1d6+2 for a sword. Crossbow is 2d6.

Are all expert paths open? Can your Warrior pick, say, Oracle or Sorcerer?

Quote from: The Butcher;861113Are all expert paths open? Can your Warrior pick, say, Oracle or Sorcerer?

Yep. No prerequisites.

To provide some contrast, let's go with Oracle.

Level 3

So, after being a mundane guide, finding a deeper evil in the world, and squiring to a mighty hero, Helmut decides to become a metaphysical guide with visions of the future.

At level 3, Helmut takes Oracle as his Expert Path. There is yet another optional story development chart and I get:

QuoteA near-death experience opened your body to supernatural entities. You believe (or hope) these entities are the gods, but the things you sometimes say when possessed by these beings have made you question your beliefs.

That certainly explains the shift of focus Helmut gets:

Attributes Increase two by 1
Characteristics Health +3, Power +1
Languages and Professions You can speak another language or add a profession.
Magic You discover one tradition associated with your religion, as shown on the Religious Traditions table in Chapter 3, or you learn one spell.
Divine Ecstasy You can use an action to enter a state of divine ecstasy that lasts for 1 minute. You gain the following benefits for the duration:
• You gain a +10 bonus to Health.
• You cannot become charmed, compelled, or frightened.
• You cannot gain Insanity.
• You make Intellect, Will, and Perception attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 boon.

When this effect ends, you must get a success on a Will challenge roll or gain 1 Insanity.

You can use this talent a number of times equal to your Power. You replenish your uses when you complete a rest.

I am going with Cult of the New God as the forces at work behind Helmut's new found power, so I can Celestial , Life or Theurgy. I go with Celestial as I like the idea of being a light in the dark.

I get 1 rank 0 spell when I learn the tradition and I can choose Burning Beam or Light. I take the later as I see Helmut still being a mostly melee fighter. With Power 1, I can cast it twice a day.

And all I got to say is +10 Health! Helmut can withstand any pain

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 3
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 9(-1), Intellect 11(+1), Will 11(+1)
Perception 12, Defense 9, Health 29, Healing Rate 7
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 1
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: Light (2/day)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy

Levels 4, 5 and 6 consist of additional bonuses based on my decisions to date, so I will do each in turn.

Level 4
At this level, my ancestry gives me another benefit. In this case, its:

Characteristics Health +6
You either learn one spell or gain Shake it Off.
Shake it Off: You can use an action to heal damage equal to your healing rate and remove one of the following afflictions: fatigued, impaired, or poisoned. Once you use this talent, you cannot use it again until after you complete a rest.

I like how being a Dwarf (and a Warrior) will continue to help the PC be tough, even though he is now an Oracle.

For interests sake, though I take a rank 1 Celestial spell instead, Persistent Light. As a rank 1 spell, I can only do it once a day. I use the opportunity to exchange Light with Burning Beam.

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 4
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 9(-1), Intellect 11(+1), Will 11(+1)
Perception 12, Defense 9, Health 35, Healing Rate 8
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 1
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (2/day), rank 1: persistent light (1/day)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy

Level 5

At this level, my Novice path provides another benefit. In this case, its:

Characteristics Defense +1, Health +5
Combat Expertise When you use an action to attack with a weapon, you either deal 1d6 extra damage with that attack or make another attack against a different target at any point before the end of your turn.


Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 5
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 9(-1), Intellect 11(+1), Will 11(+1)
Perception 12, Defense 10, Health 40, Healing Rate 10
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 1
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (2/day), rank 1: persistent light (1/day)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy, Combat Expertise

Level 6

At this level, my Expert path provides another benefit. In this case, its:

Characteristics Health +3
Magic You learn one spell.
Commune with the Gods When you use Divine Ecstasy,you can choose to go into a trance. If you concentrate until the effect ends, you can ask the supernatural presence up to three questions that can be answered with a yes, no, or maybe. You then make a Will challenge roll with 1 bane. On a success, the GM must answer you truthfully. On a failure, you gain 1 Insanity.

For magic, I choose Rainbow Burst in which Helmut bewilders his opponents with visions of the future.

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 6
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 9(-1), Intellect 11(+1), Will 11(+1)
Perception 12, Defense 10, Health 43, Healing Rate 10
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 1
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (2/day), rank 1: persistent light, rainbow burst (1/day each)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy, Combat Expertise, Commune with the Gods

So, up next is my Master Path. The (many) options are:

Abjurer
Acrobat
Aeromancer
Apocalyptist
Arcanist
Astromancer
Avenger
Bard
Beastmaster
Blade
Brute
Cavalier
Champion
Chaplain
Chronomancer
Conjurer
Conqueror
Death Dealer
Defender
Dervish
Destroyer
Diplomat
Diviner
Dreadnaught
Duelist
Enchanter
Engineer
Executioner
Exorcist
Explorer
Geomancer
Gladiator
Gunslinger
Healer
Hexer
Hydromancer
Illusionist
Infiltrator
Inquisitor
Jack-of-All-Trades
Mage Knight
Magus
Marauder
Miracle Worker
Myrmidon
Necromancer
Poisoner
Pyromancer
Runesmith
Savant
Sentinel
Shapeshifter
Sharpshooter
Stormbringer
Technomancer
Templar
Tenebrist
Thaumaturge
Theurge
Transmuter
Traveler
Weapon Master
Woodwose
Zealot

I can also take a second Expert path.

What do people want to see?

To finish this up, I am having Helmut take Infiltrator.

Level 7

After becoming a warrior for the guiding light, he decides to become the light within, hiding amongst those he hunts before vanquishing them.

He gets:

Attributes Increase three by 1
Characteristics Perception +1, Health +3
Languages and Professions You can speak another language or add a criminal profession.
Faceless You can attempt to hide anywhere; you can be observed and you do not have to be in a heavily obscured are or three-quarters covered. You remain hidden from using this talent until you use an action or a triggered action, after which you must wait at least 1 minute before you can use this talent again.

While you are hidden, people you talk to cannot remember details about you 1 minute after the conversation ends and totally forget having spoken to you 1 hour after the conversation ends.

Finally, during the first round of any combat in which you are hidden, you make attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 boon. If you take a fast turn during this round, you can use an action and move.

In that case, he looks like:

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 7
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert), Infiltrator (Master)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 10(-), Intellect 12(+2), Will 12(+2)
Perception 14, Defense 10, Health 46, Healing Rate 11
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 1
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster, Cultist
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (2/day), rank 1: persistent light, rainbow burst (1/day each)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy, Combat Expertise, Commune with the Gods, Faceless

Level 8

This is my last level of benefits from the Warrior path.

He gets:

Characteristics Health +5
Grit You can use Catch Your Breath twice between each rest.
Combat Mastery When you use an action to attack with a weapon, you
either deal 1d6 extra damage with that attack or make another attack against a different target at any point before the end of your turn. This talent is cumulative with Combat Expertise. You must choose a different target for each
attack you make.

In that case, he looks like:

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 8
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert), Infiltrator (Master)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 10(-), Intellect 12(+2), Will 12(+2)
Perception 14, Defense 10, Health 51, Healing Rate 12
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 1
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster, Cultist
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (2/day), rank 1: persistent light, rainbow burst (1/day each)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy, Combat Expertise, Commune with the Gods, Faceless, Grit, Combat Mastery

Level 9

This is my last level of benefits from the Oracle path.

He gets:

Characteristics Health +3, Power +1
Magic You learn one spell.
Avatar While under the effects of Divine Ecstasy, you gainthe following additional benefits:
• You gain a +1 bonus to Defense.
• You make Strength and Agility attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 boon.
• Your attacks deal 1d6 extra damage.

He takes Dawn for his spells which dispels even magical darkness. As his power is gone to 2, he can use his spells more.

In that case, he looks like:

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 9
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert), Infiltrator (Master)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 10(-), Intellect 12(+2), Will 12(+2)
Perception 14, Defense 10, Health 54, Healing Rate 13
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 2
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster, Cultist
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (3/day), rank 1: persistent light, rainbow burst (2/day each), dawn (1/day)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy, Combat Expertise, Commune with the Gods, Faceless, Grit, Combat Mastery, Avatar

Level 10

This is my last level of benefits from the Infiltrator path.

He gets:

Characteristics Health +3
Treacherous Strike Your weapon attacks deal 1d6 extra damage to surprised targets and to targets from which you are hidden.
Vanish When you are obscured or covered in any way, you can use a triggered action to use your Faceless talent.

In that case, he looks like:

Name: Helmut
Ancestry: Dwarf
Level: 10
Paths: Warrior (Novice), Oracle (Expert), Infiltrator (Master)
Strength 12(+2), Agility 10(-), Intellect 12(+2), Will 12(+2)
Perception 14, Defense 10, Health 57, Healing Rate 14
Size 1/2, Speed 8, Power 2
Languages: Dwarfish (read/write), Orc, Common
Professions: Urchin, Guide, Teamster, Cultist
Magic: Celestial - rank 0: burning beam (3/day), rank 1: persistent light, rainbow burst (2/day each), dawn (1/day)
Talents: Darksight, Hated Creature (Orcs), Robust Constitution, Catch Your Breath, Weapon Training, Combat Prowess, Forceful Strike, Divine Ecstasy, Combat Expertise, Commune with the Gods, Faceless, Grit, Combat Mastery, Avatar, Treacherous Strike, Vanish

So, that's it. I purposively went for diverse character, but the mechanics still worked well to create an interesting concept. SotDL takes D&D5e's bounded accuracy to the extreme, with ever modifier remaining important through all levels. He ends up being a warrior who hunts down and infiltrates evil cults and reveals himself with a burst of righteous light and furore.

I hope that was insightful. At level 1, he is a WFRP level nobody. At level 10, he a is mid-level D&D PC capable of some awesome.

This seems to be a pretty cool game. I alway like mechanics that support character development and vice-versa, and these seem to do it in spades.

Quote from: Skywalker;861151So, that's it.

Please sir, may I have another?