Question Whateley RPG... How would chara. gen. work?

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Dawnfyre wrote: you would need to design the powers for each type of character so they can roll for the powers.
a lot of exemplars, but they would need to roll for the level
what power does the exemplar have, then sub classes for ones like energizers, also what level is the power.
the last roll for the character, something like 5 d 20, a 97 or better they get a GSD case.

avatars, not always an exemplar, what level avatar.
a d3 for spirit class
a d20 for spirit power
then a big roll setup to pick the spirit.
then what does the spirit do to/with them (if anything)

devisors, need to roll power level, deidricks + severity if yes, did they get the exemplar package also.
gageteers same as devisors minus the deidricks rolls.
energizers, level, type.

make every character need to roll re gender changes.

NeoMagus wrote: Actually, this level of complexity is why I suggested the limitations that I did. Switching between whole different power types on a whim could get very OP very quickly. More what I had in mind just different varieties of exemplars; some faster and more agile, some stronger and more durable, some with heightened (or extra) senses, some with enhanced mental capacity, etc. So actual possible abilities would be limited to the range of basic exemplars (with the exception of some limited esper sensitivity). The more interesting aspect of the shifting would actually be the personality and skills angle. One form could be an expert thief but is terrified of any kind of combat, while another could be a beefy berserker who is often reckless because he isn't afraid of anything, and still another could be a young kid with an talent for music and a keen danger sense. Let the concept be more about the character exploring different personalities and perspectives, rather than constantly trying to roll up the most OP form he can.

konzill wrote: Hero System: probably the most complicated cted version. The core book is about two inches thick.

RISUS: the anything rpg. This is the lightest system that could possibly work. The rules are 4 pages long and honestly you could use the MID's as is to play. As things in risus are nomally rated on a 1-6 scale and 1-7 would not break the system.

Malady wrote:

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Links please?

ICONS example: icons-truth-justice-and-gaming.wikispace...ter+Creation+Example

Have you thought about looking at one of the game systems that's more biased towards story-telling rather than action?

Mister D wrote: Have you thought about looking at one of the game systems that's more biased towards story-telling rather than action?

It helps avoid the munchkin-style OP aspects.

White Wolf had a rule-set that was created for LARP.

Gotta love the Stanislavsky influence on this style of RP.

or you simply have to accept that characters aren't balanced and not stress that. It makes combat tougher to resolve

you'd have to spend the time digging out the real underlying physics and potential of each power and map it to a complex point based system.

And then you have to develop combat systems that work for physical, energy, thought/emotion, and spirit based settings.