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- Monster Stats Nerfs and Buffs.
- The set of stats themselves:
- (Int)- intelligence, book smarts, general thinking
- (Wit)- wits, perception, quick thinking/improvisation
- (Res)- resolve, mental discipline, concentration, patience
- (Str)- strength, physical might
- (Dex)- dexterity, physical agility, coordination, reflexes
- (Sta)- stamina, physical resistance, toughness
- (Pre)- presence, raw charisma, leadership
- (Man)- manipulation, hide intentions, convince others
- (Com)- composure, control your emotions, resist manipulation
- (Mag)- magic, ability with complex magic i.e "sorcery”, “thaumaturgy”
- Above is a simplified stat system of 10 attributes which will be set relative to the average human range. Using this, monsters can be nerfed in a pretty balanced way that allows them to be used as PC characters. To keep power-creep from being an issue, the base stats are frozen to fit within the species range. Advancement is via magic and increasing skill levels.
- The proportion that limits mamono attributes in a way that allows balancing them with the human template is: 3 attributes at the stronger than human level, 4 attributes at the approximate to human level, and 3 attributes at the weaker than human level. In a vague but usefully numerical way we can think set the theoretical maximum for attributes in general at 20.
- Why do this? Well if applied consistently, it should allow a standard human to beat a standard mamono in 3 areas and have a roughly even chance in 4. This is before any skills are filled in for either mamono or human. Some numbers will be used as indicators of attribute level:
- Higher than human +/- 15
- Approximate to human +/- 10
- Lower than human +/- 5
- These aren't directly related to a numerical system but they are understandable benchmarks. The range variance is plus or minus two to reduce overlaps in the levels, this can be altered carefully to give similar results as desired.
- As a set of ranges the power levels look like:
- Higher than human (13 to 17)
- Approximate to human (8 to 12)
- Lower than human (3 to 7)
- See, notice how there is no overlap? This can allow the reduction of confusion later on, also this gives a small space to order beings in a similar category. A Dragon and Amazoness are both stronger than a human, but later we can use this system to give a rough estimate of which is stronger than the other. That will come later, however. First, we need a preliminary listing of our mamono.
- Before that, I'd like to talk about the nerf and buff system. The nerfs are 3 attributes per species that are greater than raw human ability, the buffs would be 3 below raw human ability. Where possible, I try and justify my choices using data from the MGE the format for a quote from the MGE is
- >"this is a quote from the MGE"
- I'll also be using logic and the criteria of having to fill the quota of 3 stronger/4 human range/3 weaker. KC was more concerned about...other things than game balance etc. When justifying my decisions in the face of a lack of data, I'll use this format:
- >This is me quoting myself
- >With that out of the way...
- Alphabetical Listing:
- Akaname
- >"...entranced by the scent of men...they like to lick their victim all over, tasting his sweat."
- Wit 15
- >"They suddenly appear out of nowhere in human settlements..."
- >"...they lurk in wait to pounce on their victims..."
- >Sounds like Dex.
- Dex 15
- >"...have a slippery personality that is difficult to assess..."
- Man 15
- >"...their true nature is very obsessive and lustful..."
- Res 10
- >Bathroom stalker and filth aficionado. Kind of mandatory.
- Sta 10
- >Looks like a near standard human.
- Str 10
- >No explicit magic use mentioned.
- Mag 5
- >"In line with their true nature, they obsessively and persistently shower...their husband with affection."
- >The whole tongue-use thing implies lack of some sort of control
- Com 5
- >Derived via elimination.
- Int 10
- Pre 5
- Alice
- >"...they unconsciously give off a pure, virginal aura that drives men to protect them..."
- Pre 15
- >"...just after having sex with a man, their body returns to a “virginal” state and they also lose their memory of what happened..."
- >Eternal virgin. Eww, dude.
- Sta 15
- >Memory hole. Pretty fucking large one at that.
- Int 5
- >This goes along with it, just talking about sex should make her tune out a conversation.
- Wit 5
- >Actual little girl, no physical buff noted
- Str 5
- >Using amnesia for emotional regulation?
- >It's a bit iffy, I'll save the buff.
- Com 10
- >"...body unconsciously remembers the pleasure they received...the taste of spirit energy, the man's weak point...sexual techniques...they also won't forget the parts of the conversation...that weren't directly related to sex"
- Dex 15
- Res 10
- Mag 10
- Man 10
- >Notes:Eww. Damnit, KC. Fuck off with this nonsense. I'm not too sure about this one, really. I mean that in several ways.
- Alp
- see Succubus
- Alraune
- >"They're rooted flowers, which mean they can't chase down men."
- Dex 5
- >"...they rely instead on sweet scents to bring their victims to them..."
- Pre 15
- >"When it grows cold, alraune will close their petals and endure the cold..."
- >"[Alraune Nectar] acts as a powerful aphrodisiac and stamina enhancer."
- >She gets a buff too, then
- Sta 15
- >"...their knowledge of plant cultivation..."
- >Could be Wit or Int depending on the method
- Wit 15
- >"...they use their vines to bind him, and drag him inside their flower..."
- Str 10
- >Friend to bees and bears alike. Very close friends.
- >No introductions necessary before the girl on girl humping close
- >Table-kun of the MGE
- Com 5
- >One nerf remaining, it could go to Int, Man, Mag, Res
- >Convincing arguments aren't really needed
- >Y'know, due to eau d'humpmewithoutasking
- Man 5
- >Human range
- Int 10
- Mag 10
- Res 10
- Amazoness
- Angel
- A.Arachne
- Anubis
- >"They have high intelligence and the power of various curses."
- Int 15
- Mag 15
- >"Bossy and organized in contrast to the monsters' usual disposition..."
- >"...naturally diligent..."
- Res 15
- >"...have a controlling nature...will try to control every aspect of their husband's life...his diet, and scheduling his activities, even...sex"
- >That sure won't get old immediately.
- Man 5
- "...extremely vulnerable and get easily confused when something unexpected happens and things don't go as planned."
- Wits 5
- Com 5
- >Everything else at standard human to keep proportion.
- Str 10
- Dex 10
- Sta 10
- Pre 10
- Apophis
- >"...function as the arch-nemesis of pharaohs..."
- >Only magic can defeat magic, ai-yah.
- Mag 15
- >Pharaohs have the mind wammy, some form of resistance is necessary
- >No composure for grape snake, as we'll see, so magic and this will have to do
- Res 15
- >"...themselves are greedy for love and pleasure in the same way as those corrupted by their venom..."
- >Whatever this venom does to the victims, so to for the Apophis
- >What else does it do to them?
- >"...will become aggressive and try to straddle and ravish..."
- >"...the poison eats away her entire body with extreme heat and pleasure, remaking her flesh to become greedy and ultra-sensitive to pleasure..."
- Com 5
- Sta 5
- >a type of lamia
- Str 15
- >Obvious villain is obvious, manipulation fail.
- Man 5
- >Everything else at standard human
- Int 10
- Wit 10
- Dex 10
- Pre 10
- Apsara
- Arachne
- >"They have high intelligence..."
- Int 15
- >"...but most of them are lustful and belligerent."
- Pre 5
- >"...sadistic nature."
- Man 5
- Since they have high physical abilities,
- they're proficient in sewing
- Dex 15
- they aggressively attack trapped prey and other prey, seeking to wrap it in threads to capture it.
- Str 15
- Sta 10
- >No sorcery use noted
- Mag 5
- Wit 10
- Res 10
- ArchImp
- AtlachNacha
- Automaton
- Banshee
- Baphomet
- Barometz
- Balisk
- Beelzebub
- >"Their body is small, but they possess tremendous magical energy and they fly around the sky at high speed using the wings on their back."
- Str 5
- Mag 15
- Dex 15
- >"...lust and appetite are extremely ravenous...Whenever they see food they devour it all..."
- >No self-control
- Res 5
- >The stank meter qualifies as high perception
- Wit 15
- >"If they take a liking to a man, they'll stay in the area, flying around him, frequently attacking the man..."
- >"...extremely selfish...they generally won't listen at all..."
- >Hardly counts as manipulation or subterfuge
- Man 5
- >The rest at standard human
- Sta 10
- Int 10
- Pre 10
- Com 10
- Bicorn
- B.Harpy
- B.Oni
- B.Slime
- Bunyip
- CaitSith
- Cancer
- Centaur
- >"...excellent warriors, galloping around the grasslands with their powerful legs and loins, wielding swords and bows..."
- >High physical stats, like a horse.
- Dex 15
- Str 15
- Sta 15
- >"...calm and rational..."
- >"...has produced many heroes and sages since ancient times..."
- Int 10
- >"They lose control unexpectedly..."
- >"...attack the man extra savagely in proportions to how much they normally restrain themselves..."
- Com 5
- >This is over small touches or having a rider.
- >How's that Resolve looking?
- Res 5
- >“Take Responsibility”
- Man 15?
- >Just kidding.
- Man 5
- >The remainder in human range.
- Wit 10
- Pre 10
- Mag 10
- Charybdis
- Chershire
- Chimaera
- Chochin-obake
- >"...as former utility items, their overarching desire is to be used by men..."
- >"...visit the man who treated them carelessly and keep raping the hell out of him again and again..."
- >"...Night after night, they beg the man to use them..."
- >None of that really counts as social finesse ie Manipulation
- Man 5
- Res 15
- Com 5
- >"Created when demonic energy fuses with the kami of a paper lantern..."
- >Going out on a limb here, they're in the 'magical item' category
- Mag 15
- >"Flames that light everything around them burn within their bodies..."
- >It's a bit of a stretch, but...
- Pre 15
- >One more nerf needed
- >Small, no high strength noted
- >Who needs strength based rape when you gots juju?
- Str 5
- >The remainder
- Int 10
- Wit 10
- Dex 10
- Sta 10
- >Notes: I clearly had to fill in the gaps and make some guesses on this one. The entry was very unhelpful from my point of view.
- Cockatrice
- C.Tengu
- CuSith
- Cupid
- C.Sword
- Cyclops
- DarkAngel
- Dark Elf
- >"...they gleefully gave themselves over to monsterization...
- >Don't show signs of monsterization physically
- Mag 15
- >"...with the whips, the S&M, and having their captives do all of the cooking...
- >"...are now an all-female race of dominatrices..."
- Pre 15
- >"...whether kicking or whipping, pleasure is given instead of pain..."
- >"...are thoroughly taught skills for pleasuring a man..."
- Dex 15
- >"Incest isn't usually taboo in monster circles, but dark elves...make it mandatory
- >"...dark elves are much more blatant about it..."
- >"...now perverted even by monster girl standards..."
- >Counts as a Manipulation fail
- Man 5
- >Two more nerfs needed. Can't nerf Resolve or Wits below human
- >They don't seem to let any distractions get in the way
- >Too good at S&M to not think on their feet
- >Hmm. They don't seem very good at resisting temptation at all.
- >"They have no revulsion towards incest whatsoever. If a daughter desires her father, then she'll start...with her mother and father...as if it's the most natural thing."
- >"...would have fun thoroughly teaching an ignorant captured elf pleasure, changing her into a lewd monster just like herself..."
- Com 5
- >Elves of all sorts are a bit on the thin side.
- >One more nerf for balance.
- >Muscular enough to be near human average
- >Strength doesn't fit...they must be obsessed with having a labor force cuz
- Sta 5
- >Everything else at human standard.
- Str 10
- Int 10
- Wit 10
- Res 10
- D.Mage
- DarkMatter
- D.Priest
- D.Slime
- D.Valkyrie
- Demon
- Devil
- D.Bug
- Dhamphir
- Doppelganger
- Dormouse
- Dorome
- Dragon
- D.Zombie
- Dryad
- Dullahan
- >"...actually have some military discipline, and don't just abandon the fight as soon as they locate a rape-able male..."
- Res 15
- >"They are very intellectual..."
- Int 15
- >"...their heads come off very easily. When this happens, their pent-up desire, emotion, and true intentions are spilled out along with all the energy..."
- Com 5
- >I suspect the "heads come off very easily" is a metaphor, and this nerf fits with the stick up butt theme
- Wit 5
- >"...they specify the date and time of kidnapping for some reason..."
- Man 5
- >"...sometimes appear from out of nowhere and come to kidnap a man..."
- >"...are extremely loyal, and possess exceptional military prowess..."
- Dex 15
- >The remainder
- >Looks like a standard human
- Pre 10
- Str 10
- Sta 10
- >If I had to pick an alternative nerf, Mag would be it
- Mag 10
- Dwarf
- >They don't visibly monsterize
- Mag 15
- >"...they posses extremely durable bodies..."
- Sta 15
- >"They are very dexterous, so most of them either work as miners, mining metal and gems, or as crafters making weapons and accessories..."
- Dex 15
- >Art and science require some Resolve
- Res 10
- >"In contrast with their cute looks, they have a considerate, exuberant personality and they're mostly mature, caring women..."
- Com 10
- >These are the most justifiable nerfs I can think to apply
- >It's a bit of a stretch but no real manipulative-ness in a social sense noted
- Man 5
- >Mostly due to being short and having "cute looks" which may be unfair. I'll get to that later
- Pre 5
- >Nothing directly indicative of high perception or intuition
- Wit 5
- >When you look at the normal range, you can see why I chose those nerfs
- >Weak metal working dwarves is stupid, so
- Str 10
- >Complex crafting and tradesmanship requires brains
- Int 10
- >Can't really nerf those, so I had to pick something to sacrifice on the altar of game balance.
- Ghoul
- >"...personalities are extremely ferocious..."
- >"...they can't stay calm unless they have something to put in their mouths..."
- Com 5
- Res 5
- >"...when they sense the smell of a woman's corpse that has been freshly buried..."
- >Hell of a spot check there.
- Wit 15
- >"What they preferred was to eat raw human flesh..."
- Str 15
- >"...their mouths -- which was once used to hungrily devour people..."
- >Read the rest of the mouth fetishy junk yourself.
- >That fits dexterity and another buff is needed, so...
- Dex 15
- >No elaborate use of magic noted
- Mag 5
- >Everything else at human standard, to balance
- Int 10
- Sta 10
- Pre 10
- Man 10
- Gnome
- >"...great elementals: manifestations of the magical power of earth in a particular landscape."
- Mag 15
- >"...can through "fission" generate multiple little chibi bodies, so as to be in several places at once if her stewardship of the natural environment requires it..."
- >You cannae kill dirt laddie
- Sta 15
- >Multi-task like a boss
- Wit 15
- >"...are monsters with a quiet, carefree disposition..."
- >"...they hardly speak...However, they occasionally whisper sweet-nothings like a lover, as if delirious with passion..."
- >Soft-talker
- Pre 5
- >Elementals need give no fucks
- Res 5
- >"...always remain continuously joined...not separating for even a moment. Once they get started, they refuse to let go...end up being continually joined"
- >Probably hyperbole, but either way, the emotional resistance looks to be nil
- Com 5
- >What's in the human range?
- Str 10
- Dex 10
- Int 10
- Man 10
- Note:Man and Com both fit for nerfs, Com seems weaker and Man isn't absolutely verbal
- Goblin
- >"Unbefitting of their little bodies, they have the power to lift enormous weapons with ease..."
- Str 15
- >"...they are even a bit clever..."
- >"They like mischief and that is what they use their wits for."
- Wit 15
- >"...childish...foolish, simple."
- >They don't brain so good
- Int 5
- >"...they are quite sociable and talkative..."
- Man 15
- >Poor impulse control, given the robbing and such
- Res 5
- >No sorcery use noted
- Mag 5
- >Human range
- Dex 10
- Sta 10
- Pre 10
- Com 10
- Note:Com instead of Mag is just as viable, they don't sound resistent to Man.
- Gyoubu Danuki
- >"...can use various spells to deceive people, including spells of transformation, and illusionary spells..."
- >"...can change not only their shape, but also their scent and the aura given off by their magical energy..."
- Mag 15
- >"At a glance, they seem cheerful and amicable, but their true nature is wily..."
- >"They also use atrocious, coercive methods...smooth talking and illusionary spells to deceive men, and force them into debt."
- Man 15
- >"...is highly intelligent, and has a unique flare for business..."
- Int 15
- >"...many people treat them as “symbols of economic fortune.”
- >"Since their businesses are often sketchy, they’re regarded as dangerous."
- >Contradictory, but a nerf is needed
- Pre 5
- >No valid reason to nerf other social or mental attributes
- >Being ethically terrible isn't the same as a low value for that
- >Guess the physical stats will have to take the nerfs
- >The diminutive size and lack of mention regarding physical abilities helps
- >Not strength, look at that load she's carrying
- Dex 5
- Sta 5
- >Remainder at human norm
- Com 10
- Wit 10
- Res 10
- Dex 10
- Golem
- Greenworm
- Gremlin
- >"...are highly skilled and knowledgeable when it comes to magical items, magitech dolls, and machinery.."
- Int 15
- Mag 15
- Dex 10
- >"They themselves are not very powerful...
- Str 5
- >"...due to their monomaniacal obsession..."
- Res 15
- >"...it seems they'll feel that it isn't enough...with their own body, so they'll start to create gadgets exclusively for...pleasure and enhancing sex..."
- >"...if you flatter them, get them in a good mood, and offer them their favorite treat, sweets, they'll aid you with their power..."
- >Way to resist temptation Gremlin-chan
- Com 5
- >Nothing indicates anything spectacular in the remaining areas
- >Nerf for the nerf god. But which one?
- >Mad science and labcoats, no nerf needed there
- Pre 10
- >Creative with high output
- Wit 10
- >"...they're genuinely a race of demons..."
- Man 10
- >Guess all of that machinery is compensating for something
- Sta 5
- Note:Nice fit even via elimination
- Griffon
- >"...given a duty by the gods to protect their treasures sleeping within the ruins, or the ruins...they adhere to those duties and continue to protect the treasures."
- Res 15
- >"...sensitive towards the desires that humans possess...able to sense the presence of tomb raiders..."
- Wit 15
- >"...the stronger the desire possessed by a man is, the stronger their lust..."
- >When empathy becomes a weakness
- Com 5
- >"...have even fought and driven away 'dragons' who came to collect treasure."
- Str 15
- Sta 10
- Dex 10
- >"...have prideful and daring personalities..."
- Pre 10
- Man 5
- >No sorcery use noted
- Mag 5
- >The remainder
- Int 10
- Hakutaku
- >"They devote themselves entirely to accumulating knowledge, and they have the ability to acquire information on anything they see or touch."
- >Sexy Beast version of the Drummer
- Int 15
- Wit 15
- >"...they would provide information about the race as well as the most effective method of dealing with them."
- >"...the 'method of dealing with them' wouldn't be a method to exterminate monsters...
- >"...there are also many who...visit seeking wisdom for the sake of exterminating monsters only to...end up becoming the husbands of monsters..."
- >One of Haku-sensi's 80 Doctorates is in doubletalk
- Man 15
- >"...the teaching method they use for men who strike their fancy will gradually become more in depth and involve physical contact so that it brings them extremely close mentally and physically..."
- >"...have a habit of thirsting for knowledge and wanting to know everything about their partner..."
- >Degrees in resisting temptation or chilling the hell out = 0
- Com 5
- Res 10
- >No explicit sorcery noted
- Mag 5
- >One more nerf needed
- >Can't nerf a mandatory trait for skilled teachers
- Pre 10
- >No physical traits noted, any one will do...
- >The school day is long
- Sta 10
- >A bit too "hands on" for clumsiness
- Dex 10
- >Wranglin' the little heathens is easy even with
- Str 5
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