tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post4671126109409851035..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Things that Make Me Go Hmmm...FrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-66773253442396029802009-11-10T07:54:40.923-06:002009-11-10T07:54:40.923-06:00You might take a look at what True20 by Green Roni...You might take a look at what True20 by Green Ronin did, which was eliminate the 3d6 values for stats and just have the bonuses, which made sense because all the stats to is translate to the bonuses anyway. It's not the same thing you're proposing, but it has the same ideology of getting rid of extraneous numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-63787152482715511802009-11-10T06:47:36.251-06:002009-11-10T06:47:36.251-06:00Will,
I, too, am actually quite comfortable with ...Will,<br /><br />I, too, am actually quite comfortable with XP benefits for high stats. It does represent natural talent where some folks are just going to be better than others. However, until yesterday I had never even considered getting rid of characteristics. I am not sure I am entirely comfortable with the idea, but I do see one huge upside. Sans characteristics, there can not be any kind of universal characteristic-based mechanic. No skill checks, no characteristic-based saves, etc. This automatically places more responsibility (and freedom) on the Referee to make ad hoc decisions and rulings. In turn, it forces players to rely on there skill as players instead of relying on a universal mechanic to get things done. This I see as a good thing.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-23919975927387784902009-11-09T22:14:04.765-06:002009-11-09T22:14:04.765-06:00It can certainly be done. As you noted, all you re...It can certainly be done. As you noted, all you really have to do is note circumstances where the character differs from an assumed norm.<br /><br />Personally, I don't mind XP benefits for high stats. I mean, I could probably never be as good a physicist as Albert Einstein, and I don't get any bonus perks to compensate for my dearth of natural talent in that area, either. Sometimes life just isn't fair. :)Will Mistrettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403399118961902073noreply@blogger.com