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<blockquote data-quote="Roudi" data-source="post: 2035261" data-attributes="member: 12423"><p>From the chapter on Action Points:</p><p></p><p></p><p>I know this probably ill-worded, but it basically means that the character gains more Action Points each level.</p><p></p><p>From every class description:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Nowhere in the book does it say anything about characters losing unused Action Points when they gain a level; thus, never assume that they do.</p><p></p><p>It likely could be explained better, but the Action Points system is pretty simple and goes as thus:</p><p></p><p>a) A character gains Action Points each level. These points are cumulative; there is no limit to how many or how little Action Points a character may have.</p><p></p><p>b) The only way to lose Action Points are to spend them to modify a die roll or activate a class ability/talent.</p><p></p><p>c) Once lost, an Action Point is gone. They are not like Power Points, in which you have a set capacity that replenishes each day or each level; An Action Point is gained only once and spent only once.</p><p></p><p>Oh, the bit you saw about characters that are supposed to have hit points equal to half their level was in reference to NPCs. From the Heroic GM Characters subsection:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this clears things up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roudi, post: 2035261, member: 12423"] From the chapter on Action Points: I know this probably ill-worded, but it basically means that the character gains more Action Points each level. From every class description: Nowhere in the book does it say anything about characters losing unused Action Points when they gain a level; thus, never assume that they do. It likely could be explained better, but the Action Points system is pretty simple and goes as thus: a) A character gains Action Points each level. These points are cumulative; there is no limit to how many or how little Action Points a character may have. b) The only way to lose Action Points are to spend them to modify a die roll or activate a class ability/talent. c) Once lost, an Action Point is gone. They are not like Power Points, in which you have a set capacity that replenishes each day or each level; An Action Point is gained only once and spent only once. Oh, the bit you saw about characters that are supposed to have hit points equal to half their level was in reference to NPCs. From the Heroic GM Characters subsection: Hope this clears things up. [/QUOTE]
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