Athory Character Generation System

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Points and Point Allocation

The number of points you have available with which to create a character will vary. The sections below give costs for various aspects of your character, all of which are taken from the same points pool. Anything not given a cost is free.

Please note that costs for Ancestry and Magic can vary depending on whether your character is from Athory or Lathany.

Base Character Type

There are three basic character types. Unlike many 'character class' systems, these types have no significance at all in the game world and, indeed, your character need not even conform to the implied behaviour of the type you pick (for example, a 'warrior' need never engage in combat of any kind). Your choice of type will, however, have a large impact on the cost of your other stats.

Warrior

Warrior characters have no magical talents but are skilled in physical combat. As a consequence they are probably the least vulnerable character type, though this may not translate into a long life if they often put their combat skills into practice.

You may buy skill in one or more specific weapons over and above your base skill. Each is paid for separately according to this table:

Warrior-Mage

Warrior-mages are probably the commonest character type since, as the name implies, they combine some of the advantages of both warriors and mages. They tend to suffer worse than most from a shortage of character points and (perhaps obviously) are neither quite as combat capable as the best warriors nor as magically skilled as the best mages.

You may buy skill in one or more specific weapons over and above your base skill. Each is paid for separately according to this table:

Cost for magic level is for one magical path. You may purchase levels in multiple paths.

Mage

Mage characters are not skillful at physical combat but are, however, highly proficient in one or more magical paths. Mage characters have the potential to be the most powerful, but also have perhaps the shortest life-expectancy since they are even more vulnerable than non-combatants due to their high focus scores.

You may buy skill in one or more specific weapons over and above your base skill. Each is paid for separately according to this table:

Cost for magic level is for one magical path. You may purchase levels in multiple paths.

Ancestry

There is no surer route to success than to be born great. This can take a number of forms, but most will cost character points.

Nobility

Nobility in Lathany and Athory means being related to someone ruling a piece of land (large or small). In Lathany this is King/Baron/Lord and in Athory this is Duke/Lord.

There is a spread of costs to determine the importance of the relationship.

Blood line - Athory only

Some of the Athory familes can trace their bloodline back to the old Empire. These families keep records of their history and some of the older legends of the continent.

Magic

All paths are available to all Lathany characters at no extra cost.