Player's Guide to RuneSword II - OS: Attributes

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Attributes

Abilities

There are 3 abilities in RuneSword: Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Each affects how your character performs both in and out of combat. The average person has a 10 in each, the higher the better. Heroic characters average about 14, but this varies due to the character's race. These abilities are not randomly determined.

• Strength gives a +1 to damage for every 3 points of Strength above 10.
• Agility gives a +1 to attack rolls for every 3 points of Agility above 10. Agility may also increase your quickness in combat.
• Intelligence reduces the chance for spells fizzling; often used for situation tests.

Occasionally, there are situational rolls against an ability. For example, a character may have to roll a 20-sider against his Intelligence score to see whether he notices a pit. If his Intelligence is 14, he must roll at 14 or less to succeed. Depending on the situation, the success number may be lowered for especially difficult situations (Intelligence -3 for an nearly invisible trip wire) or raised for easy ones (Intelligence + 5 for a small switch).
Other Racial Differences
Health represents life force. Everyday people have 10 or so Health, but heroic adventurers have more. “Death” occurs when health goes to zero or below, but this is a heroic “not quite dead” from which it is possible to return. Usually. Most enemies stay dead when killed. Size affects Defense (how often you’re hit) against attack rolls. Larger creatures are easier to hit.
Of the 12 races, 10 are medium sized, so attackers need a 13 or better to hit. The small Zurish have Defense 15, and the giant islanders have Defense 11. Enemies come in other sizes as well.

Race	Health	Strength	Agility	Intellegence	Size
Northlander	40	12	18	17	Average
Xai	35	10	18	10	Average
Islander	45	20	10	11	Large
Gaul	33	12	15	9	Average
Talantan	38	16	12	12	Average
Andorian	35	11	9	17	Average
Jafran	41	13	13	14	Average
Skandar	34	12	16	12	Average
Zurish	30	10	12	13	Small
Kyparissian	35	8	15	16	Average
Morean	42	15	14	9	Average
Argosan	36	12	10	17	Average

Vices
The six vices of RuneSword are Greed, Wrath, Pride, Lunacy, Lust, and Revelry. There are variances based on the character's race. Vices apply only to sentient creatures and characters, not animals.
Good Guy? Note that characters with high vice amounts are not considered "evil," just as those with low amounts are not considered "good." It's more of an issue of self-control. The D&D concepts of Good, Neutrality, Evil, Law, and Chaos are not reflected in RuneSword, or at least not statistically. Of course, there will be consequences for your actions. Not all evil acts are punished, nor all good acts rewarded, but stuff happens. There is karma and chaos in the lands.
Situations Like Attributes, Vices may come into play on certain role-playing situations. The classic example is an attractive member of the opposite sex attempting to entice a character into doing something unwise. Vices foster role-playing in situations where a character may act differently than a cautious player. The player still has control, but the vices inject a bit of Fate into the proceedings.
Spell Resistance Vices also affect spell resistance. When you are targeted by a hostile spell, your chance of resisting it is based on your vice score in that school. Average in a vice is 15% resistance.

Race	Lunacy	Revelry	Wrath	Pride	Greed	Lust
Northlander	Weak	Weak	Great	Good	Average	Average
Xal	Average	Average	Weak	Good	Weak	Average
Islander	Great	Good	Uncontrolled	Uncontrolled	Weak	Weak
Gaul	Average	Average	Average	Average	Weak	Good
Talantan	Superb	Superb	Superb	Uncontrolled	Superb	Superb
Andorian	Good	Average	Good	Average	Good	Average
Jafran	Average	Good	Average	Average	Weak	Average
Skandar	Weak	Uncontrolled	Good	Weak	Great	Uncontrolled
Zurish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great
Kyparissian	Good	Good	Uncontrolled	Uncontrolled	Average	Good
Morean	Weak	Weak	Uncontrolled	Uncontrolled	Great	Good
Argosan	Weak	Good	Weak	Weak	Average	Good