Premises: You are lucky. You live in a Vault, the only place fit for human habitation on the nuclear wasteland called Earth. You are a second generation Vault Dwellers, born & raised underground, sheltered from radiation, mutants, and who knows what else. Without the Overseer's protection and the thick concrete walls, death is inevitable. Of course, you are confined to a small space, food is bland and rationed, but at least it's nutritious and not contaminated by the poisons of the post-Atomic age. For you, the Vault is the world.
Until one day...
Characters: Level 1 Humans. Traits & Skills should reflect your Vault-upbringing and specialization. Young Vault Dwellers, 16-24 years of age. You know each other well - we will outline these relationships collectively during character generation. Your relationships with prominent NPCs will also play an important part in the first phase of the game.
Character creation is by the book, except that you are not allowed to tag Big Guns, Pilot and Outdoorsman (due to the Vault upbringing).
Damage Resistances:
DT DR
Normal:
Laser:
Fire:
Plasma:
Explode:
-SKILLS-
Small Guns:
Big Guns:
Energy Weapons:
Unarmed:
Melee Weapons:
Throwing:
First Aid:
Doctor:
Sneak:
Lockpick:
Steal:
Traps:
Science:
Repair:
Pilot:
Speech:
Barter:
Gambling:
Outdoorsman:
Traits:
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:09 pm
by Fulci
We will be using the Unseen Servant dice roller. Please, create a character (just put her/his name in the character sheet) and link it to the Vaults & Wastelands campaign.
Campaign ID is 393!
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:32 pm
by Rukellian
Here is my character sheet for Fulci's approval.
Name: Lawrence (Nightshift general mechanic)
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Hair: Chestnut Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 178 lbs
Level: 1
Experience: 0
ST: 5
PE: 6 (7 at night, 5 during the day)
EN: 4
CH: 4
IN: 9 (10 at night, 8 during the day)
AG: 6
LK: 5
Hit Points: 28
Carry Weight: 150 lbs
Action Points: 8
Sequence: 14 at night, 10 during the day
Melee Damage: 1
Critical Chance: 5%
Healing Rate: 1
Poison Resist: 20%
Radiation Resist: 8%
Gas Resist: 0/0
Electricity Resist: 30%
Armor Class: 6
Code:
DT DR
Normal:
Laser:
Fire:
Plasma:
Explode:
Small Guns: 29%
Big Guns: 12%
Energy Weapons: 12%
Unarmed: 52%
Melee Weapons: 62%
Throwing: 24%
First Aid: 26% at night, 22% during the day
Doctor: 22% at night, 18% during the day
Sneak: 23%
Lockpick: 38% at night, 36% during the day
Steal: 18%
Traps: 23% at night, 21% during the day
Science: 75% at night, 67% during the day
Repair: 65% at night, 59% during the day
Pilot: 26% at night, 22% during the day
Speech: 20%
Barter: 16%
Gambling: 25%
Outdoorsman: 28% at night, 24% during the day
Traits:
Night Person (-1 IN and PE during the day, 0601-1800, and +1 IN and PE during the night, 1801-0600)
Tech Wizard (+15% to Science, Repair and Lockpicking, -1 to PE, hunched back when sitting)
Lawrence's childhood pinned him as the typical nerd. He was always hunched over, his nose in a book, and he would always get high grades in class but found himself lacking in the social and physical skills. His teacher was his only friend as far as he knew. When he came of age and was old enough to work for a living and be on his own, he readily took up the dreaded night shift. He knew a lot about machines and overall vault maintenance due to all of the books he read. He was most awake during the long nights too, thanks to his studying habits. Suffice to say, he got the job of night shift mechanic without much hassle. In fact, they practically threw it at him.
The hum of machinery, the creaks and groans of various pipes, the flickering of light fixtures, and the clicking of keyboard buttons became his life. It was all he heard, and all he needed. Friends were hard to come by given the hours he worked, and those who did go out of their way to meet him, only piled on broken stuff for him to fix. 'Favors'. And his reward each time? 'Thanks'. His life was like this for a good few years until...
I am leaving my character backstory open to changes. As the other players shape their own character's they may want to have some sort of connection with Lawrence. Could be that they are on good terms with him, bad terms, strictly on business, or have just heard rumors of his existence I will edit his backstory accordingly if I like where certain stories are heading. Who knows? He might just have a friend yet and didn't even know it!
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:44 pm
by Fulci
Rukellian:
The only minor issue I see is your PE rating:
PE: 7 (7 at night, 5 during the day)
The base rating should be 6.
Also, please, recalculate the related skills. Your First Aid is 2 x (PE+AG) = 2 x (7+6) = 26% by night and 2 x (5+6) = 22% during the day.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:50 pm
by Rukellian
Hmmm, is my math off? I start off with 5 in each stat. I am given the option to add and subtract so long as it equals out, right? We are given an additional 5 points to work with on top of the base 5 for each stat. So...
5
5 +2
5 -1
5 -1
5 +4
5 +1
5
My perception would be at 7 normally, but with night person and tech wizard active at the same time, the night time value would go down one but balance out by going back up one. During the day, it would drop by two. So in other words, it will be normal at night, but have a -2 penalty during the day. Does this all add up or am I overlooking something
Ah, overlooked the first aid one, thanks!
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:55 pm
by Fulci
Rukellian wrote:Hmmm, is my math off? I start off with 5 in each stat. I am given the option to add and subtract so long as it equals out, right? We are given an additional 5 points to work with on top of the base 5 for each stat. So...
5
5 +2
5 -1
5 -1
5 +4
5 +1
5
My perception would be at 7 normally, but with night person and tech wizard active at the same time, the night time value would go down one but balance out by going back up one. During the day, it would drop by two. So in other words, it will be normal at night, but have a -2 penalty during the day. Does this all add up or am I overlooking something
Yeah, your Traits stack, which leads to some confusion.
My interpretation is that your Tech Wiz negative mod. applies to the BASE stat, so it comes before the Night Person trait. If you are shortsighted, you are shortsighted both day and night.
You start with PE 5
-you spend two points
PE 7
-you take Tech Wiz
PE 6
-apply Night Person: 7 by night, 6 during the day
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:08 pm
by Rukellian
Fulci wrote:
Rukellian wrote:Hmmm, is my math off? I start off with 5 in each stat. I am given the option to add and subtract so long as it equals out, right? We are given an additional 5 points to work with on top of the base 5 for each stat. So...
5
5 +2
5 -1
5 -1
5 +4
5 +1
5
My perception would be at 7 normally, but with night person and tech wizard active at the same time, the night time value would go down one but balance out by going back up one. During the day, it would drop by two. So in other words, it will be normal at night, but have a -2 penalty during the day. Does this all add up or am I overlooking something
Yeah, your Traits stack, which leads to some confusion.
My interpretation is that your Tech Wiz negative mod. applies to the BASE stat, so it comes before the Night Person trait. If you are shortsighted, you are shortsighted both day and night.
You start with PE 5
-you spend two points
PE 7
-you take Tech Wiz
PE 6
-apply Night Person: 7 by night, 6 during the day
Hmmm, I can understand the base of six before applying night person, I will switch that out shortly, but then I want to make sure I read night person correctly. If my PE base is at 6 now, it would still go down by one point during the day due to being a night person, as well as my IN, 7 PE by night, and 5 PE during the day.
So the way I see it in layman's terms: My guy has poor eyesight (probably wears glasses), Stat Debuff in effect, Tech Wizard. During the night, he is more awake Stat Buff in effect, Night Person. During the day, he is sleepy and his eyes have a harder time staying open, alert, Stat Debuff in effect, Night Person.
.... honest, I don't usually like arguing with people, especially when they say my stats should be higher! But I am a stickler on these sort of things, unfortunately. If you still do not think that that's how night person works, I will back down and bump my 5 PE during the day up to 6 The DM/GM has the final say after all
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:24 pm
by Fulci
Okay, I confused myself as well a bit and made a typo in my previous post...
This:
-apply Night Person: 7 by night, 6 during the day
should be read as "7 by night, 5 during the day".
So we are in agreement!
Re: Character creation
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:21 pm
by MonkeyWrench
I submit my character for tribute! And acceptance...
Name: Quincy Barnes
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: Vault Human
Hair: Light Brown - Short and well kept
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
Damage Resistances:
DT DR
Normal:
Laser:
Fire:
Plasma:
Explode:
-SKILLS-
Small Guns: 19
Big Guns: 2
Energy Weapons: 2
Unarmed: 40
Melee Weapons: 30
Throwing: 24
First Aid (TAG): 64
Doctor (TAG): 60
Sneak: 23
Lockpick: 23
Steal: 18
Traps: 23
Science: 32
Repair: 24
Pilot: 23
Speech (TAG): 65
Barter: 40
Gambling: 30
Outdoorsman: 23
Traits: Good Natured: 20% bonus to First Aid, Doctor, Speech, and Barter and 10% penalty to small guns, big guns, energy weapons, unarmed, melee weapons, Small Frame: 1 bonus point to AGI but carry weight is only 15lbs X Strength
Backstory:
Quincy was the son of the vault head physician, and was trained by his father to take over his duties when the time came. Growing up he valued the teachings of his father and strived to be a good person, resorting to persuasion and kindness rather than violence or trickery, his skills helped him get out of trouble when off playing with his friends as kids and being thinner and more lithe than the others really meant he could be places he was not supposed to be. He lived inside the vault all his life and he cared for everyone as close friends and family, but he knew the stories of the outside world and the different things that could have happened to those not lucky enough to get into the vaults, and he never stopped wondering if he could ever help those people one day.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 12:49 am
by GreyWolfVT
My Character for reviewing
Name: Maxim "Max" Rokossovsky
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: Human (Vault Dweller)
Hair: Dark Brown - Short, and slightly spiked up
Eyes: Green
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 210 lbs
Damage Resistances: 0%
DT DR
Normal:
Laser:
Fire:
Plasma:
Explode:
-SKILLS-
Small Guns (Tag): 53%
Big Guns: 14%
Energy Weapons: 14%
Unarmed: 58%
Melee Weapons: 48%
Throwing: 28%
First Aid : 22%
Doctor: 15%
Sneak: 26%
Lockpick: 22%
Steal: 21%
Traps: 22%
Science: 20%
Repair (Tag): 35%
Pilot: 24%
Speech: 25%
Barter (Tag): 40%
Gambling: 25%
Outdoorsman: 22%
Traits: Chem Resistant
Chems only effect you half as long as
normal, but your chance to be addicted
is only 50% the normal amount. Backstory:
No real backstory to be had here Born in the vault raised in the vault likely will die in the vault. Father is the repairman of the vault and I decided to take up security as my part in the vault however dad did manage to teach me a lot about repairing things as well as his skills in bartering for deals and better prices. Everyone knows me as Max in the vault I'm hoping eventually to one day leave the vault but we shall see how that works out. My friends have a similar urge for adventure outside of the vault.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:03 am
by Fulci
@MonkeyWrench:
Accepted! You can post it in the finished section.
You father, the Vault physician, will be an NPC.
@GreyWolfVT:
Looks good, approved!
The Chem Resistant trait is useful in the computer games because of the abundance of various drugs (including combat drugs etc. that some players use). These are less common in our version. Also, keep in mind that the trait shortens the duration of all chems, including, for example Rad-X (which is not addictive).
I'm giving you a 10% bonus to Poison Resistance against non-natural poisons to balance this.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:59 am
by Rukellian
Hey, I was thinking... perhaps Lawrence works along side Max's father? Oh wait, maybe they work different shifts? Would make sense either way.
It's good we got a doc on the team too!
Anything else that needs to be fixed on my sheet Fulci, or is it ready for the finished character thread as well?
Can't wait to see what the others cook up
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 12:14 pm
by Fulci
Rukellian wrote:Hey, I was thinking... perhaps Lawrence works along side Max's father? Oh wait, maybe they work different shifts? Would make sense either way.
Makes sense, Max's father is probably the head of all mechanics! I will add him as an NPC as well.
If you are done with the skills, you can post it!
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 2:39 pm
by GreyWolfVT
Fulci wrote:
@GreyWolfVT:
Looks good, approved!
The Chem Resistant trait is useful in the computer games because of the abundance of various drugs (including combat drugs etc. that some players use). These are less common in our version. Also, keep in mind that the trait shortens the duration of all chems, including, for example Rad-X (which is not addictive).
I'm giving you a 10% bonus to Poison Resistance against non-natural poisons to balance this.
Noted. Edited and updated the posted sheet above. I am used to not using Rad-X and just using the radaway instead.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 4:20 am
by MonkeyWrench
Fulci wrote:@MonkeyWrench:
Accepted! You can post it in the finished section.
You father, the Vault physician, will be an NPC.
Will do! I'm glad I got the approval, took me way too long to figure out what the PDF meant with those skill formulas
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:05 am
by FantasyChic
Didn't see this until just now. So, I will work on this tomorrow (today...Sunday..whatever don't judge me!) and have it all set for your approval.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:53 am
by MonkeyWrench
Lol, some of us are still up. Don't feel too bad.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:33 am
by Fulci
MonkeyWrench wrote:
Fulci wrote:@MonkeyWrench:
Accepted! You can post it in the finished section.
You father, the Vault physician, will be an NPC.
Will do! I'm glad I got the approval, took me way too long to figure out what the PDF meant with those skill formulas
That's why the Excel character sheet I posted is very useful!
FantasyChic wrote:Didn't see this until just now. So, I will work on this tomorrow (today...Sunday..whatever don't judge me!) and have it all set for your approval.
Take your time to familiarize yourself with the system if needed!
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:03 pm
by FantasyChic
Before I finish, can someone explain something to me. I am working on skills and I am wondering something. When it says that a skill is a % plus whatever, does that mean you add .1 to the skill? As in if my ST and AG equal 9 and you add 10% to it, it would be 9.1%? Just kind of confused on that.
And I would do it on Excel, but I don't have Excel at the moment.
Re: Character creation
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:36 pm
by GreyWolfVT
Fulci wrote:
MonkeyWrench wrote:
Fulci wrote:@MonkeyWrench:
Accepted! You can post it in the finished section.
You father, the Vault physician, will be an NPC.
Will do! I'm glad I got the approval, took me way too long to figure out what the PDF meant with those skill formulas
That's why the Excel character sheet I posted is very useful!
FantasyChic wrote:Didn't see this until just now. So, I will work on this tomorrow (today...Sunday..whatever don't judge me!) and have it all set for your approval.
Take your time to familiarize yourself with the system if needed!
Not everyone has MS Office to use excel btw
FantasyChic wrote:Before I finish, can someone explain something to me. I am working on skills and I am wondering something. When it says that a skill is a % plus whatever, does that mean you add .1 to the skill? As in if my ST and AG equal 9 and you add 10% to it, it would be 9.1%? Just kind of confused on that.
And I would do it on Excel, but I don't have Excel at the moment.
No, you make it all a % number so it is 9 + 10 = 19% hope that clears that part up.
I will edit his backstory accordingly if I like where certain stories are heading. Who knows? He might just have a friend yet and didn't even know it! 
The DM/GM has the final say after all 
