> This however s very true. If the challenges you expect the PC's to
> face are balanced against their abilities it doesn't generally matter
> what their actual abilities are. The problem comes when you try and
> compare your characters against numbers from elsewhere, be it another
> persons game, or "official" figures from Issaries publications - If
> (orlanthi) all Orlanthi start with a Mastery in Close combat, for
> instance, then the difference between the fyrd and the Champion with
> 2W2 is much less than if they start with 13...
As noted, Orlanthi are not all "Warriors". Yes, they can all fight, but the
cultural keyword will be the top of the Close Combat for (Orlanthi) all
Carls. Players, being the type of people they are, will be the 15% that put
Close Combat as their best skill. The majority of Orlanthi carls will have
"Farming" (or other suitable skill) as their "best skill".
Roderick