USH'S LORD OF THE RINGS GAME- Character Creation Thread

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Strength: 0
Agility: +15
Constitution: +0
Intelligence: 0
Intuition: +15
Presence: +10

Unarmoured- (5/15)= 25 ((I plussed five))

One-handed edged weapons- (5/0)= 10 ((I plussed 5))
Missile Weapons- (15/15)=35 ((I plussed 5))

Climb- (10/15)=30 ((I plussed 5))
Ride- (5/15)= 25 ((I plussed 5))
Swim- (15/15)= 30

Stalk/Hide- (20/10)= 35 ((I plussed five))

Read Runes- (5)= 10 ((I plussed 5))
Use Items - (5) = 5 (( I plussed 5))

Perception- (15/15)= 30
Stamina- 12 ((I plussed 6))

~ Give me a sec, i'm just editing this... DONE!

But I've got one magic point left over... And I've only got read Runes, which I've already used on point on... I'm 😑 and I haven't even done background points yet...

Ok, well, what do you want to spend the other magic point on? You have looked at the full skill list, yes?

So I can pick another one? I don't just have to do the ones that are there?

Ok... I think 'Use Items'...

Ok, I've edited my above post... so background points now!

Indeed, you can pick ANY of them! Use items it is- now you know you can spend on any of them, did you want to spend any other of your points elsewhere?

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Originally posted by Ushgarak
[B]Backgrounds

Finally, you may spend your background points. The amount you have is given in your racial description. Each background point can do one of the following:

1. Increase your riches. Each background point spent here gives you ten gold pieces to play with…
2. You may increase the base of a stat by +5. You may only do this once. Remember, your profession choice SETS your base so you cannot increase that.
3. You may have a good quality item or weapon, worth +5 to a relevant skill (so a weapon would add +5 to your relevant weapon skill when using it, or Elvish rope would add +5 to Climb).
4. You may buy a special ability. Choose from this list:

Animal Empathy. +20 to all manoeuvre/ride rolls made with the chosen type of animal, +50 to all communication attempts with it.

Nimble: a special +10 bonus to all manoeuvre skills

Observant: a special +10 bonus to perception and Track

Lightning Reactions: +5 to all weapon skills, and your defence score

Pain Resistant: Stamina increase in nines rather than sixes (and so your racial base becomes 9, 18 or 27 rather than 6, 12 or 18) [/B]

And I get four background points...

1 Lightning reactions

1 Animal Empathy

erm... whic are the MAnouvre skills?

Well, for example, you put your manoeuvre point in Unarmoured; you could out it in one of the other armour types if you wanted. Or take a differenrt sort ofd weapon, or spend on track instead of climb... however you want it!

And yes, you get four background points.

I want a groovy Elvish double-ended sword... but can I adapt it so the blades detach, so its easier to store?

What would you advise I do with my last skills point and last background point?

((Ps, have you seen my "What are you..?" poll in GDF, Its amusing! 😄))

Would you like me to write a mini-biography for Aiwendil?

Manoeuvre skills are Unarmoured, Soft Leather and Rigid Leather (there is heavier but if I were you I would ignore chain and plate for now)

You don't really get double-ended swords in Middle-Earth. The Elves have some very nice long-handled double-handed swords (seen at Helm's Deep and the start of FOTR) but I am not 100% on the rules for them yet (I'll have to make them up).

I recommend you have some money to spend., And what category is your last skill point?

((Brb - I am on and off here all afternoon, as I am doing revision!))

I think it was a magic one, but I think we then put it on Use Item....

my bad! 😄

Heh, and I am doing work as well Phoe... I shall go check that poll.

ok - last background point is money