Numenera (Fail States RPG) Discussion

[tibbius]

I'm interested in running the Numenera setting with my Fail States RPG.

Here is part of the TOC from the Numenera setting book:

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cybersavant is first in the game, so he gets to pick the starting area.

[shaidar]

I'm interested.

[tibbius]

Here are the basic rules for Fail States.

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In Numenera, Glaives get an extra Hit Die; Nanos get all their Extras to start at d6 (not d4); and Jacks get to roll an extra die for one of their Abilities and pick the middle rather than the lowest die.

[tibbius]

By the way, Fail States is a hard jazz riff from this:

Content Pending!

[cybersavant]

Steadfast - Thaemor

[shaidar]

Interesting choice

[tibbius]

Good! Let's make characters now.

Here is a template character sheet:

HD	AC	shins	STR	WIT	CHA	Extras
1 or 2	2-6	10-	1-6 dX+dX	1-6 dX+dX	1-6 dX+dX	d4 or d6 d4 or d6

Weapon (HD size) / Armor (AC)
Other gear:
Affect:
Apparel:
Quirk:
Belief:
3 sentence history:

[tibbius]

You start with 10 shins. To purchase stuff, regular gear is 1 shin per item (tent, provisions, boots, winter clothes ...). Weapons: melee light 1 shin, medium 2 shins, heavy 3 shins; missile light 2 shins, medium 3 shins. Armor: light 2 shins, medium 3 shins, heavy 5 shins. Roll CHA. Better result is 1 shin less, worse is 1 shin more, much worse is 2 shins more.

We start in spring, so there are 3 parts to the day for now. That will matter if you're traveling overland or taking other major actions such as trading or recruiting followers.

[tibbius]

I should request a forum be opened for this, huh? Will do that.

[shaidar]

I think a forum request is a good idea.

I'm going to roll some stats and have a think.

I also don't want to step on cybersavant if he's got an idea for a character:

STR [_2d6]=(2+2)=4, so 2

WITS [_2d6]=(3+5)=8, so 3

CHA [_2d6]=(4+4)=8, so 4

Possibly leaning towards Jack.

[tibbius]

Jack would give you an extra die to roll for one of those stats ... take the middle of the three!

[shaidar]

I'll roll an extra dice for wits:

WITS+ [1d6]=6, that puts his Wits to 5

So STR 2, WITS 5, CHR 4

[tibbius]

I'll roll an extra dice for wits:

WITS+ [1d6]=6, that puts his Wits to 5

So STR 2, WITS 5, CHR 4

Good!

Shaidar's Jack

HD	AC	shins	STR	WIT	CHA	Extras
1 or 2	2-6	10-	2 d6+d6	5 d8+d10	4 d8+d8	d4: d4:

Weapon (HD size) / Armor (AC)
Other gear:
Affect:
Apparel:
Quirk:
Belief:
3 sentence history:
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[shaidar]

How about this:

Apparel: A mix of clothes in different styles (and sizes), in blues, greens and browns.
Quirk: Vehemently avoids the colour red, it's unlucky.
Belief: There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Background. Growing up on the streets he soon learned to fend for himself. He found his charm and wits were often more effective than his fists. Having upset one of the local crime gangs he decided it was time to move on.

[tibbius]

How about this:

Apparel: A mix of clothes in different styles (and sizes), in blues, greens and browns.
Quirk: Vehemently avoids the colour red, it's unlucky.
Belief: There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Background. Growing up on the streets he soon learned to fend for himself. He found his charm and wits were often more effective than his fists. Having upset one of the local crime gangs he decided it was time to move on.

i'll try it - always wanted to try Numenera

To make your character sheet, just quote the post up above in this thread and fill in the blanks.

Dice Roller campaign id is 1043.

[shaidar]

Shaidar's Jack

HD	AC	shins	STR	WIT	CHA	Extras
1 d6 melee d8 missile	3	1	2 d6+d6	5 d8+d10	4 d8+d8	d4: d4:

Weapon d6 melee (light, a wicked looking dirk) , d8 missile (medium, a bow) / Armor light (3), soft leather armour with a cuir bouilli shoulder plates and bracers.
Other gear: clothes, boots, backpack, bedroll
Affect:
Apparel: A hotchpotch mix of clothes in different styles (and sizes), in blues, greens and browns.
Quirk: Vehemently avoids the colour red, it's unlucky.
Belief: There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Background. Growing up on the streets of a large town he soon learned to fend for himself. He found his charm and wits were often more effective than his fists. Having upset one of the local crime gangs he decided it was time to move on, so he left for Auspar.



I still need to sort out a name. From the intro post it sounds like we don't need to worry about provisions?

His gear adds up to 10 shins, so here is a CHA roll:

CHA: [_2d8]=(7+3)=10

That saves me 1 shin, so I have 1 left.

[tibbius]

I still need to sort out a name. From the intro post it sounds like we don't need to worry about provisions?

Right!

I edited your sheet to clean up HD, AC.

Some details about what are your weapons and armor would be nice for story purposes. Not important mechanically.

[shaidar]

I've updated the character post with more detail on armour/weapons.

[shaidar]

Here is a pic:

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[cybersavant]

Here is a template character sheet:

Randar

HD	AC	shins	STR 2	WIT 3	CHA 1	Extras
2	4	4	d6+d6	d6+d8	d4+d6	d4: psychic d4: special training

Weapon melee light 1 shin [an old, thin piece of pipe with an elbow joint welded on the end] (HD size) / Armor medium 2 shins [a patchwork of metal plates and pieces held together with leather straps] (AC)

Other gear: ...) an odd assortment of small scavenged items ?shins.
Affect:
Apparel: boots 1 shin, winter clothes 1 shin, satchel 1 shin
Quirk: avoids eye contact
Belief: keep your head down, mind your own business
3 sentence history: Randar grew up mostly on his own, being raised by his 'uncle' Tomsat. Randar learned to be a quick, smart scavenger. Upon Tomsat's death, any hope of gaining information on his parents also died, so he struck out on his own.