clarence Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 'Sometimes, a random confluence of genes comes together to produce a child who is simultaneously gifted and cursed. Gifted, because their minds or bodies are capable of surpassing normal human capabilities; and cursed, in that their very oddness sets them apart from the run of normal humanity.' I have worked with Alex Greene, writer for Mongoose Traveller among other things, to create a new character path for Odd Soot. It’s called Oddities and Alex has crafted a unique concept to generate truly odd individuals, fitting right into Odd Soot. They possess fantastic abilities - but also weird looks that other people might shy away from. The character path can be used for PCs and NPCs alike. Patrons, villains and heroes work equally well for these quirky individuals. Oddities is based on the book Odd John by British sci-fi writer Olaf Stapledon. His work is often mentioned as direct inspiration for many modern authors, like Arthur C Clarke, Stanislaw Lem and Vernor Vinge. Oddities is a 15 page PDF and consists of generators for superlative traits, disproportions, alienating passions and several inventions. We’re offering it as a free download: https://mailchi.mp/77eafcc60dbd/oddities_download Clarence Redd 3 Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_E Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) That' a pretty cool supplement, Clarence. I'm having a little trouble grokking the interplay of being an Oddity and Strangeness and CHA, though. After reading the introductory text, I find it a bit odd (there's that word again...) that one of these Oddity folks could have a high CHA score. Could you please explicate that? Oh, and I was a bit confused about the difference between "Eidetic Memory" and "Photographic Memory". I mean, I see that game-mechanically they are different, fine, but I think many of us might use those terms pretty much interchangeably. Whatever. Edited November 16, 2018 by Matt_E 1 Quote Our latest Horror Fantasy adventure has arrived. Check out Old Bones Publishing on DriveThruRPG.com! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarence Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 Thanks Matt! I’m happy you like it. Regarding the high CHA, they may look weird but they have a certain aura - perhaps stemming from their superlative traits - that makes them strangely appealing (building on the idea that CHA goes much deeper than mere looks). In real life, Stephen Hawking comes to mind. I see your point on Eidetic Memory and Photographic Memory. To me, it’s just a way to discern between two similar Superlative Traits. Alex might have a further explanation though. 1 Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarence Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 I stumbled over a fascinating real-world Oddity today. Wired magazine interviews the brilliant neurologist Karl Friston - often mentioned as a future Nobel Prize winner - about his recent work. He might not have the strange looks of an Oddity but otherwise seems like a good fit. https://www.wired.com/story/karl-friston-free-energy-principle-artificial-intelligence Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prinz Slasar Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Any chance to make this PDF available in print? I've bought all M-Space material, even The Triton Incident and Circles of Steele in printed format and I want to have Oddities in print as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarence Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 Good idea! I will look into it. DriveThru’s setup process for print is terrible, so I need to check my files for compatibility issues. If everything looks ok, I would be happy to release it in print. 1 Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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