From:	David Fallon <dfallon@****.EDU>
Subject:	Re: SR Comp Comments
Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:33:16 -0800

> > CHAR CREATION:
> >
> > Good explanation and clarification of the standard char creation
rules...
> > Especially good for new GM's...
> >
> > As for the point based system, it's so-so... I'll have to see how it
plays
> > before I go either way with it... Good idea, though, as it possibly can
> > give new characters a little more flexibility, but without GM
supervision,
> > could leave itself open to Min/Maxing badly...
>
> The sum to 10 rule is a definite OUT! If you think about it, this
says
> that ALL human mundanes are rich, skilled, and in peak physical and
> mental shape.
> I like the point system, but it could use some tweaks. Ive
already
> decided that the new meta variants will cost 15 points (as opposed to
> 10), and special metas (like Tir Na Nog elves) will start at 30.
> Perhaps the different adepts could be tweaked as well, either to balance
> them for the power they have relative to the others (perceived or
> otherwise), or to incourage players to try these characters.
> I dont like that magician characters get force points free, and
> mundanes get zip (in the priority system, or point based). I decided to
> give everyone 110 starting points, but magicians get no automatic force
> points (but no limit on how many they may purchase with build points).
> I plan on using this system exclusively from now on.

How very interesting. Although I haven't read companions yet, and have no
idea how the system you gentlemen are describing actually works, it sounds
very, very similar to a set of character creation rules that I got off of
Paolo's excellent web site. In essence, the rules that I now use for
character creation just extend the gradient for the different priority
levels (instead of having 5 different levels, there are 15), and gives the
player a fixed amount of points to create a character with (31), so the
character can spend 12 points in say, attributes and skills, instead of
having an automatic misbalance. Sounds like FASA liked how the person who
created those rules did 'em, and borrowed liberally.

David Fallon