Question Whateley Academy TRPG - Character Creation Core Rules (In Progress)

D20
Rank 1 = 1d4
Rank 2 = 1d6
Rank 3 = 1d8
Rank 4 = 1d10
Rank 5 = 2d6
Rank 6 = 2d8

All Ability Scores start at Rank 1. Ability scores cannot be purchased by themselves. Only through purchasing Talents and certain Powers can Ability Scores be increased. Some Powers may override an Ability Score, essentially replacing them while they are active.

• Force (Measure of Physical Strength and Vitality)*
  Nimbleness (Measure of Coordination and Dexterity)*
  Intellect (Measure of Intelligence)
  Resolve (Measure of Focus and Willpower)
  Presence (Measure of Coolness and Confidence)

*(Physical abilities are capped at Rank 2 unless a Power says otherwise).

Defenses
Armor: Power Rank or Equipment Rank
Toughness: (Force + Resolve) / 2
Dodge: (Nimbleness + Intellect) / 2
Will: (Presence + Resolve) / 2

Health: (Force + Resolve) x 2

Speed: (Force + Nimbleness)

Essence: (Intellect + Resolve + Presence)*

*(Only for those with a Wiz-rating or those that take the Ignite the Well Talent)

Attack/Damage
Melee (Punching, Kicking, Kick-Punching, Punch-Kicking): Force or relevant Power score
Equipment (Gun, Laser, Exploding Gerbil Launcher): Equipment’s score
Power (Lightning bolt, Telekinetic Crush, Acid Vision): Power’s score

Talents are mechanical representations of a character's experience, past, etc. They are used not only to increase Ability Scores, but provide a helpful guide of what your character does as a hobby, has been trained to do, etc.

Talents will also give characters a special boost in certain circumstances.

For example, let's say a character has a "Bodybuilder" Talent. This means he would increase his Force by how many Ranks were purchased in this Talent (up to Rank 2 unless otherwise stated) and potentially Presence (still working out if all ranks will give multiple Ability Score boosts or if the player will get a choice among them). Additionally, they would get a get a bonus to deadlifting something that normally would be too heavy for someone with the same Force score.

Powers are...well Powers. When creating a character, a player will purchase Ranks in a Powerset (ESP, Exemplar, Warper, etc) unlocking the base collection of attributes that classification normally has.

For example, if a player purchases Ranks in Psychokinesis (for a PK Superman character), their character will at least have Increased Strength (equal to the PK Rank) and a decent Armor Rank (for soaking up damage).

After purchasing Ranks in the classification, the player can then buy additional add-ons to their power set.

Going back to our PK Superman, the player will have a range of add-ons to their power set, some of which include Flight, Energy Redirection, Psychokinetic Blades, Invisibility, Wall-Crawling, etc

This means as characters grow/level up, then don't necessarily get more powerful. They simply unlock new facets of their Powers they've never explored.