I’m digging up and polishing off the Rhino Men and Vulture Men. Not sure whether to call them Rhino People or Vulture People. Cat People had a nice ring to it, but Rhino Men rolls off the tongue. Do a search for Rhino Men and you’ll find all kinds of amazing art depicting Rhinocerous Warriors. These classes are not complete… I even have some revisions in mind for the Vulture Men as I write this, perhaps reducing their Spell Points to that akin to a Druid (see The Divine Spark) and giving more spells to begin with.
Rhino Men are a fighter variant, gaining armor over time due to their thick hides and fanatical combat discipline.
My Vulture Men are a very scholarly spin-off of the magician, having fewer Spell Points and being very frail, but have an ongoing Urge Spell that costs nothing. They can glide on the feathered wing flesh under their arms if only lightly burdened.
More than the mechanics of the classes, they are peoples that populate the world of the novel I’ve been working on. I think there are plentiful opportunities for great role-playing. Imagine, for example, a cleric with Sean Connery’s voice (from The Name of the Rose) on a mission with three unlikely companions: a cat person, a rhino person, and a vulture person. Please give criticism. I value criticism. Two download links below.
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