VARIANT KITHS (CENTAUR AND WOOD TROLL)
By Erik Dahl (allegro@iac.net) (3 November 1995)
Hmm... I have done some thinking, and I wonder if there could be Kith variants? This might be a very interesting way of defining new Kith without starting from scratch: a different affinity, and slightly different Birthrights and Frailties?
Here are some examples (off the top of my head, not yet well-defined):
Centaurs (Satyr variant)
Affinity: Nature
Birthrights: Gifted hunters and survivalists, perhaps? And of course, their horse-legged forms would allow similar running abilities. An additional Stamina, as Satyrs.
Frailty: Unchanged
Wood Trolls (Troll variant)
Affinity: Nature
Birthrights: Increased Stamina, perhaps? Otherwise unchanged.
Frailty: Perhaps their Oaths apply to Nature rather than Fae.
Again, these are just ideas popping into my head. I know almost nothing about the Eastern cultures, but it seems from what I am told that Tengu could be a Pooka variant, and the more demonic Eastern Fae could spring from the Redcap template.If anything, this might make playability easier for now and avoid new Kith conflict. And I hope it demonstrates that I'm not totally against this brand of creativity...!