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Looking for Scent

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#1
zombiegleemax
Mar 23, 2004 16:34:34 3e has a scent ability for some monsters and a race on my homebrew world are wolf people and would have it. But I can't find anything for 2e. Anyone know of a Scent ability or can make a good one up for me to use?
#2
sildatorak
Mar 23, 2004 16:53:52 The closest thing that 2e has is the minotaurs' ability to track as a ranger using their sense of smell.
#3
zombiegleemax
Mar 24, 2004 14:18:55 I've run into the same problem in the past Megamanfan. And developed a fairly quick and simple method. First I researched various animal varieties, and created a base average per type(treated like a thief ability:Hear Noise,ect).

Canine: 60%

Feline: 50%

Rodent : 70%

Bear/Wolverine : 60%

Herding(Deer/Elk/Moose/ect) : 60%

Weasel(Badger/Ferret/Hyena/ect) : 65%

Reptile : 30%

Beyond this, I take the characters wisdom and modify his/her base with the MDA(Magical Defense Adjustment). Granting +10% per point of MDA(max 95%).
EXAMPLE:
Race: Kzinti(Feline type) Base: 50%
Wisdom: 16 MDA+2(+20%)
TOTAL: 70%

I have my characters label it as follows:
AS-Smell: __%(AS=Acute Sense)
AS-Taste:
AS-Hearing:
AS-Sight:
AS-Touch:

I hope this helps....
#4
zombiegleemax
Mar 25, 2004 14:13:42 Keen sense of smell from Skills & Powers

Intuition Subability from Skills and Powers

+2 bonus to surprise checks

Tracking proficiency with bonus of +2

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Mar 23, 2004 16:34:34	3e has a scent ability for some monsters and a race on my homebrew world are wolf people and would have it. But I can't find anything for 2e. Anyone know of a Scent ability or can make a good one up for me to use?
#2 sildatorak Mar 23, 2004 16:53:52	The closest thing that 2e has is the minotaurs' ability to track as a ranger using their sense of smell.
#3 zombiegleemax Mar 24, 2004 14:18:55	I've run into the same problem in the past Megamanfan. And developed a fairly quick and simple method. First I researched various animal varieties, and created a base average per type(treated like a thief ability:Hear Noise,ect). Canine: 60% Feline: 50% Rodent : 70% Bear/Wolverine : 60% Herding(Deer/Elk/Moose/ect) : 60% Weasel(Badger/Ferret/Hyena/ect) : 65% Reptile : 30% Beyond this, I take the characters wisdom and modify his/her base with the MDA(Magical Defense Adjustment). Granting +10% per point of MDA(max 95%). EXAMPLE: Race: Kzinti(Feline type) Base: 50% Wisdom: 16 MDA+2(+20%) TOTAL: 70% I have my characters label it as follows: AS-Smell: __%(AS=Acute Sense) AS-Taste: AS-Hearing: AS-Sight: AS-Touch: I hope this helps....
#4 zombiegleemax Mar 25, 2004 14:13:42	Keen sense of smell from Skills & Powers Intuition Subability from Skills and Powers +2 bonus to surprise checks Tracking proficiency with bonus of +2