Merian Lord

ADVANTAGES:
o Special: Already Weighted

VISCANTI
STATISTICS:
Strength : 12 Dexterity : 12 Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 12 Charisma : 13 Size : 12

ADVANTAGES:
o Can breathe poison gas upon reaching level 50.
o Regenerate health and mana while in Tainted land, level 2.
o Immune from poison gas.
o Resistance to poison damage, level 2.
o Resistance to blunt damage, level 1.
o Resistance to cutting damage, level 1.
o Special: Upon gaining the Geomancy specialization or Nihilist
specialization, a viscanti becomes a Master Viscanti with statistics
changing by -3 strength, -1 con, +4 intelligence and +2
charisma. Viscanti warriors who choose the necromancy path, upon
gaining the necromancy specialization become a Brood Viscanti with
statistics changing by -2 intelligence, -3 charisma, +4 strength,
+1 dexterity, +2 constitution and +4 size.

DISADVANTAGES:
o Are susceptible to magic , level 1.
o Are susceptible to cold, level 1.

Merian Lord

STATISTICS:
Strength : 15 (-1 from 16 Original)
Dexterity : 14 (Same)
Constitution: 15 (Same)
Intelligence: 13 (Same)
Charisma : 12 (+1 from 11 Original)
Size : 14 (Same)

ADVANTAGES:
o Have a racial language, merian.
o Regain equilibrium faster, level 1 if Imperial Merian; Regain balance faster, level 1 if Merian Lord. (Trade the equi for balance if Knight)
o Regenerate health and mana while in water, level 2.
o Can automatically swim and tread water without taking damage.
o Can breathe underwater.
o Can DIVE into the ocean depths (RISE to come up).
o Resist asphyxiation damage, level 0. (Removed)
o Special: Already Weighted
DISADVANTAGES:
o Are susceptible to fire, level 1. (Down one)
o Are susceptible to electricity, level 1. (Down one)

I have to agree that generally speaking, not pointing at any suggestion in particular, that there is such a thing as "give and take". You can't honestly just keep asking for buffs without having to sacrifice something in return.

Of course there are exceptions, but I'm sure most of you know when that applies.

here'smy idea for illithoid!

ILLITHOID STATISTICS:
Strength : 13 (+2) Dexterity : 15 Constitution: 16 (+1)
Intelligence: 13 Charisma : 8 (+1) Size : 10

ADVANTAGES:
o Can psychically understand any spoken language.
o Regeneration while underground, level 2
o Have a level 3 resistance to psychic damage. (+1)
o Have a lvl 1 balance bonus. (New)
o MINDSENSE: Can sense others in the immediate area (level 50).
o Inner Worm: A unique racial ability. All illithoid contain an
inner worm. Upon reaching level 50, they may use this to drain the
psychic residue from corpses, artificially inflating their maximum
ego. They may ILLDRAIN corpses to inflate their ego, which
deteriorates to its original levels over time at a rate of 1 max
ego per minute. Their ego may be inflated 50 ego per level of the
illithoid player.

DISADVANTAGES:
o Are susceptible to magic, level 1. (-1)
o Are susceptable to cutting damage, level 1. (new)
o Have a level 1 equilibrium penalty (new)


Illithoid Monk Specs!!

Stat changes: -2 int, +1 size, +2 dex, +1 str
Illithoid monks are more accurate with nekotai/ninjakari weapons.

Thoughts?

The biggest boost to illithoids need to be a way to make them viable as influencers. Even if we illdrain to huge levels of max ego, our influencing attacks are really weak. Perhaps a downgrade to illdrain (keep it, just make it add less maxego per corpse) can compensate for a little more charisma.

One possible biggish suggestion would be to change illdrain somewhat and allow people to have a choice on WHAT illdrain will do. Perhaps at some level (80?) you can choose to switch illdrain from raising ego and instead have it raise something else... maxhp, or maxmana, or maybe even some other stats, like str or int. This is just a wild idea.

If they meet the requirements for the spec races, they become the spec race. Changeling faeling turns me into a Shadowcaster, never a base faeling.

Viscanti (non-specced)

STATISTICS:
Strength : 13 Dexterity : 13 Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 14 Charisma : 14 Size : 13

ADVANTAGES:
o Can breathe poison gas upon reaching level 50.
o Regenerate health and mana while in Tainted land, level 2.
o Immune from poison gas.
o Resistance to poison damage, level 2.
o Resistance to blunt damage, level 1.
o Resistance to cutting damage, level 1.

DISADVANTAGES:
o Weakness to magic damage, level 1
o Weakness to psychic damage, level 1

Master Viscanti: -3 strength, -2 dexterity, +3 intelligence and +2 charisma, +1 equilibrium bonus.

Brood Viscanti: -3 intelligence, -3 charisma, +3 strength, +2 dexterity, +2 constitution and +2 size, +1 balance bonus, -1 equlibrium bonus.
This makes Viscanti WAY more balanced and playable

Edit: here's the current Viscani for comparison:

STATISTICS:
Strength : 13 Dexterity : 10 Constitution: 14
Intelligence: 12 Charisma : 10 Size : 13

ADVANTAGES:
o Can breathe poison gas upon reaching level 50.
o Regenerate health and mana while in Tainted land, level 3.
o Immune from poison gas.
o Resistance to poison damage, level 1.
o Resistance to blunt damage, level 1.
o Resistance to cutting damage, level 1.
o Special: Upon gaining the Geomancy specialization or Nihilist
specialization, a viscanti becomes a Master Viscanti with statistics
changing by -2 strength, -2 dexterity, +3 intelligence and +2
charisma. Viscanti warriors who choose the necromancy path, upon
gaining the necromancy specialization become a Brood Viscanti with
statistics changing by -3 intelligence, -1 charisma, +3 strength,
+2 dexterity, +2 constitution and +2 size.

DISADVANTAGES:
o Heal more slowly from elixirs, level 2.

Special - Upon gaining the Necromancy specialization as a warrior, an orclach becomes an Ur'Lord Orclach, with statistics changing by +2 int and gaining Lvl 2 mana regeneration.

From a roleplay perspective it would seem fitting for Igasho's to be able to Scale. At least, I think it would be neat

If you're going to give me an ability I already possess, you'll have to make it better, like requiring half the balance recovery time. Not a bad idea, though.