Creating Characters

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i'm curious. how do most of you allot your initial Hero Points when creating characters? why do i ask? please, have a seat

for a long time, the notion that you couldn't increase attributes (stats) in HOW really bothered me and seemed quite ridiculous - despite the fact that i thought it was too easy and cheap to increase stats in LAW. eventually, i realized that those starting Hero Points are really all you need...if you don't waste any of them on EN

EN is already an extra.

Human Warrior1: ST14 DX12 IQ8 EN8 (yeah, he's kinda dumb)
Human Warrior2: ST14 DX10 IQ10 EN8 (not too clumsy, not too dumb)
Human Warrior3: ST12 DX14 IQ8 EN8
Human Warrior4: ST12 DX12 IQ10 EN8
etc.

Human Wizard1: ST8 DX10 IQ14 EN8
Human Wizard2: ST10 DX8 IQ14 EN8
Human Wizard3: ST8 DX12 IQ12 EN8
Human Wizard4: ST10 DX10 IQ12 EN8

14 is a really good score. you have a 90% chance of rolling 14 or lower on 3d6. 55% on 4d6.

13 - 83% on 3d6; 44% on 4d6

12 - 74% on 3d6; 33% on 4d6

[mabon5127]

Nov 19, 2013 17:13:10 GMT -5 @ewookiereturns said:

i'm curious. how do most of you allot your initial Hero Points when creating characters? why do i ask? please, have a seat

for a long time, the notion that you couldn't increase attributes (stats) in HOW really bothered me and seemed quite ridiculous - despite the fact that i thought it was too easy and cheap to increase stats in LAW. eventually, i realized that those starting Hero Points are really all you need...if you don't waste any of them on EN

EN is already an extra.

Human Warrior1: ST14 DX12 IQ8 EN8 (yeah, he's kinda dumb)
Human Warrior2: ST14 DX10 IQ10 EN8 (not too clumsy, not too dumb)
Human Warrior3: ST12 DX14 IQ8 EN8
Human Warrior4: ST12 DX12 IQ10 EN8
etc.

Human Wizard1: ST8 DX10 IQ14 EN8
Human Wizard2: ST10 DX8 IQ14 EN8
Human Wizard3: ST8 DX12 IQ12 EN8
Human Wizard4: ST10 DX10 IQ12 EN8

14 is a really good score. you have a 90% chance of rolling 14 or lower on 3d6. 55% on 4d6.

13 - 83% on 3d6; 44% on 4d6

12 - 74% on 3d6; 33% on 4d6

I thought one of the biggest improvements to the game was the static characteristics. I always thought the original TFT and LAW suffered from characteristic creep as they always turned out to be too good a buy compared to skills.

I agree, EN is not a good buy compared to the other characteristics even though it acts as HPs that come back very quickly. EN is much better for wizards as the stuff to power spells because they return much more quickly.

I would rather use EN as a reward to characters as they get more experienced. Their EN goes up by a point now and then to represent the fact they are becoming more resilient and heroic and tougher to defeat.

For creating characters I would allocate enough Str for my weapon (prob 10) then 12 to Dex and 12 to IQ. For the long run I like to have smart leader types and don't have to be the best fighter in the group.

Morgan

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Nov 20, 2013 21:36:27 GMT -5 mabon5127 said:

For creating characters I would allocate enough Str for my weapon (prob 10) then 12 to Dex and 12 to IQ. For the long run I like to have smart leader types and don't have to be the best fighter in the group.

Morgan

ST10 DX12 IQ12...is this a Wizard? That's the only time I buff IQ above 10 - for wizards. for non-wizards, they only need IQ for IQ-based skills...i just improve those IQ-based skills. non-wizards need the points in ST and DX more than IQ.

[mabon5127]

I was looking at a long term campaign. You may be less of a fighter but more interesting in a campaign sense if you are smarter.

[mabon5127]

Is EN a waste for a fighter or not? I only ask because adding more ST than is needed for the weapon you wish to use gives you more HP's but they come back very slowly. EN comes back very quickly and so gets the fighter on his feet much more quickly. I would agree that adding the excess to DX makes more sense as this allows heavier armor to be worn and /or a greater chance to hit.

In a world of healing the quick EN recovery is less important...

Perhaps a spell that cured fatigue / EN at a much higher rate (at a lower IQ than the equivalent ST healing spell)

If you could buy EN at 1 point per 2EN then maybe it would be a better buy.

Just thinking out loud.

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in the context of my original post, yes, i think investing in EN at character creation time is a waste...unless you're an elf. here's how i prioritize at character creation time:

fighter (primary function is to attack)
DX ST IQ EN
mage (primary function is to cast spells)
IQ DX EN ST

i'm not too keen on a spell that uses 1 EN to heal 2 or more EN. same for spending 1 point to buy 2 EN. EN regenerates so quickly. i sometime find myself reading 'EN' as 'energy' because it's like a power meter slowly recharging itself and it is the fuel that spells run on.