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Wasabi
Concealment is a physical power so it only works in the meatworld and not in astral space.
Sixgun_Sage
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jul 22 2010, 06:04 PM) *
What do you mean? The Concealment Power, which functions only in meat (and astral, for Pixies)? And they can't *be* Technomancers.



Well, what I mean is there a reason beyond them having a Magic attribute? If not could a Pixie with Impaired Magic become a Technomancer and if so, would Resonance be substituted for Magic as the rules and setting seem to support Technomancy as a form of magic...
Yerameyahu
I'm pretty sure Concealment works in Astral for dual-natured beings. Could be mistaken.

Well, the rules seem to be that Pixies are Paranormal Critters, which are fundamentally incompatible with Resonance. They're life forms literally born of Magic. Pixies even Vanish when they die.

There are Emergent Critters, which are basically the Resonance version of Paranormal Critters. They, in turn, are fundamentally incompatible with Magic. So, the reason is 'the rules and the setting say so'. Your group is *free* to change the rules and tweak the setting. biggrin.gif

Resonance certainly resembles Magic, but it's more like the opposite than 'a form of magic'. At every turn, the two are totally incompatible (in the rules and setting, which you're free to change wink.gif ).
The Jopp
QUOTE (Apathy @ Jul 22 2010, 06:28 PM) *
Speaking of infection, what happens to pixies when they get infected? Elves become Banshees, Orks become Windegos, what do Pixies become? Also, what about the Kruger strain - are there Pixie-Ghouls?


They become the Tooth Fairies from Hellboy II. They need a dietary complement of teeth. One set of teeth per day (upper and lower jaw).
The Jopp
The Tooth Fairies
Infected Pixies have become a serious nuisance as they have multiplied in the darker areas of the cities.

Due to their unique dietary requirement they frequently inhabit metahuman cities and breed in large numbers, a side effect of their condition. There are two kinds of these, the somewhat intelligent loners who can survive on their own and usually live a solitary life and the more mindless packs.

The mindless packs are more organized as a hive and breed in large numbers and fly as swarms, thankfully these are rare and hives are often hunted down by paranormal critter exterminators.

Animals tend to react to their presence and usually hides.

Appearance:
Pale, hairless, porcelain like skin and trancelucent wings and glows in the dark. Twin rows of sharp teeth, exceptional strength for their small stature.

Statistics
Stat Bonus: As Goblin
Powers: Flight, Concealment, Low-Light Vision, Infection, Enhance Senses (Hearing, Vision)
Dietary Requirement: Metahuman Teeth and Flesh (Amount needed: As Ghoul)
Allergy: Sunlight (Mild)
Vulnerability: Fire

Metagenic Qualities
Dermal Deposits
Nocturnal
Fangs
Bioluminescense
Critter Spook
Sixgun_Sage
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jul 22 2010, 05:36 PM) *
I'm pretty sure Concealment works in Astral for dual-natured beings. Could be mistaken.

Well, the rules seem to be that Pixies are Paranormal Critters, which are fundamentally incompatible with Resonance. They're life forms literally born of Magic. Pixies even Vanish when they die.

There are Emergent Critters, which are basically the Resonance version of Paranormal Critters. They, in turn, are fundamentally incompatible with Magic. So, the reason is 'the rules and the setting say so'. Your group is *free* to change the rules and tweak the setting. biggrin.gif

Resonance certainly resembles Magic, but it's more like the opposite than 'a form of magic'. At every turn, the two are totally incompatible (in the rules and setting, which you're free to change wink.gif ).


Well, in that regard I suppose it could be made as an emergent creature that in many ways mimics a Pixie... maybe even a mutation in the normal breed.
sabs
All the same powers as a Pixie except:
Starts with a 1 resonance instead of a 1 Magic
instead of Sense Astral, it starts with Sense Matrix

voila
Doc Chase
So what, they're so light they're carried into the air by the breeze of wireless transmissions?
Sixgun_Sage
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Jul 23 2010, 11:56 AM) *
So what, they're so light they're carried into the air by the breeze of wireless transmissions?



would probably have to drop flight, yes, and either replace it with something of equal use or lower the cost of pixies.... maybe as part of the fix no flight but an increased movement rate (their brains are rewired making them hyperactive and disproportionately fast due to the coordination in their basic movments?)
Cabral
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Jul 23 2010, 10:56 AM) *
So what, they're so light they're carried into the air by the breeze of wireless transmissions?

Magneto, the Pixie master of electro-magnetism!
Sixgun_Sage
QUOTE (Cabral @ Jul 23 2010, 12:12 PM) *
Magneto, the Pixie master of electro-magnetism!


Now that is just a funny mental image.
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