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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blargney the second" data-source="post: 1413553" data-attributes="member: 14678">I didn't specify it previously, but I had already decided that 18 was the max for any stat before racial mods.  Note to self: there can be no unwritten rules!I want to keep the number of rules and cards to a minimum, while allowing 18s if the players want them.  Wulf, you're absolutely right about the uneven stats and min/maxing - two odd scores will allow some of that to occur.Taking your suggestions into account, here's what I'm thinking: - stats start with 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10 - 6 stat cards/player, +2 each - 1 special card/player (given with the stat cards) - 1 extra set of cards that I'll trade with them and keep for future PCs - 18 max in any stat before racial modsHow does that sound?Shallown, I love the idea of giving bonus skill ranks based on their background!  *yoink*Incidentally, I've started developing a bit of the campaign material.  The PCs will be younger sons of minor nobles, enrolled in an academy for training gifted scions who don't necessarily have a future in the family business.Amongst the things I would like to include: - faculties for each of the major disciplines - tournaments, fairs & taverns - field trips - attacks on the school - visits from the academy's lord - rivals and allies for the PCs - family coming to visit - vivid teachers and caretakers - a golem guardian that will cause some havoc at some point - a village with appropriate amenitiesMore ideas are very welcome! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> -blarg</blockquote>

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