Easy character creation

zot · 07-19-2018, 01:55 AM

Steve Jackson can use these ideas freely, in exchange for acknowledgement of my work. (signed) William R. Burdick Jr.

Here are some small tables with all of the starting attribute possibilities. Pick a row and arrange the numbers how you want...

Men, orcs, elves, dwarves, hobgoblins, and reptile men (10 combinations, 45 possible arrangements):

11 11 10
12 10 10
12 11 9
12 12 8
13 11 8
13 10 9
14 9. 9
14 10 8
15 9. 8
16 8. 8

Elves:...... -2ST +2DX
Dwarves:.... +2ST -2DX
Hobgoblins:. -2ST -2DX -2IQ
Reptile men: +6ST

Goblins and halflings (7 combinations, 28 possible arrangements):

10 10 10
11 10 9
11 11 8
12 9. 9
12 10 8
13 9. 8
14 8. 8

Goblins:.. -2ST +2IQ
Halflings: -4ST +4DX

CJM · 07-19-2018, 07:54 AM

These are cool...I hope Steve keeps the random character generation tables, might have to tweak them, but we use them all the time. Seems people don't always know what they want to play right off the bat. Once they have played a couple of times they start to get a concept of the PC they want to be. I like that you have the race adjustments right there so no leafing threw pages to find what an elf gets you.

07-19-2018, 01:55 AM	#1
zot Join Date: May 2018	Easy character creation Steve Jackson can use these ideas freely, in exchange for acknowledgement of my work. (signed) William R. Burdick Jr. Here are some small tables with all of the starting attribute possibilities. Pick a row and arrange the numbers how you want... Men, orcs, elves, dwarves, hobgoblins, and reptile men (10 combinations, 45 possible arrangements): 11 11 10 12 10 10 12 11 9 12 12 8 13 11 8 13 10 9 14 9. 9 14 10 8 15 9. 8 16 8. 8 Elves:...... -2ST +2DX Dwarves:.... +2ST -2DX Hobgoblins:. -2ST -2DX -2IQ Reptile men: +6ST Goblins and halflings (7 combinations, 28 possible arrangements): 10 10 10 11 10 9 11 11 8 12 9. 9 12 10 8 13 9. 8 14 8. 8 Goblins:.. -2ST +2IQ Halflings: -4ST +4DX Last edited by zot; 07-19-2018 at 08:00 AM. Reason: added permission line

07-19-2018, 07:54 AM	#2
CJM Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Easy character creation These are cool...I hope Steve keeps the random character generation tables, might have to tweak them, but we use them all the time. Seems people don't always know what they want to play right off the bat. Once they have played a couple of times they start to get a concept of the PC they want to be. I like that you have the race adjustments right there so no leafing threw pages to find what an elf gets you.