tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post376496123531252699..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: more than I expectedJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-48647259234004800542011-09-16T12:37:06.108-05:002011-09-16T12:37:06.108-05:00I think character *names* make more difference tha...I think character *names* make more difference than hp in most cases than a few points on any stat, altohugh a high STR fighter is certainly different than a high STR+CON one or a high DEX+INT one. But realistically, most players boohoo a lot if they can't place their stat rolls and once you allow that...there are mostly optimized characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69066748789778956622011-09-15T16:07:43.677-05:002011-09-15T16:07:43.677-05:00Thumbs-up, I approve. :-)Thumbs-up, I approve. :-)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-11571243970477280202011-09-14T09:00:07.868-05:002011-09-14T09:00:07.868-05:00The choice of class matters. Attribute bonuses mat...The choice of class matters. Attribute bonuses matter (although less in OD&D than later). Hit point ranges matter [If you're playing your 4hp character much different than your 1hp character you're doing it wrong. ;)] Alignment matters. AC, Weapon Damage, and Distance Weapons (if any) matter. Spell Choice Matters. Wealth Ranges matter. Language choice <i>might</i> matter - it depends on the campaign.<br /><br />A lot of the other stuff <i>doesn't</i> matter. Or it matters so little as to virtually not matter. Str 11 vs Str 10 only matters when the Shadow hits you and you lose d4 hp and 1 Str. Except unless you have enough hit points to take 10d4 hits... it doesn't matter.<br /><br />There's a good number of different characters, but is not a million hundred. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-23772494724443045222011-09-14T01:04:12.994-05:002011-09-14T01:04:12.994-05:00Those numbers are quite impressive! But yes, as sp...Those numbers are quite impressive! But yes, as spartakos said, maybe it will be impossible to give a hard amount of different chars.<br /><br />___<br /><a href="http://www.cheapestinternationalcalls.com/call/new-zealand" rel="nofollow">call New Zealand</a>Lucas Kainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153964160479703347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-33057362973003014092011-09-14T00:54:41.618-05:002011-09-14T00:54:41.618-05:00I find that players approach 1hp characters a lot ...<i>I find that players approach 1hp characters a lot differently than ones with 4 or more. And the starting spell for an MU or elf makes a LOT of difference.</i><br /><br />Players may treat a character with 1 HP differently from one with 4 HP, but I doubt they treat one with 7 HP much different from one with 8 HP. Likewise, a character who can only afford leather is quite different from one who can afford chainmail, but the difference between the one who uses a spear and one who uses a mace is pretty minor.<br /><br />So the real question is, how many <i>significantly different</i> characters are there? A hard question to answer, since it depends on how you define "significant".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-55319072131633597422011-09-13T23:07:12.198-05:002011-09-13T23:07:12.198-05:00But only seven of them have straight 18s.But only seven of them have straight 18s.PCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645647030605683608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-44410413636507211382011-09-13T16:18:03.917-05:002011-09-13T16:18:03.917-05:00There's a whole bunch
classes 7
alignments x...There's a whole bunch<br /><br />classes 7<br />alignments x3<br />primary score bonuses of (0,+1, +2,+3)(as the exact score doesn't matter unless one uses a lot of ability checks)<br />gives us x4<br />wealth is 16 different numbers so x16<br />non-primary score based on bonuses gives a total of x35<br /><br />so ability scores, class and alignment provide over 47,000 different characters if we don't care about the differences between a 10 and an 11.<br /> That's a whole bunch.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20774224465802127912011-09-13T16:12:22.856-05:002011-09-13T16:12:22.856-05:00@Grendelwulf
Except that 4E only has, like, seven...@Grendelwulf<br /><br />Except that 4E only has, like, seven actual permutations including gender choices at this point.Taketoshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876641059472816784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-22672288909723151532011-09-13T15:17:49.836-05:002011-09-13T15:17:49.836-05:00Milk & cookies keep you up last night? ;)
Wo...Milk & cookies keep you up last night? ;)<br /><br />WotC will now add something like this to their editions:<br /><br /><i>"...now with 8,000,000,000,000 possible character combinations..."</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-49502529241870749842011-09-13T15:10:34.092-05:002011-09-13T15:10:34.092-05:00When you're actually playing the game, it feel...<b>When you're actually playing the game, it feels a lot closer to seven than four quadrillion.</b><br /><br />I find that players approach 1hp characters a lot differently than ones with 4 or more. And the starting spell for an MU or elf makes a LOT of difference.<br /><br /><b>Did you include male/female in the numbers?</b><br /><br />No.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-12214067784418119422011-09-13T15:06:43.333-05:002011-09-13T15:06:43.333-05:00When you're actually playing the game, it feel...When you're actually playing the game, it feels a lot closer to seven than four quadrillion.<br /><br />Did you include male/female in the numbers?Fumershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156302616243889562noreply@blogger.com