| From: | Darrell L. Bowman darrell@******.dhr.state.nc.us |
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| Subject: | [OT] Earthdawn help. |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Jul 1999 18:29:33 -0400 |
> I didn't really want a 'cost' translation: I wanted to know how
> hard it is to bond those in ED terms. In other words, what is an ED 3rd
> circle Archer gonna have to pay to bond an item: 300Legend points, 300
> Karma 300 Zorkmids, 300 drops of blood from an African swallow?
Let me, as a ED GM try to help you here though,... While in a
usual SR game you might earn 5-8 karma points, a mid range
ED campaign, say 5th Circle (level) characters will typically
receive anywhere from 600 to 1800 legend points at the end of
a game (in my case, a campaign may last several game
sessions though). That's for completing session goals,
completing the adventure (not always the same thing),
defeating creatures/opponents, acquiring treasure, and
roleplaying. So, that 300 legend points may not be as
precious to you as say 3 karma points.
I don't remember which item you were specifically pointing to,
but each item will have different ranks. That 300 legend point
cost is usually a rank 2 cost. Rank 1 cost is usually 200
legend points. Each rank, or thread that you weave to an item
(costing you the legend points) gives you one and only one of
the abilities the item might possess. That is, a magic sword at
with a thread woven at rank 1 might give the user a two step
bonus to his melee weapon attack.
> I don't intend to introduce more than one ED item. Perhaps two, but only
> after the wonder from the first one has worn off. Given that... they're
> gonna be worth a *boatload* of Karma to bond with. (Besides, I can just
> see the Sotry potential in the very simple requirement of "Know who the
> item's creator was." Simple, in ED. Damned near impossible, in SR.)
You're right about that,... I still have problems with how to
handle Key Knowledges in ED,..
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What do you want?
I want you never to have been. Failing that, I'd like
to see you dead.
--Merlin, Prince of Chaos; Jurt of the House of Sawall,
Prince of Chaos, by Roger Zelazny
