Midwest Mancers

Stats

Stats go up to 20. All stats start at 0 then you take any species buffs/debuffs. They can be negative due to modifiers once you're playing, and it will not kill your character. You get 30 starting stat points to spend when making your character. Starting stats can only go as low as 1 and as high as 10. A good way to start picking your Stats is rolling a D10 and placing that number in one of the stats. After making your character Stats can be increased above 10. You get a Stat Point to spend every level.

Strength (STR): Allows you to move, lift, and throw heavy objects. Is good for melee builds focused on blunt attacks that knock out enemies, and keeping control of burst fire weapons. High strength characters can make good tanks that can go out in front and take enemies head on. Heavy weapons and armor also have strength requirements to be used properly.

Maneuverability (MNVR): How well you move around. Mnvr allows you to run faster, be more successful at parkour and acrobatics, as well as dodge attacks, traps, or hazards. Characters with high maneuverability can get around quickly and with ease; allowing for, flanking and other tactical maneuvers in combat. It also aids in not being knocked around. Thief's, Smugglers, Scouts, and anyone who wishes to move around fluidly and easily will want to invest in Mnvr.

Intellect (INT): Your capacity for complex thought. Although even idiots can understand advanced science and tech through rigorous practice and experience; intellect is key to characters wanting to understand and utilize science and tech to their greatest ability. High intellect characters are often good supports providing benefits to the less intelligent of their party. Also helps when investigating. As well as figuring out if someone is lying to you.

Perception (PER): Your ability to perceive the world around you. You'll mainly use sight and sound: threats, secrets, body language, and many other things can be found with perception. This also affects accuracy of all ranged attacks. Perception also determines your ability to touch, smell, and taste; although, these are likely not to be utilized near as often. Scouts, Ranged fighters, detectives and even some scientists will likely want good perception.

Presence (PRES): The aura you present to other people and creatures. Your body language and voice change the way others react to you; giving you bonuses to Speech and Taming actions. It is also necessary for good leaders. Diplomats, Executives, Swindlers, and even military generals will need to utilize Presence.

Adaptability (ADPT): Your ability to adapt and thrive in new situations and environments. It determines your resistance to disease, drug side effects, elemental status effects; as well as, your ability to get body modifications like Mutations and Cybernetics. Adaptability is useful for anyone wanting to be versatile.

Modifiers: -1 for every point below 5, +1 for every point above, 5 = 0

Strength

Blunt Modifier: When using a Blunt Melee or Brawling weapon this is added to hit chance.

Burst Modifier: When using a weapon with Burst this modifier is added to the hit chance subtraction on your consecutive shots (Max of +0).

Your ability to pick up and throw objects is determined by whether you meet the Strength requirement (req.).

Throwing Range starts at 15ft and you get +2 for every point of Strength above 5.

Negative Strength gives: -2 Max Health per point -5ft of throwing range per point.

Mnvr:

Agility Modifier: This is added to all agility skill rolls, and hit chance when using blade melee weapons.

Dodge and Initiative roll is Mnvr + (D20)

1-5 Mnvr can move 15ft per turn, +5ft every point 6 and above

Negative Maneuverability gives -1 to Dodge Roll per point, -5ft of movement per point

Intellect: Science/Tech Modifier: Added to all Science or Tech skill checks. This also applies to skill req. for items.

Example: Say a piece of Basic Tech requires 5 Basic Tech Skill to use. If Alfonso has 3 Intellect and 5 Basic Tech skill. He cannot use that piece of Tech because his Intellect gives him a -2 modifier to all Tech and Science skills. If his Intellect was 5 he'd be able to use it. If his Intellect was 8 and he had a Basic Tech skill of 5 he'd be able to use items requiring 7 Basic Tech skill because he gets +2 from his Intellect Modifier.

Investigation is (Perception + Intellect) ÷ 2

If you have <=2 Intellect you can only use 1-3 syllable words., If you have <=3 Intellect you can only use 1-4 syllable words

Perception: Ranged Hit chance Modifier: Added to all ranged attack rolls and Navigation checks.

Investigation is (Perception + Intellect) ÷ 2

Presence: Speech Modifier: Added to all speech skill checks.

Leadership Action: 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, and 20 points of Presence each give you one leadership action you can use. Uses return after resting. This allows you to add 1D10 to any ally's roll for any check, contest, attack, or dodge (must be declared before the ally rolls).

Adapt: Adaptability is rolled against affect rates of elemental damage, drugs, and hazards.

Every body modification you get adds to your Augment Points; every Augment Point above your ADPT gives disadvantage to the installation roll. So if you have 10 Augment Points and ADPT of 8 your installation roll (for whoever is installing it) has disadvantage+2.

Investigation: Is used when trying to detect lies or search an area for clues. Investigation will help find things you couldn't otherwise.

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