: Gotcha.
: But average characters with interesting backgrounds
: aren't *fun*! You whip up an epic tale of your
: character's origins, and then you're done. Nothing
: interesting is ever going to happen again, because
: your character can't accomplish anything out of the
: ordinary. This is my theory which is mine, which I
: made, and I own it.
What I meant was that characters should start off average (well, stats would be better than normal people to represent them being 1 in 100 heroes types) and then carve out their reputation and incredible stats by role-playing.
: I do have another, more attribute-ordinary character, but
: she employs a bit of magic. So since YOU haven't made
: the magic rules yet, I'm FORCED to go with Ieuan! :-)
: Unless you want to allow the power of shifting points
: between attributes in-game to be an ability, rather
: than a spell.
Ieuan!
: Touche, Wallace. BUT--Northmen "have different
: characteristics than normal humans!" They have
: different attribute levels! Ahahaha! Your mad zerk
: loyalty betrays you once again! Or are you saying that
: Northmen are naturally better melee combatants and
: worse ranged combatants, but for some reason their
: running ability is the result of training? Ha! As if!
: It is to laugh! Credo! Certe! (runs out of sarcastic
: phrases in English, switches to Latin)
: Thanks for the info.
: --SiliconDream
Northmen are faster, better at melee combat, and worse at ranged combat naturally. I figured this because I have played a couple of wargames where the Scots (zerk types) are slightly faster than the English. I think it's because they have less access to transport, especially when your up in the mountains, so they have to run around a lot more.
I made them better at melee because they are more combat trained, probably because they tend to fight each other, the Trow and nasty wild animals!
I made them worse at ranged combat because I doubt that they use missile weapons much, as most of the Scots didn't emply them much during the middle ages.
Berserks are even FASTER than Northmen because they are particularly energetic and they do not wear armour.
I'll have to have some rule somewhere that gives a movement bonus to others who don't wear armour as well....
Hah.
