[HARP] Back to the Dungeon [Full]

[Mark Causey]

Välkejalokivikungatar it is then! She'll be my primary deity, too, though my character isn't a priest or anything. Just a head-basher.

So we've got two dwarves and a human with close ties to the dwarves. I sense a theme.

Sorry to see Vargo leave, but I understand how that goes. If Tailspinner stays we're all set. Nick, I see you changed the thread title to pull in another player. Cool.

admantineangel: Since our backgrounds are already tied together, should we just assume our characters know each other and are traveling together? Maybe whatever it is that you did to annoy your superiors we did together. Maybe you're the "get into trouble" type and I'm the boring friend who invariably gets dragged along.

We could even go as far as brother and sister, and you're always getting us out of the trouble I get us in. Or, if not siblings, then inseperable childhood friends.

God, this is a lot more complicated than I'd originally thought (the crunch of character creation, that is).

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Tailspinner: Good deal. If you want Vargo's rolls, feel free to take them.

JimAde: For the fighting style, I'm co-opting the following from HARP's Martial Law supplement. You might want to change some of your skills (we can always put together a training package if you like so you can gain the Chi Focus skill and Stone Fist technique). For the throws, it'd probably require a Hard or Very Hard Maneuver Roll with the Chi Focus skill with an appropriate technique (something like the Stone Fist). Would this work?

Astoneen (Elemental Style: Earth) – This is a sturdy defensive style. A character using this style gains a +20 to DB when parrying, and to all attempts to resist being knocked down or moved. Additionally, when using this style, the character may use the skill Chi Focus (Medium Maneuver Roll) to initiate the Stone Fist. When using the Stone Fist, all attacks are resolved on the Impact Critical Table. Use of the Stone Fist follows the normal rules for using Chi Skills. It takes one full round to initiate the Stone Fist technique.
(Combat – SD/Co – Combat)

Let me know what you think.

Nick

 

[Old Fezziwig]

adamantineangel: I agree about character creation. It is a lot harder than it needs to be, I think, but the more I read the system, the more impressed I am with its simplicity. The actual system feels very straightforward IMO.


Nick

 

[JimAde]

That sounds way cool, but I have two problems:

1) I don't know where I would scrounge up the skill points
2) Since I don't actually have the rule books I would feel bad about having character features that rely on them.

I didn't realize the MA rules were so complicated. Maybe I should just dump the 6 ranks in brawling and call it good.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

JimAde: Whichever you prefer works for me, but that is the entirety of the rule from Martial Law. A training package could help with the skill points, as it'd reduce the cost of the skills by 75%. Let me know what you want to do.

Nick

 

[Mark Causey]

What does specializing in a skill do for you?

I was gonna purchase Appraisal, but it says you can specialize ...

Also, the Racial Bonuses ... those get added to the Stat Bonus, not the Stat, right?

 

[Old Fezziwig]

adamantineangel: Two answers: (1) Skill Specialization is a talent, costs 10 DP, and gives you a +10 bonus to that skill. It can be bought up to three times/skill. (2) Pick an item (say, gems) that you're familiar with. You're more accurate when you try to appraise that than other things. I think this is what you're talking about. And, yes, racial stat bonuses apply to stat bonuses, not stats.

Nick

 

[Mark Causey]

adamantineangel: Two answers: (1) Skill Specialization is a talent, costs 10 DP, and gives you a +10 bonus to that skill. It can be bought up to three times/skill. (2) Pick an item (say, gems) that you're familiar with. You're more accurate when you try to appraise that than other things. I think this is what you're talking about. And, yes, racial stat bonuses apply to stat bonuses, not stats.

Nick

Cool, and the Stat Bonuses question?

 

[Old Fezziwig]

adamantineangel: Last sentence of the quote. I think you were quoting me while I was editing.

 

[Mark Causey]

heh.