Stats
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The core Stats of Role are unchangeable- however other systems are explicitly designed to hook up to them and use the stats. When designing things for Role, you should consider the meanings of each statistic when you incorperate them into your game elements.
20 Based Statistics
The maximum value a statistic can have is 20. This is correlate to the game’s tendency to perform rolls between 1-20 (traditionally, a d-20 or 20 sided die).
This means that someone with a 20 in any stat is considered to be a never-failing god in that department.
Someone who has a stat level at 5 or below is considered to be far below average where 10 is considered average.
Strength Strength is all about lifting pounds and applying forces.
- Affects base Carry / Lift strength
- Contributes to base health pool
- (Best of Dex/Strength)Throwing distance
- Damage with crushing weapons
Dexterity Dexterity is all about how well you can perform fine manipulations.
- Contributes to base health pool
- (Best of Dex/Strength)Throwing Distance
- Fine actions, picking locks, trades, object manipulation
Agility Agility is how quick you are.
- Affects your running speed, attack speed
Luck Do you feel lucky?
- Drops and positive random encounter chance
Charm Your ability to socially appeal to others.
- Contributes to base Social Pool
- Affects your ability to conduct out-of-faction affairs
- Rolled against for convince, bargain
Intelligence Using your head to come up with answers.
- Used for magics like divination, mathematics and thought based skills
- Determines base mental pool
Wisdom Using your experience to guide your actions.
- Contributes to base Social Pool
Resolve Your mental toughness, ability withstand horror.
- Affects base stamina regeneration
- Rolled against in taunts
- Rolled against for fear
Awareness Your ability to watch your surroundings as well as what’s in front of you.
- Contributes to base social pool
- Contributes to base mental pool
- Higher awareness grants better thresholds for blind rolls on seeing hidden characters and objects.
- Perceptive skills in combat and increases parry and block opportunity rolls.
Tenacity Your physical toughness, ability to withstand torturous situations.
- Affects base stamina pool
- Affects exertion rolls, reduces ecumberance penalties