| From: | Gallas William <gallas@**.ec-lyon.fr> |
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| Subject: | Re: Attributes above racial maximum |
| Date: | Wed, 6 Dec 1995 16:55:16 +0100 |
>
> > I belive the maximum you can raise an attribute is 1.5 times the racial
> > maximum (by using Karma)
> Does this new rule of FASA's annoy anyone else as well? I mean whats teh
> point of saying teh racial maximum is 6 if you then say you can increase
> it to 150% of that? A Wolf Shaman initiate I used to GM for (and still do
> on occassion) now has a Willpower of 8 (maybe 9 I can't remember) and
> also Quickness of 9 (he's an elf).
>
> The guy who plays the female street sam also wanted to get her body up to
> 8 or 9, but not accept taht it would make her look REAL butch and a not
> to everyones tastes even though she has Charisma:6 and tailored
> pheremones. I already had played up teh point that with even body:5 and
> strength:6 she was looking like a female bodybuilder.
>
> I don't, however, have any problem of certain characters being able to
> have certain attributes above teh max e.g Corp scientist Int:8, but
> allowing every character, be able to push up every stat is just a little
> much. Maybe if a character sacrificed something at character generation,
> the limit could be raised to 1.5 times max on ONE attribute.
>
> The Otaku thing seems balanced though.
In my game, the caracters can only raise their attributes one point above their
initial value. Exceptionally (I allow this for one attribute or two) they can
raise it by two points. If I agree, they can raise an attribute one point above
the racial maximum but NEVER two points above.
Perhaps it seems odd but I think Schwarzenneger has a strength 5 or 6 and
Einstein an intelligence of 6 or 7, so...
And if anyone has a strength of 6 or higher, he is very muscular and so is
easily recognizable. As an other point, charisma is not beauty, spirits do not
bother about your appearance... Players choose their appearance but I think
they can only be really beautiful if they have a high charisma.
In her case (her for the character, I don't know the player), the pheronomes
make her very attractive but don't really change her beauty.
- Cobra.
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