Character Gen Query

[Ineti]

Don't forget you can ask lots of questions here, and if you get stuck, email me or Doug.

[Doug Burke]

Don't forget you can ask lots of questions here, and if you get stuck, email me or Doug.

What he said.

[JawD]

Why thank you, as you're so keen to help here is another one

In Iss 3 (Feb) of The Hall of Fire, they conclude their char gen example. If you look on page 13 you find the finished pc. Now, my question is about Lore. The points to spend are Wits x 3. In this case 13 x 3 = 39 points. Just I thought that Lore: Race (Men) would have been one Lore, and Lore: Race (Elves) would have been another. So, when this pc has Race:Lore (Men, Elves, Orcs) + 4, I thought that would in fact have cost 12 points?

Cheers.

[Doug Burke]

Why thank you, as you're so keen to help here is another one

In Iss 3 (Feb) of The Hall of Fire, they conclude their char gen example. If you look on page 13 you find the finished pc. Now, my question is about Lore. The points to spend are Wits x 3. In this case 13 x 3 = 39 points. Just I thought that Lore: Race (Men) would have been one Lore, and Lore: Race (Elves) would have been another. So, when this pc has Race:Lore (Men, Elves, Orcs) + 4, I thought that would in fact have cost 12 points?

Cheers.

Nope. Lore: Race (Men, Elves, Orcs) +4 would cost 6 picks (4 for the ranks, one specialty for free and 1 pick per specialty beyond the first).

Also keep in mind that the Native Languages and Lore encompasses native languages and all Lore skills.

[JawD]

Clink !

That was is it all dropping into place in my head! I read it again last night and its clear now

Cheers!

[Doug Burke]

Glad I could help.

[JawD]

Hi,

Couple more things sprung up last night during character creation!

There is a max skill level of 6 for new pc's. Is this the skill level only, or is this including racial abilities? For example, an Elf who gets Ride +4 (iirc), could he only take two more ranks in the skill, or because he gets that for being an elf he could still take 6 ranks giving him 6 +4 ?

Also, Lore skills. If you have Lore : History : (Dwarfs) +2, would that be +2 to all history checks but with a bonus +2 when relating to Dwarfs being the speciality. Or, is it that you only have the skill against Dwarf History and no other?

Many thanks

[Ineti]

There is a max skill level of 6 for new pc's. Is this the skill level only, or is this including racial abilities? For example, an Elf who gets Ride +4 (iirc), could he only take two more ranks in the skill, or because he gets that for being an elf he could still take 6 ranks giving him 6 +4 ?

From the FAQ:

Page 77: Q: Does the limit of +6 in any one skill for starting characters include any bonuses from traits and abilities, or just the ranks?

A: The limitation applies to ranks only. Any bonuses from Edges, Racial Abilities (unless they specify that the character gets free ranks in the skill, like “Six Meals a Day”), or Order Abilities may raise the net total for the skill above +6.

Also, Lore skills. If you have Lore : History : (Dwarfs) +2, would that be +2 to all history checks but with a bonus +2 when relating to Dwarfs being the speciality. Or, is it that you only have the skill against Dwarf History and no other?

If you have Lore: History (Dwarfs) +2, that means you have the Lore: History skill with 2 ranks, and a specialty of Dwarfs. Meaning, if you attempt a Lore: History test on anything except Dwarfs, you have a +2. If the test related to Dwarf history, you'd have a +4 since specialties grant you a +2 specialty bonus to skill tests.

[GandalfOfBorg]

PS- Don't forget any other pertinent bonuses or the attribute bonus from Wits for the Lore test as Ineti indicated.

[JawD]

Thanks guys, thats both as I thought meaning its right in my head