| shardbearer |
Sorry for a somewhat lengthy post, the most relevant stuff is in the first paragraph.
I would like to play a rogue, due to being able to sneak attack with ranged weapons. Is it possible to do this with a musket? Can a gunslinger do sneak attacks? I read briefly in another thread, that without an alchemist a gunslinger is pretty weak. I really want a simple damage dealer that isn't melee. I also have no idea how all the pathfinder stats contribute to the character as a whole. Advice? Our group is apparently starting at level 6. Something about melee characters not doing much until that point.
I already rolled my stats, and got a 12,11,14,13,14,14.
I am playing this with some friends and not my normal DM.
My regular DM has run a tweaked warhammer fantasy campaign with us, and is currently doing a tweaked deadlands campaign in space. I have little to no experience with a d20 system as he doesn't like them.
My other campaign uses the following stats:
strength(melee), deftness(guns), nimbleness(movement based stuff), cognition(observation/search stuff), charm(bargain persuasion stuff), smarts(hacking bluff gamble intuition), knowledge(lore, first aid, demolition, navigation), vigor(resilience) & spirit(faith, discipline)
We gain X amount of experience per session, and leveling an ability such as first aid to level 1 costs 1 xp, to level 2 costs 2. At level 6 and above it costs 12 xp for each raise.
You add the level of the skill and then you roll your stat. So if I have a 3d10 in first knowledge it would be 3d10 + 6 if I have first aid 6.
You raise a 2d10 stat to a 3d10 by paying 6xp. and you raise a 2d10 to a 2d12 by paying 12xp. After d12, you get a flat plus one to a roll for every 12xp.
Special abilities cost 3xp and can be enhanced in certain aspects for 3xp.
We average about 3xp for a 4-6 hour session weekly.
When we roll our dice, we mark one as a chaos dice, and if we roll a one bad things happen. They can explode and roll multiple times. We only take the highest on hit, and all on damage.
How far away from pathfinder is this system?