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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #60 on: January 11, 2009, 09:42:24 PM »
Page 14 has, in big bold letters, THE TWELVE STEPS.

This is the CB.

Does this match up with yours?

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #61 on: January 11, 2009, 09:48:12 PM »
Page 14 has, in big bold letters, THE TWELVE STEPS.

This is the CB.

Does this match up with yours?

No.  Where are you finding these books?
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #62 on: January 11, 2009, 09:50:14 PM »
I got them at a garage sale. The only place I could find them. After much searching. I didn't even think for a second that they might of been older books.

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #63 on: January 11, 2009, 09:57:44 PM »
Hey, guess who has the same books I do. :D
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #64 on: January 11, 2009, 09:58:14 PM »
Hey, guess who has the same books I do. :D

Oh my.

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #65 on: January 11, 2009, 10:17:41 PM »
Funny.  As a player you can get by with free downloads from the website and the $5 Lifepaths of Man pdf.
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #66 on: January 11, 2009, 10:38:46 PM »
Well, I will purchase that when I can. In the mean time, would what I have be applicable? They seem mostly identical, just the version you have has more things. Therefor, all you would simply need to do is give me the skinny on Bailiff and Justicar and I'd be good, right?

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #67 on: January 11, 2009, 11:08:19 PM »
Well, I will purchase that when I can. In the mean time, would what I have be applicable? They seem mostly identical, just the version you have has more things. Therefor, all you would simply need to do is give me the skinny on Bailiff and Justicar and I'd be good, right?
As I have found out, the differences make for a huge problem. 

What do you want to do in the middle of your character and are you interested in the whole "Count" thing? 
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #68 on: January 11, 2009, 11:11:38 PM »
I'll likely have to go Court Lawyer. No count in this book, either. :C

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #69 on: January 12, 2009, 01:55:46 AM »
Josh is right, dude.  Pay the $5.  It is seriously that different.
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #70 on: January 12, 2009, 01:57:16 AM »
I will, when I can.

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #71 on: January 12, 2009, 04:19:58 AM »
One of the things I have found is that BW is a game where people are not satisfied with pregens.  They need to hash out characters themselves. 
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #72 on: January 12, 2009, 01:59:55 PM »
Okay, I'm not finished yet but I figured I should run this much by Josh (and the rest of the group) first.

As it stands, I have not spent my General skill points and I also still have 4 Trait points to spend.


Stats:
Age: 60

Will: B6
Perception: B8

Power: B2
Forte: B6
Agility: B4
Speed: B2

LPs:
City Born, Student(noble), Arcane Devotee, Sorcerer, Rogue Wizard, Archivist, Scholar, Adviser to the court (3yrs)

Skills:
Alchemy(B8), Enchanting(B8), Sorcery(G8), Ancient Languages(B6), Research(B6), Instruction(B5), Foreign Languages(B5), Ancient History(B5), History(B5), Read(B4), Write(B3), Inconspicuous(B3), Calligraphy(B3), Philosophy(B3)

Traits:
Base Humility, Myopic, Spooky, Know-it-all, Gifted, Aura of Fear, Obscure Aura



The general idea is that the character was bounced around a lot in life. He was born in the city and his parents cut a deal to get him educated as a noble. Then he was found to have a gift for sorcery and began on the path of that. Eventually, his mentor kicked it, leaving this guy as a rouge wizard. After that point the church took him in as an archivist, at which point he pursued life as scholar until being requested by the duke to be an adviser to the court. Likely due to his scholarly-ness and abilities as a sorcerer. As the game begins, this character is beginning his final year of tenure as adviser to the court (due to the errata'd adviser to the court rule). In other words, he's going into his 4th year.

He's old and kinda scary. He's pretty sturdy for an old guy though - he's not all frail and sickly. Still, his age shows. It's mostly just because he has spent too much time reading books and learning sorcery. He never really cared to learn how to socialize properly. Underneath it all, he's pretty much a big softy.


I haven't formulated BITs yet, nor have I spent resource points.

Any comments/suggestions/whatever on what I have so far is welcome.
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #73 on: January 12, 2009, 02:01:25 PM »
*edit* Whoops, double post.

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #74 on: January 12, 2009, 05:37:43 PM »
IIRC (AFB) doesn't your lowest stat determine how fast you get crippled?


Also -- and again, I'm AFB -- it looks like most of your skills are Will-based.  Why not make it a grey stat with all the stuff you've put into Perception?  All those skills would turn grey too.
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #75 on: January 12, 2009, 05:56:16 PM »
IIRC (AFB)
I dont know what this means...

The skills that I have are generally perception based... unless there is some other version of these skill sets that I don't know about.


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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #76 on: January 12, 2009, 08:22:21 PM »
I dont know what this means...

If I recall correctly (away from books).  Apparently I didn't.
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #77 on: January 13, 2009, 02:29:46 AM »
Okay, I'm not finished yet but I figured I should run this much by Josh (and the rest of the group) first.

As it stands, I have not spent my General skill points and I also still have 4 Trait points to spend.


Stats:
Age: 60

Will: B6
Perception: B8
Will B5
Per:G4
is way better

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Power: B2
Forte: B6
Agility: B4
Speed: B2
2 is a awful low stat, it represents a real weakness or inexperince, then again easy to raise.  Plan on losing power and speed tests first few adventures

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LPs:
City Born, Student(noble), Arcane Devotee, Sorcerer, Rogue Wizard, Archivist, Scholar, Adviser to the court (3yrs)
Is there a reason you did not take 4 years of advisor?

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Skills:
Alchemy(B8), Enchanting(B8), Sorcery(G8), Ancient Languages(B6), Research(B6), Instruction(B5), Foreign Languages(B5), Ancient History(B5), History(B5), Read(B4), Write(B3), Inconspicuous(B3), Calligraphy(B3), Philosophy(B3)
Wises are something you want to take. 
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Traits:
Base Humility, Myopic, Spooky, Know-it-all, Gifted, Aura of Fear, Obscure Aura

I would drop aura of fear.  You are going for spooky weird rather than dreadful.

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The general idea is that the character was bounced around a lot in life. He was born in the city and his parents cut a deal to get him educated as a noble. Then he was found to have a gift for sorcery and began on the path of that. Eventually, his mentor kicked it, leaving this guy as a rouge wizard. After that point the church took him in as an archivist, at which point he pursued life as scholar until being requested by the duke to be an adviser to the court. Likely due to his scholarly-ness and abilities as a sorcerer. As the game begins, this character is beginning his final year of tenure as adviser to the court (due to the errata'd adviser to the court rule). In other words, he's going into his 4th year.
again, you seem to think you can't take that 4th year.

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He's old and kinda scary. He's pretty sturdy for an old guy though - he's not all frail and sickly. Still, his age shows. It's mostly just because he has spent too much time reading books and learning sorcery. He never really cared to learn how to socialize properly. Underneath it all, he's pretty much a big softy.
One of the things about BW is, you are what you say you are.  If you don't take the trait softy or heart of gold, you are not that.

Also since you didn't take affinity for books and scrolls I assume you don't know that trait is the awesome.
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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #78 on: January 13, 2009, 03:58:30 AM »
Will B5
Per:G4
is way better
okay.

Is there a reason you did not take 4 years of advisor?
I just thought it would be fun to be in my last year.

Wises are something you want to take. 
Will do.

I would drop aura of fear.  You are going for spooky weird rather than dreadful.
Sounds about right.

One of the things about BW is, you are what you say you are.  If you don't take the trait softy or heart of gold, you are not that.
Like I said, I still have a few trait points to play with. I'll keep this in mind.

Also since you didn't take affinity for books and scrolls I assume you don't know that trait is the awesome.
This I did not know.


I will work on some revisions.

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Re: Finalizing Characters
« Reply #79 on: January 13, 2009, 04:24:26 AM »
Lifepaths only set up your life before play.  You don't take them after you are playing.  If your last lp is advisor thats what you are in the beginning of the game.  Regardless of what you then go and do. 
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