Generic (Totally Original) Fantasy Roleplay. Part III.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Did I say anything about an average? No, I didn't

[Zaleramancer]

For example..

Let's take a class.. called.. Shaman.

Healing (B), Buffing (B), Information Gathering (B), Debuffing (C), Repelling Spirits (C), AoE Damage (C), Physical Combat (D), Shape-Changing (D), Social Skills (E), Stealth (E).

Great Support class. Good at healing, gathering information from spirits, buffing. They can debuff enemies fairly well, get rid of nasty ghosts and spirits, even throw in the occasional area damage spell. It is possible for them to fight, but they aren't very good. They can shift their shape under a few restrictive conditions (No magic while in different shape, only animal forms, lasts only until sun rise or sun set, etc..).

The constant whispers of spirits around them cause people to be on edge though, as well as make stealth nearly impossible.

[Mik_Hael]

Okay.......

Frodo would be a Dot

Gandalf would be a AOE

and..........average bard encouraging music/annoying music for enemies =buf/debuff.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Um...I'm kinda seeing your math, but...

Still...you have lots of multi-faceted powers. They're TOO multi-faceted. Or TOO powerful to start off with. They just have to be toned down some, is all.

[Zaleramancer]

I made an example.

Just pick the things that stand out.

[Zaleramancer]

Possibly.

[Mik_Hael]

Wait...they advance with level. example.

teleportation

level five: five feet once every twenty seconds.

level ten: ten feet ever twenty seconds or five feet every ten.

level fifteen: twenty feet every fourty seconds.

level twenty: fourty feet every fourty seconds.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Ooh! Could you do that for Phasma, so I can get a gauge of her capability balance?

[Mik_Hael]

Sigh...How about I just play for a bit, then you kill me off, then I can just use the damned fire wizard.

[Zaleramancer]

You seem grumpy?

Why is this?

Do you not want to try out different styles of play?

[Zaleramancer]

Link to class?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

That's furthering my point.

Not only do you gain new multi-faceted powers with each level...your PREVIOUS multi-faceted powers develop even STRONGER!

[Zaleramancer]

Scaling powers aren't necessarily a problem.

So long as you only have a few of them.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Spellsword

AoE Damage (B), Physical Combat (B), Buffing (C), Magic (C), Social Skills (D),  Healing (E), Information Gathering (E), Debuffing (E), Stealth (E)

The Spellsword does lots of damage in an area with mostly melee boosted by magic. He has a few buffing skills for himself and a few spells to power his sword. However, he cannot debuff enemies.He is more concerned with dealing damage than repairing it and so cannot heal. He is far too loud to be stealthy. He is a brute and so lacks the natural social skills of the average person.

[Mik_Hael]

Not particularly. i can play them if i have to, but I'm partial to rogue/monk.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

After looking at my character again...I realized he much more AoE than I remembered.

[Mik_Hael]

wouldn't that make AOE an A?

[Zaleramancer]

You add to much stuff into one character.

If you wish to be a Jack of All Trades, you can't expect to be good at them all.

Self-Moderation of how much power you possess is critical to roleplaying well with others.

Or you end up outshining everyone..

Which ruins their fun.

[Zaleramancer]

'S cool.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

What? No, it's AoE.....