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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5489410" data-attributes="member: 386">If I was ever to turn my 4E hack into its own game, I would do something like this:FIGHTERYou are skilled in the martial arts.Veteran: You are a veteran of at least a few battles.  Over this time, you've developed your own fighting style.  Choose your fighting style from the list below.Fighting Styles* Feints and Tricks: You draw out your opponent by feinting, stutter-stepping, head-faking, etc.* In-Your-Face: You like to get right into your opponent's face, stabbing with knives or small weapons, grappling, and biting.* Two-Handed: You make powerful, sweeping blows that smash your opponent.* etc.Weapon Specialization: Each fighter specializes in a particular weapon.  Choose the weapon you specialize in from the weapon list.  When you use this weapon in accordance with your fighting style, you deal an extra [WS] points of damage.Weapon List* Axe, great* Bow* Longsword* Mace* Shield bash* Short sword* etc.Background: Where did you come from?  Who raised you?  What did you do before you took up arms, if anything?  Choose a background from the list below.Background List* Barbarian: You come from a barbarian tribe.  You know how to survive in those harsh climes.  What customs and taboos do you have that others think are strange?* Mercenary: You grew up in a mercenary company.  You know about the drudgery of soldiering - marching, digging latrines, scavenging for food, smoking out fleas, sleeping in the rain, etc.  Why did you leave?* Savage: You were raised by wolves or some other fantastical monster.  What did they teach you?  Why did you leave?  How do they feel about civilization?* Street Urchin: You grew up in the back alleys of a large city.  What were you forced to learn in order to survive?* etc.Action ResolutionWhen you take an action that requires a roll, use the following procedure to determine the modifiers to that roll.* Choose the applicable stat modifier based on your action** Add one of:- +[FS] if your fighting style is obviously related to your action- +[BK] if your background is obviously related to your action* Add one of:- +[fs] if your fighting style is vaguely related to your action (if you haven't already added +[FS])- +[bk] if your background is vaguely related to your action (if you haven't already added +[BK])* - I'd probably drop stats for a physical description and a personality description.</blockquote>

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