the rendition of humans in the custom bloodlines thread is... OP. For humans anyways. Ok, maybe OP is the wrong word. I mean, most of it isn't too out of line, but the fear no evil skill doesn't really fit well with them. It's like we're trying to overcompensate for how shitty our race actually is.xD
while humans may not be the best genetically, we still need to make every race on par with each other in terms of RP. No one will ever want to play a subpar race if it doesnt stand a chance of holding it's own against the others.
Those who are born strong, or told they are better than others because they are what they are often don't experience what those who are born less fortunate then them. In our world, someone born into poverty has to work 20x harder than someone born into wealth just to get to the same point. Kids in poverty tend to test better simply because they know they have to work several times as hard to get what they want in life. This is really no different. A vampire can be born and told that he is superior to humans, and that they are simply cattle. For that very reason, he becomes arrogant. A human who has to work several times as hard to be just as good will understand things about resolve and perserverence that others just aren't capable of grasping. It might sound so '90's, but it's the biggest truth about the humans. They don't need technology and science, they just need the resolve to get s**t done.
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:30 pm
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the rendition of humans in the custom bloodlines thread is... OP. For humans anyways. Ok, maybe OP is the wrong word. I mean, most of it isn't too out of line, but the fear no evil skill doesn't really fit well with them. It's like we're trying to overcompensate for how shitty our race actually is.xD
while humans may not be the best genetically, we still need to make every race on par with each other in terms of RP. No one will ever want to play a subpar race if it doesnt stand a chance of holding it's own against the others.
I get what you guys are saying. To be honest, I always thought humans were weaker on purpose because they were the default bloodline. I figured that it was like, an incentive to try to apply for the more powerful bloodlines. But if all you guys are trying to do is make them equal with the other bloodlines you need to apply for, you're on the right track.
@Shane: Haha, good point. EDIT: Hiro, also a well proven point.
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Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:21 pm
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the rendition of humans in the custom bloodlines thread is... OP. For humans anyways. Ok, maybe OP is the wrong word. I mean, most of it isn't too out of line, but the fear no evil skill doesn't really fit well with them. It's like we're trying to overcompensate for how shitty our race actually is.xD
Regardless of what you all think, there is a reason why we need to make humans like this. Humans are very resilient. They get their power from sheer willpower, blind faith, love, compassion and a variety of other things.
Everyone seems to think that humans are generally the cattle of sheep for the world of supernaturals to hunt down. Why can't there be a few humans out of the several billion that inhabit the world who are regarded as the 'champions' of their race? Champions who are actually on par or even stronger then a lot of other people.
Instead of making 'super-humans' as the normal human race, why don't you just make humans what they are in this world. They are weak, ill-tempered, fragile creatures, at least in comparison to everything else. However, they do have their strengths. Give them team-based skills, abilities meant to be used in groups or together with other human characters. Make humans do what they do best, hunt. The stereotypical human survivor in all horror-themed movies is the one who becomes a hunter, someone who learns from their experiences with the monster, identifies the weaknesses of the supernatural, and exploits those weaknesses to level the playing field and turn the tables into their favor. I think if you portrayed human characters as hunters of the supernatural in this way, we would have not only a more believable human character, but a more unique one as well.
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:23 pm
My human revamp is just about done. I only need to finish a few more abilities.
Instead of making 'super-humans' as the normal human race, why don't you just make humans what they are in this world. They are weak, ill-tempered, fragile creatures, at least in comparison to everything else. However, they do have their strengths. Give them team-based skills, abilities meant to be used in groups or together with other human characters. Make humans do what they do best, hunt. The stereotypical human survivor in all horror-themed movies is the one who becomes a hunter, someone who learns from their experiences with the monster, identifies the weaknesses of the supernatural, and exploits those weaknesses to level the playing field and turn the tables into their favor. I think if you portrayed human characters as hunters of the supernatural in this way, we would have not only a more believable human character, but a more unique one as well.
Yes, let's take up pitch forks and guns and see who comes out on top when you are fighting not just the supernatural but demi-gods in a sense.rofl
xxxxxHISTORY Human history is... hard to capture in a few paragraphs. It's hard to capture it even in an encyclopedia, or a series of them. It should simply be known that they were the first of all the races. In fact, they were the only race of humanoid to exist before the great flood. They dominated the world, with almost alien-like technology, far beyond anything the world knows today. After the great flood, their race began anew, like before. Their tribes of barbarians settled across the continents, fighting monsters over land and whatnot until they had covered the whole world. Eventually, however, the supernaturals began to rise up. It was a gradual process, but the humans had become overwhelmed; the supernatural creatures had insane capabilities, bodies that were fast and strong, even magical spells. It took a long time for the humans to conform and gain an advantage of their own, and by then, their great empire had crumbled.
They fell back to Fraxen, where the majority of the human population (as well as the majority of the global population) resides today. It's also where the dominant religion was founded; the belief in angels and their leader, who people simply call God. Over the years, the unification and peace that this religion has brought has allowed the humans to continue on relatively unhinged by their supernatural neighbors. Today, they stand as a great bulwark over all other empires; they set the technological and cultural standards, and in technology, they even surpass their neighbors. This is what their special ability is: the knack for coming up with the craziest and most powerful machines that assist them in all things.
xxxxxDESCRIPTION The culture of the humans is very hard to describe. They don't really have a unique trait of their personalities like other bloodlines have, as they basically set the cultural standards for the world. They're very pious, very moral. Humans believe in peace and growth, as they're very patient and respectful. They are often very skilled diplomats because of these traits. The humans of today's world, however, are facing a sort of crisis. They've always been at war with the supernaturals, so it's very difficult to accept them into their society of Fraxen, and et cetera. Humans are often seen as ignorant and racist, pushing aside the new generations because of their breaching of the holy tenets. This perception of them is undeserved, though; they have always been more accepting than the other bloodlines.
Humans, are as we know, very complex in anatomy and whatnot. They're somewhat susceptible to illness as compared to other bloodlines. They die young, grow slowly, and have to eat quite a bit for sustenance. They are seen as inferior in many ways because of their 'fragile' bodies compared to some other races, but they make up for it. Humans are almost the sole users of advanced technology, and their mechanical creations are quite amazing.
xxxxxSTRENGTHS • Superior technology to all other races. Your custom weapons are something out of sci-fi; your guns can shoot laser rounds, gauntlets can send magnetic or electric shockwaves, etc. Humans of the mechanist class will have highly advanced machines, often capable of force-fields and similar technological feats. These technological advancements can be applied to any class, not just mechanists; weapon users have almost science fiction level weaponry, necromancers and biochemists can implant tech into their soldiers, and bards can have supersonic weaponry. Some humans can even use their tech to amplify their magic. • Humans, being great leaders, both wise and cunning, apply a boost of +1 strength, +1 speed to all of their allies (not including themselves). This applies to summons, machines, necromantic minions, tamed animals, and RPCs
xxxxxWEAKNESS • Humans have weak immune systems compared to the other humanoid races. They're susceptible to illness, disease, and poison. • They have average bodies, making them physically inferior to most of the supernatural races. • Humans are more prone to injury than other races; a good reason why they tend to rely on machinery. It doesn't take much to fracture their bones and do internal damage to them, so they should always be careful with how they go about combating the enemy.
xxxxxPASSIVE ABILITIES • Unleashed Power Humans do not have supernatural energy. Indeed, they were not originally capable of magic, like the other races. It took hundreds of years of conformity, training, and even technological help to develop the ability to learn magic. However, when the goal was finally accomplished and settled, their physical augmentation turned out to be quite impressive. Their bodies gained the ability to contain and control magic, and also a unique other ability, gained through this augmentation: the power to pull magical energy from other sources. Just as humans often resort to solar power for electricity and whatnot, they can devise similar tactics when it comes to energy. Humans can pull solar power, whether gradual (meaning even if you're out of the sunlight, you can still do this) or present. This adds a scaling number to their energy pool: Trainee - 150 energy Novice - 300 energy Adept - 500 energy Expert - 750 energy Master - 1250 energy Sage - 1500 energy
• Human Revolution All humans have augmentations. They are installed when you're born. Most of them are unnoticeable, as they're inside of your body. Some of them are very small, but that doesn't mean they're not powerful. All humans have the ability to choose one gene mod at the start of their creation, from this list:
Human Revolt: All human bloodline abilities and passives (except for human revolution) are increased by one rank. Unleashed power, if beyond sage, will give you 2000 energy.
Machine Revolt: All technological upgrades, and their abilities, are increased in power, sturdiness and reliance. This essentially allows you to create super-machines, especially at a high rank, that are capable of amazing feats.
Physical Revolt: Adds +1/+1 to your speed and strength. Also allows the learning of one additional weapon/hand-to-hand style.
Magical Revolt: Allows the complete learning of a second element. If you're a mage, it allows the complete learning of three elements. All elemental magical abilities are reduced in energy cost by 25%.
Antimage Revolt: All magical (whether holy, class, elemental, etc) magic does one rank of reduced damage to you. Your machines/summons/etc will receive about half of this bonus, taking fairly reduced damage from all magic.
Undead Revolt: Undead minions stats are increased by +1/+1, and their class abilities are increased by one rank.
xxxxxTECHNIQUES • Namerank Ability description here
• Namerank Ability description here
• I Am Become DeathSS Requires: Master Rank This is the ultimate power of all humans, and one that is not genetic, but rather technological. Fifty years ago, the scientists of Fraxen devised the ultimate machine: a colossal monster known as a 'satellite'. Through much stress on the potential of this piece of technological weaponry, they have discovered a way to connect this satellite's control into the brain of chosen individuals. Humans of great power and prestige can direct the attack of this machine, which requires one post of waiting time. Since technically, the satellite is charging this and not you, you don't have to pause or maintain concentration. When the satellite unleashes the attack, a blue beam from the skies will descend upon the targeted location, and completely annihilate everything within 200 feet. The attack is not completely incognito; the human's head will glow blue as it begins to charge, and the sky above them will also start to light up. A human cannot use this attack on a different thread to where they are. The attack is extremely quick, and is undeniably one of the most destructive abilities in the world.
xxxxxADDITIONAL COMMENTS Humans are demographically quite interesting. Not only do they make up about half of the world's population, but they also possess the strongest economy, and the most territory. Many, though, somehow believe that humans are the underdogs of the races, and that they're constantly falling; collapsing under the weight of hordes of supernatural. The supernatural races are not in some great coalition against humans, and even then, it'd be difficult to defeat them. It's controversial to say, but they are the unspoken leaders of the world.
xxxxxRESTRICTIONS • You don't have to apply to become a human, it's the default race.
[ Bloodline created by... evolution? A higher power? Bloodline conditioned by Shane. ]
That's my current human revamp. Check it out. Also, critiques on the technique? I hope I'm not going overboard with the tech level, but shiet. Humans pretty much have gundams and AI right now, so... it makes sense. You might have noticed that they no longer suck. In fact, they might be overboard, too powerful. Will have to think harder before I submit it for approval.
Similar to a holy stance/not backing down-grand stand?
As I've said before, I don't really like the whole 'tenacity' thing. Every single race has emotions, willpower, the desire to live, adrenaline, desperation. It's not something only humans have. So, I'll be stepping off of that territory. Unless that's not what you meant, haha.
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