In the Dojo (O.O.C. Chat - Session Zero)

[Purr]

Ooof! You had to egg him on, didn't you, Purr?

After the merciless verbal beating you gave him over Dumbo? GIF included? Yes I did! Ha haaaa!

 

[Purr]

It was very hard not to, but somehow I managed. lol

And my Bud does not disappoint! Wooooo!

 

[Sherwood]

I have a special talent that I share with others.

 

[Silanon]

Ah, yes. I hadn't considered the sound of it. I'll go back to the dictionary to come up with a name in Chinese.

Good choice, Psy - I'll go back to taking him seriously, then. Regardless, note that there will be certain expectations in case of romance down the line. No pressure!

 

[Psychie]

When we were just a handful of mutant animals, I hadn't thought of the possibility of finding a fellow mutant tiger of the opposite gender. But with the change to the Chinese spirit-critter, there is now the possibility to find love out there with other tiger spirits.

 

[Sherwood]

Speaking of different species, we now have an elephant (me), a predatory bird of some sort (Silanon), a fox-spirit (Kaerri) and a bouncy trouncy tigger (psy). What wonderful ideas for our extra are running around in Purr's head right now?

 

[Silanon]

In a horrible game, we'd get a chimera to offer all the romance options.

With Purr, we probably get something different, but awesome.

 

[Purr]

What wonderful ideas for our extra are running around in Purr's head right now?

You really want to know? You ready to laugh your buns off?

 

[Silanon]

By the way, we totally missed that bonus for 'several members of the same species'. Let's hope our foes are as diverse as we are!

 

[Sherwood]

Speaking of birds, I found a few pics of humanoid birds that might be of interest to you.

Spoiler

 

[Purr]

By the way, we totally missed that bonus for 'several members of the same species'. Let's hope our foes are as diverse as we are!

That's same species, background, education, and martial arts system - and yes, that appears so! =)

 

[Silanon]

You ready to laugh your buns off?

Kookaburra confirmed?

 

[Sherwood]

I like the diversity we have so far. I think it is worth losing the bonus.

 

[Silanon]

Speaking of birds, I found a few pics of humanoid birds that might be of interest to you.

Fancy - thanks!

 

[Silanon]

I like the diversity we have so far. I think it is worth losing the bonus.

True - plus, it was hard enough to find one elephant name, and even harder to find one for the tiger.

 

[Psychie]

In a horrible game, we'd get a chimera to offer all the romance options.

With Purr, we probably get something different, but awesome.

Remember, no x-rated posts (ie no wild group sex scenes!)

 

[Purr]

Remember.... you asked!

A little backstory here. Eternal Alchemist started up a Rifts campaign here late last year, but the game never got off the ground. This wonderful little fellow was my hyperactively-created addition to that game (never let anyone tell you that hyperactivity/ADHD doesn't have its benefits!!).

Tonight, not even 15 minutes after I learned that you guys and gals wanted a 5th party member, in he comes, tail wagging, bright eyes flashing, cute face eager to play... Toby! Also known as... Spot!

Kookaburra confirmed?

Even better, good Sil!

"Who's a good boy?"

More in a moment!

Spoiler: Meet Toby a.k.a. Spot!

• Attributes & Modifiers
• Skills
• Weapons & Gear
• Rogue Scientist
• Corgi Dog Boy
• Notes & Goals
• Background
• Inspiration

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  (Image credit: The talented Paola Majid at PlaygroundAI.com) (Image credit: The terrific BagelCollie from DeviantArt.com)
  
  
  Dat happy face!
  
  Former name and title: Lead Doctor Karl Hans-Gunther Weiss
  Adventuring name: "Toby"
  Homeland: Texas, former United States.
  O.C.C.: Rogue Scientist. W00T!
  "R.C.C.:" Corgi Dog Boy. Arf!
  Level: 1st
  Species: Formerly human. Now? Canis Lupus Familiaris (Superior?)
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  Appearance: Furry, bright, happy-looking, disarmingly cute.
  Disposition: Curious, deep-thinking, kind, practical, stubborn, a dreamer and doer.
  Quote: "In the past, humanity longed to know if we were alone in the universe. Today, we know. Both our dreams and nightmares are here to stay. What now for Earth?"
  Age: Prior to transformation, 58. Today, apparently a young adult mutant canine.
  Concept: A former CS Lone Star lead scientist transformed into a Corgi Dog Boy and now living free.
  Gender: Male.
  Height: 5 feet, 2 inches.
  Weight: Perhaps 75 pounds.
  Fur: Medium-length, brown and white, clean and well-groomed.
  Eyes: A friendly shade of deep brown.
  Other features: At times he seems to forget he has a tail, but other times, he gleefully chases it.
  Hobbies: Stargazing, doing science, exploring, practicing his new-found powers.
  
  I.Q. 17 (+3% to Skills/+0 to Perception)
  M.E. 8 (+0 to Psionic Attack, +0 vs. insanity)
  M.A. 19 (55% to Charm/Intimidate)
  P.S. 15 (+0 S.D.C. damage. Add lift/carry here if desired.)
  P.P. 25 (+5 to Strike, Parry, Dodge)
  P.E. 16 (+4% to Saving Throws vs. coma/death, +1 to Saving Throws vs. Magic, poison)
  P.B. 12 (0% to Charm/Impress)
  Spd 30 (approximately 20 mph/33 kph)
  
  Hit Points: 20
  S.D.C.: 54
  P.P.E.: 13
  I.S.P.: 58
  
  
  Spoiler: The Math behind the Attributes.

  Hit Points: 20 (+16 P.E.) (+4 experience level)
  S.D.C.: 54 (+2 Athletics) (+11 Boxing) (+9 Corgi bonus) (+20 Dog Boy base O.C.C.) (+12 Rogue Scientist)
  P.P.E.: 13 (+0 per level - does not increase)
  I.S.P.: 58 (+10 per level) 50 + M.E. (8)
  
  Note: Swapped the 2 rolled for I.Q. with the 8 on M.E. resulting in a more scientist-minded brain but still having the reflexes of someone who is S.D.C. in a Mega-damage campaign! That's smart, right? 8D
  I.Q. 17 (+8 Dice) (+7 Corgi) (+2 Rogue Scientist)
  M.E. 8 (+2 Dice) (+6 Corgi) (Sounds about right for a scientist thrown out alone into Rifts New West!)
  M.A. 19 (+6 Dice) (+9 Corgi) (+4 O.C.C. Corgi)
  P.S. 15 (+6 Dice) (+6 Corgi) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing)
  P.P. 25 (+17 Dice) (+8 Corgi)
  P.E. 16 (+7 Dice) (+6 Corgi) (+2 O.C.C. Corgi) (+1 Running)
  P.B. 12 (+6 Dice) (+6 Corgi)
  Spd 30 (9 Dice) (+5 Athletics) (+7 Corgi) (+9 Running)
  
  Combat Modifiers
  Perception +7 (see Corgi Dog Boy O.C.C.)
  Initiative +2
  Attacks per Round: 5
  Strike +6
  Parry +9
  Dodge +9
  Roll with Punch +4
  Damage: +0 S.D.C.
  
  
  Spoiler: More Combat Modifiers.

  Disarm +7
  Pull Punch +4
  Body Flip/Throw +5
  Horror Factor +0
  Special Combat Bonuses: Bite (1d6 S.D.C. for restrained bite, 2d6 for full strength). Considered a Master Psionicist but gains no powers after 1st level.
  
  
  Spoiler: The math behind the Combat Modifiers.

  Combat Attributes
  Perception +7 (+3 Corgi - see O.C.C.) (+4 Rogue Scientist)
  Initiative +2 (+2 Corgi)
  Attacks per Round: 5 (+1 Boxing) (+4 Hand to Hand: Expert)
  Strike +6 (+5 P.P.) (+1 Corgi)
  Parry +9 (+5 P.P.) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing) (+1 Corgi)
  Dodge +9 (+5 P.P.) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing) (+1 Corgi)
  Roll +4 (+1 Athletics) (+1 Boxing) (+2 Hand to Hand: Expert)
  Damage: +0
  Disarm +7 (+5 P.P.) (+2 Corgi)
  Pull Punch +4 (+2 Corgi) (+2 Hand to Hand: Expert)
  Body Flip/Throw: +5 (+5 P.P.)
  Entangle: +5 (+5 P.P.)
  Special: (Corgi) Perception bonuses (see O.C.C.), +2 to save vs. Disease, +1 to save vs. Psionic Attack and Mind Control, +3 vs. possession and curses, +3 to save vs. Faerie magic, +1 to save vs. magic, and when the Corgi fails to save, the damage, penalties and duration of magic used against a Corgi are half. Otherwise, same as the traditional Dog Boy.
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  O.C.C. Skills
  Literacy: English: 68% (+5%)
  Literacy: Faerie: 68% (+5%)
  Language: Native Tongue (English): 99% (+5%)
  Language: Faerie: 73% (+3%)
  Language: Spanish: 73% (+3%)
  Language: Techno-Can: 73% (+3%)
  Astronomy & Navigation: 63% (+5%)
  Basic Mathematics: 78% (+5%)
  Advanced Mathematics: 78% (+5%)
  Basic Electronics: 53% (+5%)
  Computer Operation: 63% (+5%)
  Find Contraband: 39% (but see Find the Exotic, RUE p. 95) (+4%)
  Pilot Automobile: 73% (+2%)
  Radio Basic: 58% (+5%)
  Recycle: 53% (+5%)
  Salvage: 58% (+5%)
  W.P. Energy Rifle +0 (+1 at 2nd Level)
  Hand to Hand: Expert
  
  O.C.C. Related Skills (2 every 3rd level)
  (Science 1.) Zoology: Specialized +63% (80% when dealing with canines) (+5%)
  (Science 2.) Anthropology: 63% (+5%)
  (Science 3.) Archaeology: 53%/43% (+5%) (adds +2% to all Lore Skills and +10% to History)
  (Medical 1.) Holistic Medicine: +43%/33% (+5%)
  (Medical 2.) Paramedic: +53% (+5%)
  (Technical 1.) Lore Faeries & Creatures of Magic: +45% (+5%)
  (Technical 2.) Lore Demons & Monsters: +45% (+5%)
  1. Lore D-Bee: 45% (+5%)
  2. Xenology: 53%(+5%)
  3. Cryptography 53% (+5%)
  4. Jury-Rig: 58% (+5%)
  5. Boxing
  6. (For Zoology specialization)
  7. (Hand to Hand: Expert)
  8. (Hand to Hand: Expert)
  
  Secondary Skills (1 at 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th, and 13th).
  1. General Athletics
  2. Running
  3. W.P. Energy Pistol +1
  4. Prowl: 28% (+5%) (Remember to subtract -5% Prowl penalty from Body Armor).
  
  Skills from Level Advancement
  2nd level -
  3rd level -
  
  Skills Desired
  1. Brewing (Rogue Scientists get a +25% (+5 from Domestic) bonus for making great drinks? I've got to try this!). =)
  2. History (Pre-Rifts. Know what came before lest we repeat our mistakes).
  3.
  
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  Weapons
  NG-P7 Block III Particle Beam Rifle l (Northern Gun 1, page 202).
  Mega-Damage: 1D4x10 M.D. 5D6 per blast and a Critical Strike does 50% more damage on the roll of a Natural 19 or 20. Vampires, Werebeasts and mummies are impervious.
  Rate of Fire: Single shot only.
  Weight: 12 pounds (5.4 kg).
  Range: 1,200 feet (365 m).
  Payload: 8 shots from a standard short E-Clip, 12 with a long E-Clip.
  Ammo: Two E-Clips.
  
  NG-PB713 Particle Beam Pistol (Northern Gun 1, page 201).
  Mega-Damage: 5D6 per blast and a Critical Strike does 50% more damage on the roll of a Natural 19 or 20. Vampires, Werebeasts and mummies are impervious.
  Rate of Fire: Single shot only.
  Weight: 6 pounds (2.7 kg).
  Range: 300 feet (91.5 m).
  Payload: 10 shots from a standard short E-Clip, 16 with a long E-Clip.
  Ammo: Two E-Clips.
  
  Vibro-knife (looks like a Bowie knife with black leather sheath). Damage: 1D6 M.D.
  
  Armor
  Peacekeeper Basic Light Body Armor (Northern Gun 2, page 57). Comes with radio and bio-computer monitor that sends out an alert if he becomes unconscious or if his vitals suffer serious injury. -5% Prowl Penalty.
  Head/Helmet - 50 M.D.
  Arms - 25 M.D.
  Legs - 30 M.D.
  Main Body - 40 M.D.
  
  Currency
  4,000 credits.
  11,000 credits in Black Market items.
  
  Gear
  A P.D.D. pocket audio digital disc recorder & player (plays one inch discs, two hours per disc, powered by a tiny one year battery) and a dozen blank discs.
  Note pad with a variety of markers.
  Mechanical pencil.
  Portable hand-held computer with a micro-printer.
  Pocket laser distance finder.
  Conventional tape measure.
  Digital camera (100 still photos and 30 minutes of video or 300 shots if no video is used). 12 video disks.
  Multi-optics band.
  Pen flashlight.
  Large flashlight
  Hand pick (1d4 damage).
  Survival knife (1d6 damage).
  Backpack.
  Knapsack.
  Utility belt.
  Ammo belt.
  Canteen.
  Sunglasses and goggles.
  Walkie-talkie radio.
  Air filter.
  Gas mask.
  100 feet (30 m) of lightweight rope.
  Tool kit.
  
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  From Rifts Ultimate Edition, page 95.
  
  Special O.C.C. Abilities and Bonuses
  
  1. Analyze. A skill-like ability that enables a character to break patterns, solve strange equations, and otherwise gain insight and analysis to a situation, even or character. It also applies to strategy, finance, or just "working all the angles." Adds a bonus of +10% to skills such as Anthropology, Chemistry: Analytical, Computer Hacking, Cryptography, Entomological Medicine, Jury-Right, Sensory Equipment, Trap/Mine Detection, Zoology, Xenology, and+1 on Perception Rolls when the scientist is focused on analyzing/figuring something out.
  
  2. Hypothesize. A skill-like ability that enables a character to brain-storm out an answer to an impossible question. Given all of the information at hand, the character can make a quantum leap in logical to arrive at a new, and possibly radical solution to a problem that no one else has made, or is likely to understand. The catch is the odds of being able to duplicate it again. Adds a +20% bonus to Jury-Rig and Brewing. G.M. Note: Use this as a sudden flash of insight or realization and a quick fix (temporary) in which the character knows what to do about some critical problem. This ability does NOT apply to finding a cure of cancer or figuring out how to use, build or improve everything, but it does reduce all penalties for extremely alien physiology or alien technology by half.
  
  3. Find the Exotic. +20% bonus to Find Contraband related to scientific equipment, medicinal drugs, rare herbs and chemicals, exotic specimens (plant, herb, insect, animal, etc.) as ingredients and components parts, or as live subjects for study or testing. May also include rare parts and pre-Rifts science related books and artifacts. Only +10% bonus to find electrical, mechanical, scholastic, or bionic contraband. These bonuses are added to the character's normal Find Contraband skill whenever such items are being sought. Gets science and medical equipment, medicinal drugs, and exotic specimens at a discount - 30% as a professional courtesy from most other Scientists, doctors, medical suppliers and the Black Market. 50% discount from the Black Market, labs and clinics if the trades at last 12 hours of this time to work at one of their facilities, like a Body-Chop -Shop, underground lab or illegal clinic. Every 12 hours he puts in, he can get up to 100,000 credits worth of equipment or specimens at the discount (that's 50,000 credits, his cost).
  
  4. Recognize Scientific Authenticity and Quality. An exclusive skill that enables the Rogue Scientist to tell if scientific equipment is new or used, defective, low or high quality, and if a chemical, drug, specimen or sample is genuine, a fair price and if it is a exactly what he needs or not. Reduce this skill by half when dealing with unknown alien items, bionics, electronics and mechanical items. Not applicable to magic items. Base Skill: 57% (+3%).
  
  
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  From the excellent Coalition Manhunters Sourcebook, page 193.
  
  Corgi Dog Boy O.C.C. Psionics and Hunting Magic and the Supernatural
  
  The following abilities are mostly the same as the Dog Boy, however, there are some changes and additions. The Corgi possesses a uniquely heightened sensitivity to magic which provides some improved and some different abilities and bonuses. Others are unchanged or actually diminished.
  
  1. Psionic Abilities (Corgi): Psychic Sensitive: Empathy (4; receiver only, not transmission), Psychic Probe (6), Sense Evil (2),Sense Magic (3), and one Sensitive ability of choice (Player choice: Mind Block [4]).
  
  I.S.P. Base: 1D6x10 + M.E. attribute number, +10 I.S.P. for each additional level of experience.
  I.S.P. Recovery: Two I.S.P. per hour of activity or 8 I.S.P. per hour of meditation or sleep, double when on a ley line or nexus!
  Save vs Psionic Attack: 10 or higher.
  Dog Boys are considered Master Psychics with special psionic sensitivity to sense, identify and track magic and supernatural evil, as described in detail below.
  
  2. Sense Magic Energy (P.P.E.): This ability is fundamentally the same as other Dog Boys, only heightened. Like a bloodhound smelling a familiar scent, the Corgi, better than other Psi-Hounds (or Psi-Stalkers), is able to detect and recognize the presence of magic energy (P.P.E.) whenever it enters their sensing range.
  In addition, Corgi Dog Boys know when they are facing dark magic: Soulmancy and weapons, Bone Magic, Soulcrafting magic and weapons, Rune Magic and weapons, Necromancy, Bio-Wizardry, Shifting/Summoning, Witchery, and other magicks associated with demons, enslavement and wickedness.
  I.S.P. Cost: None. An automatic ability to sense the presence of magic energy within the sensing range.
  Base Skill: 60% +5% per level of experience. No penalty when near a ley line. Reduce skill by half when on a ley line as these streams of mystic energy interfere with the Corgi’s senses.
  Special: The Corgi is able to sense the location and direction of ley lines from a distance of 1,000 feet (305 m) +500 feet (152 m) per level of experience.
  
  When the Corgi is on a ley line it can tell if there is a nexus point or an active Rift and the direction it is located. They can also sense when a Ley Line Storm is brewing and whether it is heading in its direction. Ley Line Storms cause physical discomfort to Psi-Hounds, including the Corgi - headaches, crackling sounds in the ears, and static electrical build-up/shocks – plus all Psi-Hounds are twice as likely as other people to be struck by ley line energy and lightning. The enchanted Corgi Dog Boy, however, takes half damage from Ley Line Storm energy and lightning, and the duration of any weird effects or penalties is also reduced by half.
  
  Tracking Magic/P.P.E. via their Sensing Abilities: This ability is fundamentally the same as other Dog Boys, only heightened. Corgis are more sensitive to magic and can detect smaller levels of P.P.E. from a greater distance. When the Corgi is actively looking and sensing for magic, it is able to sense its presence and often track the magic signature/scent, like a bloodhound, to the location where the magic is taking place.
  
  Roll under base skill, above, to successfully engage in tracking. A failed roll at any time means the scent is lost. Rolling two consecutive successes to sense magic is required to pick up a lost scent trail again, provided the magic is still being performed and those responsible are still within range.
  
  Sensing Range (Magic): Varies and is greater for the Corgi Dog Boy.
  Passive Magic (Corgi): 50 feet (15.2 m) per level of experience. Double the range if the source of the magic is a person or object with 120 P.P.E. or more, and when it is a creature of magic (any, but especially Faerie Folk), regardless of the P.P.E. level it may have. Passive Magic is the amount of P.P.E. locked inside a living being or magic object, device, or location like a ley line when the energy is NOT being used (i.e. there is no expenditure of P.P.E., it is dormant).
  
  Affinity for Faerie Folk (special): Range: Same as Passive Magic, above, so 100 feet (30.5 m) per level of experience (50 feet/15.2 m doubled) to sense creatures of magic. A Corgi Dog Boy instantly recognizes the “psychic scent” of Faerie Folk whether they are using magic at the moment or not. The canine will know which Faerie creature it is and whether it is alone or there is a group of them. When there are several wee folk present in the sensing range, the Corgi can tell roughly where most of them are, and whether their numbers are few (1-4), many (6-18), or a great many (30+). The Corgi is also able to sense the most predominant/numerous Faerie Folk present (e.g. mostly Faeries and a few Sprites, etc.) and whether there are any actual Faeries present. Note: Faeries, Sprites, Brownies, and Bogies are the canine’s favorite of the Faerie people and the ones toward which it feels most friendly and comfortable. And they feel the same about the Corgi.
  
  Active Magic (Corgi): Spell casting or other use of magic as it is taking place can be sensed by all Psi-Hounds, but the Corgi can sense it at a much greater distance. The release of magic energy (the expenditure of P.P.E.) is very distinctive to Dog Boys, but especially to the Corgi. Moreover, while other Psi-Hounds detect magic, the Corgi can tell when it is Faerie Magic, dark magic (Necromancy, Soulmancy, Soulcraft, Splugorth Bio-Wizardry, etc.), or general common types of spell magic (includes most spell invocations, Elemental, Temporal and other magicks). Range (Corgi): 600 feet (183m) +100 feet (30.5 m) per level of experience.
  
  When a magic spell is cast or a magic device is activated, it uses and releases active magic energy (P.P.E.) that can be sensed by the Corgi and other Psi-Hounds. This includes a spell or series of spells being cast, a magic ritual as it is taking place, the opening of a Rift, the summoning of a creature, a Techno-Wizard (TW) device or magic item in use, and so on. In addition, the Corgi can sense the presence of TW and magic items, mages and creatures who possess or contain a high amount of P.P.E. (double the range and adds a bonus of +10% to sense 120 P.P.E. or more). Otherwise this ability is the same as described under the previous Dog Boy O.C.C. stats.
  
  Massive Amounts of Magic/P.P.E. (Corgi): The Corgi Magic Specialist can sense powerful magic at a greater distance than its Psi-Hound cousins: 400 P.P.E. or more, as well as sense the presence of ley lines, nexus points, full-functioning and semi-functioning Hell Pits, an ancient dragon, a deity, Demon
  Lord, Vampire Intelligence, or Alien Intelligence. Range: 1,000 feet (305 m) per level of experience.
  
  3. Sense Psychic Energy (I.S.P.): This ability is fundamentally the same for the Corgi as other Dog Boys, except at a diminished capacity. Presumably, the Corgi’s heightened sensitivity to magic makes it less sensitive to psionics and supernatural beings unless they also possess magic powers. See diminished Base Skill percentage and ranges below. Note: If the creature possesses magic, however, use the Base Skill and ranges of #2, above.
  
  I.S.P. Cost: None. An automatic ability.
  Base Skill: 30% +5% per level of experience.
  Tracking Psychic Energy (Corgi): A Psi-Hound is automatically alerted to the release of I.S.P./psychic energy, and knows that someone within its sensing range is using psionic powers.
  This ability is fundamentally the same for the Corgi as other Dog Boys, except in this case, at a diminished capacity.
  
  Tracking the Source: Roll under the Base Skill percentage to get a clear signal/scent to follow. Roll again up to the maximum distance allowed under Sensing Range until the source is located or the psychic stops using psionic powers, or moves out of the sensing range. A failed roll means the scent is lost and the source cannot be tracked further. When the psychic being tracked stops using psionic abilities, use the range under Passive Psionics.
  
  Sensing Range (Corgi): Varies, as listed below. This ability is fundamentally the same for the Corgi as other Dog Boys, except in this case, at a diminished range.
  Passive Psionics (Corgi): 30 feet (9.1 m) +5 feet (1.5 m) per level of experience to sense if someone is psychic or not, but only when the Psi-Hound is actively looking for a psychic. Otherwise, the canine notices other psychics not using their powers only when they come within 10 feet (3 m). This tells the Psi-Hound that a person or creature is a psychic with psionic abilities and has I.S.P., nothing more. Not the type of psychic (Minor, Major, Master), not a specific O.C.C. or demon, nor the abilities or amount of I.S.P. the psychic may possess.
  
  Active Psionic Activity as it is Taking Place (Corgi): 70 feet (21.3m) +5 feet (1.5 m) per level of experience, but only when psychic energy is being continually expended like a series of psionic attacks or a psi-ability with a duration of more than one melee round.
  
  Massive Amounts of Psionic Power/I.S.P. (Corgi): 100 feet (30.5m) +10 feet (3 m) per level of experience. The Corgi is able to sense a powerful and dangerous psychic being when it possesses 300 I.S.P. or more, even when it is not actively using psionic abilities. This immediately suggests the creature is probably an experienced Master Psychic, inhuman, a supernatural being or powerful creature of magic.
  
  4. Sense Supernatural Beings (Corgi): This ability is fundamentally the same as other Dog Boys, except their ability is not as acute. Presumably, the Corgi’s heightened sensitivity to magic makes it less sensitive to psionics and supernatural beings unless they also possess magic powers. See diminished Base Skill percentage and ranges below. Note: If the creature possesses magic, however, use the Base Skill and ranges of #2, above.
  I.S.P. Cost: None. An automatic ability that alerts the Psi-Hound to the presence of supernatural evil.
  Base Skill: Varies for the Corgi depending on the nature of the creature.
  42% +2% per level of experience to sense and identify the presence of evil supernatural beings that do NOT also possess magic/spell casting abilities. +20% when they do.
  
  Tracking Supernatural Evil by Psychic Scent Base Skill:
  Passive Energy (Corgi): 25% +5% per level of experience when the creature is not using magic or psionic powers or the creature has little or no magic powers or psionics. +10% when the supernatural being does possess magic abilities. Apply the Minion War bonuses, below, when appropriate.
  
  Active Demonic Energy (Corgi): 40% +3% per level of experience when a supernatural being is using psionic powers. +30% bonus when it is casting or using magic, AND when the being is a Demon Lord, dark god, or Alien Intelligence (or is an adult or ancient dragon), because they possess so much magic and psychic energy (hundreds or thousands of P.P.E. points and lots of I.S.P.). Apply the Minion War bonuses, below, when appropriate.
  
  Usual Sensing Range (Supernatural Evil & the Demonic): Varies, as listed below. See the bonuses in #6, below, that increase the Base Skill and Range during the Minion War.
  
  Passive Psionics (Corgi): 70 feet (21.3 m) per level of experience when the creature is not using magic or the creature has little or no magic powers or psionics like a Brodkil or Gargoyle and most sub-demons.
  
  Active Psionic or Magic Activity as it is Taking Place (Corgi): 500 feet (152 m) +50 feet (15.2 m) per level of experience to track supernatural evil when psionic powers are being used. Double when magic is used or spells are being cast.
  
  Massive Levels of Supernatural Evil, Psionics and/or Magic (Corgi): 500 feet (152 m) per level of experience to sense and track Demon Lords, gods and other powerful supernatural beings. Double when the creature possesses magic powers.
  
  Note: Apply the Minion War bonuses, in #6 below, when appropriate.
  
  5. Remembering the Psychic Scent of Specific People and Tracking it: Psi-Hounds (and Psi-Stalkers) are able to remember specific, familiar or notable psychic scents in a similar way that a hunting dog can recognize and follow the physical scents of not just the animals it is trained to hunt, but its master, family members and other people the animal loves or hates.
  
  I.S.P. Cost: None. An automatic ability.
  Base Skill: 10% +5% per level of experience plus possible bonuses below.
  Roll under base skill to successfully engage in tracking. Do not forget to apply the bonuses, below, when applicable.
  
  Recognition and Tracking Skill Bonuses (Corgi): This ability is fundamentally the same as other Dog Boys, except as noted.
  +30% bonus to recognize and track the psychic scent of species with whom the Psi-Hound has frequent interaction or hunts on a regular basis. This includes humans, fellow Dog Boys, Kill Hounds, and Psi-Stalkers, namely because they associate with these beings all the time, but also most species of Faerie Folk.
  +20% bonus to recognize and track the psychic scent of specific Faerie Folk “friends” well known to the Corgi. The same applies to teammates, co-workers, instructors, close friends, Gene Batch siblings/clone brothers and sisters, or anyone the Corgi knows well.
  +10% to recognize supernatural beings, because they are loathsome natural enemies.
  +20% to recognize specific, hated enemies or rivals the Corgi has known in the past whether mortal or supernatural.
  
  6. Special “Minion War” BONUSES (Corgi): Dog Boys, Kill Hounds, and Psi-Stalkers are seeing their abilities super-charged because of the vast armies of demons invading from the two planes of Hell. The energy from this conflict heightens their senses and combat abilities to levels beyond anything they have ever known, and with it, their aggression toward all things demonic.
  
  Minion War Sensory Bonuses of the Corgi Dog Boy:
  +5% to sense, identify, and track the supernatural and demonic species active in the Minion War.
  +10% to sense, identify, and track Greater Demons & Deevils.
  +15% to sense, identify, and track Demon and Deevil Lords at 3xtheir usual sensing range for detecting supernatural evil.
  +20% to sense when they are near a Hell Pit that is under construction at 5x their usual sensing range.
  +40% to sense a completed Hell Pit, Rift, or dimensional portal that is connected to any plane of Hell at 10x their usual sensing range.
  +20% to sense a demonic army (1,000 or more demons and other evil supernatural beings) at 5x their usual sensing range.
  
  Combat Bonuses Against Supernatural Enemies (Corgi): Applicable when fighting the Minions of Hell (any), Lesser and Greater Demons and Deevils, their Host and Sub-Demons, Worms of Taut, Netherbeasts and monstrous War Steeds.
  +1 attack per melee.
  +1 to strike.
  +2 to save vs Horror Factor.
  +20% to save vs coma and death.
  +3 to save vs Hell Plagues, and should the Dog Boy or Kill Hound contract one of these dread curse-like diseases, the symptoms, penalties, and duration are reduced by half, where applicable. Half the penalties when fighting blind because the Psi-Hound can still find the supernatural creature from its physical and psychic scent.
  
• 
  Notes
  "D-Bees have disappeared? I should help put a stop tot his. Hey! I'm a D-Bee now! Am I next?"
  
  Goals
  1. To be determined (I want to learn more about Alchie's New West and our situation first).
  2.
  3.
  
• 
  
  Spoiler: Background idea from the start.

  He's a former CS scientist-become-adventurer who now studies anthropology, medicine, astronomy, and the art of making this world a better place than how he found it, virtually any way he can (including finding lost D-Bees).
  
  Here's a possible background for him:
  
  Dr. Karl Weiss, formerly a loyal scientist of the Coalition States (Lone Star?), who was raised to hate D-Bees with a passion and use his formidable scientific knowledge to find and thwart monsters of all kinds at every turn. He was good at his job, head of his department, dedicated to his work, and decorated for years of service, yet inside, he was always curious about how most often, D-Bees from realms all over the cosmos, lived and got along whereas humans - a single species - often didn't.
  
  Weiss was content with who and what he was. Killing D-Bees meant securing humanity's well-being and future. D-Bees had no place on Earth. Earth belonged only to humans. This he believed wholeheartedly until, during one Hallowe'en, he received a taste of his own medicine - he was transformed into a D-Bee when a powerful adventuring group accidentally freed an equally powerful D-Bee whom The Scientist himself had helped to capture.
  
  During the battle, the Shifter in the adventuring D-Bee party opened a portal right there in the science compound. The Scientist found himself caught between magical opposing forces. Amidst great confusion on all sides, something from the opened Rift reached out, touched him gently on the forehead, and poof! The Scientist was forever transformed!
  
  The Being(s) took away all of his years of experience, reducing him from a champion in his field (9th level) to a (1st level) novice with only vague memories to remind him. This touch also opened his mind to wider things making him see the universe much more deeply than before. Along with this transformation, The Scientist went from being an aging and portly sedentary geek of average height to a four-foot tall, youthful, handsome anthropomorphic Corgi, bright-eyed happy smile and all.
  
  His fellow Coalition thought Dr. Weiss swallowed by the rift. Thus, they did not recognize him. They mistook him for one of the "demon invaders summoned from a Rift" and, despite his pleas for reason, tried to blast him on the spot along with the invading D-Bees. They nearly succeeded in killing him, but he was rescued by the adventuring group who scooped him up, stole what they were after, and decided to take the "pet that came out of a Rift" with them rather than leave "the poor thing" to the Coalition's tender mercies. Wiess kept his mouth shut and played the part until he was far from Lone Star, when he revealed to the party who he was and how he longed to change his ways.
  
  Now, he's an independent adventurer who helps just about anyone with his considerable skills. As a soul trying to make up for a past he now sees as very, very wrong, Weiss leads a very different life where he is now free to explore and discover all that the New West has to offer. He hopes that he will never run into the Coalition States again lest they figure out who he really was in his "previous life."
  
  Now he goes by a new adventuring name, the Old Welsh name, "Cadfael" after Ellis Peters' wonderful book series and BBC television series. EDIT: Toby! See Inspiration tab!
  
  
  Spoiler: Background details ith the Coalition.

  Notes concerning his skill selections. During his life as the Coalition States infamous Dr. Karl Weiss, head of the Corgi Dog Boy Psychic Conduct Division, he was the guy in charge of proving there was a solid and true connection between the brand new magic-tracking Corgi Dog Boys and their D-Bee faerie friends and later, to sell the idea of this being good for humanity, to the Coalition States as a whole (Joseph Prosek I included). It was his job to prove there was a connection and make the Coalition military come to realize the Corgi Dog Boy was more than another new breed of Coalition property.
  
  In order to scientifically understand all that would entail, Weiss, already a dedicated Dog Boy zoologist who studied nearly all things canine (specializing in canine behavior and K-9 training), would undergo academic training to understand D-Bees, especially faeries and related spirits. This involved getting to know the many D-Bee prisoners incarcerated and destined for death in Coalition prisons. Weiss eventually came to care about them, a feeling he kept locked so deep inside of him as to betray it to no one.
  
  To become a K-9 trainer and afterward, a Dog Boy behavior specialist (he was the one who got the "broken" Dog Boys who came back from the field with "behavioral injuries" that resulted in their not killing D-Bees. It was his job to either turn the Dog Boy back around to active duty, the only other alternative was the destruction of the Dog Boy. As a specialized canine/Dog Boy Zoologist, he became one of the best in his field, hence his time in at Lone Star. Nearly six decades in age, he would have died the Coalition patriot that he was until the day something from beyond touched him and transformed him into the very thing he was sworn to protect - a Dog Boy.
  
  Except now the Coalition saw him as some kind of new threat and, despite all attempts at reason, tried to kill him. Now he is on his own in the wild in the New West, living quite honestly, a brand new life where he is completely free to do as he will. He hopes and prays never to run into the Coalition again, hence his coming to the New West. He would rather study stars and new cultures than see another Death's Head symbol again.
• 
  (5 October 2023) I wanted to play an explorer! So why not here in the New West where the old frontier is the "new" frontier? By that, I mean I've never played New West and I want a character who is new to it all. =)
  
  Now the name "Toby" has popped in my head. And now I think my character wants to be called "Toby" more than "Cadfael" (who really is his own delightful and daring legend if you ask me). But "Toby?" Kaerri says there is a dog in Sherlock Holmes named Toby. A wonderful dog whom Sherlock Holmes admires (and that's saying something!). Toby is a terrific tracker (a "scent-hound," half-Spaniel, half-"lurcher") and one who tracks bad guys all across London during one early dawn. Holmes says he preferred Toby's help over the whole detective force of London. Wow! Holmes said that about a dog? =)
  
  Plus, I like the name. "TOH-bee." Yeah! Let's go with that!
  
  Inspirations
  Call of the Wild by Jack London.
  
  "Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)"
  
  "Being with Jane Goodall" - "I think empathy is really important..." =)
  
  
  "Massad Ayoob answers questions from our subscribers. Q&A - ask me anything. Critical Mas Episode 23"
  
  
  "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (6/10) Movie CLIP - No Ticket (1989) HD"
  
  

 

[Psychie]

OOooooh! Look at the cute little Corgi puppers! So adorable!

 

[Psychie]

All we need to do now is put Purr into a headlock to get him to roll some stats and education for us so we can work on our characters!

 

[Purr]

Ha haaaa!

If this is your 5th, I am completely rerolling him, same way as you guys and gals, as a Mutant Animal. He wants to go Healer/Doctor if the dice are kind. I imagine him to be as cheerful as Silanon's hawk is dark (or whatever birb Sil chooses upon getting a good look at After The Bomb). I imagine he does everything he can to cheer you guys up, especially when things get down. He could be the yang to Silanon's hawk's yin.

Spot is dedicated, loyal, with a terrific positive spirit and, while I haven't yet found a martial art system for him, I think he'd be a heck of a lot of fun to play!

All we need to do now is put Purr into a headlock to get him to roll some stats and education for us so we can work on our characters!

Good luck with that! I know how to get out of headlocks and reverse them into something far worse for the receiver. Bring it on! =)

Seriously, the two of you seem to be forgetting Silanon here. He's behind you guys right now. He's never even seen After the Bomb while you guys have not only seen it, but chosen all manner of goodies by now.
Besides that... waiting seems to be the way to go. I may have a new way to do Education that involves... well... all five of you!

So yeah! We will get to it... but only after I feel Silanon is in a good position like the rest of you are! Maybe that new way to do Education will be a reward? Either way, Sil deserves the same opportunities you guys have already enjoyed, don't you think? =)

Also... I am putting together a character sheet for this game that I would like everyone to use. You are free to add to it, but I seriously want everyone to fill in the blanks. Don't worry; it's nothing nearly as detailed as my own character sheets. It's stuff I really want to have in places I can easily find it.

But for the moment, what do you guys think of Toby/Spot's concept?

 

[Purr]

OOooooh! Look at the cute little Corgi puppers! So adorable!

Yeah, I'm a guy, but I admit it - I fell in love with those pupper-faces right off the bat! Sooo cuuute! =)

 

[Psychie]

Ha haaaa!

If this is your 5th, I am completely rerolling him, same way as you guys and gals, as a Mutant Animal. He wants to go Healer/Doctor if the dice are kind. I imagine him to be as cheerful as Silanon's hawk is dark (or whatever birb Sil chooses upon getting a good look at After The Bomb). I imagine he does everything he can to cheer you guys up, especially when things get down. He could be the yang to Silanon's hawk's yin.

Spot is dedicated, loyal, with a terrific positive spirit and, while I haven't yet found a martial art system for him, I think he'd be a heck of a lot of fun to play!


Good luck with that! I know how to get out of headlocks and reverse them into something far worse for the receiver. Bring it on! =)

Seriously, the two of you seem to be forgetting Silanon here. He's behind you guys right now. He's never even seen After the Bomb while you guys have not only seen it, but chosen all manner of goodies by now.
Besides that... waiting seems to be the way to go. I may have a new way to do Education that involves... well... all five of you!

So yeah! We will get to it... but only after I feel Silanon is in a good position like the rest of you are! Maybe that new way to do Education will be a reward? Either way, Sil deserves the same opportunities you guys have already enjoyed, don't you think? =)

Also... I am putting together a character sheet for this game that I would like everyone to use. You are free to add to it, but I seriously want everyone to fill in the blanks. Don't worry; it's nothing nearly as detailed as my own character sheets. It's stuff I really want to have in places I can easily find it.

But for the moment, what do you guys think of Toby/Spot's concept?

I just keep on looking at the PDF and wanting to start to pick some skills and finish up my bio-e expenditure without knowing what education background wee are getting. Everything is in a holding pattern until we get those numbers set.

 

[Sherwood]

But for the moment, what do you guys think of Toby/Spot's concept?

The concept is cute. It makes me wonder what kind of martial arts he's going to have.

 

[Silanon]

After a first glance at the pdf: Think I'll feel right at home with a hawk. No chicken, no turkey - sorry!

Might need to rethink the gunnery skills with the negative modifier without extra limbs since I don't want those. Points will likely go into flight and talons, mostly. And speech. Communication might be helpful at some point.

 

[Silanon]

Honestly - I might stick with a pistol just so she can complain about her disadvantageous anatomy.