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[JimAde]

Two Dwarfs ... are we from the same clan, JimAde?

Sure, why not? I was planning on a backstory that included sending regular reports back to my clan elders on the doings of the outlanders. Nothing really under-handed, but I figure if dwarves are mostly insular homebodies they might value reliable reports from the outside world.

But let's not be too obnoxious to the benighted non-dwarves. They can't help it.

Also, I am basing all my dwarvish names and terms on Finnish (which is what I use for the dwarves in my home D&D campaign). If you want to do so as well we'll have a nice unified sound.

Vargo: I downloaded a pretty full-featured HARP spreadsheet from HARP HQ. It's been a big help for me:
http://www.harphq.com/charsheets.htm

I am using Johnathan Dale's sheet.

 

[JimAde]

Question from a HAPR newbie: I am making a fighter, which supposedly has 4 important stats: Str, Con, Agility and Quickness. I have 3 really high stats to use, so my question is: Which of Agility and Quickness should I "sacrifice" with a lower stat? My fighting style will be the typical dwarven "stand and bash with axe" approach. From the description of the stats, i was going to have agility lower, but it looks like agility is used in the combat skill calculations, right?

 

[Vargo]

Heh. I should have figured he would code something like that - somehow I missed it when I was looking earlier.

Trivia: Jonathan and I were friends when I was much younger, we lost touch when he moved out to the east coast for college. Used to play Rolemaster together...

 

[Old Fezziwig]

JimAde: I like the idea of Finnish names for dwarves. That's a neat touch. As for the Quickness/Agility question...from a skill standpoint, I'd have to say run with Agility and sacrifice Quickness. Not because of the weapon skills, so much as Armor using Ag. I'm assuming that part and parcel of the stand and bash approach is that you generally take a beating, too. I'm assuming that you'll want a high Armor skill so you don't get your ass kicked too badly. That's what I would run with. Anyone else?

Nick

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Vargo: Small world.

 

[Mark Causey]

Are we using Training Packages?

 

[Mark Causey]

The spreadsheet is calculating DPs wrong. A stat at 85 should give 7 DP, but I see it is giving 8. I haven't checked any other fringe numbers.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

adamantineangel: Training packages, yes. Did you want to use one from the main book or put one together? Let me know. Which spreadsheet? I'm using Jonathan Dale's, and it's working properly for me.

 

[Vargo]

Which sheet, Jonathan's or mine?

 

[Mark Causey]

Hmm, posts are accruing without me noticing .. anywho, Vargo's sheet gave me the error.

JimAde: wonderful. help me with a name, though Think of me as the comedic cleric who made too much trouble for the church back home and was sent on a quest.

Nick: I'd like a TP, but none in the book work for me. I'll post in a bit the skills I'd like to focus on.