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thepsionicbard 03-25-07, 03:51 PM	OK i just looked through the thread and there wasn't a topic like this.... so i was wondering how would albinism affect character creation/ development
Neutronium_Dragon 03-25-07, 04:06 PM	Generally speaking it wouldn't have more than roleplaying consequences. The game usually doesn't distinguish things like that. If you wanted to put stats to it, simply giving them the light sensitivity trait of orcs, drow, and so on would be sufficient.
Izodor_Shadowcaster 03-25-07, 04:16 PM	For balancing reasons, you might want to give them an extra feat with it.
bobothechimp 03-25-07, 04:18 PM	Light sensitivity, -2 con?
DrMorganes 03-25-07, 04:25 PM	Sounds like someone just finished an Elric novel! Albinism (http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html)by itself has no inherent bonuses or penalties in the official D&D rules. You'd need to work out any specifics with your DM. For an Elric-inspired character, keep in mind that much of what might be considered a bonus was simply due to environment or training. He was sickly, so he spent a lot of time reading - but he could do that because he was the Emperor of Melnibone! Because he read a lot, he knew a lot about many things. He was a potent sorcerer, but he had the time (perhaps CENTURIES - we're never told how old he is!) to practice and the entire library of the Bright Empire at his disposal. Both of these are better interpreted as class levels in Wizard and a naturally high INT score rather than any special bonus based on his physical condition. From a D&D rules perspective, Elric's physical frailty would make him unplayable as a PC. He was "helpless" without the special potions to restore this strength. I interpret this to be CON score around 5, a STR score around 7, and perhaps even a DEX at the same levels. He needed regular droughts of extended duration potions of Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength, and Cat's Grace just to function as a normal person. Such things would be unavailable to any PC until at least level 6! With a CON score so low, and levels in Wizard, you'd have at most 6 HP - still far too frail to take any significant knocking around in combat. By the time Elric acquired Stormbringer, he would have been at least Level 10 or 12 in D&D terms. The rest of his adventures are definitely on the high-end of non-epic, and certainly fall into epic levels in the final novel! In my opinion, you'd be better off going the other way. Interpret things like a low CON and STR as being a sickly and weak rather than looking to gain some sort of advantage from a special condition. If you want to describe your frail PC as an albino, great! DMs love flavor.
mtrpcic 03-25-07, 04:47 PM	Albino (Template) Race: This template can be added to any race. It must be applied at first level, and cannot be acquired. Bonuses: 1 Extra feat. This is to compensate to the heavy negatives that a player receives for his appearance. Instead of interacting socially as a child, he/she trained (thus giving said feat). +2 on Intimidate checks. The red eyes of an albino are often perceived as fierce. Staring into them causes chills to run up the spine of even a hardened warrior. Negatives: -10 on Disguise checks. Albinos are very rare, thus are spotted easily. -2 on Gather Information checks. People are just scared of you. -2 CHA. You're ugly. Face it. (Possible) Light Sensitivity That's how I would do it.
thepsionicbard 03-25-07, 04:54 PM	Sounds like someone just finished an Elric novel! Albinism (http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html)by itself has no inherent bonuses or penalties in the official D&D rules. You'd need to work out any specifics with your DM. For an Elric-inspired character, keep in mind that much of what might be considered a bonus was simply due to environment or training. He was sickly, so he spent a lot of time reading - but he could do that because he was the Emperor of Melnibone! Because he read a lot, he knew a lot about many things. He was a potent sorcerer, but he had the time (perhaps CENTURIES - we're never told how old he is!) to practice and the entire library of the Bright Empire at his disposal. Both of these are better interpreted as class levels in Wizard and a naturally high INT score rather than any special bonus based on his physical condition. From a D&D rules perspective, Elric's physical frailty would make him unplayable as a PC. He was "helpless" without the special potions to restore this strength. I interpret this to be CON score around 5, a STR score around 7, and perhaps even a DEX at the same levels. He needed regular droughts of extended duration potions of Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength, and Cat's Grace just to function as a normal person. Such things would be unavailable to any PC until at least level 6! With a CON score so low, and levels in Wizard, you'd have at most 6 HP - still far too frail to take any significant knocking around in combat. By the time Elric acquired Stormbringer, he would have been at least Level 10 or 12 in D&D terms. The rest of his adventures are definitely on the high-end of non-epic, and certainly fall into epic levels in the final novel! In my opinion, you'd be better off going the other way. Interpret things like a low CON and STR as being a sickly and weak rather than looking to gain some sort of advantage from a special condition. If you want to describe your frail PC as an albino, great! DMs love flavor. actualy i never heard of it what's Elric??? i just had a random thought on making a albino drow soulknife and i was wondering how the albinism would come into play
Neutronium_Dragon 03-25-07, 05:45 PM	I don't know how Elric portrays it, but albinism doesn't inherently make you sickly. Assuming that it's full-fledged albinism, you're susceptible to sunburn (since your skin is unpigmented), but otherwise the only impact that it has is to give you weak vision (of the seriously nearsighted variety) Light sensitivity would cover that, although I suppose if you want to model nearsightedness then you could double the range increment penalty for attacks. Albinism doesn't really interfere with your health otherwise. Also, it doesn't actually give you red eyes. An albino has normal eye colors washed out towards gray. What does happen is that, because the retinas aren't absorbing properly, an albino can get a red-eye reflection effect under normal light (whereas for most people it takes a bright light such as a camera flash).
Eikre 03-25-07, 06:06 PM	Wait, we're statting Albinism? Perhaps we should do Redheads next. Get sunburnt easier! +2 to preform (Tapdance)! And then, I think, people that don't have nails on their pinky-toes. -5 to balance! Ability to force-march for longer, because you wear shoes all the time to cover your terrible deformity, and that's increased your foot-endurance! Everybody, go home. We're done. The internet has reached it's absolute apex. There's nowhere to go from here.
DrMorganes 03-25-07, 06:13 PM	actualy i never heard of it what's Elric??? i just had a random thought on making a albino drow soulknife and i was wondering how the albinism would come into play More on Elric of Melnibone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric). Durn kids! ;)
Willie the Duck 03-25-07, 06:25 PM	Well, drow already have trouble in sunlight, whether this would be emulated by albino light sensitivity (i.e. be the same as, and not stack with), or make you genuinely blind in sunlight, is a question only your DM can answer. Albinos are also as susceptable to sunburn, highly annoying in real life and potentially deadly if you were forced to walk across summer grasslands without a hat (and probably quite a concern for pre-antibiotic societies since burns and blisters are infection sources). Perhaps a day in the sun would inflict a point of temporary con damage (easily healed by resting up afterwords or with low level magic, but definately a resources use. Please, above all else, realize that an albino drow is not going to look like a normal elf. First and foremost, albinos have no pigment -- none (at least melanin). That does not just look realy pale, it looks odd. Likewise, a drow still has weird eyes, now with no pigment. More to the point, anyone who would play an albino drow as being able to pass as a elf would be considered tby other players to be looking for allthe benefits of drowdom, without taking any of the social penalties.
Spinal_Tap 03-26-07, 07:19 AM	Sounds like someone just finished an Elric novel! From a D&D rules perspective, Elric's physical frailty would make him unplayable as a PC. He was "helpless" without the special potions to restore this strength. I interpret this to be CON score around 5, a STR score around 7 His official d20 stats can be found in Worlds of the Eternal Champion. If I recall correctly he is a Fighter 8/Wizard 20 with a 5 Str/5 Con. Stormbringer is a +10 greatsword that drains d100 points of Con per hit.
Bluescale 03-26-07, 08:55 AM	This reminds me of an albino tiefling I once played. I think the idea came from trying to figure out why the great granddaughter of a succubus had a penalty to her Charisma score. I eventually decided to add the sunlight/heat sensitivity into her stats by reducing her fire resistance by one (I don't really know what I would have done for a regular human). I didn't give her anything in exchange for the fire resistance reduction though, since in real life, nature doesn't often compensate you for problematic physical conditions. Well, that and I didn't think a 1 point reduction of fire resistance was worth anywhere near an extra feat.
Jim Johnny 03-26-07, 09:36 AM	Hail to Elric! Moorcock is a great writer! --------------------------
Zumarai 03-26-07, 09:39 AM	Hail to Elric! The illustration (by Jeff Dees) of him in the 1st edition Deities & Demigods is what really put the D&D hook in me, back in the day.
Temroc 03-26-07, 12:58 PM	i just had a random thought on making a albino drow soulknife and i was wondering how the albinism would come into play Look up the City of the Spider Queen. The final 'boss' is an albino drow. I don't recall her having any certain drawbacks. http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/csq_gallery/44457.jpg http://www.wizards.com/global/images/products_fracc_885740000_lgpic.jpg
sigma999 03-26-07, 01:53 PM	One small suggestion, I have never seen albino humans with red eyes.. they tend to be sky blue.
Voldar_Mecorthio 03-26-07, 07:46 PM	You could make Albinism a flaw. Light sensitivity and -2 on charisma based skill checks with people who know of your condition would work.
sigma999 03-26-07, 08:00 PM	More like -2 to any social check based on appearance in cultures full of darker skin people, or in some regions a +1 to +2 depending on whether albinism is seen as fortuitious and a "gift from the gods" or a curse. Also, the more they stand out, the greater the penalty or bonus. An albino in Sweden, for instance, might not have the same stigma as one in the Congo. Skin color is an extremely relative thing, and be careful not to generalize; I'm of Irish and Norse descent and grew up in a mostly Italian/Black/tanned city, facing discrimination and insults sometimes merely for being "too pale". Expectedly this clears up later in life as I got to see more variety of people and nationalities, but that childhood and those memories stay forever. Most might think one wouldn't be excluded for being too light skinned in this age of American fervor for black and latino rights, but it happens.
Eatable_Dice 03-26-07, 08:09 PM	Look up the City of the Spider Queen. The final 'boss' is an albino drow. I don't recall her having any certain drawbacks. http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/csq_gallery/44457.jpg http://www.wizards.com/global/images/products_fracc_885740000_lgpic.jpg Damn!Beat to it!She is albino, sexy and deadly. I donīt see why albino need to be protrayed as Ugly in a world with Half-orcs, real ugly people from my point of view.
hiryuu 03-26-07, 08:21 PM	One small suggestion, I have never seen albino humans with red eyes.. they tend to be sky blue. You've probably never seen a true albino human, then (blue eyes indicate a presence of some sort of pigment, probably quite similar to blizzard color morph leopard geckos: a totally white morph with ice-blue eyes). Played a short time in a group with an albino. He had to use a magnifying visor to read his character sheet, and his eyes were the distinctive pink color. There's an albino at the Office Max I go to, he has the red, as well. According to my roomate, there was an albino black guy who used to wander around his neighborhood, and he says he had the red, as well. A quick trip on google found this: http://grandpacliff.com/Animals/Img-Animals/Img-Albinos/albino-human-caucasion2-b.jpg http://www.auge-online.de/Wissenswertes/Bestandteile/Albino400.jpg
sigma999 03-26-07, 08:57 PM	well thanks hiryuu that's new to me :O
hiryuu 03-26-07, 09:17 PM	well thanks hiryuu that's new to me :O I've found that the universe, at least to me, just gets weirder the longer I live in it.
Spikes01k 03-27-07, 10:47 AM	Albino (Template) Race: This template can be added to any race. It must be applied at first level, and cannot be acquired. Bonuses: 1 Extra feat. This is to compensate to the heavy negatives that a player receives for his appearance. Instead of interacting socially as a child, he/she trained (thus giving said feat). +2 on Intimidate checks. The red eyes of an albino are often perceived as fierce. Staring into them causes chills to run up the spine of even a hardened warrior. Negatives: -10 on Disguise checks. Albinos are very rare, thus are spotted easily. -2 on Gather Information checks. People are just scared of you. -2 CHA. You're ugly. Face it. (Possible) Light Sensitivity That's how I would do it. I like it! Nice Job. Seems balanced. PS the -2 Cha might want to be changed.
okaynowa 03-27-07, 11:01 AM	According to the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html):A common myth is that by definition people with albinism have red eyes. In fact there are different types of albinism, and the amount of pigment in the eyes varies. Although some individuals with albinism have reddish or violet eyes, most have blue eyes. Some have hazel or brown eyes.So, apparently both the blue and the red are possible. Just a bit of trivia-- in Guinea (that's in western Africa, between Sierra Leone and Liberia), people with albinism are sometimes referred to as bon blancs, or "the good whites." I saw about a half-dozen people with albinism while I was visiting Conakry.
Yakman 03-27-07, 11:03 AM	Moreover, many albinos suffer from poor eyesight. They should have restrictions on how far they can see (missile attack penalties?) and should be even worse than humans in the dark.
sigma999 03-27-07, 04:39 PM	An opposite of "lowlight vision": reversed so that the character with such a drawback can only see half as far as most humanoids in normal light conditions.
hiryuu 03-27-07, 09:16 PM	According to the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html):So, apparently both the blue and the red are possible. Just a bit of trivia-- in Guinea (that's in western Africa, between Sierra Leone and Liberia), people with albinism are sometimes referred to as bon blancs, or "the good whites." I saw about a half-dozen people with albinism while I was visiting Conakry. I know I was talking about true albinism (complete absence of pigment; note that the most common form of albinism in humans is the white forelock), but I think that's a holdover from being into selective breeding with reptiles, notably pythons and leopard geckos. We used to make piebald pythons, which is another fun form of albinism where the lack of pigment occurs in random patches, so you get snakes that look like they've got white paint on them in weird places, and can even have one red eye and one "standard" colored eye.
Delfedd 03-27-07, 09:36 PM	Perhaps we should do Redheads next. Get sunburnt easier! +2 to preform (Tapdance)! Oh really? huh... maybe I should start taking levels in bard. I gotta take advantage of that.
nighttree 03-27-07, 11:28 PM	I know I was talking about true albinism (complete absence of pigment; note that the most common form of albinism in humans is the white forelock), but I think that's a holdover from being into selective breeding with reptiles, notably pythons and leopard geckos. We used to make piebald pythons, which is another fun form of albinism where the lack of pigment occurs in random patches, so you get snakes that look like they've got white paint on them in weird places, and can even have one red eye and one "standard" colored eye. GO HERPER....:D Boa's and Monitors.......;)
InsanePsychoRabbit 03-28-07, 07:53 AM	I have an albino corn snake; she has ruby red pupils like that. That's why we named her Ruby. I saw an albino person once, but I don't remember what color her eyes were.
thepsionicbard 03-31-07, 03:49 PM	Please, above all else, realize that an albino drow is not going to look like a normal elf. First and foremost, albinos have no pigment -- none (at least melanin). That does not just look realy pale, it looks odd. Likewise, a drow still has weird eyes, now with no pigment. More to the point, anyone who would play an albino drow as being able to pass as a elf would be considered tby other players to be looking for allthe benefits of drowdom, without taking any of the social penalties. trust me I'm not trying to play a normal elf with powerz1331 he will truly be an albino think of the Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus (http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/characins2/a/blindcavefish.htm) as a kind of inspiration (of course my character wont be completely blind) by the way why the extra feat?? nnot that im complaning i like it it fits in with my needs i was just wondering.
Joush Mark 03-31-07, 06:03 PM	Albinos aren't ugly. At least, they should not be put into a group with half orcs for Charisma, with assorted penalty to interaction skills that make them even worse at social skills then a half orc. As far as it as a flaw goes, why not -2 to spot and search with Light Sensitivity (-1 to attacks in brightly lit situations. Blinded for 1 round by exposure to bright light.) If they are ostracized in your game there doesn't need go be a game rule for it.
Archangel_yuki 03-31-07, 06:09 PM	[QUOTE=mtrpcic;11884602] +2 on Intimidate checks. The red eyes of an albino are often perceived as fierce. Staring into them causes chills to run up the spine of even a hardened warrior.[QUOTE] This is actually a myth. The most common eye color among albiunos is brown, then blue. I dont thnik that albinoisim has ever been connected with eye color.
Draginja 03-31-07, 07:20 PM	How about... sunlight vulnerability half-sight (can only see half as far) -2 Cha -1 ECL (one extra class level)
zuul88 04-01-07, 10:05 AM	Skin color is an extremely relative thing, and be careful not to generalize; I'm of Irish and Norse descent and grew up in a mostly Italian/Black/tanned city, facing discrimination and insults sometimes merely for being "too pale". Expectedly this clears up later in life as I got to see more variety of people and nationalities, but that childhood and those memories stay forever. Most might think one wouldn't be excluded for being too light skinned in this age of American fervor for black and latino rights, but it happens. Which is why Skinheads are the largest when whites are the minority within a larger non-white city. There are almost none in the mid-west but in Orange County, Ca is one of the largest per captia. The way you descirbe being insulted means you dont know what it is like to go to a school with less then 10% whites but 60%mexican and 30%black. There being "insulted and discriminated" is being jumped by 3-8 of them on a constant basis. Fighting becomes a intergal part of your life and worldview. I like the -2 charisma not because you are ugly but because are mistrustful of those you dont know. You have been insulted, discriminated, beat up by those who saw you as "different."
thepsionicbard 04-10-07, 11:42 AM	:bump:
AMGriffin 04-10-07, 02:29 PM	...Why is everyone giving albinos light sensitivity? They sun burn easily but there's nothing about the illness that makes the sun too bright for their eyes. I don't think albinism would necessarily have an effect on actual gameplay mechanics. I mean, if your albino character spends most of his days in sunny climates outside then he'll probably sunburn quickly or something like that, but I really don't think it would do much else.
thepsionicbard 04-16-07, 03:01 PM	:bump:
calronmoonflower 04-16-07, 04:04 PM	...Why is everyone giving albinos light sensitivity? They sun burn easily but there's nothing about the illness that makes the sun too bright for their eyes. Lack of pigment in the yes causes more sunlight to bleed through.
The_Basilisk 04-16-07, 05:23 PM	*looks at the cover of Complete Mage* Creepy! But seriously, I doubt being albino would have any effect on game mechanics. It would just be an appearance thing, and maybe a social stigma depending on local culture. I seriously doubt lacking pigment in your eyes would make you light sensitive, other than sunburning more easily than most.
AMGriffin 04-16-07, 05:37 PM	Lack of pigment in the yes causes more sunlight to bleed through. But bad enough to make them as sensitive to light as ORCS, who live in dark caves?
calronmoonflower 04-16-07, 09:16 PM	But bad enough to make them as sensitive to light as ORCS, who live in dark caves? Got me I personally don't know any orcs or albinos. Maybe just give them -2 to spot checks in bright light.
Naderion 04-17-07, 02:20 PM	I just looked up wikipedia and it's said there that various special eye-conditions most often go along with albinism and most such people suffer of bad eyesight because of that. Light sensitivity is a quite common symptom.
thepsionicbard 07-25-07, 09:49 AM	Quote: Originally Posted by mtrpcic Albino (Template) Race: This template can be added to any race. It must be applied at first level, and cannot be acquired. Bonuses: 1 Extra feat. This is to compensate to the heavy negatives that a player receives for his appearance. Instead of interacting socially as a child, he/she trained (thus giving said feat). +2 on Intimidate checks. The red eyes of an albino are often perceived as fierce. Staring into them causes chills to run up the spine of even a hardened warrior. Negatives: -10 on Disguise checks. Albinos are very rare, thus are spotted easily. -2 on Gather Information checks. People are just scared of you. -2 CHA. You're mistrusted . Light Sensitivity: you can only see half as far in bright light
RobbyPants 07-25-07, 09:58 AM	*looks at the cover of Complete Mage* Creepy! But seriously, I doubt being albino would have any effect on game mechanics. It would just be an appearance thing, and maybe a social stigma depending on local culture. I seriously doubt lacking pigment in your eyes would make you light sensitive, other than sunburning more easily than most. I agree. I don't see why there needs to be a rule change associated with this. If you seriously feel your albino character needs to have a penalty to charisma, just put your lowest stat there and call him an albino. +/- 2s in this game are meant to represent some pretty serious bonuses or penalties to a stat. I don't think that something like albanism would justify that big of a change. EDIT: Quote: Originally Posted by mtrpcic Albino (Template) Race: This template can be added to any race. It must be applied at first level, and cannot be acquired. Bonuses: 1 Extra feat. This is to compensate to the heavy negatives that a player receives for his appearance. Instead of interacting socially as a child, he/she trained (thus giving said feat). +2 on Intimidate checks. The red eyes of an albino are often perceived as fierce. Staring into them causes chills to run up the spine of even a hardened warrior. Negatives: -10 on Disguise checks. Albinos are very rare, thus are spotted easily. -2 on Gather Information checks. People are just scared of you. -2 CHA. You're mistrusted . Light Sensitivity: you can only see half as far in bright light I don't see why (in terms of in-game reasoning) they should get a bonus feat. I understand that it's to mechanically balance them, but I don't like the flavor of this. As an option, you could just turn it into a flaw (which inherently grants a bonus feat). To be honest with you, RP reasons aside, I think the bonus feat granted is more powerful than the penalties in most cases. Obviously, you won't pick a Cha-dependant class, so it will be a non-issue. Bonus feats are powerful. It's one of the reasons that when someone asks "what's the best race for X?", the first post is almost always something to the effect of "when in doubt, human. They're good at everything they do".
asurademon 07-25-07, 05:03 PM	Albino (Template) Race: This template can be added to any race. It must be applied at first level, and cannot be acquired. Bonuses: 1 Extra feat. This is to compensate to the heavy negatives that a player receives for his appearance. Instead of interacting socially as a child, he/she trained (thus giving said feat). +2 on Intimidate checks. The red eyes of an albino are often perceived as fierce. Staring into them causes chills to run up the spine of even a hardened warrior. Negatives: -10 on Disguise checks. Albinos are very rare, thus are spotted easily. -2 on Gather Information checks. People are just scared of you. -2 CHA. You're ugly. Face it. (Possible) Light Sensitivity That's how I would do it. The only albino I have ever seen (well human albino anyways) had an almost unearthly beauty about her, if it weren't that the modeling industry doesn't go for people too unusual looking she could have without a doubt have been a model. Her eyes were very pale violet rather than red as well, so maybe she had just a tiny bit of pigment in her eyes, but she had none in her skin or hair. Anyhow light sensitivity is the best way to go with this I think, I spoke to her, and she said people with her condition can be so sensitive to sunlight that it can permanently blind them, that sounds like even worse light sensitivity than what drow have to me.
Lionhearted 07-25-07, 06:27 PM	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino read before you come with your racist statements.. sheisse.
ragoftag 07-25-07, 07:27 PM	Very distant relatives of mine are albinos, well 3 of them. A grandfather-grandchild combo and their cousin. In their family, they just look a little odd, but then the rest are white-pale Nordic (Denmark) types! All 3 wore glasses when last i saw them (family reunion, '60s), only the old man (80s ?) had skin problems and all 3 had white hair in a family of pale blondes. The cousin had a weak tan, but all made a point of staying out of the noonday sun. Then again, that was August in south Georgia and a good idea for anybody. A pasty white Scot-Irish could feel dark skinned in their presence!
BaltotheJunkie 07-25-07, 07:54 PM	According to the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html):So, apparently both the blue and the red are possible. Just a bit of trivia-- in Guinea (that's in western Africa, between Sierra Leone and Liberia), people with albinism are sometimes referred to as bon blancs, or "the good whites." I saw about a half-dozen people with albinism while I was visiting Conakry. Yeah, in Benin and Togo I saw a lot as well. Albinism is not sexy in real life.
nighttree 07-25-07, 10:37 PM	Yeah, in Benin and Togo I saw a lot as well. Albinism is not sexy in real life. Neither is "back hair"....but people play the cards the God's deal them :D
BaltotheJunkie 07-27-07, 08:09 AM	Neither is "back hair"....but people play the cards the God's deal them :D I somehow doubt Elric would have had the same fatalistic yet heroic flavor if he had been afflicted with back hair...
Roog 07-27-07, 09:12 AM	-10 on Disguise checks. Albinos are very rare, thus are spotted easily. That sounds far too big, a male Dwarf disguised as a female Elf only takes a -4 penalty. -10 would even cancel the bonus due to magical shapechangeing Magic that alters your form, such as alter self, disguise self, polymorph, or shapechange, grants you a +10 bonus on Disguise checks.
Thurbane 07-27-07, 08:19 PM	I'd say just take the Distinctive trait from UA, and say that you are an Albino. :)
RuckusFox 07-28-07, 02:18 PM	We had an Albino Half-Orc called Kaligula once. But...we didn't do anything special for him. If you're up for a challenge, though, you could give them light sensitivity and an increased out-sider rating found in Ravenloft. Of course...there's nothing to be gained...but oh well.
Asra 07-28-07, 04:06 PM	I've seen a pretty attractive albino before, though she had blue eyes. The bad skin usually comes from spending too much time outside. As for that zany template, not all albinos have red eyes. Also, CHA =/= Appearance! I mean, hideous demons and devils have higher CHA scores than Nymphs! But still, being ostracized usually results in a lower charisma, so the -2 CHA might be justified, or you could just stick it on all skills having to do with CHA.