Just a note on how the chargen sequence for DC3 will change. We do not intend to change the skill mechanics much at this point. That is mostly to keep backwards compatibility with the previous editions. However, the way characters are generated will change a bit–now having said that, characters generated using 1/2 ed rules should be entirely playable in DC3 (at this point). So if you do not like the changes, whip up the old house rules to gen ‘em up.
Attributes
Our license says we are producing a version compatible with TNE and T2K2.2. Ok, that was the plan when we were negotiating and it is still the intention. There is just too much compatibility with TNE/T2K stuff not to keep some tie-in, mechanically. So we are adding the Social Standing Attribute (SOC). However, unlike TNE, it is not about Royalty and Titles. SOC is about credit rating, professional standing, and the oh so important home-residence subdivision. The SOC attribute is set by the Social Background (see below) chosen for the Character. There is some overlap:
- Nomes are SOC 6+
- Mikes are SOC 3 to 7
- Proles are SOC 4-
Social Background
This feature was originally written by Marcus Bone for the TGC version of DC3e. (BTW that version has some sweet mechanics, maybe We can pirate those as well for a future update.) After setting the Attributes (note that allocating points is a little different as well), players choose a Social Background for their characters. There are 3 or 4 for each Class. Each Background has a set of modifiers to attributes or some default skills. Default Skills were used in TNE and represents a given familiarity with a skill (level 0) that negates the untrained penalty during task resolution. Yeah, I know–it’s not rules lite.
The Background skills table has been dispensed with. The reason for this is that general skill levels are higher than in the 1st edition; and the Social Backgrounds add bonuses.
Next Up: Careers
I do not want to turn comments on here, but if you want to discuss any of the changes, I would refer you to these two sites:
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Protodimension – Protodimension Magazine
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