Are there any rules for Alibnism? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Are there any rules for Alibnism? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Kohdok
10-28-04, 09:03 PM Sorry, couldn't really think of where to put this.

I'd made my own rules for Albinism because I designed an Albino Dracotaur character, but then someone told me that the rules for Albinism exist. He couldn't tell me what they were or where they were from, though...

So, does anyone know?
Thorak
10-28-04, 10:33 PM Your character is Albino. Your skin and hair are white, or nearly so. Your eyes are pinkish-red. You tend to sunburn easily.

Was there anything else albinism should do? It doesn't really affect anything else, game-wise.
The_EvilDungeon_Master
10-28-04, 10:47 PM The name passes me at the moment, but whats the thing called that makes drow suffer in light?
Kohdok
10-28-04, 10:54 PM The name passes me at the moment, but whats the thing called that makes drow suffer in light?

Either "Light Blindess" or "You worship Lolth so you don't belong here".

I meant, are there any pros and cons, like Light Sensitivity x2 in exchenge for an extra feat. Albinoes are sensitive to light from their eyes and skin, but they work harder to try to fit in.
Encard
10-29-04, 12:37 AM You could do that, but I think it's stretching things a bit. I mean, they're albino.. They're not creatures that've spent nearly their entire lives living in complete darkness like the drow. I'd suggest just leaving it as a descriptive trait rather than a mechanical effect.

EDIT: Oh, and no, I've never seen any official rules for it.
Escef
10-29-04, 08:18 AM The name passes me at the moment, but whats the thing called that makes drow suffer in light?

That, good sir, would be eyeballs.
xmcknight
10-29-04, 09:41 AM I would also give the light sensitivity. True albinos are very uncomfortable in bright light and often have to wear shades.

Also, I know this is not the place for it, but you are the second person I have ever heard of playing an albino. The first was me, in Star wars, I played an albino wookie named 'No Baka'
Maug
10-29-04, 10:19 AM Hahaheheah ....

Albino Wookie ... just .. lame

Iv played a couple of albinos during the yeasrs and just used it as a descriptive trait.

BTW: There arent any rules for albinoism.
hiryuu
10-29-04, 01:15 PM Sure there are.

Stat bonus Willpower +1, allergy, mild: sunlight, plus one other defect that....oh, wait, that's Shadowrun. There's albinos all over the place there. Lots of albino gnomes, too, oddly enough. In D&D? No, not that I know of.

I know there's an albino Drow in one of these adventures someplace.....I think it's City of the Spider Queen, but other than that, no, I don't think there's any hard rules for such a thing.
LukiLoki
10-29-04, 02:01 PM Feat: Albino
Prerequisites: White skin and Hair, Pink Eyes
Benefit: "Golly you're white!"
Normal: You're not that white.
Azual
10-29-04, 08:13 PM Either "Light Blindess" or "You worship Lolth so you don't belong here".

I meant, are there any pros and cons, like Light Sensitivity x2 in exchenge for an extra feat. Albinoes are sensitive to light from their eyes and skin, but they work harder to try to fit in.

:D ME LIKE the Second name ITS GOING INTO MY SIG YAY
Incenjucar
10-29-04, 08:55 PM Either "Light Blindess" or "You worship Lolth so you don't belong here".

I meant, are there any pros and cons, like Light Sensitivity x2 in exchenge for an extra feat. Albinoes are sensitive to light from their eyes and skin, but they work harder to try to fit in.

There are no pros. Why would there be? It's a genetic abnormality. It's like saying having a mole on your butt should give you a free feat.
DarthRandal
10-30-04, 09:05 PM [H]aving a mole on your butt should give you a free feat.

You heard it here first, folks; Incenjucar is a firm proponent of the ruling that a mole on the butt qualifies one for a bonus feat. The defense rests.

http://boards1.wizards.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Man, creative quoting is fun!
Delvor
11-24-04, 04:37 AM Could elves be albino?

I have a woodelf character
General Dorsey
11-24-04, 08:07 AM For things like this, you should use Flaws from Unearthed Arcana. There are a couple that could apply and they each grant a bonus feat. You could also apply traits to help round things out a bit.
Bluebrush
11-24-04, 09:41 AM That, good sir, would be eyeballs.

^_^ ROFLCOPTER
Kweaper
11-24-04, 02:36 PM Sorry, couldn't really think of where to put this.

I'd made my own rules for Albinism because I designed an Albino Dracotaur character, but then someone told me that the rules for Albinism exist. He couldn't tell me what they were or where they were from, though...

So, does anyone know?

You are like a Vampire, dude.
The Sun Hurts you but doesn't kill you, unless you stay out in it for an extended period of time.
shakedown47
11-24-04, 05:12 PM If your character is albino, I wouldn't have any special rules, except maybe soem sort of harsher reaction to spells like 'daylight' and such. He naturally would wear concealing clothing if the sun irritated him, so it probably wouldn't come up in gameplay. If your going for an Elric-inspired character, one who is albino and sickly, just give yourself a -2 constitution modifier in addition to any other racial modifiers.

It's best to keep special rules like these simple, so that they only come up in character creation or under very special circumstances, so you can concentrate more on roleplaying the character as opposed to playing him to avoid all of his negative characteristics. Like the Elric rule, negative constituion to start with, jsut remember to make him cough or weak or whatever on a pretty regular basis, and since it's a stat the rest takes care of itself.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Kohdok 10-28-04, 09:03 PM	Sorry, couldn't really think of where to put this. I'd made my own rules for Albinism because I designed an Albino Dracotaur character, but then someone told me that the rules for Albinism exist. He couldn't tell me what they were or where they were from, though... So, does anyone know?
Thorak 10-28-04, 10:33 PM	Your character is Albino. Your skin and hair are white, or nearly so. Your eyes are pinkish-red. You tend to sunburn easily. Was there anything else albinism should do? It doesn't really affect anything else, game-wise.
The_EvilDungeon_Master 10-28-04, 10:47 PM	The name passes me at the moment, but whats the thing called that makes drow suffer in light?
Kohdok 10-28-04, 10:54 PM	The name passes me at the moment, but whats the thing called that makes drow suffer in light? Either "Light Blindess" or "You worship Lolth so you don't belong here". I meant, are there any pros and cons, like Light Sensitivity x2 in exchenge for an extra feat. Albinoes are sensitive to light from their eyes and skin, but they work harder to try to fit in.
Encard 10-29-04, 12:37 AM	You could do that, but I think it's stretching things a bit. I mean, they're albino.. They're not creatures that've spent nearly their entire lives living in complete darkness like the drow. I'd suggest just leaving it as a descriptive trait rather than a mechanical effect. EDIT: Oh, and no, I've never seen any official rules for it.
Escef 10-29-04, 08:18 AM	The name passes me at the moment, but whats the thing called that makes drow suffer in light? That, good sir, would be eyeballs.
xmcknight 10-29-04, 09:41 AM	I would also give the light sensitivity. True albinos are very uncomfortable in bright light and often have to wear shades. Also, I know this is not the place for it, but you are the second person I have ever heard of playing an albino. The first was me, in Star wars, I played an albino wookie named 'No Baka'
Maug 10-29-04, 10:19 AM	Hahaheheah .... Albino Wookie ... just .. lame Iv played a couple of albinos during the yeasrs and just used it as a descriptive trait. BTW: There arent any rules for albinoism.
hiryuu 10-29-04, 01:15 PM	Sure there are. Stat bonus Willpower +1, allergy, mild: sunlight, plus one other defect that....oh, wait, that's Shadowrun. There's albinos all over the place there. Lots of albino gnomes, too, oddly enough. In D&D? No, not that I know of. I know there's an albino Drow in one of these adventures someplace.....I think it's City of the Spider Queen, but other than that, no, I don't think there's any hard rules for such a thing.
LukiLoki 10-29-04, 02:01 PM	Feat: Albino Prerequisites: White skin and Hair, Pink Eyes Benefit: "Golly you're white!" Normal: You're not that white.
Azual 10-29-04, 08:13 PM	Either "Light Blindess" or "You worship Lolth so you don't belong here". I meant, are there any pros and cons, like Light Sensitivity x2 in exchenge for an extra feat. Albinoes are sensitive to light from their eyes and skin, but they work harder to try to fit in. :D ME LIKE the Second name ITS GOING INTO MY SIG YAY
Incenjucar 10-29-04, 08:55 PM	Either "Light Blindess" or "You worship Lolth so you don't belong here". I meant, are there any pros and cons, like Light Sensitivity x2 in exchenge for an extra feat. Albinoes are sensitive to light from their eyes and skin, but they work harder to try to fit in. There are no pros. Why would there be? It's a genetic abnormality. It's like saying having a mole on your butt should give you a free feat.
DarthRandal 10-30-04, 09:05 PM	[H]aving a mole on your butt should give you a free feat. You heard it here first, folks; Incenjucar is a firm proponent of the ruling that a mole on the butt qualifies one for a bonus feat. The defense rests. http://boards1.wizards.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Man, creative quoting is fun!
Delvor 11-24-04, 04:37 AM	Could elves be albino? I have a woodelf character
General Dorsey 11-24-04, 08:07 AM	For things like this, you should use Flaws from Unearthed Arcana. There are a couple that could apply and they each grant a bonus feat. You could also apply traits to help round things out a bit.
Bluebrush 11-24-04, 09:41 AM	That, good sir, would be eyeballs. ^_^ ROFLCOPTER
Kweaper 11-24-04, 02:36 PM	Sorry, couldn't really think of where to put this. I'd made my own rules for Albinism because I designed an Albino Dracotaur character, but then someone told me that the rules for Albinism exist. He couldn't tell me what they were or where they were from, though... So, does anyone know? You are like a Vampire, dude. The Sun Hurts you but doesn't kill you, unless you stay out in it for an extended period of time.
shakedown47 11-24-04, 05:12 PM	If your character is albino, I wouldn't have any special rules, except maybe soem sort of harsher reaction to spells like 'daylight' and such. He naturally would wear concealing clothing if the sun irritated him, so it probably wouldn't come up in gameplay. If your going for an Elric-inspired character, one who is albino and sickly, just give yourself a -2 constitution modifier in addition to any other racial modifiers. It's best to keep special rules like these simple, so that they only come up in character creation or under very special circumstances, so you can concentrate more on roleplaying the character as opposed to playing him to avoid all of his negative characteristics. Like the Elric rule, negative constituion to start with, jsut remember to make him cough or weak or whatever on a pretty regular basis, and since it's a stat the rest takes care of itself.