> > one of my favorite character
>> approaches: the character who is not skilled directly at what they'll
>> be doing, but who has lots of supporting abilities making them decent.
> > So the farmer who is not all that trained in weapons who is dragged
>> into the rebellion....but who is tall, strong, brave, dedicated, etc,
>> and so on.
>>
>> It does not sound like that sort of character will work as well in the
>> new rules.
>
>The trick here is to sum this concept up in a brief
>phrase and then assign your high ability rating to it.
>"Hidden Strengths"? "Ordinary Hero"? "Resourceful
>Farmer"?
I'd just add that to keep things interesting, you'd probably describe Farmer Brown using "Hidden Strengths" by mentioning the other abilities (tall, strong, etc.), even if you're not using their ratings.
-- David Dunham Glorantha/HQ/RQ page: www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html
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