Survival and Advancement Rolls

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

I noticed that almost every career and specialty has the Survival and Advancement rolls add up to 12 EXCEPT a few.

There are inconsistencies with:

Drifter - 14 (maybe this is OK)
Noble(Admin) - 10 (This is wrong and should be upped to 12 like the other specialties)
Dilettante -11 (Should increase Promotion roll to make it 12)
Scout - 14 (I think you should reduce the Promotion roll to make it 12).

 

[-Daniel-]

I noticed that almost every career and specialty has the Survival and Advancement rolls add up to 12 EXCEPT a few.

There are inconsistencies with:

Drifter - 14 (maybe this is OK)
Noble(Admin) - 10 (This is wrong and should be upped to 12 like the other specialties)
Dilettante -11 (Should increase Promotion roll to make it 12)
Scout - 14 (I think you should reduce the Promotion roll to make it 12).

Interesting, I didn't see that before. Always fun reading what others catch or see. :mrgreen:

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

I wrote 3 career books for Spica for MGT1, these are the kinds of things that you notice when you are trying to keep your new careers balanced with the published ones.

I first noticed it on the table on page 19. Once you see it, the odd-ball ones pop out at you.

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

I noticed that almost every career and specialty has the Survival and Advancement rolls add up to 12 EXCEPT a few.

There are inconsistencies with:

Drifter - 14 (maybe this is OK)
Noble(Admin) - 10 (This is wrong and should be upped to 12 like the other specialties)
Dilettante -11 (Should increase Promotion roll to make it 12)
Scout - 14 (I think you should reduce the Promotion roll to make it 12).

I'm not a fan of equality, symmetry, or homogeneousness.

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

Fair enough, but I was just pointing out that it was ALMOST consistant and that if it was deliberately inconsistant in those careers then OK, but if it was just a miss, they could fix it.

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

Fair enough, but I was just pointing out that it was ALMOST consistant and that if it was deliberately inconsistant in those careers then OK, but if it was just a miss, they could fix it.

Probably just a coincidence if any of them added up the same.

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

I would agree if it was only a few, but almost all of them add up to 12, that says to me that someone started out that way but things ... drifted... later.

 

[AndrewW]

... drifted... later.

That's why we have the Drifter career...

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

Mental or Physical Drifter????

I would LOVE to be a deadheading "Working Passage" Drifter on any starship, any time, any where... Just saying

 

[AndrewW]

Mental or Physical Drifter????

Physical, leave the Mental to the Psions.

I would LOVE to be a deadheading "Working Passage" Drifter on any starship, any time, any where... Just saying

I'll join you.

 

[MongooseMatt]

Drifter - 14 (maybe this is OK)
Noble(Admin) - 10 (This is wrong and should be upped to 12 like the other specialties)
Dilettante -11 (Should increase Promotion roll to make it 12)
Scout - 14 (I think you should reduce the Promotion roll to make it 12).

This is intentional

It will always be hard for a Drifter - fact of life.

Fact of Life 2: The rich have it easier than everyone else. No, it is not fair. Nobles are not interested in fair.

Scouts are hard for balance reasons - they are the most independent career and (typically) the most rounded characters. This is the price they pay for that. Plus they get ships with no mortgage.

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

Great! Thanks Matt, as long as it was deliberate I am OK with it. I just didn't want it to be a error.

Moving on!