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Old 10-02-2018, 08:16 PM   #91
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Split them off entirely. All starting characters have knowledge 10.

Wizards who raise their IQ get to trade in for higher level effect spells of exactly the same type for no extra charge. Three hex wall? Of course, it's suddenly so clear to me how to extend what I already learned.
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 10-02-2018, 08:36 PM   #92
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Well, since we already have something call "Experience" maybe that should represent a character's life experience, etc.
Fine, you've got me there... we can swap 'experience' for 'mental acuity' to cover things like memory, focus, comprehension, etc.
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Old 10-02-2018, 08:40 PM   #93
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I intend/hope to play a Gargoyle Wizard. Being able to buy talents/spells uncoupled from IQ is pretty central to the concept.
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Old 10-02-2018, 08:45 PM   #94
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I intend/hope to play a Gargoyle Wizard. Being able to buy talents/spells uncoupled from IQ is pretty central to the concept.
Awesome! What IQ levels of spells will he know? :)
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Old 10-02-2018, 08:46 PM   #95
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Fine, you've got me there... we can swap 'experience' for 'mental acuity' to cover things like memory, focus, comprehension, etc.
No one suggested that.
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Old 10-02-2018, 09:18 PM   #96
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Awesome! What IQ levels of spells will he know? :)
Well, nothing more than 10. But he'd be the first one in his family that went to college, so that's something to be proud of.
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Old 10-02-2018, 09:25 PM   #97
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Well, nothing more than 10. But he'd be the first one in his family that went to college, so that's something to be proud of.
Indeed it would. So he'd start with IQ10?
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Old 10-02-2018, 11:06 PM   #98
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You know guys, it's starting to feel like 'the cure is worse than the disease'. I get that IQ bloat could be an issue in the old system, but there also seems to be some real issues w/ the unintended consequences of using XP to buy talents directly.

Just a thought.
This is only true if you assume that everyone commenting on the new system is opposed to it or has a problem with it. Frankly, I think it's fine, and a great improvement over the old system. I think a lot of folks feel that it at least deserves a test run before it's condemned out of hand. I think we all get that you don't like it, but that's totally okay. After all, there's nothing that prevents you from using the old system if you prefer. I, on the other hand, prefer the new system, and intend to use it, and would be greatly upset if it were dropped without seeing the light of day.
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Old 10-02-2018, 11:22 PM   #99
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Indeed it would. So he'd start with IQ10?
Gargoyles start with ST 13 DX 11 IQ 8 with no spare points but he could start out knowing ALL the IQ 8 spells, or all but one plus Literacy Talent, and will have enough ST to use them a lot. 200 XP will get him up to IQ 10 and another 200 XP will boost DX to 12. At that point he can start using XP to buy IQ 9 and IQ 10 spells.

The drawback of a Gargoyle Wizard is that Staff II is an IQ 11 spell, so a Gargoyle can't get a Staff that has a Manna stat. OTOH a high ST Wizard whose skin stops 3 hits and punches for 2d damage could be a nasty surprise for someone.

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Old 10-03-2018, 09:28 AM   #100
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Gargoyles start with ST 13 DX 11 IQ 8 with no spare points but he could start out knowing ALL the IQ 8 spells, or all but one plus Literacy Talent, and will have enough ST to use them a lot. 200 XP will get him up to IQ 10 and another 200 XP will boost DX to 12. At that point he can start using XP to buy IQ 9 and IQ 10 spells.

The drawback of a Gargoyle Wizard is that Staff II is an IQ 11 spell, so a Gargoyle can't get a Staff that has a Manna stat. OTOH a high ST Wizard whose skin stops 3 hits and punches for 2d damage could be a nasty surprise for someone.
Yeah, this is how I figured it. The character would be cut off from a lot of high-level wizardry, but still fun to play. They could get a ST Battery/Power Stone since a staff wouldn't do much for them.

And hey! You get claws that are the equivalent of a broadsword and (I think) you don't have to spend Talent points to use them. I'm not sure what they're like in HTH combat. You get basically "free" chainmail-equivalent armor. You move a little slower on the ground, but you can fly.

I think it'd be a fun character. Probably not mechanically optimal, but there's a lot of RP potential there.
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