Topic: The Forsaken: an Undead Race for Rolemaster (any edition)

[EltonJ]

Hi,

My cousin Soulcleave wants to play an undead character in my home game. I thought I would ask for help on converting the Forsaken from the World of Warcraft Roleplaying Game, so he can. I'm just looking for guidance.  We will be using RMSS, but it can be for RMU and RM Classic as well.

[EvilWilliam]

They sound just like a type of free will undead, so I'd just slap an undead template on a base species (human?).

So, for RMU:
Attack:
Defense: Abomination (-20 DP) Regeneration, magical [1 H/ rnd, 10 min.] (30 DP) Proof, critical, no bleed (10 DP) Proof, critical, no stun (10 DP) Proof, critical, critical reduction I (10 DP)
Form: Body: dead flesh [1] (0 DP) Lifeless (5 DP) Breathing, no (20 DP) Distinct odor (-10 DP)
Miscellaneous: Type, undead III [III] (-3 DP) Mindless (-25 DP) Unsleeping (20 DP) Disturbing voice II [-20] (-20 DP)
Senses: Special: life sense II [10'R/ lvl] (20 DP) Dead sense deprivement (-30 DP)

Remove the Mindless, and it comes to requiring 42 DP, so basically it costs a level of development.

[jdale]

You could remove Unsleeping and just have them go into a torpor etc. Disturbing Voice and Distinct Odor are optional depending on what kind of undead you are going for. But the general approach, sure, just build a race with whatever package of traits you want.

[EltonJ]

They sound just like a type of free will undead, so I'd just slap an undead template on a base species (human?).

So, for RMU:
Attack:
Defense: Abomination (-20 DP) Regeneration, magical [1 H/ rnd, 10 min.] (30 DP) Proof, critical, no bleed (10 DP) Proof, critical, no stun (10 DP) Proof, critical, critical reduction I (10 DP)
Form: Body: dead flesh [1] (0 DP) Lifeless (5 DP) Breathing, no (20 DP) Distinct odor (-10 DP)
Miscellaneous: Type, undead III [III] (-3 DP) Mindless (-25 DP) Unsleeping (20 DP) Disturbing voice II [-20] (-20 DP)
Senses: Special: life sense II [10'R/ lvl] (20 DP) Dead sense deprivement (-30 DP)

Remove the Mindless, and it comes to requiring 42 DP, so basically it costs a level of development.

Ah thanks. I think that will help.