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Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Tue 02 Mar 2021, 01:24

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Everything sounds great to me! I am especially intrigued at how Standard of Living gives you what appears to be the equivalent of Wondrous Artefacts from 1e rules (Rivendell). I wonder if they've simply been integrated into character creation, or if there are new rules for Wondrous Artefacts as well?
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Tue 02 Mar 2021, 01:50

It feels less like Wonderous Objects to me than market items. You could go shopping a the market-pool in Laketown to get items that increased a single skill. That sounds like you get some boosts to skills based on your Standard of Living. Interesting way to start a new character.
 
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Tue 02 Mar 2021, 01:56

It feels less like Wonderous Objects to me than market items. You could go shopping a the market-pool in Laketown to get items that increased a single skill. That sounds like you get some boosts to skills based on your Standard of Living. Interesting way to start a new character.
You may be right. I wonder if all cultures will have the same items to choose from, or if each culture will have their own lists? Either way, this already an improvement on Standard of Living from 1e. My group all but ignores the current Standard of Living rules because it's more trouble to figure out how to apply them than to just keep the game session flowing.
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Tue 02 Mar 2021, 03:50

I see a lot I like here. More choices for the player to make. And you start with both Valour and Wisdom at 1.
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Tue 02 Mar 2021, 08:44

... improvement on Standard of Living from 1e. My group all but ignores the current Standard of Living rules because it's more trouble to figure out how to apply them than to just keep the game session flowing.
Absolutely: Standard of Living, and therefore Treasure, become more important and a motivation. Lovely way to do it, by also adding details to your character in the form of signature items that define it.
 
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Wed 03 Mar 2021, 00:23

I see a lot I like here. More choices for the player to make. And you start with both Valour and Wisdom at 1.
I think the bigger takeaway is that you get both a Reward and Virtue at character creation. Albeit, they're only the "generic" options, but still, that's a great change.
 
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Wed 03 Mar 2021, 04:12

I see a lot I like here. More choices for the player to make. And you start with both Valour and Wisdom at 1.
I think the bigger takeaway is that you get both a Reward and Virtue at character creation. Albeit, they're only the "generic" options, but still, that's a great change.
Well, yes. The latter though is a consequence of the former.
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Wed 03 Mar 2021, 10:45

I see a lot I like here. More choices for the player to make. And you start with both Valour and Wisdom at 1.
I think the bigger takeaway is that you get both a Reward and Virtue at character creation. Albeit, they're only the "generic" options, but still, that's a great change.
Well, yes. The latter though is a consequence of the former.
Yeah, because they're giving them to you for free at rank 1. That's the big change. In 1e you only get to choose one, and either Wisdom or Valor starts at rank 2.
 
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Sat 27 Mar 2021, 21:01

Do we have a pre-release copy of the character sheet yet?
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Re: Rules Update: 2e Character Creation Walkthrough

Sat 27 Mar 2021, 21:13

No, not still.

Everything related to design is still to be final, as far as we know.

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