Nuclear Beasts

Other Potential Breeds

Some other Breeds that I could reasonably add in... remember that some of these may have been released elsewhere, and might reasonably be considered to have a different culture than the regular Beasts.

First Generation Beasts:

• Coyotes: like wolves, but with Thievery as a racial specialty. Might get a bonus to Spirit as well.
• Tigers: like Panthers, but with Swimming.
• Horses: big honkin' Clydesdales, probably.

Second Generation Beasts:

• Raccoons: a little bigger than Mice or Squirrels, but similar skills. Oh, and Night Vision.
• Porcupines: slower, but has spines.

Third Generation Beasts:

• Foxes: Just for the popularity?
• Goats: considered them before; they didn't seem that great.
• Tigers could be here as humanoids, so that they match up with Lions.

Hm. Of the initial lot, could I reasonably create a second cluster of Beasts and say that they were from a separate creation/release? Seems reasonable... I want that to be a part of the setting, anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to have some of the initial set be outlanders.

Let's see... Hyenas, obviously. In fact, the basis of the League is their rejection of the other Breeds. Squirrels? It wouldn't be impossible for Squirrels to be native to the Tanglewoods and just move it further away from the Sacred Hills. Oxen? They are the Breed that "doesn't quite fit" in the first set, but I dunno.

I could also just have the three different generations be native to different areas; that would help explain why worship of the All-Mother isn't 100%... there were other religions out there before the First Folk met the others and convinced them that they were the first and therefore knew what they were talking about.

Posted by Kiz at June 13, 2004 09:28 AM