Kweezil
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For the past few months I've been toying with the idea of using the Heroic Powers option for Four Color to Fantasy as a standard feature for PC and NPC wealth. Basically, I've never been fond of the distinction between PCs and NPCs for wealth, though I understand the reasoning for it, it just feels very forced. Also, in my own world magic is meant to be a little more magical - I prefer to give out fewer, more distinctive magic items rather than the bland +1 weapon, +1 shield etc.
With this method, all PCs and NPCs have the same wealth limit per level (based on the NPC levels from the DMG, tweaked up a little). In addition to this, PCs and significant NPCs (not the mooks) gain a number of 4CTF Hero Points to buy a limited number of abilities with. How these abilities come about are to be decided between the player and DM, but possibilities include unusual martial training, a strange heritage/bloodline that has begun to resurface, personal magical experimentation, or even to represent changes in the character's status etc that are normally represented through Feats (Priest, Title, or Ancestral Weapon, to name a few).
Apologies for the shoddiness of this, I have no idea how to make a table on the boards. Any tips would be much appreciated.
wealth HrPs
1 standard 0
2 1500 1
3 2500 2
4 3300 3
5 5600 4
6 7200 5
7 9400 6
8 12000 8
9 16000 10
10 21000 12
11 27000 14
12 35000 16
13 45000 19
14 59000 22
15 77000 25
16 100000 28
17 130000 31
18 170000 35
19 220000 39
20 300000 43
21 400000 47
22 520000 51
23 660000 56
24 820000 61
25 1000000 66
Allowed powers
Borderline powers (require DM permission)
All other powers are disallowed without a seriously compelling reason.
With this method, all PCs and NPCs have the same wealth limit per level (based on the NPC levels from the DMG, tweaked up a little). In addition to this, PCs and significant NPCs (not the mooks) gain a number of 4CTF Hero Points to buy a limited number of abilities with. How these abilities come about are to be decided between the player and DM, but possibilities include unusual martial training, a strange heritage/bloodline that has begun to resurface, personal magical experimentation, or even to represent changes in the character's status etc that are normally represented through Feats (Priest, Title, or Ancestral Weapon, to name a few).
Apologies for the shoddiness of this, I have no idea how to make a table on the boards. Any tips would be much appreciated.
wealth HrPs
1 standard 0
2 1500 1
3 2500 2
4 3300 3
5 5600 4
6 7200 5
7 9400 6
8 12000 8
9 16000 10
10 21000 12
11 27000 14
12 35000 16
13 45000 19
14 59000 22
15 77000 25
16 100000 28
17 130000 31
18 170000 35
19 220000 39
20 300000 43
21 400000 47
22 520000 51
23 660000 56
24 820000 61
25 1000000 66
Allowed powers
- Elemental Resistance
- Enhanced Vision
- Evasion
- Fast Recovery (base ability only, no additional effects)
- Gain Feat
- Heightened Defences
- Heightened Physical Ability
- Heightened Mental Ability
- Heightened Saves
- Improved Weaponry
- Keen Hearing
- Keen Sight
- Skill Bonus
- Skill Boost
- Speak With Things
- Super Accuracy
- Any Super Ability
Borderline powers (require DM permission)
- Any duplication of a spell
- Alternate power
- Any Attack power
- Control Weather
- Control Winds
- Flight
- Heightened Attack Bonus
- Invulnerability
- Mighty Lifting
- Rage
- Self Sufficient
- Super Speed
- Super Strike
- Water Breathing
All other powers are disallowed without a seriously compelling reason.
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