Re: [dq-rules] Trouble becoming a hero

[Bruce Probst <bprobst@netspace.net.au>]

On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 23:21:31 -0000, "jcorey30" <jcorey30@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I think there should be some modification of the hero
>qualifications for those warrior types with weapon skills that can't 
>go to rank 8.   Giant Axe and battle axe have limits of 7, so does
> hand & a half, and broadsword has a limit of 6.
>Any ideas?

Firstly: in my campaign, I removed the Rank limits on weapon types.  The XP
cost for unlisted values = twice the XP cost of the previous rank.  (This
means the XP cost goes up quite dramatically for certain weapon types.  I
can live with this.)  Before I did this, certain weapon types were never
used because they couldn't advance in Rank high enough; I also don't like
the idea that e.g., there's no such thing as a "Master axe-wielder" or
whatever.

Secondly: in my campaign, to progress in Rank requires a total XP cost as
well as total ranks in stuff.  So, to become an Adventurer requires a total
XP spent of 15000 in addition to having 8 things at Rank 4; to become a Hero
requires a total of 50000 spent.  (These numbers may end up being adjusted
subject to further playtesting.)

I did this for two reasons: one, so that people who spent XP on non-Rankable
stuff (like characteristics) weren't penalised in comparison to those who
didn't; two, people who found "cheap" ways to progress (e.g., by learning
lots of cheap weapons and skills) weren't given an excessive advantage in
comparison to those who chose more "difficult" paths for their characters.

The first Hero in my campaign was a spellcaster, too; he had high MA and was
a Celestial Adept (which has a high number of constantly useful General
Knowledge spells with not-very-high XM values).  Nevertheless, some
fighter-types were not far behind him.

I should also note that my campaign gives PCs the possibilities of Ranks in
a number of things as part of the character generation process, and these
count towards progression; however, since they haven't spent any XP to get
those ranks, they don't get to the higher levels any faster.

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