X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~nmamery/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Dragons_Over_Amethyst.mdwn;h=4924649a2c24c9a0d06fdf0f1ca8f8fe327c60a9;hb=400398c4d2a8cb6616b299520b9a0480c167c751;hp=4f54cc269c542f5fd483162ce99d707f0e02fbcd;hpb=4edc078c92af2498ffa34543c6e7ddf2e951619c;p=PlayersGuide.git diff --git a/Dragons_Over_Amethyst.mdwn b/Dragons_Over_Amethyst.mdwn index 4f54cc2..4924649 100644 --- a/Dragons_Over_Amethyst.mdwn +++ b/Dragons_Over_Amethyst.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,126 @@ # Dragons Over Amethyst -This place is currently a placeholder; but please see -[[The Track Not Taken]] for setting info. +Please see [[The Track Not Taken]] for setting info. + +Characters are now up at [[Characters]]. + +## Character Generation + +Character generation is going to be a two step process. In the first +step you'll generate a character at the point where they left Amethyst +to travel in shadow. Rough details will be shared with everyone prior +to step two. At this point it would be nice to have a paragraph or so +about your character to share with everyone else. + +In the second step I'll want an advancement priority list a bit like +suggested in the ADRPG rules. + +### Examples + +At the end of part one I'll post a table a bit like: + +|Character | Parent | End | Psy | Str | War | Stu | Notable| +|---------:|:----------:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:-------| +|Jillian |Luke & Coral| 1st | 3rd | 5th | Weak| = | Trump | +|Angelo | Merlin | 4th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | - | Magic | +|Aedmond | Unknown | 2nd | Weak| 2nd | 2nd | + | Big Dog, Magic Armour | +|Lucile | Martin | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | = | Sword, Magic | +|Marianne |Merlin & Gilva|3rd| Weak| 1st |Amber| + | Magic Bow, Giant Eagle, Acrobat | + |||||||| + +Marianne might then email me to say: + +* Please don't put me below 2 stuff +* I'd like to improve my Endurance to 2.5th place +* I'd like my Giant Eagle, Francine, to gain deadly damage +* I'd like to learn a bit of healing from Shapeshift, up to about 20 + points worth +* If I have any points left then improving my Psyche to Amber and my + Warfare to 3rd would be nice + +And I'll go down the list updating the character based on that. One +difference to the ADRPG rules is that if you don't have enough points +for an item but not taking it would leave you over 5 good stuff I'll +carry on to the next item. + +I'll then send Marianne a character sheet that looks like: + +| | Original | Current | +|-----------------:|:--------:|:-------:| +| Endurance | 17 / 3rd| 2.5nd | +| Psyche | Chaos || +| Strength | 36 / 1st || +| Warfare | Amber || +| Stuff | +3 | +2 || +| Pattern | Basic || +| Bow | 8 pts || +| Eagle | 10 pts | + Deadly | +| Shapeshift | None | Self Heal | +| Skills | Acrobatics (+10) || + +(This format will probably change when I actually produce it) + +### Details + +#### Initial Character Generation (Phase 1): +* You are the descendent of one of the younger members of the Merlin +Saga; and have the blood of Amber in your veins. You've been brought +up by Prince Martin (or rather mostly nursemaids with him overseeing) +with probably occasional visits from at least one parent whom you know +who they are. Feel free to pick. +* You all have Pattern Initiation and have had at least a decade to get +used to it. You have some kind of trump communication device (this +can be a deck of cards if you want) and can be assumed to have trumps +of anyone you've ever met; although outside of the party and possibly +your ancestors; these are unlikely to be very useful. If you have +Sorcery, Conjuration or Power Words then this device is a device of +power that helps you use your magic. +* Items and creatures are permitted; up to 15 points +* You have 75 points on top of your Pattern Imprint. No more than one +stat sold down, If you sell a stat down to Human I will put you in +situations where this is a problem. No more than 5 points of stuff +either way. +* You can have some Shapeshift; but not the whole power. +* You can't have Logrus; chaos is just a myth to you. +* No personal shadows +* You can have "about half" a power, call it e.g. "Trump Neophyte". +Have a look at +[[The partial powers from our ACUK game|The_Tools_of_Diplomacy/Character_Creation/Partial_Powers]] +for an idea how about how I think powers work; or just email me about +what you want to do. + +#### Advancement (Phase 2): +* You have 50 points to spend from your time in shadow +* You can pick up the rest of Shapeshift +* You still haven't encountered chaos (the shadows accessible from +Amethyst don't reach there) +* You can take any advanced power or ask for a new magic item/creature +or pretty much anything else you can think of +* You can pick up a personal shadow at this point +* See the note on Advanced Pattern below + +### Modifications to normal abilities: + +* You can spend 1 point for a particular skill or ability that you've +practiced seriously for a significant length of time (e.g. Doctor or +Acrobatics). Depending on how broad this is I'll give you a bonus +when you're doing something covered by that skill (for example I've +given Marianne plus 10 for acrobatic actions). Do please exploit this +and try and make any problem appropriate to your speciality! +* You can have Advanced Pattern for an extra 10 points. You are +*really* shit at anything in it because you've had to figure it all +out for yourself, have only recently got any of it to work, and +haven't had a chance to look at any Patterns than Amethyst's. +* Sorcery costs 20 points but so long as you have your device of power +with you: + + it works reasonably well near the Pattern + + you can have up to 4 simple effects that you can use at whim + (e.g. "fireball", about as effective as hitting someone with a + sword, "teleport 10m foward" etc) + + you can come up with arbitrary effects on actually useful + timescales (not on the scale of falling, combat, or geology unless + they're very simple modifications of one of your known effects; but + on the order of 15 minutes or so). +* Don't expect to lose your device of power unless you do so +deliberately or really deserve it. +* Power Words is 5 points plus 1 point per Word