skill tattoos

[pianistas]

i find it ok if any character of the game can make his own tattoo on his body that will give him abilities...those tattoos could be sawn when the character doesnt wear his-her armor. that means that in every city there must be someone that will get payied to make a tattoo

example

1)paladin can have as a tattoo <holy cross,angel hand,ect.>
2)barbarian can have as a tattoo <wolf feet,goat head, ect.>

my point is that every character can take some more strength or mana or health by having a tattoo

[Azymn]

"Hi there, I'd like to become a Breath of the Dying. I need your help."
"Become a what?"
"If you could just tattoo these runes...maybe put em on my hands? That would look cool, right?"
"You want me to tattoo your hands?"
"Yeah unless there's a better place."
"Tattoos don't work so well on hands, they fade out aft-"
"Well what if we drew a Zod in there? Oh wait, that's part of the runeword anyway...sweet!"
"I'm not sure I foll-"
"Actually, let's put them down my spine. That will look better."
"Your spine. Huh. So what do these rune things-"
"Oh, and the order matters. I wrote it down right here."

[5zigen]

I wonder if anyone actually got d2 runewords tatooed to them.

[Feffelicious]

Originally Posted by 5zigen

I wonder if anyone actually got d2 runewords tatooed to them.

That would be a bit over the top.

As for this idea, it sounds like a good start.
However, these "tattoos" should be really small changes in stats/effects. Nothing to really tip the scales, and no tattoo combinations. I'm sick of all that stuff.

[Tanksaabas]

I have seen a picture of an "Honor" runeworrd tattoo. Yea it was real , only don't remember where I saw it. I think it's rather cool.

[Sein Schatten]

This would be cool, if and only if the tattoo is permanent. So you can only have one for your char and it is permanent. Otherwise it is just another inventory slot, read: booooring.

[pianistas]

personally i dont know why Azymn found that not good idea.
in fact if we see it by the side of the earth's cosmopolitism history...many nations had tattoos with magical powers.

Maya wizards used to have such tattoos with demons and creatures of hell
Indian doctors used to have tattoos of trees
and most of all warriors used to have shoulder tattoos for good luck or in order to be blessed

[Pitboss_2000]

Isn't the idea from character skills involving tattoos used in Planescape: Torment as well?

[Azymn]

Originally Posted by pianistas

personally i dont know why Azymn found that not good idea.
in fact if we see it by the side of the earth's cosmopolitism history...many nations had tattoos with magical powers.

Maya wizards used to have such tattoos with demons and creatures of hell
Indian doctors used to have tattoos of trees
and most of all warriors used to have shoulder tattoos for good luck or in order to be blessed

Hi pianistas, I was just having fun - I actually do think it's an interesting idea, no offense/sarcasm intended. I think the biggest drawback would be that the tattoos would go unseen after buttoning up your plate mail.
From what you're suggesting, they would be like non-inventoried charms, correct?

[Dacar92]

I am pretty sure I saw someone with a rune tatoo also. It may have been here, too.

Originally Posted by Sein Schatten

This would be cool, if and only if the tattoo is permanent. So you can only have one for your char and it is permanent. Otherwise it is just another inventory slot, read: booooring.

Of course, it is only a permanent tatoo if it has a Zod in it.