tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442843067677097051.post4171985588817047979..comments2022-03-23T23:12:43.270-07:00Comments on The Minimalist Role Playing Gamer: Converting NPC races to PC characters: First AttemptAbraham Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646810655340388669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442843067677097051.post-4799314763765780862013-10-16T00:54:26.391-07:002013-10-16T00:54:26.391-07:00I'm also up way past my bedtime, drinking camo...I'm also up way past my bedtime, drinking camomile, trying to forget the stresses of the day and go to sleep. I'll see things fresh in the morning, no doubt.<br />Abraham Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646810655340388669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442843067677097051.post-71671068476088720432013-10-16T00:53:15.971-07:002013-10-16T00:53:15.971-07:00What bothers me about starting an Ogre at SKILL 5 ...What bothers me about starting an Ogre at SKILL 5 for a base is that they're naturally more talented than humans, elves and dwarves. While I'm not against one species or another being naturally better, the Fighting Fantasy SKILL stat is usually used for combat when dealing with monsters, and doesn't necessarily reflect prowess in other skills. So an Ogre NPC with SKILL 8 is certainly good at fighting, but is it equally good at picking locks, awareness checks, swimming? <br /><br />The only thing I can think to counterbalance that, if counterbalance is needed, is to make the 2-attacks per round more expensive. Rather than just 4 points, perhaps it's worth 6 or 8. In that way, the natural physical advantages of being an ogre are counterbalanced with a lack of specialized learning. Which fits ogres as I envision them (dull witted, violent, carnivorous). Of course, if they're ogres like Shrek, they're as intelligent and capable as any human, just large and ugly. If that's the case, I shouldn't sweat a 1 point advantage in SKILL as they have crappy LUCK to compensate. They're putting their foot in it, literally, whenever traps or misfortune come their way. I can't forget about LUCK related events when we play.<br /><br />Abraham Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646810655340388669noreply@blogger.com