[Runequest] Characteristics

[Bruce Mason]

This topic does tend to reoccur on an annual basis. Personally I like the
way it has been done and simplified in MRQ with CHA replacing APP.
I use a characterisation where roughly speaking:
POW = force of spirit
CHA = force of personality/ego
INT = force of mind

I figure you are born with these at a certain standard and could train them
to a certain innate maximum.
So, if you want to make some sort of orate, convince, influence test then
you may be drawing on a skill that is based on some combination of CHA, INT
and/or POW. Being a king or having a very big sword would be used as a bonus
to a skill test rather than a modifier to the stat.

Obviously you could add or subtract stats until the cows come home because
there isn't a right or wrong way.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au>
wrote:

> Not for the first time I'm looking at the standard
> attributes offered in RQ (3rd edition).
>
> Not for the first time I'm thinking the game would be
> improved if APPearance was dropped and combined with
> POWer with a function similar to the old CHArisma
> attribute.
>
> As an alternative to take its place, I think
> PERception would be a good candidate.
>
> What do others think?
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Lev
>
>
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