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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 9562712" data-attributes="member: 3400">There are quite a few nice changes that update the play while still leaving most earlier publications reasonably compatible. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Characteristics can be generated the old fashioned way (some 3d6, some 2d6+6, etc) but everything then gets normalized by multiplying by 5 to put it on the same percentile die terms as your skills. That makes characteristic rolls pretty easy to do with the ubiquitous d100s. There's also a point-buy method.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Professional skill points are determined just by EDU anymore. Some might be determined by other stats, which is useful for a bit of optimization as a profession for which DEX would be useful may now have some of its professional skill points determined based on the character's DEX.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's easier for players to determine their wealth now by investing in Credit Rating. It was a roll in previous editions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unarmed combat skills have been consolidated into Brawling as a broader skill.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The resistance table is gone in favor of comparing degrees of success, which is a nice addition.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pushing rolls and luck. You can push a failed roll (which I don't really recommended if your skill is <50% unless you're desperate) and you can spend luck points to improve rolls.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A version of advantage/disadvantage has entered the game. You may have bonus/penalty dice which mean you roll more dice when making a check. You roll additional dice for the 10s place in the percentage result. Bonus means you take the better one, penalty the worse.</li> </ul>But of the things that I don't think work too well - it's mainly the chase rules. They're overly complicated.Overall, I'm digging it.</blockquote>

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