Mouse Racials?
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youthculture
Fighter
I kind of like resist poison and claws, or resist fear -- but that one's just for the sake of irony.
Hammerfist
Artisan
I guess part of it would be what breed of mouse are you.
Ren Suzume
Scout
I would go with claws and racial dodge.
Ezri
Knight
Actually mice and rats are notoriously easy to poison because they can't vomit. So unless you can show me a species of rat that's perhaps resistant to snake venom or something, I'd have to say no to that one.
Dodge is a good one... I've seen mice do some insane things to get away from a snake (back when the nature center did live feeds). In that same vein I can also see resist binding.
Dodge is a good one... I've seen mice do some insane things to get away from a snake (back when the nature center did live feeds). In that same vein I can also see resist binding.
jpariury
Duke
The use of warfarin as a rat poison is now declining because many rat populations have developed resistance to it - sourceEzri said:
The Grasshopper Mouse is known to be immune to various venoms released by its prey. (Scorpions, Snakes, etc.) - source
I'm sure a little more google-fu would turn up more examples.
Added: yeah, it did.
The consumption of non-nutritive substances may be an adaptive response to nausea. Nausea is frequently caused by a toxin, and non-nutritive substances may help dilute the toxin's effect on the body. Clay in particular binds and inactivates many types of chemicals and is therefore good at deactivating toxins (e.g. Philips et al. 1995, Philips 1999, Sarr et al. 1995). - source
Added to the house mouse's already prodigious talent to evade capture in our homes and businesses, bait-shyness and poison resistance could herald the arrival of the urban "super mouse". - source
Personally, I think mice should be allowed the Disease carrier. That'd make all sorts of people squirm. "Clearly mice-kin are necromantic!" Mwuahahaha.
Rats are known to have fantastic memories when it comes to having ingested a poison that made them sick, but does not kill them -- they will forever avoid anything that contains even a trace amount of that poison. Additionally, as has been previously pointed out that Warfarin (and other poisons) are just not as effective at killing rats because of the development of some immunities ... so I would go with Resist Poison as one of the racials. (I wish there was a DETECT POISON racial).
For the other racial, I would think that DODGE would be a good one ... ever try to hit a rat with a stick, shoe, or rock? They are pretty good at dodging their attackers.
While rats have claws, their teeth are much more dangerous weapons. So, I could see CLAWS as a possible racial skill, if you would like to fight with claws.
My choice, if I where to play a Rat scavenger, would be RESIST POISON and DODGE.
For the other racial, I would think that DODGE would be a good one ... ever try to hit a rat with a stick, shoe, or rock? They are pretty good at dodging their attackers.
While rats have claws, their teeth are much more dangerous weapons. So, I could see CLAWS as a possible racial skill, if you would like to fight with claws.
My choice, if I where to play a Rat scavenger, would be RESIST POISON and DODGE.
obcidian_bandit
Count
Ondreij said:
Umm.. There is?
It's called Scenting, and all scavvies (and sarr) get it.
(cough*Wylderkin*cough*whatever*cough)
Resist poison should count, any New Yorker can attest to the native rat populations indifference to the many things put out to kill them(not to mention their ability to carry numerous diseases). Racial dodge should be another as they are quick and can squeeze into narrow enviornments other species cant easily get into As for the claw issue it might be more akin to a Biata where the claw wouldnt really matter or be used as a weapon...
obcidian_bandit
Count
Disease is first level, and doesn't really do much.Wraith said: