Recent content by Mr. Joel

But that's the classic Rune Magic mechanism, no? Here's the specific example that's bugging me: A character decides to be a Shaman, chooses the Runes of Earth and Man, and takes an immediate +1 to starting STR, CON, SIZ, DEX, INT, and CHA. Seems like almost anyone could choose to do this, too...

More fresh ignorance on display, and again, sorry if these questions have been covered and I just couldn't find it. Starting as one of the magic-using professions, you can get up to three Runes already integrated at start of play. Referring to the magic chapter raises two separate questions...

I could not find this topic by searching, so apologies if I am beating a dead broo. Under "Free Skill Points" on page 13, the first option is "Add to a Basic or Weapon skill score". As written, that seems to include the "Basic Close Combat" and "Basic Ranged" skills, which obviously would help...