Oni

Description

Oni or ogre magi as they are commonly called are a strange race of ogre.

Warped by powerful Ethereal magics they share a similar history to normal Ogres, and sometimes the offspring of two normal Ogres can turn out to be a blue skinned ogre magi.

Oni are less common than their full-blooded kin, and it is rumored that there is a colony of these creature on a large volcanic island where they practice mighty Ethereal magics in solitude away from prying eyes.

This does not preclude these Ethereal champions from adventuring, however, and these cunning casters have a quick and devious mind.

Affinities

Weapon Affinity: None

Magic Affinity: Arcanist & Celestial

Production Affinity: None

Makeup Requirements

Ogre magi have dark bluish skin that can be highlighted with colors like red and purples.

Oni can have hair of any color, but it is usually dark, and even can be of strange colors such as blue, or green. Very rarely female Oni are said to have silver, and the rare male metallic gold.

They are required to wear tusks at all times. Unless eating, of course!

Some Oni also grow horns like the Djinn-born or fey.

Ogre magi can wear any type of costuming, but usually prefer a more Oriental or Persian look.

Remember that a player must cover all exposed skin with make-up.

Inherent Advantages

Ogres are very strong and pass that attribute onto their Oni kin through a +1 Enhanced Strength Bonus. This bonus allows the character to deal an additional point of damage in combat.

Please Note their Enhanced Strength bonus is in addition to any Enhanced Strength their profession may allow them to buy but does not allow them to exceed that limit.

The ogre magi constitution also gives them a +10 hit point bonus, and thus +10 to their profession’s maximum

Inherent Disadvantages

Unlike Ogres, which many consider to be an unintelligent race, Oni are known to be very intelligent and are quite capable casters. While there are no doubt stupid members of any race, the Oni are anything but.

Unlike their ogre brethren; Oni can easily learn any Ethereal Magics. But due to the ogre society’s lack of a written language they must still pay double (x2) to learn the Read & Write skill.

They are inherently Ethereal creatures though and can thus never learn Terrestrial magics of any sort. This means that they are also unable to become any of the Terrestrial magic based professions, which include: Ranger, or any Knight profession.

Furthermore, Oni lack the benefit that others of ogre descent gain in that they cannot learn additional Enhanced Strength beyond what their chosen profession would allow.

They also may not purchase the Nobility skill

An Oni’s bulk means they cannot effectively use a buckler shield, and thus can’t purchase the Shield Use:Buckler or Shield Master skills.