Character Creation
Ability Scores
To start with roll 4d6, dropping the lowest, seven times. Yes people, I said seven times. Then assign these scores in which ever order you like to your character's seven abilities, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Charisma, Wisdom and Willpower.
Strength
Strength measures a character’s muscle and physical power, and helps characters prevail in hand-to-hand combat. High or low STR affects a character’s ability to hit and cause damage in combat with hand-wielded weapons (not including guns, grenades, etc.), and the chances of a character forcing open a door. Taking the Strength house rules from Goblinoid Games’ own Malcadon for inspiration I’ve made an expanded Strength table with increased damage and a second one for weight allowances.
| Strength Score | Attack Bonus | Medium unarmed attack | Large unarmed attack | Huge unarmed attack | Gargantuan unarmed attack | Colossal unarmed attack | Medium weapon damage bonus | Large weapon damage bonus | Huge weapon damage bonus | Gargantuan weapon damage bonus | Colossal weapon damage bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | -3 | 1d2 | 1d4 | 1d6 | 1d8 | 2d6 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | +1 |
| 4-5 | -2 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | -2 | -1 | 0 | +1 | +2 |
| 6-8 | -1 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | -1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 1d4 | 1d6 | 1d8 | 2d6 | 2d8 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 |
| 13-15 | +1 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
| 16-17 | +2 | 1d6 | 1d8 | 2d6 | 2d8 | 3d6 | x2+1 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
| 18-20 | +3 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | x2+2 | x2+3 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
| 21-23 | +4 | 1d8 | 2d6 | 2d8 | 3d6 | 3d8 | x3+2 | x2+4 | x2+5 | +7 | +8 |
| 24-26 | +5 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | x3+3 | x2+5 | x2+6 | x2+7 | +9 |
| 27-29 | +6 | 1d10 | 2d8 | 3d6 | 3d8 | 4d8 | x4+3 | x3+5 | x2+7 | x2+8 | x2+9 |
| 30-32 | +7 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | x4+4 | x3+6 | x2+8 | x2+9 | x2+10 |
| 33-35 | +8 | 2d6 | 3d6 | 3d8 | 4d8 | 5d10 | x5+4 | x3+7 | x3+8 | x2+10 | x2+11 |
| 36-38 | +9 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | x5+5 | x4+7 | x3+9 | x2+11 | x2+12 |
| 39-41 | +10 | 2d8 | 3d8 | 4d8 | 5d10 | 6d12 | x6+5 | x4+8 | x3+10 | x3+11 | x2+13 |
| 42-44 | +11 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | x6+6 | x4+8 | x3+11 | x3+12 | x2+14 |
| 45-47 | +12 | 2d10 | 4d8 | 5d10 | 6d12 | 8d12 | x7+6 | x5+8 | x4+11 | x3+13 | x3+14 |
| 48-50 | +13 | "" | "" | "" | "" | "" | x7+7 | x5+9 | x4+11 | x3+14 | x3+15 |
Dexterity
Dexterity measures hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, agility, reflexes, and balance. Strongly favored by those focused in stealth, ranged combat, crafting and acrobatics. Essentially Dexterity is the ability of precision and quickness. With a high Dexterity you can be as quick as the wind, as light as a feather and as quiet as a shadow.
| Dexterity Score | Attack Bonus | Initiative | Energy Attack Saving Throw Bonus | Defense bonus – medium to heavy armor | Defense bonus – light or no armor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | +3 | +3 |
| 4-5 | -2 | -2 | -2 | +2 | +2 |
| 6-8 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13-15 | +1 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
| 16-17 | +2 | +1 | +2 | -2 | -3 |
| 18-20 | +3 | +2 | +3 | -3 | -5 |
| 21-23 | +4 | +3 | +4 | -4 | -6 |
| 24-26 | +5 | +4 | +5 | -5 | -8 |
| 27-29 | +6 | +4 | +6 | -6 | -9 |
| 30-32 | +7 | +5 | +7 | -7 | -11 |
| 33-35 | +8 | +5 | +8 | -8 | -12 |
| 36-38 | +9 | +6 | +9 | -9 | -14 |
| 39-40 | +10 | +6 | +10 | -10 | -15 |
Constitution
Constitution is a measure of the overall health and fortitude of an individual, and can influence the effects of physical hazards such as radiation or poison. Further, this attribute determines characters’ base hit points. After all adjustments to constitution have been made from levels or race, hit points are determined by rolling and adding together a number d6s or d8s (depending on race) equal to half the character's Constitution score. For example: a character with a constitution score of 14 rolls 7 six-sided dice (7d6), adds them together to determine number of hit points.
| Constitution Score | Poison/Disease Saving Throw Adjustment | Radiation Saving Throw Adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | -2 | -3 |
| 4-5 | -1 | -2 |
| 6-8 | 0 | -1 |
| 9-15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 0 |
| 18-20 | +2 | +1 |
| 21-23 | +3 | +2 |
| 24-26 | +4 | +3 |
| 27-29 | +5 | +4 |
| 30-32 | +6 | +5 |
| 33-36 | +7 | +6 |
| 37-38 | +8 | +7 |
| 39-40 | +9 | +8 |
Intelligence
Aptitude at learning, retention of knowledge and affinity for critical thinking, these are all the hallmarks of intelligence. More than just the acquisition and retention of knowledge, Intelligence, in D&D and my mash-up, is the clever application of knowledge as well, in this case in the form of skill tricks. Those of higher intelligence are also frequently gifted at learning new languages, picking up new tongues as others might pick up pebbles and trinkets.
| Intelligence Score | Technology/Magitech roll | Skill Tricks/Bonus Languages |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | -15% | 0 |
| 4-5 | -10% | 0 |
| 6-8 | -5% | 0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13-15 | +5% | 1 |
| 16-17 | +10% | 2 |
| 18-20 | +15% | 3 |
| 21-23 | +20% | 4 |
| 24-26 | +25% | 5 |
| 27-29 | +30% | 6 |
| 30-32 | +35% | 7 |
| 33-35 | +40% | 8 |
| 36-38 | +45% | 9 |
| 39-40 | +50% | 10 |
Charisma
Charisma is the total sum of a person's charm, appeal and personal magnetism. In essence the gift of gab and the ability to inspire others. Among the things it covers are reaction adjustment (raw first impressions), the numbers of followers you can have and their morale/loyalty to you. Ideal for conquerors and diplomats.
| Charisma Score | Reaction Adjustment | Followers | Morale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | +2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4-5 | +1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6-8 | +1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 13-15 | -1 | 5 | 8 |
| 16-17 | -1 | 6 | 9 |
| 18 | -2 | 7 | 10 |
| 19 | -3 | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | -3 | 9 | 11 |
| 21-23 | -3 | 10 | 11 |
| 24-26 | -4 | 11 | 11 |
| 27-29 | -4 | 12 | 11 |
| 30-32 | -5 | 13 | 11 |
| 33-35 | -5 | 14 | 11 |
| 36-38 | -6 | 15 | 11 |
| 39-40 | -6 | 16 | 11 |
Wisdom
What is wisdom, you ask. Is it judgement and discernment? Perhaps it's intuition and general awareness? Or is it something else, a connection with the divine and spiritual that can transcend mere earthly bonds? Yes, they're what Wisdom is in regular D&D and in this mash-up.
| Wisdom Score | Bonus | Energy Bonus | Psychic Gifts | Sixth Sense |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | -1 | +1d6 | 0 | N/A |
| 4-5 | -2 | +2d6 | 0 | N/A |
| 6-8 | -3 | +3d6 | 0 | N/A |
| 9-12 | 0 | +4d6 | 0 | N/A |
| 13-15 | +1 | +5d6 | 0 | N/A |
| 16-17 | +2 | +6d6 | 2 | Danger Sense |
| 18-20 | +3 | +7d6 | 3 | Character Reading |
| 21-23 | +4 | +8d6 | 4 | Unique Sense (spirits) and Spirit Sense |
| 24-26 | +5 | +9d6 | 5 | - |
| 27-29 | +6 | +10d6 | 6 | - |
| 30-32 | +7 | +11d6 | 7 | - |
| 33-35 | +8 | +12d6 | 8 | - |
| 36-38 | +9 | +13d6 | 9 | - |
| 39-40 | +10 | +14d6 | 10 | - |
New Ability Score*: Willpower
Conviction is needed to push for and achieve great goals and triumphs. Yet conviction cannot stand on its own, it requires strength of will to mean anything. In addition to bonuses to certain skills, Willpower grants three main benefits. The first among them is.
| Willpower Score | Resolve Die |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | +1d4 |
| 4-5 | +1d6 |
| 6-8 | +1d6 |
| 9-12 | +1d8 |
| 13-15 | +1d8 |
| 16-17 | +1d10 |
| 18-20 | +2d6 |
| 21-23 | +2d8 |
| 24-26 | +2d8 |
| 27-29 | +2d10 |
| 30-32 | +2d10 |
| 33-35 | +2d12 |
| 36-38 | +3d10 |
| 39-40 | +3d10 |