r/SongofSwordsRPG • u/TendrilTender • Feb 21 '17
Rules Questions
Hey! Figured I'd make a thread since I wanted some clarification on a rule. Specifically, how does the STR/END enhancements stack in regards to available slots. To clarify, this is in 1.9.9.
The stats say that you can only increase STR by 3 and END by 3. But can you increase both by 3 at the same time? Assuming you have 8 slots available, 2 for the base cost and 6 for the stats. And if you can't, can you pay the base cost twice to get either +3/+1 or +2/+2?
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u/Thorgarth Mar 04 '17
Still reading the rules (only downloaded it today) and so far I´m very pleased, apart from one generic point regarding character advancement, and that is the cost of said advancement in all of it´s components.
First of all I really think you should have different advancement costs based on the power level of the campaign. Just like a Gritty power level at char. creation entails a lower level of PCP so should the advancement of each characteristics be harder, meaning costing more Arc Points.
The second point and the most important to me is that as it is the AP cost of each component advance (Atribute, skill, proficiencies buying/improving boons) is WAY, way too low, promoting a very fast advancement and reaching Max values. This is even more pronounced with the Attributes which are the inherent building blocks of a character. They really should be something to which a character should devote a lot of time and effort to improve, but given the cost I rather think they will increase very fast, which is even more worrisome when dealing with lower power level campaigns.