Okay, second draft for character creation. Nothing much has changed, really, just a couple little refinements and adding magic points (calculated in much the same way as hit points, but using Level Bonus instead of Level, and the modifier for Iron Will on magic points is smaller than the one …
Some new talents, including some common structural talents (Martial Training, Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes, Iron Will) and a couple cornerstone talents. This document is far from complete, and may well be split up as individual sections become better-populated… but it’s a start.
It’s November 19, and I haven’t had anything resembling a formal status check. I should fix that. On the project page I identified the following bits to be developed. Status 2012/11/02 RSRD Game Elements Given that I am starting from the Revised System Reference Document, the following game elements will be …
Now to convert the Shadowdancer prestige class to capstone talent. Prerequisites This prestige class can be achieved after seventh level (10 ranks in Hide required) and spans ten levels. I’m going to plan this to be a three-tier capstone talent starting at the Expert tier. Skills: Move Silently 8 ranks, …
I may have gotten lucky on my first choice of prestige class to convert. Arcane Archer actually fit the model well. Some of the other prestige classes, not so much. On closer examination it appears that many of the RSRD prestige classes can be better handled in Echelon as common …
Okay, following the process described in What are Capstone Talents, and How Do I Make Some?, I will break down the Arcane Archer prestige class and build a capstone talent. Prerequisites Elf or half-elf I am inclined to remove the racial prerequisite, I see no mechanical reason to require that …
Now that I’ve described a process for creating capstone talents from prestige classes, I think I’ll give it try using prestige classes from the Revised System Reference Document. The classes to be considered: Arcane Archer Assassin Dwarven Defender Shadowdancer On examination, I found that many of the RSRD prestige classes could …
Capstone talents are kind of tricky. Even I’ve had some trouble wrapping my brain around them, and I came up with the idea. I think there are two main reasons for this. First, they’ve changed purpose a few times. At first I had characters receive +1 to all ability scores …
Ascension to godhood, apotheosis, is handled like other character development matters — using talents. The rules for this are inspired by those from Mongoose Press’ Classic Play: Book of Immortals. Talent selection in Echelon is generally pretty freeform. As far as the rules are concerned, apart from the distinction between ‘upgrading’ and …
Okay, first draft for character creation. It’s pretty simple overall: Come up with a character concept; Choose cornerstone talents that suit the concept; Choose common talents that suit the concept; Choose capstone talents that suit the concept; Choose gear (I usually give starting characters gear that matches their talents); Choose …
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