03-25-2018, 06:36 PM | #1 |
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Adding a Template to a Character
In D&D, the concept of multi-classed and/or dual-classed characters has been around for a long time.
In the Conan stories, Conan seems (to me, at least) to change professions from time to time (thief, pirate, soldier, etc...). Do any of you allow characters to add additional professional templates that they may draw from? |
03-25-2018, 07:18 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Adding a Template to a Character
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The DF series has lenses for multiclassing and I dont adhere rigidly to templates anyhow. Templates are there to make character creation faster by organizing and narrowing choices and to provide niche protection. They also help someone build a class type without overlooking vital skills fr that type.
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03-26-2018, 12:57 AM | #3 | |
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03-26-2018, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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Re: Adding a Template to a Character
If you're talking about a character built from one template deciding to change careers, or just career focus, then you can simply require that from now on the character choose traits from the new template.
For instance, if you've got a swashbuckler who wants to become a thief, start spending your earned character points on traits from the thief template, probably starting with the primary skills. Only with the game master's permission, of course. |
03-26-2018, 09:35 AM | #5 |
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Re: Adding a Template to a Character
My view of the best way to handle this idea in spirit: "Give up" your current template; you keep and can continue to use any abilities you already have, but you lose future access to its special traits and Exceptional Abilities (Exploits, p. 93). Choose a new template. Start spending all your earned points on the mandatory traits of that new template – not lists of "X points chosen from among" or "N of these" options, but minimum attribute and secondary characteristic levels, fixed advantages, and skills other than the very last list of options. Once you meet these standards, you're considered to be a member of the new profession and have access to its special traits and exceptional abilities.
For instance, to become a martial artist, a knight would have to raise DX from 14 to 16, Will from 10 to 11, Basic Speed from 6.00 to 7.00, and Basic Move from 6 to 8; buy Chi Talent 2 and Trained by a Master; and add Acrobatics-15, Judo-15, Jumping-16, Karate-15, Meditation-10, and Stealth-15. The GM would most likely let the knight's existing weapon skills cover those needs. The knight would also have swap -10 points of existing disadvantages for Disciplines of Faith (Chi Rituals). Once all that was done, the former knight could start buying Chi abilities and chi skills, and would replace the options "HP up to 1.5×ST (round up). Can add or improve melee weapon skills whenever they have enough points – even mid-battle!" with "Up to Chi Talent 6, Enhanced Dodge 3, and Extra Attack 2; any amount of Wild Talent; and new Chi abilities."
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03-26-2018, 09:45 AM | #6 |
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Re: Adding a Template to a Character
Oh, pretty much OD&D dual-classing, then!
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03-26-2018, 01:35 PM | #7 | |
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Bleh. I hated 1e D&D. (and all D&D in general)
My take: Once they purchased themselves up such that they have all stat minimums, advantages, and skills from the new Template at base* (paying Training Expenses for off-Template skills and advantages), then they can operate as though they were both Templates for Power Ups. * By which I mean they have what it takes to be a 'starting' example of that Profession. Quote:
These questions are why I just let them be both (or all) the Templates once they buy up to Template base. |
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03-26-2018, 01:40 PM | #8 |
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Re: Adding a Template to a Character
He started off by stating you could keep existing purchased template features, I don't see why this would make your HP fall off or something. You just couldn't keep advancing HP.
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03-26-2018, 01:48 PM | #9 | |
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03-26-2018, 03:43 PM | #10 |
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Re: Adding a Template to a Character
It's up to the GM, who can permit anybody to take anything. My feeling is that it's kind of unfair to let somebody just pick and choose from two sets of special traits, and exploit two sets of exceptional limits on their abilities. But that's just me!
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