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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 372442" data-attributes="member: 3146">The second was really meant to be an addendum to the first. It would work like this:A 10th level character goes up against 4 trolls (EL 9). Let's say he's a Ftr 4/Bbn 3/Clr 3 with a +1 Flaming burst mercurial greatsword.He's put a few crossclass ranks into perform since he's been a gladiator for 5 years and so he starts combat by making his perform check. He gets a 12--not bad.Since got barbarian levels, he casts a regenerate moderate wounds spell, rages and attacks. He is also somewhat luck, scoring two critical hits with the mercurial greatsword. The fight is over in four rounds.So, let's see how his perform check stacks up.2 Crits: +22 Massive Damage blows(50+ points): +8Two Flaming bursts: +2Finishing the fight with less than 25% of hit points (good thing he cast regenerate moderate wounds. . . .): +4 (he lost a lot of blood to those trolls. . . .So, the total perform check is 26 after all modifiers are added up.How does this effect his prestige?Well, first I calculate encounter prestige. EL (9) + modifier (+2 since his perform check of 26 is more than 15+EL but less than 20+EL) = a total encounter prestige of 11How does that effect his Overall Prestige?let's look at two situations:1. He just fought a group of dire bears (an encounter of a similar EL) before this match (and somehow won. . . .) his prior prestige was 12 (he finished on the strength of his rage hit points--it was a really good show). This match simply confirms that he's a good performer so his Overall Prestige doesn't change. (His previous OP was one greater than the encounter prestige gained from this encounter).2. This is his first EL 9 encounter. His previous OP was 9 from his dramatic defeat of a herd of fiendish bison. In this case, his OP becomes 11 (the prestige he won by defeating this encounter).The first system was supposed to track how well a particular fighter performed in an individual combat. The second system is supposed to track the reputation of a character or group on the basis both of skill and showmanship. (Characters with good perform scores will typically have OP one to four points higher than characters of the same level without good perform scores).</blockquote>

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