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ericthered · 08-10-2017, 12:17 PM

two points:

1: you're solidly in house rule territory here. but its simplicity itself to come up with a different pricing scheme: say 1,3,6,10,15 rather than 1,2,4,8,12. It won't be officially balanced, but nothing built that way will. Be aware of talents and attributes if you do this.

2: in many respects you do get diminishing returns, because the fat part of the bell curve is centered at 10, and going from 10 to 11 increases your odds by 12% while going from 14 to 15 increases the odds by about 2%. Not in all respects though.

08-10-2017, 12:17 PM	#5
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: Setting in-Campaign PC attributes & skills improvement curves two points: 1: you're solidly in house rule territory here. but its simplicity itself to come up with a different pricing scheme: say 1,3,6,10,15 rather than 1,2,4,8,12. It won't be officially balanced, but nothing built that way will. Be aware of talents and attributes if you do this. 2: in many respects you do get diminishing returns, because the fat part of the bell curve is centered at 10, and going from 10 to 11 increases your odds by 12% while going from 14 to 15 increases the odds by about 2%. Not in all respects though. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!