The human STR and BODY scale discussion.What is used as benchmarks are said Mayfair writeups for DC Comics characters. So for instance “Would Batman have been that persuasive ?”, “Could Starfire have done what this character did ?”, “Does that correspond to a higher degree of strength than what Hawkman usually demonstrates ?”, etc.īut does include several discussions of Attribute benchmarks : Often do not match the numbers in the Mayfair writeups for DC Comics characters.Often do not match the role of the Attributes in the system (i.e., the rolls where they are used as AV, EV, OV or RV).The DC Heroes RPG includes benchmarks for the Attributes (in the Blood of Heroes: Special Edition book they’re the sidebars on p21 and following). We do not use them. These benchmarks: The difference between game and character paradigm explains why various normal abilities of living beings are treated as Powers, such as insects having Shrinking. Such traits can be clarified by the list-created Form Function Bonus (called Innate in some writeups), which denotes a Power that is not a super-ability per se but rather an innate natural trait of that character. This is often cited as the difference between a lower-case power and an upper-case Power. The former is the power from the character’s perspective, and the latter is the actual Power or Powers from the rulebook required to achieve the effects produced by the character’s described power. When actually making the character sheet, it is the game’s paradigm that dominates. It doesn’t matter what the character says, believes, or feels the power is, all that matters is what the ability does, even if this conflicts with the character’s own point of view. The game’s paradigm, on the other hand, is centered on the abilities of a typical human being as described in the rulebook, with variations from those abilities being described as special Advantages, Powers, or other stats even if they are natural or innate to the character. The character’s paradigm can involve just about anything, and the character and other characters in his or her universe can describe them in just about any way (Example: “I can’t become visible without extreme effort.”). There are two paradigms involved in designing a character for DCH/BoH: the character’s paradigm, and the game’s. The naming of Mental Attributes is a difficult matter.Are the character writeups done using a points budget?.
How closely do stats stick to Mayfair stats?.Use of the Mayfair Attributes Benchmark (Usage note).
0 kommentar(er)
