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Thoughts on Attributes

Started by James J Skach, October 23, 2006, 03:52:48 PM

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James J Skach

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October 25, 2006, 10:16:46 PM
Quote from: ReimdallIn Epic RPG we use mental attributes to govern how difficult or easy it is to progress in a skill.  Exceptional Will, for example, means that it's easier for you to improve in Melee Arms skill, which improvement becomes especially useful as the cost (in experience) to improve skills cascades up geometrically.

We call it Talent.  Someone with a high Talent for a given skill will find it easier to learn.  Someone with a low Talent for a given skill will still be able to progress in the skill, it'll just take a lot more focus and dedication to advance.

I think it really models well that ceiling you're talking about, and different people, depending on how talented they are for a skill, have pretty differentiated ceilings.
When I started looking for terms, I touched on Talent. I was a little unclear on partof your explanation. There aren't Talents for each skill, right?  I mean, I assume that there are a specific number of Talents, and many skills are based on a single Talent? I'm also interested in the Skill Tree, as that was something I was kicking around.

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algauble

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October 26, 2006, 10:58:48 PM
You know, this again reminds me of Aquelarre.  Each skill has a related stat, and that stat determines your starting skill level and your max.  I think they use 5% x stat as the max, as I said upthread, and I don't have the book handy at the moment, but I think the base level is stat x1% or stat x2% depending on whether or not it's one of the skills related to your profession or background.
Pretty simple implementation.  What did you have in mind mechanics-wise?

Reimdall

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October 27, 2006, 10:52:19 AM
Sorry I missed your response!  Out of town for the past few days.

Quote from: James J SkachWhen I started looking for terms, I touched on Talent. I was a little unclear on partof your explanation. There aren't Talents for each skill, right?  I mean, I assume that there are a specific number of Talents, and many skills are based on a single Talent?

Right.  Each of the five mental attributes - will, intuition, reason, presence and essence - govern the Talent for a given number of skills.  The numbers are pretty evenly distributed for each mental attribute for the sake of game balance, so having an exceptional score in a single mental attribute results in a higher Talent for somewhere between five and seven skills.

Quote from: James J SkachI'm also interested in the Skill Tree, as that was something I was kicking around.

Yeah - there are anywhere from two to five specialties associated with each skill, each with various mechanical (and social!) advantages, so the range of differentiation and character, uh, craft-a-bility is pretty dang wide.

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I'll share!  :D
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James J Skach

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October 27, 2006, 12:29:37 PM
Quote from: ReimdallSorry I missed your response!  Out of town for the past few days.



Right.  Each of the five mental attributes - will, intuition, reason, presence and essence - govern the Talent for a given number of skills.  The numbers are pretty evenly distributed for each mental attribute for the sake of game balance, so having an exceptional score in a single mental attribute results in a higher Talent for somewhere between five and seven skills.



Yeah - there are anywhere from two to five specialties associated with each skill, each with various mechanical (and social!) advantages, so the range of differentiation and character, uh, craft-a-bility is pretty dang wide.



I'll share!  :D
No you won't, I'll have to buy it. :p  Well, there's always Christmas.
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Reimdall

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October 28, 2006, 03:13:00 PM
Quote from: James J SkachNo you won't, I'll have to buy it. :p

Whoo-hoo!  If you do, I look forward to discussing it with you when you've got it in your hands.  By the way, not that it pertains to anything in particular, but our webstore is right here.  :mischief:

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