The Kinds

Life as a doll living in the dollhouse is just as divers as it is in the flesh world. No two dolls are exactly alike and range widely in shapes and sizes. The kinds are the different types of dolls that the players can choose from.

Stuffies Stuffie

These are the most common and at the same time the most diverse of all the different kinds. They are the teddy bears, kitties, and bunnies, etc. plush dolls. The reason given that they are the most plentiful is that they are easy for Mother to craft.

Nickname: Fuzzies

Character Creation: Stuffies favor social attributes over mental. Few pick any large physical attributes due to the nature of their creation. Stuffies tend to also favor melee toys over firearms.

Boon: Stuffies are easy to repair. (-1 difficulty to all repair rolls.)
Drawback: though all dolls are humanlike in build Stuffies are for the most part inhuman in appearance. Interaction with the flesh world is rough; having to find ways to get around with out being seen is tricky. Some of the favored ways of doing this is hooded cloaks, masks, and trench coats with the collars turned up and a hat to help hide their head and face.

Stereotypes
Nocios- they’re, wood… I guess that’s fine. We all have to be some thing.
Tinklers- well, well, well… Oooooh! They’re ssssooooo pretty! And they look down their perfect pretty noses at us all.
Porcels- they aren’t much better than the Tinklers some times, however they tend to be easier to get along with than the glass feet.
Tickers- wow! They are just so cool. They like to talk and make stuff. They almost always ask one of us to help them too. They make really good friends; after all they need folks to make sure they don’t wind down or stop.
Plasties- of all our brothers and sisters you think they would have some kind of attitude on them, they look more like flesh being than any of us but they are the nicest bunch you’ll ever meet.
Steelests- cold, as cold as the metal that they are made from.
The Unnamed- evil, they are pure evil. I don’t understand why Grandmother made them or why Mother lets them live.

Nocios Nocio

Wood is good! They can look almost normal if it weren’t for the fact that they are made of wood. This is one of the least common types of dolls for one very good reason; they have to be hand carved by Mother, which takes some time to create.

Nickname: Blockheads

Character Creation: Nocios, like Steelers, tend to be physical dolls. Most are more mental-oriented than social, regardless of being “blockheads”. Nocios are industrious and favor the Crafts skill and any type of toy.

Boon: Life Like. Nocios tend to be crafted to look very life like. In the dark or at a distance can be mistaken for flesh beings, but if looked at for too long or too closely they will be seen for what they really are.
Drawbacks: they are made from wood. If damage is taken they are hard to repair. Wood must be found from which new parts must be carved. They also, if bare foot, they have a plus one difficulty to stealth rolls on hard surfaces.

Stereotypes
Stuffies- they’re all right if you dig soft things.
Tinklers- they think that they are better than us but they are fragile yet soft at the same time. Still, they are lovely. So I guess they can’t be all that bad.
Porcels- softer than the Tinklers, but much nicer. In their own way.
Tickers- they are an odd lot, but nice to talk to. They tend to hang out with Stuffies more than their own kind. Strange.
Plasties- they are kind of like us but made from softer stuff. They seem to like every one; which is nice.
Steelests- ohh the envy. Made from that which is stronger than we.
The Unnamed- evil carved from wood. I’m just glad that they are kept under lock and key.

Tinklers Tinkler

A tinkler has a cloth body with (glass, ceramic, or porcelain) hands, feet, and a head. They must be very careful moving around because their fragile parts make a tinkling noise. They tend to be very pretty and done-up like a little porcelain doll you might see on a toy store shelf.

Nickname: Snobs

Character Creation: Tinklers prefer to use firearms, so as to keep from getting their hands dirty. They tend to have high social and mental attributes, but are more resilient than Porcels, so physical attributes could also be high.

Boon: Beauty. Tinklers are lovely and often angelic in appearance. They start the game with a plus two to appearance.
Drawbacks: glass steps. Tinklers’ feet make a ‘tinkling’ sound when they walk. They get a plus two difficulty to all stealth rolls.

Stereotypes
Stuffies- well, they’re cute. I guess.
Nocios- Not bad, not as lovely as we, but not bad all the same.
Porcels- our lesser halves, they are almost like us but it takes more than just a pretty face to truly be beautiful.
Tickers- springs and thing.
Plasties- good grief, they are just too nice to say a harsh word about.
Steelests- cold, heavy, and loud. I could say more, but I won’t.
The Unnamed- awful little monsters. I for one am glad they are not allowed around any of us.

Porcels Porcels

Tinklers often look down on the Porcels because they only have fragile porcelain heads to worry about. A lesser form of themselves is the most common put-down by the tinklers.
Boon: Beauty. Porcels have lovely faces and as such have a plus one their starting appearance.
Drawback: Fragility. If the Porcel takes more than three levels of damage to the head it shatters.

Nickname: Shinies

Character Creation: Porcels rarely have high physical attributes, but all of them have extremely high charisma and other social traits. Porcels rarely have any toys other than things like slingshots, throwing daggers, and other non-impact and non-recoil type weapons.

Stereotypes
Stuffies- they are a nice lot I guess. If you like slumming.
Nocios- blockheads.
Tinklers- (cold stare) don’t get me started.
Tickers- they talk too much.
Plasties- nice. Too nice.
Steelests- hard heads, cold hearts.
The Unnamed- evil blocks of wood that should be burned.

Tickers Ticker

Tickers are broken up into two groups; key dolls and clock dolls.
The keys have a key that is needed to wind them up once every year. Your key might be in your possession, but if its not you will have to go back to the dollhouse to have mother wind you up.
The clocks have a pendulum that goes tick-tock. In the event the pendulum stops, the doll will fall down like it were dead until another doll or Mother can open it up to start your pendulum swinging again.

Nickname: Gearheads

Character Creation: Tickers, like Nocios, tend to have good craft skills, but they also enjoy working with science and technology. Their weapons tend toward either forge-type hammers and the like, or high-tech toys like laser guns. They also have high physical and mental attributes.

Boon: Mechanic knack. Tickers like to build things and are quite good at it. Minus two difficulty to all craft rolls involving building mechanical things.
Drawback: The Stopping. If a Key Ticker winds down they will stop as if they had lost all temporary life force until some one winds them up again. If a Clock Ticker takes more than four points of bashing damage all at once their pendulum stops and the drop over as if they had lost all temporary life force until some one starts them swinging again.

Stereotypes
Stuffies- good helpers, good listeners, good guys and gals.
Nocios- they are a fine lot to talk to. A little too preoccupied with what every one is made of though.
Tinklers- they are polite in a rude sort of way.
Porcels- they are rude in a polite sort of way.
Plasties- a fun loving bunch. I like them.
Steelests- they aren’t as stoic or cold as some might think.
The Unnamed- a strange, evil bunch. And I’m glad I don’t know any of them.

Plasties Plastie

These dolls are the ones most likely to pass for being human. Plasties are crafted from latex, silicon, or plastic like a Barbie doll, but larger. They also have the biggest sex drive of all.
Boon: Life Like. Plasties are the only kind that can, in the right lighting, pass for human. Fully clothed and with sun glasses on they can walk around all day and unless they are examined closely live as they please.
Drawback: Trusting. Plasties are very trusting. They get a plus three difficulty to see if some one is lying to them and a plus four difficulty to tell a lie.

Nickname: Masquers

Character Creation: All of the social attributes are important to a plastie, with equal emphasis on either physical or mental traits. Toys favor less-obvious things like concealed knives or guns.

Stereotypes
Stuffies- they are so cute! I love hugging them and kissing them. And they’re sooo soft and warm, and they smell so good and, and… hold on, I’ll be right back!
Nocios- they’re nice, and the love to know what every one is made form I like them.
Tinklers- Tinklers’ are so pretty and they make the cutest sound when they walk!
Porcels- they have such lovely faces and soft body the best of two Kinds some times I’ll see one crying and I would ask what’s wrong and he’ll pretend to not be sad and try to be mean. I think that’s sad.
Tickers- I like them! The always want to talk and they are always building stuff they make good friends.
Steelests- they pretend to not have feel but we know better.
The Unnamed- scary little guys, I don’t understand why they want to hurt people.

Steelers Steel Doll

These particular dolls are even harder to craft than the Nocios, reason being, they are made from metal. They are also the hardest to injure and the worst to repair.
Boon: Solid Build. There are advantages to being made from metal you’re hard to hurt, plus two dice to soak rolls.
Drawbacks: Man of Steel. You are made of metal, and heavy not to mention loud when you walk. Plus three to all stealth rolls. On top of all that if you take damage getting it fixed is hard work. Finding scrap metal or the metal working tools and all self-repairs are at a plus two difficulty.

Nickname: Tinmen

Character Creation: Strongest of all the dolls, Steelers emphasize strength, and they are just as likely to have a high stamina as a ticker. They tend to have low dexterity though. They favor a wide variety of toys, but enjoy those with metal bits.

Stereotypes
Stuffies- they are soft and cuddly. They associate with the Tickers.
Nocios- Obsessed with what every one is made of.
Tinklers- pompous, self-righteous, and annoying. They will never be played with.
Porcels- not as bad as the Tinklers. Just ruder.
Tickers- good mechanics, good speakers, good friends.
Plasties- they are kindhearted, naïve, nymphomaniacs. Well that’s not exactly fair, they are just very friendly.
The Unnamed- there is no doubt that the children of Grandmother are evil. They must have some purpose to their being what that is, I don’t know and it’s not my business know.

The Unnamed Children of Grandmother Going to Kill you!!!!

These are the horrific creations of Grandmother, ventriloquist dummies. Carved from wood and given moving parts. They are evil homicidal little things that would kill if ever given the chance. Amazingly cruel and crafty; they are kept in a room that is locked at all times. They tend to spend all their time looking for a way out of the room that has been their cell for as long as any doll remembers. Most times the can be heard crawling around in the ductwork of the house and some times in the walls. Once in awhile one or two will get out of the dollhouse and run off in to the world. This is where flesh beings get their tales of evil dummies running amuck killing people. They are also the only of all the Kinds that are not built anatomically correct. No one knows why they were made and why they are kept around but on thing is for sure, no doll would ever like to meet one face to face.

IMPORTANT NOTE!
These are NOT meant to be played as characters. If you are some kind of sick F*#K and want to be a ventriloquist dummy and your Storyteller lets you instead of beating you to death with your own dice or a 2lit. Of Mt. Dew go right ahead. Just keep in mind that all the other Kinds will not like you and that there is NO such thing as a nice dummy.

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