Author Topic: Shadows over Bogenhafen RPG (out of character thread) (Read 727814 times)

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #175 on:** June 05, 2012, 09:29:39 PM »

How stat increases work:

Each career has its own advance scheme. This tells you which stats your character can increase. You can only increase these stats, and no others... you'll need a new career to increase different stats.

One stat increase is either +10 or +1 to a stat, depending if it's a percentage stat or not. So, for example, WS increases in +10 increments, while S increases in +1 increments. It cost 100 experience points per advance.

Advances are listed as +10, +20, +30 or +40 (or +1, +2, you get the idea). Each +10 is one advance. You cannot repeat these. So, the first time you increase WS, you can use a +10. To increase it further, you need an advance scheme that has at least a +20. So a + 20 is actually two advances of +10.

So you can never increase WS by more than +40 in total. You can't take a +10 more than once, even from another career.

Stat boosts from skills (such as +10 I from lightning reflexes) are not advances and don't count toward this limit. You can still buy a +10 I if you have lightning reflexes.

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I wasn't sure if you could only upgrade each stat once or more than once

Only once until you get a better career.

Also, I'm back and continuing the game. Post what your characters want to do!

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #176 on:** June 05, 2012, 10:58:11 PM »

Ok in that case my guy will be the smart, nervous super initiative guy...Huzzah!

Cannonofdoom · « **Reply #177 on:** June 06, 2012, 12:16:19 AM »

Quote from: Fandir Nightshade on June 05, 2012, 10:58:11 PM

Ok in that case my guy will be the smart, nervous super initiative guy...Huzzah!

Don't forget the D&D group Mr. Fandir.

They're waiting on you to wake up.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #178 on:** June 06, 2012, 07:03:02 AM »

Your wish my command....I guess the Warrior is kind of the opposite of nervous guy.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #179 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:00:01 AM »

Poor Klaus! He's having a bad time.

Rules corner: Insanity points

Insanity points are gained when a character comes under extreme psychological stress. Examples include:

- suffering a critical hit
- failing a terror test
- taking mind-altering drugs (yes, there are rules for this)
- any other situation that is sufficiently horrible

Usually you gain one point at a time, but it's possible to gain more.

Insanity points do nothing until you have six of them. As soon as you do, you take a Cl test. Pass, and there is no immediate effect, but you test again on gaining another point. Fail, and you lose six insanity points... but gain a mental disorder! There is a big list of these. They can be cured, but not very easily, and the cure may be worse than the disorder (especially if you go for a surgical cure).

Still, Klaus is fine for now.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #180 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:10:34 AM »

Fine and with his sense again....stupid adventures. They will only get you into trouble.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #181 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:12:40 AM »

Indeed.

We'll wait to see if Cannon moves in your direction on hearing the cry. And maybe Finlay wants to follow you.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #182 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:21:56 AM »

Well even with support I would rather leave the sewers ....goblin found or not.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #183 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:28:31 AM »

Sensible!

I still need to wait to see what they do though, before you can reach the exit.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #184 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:39:09 AM »

No Problem....maybe I find a duel pistol on my flight .....you never know what the people throw away these days.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #185 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:44:45 AM »

And a magic sword! That could definitely happen.

Finlay · « **Reply #186 on:** June 06, 2012, 12:32:10 PM »

Sorry for taking Klaus in the tunnels Fandir... I thouyght it perhaps wasn't in character, but a cowardly custard is not much good in a group of adventurers...

Unless you set up a gambling syndicate and provide us with money for the adventuring.

Rufus, can we hire bodyguards? The group feels a bit light on fighting stuff... I thought it perhaps wasn't a fighty game

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #187 on:** June 06, 2012, 12:59:34 PM »

No I think it was perfectly fine as he was drunk and drugged so he most likely had some dutch courage and also was just trodding after you. Made sense too, but finding dead dwarves and also gigantic rats didn´t help his sobering up process...I don´t think Rufus will let me get away sitting in a bar all day just rolling dices.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #188 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:34:56 PM »

Yes, I thought Klaus agreeing to go into the sewers but then finding out it was too horrible for him to stand it was very in-character.

Once the sewer bit is done, the next part of the adventure is investigative (and probably not scary!), so Klaus should be OK. He'll be able to use his talents more effectively.

Quote from: Finlay on June 06, 2012, 12:32:10 PM

Rufus, can we hire bodyguards? The group feels a bit light on fighting stuff... I thought it perhaps wasn't a fighty game

Actually, you can! And there will be lots of them about because of the fair. You can hire an unskilled worker (a laborer or entertainer, for example) for about 7 shillings a day - perhaps a bit more if you expect them to fight. Skilled hirelings (say a fully-equipped mercenary) cost at least 20 gold crowns a day, and more if they are more experienced.

But, this isn't a combat heavy adventure at all. You shouldn't really need to hire anyone at the moment.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #189 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:47:58 PM »

I don´t mind being the classical non hero person ....I mean it is pretty common that those should get drawn into stuff as there are like millions of them.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #190 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:58:34 AM »

I think I need to edit everyone's character sheets so they are all in the same format, and include all the important information. Some of them are a bit confusing (my fault - I didn't explain things clearly enough ).

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #191 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:02:04 AM »

I like to add extra info on the sheet so I don´t have to search all the threads....stuff like the how to become a Pistolier.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #192 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:16:04 AM »

Adding extra information is good! Please continue to do that!

I just want the basic stuff to be on there, like the character's current advance scheme (important, but at least one person didn't list it when I looked before). Plus I could expand on the skill descriptions.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #193 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:17:06 AM »

Feel free to mod...oh mod.

commandant · « **Reply #194 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:18:09 AM »

modding is good

Finlay · « **Reply #195 on:** June 07, 2012, 04:37:12 PM »

Everyone is being a bit lavish with their money.

Fandir Nightshade · « **Reply #196 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:14:16 PM »

Of course lets get rid of it and find more.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #197 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:23:06 PM »

You don't get a lot of money in WFRP adventures! Don't expect magic items either.

Well, not in this one anyway. Maybe in Death on the Reik.

Cannonofdoom · « **Reply #198 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:52:23 PM »

I forgot to add my Marksmanship bonus to my Ballistic Skill. I'll do that now. +10 all the time, and then an additional +10 with a "specialist weapon" whatever that means.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #199 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:55:06 PM »

In your case, +10 with a lasso!

If you learn other specialist missile weapon skills, it will count for those also (anything but a bow or crossbow is a specialist weapon, pretty much).

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Author Topic: Shadows over Bogenhafen RPG (out of character thread) (Read 727814 times)