#taskuhecate

Hiya! 

I speak Russian and Swedish! 

Five more things… 

6. I can memorize complicated things very quickly if they’re spacial or kinetic based.

7. My stomach muscles still look really nice even though I haven’t done a sit-up in about three years.

8. I’m not allergic to any foods. (I’m allergic to everything else, but heh, counting my blessings.)

9. I used to hate my voice because it’s so monotone, but now that I have to use my high pitched customer service voice all the time, I really appreciate that my normal voice sounds more androgynous. (I’ll try to record it sometime. My voice in the spring quarter video is very customer service-y.)

10. I can sing! 

Both @taskuhecate and @shinywhatsoever requested german-speaking Indie bands, so here’s what I could find.

Bilderbuch

Wir sind Helden

Ja, Panik

Isolation Berlin

Mine

kettcar

Tomte

Clueso

Bosse

Silly

Auletta

Kante

Britta

Blumfeld

Muff Potter

Felix Muster

Mikroboy

Die Sterne

Herrenmagazin

Volver

Angelika Express

Aufbau West

Hansen Band

Fotos

Kraftklub

Olli Schulz

Farin Urlaub Racing Team

Madsen

Parka

Sportfreunde Stiller

Thees Uhlmann

Die Türen

Kleinstadthelden

As a player and a GM I think they’re pretty cool. I love the idea of a bird/birdlike race that actually gets the chance to fly and the racial hatred of humans really gives them an ability that is both mechanically beneficial and narratively deep. It lets me know who they are through play and through play explore their people, very cool.

Now, to address it specifically as a GM I’ve always thought they were pretty balanced for what you’re getting, the wings themselves are balanced by the rest of the kit not being too standout by comparison as the rest of the abilities are mostly things like minor skill check bonuses, vision types, and a boost to saves vs. illusions which are nice but not nearly as big a game changer. But even with all that in place if you as a GM are still worried about the power of the race the Wing Clipped alternate trait really does help hem the power of flight abilities back in.

To be honest, the biggest issues that the Strix as a race usually brings up have less to do with the fact that they can fly and more to do with how the flying rules are a bit too convoluted for what they are trying to accomplish. It ends up being this thing with a ton of check everyone forgets about and therefore ignores that is then introduced relatively late to players, forcing them to learn it on top of the already complex pile of rules you usually pick up around the same time (i.e. 3rd level spells). Personally, I think letting them play with this stuff earlier helps everyone get over that hump a bit easier.