imp_fireball
2010-07-25, 06:41 PM
Savage Species provides the multi-headed template, however such a creature effectively only has one mind.
What if each head in the creature had a mind of its own?
Physical ability score would remain the same for the entire creature, however mental ability scores would probably be divided up between each head/consciousness. That means each would have different mental skills, feats and even languages and the physical skills would probably need to use the average of every head that invested ranks into them. Perhaps give them a bonus on skills where each head decides to co-operate with another head (basically, an improved aid another check for skills, possibly higher DC).
You can assume that they are used to living with each other enough to perform physical tasks perfectly. Probably ambi-dexterous (two main hands instead of one), like an ettin. Since the creature only has maybe, two arms, then they can only manage up to two tasks simultaneously, no matter how many heads - but with the exception of skills not requiring arms, which can be performed at a number simultaneously up to the number of minds within the creature.
Skills like swim and jump cannot be aided and cannot be performed twice in simultaneous fashion (since both skills use all of the creature's legs; and arms too if they're swimming).
How would you make this work, without getting rid of verisimilitude or ease of understanding?
What if each head in the creature had a mind of its own?
Physical ability score would remain the same for the entire creature, however mental ability scores would probably be divided up between each head/consciousness. That means each would have different mental skills, feats and even languages and the physical skills would probably need to use the average of every head that invested ranks into them. Perhaps give them a bonus on skills where each head decides to co-operate with another head (basically, an improved aid another check for skills, possibly higher DC).
You can assume that they are used to living with each other enough to perform physical tasks perfectly. Probably ambi-dexterous (two main hands instead of one), like an ettin. Since the creature only has maybe, two arms, then they can only manage up to two tasks simultaneously, no matter how many heads - but with the exception of skills not requiring arms, which can be performed at a number simultaneously up to the number of minds within the creature.
Skills like swim and jump cannot be aided and cannot be performed twice in simultaneous fashion (since both skills use all of the creature's legs; and arms too if they're swimming).
How would you make this work, without getting rid of verisimilitude or ease of understanding?