Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar Character Application

[Roy Mustang]

User name: Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar

Have you read the rules? Yes

Character Name: Pilgrim Peregrine Wickllrrackscar

Character Source: Fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge

Starting Location: Erde Nona

Physical Tendencies:
Power: 20%
Toughness: 15%
Quickness: 30%
Skills: 35%

Personality Tendencies:
Aggression: 20%
Cunning: 25%
Diplomacy: 35%
Support: 20%

Physical Description:

As a Tine, Pilgrim is a pack of five individual dogs, with a mix of gray and black pelts, each about the size of a small wolf. On their own, each Tine is barely capable of thought, and behaves much like a normal canine, with only brief memories of being anything more. Yet when the members are near together, they can communicate ultrasonically, and function as a cohesive unit which possess a collective intelligence and personhood.

To Pilgrim his five members, (Wic, Kil, Lir, Rac, and Scar) are all “him” and he possesses a near perfect coordination between his members as they all work with one “mind”. in order to maintain pack cohesion, the members must remain within 15 meters of each other, and cannot come closer than 5 meters with a source of ultrasonics (lest it disrupt the pack cohesion) if the pack is scattered they will generally possess enough residual awareness to recognize their other members and recombine, but it is a moment of vulnerability for the Tine.

Character History:

Pilgrim has wondered Tinesworld for centuries, seeing all the wonders and becoming an accomplished wanderer who was always prepared. But after the arrival of the sky children, and the realization of technology beyond the Tines imagining, Pilgrim became only more excited to learn what was out there. During an espionage mission to the Tropics, Pilgrim was lost in the great Tropical overmind, a horde of Tines thousands strong. He was presumed dead or dismantled, and his friends mourned his loss.

But Pilgrim's journeys were far from over...

Abilities/Skills:

Inhuman Anatomy (there are five sets of anatomy in the “person”) (300)
I am guessing there will be more required here, since this is a weird one.

Packspeech ( rank 1, ultrasonic) (1 x 175 = 175)
Communication- rank 1
Range: Ranged - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: +50 (increased range); +50 (selective); +25 (area); -50 (Limited [not usable during combat])
Cost: 175
Total cost: 175
Description: All tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernable to the human ear. Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (sorta like reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

Tooth & claw
Damage – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration: Instant
Modifiers:
Cost: 100
Total cost: 100
Description: Though somewhat undignified to Tines culture, each of Pilgrim’s members possess fully functional teeth and claws like any canine.

Tine Senses
Senses - rank 1
Range: Personal - Duration: Instant
Modifiers:
Cost: 100
Total cost: 100
Description: Tines possess almost unnaturally good hearing. This in combination with the pack’s ability to sort through each member’s sensory information, makes Pilgrim’s senses truly a wonder to behold
(note: should I make this Ranged since it originates from multiple members of the pack?)

Tine speed (1 x 300 = 300)
Speed - rank 1
Range: Personal - Duration: Sustained
Modifiers: +100 (increased duration)
Cost: 300
Total cost: 300
Description: As a pack of healthy canines, Pilgrim can run faster and will tire far slower than the average person.

Master Skills
Social (ambassador) (300)

How much Essence did you spend? 1275

How much Essence do you have left? 225

 

[Bandit With No Name]

This is an interesting one, for sure!

If each of the times are individuals capable of independent movement and action (even if they get real dumb), each one beyond the first will count as a Summon.

So you'd basically need to buy Summon 1 with the Permanent modifier four times and then get all the abilities of each time for that summon.

Being a pack of 5 wolves is stronk, and will thus be pretty expensive.

They don't need Adaptation: inhuman anatomy because they follow pretty conventional biology as far as where as their really important organs and stuff are.

 

[Bandit With No Name]

Though I will say that you probably only need to buy Pack Speech once, because it doesn't really exist outside the "whole" due to them but really being able to communicate at all independently

 

[Bandit With No Name]

If the tines are too dumb to use any of their abilities like, "run fast" or "bite you", you also wouldn't have to buy them individually. You could just have a blank Summon that want capable of much more than a normal person, and then only give the "whole" those abilities

 

[Bandit With No Name]

If I was to try and build this efficiency, this is how I'd run it (obviously cleaned up to match your intention and style):

Summon 1 (200)
Range: Close - Duration: Sustained
Modifiers: Limited, Dumb as hell (-50);
Cost: 150
The tine can leave the collective, but loses all of the coordination and mental acuity that makes the collective so special. Basically they're just frightened stray dogs that mostly just want to return to the pack. They can run, attack, and do other things about as well as an average person, but they're dumb enough to prevent them from accomplishing anything with any amount of complexity.

Do this 4 times, one for each tine beyond the first.

Then you buy all your "we're together" skills, which only apply to the whole without having to buy all of it multiple times.

 

[Roy Mustang]

To my understanding it'll cost more than 150 it looks like you didn't apply the costs for increased duration (plus I would need to make them permanent, since they don't vanish if Pilgrim gets knocked out after all) I don't mind if its expensive, outside of a world where such packs are common, he has more power than I was originally thinking when I choose him. I'll just go with the pack members and talking thing for now (since that's for the whole pack I'd only need to buy it once if I am correct) and save up for the rest.
Side question, is there any way to handle the fact that he has no opposable thumbs? If its just negative fluff that's fine, but I figured I should check I'm not being dumb.

updated app here (unless I should be using the form again)

User name: Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar

Have you read the rules? Yes

Character Name: Pilgrim Peregrine Wickllrrackscar

Character Source: Fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge

Starting Location: Erde Nona

Physical Tendencies:
Power: 20%
Toughness: 15%
Quickness: 30%
Skills: 35%

Personality Tendencies:
Aggression: 20%
Cunning: 25%
Diplomacy: 35%
Support: 20%

Physical Description:

As a Tine, Pilgrim is a pack of five individual dogs, with a mix of gray and black pelts, each about the size of a small wolf. On their own, each Tine is barely capable of thought, and behaves much like a normal canine, with only brief memories of being anything more. Yet when the members are near together, they can communicate ultrasonically, and function as a cohesive unit which possess a collective intelligence and personhood.

To Pilgrim his five members, (Wic, Kil, Lir, Rac, and Scar) are all “him” and he possesses a near perfect coordination between his members as they all work with one “mind”. in order to maintain pack cohesion, the members must remain within 15 meters of each other, and cannot come closer than 5 meters with a source of ultrasonics (lest it disrupt the pack cohesion) if the pack is scattered they will generally possess enough residual awareness to recognize their other members and recombine, but it is a moment of vulnerability for the Tine.

Character History:

Pilgrim has wondered Tinesworld for centuries, seeing all the wonders and becoming an accomplished wanderer who was always prepared. But after the arrival of the sky children, and the realization of technology beyond the Tines imagining, Pilgrim became only more excited to learn what was out there. During an espionage mission to the Tropics, Pilgrim was lost in the great Tropical overmind, a horde of Tines thousands strong. He was presumed dead or dismantled, and his friends mourned his loss.

But Pilgrim's journeys were far from over...

Abilities/Skills:

Tine Personage
Summoning – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration permanent
Modifiers: +200(increased duration x 2); -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 325 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 1300
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.

Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Range: Ranged - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: +50 (increased range); +50 (selective); +25 (area); -50 (Limited [not usable during combat])
Cost: 175
Total cost: 175
Description: All tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernable to the human ear. Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (sorta like reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

How much Essence did you spend? 1475

How much Essence do you have left? 25

 

[Bandit With No Name]

Good catch! I suppose they are permanent, even when they come back together they're still individuals in a lot of ways. STUDENT/MASTER TROPE

Only correction for this is that Summon has a base duration of "Sustained" so you'd only need to buy Increase Duration once to make it Permanent! Save you 100 E per rank.

Other than that, this looks solid. Way to make an advanced concept work!!

 

[Bandit With No Name]

Tine Personage
Summoning – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration permanent
Modifiers: +100(increased duration); -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 225 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 900
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.

 

[Roy Mustang]

Sweet, I won't say no to a 400 essence discount! Last question, would the senses be something the pack has or each individual? it's the collective group that makes it so powerful, but technically a wolf has better than average senses on its own.

User name: Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar

Have you read the rules? Yes

Character Name: Pilgrim Peregrine Wickllrrackscar

Character Source: Fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge

Starting Location: Erde Nona

Physical Tendencies:
Power: 20%
Toughness: 15%
Quickness: 30%
Skills: 35%

Personality Tendencies:
Aggression: 20%
Cunning: 25%
Diplomacy: 35%
Support: 20%

Physical Description:

As a Tine, Pilgrim is a pack of five individual dogs, with a mix of gray and black pelts, each about the size of a small wolf. On their own, each Tine is barely capable of thought, and behaves much like a normal canine, with only brief memories of being anything more. Yet when the members are near together, they can communicate ultrasonically, and function as a cohesive unit which possess a collective intelligence and personhood.

To Pilgrim his five members, (Wic, Kil, Lir, Rac, and Scar) are all “him” and he possesses a near perfect coordination between his members as they all work with one “mind”. in order to maintain pack cohesion, the members must remain within 15 meters of each other, and cannot come closer than 5 meters with a source of ultrasonics (lest it disrupt the pack cohesion) if the pack is scattered they will generally possess enough residual awareness to recognize their other members and recombine, but it is a moment of vulnerability for the Tine.

Character History:

Pilgrim has wondered Tinesworld for centuries, seeing all the wonders and becoming an accomplished wanderer who was always prepared. But after the arrival of the sky children, and the realization of technology beyond the Tines imagining, Pilgrim became only more excited to learn what was out there. During an espionage mission to the Tropics, Pilgrim was lost in the great Tropical overmind, a horde of Tines thousands strong. He was presumed dead or dismantled, and his friends mourned his loss.

But Pilgrim's journeys were far from over...

Abilities/Skills:

Tine Personage
Summoning – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration permanent
Modifiers: +100(increased duration); -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 225 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 900
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.

Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Range: Ranged - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: +50 (increased range); +50 (selective); +25 (area); -50 (Limited [not usable during combat])
Cost: 175
Total cost: 175
Description: All tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernable to the human ear. Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (sorta like reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

Tine Senses
Senses - rank 1
Range: Personal - Duration: Instant
Modifiers:
Cost: 100
Total cost: 100
Description: Tines possess almost unnaturally good hearing. This in combination with the pack’s ability to sort through each member’s sensory information, makes Pilgrim’s senses truly a wonder to behold

How much Essence did you spend? 1175

How much Essence do you have left? 325

 

[Bandit With No Name]

That's up to you, really. If you could say that the individual animal is gonna USE their like, super badass senses in a meaningful way to drive your plot, buy it. If they're really not gonna, I'd save yourself the Essence and skip it.

As it is, it looks good to me!

 

[Roy Mustang]

changes for patch 0.3

Abilities/Skills:

Tine Personage
Summoning – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration permanent
Modifiers: +50(increased duration); -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 175 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 700
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.

Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Range: Far - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: +100 (increased range x2); +100 (affects multiple x2); -50 (Limited [not usable during combat])
Cost: 250
Total cost: 250
Description: All tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernable to the human ear. Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (sorta like reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

Tine Senses
Senses - rank 1
Range: Far - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: +100 (increased range x2)
Cost: 200
Total cost: 200
Description: Tines possess almost unnaturally good hearing. This in combination with the pack’s ability to sort through each member’s sensory information, makes Pilgrim’s senses truly a wonder to behold

How much Essence did you spend? 1150

How much Essence do you have left? 350

 

[Roy Mustang]

Username: Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar
Have you read the rules? Yes
Character Name: Pilgrim Peregrine Wickllrrackscar
Character Source: A fire upon the deep
Starting Location: Erde Nona
Profession: traveling pilgrim (trading labor, news, and baubles)

Physical Tendencies:
Power: 20%
Toughness: 15%
Quickness: 30%
Skills: 35%

Personality Tendencies:
Aggression: 20%
Cunning: 25%
Diplomacy: 35%
Support: 20%

Physical Description:
As a Tine, Pilgrim is a pack of five individual dogs, with a mix of gray and black pelts, each about the size of a small wolf. On their own, each Tine is barely capable of thought, and behaves much like a normal canine, with only brief memories of being anything more. Yet when the members are near together, they can communicate ultrasonically, and function as a cohesive unit which possess a collective intelligence and personhood.
To Pilgrim his five members, (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar) are all “him” and he possesses a near perfect coordination between his members as they all work with one “mind”. in order to maintain pack cohesion, the members must remain within 15 meters of each other, and cannot come closer than 5 meters with a source of ultrasonics (lest it disrupt the pack cohesion) if the pack is scattered they will generally possess enough residual awareness to recognize their other members and recombine, but it is a moment of vulnerability for the Tine.

Character history: Pilgrim has wondered Tinesworld for centuries, seeing all the wonders and becoming an accomplished wanderer who was always prepared. But after the arrival of the sky children, and the realization of technology beyond the Tines imagining, Pilgrim became only more excited to learn what was out there. During an espionage mission to the Tropics, Pilgrim was lost in the great Tropical overmind, a horde of Tines thousands strong. He was presumed dead or dismantled, and his friends mourned his loss.

But Pilgrim's journeys were far from over...


Tine Personage
Summoning – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration permanent
Modifiers: +100(increased duration); -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 325 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 1300
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.


Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Range: Ranged - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: +50 (increased range); +25 (area)
Cost: 175
Total cost: 175
Description: All tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernible to the human ear. Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (sorta like reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

How much Essence did you spend? 1475

How much Essence do you have left? 25

 

[Bandit With No Name]

Packspeech doesn't need those Modifiers.

I'll add a note about that in the Effects section!

 

[Roy Mustang]

Oh sweet!

Username: Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar
Have you read the rules? Yes
Character Name: Pilgrim Peregrine Wickllrrackscar
Character Source: A fire upon the deep
Starting Location: Erde Nona
Profession: traveling pilgrim (trading labor, news, and baubles)

Physical Tendencies:
Power: 20%
Toughness: 15%
Quickness: 30%
Skills: 35%

Personality Tendencies:
Aggression: 20%
Cunning: 25%
Diplomacy: 35%
Support: 20%

Physical Description:
As a Tine, Pilgrim is a pack of five individual dogs, with a mix of gray and black pelts, each about the size of a small wolf. On their own, each Tine is barely capable of thought, and behaves much like a normal canine, with only brief memories of being anything more. Yet when the members are near together, they can communicate ultrasonically, and function as a cohesive unit which possess a collective intelligence and personhood.
To Pilgrim his five members, (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar) are all “him” and he possesses a near perfect coordination between his members as they all work with one “mind”. in order to maintain pack cohesion, the members must remain within 15 meters of each other, and cannot come closer than 5 meters with a source of ultrasonics (lest it disrupt the pack cohesion) if the pack is scattered they will generally possess enough residual awareness to recognize their other members and recombine, but it is a moment of vulnerability for the Tine.

Character history: Pilgrim has wondered Tinesworld for centuries, seeing all the wonders and becoming an accomplished wanderer who was always prepared. But after the arrival of the sky children, and the realization of technology beyond the Tines imagining, Pilgrim became only more excited to learn what was out there. During an espionage mission to the Tropics, Pilgrim was lost in the great Tropical overmind, a horde of Tines thousands strong. He was presumed dead or dismantled, and his friends mourned his loss.

But Pilgrim's journeys were far from over...


Tine Personage
Summoning – rank 1
Range: Close - Duration permanent
Modifiers: +100(increased duration); -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 325 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 1300
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.


Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Range: Ranged - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: n/a
Cost: 100
Total cost: 100
Description: All tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernible to the human ear. Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (sorta like reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

How much Essence did you spend? 1400

How much Essence do you have left? 100

 

[Omelette Robotnik]

You have some complex Abilities, and since Frisco is already working with you on this app, I'm gonna leave it to him to approve it. Be patient, he will get to you when he can.

 

[Bandit With No Name]

Sorry it's taken me so damn long, I've been slammed.

So your abilities are out if date by a bit but still work just fine conceptually

Tine Personage
Summoning (200)
Modifiers: -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 125 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 625

Summon no longer needs Ongoing, and it no longer has ranks. Just spend 200 once to get a new body that you can throw an unlimited number of Abilities of any rank into.


Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Modifiers: n/a
Cost: 100
Total cost: 100


this is fine as long as it's only close. We changed it so that Ranged is now a modifier, but anything at normal speaking volume (or within about 10 or so feet ish) is fine.


You have a fuckload more points to spend so go wild

 

[Roy Mustang]

There is 100% no rush on this! my RL has me pretty sparse myself right now, and this is a pretty wonky character design no matter how you slice it.
When I was reading the abilities page again (since I seemingly missed a lot of it last time -_-) I noticed that summoning is listed there as 300 base cost, and you wrote it as 200 here, am I correct to assume its the 300 that's the actual cost?

also (this is probably better suited for a QQ post, but what purpose do ranks serve on communication?


Tine Personage
Summoning - 300
Modifiers: -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 225 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 900
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.


Packspeech
Communication- rank 1
Range: Ranged - Duration: Instant
Modifiers: increased range (+50)
Cost: 150
Total cost: 150
Description: All Tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernible to the human ear. This method of communication travels faster and further than normal speech, Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (it's a kind of reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

How much Essence did you spend? 1050

How much Essence do you have left? 450

since most of my things I'm planning for are gonna need to be purchased five times I'll still stick with these two for now.

 

[Beatrix III]

@Communication - Each rank gets you a different type of communication. So if this were DnD-- For each rank you have you can pick a different language. For our world it would be something like this-- A Rank 3 in Communication could be a Cellphone, Telepathy, and a Crystal Ball.

@Summoning - It is indeed 300. Probably a typo. No worries.

@Tine Personage - Looks good to me.

@Packspeech - Still with the old system there. Communication doesn't require a range anymore. It works like an inter-galactic message service by default now; explained however you want.

So --

PackSpeech
Communication - Rank 1
Cost: 100E
Description: All Tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernible to the human ear. This method of communication travels faster and further than normal speech, Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (it's a kind of reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)

 

[Bandit With No Name]

Trixie is correct!

 

[Roy Mustang]

Alright sweet! here's a final compilation of everything, just to make sure I didn't miss anything else, but I'll go ahead and update my roster!

Thanks so much for working through such a weird concept guys!

Username: Pilgrim Wickllrrackscar
Have you read the rules? Yes
Character Name: Pilgrim Peregrine Wickllrrackscar
Character Source: A fire upon the deep
Starting Location: Erde Nona
Profession: traveling pilgrim (trading labor, news, and baubles)

Physical Tendencies:
Power: 20%
Toughness: 15%
Quickness: 30%
Skills: 35%

Personality Tendencies:
Aggression: 20%
Cunning: 25%
Diplomacy: 35%
Support: 20%

Physical Description:
As a Tine, Pilgrim is a pack of five individual dogs, with a mix of gray and black pelts, each about the size of a small wolf. On their own, each Tine is barely capable of thought, and behaves much like a normal canine, with only brief memories of being anything more. Yet when the members are near together, they can communicate ultrasonically, and function as a cohesive unit which possess a collective intelligence and personhood.
To Pilgrim his five members, (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar) are all “him” and he possesses a near perfect coordination between his members as they all work with one “mind”. in order to maintain pack cohesion, the members must remain within 15 meters of each other, and cannot come closer than 5 meters with a source of ultrasonics (lest it disrupt the pack cohesion) if the pack is scattered they will generally possess enough residual awareness to recognize their other members and recombine, but it is a moment of vulnerability for the Tine.

Character history: Pilgrim has wondered Tinesworld for centuries, seeing all the wonders and becoming an accomplished wanderer who was always prepared. But after the arrival of the sky children, and the realization of technology beyond the Tines imagining, Pilgrim became only more excited to learn what was out there. During an espionage mission to the Tropics, Pilgrim was lost in the great Tropical overmind, a horde of Tines thousands strong. He was presumed dead or dismantled, and his friends mourned his loss.

But Pilgrim's journeys were far from over...


Tine Personage
Summoning - 300
Modifiers: -50 (LIMITED: animal intelligence when seperate); -25(WEAKNESS: strong sonic disturbances can force separation)
Cost: 225 (purchasing four times to create all five members)
Total cost: 900E
The Pilgrim “pack” is made up of five tines (wic, kil, lir, rac, and scar). If something disrupts the pack’s integrity, the scattered members will behave as confused, scared dogs, losing the coordination and intelligence that makes a Tines pack so fearsome. Pilgrim’s members share only fleeting memories when scattered, but know enough to try and recombine when possible.
Because the packmind communicates at ultrasonic frequencies, pilgrim is quite susceptible to sonic disturbances, which can make his thoughts fuzzy, or even disrupt his collective entirely if severe enough.


PackSpeech
Communication - Rank 1
Cost: 100E
Description: All Tines possess the ability to speak at ultrasonic frequencies that are barely discernible to the human ear. This method of communication travels faster and further than normal speech, Furthermore, skilled Tines can shape their sound between the members in such a way as to speak only to certain people within the area around them. (it's a kind of reverse ventriloquism, he can talk only to certain people in a group without the others knowing while still at distance.)