I'm getting ready to run an Amber game, and I wanted to do something to make having the 1st rank in an Attribute stand out even more than it already does (just cause I want to playtest it and see how it effects the game) -- to the 1st and 2nd ranked characters I'm going to give special abilities that the other characters won't have. What I could use is some help from you guys with a little brainstorming on what those special abilities might be.
Here's the list I've been working on already:
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PSYCHE - 2nd RANK
sense power emenations
know when people are talking about you nearby
learn signatures of mental contact (such as knowing who's trumping you)
see ripples in shadow (recent shadowpaths or recent changes in shadow)
PSYCHE - 1st RANK (includes 2nd rank abilities, plus...)
photographic memory
establish mental link by eye contact alone
flashes of insight (GM gives hints to help make connections for the player)
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STRENGTH - 2nd RANK
unable to be hurt by anyone of Amber strength or less (unless armed)
STRENGTH - 1st RANK (includes 2nd rank abilities, plus...)
unbreakable grip
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ENDURANCE - 2nd RANK
ENDURANCE - 1st RANK (includes 2nd rank abilities, plus...)
regenerating lost body parts
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WARFARE - 2nd RANK
use any weapon like an expert with no training
knows an opponent’s attack a moment before he executes it
WARFARE - 1st RANK (includes 2nd rank abilities, plus...)
unhindered by blindness or deafness or off-handedness
use anything as a deadly weapon
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Hopefully if you guys can help brainstorm a number of possibilities, I can then pick TWO abilities at each level (which means the 2nd rank guy gets to do two things that those below him can't, and the 1st ranked guy gets to do four extra things). I'm thinking that for the auction I'm going to let the players know that winning 1st rank means getting some extra abilities beyond what others can do, but I'm not going to tell them specifically what the abilities are -- one reason is so that the winner can keep those abilities a secret if so wished, and secondly I think it'd be more fun to discover the abilities during gameplay.
Thanks for any ideas anyone can offer.
In case anyone's wondering: none of the players are on this forum, or have ever played Amber, or have read any of the books. So should be interesting.