[PnP] my first post - a few very noob questions

[Paul L. Ming]

Hiya.

  The reason I went with A in stead of D was twofold. First, Elves get a 
better overall A bonus and I wanted elves to be slightly more 
'observant/aware' than others; very minor, but when players look at the 
bonus they subconsciously are thinking "Huh...elves would have a decent 
Awareness"...it helps I think. :)  Second, Agility seemed more like 
"general awareness of where your body is in relationship to what you 
see" and Dexterity is more specific to your immediate location. I guess 
I see it that a person with a high Agility might be running at 
break-neck speed over a bolder strewn stream bed; he will 'look ahead' 
to get a feel for where he should jump, duck, roll, etc...always looking 
15' ahead, knowing where his body needs to be at any particular place. 
The person with a high Dexterity could do the same thing, but he would 
be looking down at his feet, maybe 5' forward at most because his 
ability concentrates on his immediate location and how fast he can move 
his arms/legs into position.

  I know, a minor quibble, but I just see Agility as more "surroundings" 
and Dexterity more "quickness". Tai Chi vs. Karate I guess. ;)

  Am I making /any/ sense? Or just kinda rambling?

Paul L. Ming


>>> I have created my own stat called "Awareness" (I+A+Em / 3, ru).
>>>       
>> Why A instead of D? 
>
> You nailed it. So have we. I'm going to try that idea inspired from
> Paul's post, regarding the derived awareness/stealth values from the
> pertinent wilderness survival skill (or trailing if urban) and agility
> (for stealth) and intelligence (for awareness).
>   
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