Hiyas!
Totally noob question:
When starting out (just created), at what "level" of profiency (or legend) would an WFRP adventurer be at?
a-Talented "nobodies" (ie, Han Solo in Episode IV /Dirty Harry in in first big case)
b-Forces to be reckoned with (James Bond in his prime/Harry Potter in the Order of the Phoenix)
c-The best of the best of legends (Beowulf before the Dragon/Akira in Akira)
d-Neophytes (Frodo/Bilbo Baggins in his first adventure)
Thanks!
L
It depends on how they are built at creation. In general, however, they tend towards A, as opposed to D. Most RPGs, including previous versions of WFRP, place a starting character at D. Hitting in combat is a rarity (@ 30% chance), and spell-casting ability is minimal. Conversely, WFRP3 allows for better hitting in combat (@70%) and spellcasters are much less limited in spells to cast and their ability to do so. Etc.
mix of A & D.
A Mercenary / Road Warden / Watchman / Soldier / Hunter / etc. more of type A, opposed to Commoner / Pedlar / Scholar / Servant / etc. will be D's type
Cwell2101 said:
mix of A & D.
A Mercenary / Road Warden / Watchman / Soldier / Hunter / etc. more of type A, opposed to Commoner / Pedlar / Scholar / Servant / etc. will be D's type
If you're talking combat, then yes. If you're talking ability in their profession, I'd still lean towards A (assuming the player doesn't spread his creation points out or into unrelated fields). Starting PCs tend to have higher stats, more skills, and more training than typical NPC commoners. This even includes them typically being better at staying alive, even if not a combat-oriented character.
Really, the 'story' of the PCs in WFRP is typically that of the 'talented nobody' in theory that becomes an unlikely hero. Even in WFRP v2 that was the general idea, except that it was more of a "lucky nobody" rather than a "talented" one, as fortune and fate points were essentially what kept PCs semi-competent early in a campaign.
I'd say 65% D, 35% A.
Generally I find them very resourceful, perhaps a bit underestimated, capable in a pinch, but vulnerable. Sounds just like Bilbo Baggins to me.
They are a bit more robust though, and generally a bit more worldly than the portly Hobbit, so I give them the extra leaning toward A.