I've been looking for sections of the revamped CharGen to post here, but all the 'sexy' parts are formatted in such a way as to be mangled by blogger's column width.
--I'll see about posting a .pdf
So far everything on the character sheet is accounted for, apart from actual combat/weapons rules, and the Aberrations.
--Those still reside in their own sections (completed or unfinished).
Here are a few excerpts:
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BACKGROUND DETERMINATION-
These tables are used to provide depth of character which integrates directly with the game system so that the Character Control Record is essentially all the information a Player needs.
Should another method of more rapidly preparing a character be to your liking, merely roll up the Ability Scores as above, and roll for starting Count for purchases in the Amour, Arms & Gear section, and the PC is ready to go. If this method is chosen, all charactrs must be generated in this manner. Likewise, bits and pieces that appeal to the Referee and gaming group may be retained or excepted.
If play is desired immediately, existing characters for most versions of The World's Most Popular Roleplaying Game, from editions O to X, as well as many other 3d6-scaled RPGs of the earlier age of gaming are highly compatible with UWoM, 'right out of the box'. I would be delighted to hear that some hybridisation has taken place in your local games, as that spirit of inventiveness and creativity is the one in which the entire milieu and RPG have been fashioned.
Sex-
(Choose or Roll 1d10)
6+ - Female
2-5 - Male
1 - Special
=---= Special-
(Choose or Roll 1d10)
04+ - Male, as above
03 - Female: Bxhr 'Amazon' +2 Ability Points, 1-Point Regeneration
02 - Male: Avemn 'Highblood' +3 Ability Points
01 - Other - see
=---= Other-
(Choose or Roll 1d10)
03+ - Odd = Male, Even = Female, as standard, above
02 - Neuter
01 - Hermaphrodite
Age-
(Choose or roll 2d6)
11+: 16 Years
10 : 18
09 : 20
08 : 22
07 : 23 Years
06 : 21
05 : 19
04 : 17
03-: 15 Years
+01 Year per Primary Field, and +01 Year per two full Secondary Fields.
Ethnicity-
(Choose or Roll 2d12)
24-22 - Durn: +16 - Frame mod.: -02 - Scholars & Scientists
21-20 - Khem: +03 - Frame mod.: -01 - Carousers & Card-readers
19-17 - Western Isles Vrun: +08 - Frame mod.: +02 - Empire-Bringers
16-15 - Yirinn: +0 - Frame mod.: +0 - Warrior-Bards
14-12 - Vrun: +10 - Frame mod.: +01 - Dominators & Innovators
11-09 - Dokirin: +06 - Frame mod.: -01 - Farmers, Nomads, & Nations
08-05 - Yaesh: 3d6+06 - Frame mod.: +0 - Chaotic Cogs in an Empire Machine
02-04 - Khark: 1d4+19 - Frame mod.: -03 - Nihilists & Shaman
Looks extensive. Yow, I would hope I wouldn't roll a 2 under the other column.
ReplyDeleteYou, or your character?
ReplyDeleteAlthough in my writings I have employed the terms Neuter and Hermaphrodite as two examples of an 'Intersex' status, in our world and day and age, the term Hermaphrodite is sketchy, and moving into disuse as describing humans with features that span the binary sexes.
For more information on the Intersexed;
http://www.isna.org/faq/frequency
Rolled 20 characters: 4 Yirinn, 4 Yaesh, 3 Vrun, 3 WI Vrun, 2 Khark, 2 Khem, 1 Durn, 1 Dokirin, 11 female/ 9 male, no others, with an average of 80-90ct each, 19-20 average age.
ReplyDeleteI do the same for most systems I try, I know such a small number of characters isn't representative but I think the tables work really well in getting a balance between having a range of outcomes and some being more common than others. Some games are too random/focussed for their setting.
Sean, you Rawk, sir!
ReplyDelete--Thank you, not only for testing it, but posting the findings of your sample.
---I really appreciate it. :D
I'll double check the distribution-percentages.
Thanks again. :)