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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 8637544" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>With the length of the downtime being related to the ability modifier, I can see PCs wanting to spend different amount of down time before adventuring again. This might be very interesting in a West Marches scenario where everyone has a stable of characters, and keep a separate calendar for each of them on when they are available.</p><p></p><p>There are some other long-term downtime functions, like making a magic item. Both training someone else and making an item for someone else seem like they would put PCs well behind the PCs that are advancing themselves. Would some sort of Good Samaritan bonus be out of line?</p><p></p><p>Actually, anyone doing other actions that would be appropriate for their character besides training would also fall behind. But it would seem like many downtime activities, especially professions, would effectively be training. Crafting armor might be training STR. Practicing Professions might count depnding on the profession. For example with the Performance skill that will support you with a Wealthy lifestyle - would that be considered training Charisma. I guess I'm trying to understand are you going for versimlitude, so working out by working at something demanding of a particular ability should be a benefit, or going for gamist, where it is a separate track of character advancement that does not mix with other downtime activities.</p><p></p><p>The d20 roll - is it a save, an attack, or an ability check? Or are you creating a new category? Because there are various modifiers out there. If you have a Stone of Good Luck for the training, do you get +1, etc.</p><p></p><p>Are you keeping feats or something in the normal ASI levels? Just trying to avoid dead levels where there little change except some minor math adjustments</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 8637544, member: 20564"] With the length of the downtime being related to the ability modifier, I can see PCs wanting to spend different amount of down time before adventuring again. This might be very interesting in a West Marches scenario where everyone has a stable of characters, and keep a separate calendar for each of them on when they are available. There are some other long-term downtime functions, like making a magic item. Both training someone else and making an item for someone else seem like they would put PCs well behind the PCs that are advancing themselves. Would some sort of Good Samaritan bonus be out of line? Actually, anyone doing other actions that would be appropriate for their character besides training would also fall behind. But it would seem like many downtime activities, especially professions, would effectively be training. Crafting armor might be training STR. Practicing Professions might count depnding on the profession. For example with the Performance skill that will support you with a Wealthy lifestyle - would that be considered training Charisma. I guess I'm trying to understand are you going for versimlitude, so working out by working at something demanding of a particular ability should be a benefit, or going for gamist, where it is a separate track of character advancement that does not mix with other downtime activities. The d20 roll - is it a save, an attack, or an ability check? Or are you creating a new category? Because there are various modifiers out there. If you have a Stone of Good Luck for the training, do you get +1, etc. Are you keeping feats or something in the normal ASI levels? Just trying to avoid dead levels where there little change except some minor math adjustments [/QUOTE]
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