City of Seven Sins - Repository

DrZombie · Jul 1, 2011

Herobizkit said:
It's funny how players are always drawn to rogue-type characters in post-apoc/modern/future game settings.

Stealth is always a major winner as soon as there's guns involved. The best place to shoot someone is in the back

Insight · Jul 1, 2011

DrZombie said:
Yeah, I'm gonna buy the book this weekend, tuesday at the latest. I'll let you know if I think it's worth the 10$

It definitely is. Keep in mind that the Deluxe Edition (complete with errata) is coming out at Gen Con.

Insight · Jul 1, 2011

My as-yet unnamed character has been updated with 4 advances beyond start.

DrZombie · Jul 2, 2011

Bought the book yesterday. Worth the whole 10$. If you want to GM this I would advise buying it.

DrZombie · Jul 2, 2011

Allright, my character is shaping up.
Since we've got a limited supply of points to spend, the 'we'll fill it in when it comes up' approach doesn't seem to work for me. I've completed the character according to the basic char creation rules.

A few questions:
I've got the psychic power 'burrow' which allows an arcanist, when standing on loose earth, to sink into the ground and to move underground to a certain limit, then come out of the ground, with the possibility of surprising an opponent. (the power can be maintained to go further)
I'd like to change it so that instead of going underground you can step into a shadow and move to another shadow within range, possibly through the realm of shadow with its inherent dangers whichever that may be.
I've added some equipment.

On my wishing list is a cloak of shadows, of which I do not know what it does besides swirling dramatically.

Another thing I want to discuss is having the rate in which my char recovers power points halve when exposed to direct sunlight and double when exposed to moonlight.

Last question : have you decided how many advances we start with?

Cheers,

Dr Z

Dr Simon · Jul 3, 2011

DrZombie said:
A few questions:
I've got the psychic power 'burrow' which allows an arcanist, when standing on loose earth, to sink into the ground and to move underground to a certain limit, then come out of the ground, with the possibility of surprising an opponent. (the power can be maintained to go further)
I'd like to change it so that instead of going underground you can step into a shadow and move to another shadow within range, possibly through the realm of shadow with its inherent dangers whichever that may be.

Seems reasonable to me. Shadow is goimng to be just as likely to come by as earth. I like the idea of the Realm of Shadow, maybe something to play with.

DrZombie said:
Another thing I want to discuss is having the rate in which my char recovers power points halve when exposed to direct sunlight and double when exposed to moonlight.

Seems okay to me.

DrZombie said:
Last question : have you decided how many advances we start with?

Yes, four (which puts the characters at the start of "Seasoned")

Insight · Jul 3, 2011

Six

I decided it would make sense to re-post Six (my character) on the latest page, with all current edits.

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SIX
Seasoned Hero
Total Advances: 4 (from Experience)

TRAITS
Agility d6
Strength d8
Vigor d12
Smarts d4
Spirit d6
Note: Used one Advance to raise Vigor to d12, one Advance to raise Agility to d6, and one Advance to raise Spirit to d6

Charisma +4
Pace 6
Parry 7
Toughness 9

SKILLS
Fighting (Agility) d10
Guts (Sprit) d6
Notice (Smarts) d6
Persuasion (Spirit) d6
Shooting (Agility) d6

EDGES
Attractive
Brawny
Combat Reflexes
Very Attractive
Attractive from "free" human Edge; Brawny and Very Attractive from Hindrances; Combat Reflexes from Advances

HINDRANCES
Clueless (Major)
Illiterate (Minor)
Loyal (Minor)
2 Edges from Hindrances

GEAR
Greatsword Dmg d8+d10, Wt 10, Parry 6, Requires 2 Hands
Bow Dmg 2d6, Wt 3, Rng 12/24/48, ROF 1
Leather Armor Prot +1, Wt 15, Covers Torso, Arms, and Legs

Shayuri · Jul 5, 2011

grackle. Having trouble nailing down a concept.

Could I get a quick list of what other people are bringing in, just so I have some idea of what folks are doing?

Walking Dad · Jul 5, 2011

Insight said:
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4 Advances from Hindrances
...

Hindrances don't give advances precisely. But 1 major/2 minor give you roughly the same bonus as one Advance.

So you have 2 Advances to many on your sheet.

Dr Simon · Jul 5, 2011

Shayuri said:
grackle. Having trouble nailing down a concept.

Could I get a quick list of what other people are bringing in, just so I have some idea of what folks are doing?

From what I can tell:

Skulk - stealth, due to technology/equipment

Zhelk Kinslayer - stealth and mobility due to psionics

Rudiger - heavy weapons
Smoltt - engineer, small

Six - a "himbo" character - fit, attractive, dumb

From what I can see, some other kind of combat specialist would work, or someone with a different type of ranged capability, maybe a sniper or arcanast type. There isn't really a social controller, either. Six is charming, but doesn't have the smarts to be very manipulative.

I think, also, that outlook, goals and affiliations could be as important as game abilities.