STEP FIVE: OTHER DETAILS

At this stage, you get 30 Customisation Points to fill out the PC.

5 - Hardiness
5 - CHA +1
2 - Athletics +2
3 - Influence +3
3 - Language (Tharshi) +3
3 - Lore (tactics) +3
2 - Pilot (seacraft) +2
3 - Resolve +3
2 - Trading +2
1 - Unarmed Fighting +1

Race: Balam (Jaguar Man)
Culture: Galacea
Profession: Pirate
Age: 26 years
INT +0 PER +0 WIL +0 CHA +1 MR -2
STR +1 DEX +2 CON +1 SPD +2 CR +3
HP 27
Skills: Athletics +4, Deception +3, Evade +10, Handicraft (alchemy) +1, Influence +5, Investigate/Search +2, Language (Alban) +10, Language (Atlantean) +3, Language (Tharshi) +3, Lore (tactics) +5, Lore (navigate) +3, Parry +4, Pilot (seacraft) +5, Profession (criminal) +10 , Resolve +3, Sleight of Hand +1, Stealth +2, Trading +2, Unarmed Fighting +4, Weapon (melee) +10, Weapon (thrown) +6
Abilities: Natural Weapons (Bite (DR 3), Claws (DR3, Armor Piercing)), Climber (+4 climbing), Cat Prowess (3m leap up and -2m falling), Night Vision, Second Wind (regain 8HP, once per day), Hardiness
WR +1
Equipment: Light Cuirass (PR2), Sword (DR10), Dagger (Acc+2, DR6, Fast, Quick), Horse and Travellers Gear

Some final stuff:

Renown 0
HP 27
Hero Points 6 - 2 Earth, 2 Fire, 1 Empyrean, 1 Void

Then you need to allocate points to Weaknesses:

Relationship Troublesome trophy wife - 2
Internal Patricide - 1
External Debt to Nubian merchant family - 2

I ummed and arred over these. I originally thought Patricide would be greater than the troublesome wife, but I actually liked the idea of the NPC over stagnating over the past, so I swapped them around.

I will leave Destiny and fate for now, though I can see his Destiny being something along the lines of becoming a greater ruler and his Fate setting the world to flame.

Name: Orra
Race: Balam (Jaguar Man)
Culture: Galacea
Profession: Pirate
Age: 26 years
INT +0 PER +0 WIL +0 CHA +1 MR -2
STR +1 DEX +2 CON +1 SPD +2 CR +3
HP 27 Hero Points 6 - 2 Earth, 2 Fire, 1 Empyrean, 1 Void Renown 0
Skills: Athletics +4, Deception +3, Evade +10, Handicraft (alchemy) +1, Influence +5, Investigate/Search +2, Language (Alban) +10, Language (Atlantean) +3, Language (Tharshi) +3, Lore (tactics) +5, Lore (navigate) +3, Parry +4, Pilot (seacraft) +5, Profession (criminal) +10 , Resolve +3, Sleight of Hand +1, Stealth +2, Trading +2, Unarmed Fighting +4, Weapon (melee) +10, Weapon (thrown) +6
Abilities: Natural Weapons (Bite (DR 3), Claws (DR3, Armor Piercing)), Climber (+4 climbing), Cat Prowess (3m leap up and -2m falling), Night Vision, Second Wind (regain 8HP, once per day), Hardiness
WR +1
Equipment: Light Cuirass (PR2), Sword (DR10), Dagger (Acc+2, DR6, Fast, Quick), Horse and Travellers Gear
Disadvanatges
Relationship Troublesome trophy wife, Beleia - 2
Internal Patricide - 1
External Debt to Nubian merchant family - 2

Spoiler

And done. Some observations:

1. The PC feels like a powerful character, pretty much a Conan out of the box.
2. The Life Path system is awesome. I didn't have a concept but by its end I had a nice backstory and several immediate hooks for me and my GM.
3. The removal of Talents, other than professional ones, makes PC Creation a breeze. There is almost no minutiae management, instead you focus on the broader strokes.
4. The PC feels very much a part of the world, something that may have been more difficult with a straight point buy system.
5. Making a PC makes me want to play the RPG.

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Sadly.

Weird, it is for me. I will see what I can do to rectify it.

Edit: Better?

Better?

Background: Orra is a the new scourge of the Mediterreanea Sea. Dressed in a funerary black armour, he brutally carves his future to forget the tragedy of his past. His success does not just come from his savagery though. He demonstrates extensive knowledge of modern warfare and a wealth that leave people gossiping that he is backed by one of the merchant families of Tartessos. He is seemingly unstoppable, although it is rumoured that he backs down at the sharp tongue of wife, Beleia, who sails with him on his plundering voyages.

Yep. Now its working.

I'm such a sucker for random life-path/career systems. Arrggh!!

What's the Bestiary like? Would be nice to have a full one in the book, but i suspect there isn't.

Arseholes - downloading it now...

I am just amazed that a random life path generation came together with minimal fuss.  This looks really cool and I have always been a sucker for Talislanta.  Thank you for doing this Skywalker, and consider another one sold.

Cheers guys. Check out the almost completed cover:



In terms of Bestiary there are 4 pages of mundane creatures (animals to thunder lizards). There are 9 exotic creatures (crypt things, griffons, demons, trolls, giant sloth) and a sample demon.

There is also an easy to use, comprehensive and effective adversary creation system.  

I think its also a highlight that most run of the mill adversaries will be statted as simply as:

Ability Level: X
HP: X
DR/PR: X/X

Also, with so few Talents, it should be very easy to eyeball adversaries and run them effectively in combat.

Finally, the last book of the trilogy is the Bestiary and its not too far away given the Geographica is almost ready to KS. You can also grab Morrigan's Atlantis Bestiary from DTRPG for $5 (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/3169/Atlantis-Bestiary?manufacturers_id=128&it=1) as a interim measure.

FWIW I am up to make a second PC, this time guided by forumite choices if anyone is keen. If there was something you saw that you were interested in and want to see explored (magic, divine worship, Jinn etc), fire away.

STEP ONE: CHOOSE A RACE
• Ahl-At-Rab - Saurian race
• Andamen - Animal hybrids (Jackal, Wolf, Jaguar, Bird, Lions, Minotaur and Triton)
• Atlanteans - Highly evolved human-like race
• Humans
• Jinn - Fey Elder race
• Lemurians - Highly intelligent apes
• Nethermen - Devolved human slave race

Nice cover art.

Quote from: Bill;702625Nice cover art.

Hydras, heroes, tribal warriors and giant albino apes (with guns)... Yeah, I love it.

The art in the book is great too. Its a cross between Savage Sword of Conan B&W pieces and sort Jack Kirby full colour pieces.