WOIN Fantasy questions for raw recruit
Defensive question.
Looking at the Defense rules on page 44 of Fantasy Careers, I'm a tad confused on what I'm adding up. I'm comparing the rules to the examples from the Grey Fellowship (Sir Mandallen, etc).
To be honest, I'm a bit lost on what I'm adding to get Sir Mandallan's Melee Defense of 24 or Gimnor's Melee Defense of 22 (for examples). Sir Mandallan has skills like Swords 3, etc that I'm not clear on how applies to the value (if at all).
Can someone step through one of these sample characters (like Sir Mandallan's) and give exactly how the 24 was derived?
Looking at the Defense rules on page 44 of Fantasy Careers, I'm a tad confused on what I'm adding up. I'm comparing the rules to the examples from the Grey Fellowship (Sir Mandallen, etc).
To be honest, I'm a bit lost on what I'm adding to get Sir Mandallan's Melee Defense of 24 or Gimnor's Melee Defense of 22 (for examples). Sir Mandallan has skills like Swords 3, etc that I'm not clear on how applies to the value (if at all).
Can someone step through one of these sample characters (like Sir Mandallan's) and give exactly how the 24 was derived?
Last thing before I go to bed. 
OK, here we go; these assume the characters are using the listed equipment (sword and shield for Mandallan, knife for Gimnor). If not using those weapons, the scores change. For example, if Mandallan drops his sword, he doesn't get that 2d6 from swords, so his MELEE DEFENSE drops down to 17.
Mandallan
Dice pool:
STR (3d6)
Swords (2d6)
Total 5d6 = 18
Mods:
Medium shield +4
Shieldbearer exploit +4
Medium armour -2
Total 24
And here's Gimnor:
Dice pool:
AGI (3d6)
Knives (2d6)
Total 5d6 = 18
Mods:
Size small +4
Total 22
OK, here we go; these assume the characters are using the listed equipment (sword and shield for Mandallan, knife for Gimnor). If not using those weapons, the scores change. For example, if Mandallan drops his sword, he doesn't get that 2d6 from swords, so his MELEE DEFENSE drops down to 17.
Mandallan
Dice pool:
STR (3d6)
Swords (2d6)
Total 5d6 = 18
Mods:
Medium shield +4
Shieldbearer exploit +4
Medium armour -2
Total 24
And here's Gimnor:
Dice pool:
AGI (3d6)
Knives (2d6)
Total 5d6 = 18
Mods:
Size small +4
Total 22
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I actually didn't do "terrible" with doing that...
One thing that tripped me up was Mandallan's "medium armor 1 (1d6)" - I wanted to factor that in. Can you explain what "medium armor 1 (1d6)" really means or does?
Also Skill question:
For a one-shot game or a con game (for example), would there be any point in having a Skill at even Skill Levels since you don't get any additional benefit? For example, Piloting 1 and Piloting 2 would both be 1d6. In a longer campaign, Piloting 2 would be "good" because it means you can get it to Piloting 3 and then get the 2d6. Correct?
One thing that tripped me up was Mandallan's "medium armor 1 (1d6)" - I wanted to factor that in. Can you explain what "medium armor 1 (1d6)" really means or does?
Also Skill question:
For a one-shot game or a con game (for example), would there be any point in having a Skill at even Skill Levels since you don't get any additional benefit? For example, Piloting 1 and Piloting 2 would both be 1d6. In a longer campaign, Piloting 2 would be "good" because it means you can get it to Piloting 3 and then get the 2d6. Correct?
It'll factor in if he gets high quality armour, as you need an appropriate skill level to benefit from the quality. Then the high quality armour forms part of that initial dice pool as the equipment part.
That's a value judgement for you to make. Depends how much you wanted to "optimize" the character, I guess.
(Though it's not even skill levels - you get an extra die at 6 and 10, for example).
Thanks again!
Still reading ...may have more questions. (May?)
I may have to come out with WOIN Basic to trim some of this "crunch" just a tad.
PS- Is it Shield Bearer or Shieldbearer? Book has both. (Only noticed cause I did a search for it from Mandallan to find the actual rule for it). Though then again there is Standard-Bearer....
Still reading ...may have more questions. (May?)
I may have to come out with WOIN Basic to trim some of this "crunch" just a tad.
PS- Is it Shield Bearer or Shieldbearer? Book has both. (Only noticed cause I did a search for it from Mandallan to find the actual rule for it). Though then again there is Standard-Bearer....
