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<blockquote data-quote="Tashtego" data-source="post: 6475228" data-attributes="member: 5373">[MENTION=1]Morrus[/MENTION] - My players (who are so enclined) have enjoyed building and tweaking characters within the career system.&nbsp; However, if you optimise, it's easy to build a high stat character or a character with an effective stat/skill combo like the one I mentioned above.&nbsp; I think the main issue is that 6 dice are considerable powerful within the starting confines of the system and quite easy to build towards.&nbsp; Because each d6 is so powerful when used in a pool, optimised characters can be particularly effective, especially as their numbers of d6s increase.I will use less XP next session. However, even with the massive amounts of XP I've been giving out, the volatility of the dicepool system still remains a core issue with the system.I still recommend building a flatter core mechanic, so that each time a stat is increased, it's not as significant as a new d6. I don't think that the current exponential dice track serves to mitigate the system volatility for pointy character builds, as mentioned above.With career increases, the system will become more like Traveller - where characters can't improve unless they take a few years of gametime to improve. However, I do enjoy incremental career upgrades from session to session.&nbsp;[MENTION=6776304]Wojorides[/MENTION] - I also agree that the system should move towards flat bonuses. I don't know if this should just be for skills, or for attributes and skills.&nbsp; I think you want something that preserves the fun bits of the system (career stacking, optimising) with less standard deviation (aggravated by large d6 pools).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tashtego, post: 6475228, member: 5373"] [MENTION=1]Morrus[/MENTION] - My players (who are so enclined) have enjoyed building and tweaking characters within the career system. However, if you optimise, it's easy to build a high stat character or a character with an effective stat/skill combo like the one I mentioned above. I think the main issue is that 6 dice are considerable powerful within the starting confines of the system and quite easy to build towards. Because each d6 is so powerful when used in a pool, optimised characters can be particularly effective, especially as their numbers of d6s increase. I will use less XP next session. However, even with the massive amounts of XP I've been giving out, the volatility of the dicepool system still remains a core issue with the system. I still recommend building a flatter core mechanic, so that each time a stat is increased, it's not as significant as a new d6. I don't think that the current exponential dice track serves to mitigate the system volatility for pointy character builds, as mentioned above. With career increases, the system will become more like Traveller - where characters can't improve unless they take a few years of gametime to improve. However, I do enjoy incremental career upgrades from session to session. [MENTION=6776304]Wojorides[/MENTION] - I also agree that the system should move towards flat bonuses. I don't know if this should just be for skills, or for attributes and skills. I think you want something that preserves the fun bits of the system (career stacking, optimising) with less standard deviation (aggravated by large d6 pools). [/QUOTE]

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