Re: Re: Character creation question

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_...>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17:05 -0700

I think what he means is that you get a Keyword and then aside from that you get nine abilities. Some of those nine abilities may be improvements of sub-abilities in the Keyword; thus they are "break-out" abilities that are no longer just keyword abilities.

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:12 AM, L C <lightcastle_at_...> wrote:

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> markmohrfield wrote:
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> >The pre-release Sartar book says this under its character creation
> rules (which use the umbrella method)
> >"Pick 9 more abilities which can include specialized "breakout" from a
> keyword or Rune, describing them however you want. One should be a
> Distinguishing characteristic. A breakout ability starts at +1 from >the
> keyword or Rune."
>
> So in the Sartar rules one gets 9 abilities under the keyword that one
> can define in any way that makes sense to the players and narrator? I'm
> not sure what you mean by "breakout" and why would it get +1?
> Would the ruling in the Sartar interpretation be that specified
> abilities under the keyword are considered narrower than the keyword,
> which should always be interpreted as a broad ability when compared to
> anyone else?
>