Re: [HOE] Limiting starting char?

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> I like this idea, I might do something similar in the next HoE campaign I
> run.
> My only consideration is this:  What if the player wants to be a road
> warrior, 1 belongin point isnt enough to get a vehicle?  I'd likely allow a
> car or some such if the player really wanted it.

Hmm... This never came up. I guess it's because vehicles tend not to last
very long in our campaign (Bob's seen road warrior WAY too many times :)
I'd be inclined to give him a break, but also make him get a fairly basic
vehicle. Upgrades would have to come later like everyone else.

> Question:  What do you do with the arcane backgrounds that dont have a
> "Newbie" version?
> No one gets to play them?  Or do you limit the powers in some way?

Again this never came up, but I'd say they can only have a 1 in their
arcane skill (faith for toxic shamans, etc.) and their AB would only cost
1 pt. (instead of 3).

> On the whole I really like it!  Do you still allow edges like super
> soldier?  What about the soldier edge? Not being able to take a few levels
> in rank and the appropriate belongins really lessens the value of the edge,
> but I guess thats the point behind the "No veterans" edge as well. Hmmm...
> Interesting possibilities.  I might consider not allowing any edges with a
> value of 5 either (at least not without specific Marshal permission).

Bob disallowed the soldier edge as it goes along with VotWW. The main
point was that he didn't want char. that had a lot of experience with the
wasted west. My gunslinger, for example, is just now trying to figure out
how you take apart and clean a gun.

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