Re: [HoE] Basic Questions

[Machine-gun Kelly <mgkelly@axom.com>]

> Coup. In the Weird West IIRC coup could only be 'sucked up' by Harrowed, but in
> HOE no such specification is made. Can anyone now drain this from chartacters or
> is it still only Harrowed? If so why did this change?
> 

In Weird West, only Harrowed could count Coup. In HoE, with the world
saturated in supernatural energy, anyone can. It's a side effect of the
end of the Reckoning. 

> When a trait or aptitude goes up a step does this mean that the die type goes up,
> the number of die rolled goes up, or just a  +1(or whatever) is added to the die.
> Or is it a little of all? An example: For Harrowed's Personal Powers (pg.165 HOE)
> any trait is raised by +1 step so if the trait, say Nimbleness, was 3d8 what
> would it become?

A step is the next die type. Reduces damage dice by one step means that
instead of rolling 3d6 for damage, you only roll 3d4. If the Harrowed in
question's Nimbleness was 3d8 and it went up a step, his new Nimbleness
would be 3d10. If you're referring to giving the Harrowed the
Supernatural Trait power, I'd wait until the Trait was at a d12. d12 is
the human [and formerly human] maximum and having a d12 in a Trait is
incredible. Almost superhuman. Raising the d12 Trait by a step [usually
by the aforementioned 'Supernatural Trait' power, because it otherwise
costs 36 Bounty Points] makes the Trait d12+2.

If an Aptitude goes up by +1, it means that the it raises 1 level.
Aptitudes go off die types and the only way you can get a higher die
type to use with an Aptitude is to raise it's related Trait. Example:
Character X has a "Dodge" of 3d6. His "Dodge" goes up one level [may
have read 'step' in some of the books.] Character X's "Dodge" is now
4d6.

> For Veterans of the Weird/Wasted West it says that characters get 15 points at
> "the usual cost". I am assuming from the archtypes with this edge that "the usual
> cost" means the cost during character creation but i'm not sure as i don't
> consider this(character creation costs) the "usual" cost. What is it?
> 

The "Usual cost" spoken of is the fact that the Marshal draws for the
"Veteran o' the Weird/Wasted West" table in the "Marshal's Section" of
the book and gives you the result. The result [almost always a Hindrance
] is considered payment for the 15 extra points your character receives.
You don't get any extra points for the result of the "VotW/WW" table. If
the result is "One-armed Bandit", you don't get the 3 points for the
Hindrance, because you got 15 extra points from taking the "Veteran"
Edge. Your character is now poorer by a limb, but richer by 15 extra
points to distribute among their Edges and Skills.

> That's it for now.
> Thanks in Advance
> 

It's okay. We love helping new Marshals because we can eventually entice
them into being as cruel to their players as we are to ours. 

But not as cruel as John Goff is to his players ;]

Mgkelly
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