Mass Effect, Muntants and Master Minds

[Nygil, Nickolie]

I have over the last few weeks played ME3 twice over, and am on round three now. I also know a lot about games, and have even written two homebrew'd systems and am in the middle of making a professional grade RPG from 'scratch'.

With that said, I think short of from scratch M&M is the best system to make ME in, and as such I'd like to make this. (if nothing else I want to get the ME monkey off my back)

I may even run a one shot of it, or a mini campaign at some point. Mostly though I will post my thoughts and work here and ask for reviews.

Basic Plot: You are a group of people gathered together to work for a Specter, some of you army, some mercs others civilians and none of you real Specters yourself. You get missions from the Specter and travel the stars, you sort of have authority but only when your boss is willing to use it, other times you are a black ops team. This means you can be of any counsel race and maybe a few others, or even a VI, or True AI pretending to be a VI.

Basic Mechanics: Every race would have a starting value of powers, skills and stats, they would all be worth the same amount. After that you'd get some points to spend on skills, attack/defense/saves/stats as well as a pre made list of equipment.

Basics for Races: PL 1 likely for the racial 'LA'

[jc]

very interested in this, though not sure if i want to play my inner drell, turian or kasumi goto. as a side note though, you misspelled spectre

[Naelwyn]

This shouldn't be too tough, considering the internals of the game are actually based off the d20 system, like every other Bioware RPG. (More blatant the further back you go.)

[Always game for helping with homebrew.]

[Rofusco]

I would be interested as well if you end up running a game. I'm surprised there hasn't been a Mass Effect tabletop RPG published yet. Regarding the setting, would you set the campaign before the events of the games? Just something to think about considering the numerous decisions you can make in the games that change the canon.

[jc]

it does also determine whether we use thermal clips or heat sinks for our guns

[Nygil, Nickolie]

Ya, before ME1, with batarions maybe as the 'many bad guy' but more of a crime fighting, spec ops sort of thing... maybe lead in to the geth/collectors/reapers

Thinking of going heat sink, not cilps

[Nygil, Nickolie]

Races: If the Str scores seem off, note Density, Shrinking and Growth effect it.
Citadel

Asari
Abilities: +4 Cha, +2 Dex, +2 Wis, -1 Str, -2 Con
Feats: Attractive, Jack-of-all-Trades, Fascinate, Skill Mastery
Saves: Will +2
Skills: Diplomacy +2, Bluff +2, Preform [any] +2, Sense Motive +2
Powers
Shrink 1 [Innate/Permanent] (Drawback -2)
Immunity 2: Age, Sleep [Limited to 1000 years or so, Innate/Permanent]
(Linked) Mind Reading 3 [Limited to Touch, Willing Subject, Innate]
(Linked) Emotion Control 3 [Limited to Love, Willing Subject, Touch, Innate]


Human
Abilities: +6 divided anyway
Saves: +3 divided anyway
Skills: +8 skill points divided anyway
Feats: Any 4


Salarian
Abilities: +4 Int, +4 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Str
Feats: Eidetic Memory, Quick-Draw, Skill Mastery, Improved Initiative
Skills: +12 skill points divided anyway
Powers
Shrink 2 [Innate/Permanent] (Drawback -2)
Drawback [40 year life span] (-2)
Immunity 2 Water Breathing, Sleep (Innate/Permanent/Limited)
Speed 2 [Innate/Permanent]
Quickness 4 [Innate/Permanent, Limited Mental]
Quickness 2 [Innate/Permanent, Limited Physical]


Turian
Abilities: +2 Dex,+2 Con
Feats: Team Work
Saves: +1 Ref, +1 Will, +1 Fort
Power
Immunity: Environment-Radiation (Innate/Permanent/Limited to Minor)
Growth 1 (Innate/Permanent)
Strike 2 (Innate/Permanent/Mighty)
Drawback (Limited diet) -1
Speed 2 (Innate/Permanent)
Super Sense 1 (Sight-Extended, Innate/Permanent)


Drell
Abilities: Str -2, Dex +2, Wis +2
Skills: Stealth +4, Bluff +4
Saves: +1 Ref, +1 Fort, +1 Will
Feats: Environmental Adaption (Desert), Eidetic Memory
Powers
Density 2 (Innate/Permanent)


Volus
Abilities: Str -3, Dex -2, Con +2, Int +2, Cha +2
Skills: Diplomacy +4
Feats: Contacts, Connected
Powers
Device 3: Suit (Restricted: Self) Drawback: Can't where Armour -4
-Immunity 9: Life Support
-Protection 3 (Impervious)
Immunity 2: Pressure, Suffocation-Gas (Innate/Permanent)
Drawback -6: Weakness to low Pressure, Suffocation in normal air
Shrinking 5 (Innate/Permanent) Drawback -6
Density 2 (Innate/Permanent)


Non-Citadel

Batarian
Abilities: +2 Con, +2 Dex, -2 Cha
Skills: Intimidate +4
Saves: +1 Fort, +1 Will, +1 Ref
Feats: Startle, Favoured Opponent (Lawmen or Criminals), Blind-Fight
Powers
Density 1 (Innate/Permanent)
Super-Senses 3: Sight-Extended, Scent, Low-Light Vision (Innate/Permanent)


Krogan
Abilities: Con +6, Int -4, Wis -2, Cha -6, Str -4, Dex -2
Feats: Rage
Saves: +1 Fort
Powers
Growth 2 (Innate/Permanent)
Density 3 (Innate/Permanent)
Immunity 10 Life Support, Ageing, Starvation, Sleep (Innate/Permanent, Limited 1000 year life span, half effects)
Regeneration 8 (Innate/Permanent, Recover Rate 2, Bruised, Injured, Unconscious, Disabled)


Quarian
Abilities: Str -1, Dex +2, Int +2
Skills: Pilot +4, Craft (any) +4, Computers +4, Disable Device +4
Feats: Skill Mastery: Pilot, Craft (any), Computers, Disable Device
Powers
Device 4: Suit (Restricted: Self) Drawback: Can't where Armour -4
-Immunity 9: Life Support
-Protection 3 (Impervious)
-Boost 4 (Regeneration 4: Recovery Bonus +4)
Drawback -3: Immune System (Fail all saves VS disease)
Drawback -3: Recover Bonus -3
Drawback (Limited diet) -1
Shrink 1 (Innate/Permanent) Drawback -1


Vorcha
Abilities: -1 Str, -6 Int, -6 Cha -2 Wis
Feats: Rage
Powers
Regeneration 23 (Innate/Permanent, Recover Rate 4, Bruised, Injured, Unconscious, Disabled, Staggered, Healing Bonus +3)
Shrinking 1 (Innate/Permanent) Drawback -2
Density 1 (Innate/Permanent)
Strike 1 (Mighty/Innate/Permanent)
Drawback -3 (20 year life span)
Immunity 10 Life Support, Starvation (Innate/Permanent/Limited)

[Nygil, Nickolie]

The way this works is you can not buy Saves, Attack, Skills, Ability Scores or Feats normally. Instead you can buy ranks in a 'class', the classes are more or less like Density in the way they work.

There will also be Powers to buy, but Equipment is track differently.

Classes 5pp per rank

Adept
[Every Level: Attack Focus: Biotic, 6 Skill Points, +1 Will
Every Other: Attack Specialization (Pistol or SMG), +1 to Fort and Will
Every Third: +1 Defence, +1 Concentration, Feat

Solider
Every Level: +1 Attack, 2 Skill Points, +1 Fort
Every Other: +1 Defence, +4 Skill Points
Every Third: Feat, +1 Will and Ref, +1 Notice

Engineer
Every Level: 10 Skill Points, +1 any save
Every Other: Weapon Specialization: (Shotgun or Pistol), Weapon Focus: Tech, +1 Defence
Every Third: Feat, +1 Computers, +1 Attack

Vanguard
Every Level: +1 Defence, +1 (Fort or Will), +2 Skill Points
Every Other: Weapon Specialization: (any), Weapon Focus: Biotic, +1 Ref
Every Third: Feat, +1 Climb, 4 Skill Points, Weapon Focus: Melee

Sentinel
Every Level: +6 Skill Points, Weapon Focus: (Biotic or Tech)
Every Other: +1 any save, +1 Defence
Every Third: Feat, Weapon Specialization (Pick Two: Shotgun. SMG, Pistol, Assault Rifle), +1 (Concentration OR Computers)

Infiltrator
Every Level: +6 Skill Points, +1 Defence
Every Other: +1 Attack, +1 any save
Every Third: Weapon Specialization (Pistol, Sniper, Shotgun or SMG), +1 Stealth, Attack Focus: Tech, Feat

[Nygil, Nickolie]

Character Creation
Your Abilities start at 8, you may add +2 to two of them, +4 to two others, and +6 to one.
You get 28 skill points to spend (max 8 in any one)
You get 8 points to split between Attack and Defense (each costs 2, max 3)
You get 3 feats.
You get 5 points to divide between the three saves (each costs 1, max 3)
You are then given 15 points to spend on Class and powers.
Lastly you are given 55ep (11,000 credits), clothes and a basic omni-tool.

[arhino]

No Elcor!?

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[jc]

is the max before or after the racial bonuses?

edit: (probably going to go drell infiltrator)

[Nygil, Nickolie]

After bonus, as only totals matter in this game.

Looks at the elcor, but not enough thunbs to be a good PC race haha. Plus you'd have to do the voice.

[Nygil, Nickolie]

Aug 5, 2012 21:55:52 GMT -5 arhino said:

[With questioning righteous indignation] No Elcor.

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[steve]

With unbridled enthusiasm, we should have an Intergalactic Elcor Appreciation day.

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[arhino]

Aug 6, 2012 3:51:08 GMT -5 Nygil, Nickolie said:

Looks at the elcor, but not enough thunbs to be a good PC race haha. Plus you'd have to do the voice.

Badassfuly: thumbs are unnecessary when using back mounted, AI controlled, heavy artillery. ^[|||]^