The ACen OST Character Generation Rules/House Rules
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Updated 4/21/04
Subject to change.  We'll let you know when it does.

A Brief Bit of Background:

Right now, we're looking at running this OST some time on Friday at ACen.  Could 
be afternoon, evening, night... depends on when people are there.  Spectators 
are, of course, welcome... just try not to laugh *too* hard at our mistakes. ^_~


Character Generation:

We'll be using Tri-Stat d8.  Both original characters and conversions of 
existing characters will be accepted.  It's your choice.

You get 100 CP and 30 SP.  Use the varying stat costs (Table 2-2 on page 8) for 
the three primary stats, and use the Multi-Genre skillset for SP costs (Table 4-
3a on page 42).  (If you're having trouble calculating your stat values, a handy
reference table can be found here: http://ciara.sandwich.net/acengame/stats.txt)

We will award 2-4 CP for a good background, and 1 additional CP for character
art.


Attribute/Defect/Skill Changes:

No Agents or Henchmen.  We'll have enough NPCs already, thank you. ^_~

Gadgets/Personal Gear costs 1 point/level for four minor items only and no
major item, or one major item only and no minors.

Masterwork Weapons (pulled straight out of DnD) can be acquired for any type of weapon.
The cost is 2 minor items (totaling 3 minor items), and it increases the to-hit by 
-1 and the damage by 3.  This way, a decent sword doesn't have to be an IoP.  :P

Massive Damage and Super-Strength keep the same costs, but the number of levels 
you may take may be limited.  If you're not sure, ask us.  That goes for pretty 
much anything, really; if you have a question, ask.  It's not like you don't 
know where to find us. ;p

Nullify is only available in the 7 pts/level, single-attribute variety.

OBM is not available.  Sorry, but our giant robot is in another castle.

Sixth Sense comes with two Ranks of Area (1m) for free.

Special Attacks do a base 15 points of damage per level instead of 20 per level.

The Less Capable defect will give a +2 penalty to the appropriate Major Aspect 
and a +4 penalty to the appropriate Minor Aspect, rather than +3/+6 
respectively.

The Power Usage Skill: Attribute one takes 4 SP/level.  Attribute two takes 2 
SP/level.  Three and further takes 1 SP/level.  If you want to, instead, get 
them all, you can just take it at 8 SP/level for all of them.  No specialty.  If 
you're taking it for separate skills, the highest level skill must be the 4 
SP/level one, and the second-highest the 2 SP/level one.  No taking one level at 
4 SP and five at 2 SP.


Other Rule Changes:

We are not using the Variable Damage rules, nor are we using Shock Value.


Questions?  Comments?  Suggestions?  Let us know!

~ Ciara and Zegon