P&P v2 [Was: Re: Idea bounce]

[Choinski, Burt]

> Larry D. Hols [SMTP:crkdface at PCPARTNER.NET]
> ||>>     Marentian Knight Package (xxx expertise points)
> ||>>         EL5 Heavy Sword
> ||>>         EL5 Horsemanship
> ||>>         etc...
> ||
> ||        This approach is being considered as optional material.
> ||        I'm also looking at placing examples of skill selection in
> without
> || having them as packages to be bought.
>
> Actually, I wonder if a variant of the above system might provide a
> nice mechanic to set the system apart.
>
> 1) Character rolls age
> 2) Character gets 7 years in the proper "background":
>
>       CIVILIZED BACKGROUND
>              5 points in Combat Skills
>              10 points in Craft skills
>              etc...
>
>       BARBARIAN BACKGROUND
>            10 points in Combat Skills
>             5 points in Wilderness Skills
>             etc...
>
> 3) Character gets (age-17) years in any careers he chooses
>
>       MERCENARY LIFE
>            15 points in Weapon Skills
>             10 points in other combat skills
>             etc...
>
> 4) At the end of the career path, add up the points in each skill to
> determine actual EL (a table would help here).
>
> Now the above are just samples.  If you wanted to get fancy, one could
> have special Backgrounds (i.e. CLIMAN BACKGROUND) or careers
> (MARENTIAN NAVAL LIFE).
>
> This way, rather than a strict "any skill I want", they are somewhat
> restricted by their career path in focusing what they learn (career
> paths may also provide goodies like contacts and the like).
>
> Social careers would funnel a lot more into contacts and the various
> social perks Larry described.
>
> This whole thing would need some hammering out (you could have, if you
> wanted to get gutsy, backgrounds for each culture, some with varying
> social levels, and a ton of careers (each obviously requires some
> pre-requisites ... CLIMAN NAVAL obviously limited to Climan citizens
> only.  And MERCENARY life might require a few years in some military
> first.
>       -- Burton
> Larry
> I'm thrilled to hear the varying viewpoints.