Corrupt
Some stray too far into the methods of the Enemy, or allow their desires to overmaster their duty and loyalty. Those who embody the deceitful, subversive and dark ways of the Enemy are tainted, corrupted; they have fallen.
That’s an idea if you’re still looking for that kind of Shadow-taint idea. There are Black Númenoreans, after all.
Saint, as I was saying to you before, I’ve got a whole slew of stuff to work out with ya on this hack. The ones needing the most public feedback are the Nature descriptors for Men (non-Dúnedain), Dwarves and Hobbits. I brainstormed:
Man: Adaptation, Community and Self-Preservation (least pleased with the first but I like the other two)
Dwarf: Greed, Stubbornness, Loyalty (ideas spurred from Glendower’s Dwarf Guard hack)
Hobbit: Beneath Notice, Merriment, Back Woods (most happy with these, though finding a noun sort of descriptor for “bucolic” or “rustic” was annoying)
I figured we might as well have 'em, since that would mean less redundancy with the Denizens stuff: No need for the Nature (blah) specification. Just have Nature and it defaults to the race, making a Hobbit Cartographer different from a Dwarf Cartographer.
Orc: Aggressive, Destroying, Loud and Pursuing
Trolls: (Had to be different because of the different types and how some are fine in sunlight and others are not.)
– Torog (Hobbit troll): Nocturnal, Capturing, Hoarding, Eating
– Cave-Troll: Nocturnal, Huge, Obeying, Smashing
– Olog-hai (War trolls): Powerful, Fearless, Huge, Smashing
I even messed around with Balrog (Gigantic, Shadow & Flame, Aggressive, Tormenting) and Kraken (Predator, Constricting, Whelming, Laying in Wait) for fun. After all, the Kraken is still there and who knows whether another Balrog (or multiple) lie hidden or imprisoned in the North?
Last thing: King Elessar Telcontar (aka, Aragorn II)
Nature (Ranger)…6 | Resources…10
Will…6 | Circles…7
Health…5
Skills: Fighter 5, Persuader 4, Orator 4, Rider 4, Healer 4, Scout 5, Militarist 3, Realms-wise 4, Enemy-wise 4, Trail-wise 5, Obligation-wise 4
Traits: Alert (2), Leader (2), Wise (2), Determined (2)
Gear: Andúril (sword), Scepter of Annúminas, Elendilmir (crown), Ring of Barahir
Oh, and I meant to mention: If you’re looking for info, wikipedia is great for anything that involves insane geek knowledge (star trek, star wars, LotR, comics, etc.). Found a bunch of info there.