Powderhorn Posted January 15, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 Game is Rules as Written. Please create a thread in the Applications tab for your character application. Any spellcaster applications must conform to the various setting information provided. Divine-type casters from Surgere, arcane humans from Drokvia, and natural-types from Tierwald. There are no "high level" spell casters known to anyone. Other questions can be asked here. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_s Posted January 15, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 Interesting stuff. Are there other mechanical implications of racial selection beyond spellcasting? I know there are some racial foci in the various sourcebooks (dwarf and elf in the free one), is taking those required for those character options? Is the Mage class from the free sourcebook always arcane? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 15, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 The racial foci are required, but the generic one, not the one specific to Latter Earth. I don't believe the Mage class is always arcane - my understanding is that that is the only class that can cast spells, but then there are other restrictions - for example all Healers are, per the rules, always a "partial" class. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted January 15, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 Reading through the Nations page two peculiarities came up: Free States is said to be landlocked, but the map shows it has a coastline Southland is said to be bordered by three states, but the map only shows two (Free States and Drokvia) Did there use to be a state south of Free States and west of Southland? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 15, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 I had to double check my reference sketch (literally done in a field years ago) to see what happened. It looks like Southland originally had a northern border cutting across Drokvia and the Free States, but I like the current map seen - will update the reference materials to reflect that more appropriately when I get infront of my computer. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_s Posted January 15, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 any preference on equipment packages vs rolling starting silver? How flexible are you feeling regarding substitutions within each package? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 15, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 I'm fairly flexible on equipment - substitutions in kind are fine. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcerious Posted January 15, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 Very interested. Questions: I have not been able to read the background setting info yet so apologies if this is answered already. - Is the Atlas of Latter earth content available for character creation or are we core book only? - 3d6 in order for stats? so my first roll is str, second is dex, ect? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 15, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 I actually haven't read the supplemental classes in Atlas - I'm going to withhold judgement until I can read them, or make a case-by-case determination based on what feels like it would or wouldn't fit with the setting. Stats are in order, so just like you said, first STR, then DEX, etc. etc. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted January 15, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 I would also be interested in having The Atlas of the Latter Earth available. The advertisement says "slow" leveling will be used. From my personal experience, this works better for home games than for play-by-post. A single PbP chapter/session can take 4-8 months, and using the slow variant means that it can take a year to get to level 2, which largely removes mechanical progression from the game. This is the GM's decision, of course, but I wanted to see if there's flexibility in the matter. The top of this thread says "Game Rules as Written". Does that mean that the standard array is acceptable or is "iron man" rolling the only option? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 15, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 15, 2023 I'll make it a point to review Atlas more closely when I am released from the honey-do list. Tomorrow morning at latest. Standard array or iron man are both fine. Standard array is also RAW, from memory. 1 year of PbP / level is actually about right for the power level I want to keep things at. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted January 16, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 16, 2023 Thank you for the reply! For dwarves and elves, are you using the "Demihumans for Other Settings" on p. 311 or the more-detailed rules on pages 312-315? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8w_gremlin Posted January 16, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 16, 2023 Very Interested, but I've not played Worlds with out limits, or used Balder, will these be an issue? (downloading rules now) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 16, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 16, 2023 Nope, I'm still getting comfortable with running it! Re: Dwarves / Elves / Halflings / Gnomes - Just the stuff on 311, the stuff for 312 - 315 is for Latter Earth's setting. Re: Atlas, no answer yet, still reading through it in snatches. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted January 16, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 16, 2023 Re: How to add dice - button in the upper right. Fairly intuitive, but a really good guide here: https://test.myth-weavers.com/index.php?/articles.html/articles/dice-tower-r10/ Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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