives not a whit or care (usually) about the lives of sentients around them, other than as food or slaves, where the kitsune treat sentient mortals as children that need to be fostered and guided.As far as breeding goes, I figure Kitsune have a more elven gestation period, but still can give birth to 1-8 babies at a time, the frequency of which greatly declines as they gain more tails. They still can enjoy and have sex, they just are far less likely to conceive.