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Post by oneiros on Sept 30, 2008 20:09:21 GMT
Here are the character creation guidelines for S:PI  Attributes: 8/6/4 plus 1 extra dot in any attrib Abilities: 35 (15 Ausp/Fav, max 3 dots before bp). Must meet base and caste minima. Backgrounds: 13 (max 3 dots before bp) Charms: 16 (min 5 Ausp/Fav) Colleges: 8 Virtues: 5 (max 3 dots before bp) Essence: 3 Bonus points: 15 (as per costs on MoEP:S p97, cannot raise Essence) XP: 55 - to be spent once base character is finalised. You can raise Essence to 4 with this. Other notes: - No Bronze Faction beyond Backing (Bronze) 1. - No SMAs (sorry) - Sidereal Astrology rules will be used, so those in Creation will need some proper RDs - All have automatic Backing (some Direction) 2 - this can be raised. - You should all belong to at least one other convention - No merits/flaws (let's keep this simple  ) This will be a primarily non-combat, investigation-type campaign. It would help if each char had some kind of niche area of expertise so everyone can contribute something slightly different to an investigation. The premise is two groups of 3 Sidereals, one which will be in Creation, the other in Yu-Shan - however, persons can crossover as required. Confirmed: JD, BSR, LH, SH, BR, U New CharactersReplacement characters come in on 80% (rounded up) of personal xp at death. Existing mission point totals will also carry forward. Otherwise, rules for creation are as above. (This may be subject to change at a later date, subject to outcome of discussions in G/Opp thread) |
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Post by johandenerad on Oct 1, 2008 10:52:25 GMT
How is BR provisional for a game that's named after his character?  |
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Post by johandenerad on Oct 1, 2008 11:24:58 GMT
Sorrel resembles LH's Sunset quite a lot from the first game, if I remember right. If you want to play a similar all-rounder this time round LH then Sorrel is easy enough to change.
PS: Virtues are capped at 3 before BP's, BSR. I think that means your character is a little over.
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Post by Blackrat on Oct 1, 2008 11:55:36 GMT
Sorry, didn't see this before my post in the Side-Quests section. It still mostly applies, tho. I'll think about chargen soon - altho not that soon. When are we aiming to start? I was anticipating not for a good while.
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Post by Learned Hand on Oct 1, 2008 12:08:06 GMT
If we have similar characters then we can just go into different parties. If I don't have a similar character to you then I'll probably have a similar-ish chacter to BSR, which I'm leaning towards now. I'm thinking bookish, research-heavy, celestial circle sorceror.
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Post by bravesirrobin on Oct 1, 2008 12:20:21 GMT
Sorrel resembles LH's Sunset quite a lot from the first game, if I remember right. If you want to play a similar all-rounder this time round LH then Sorrel is easy enough to change. PS: Virtues are capped at 3 before BP's, BSR. I think that means your character is a little over. Dammit! Didn't see that. O are you sure? Are they not capped at 4 in standard creation rules? |
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Post by oneiros on Oct 1, 2008 12:44:57 GMT
How is BR provisional for a game that's named after his character? Coz BR hasn't officially said yes, I think If he chooses not to reprise SoM, then Shroud will prob be the group's boss When are we aiming to start? I was anticipating not for a good while. Yeah, earliest it will be is mid-November start. Dammit! Didn't see that. O are you sure? Are they not capped at 4 in standard creation rules? 'Fraid so, standard Sidereal is capped at 3 according to book. Solars and Lunars (and maybe DBs) are capped at 4 before bp |
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Post by Blackrat on Oct 1, 2008 12:53:23 GMT
How is BR provisional for a game that's named after his character? Coz BR hasn't officially said yes, I think If he chooses not to reprise SoM, then Shroud will prob be the group's boss Awesome. I am totally not playing ... |
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Post by bravesirrobin on Oct 1, 2008 12:55:49 GMT
Dammit! Didn't see that. O are you sure? Are they not capped at 4 in standard creation rules? 'Fraid so, standard Sidereal is capped at 3 according to book. Solars and Lunars (and maybe DBs) are capped at 4 before bp Curses. That may actually imply a lot of rejigging. Also with 6 virtue points capped at 3 aren't you limited to either 3331 or 3322 as spreads? I think it should either be 5 points cappet at 3 or 6 points capped at 4.... |
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Post by oneiros on Oct 1, 2008 13:11:03 GMT
Curses. That may actually imply a lot of rejigging. Also with 6 virtue points capped at 3 aren't you limited to either 3331 or 3322 as spreads? I think it should either be 5 points capped at 3 or 6 points capped at 4.... I see your point. I'll have a think about it and probably decide this evening. |
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Post by Blackrat on Oct 1, 2008 14:04:00 GMT
FWIW, I think 6 capped at 4 gives a better virtue spread, but there's obv no reason why you can't spend bps on it if it's 5 capped at 3, and the latter allows for less virtuous char concepts, which I think is interesting. I definitely agree with BSR that 6 capped at 3 is a bit pointless.
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Post by bravesirrobin on Oct 1, 2008 14:28:20 GMT
I think it depends how you want your game a bit. As we saw in Golden Opp 5 capped at 4 creates monsters  I definitely vote for 6 capped at 4, but I think 5 capped at 3 has advantages. 6 capped at 3 just kinda bores me - i'd probably want to take the callous flaw, but i don't think we're allowing flaws. |
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Post by Blackrat on Oct 1, 2008 15:15:22 GMT
How is BR provisional for a game that's named after his character? I know Oneiros has answered this above, but I feel it should be noted that I won't be offended if the name is changed to something sensible Oneiros used this name tongue-in-cheek to me at one point, and I thought it was funny so I re-used it. Feels a bit me-centric, though, given that it's now a genuine campaign! |
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Post by bravesirrobin on Oct 1, 2008 17:44:06 GMT
To me this game will always be the S:PI game.  |
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Post by oneiros on Oct 1, 2008 21:53:24 GMT
Having thought about it, I'm going to say Virtues are 5 capped at 3, maybe makes the chars a bit more callous but hey |
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