A new year, a new adventure
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james_davis_nicollThis time using a Free League Nordic Horror RPG called Vaesen. Nobody wanted to generate their own characters, so I did it for them. Rather conveniently
There is a quick random chargen system in the back of the book. As well, since the game has four characteristics and there are four players, I cheated a bit: each character has the highest in a particular attribute and they have a profession for which that attribute is an asset.
The four characters are Malt von Ek, second son of a count, avid hunter. Primary stat: Precision
Von Ek's formidable manservant Rask. Primary stat: Physique
Docent Praskoviya Brugge, academic. Primary stat: Logic
Otto Forsmark, vicar. Primary stat: Empathy
Vaesen uses dice pools: roll attribute + skill level number of d6s, each 6 rolled is a success. For m convenience, I've summed attribute + skill level in the chart above. Odds of success are as follows:
Pushing lets one try to improve one's roll... at a cost.
Resources applies to equipment, which for some reason PCs have to restock on every mission: roll your resources pool, each 6 counting as one resource point. Clearly, the aristocrat is the party money-bags.
Talents are knacks that make one better at a particular activity. Bloodhound for hunting, absolution for ministering to others, erudite for general knowledge, and tough as nails for fisticuffs.
There is a quick random chargen system in the back of the book. As well, since the game has four characteristics and there are four players, I cheated a bit: each character has the highest in a particular attribute and they have a profession for which that attribute is an asset.
The four characters are Malt von Ek, second son of a count, avid hunter. Primary stat: Precision
Von Ek's formidable manservant Rask. Primary stat: Physique
Docent Praskoviya Brugge, academic. Primary stat: Logic
Otto Forsmark, vicar. Primary stat: Empathy
Malt Otto Praskoviya Rask Physique 3 3 3 5 Precision 5 3 3 3 Logic 3 4 5 3 Empathy 4 5 4 4 Resources 8 5 5 3 Skill Agility 3 3 4 7 Close Combat 3 3 3 6 Force 3 3 3 8 Medicine 5 3 5 3 Ranged 8 3 3 4 Stealth 6 4 3 3 Investigation 5 5 7 3 Learning 4 5 8 3 Vigilance 5 6 6 4 Inspiration 5 5 5 5 Manipulation 4 7 4 5 Observation 4 8 4 4 Talent Bloodhound Absolution Erudite Tough as Nails
Vaesen uses dice pools: roll attribute + skill level number of d6s, each 6 rolled is a success. For m convenience, I've summed attribute + skill level in the chart above. Odds of success are as follows:
# dice % Success % Success
(Pushing)
1 17% 31%
2 31% 52%
3 42% 67%
4 52% 77%
5 60% 84%
6 67% 89%
7 72% 92%
8 77% 95%
9 81% 96%
10 84% 97%
Pushing lets one try to improve one's roll... at a cost.
Resources applies to equipment, which for some reason PCs have to restock on every mission: roll your resources pool, each 6 counting as one resource point. Clearly, the aristocrat is the party money-bags.
Talents are knacks that make one better at a particular activity. Bloodhound for hunting, absolution for ministering to others, erudite for general knowledge, and tough as nails for fisticuffs.
