Topic: A Player's First Character (Monster Hunter)
Started by: Eric Minton
Started on: 12/15/2005
Board: Burning Wheel
On 12/15/2005 at 5:47pm, Eric Minton wrote:
A Player's First Character (Monster Hunter)
Concept: Monster Hunter
Character Name: Rane
Lifepaths: Village Born, Village Guard, Footsoldier, Veteran
Age: 25
Stats: Wi: 3 Pe: 4 Po: 4 Fo: 4 Ag: 4 Sp: 4
Attributes: He: B3 Ste: B7 Re: B4 MW: B10 Hesitation: 7
Circles: B1 Resources: B0
PTGS: Su: B3 Li: B5 Mi: B7 Se: B8 Tr: B9 Mo: B10
Skills: Brawling B2, Firebuilding B2, Foraging B3, Intimidation B2, Monster-wise B2, Riding B1, Shield Training, Soldiering B1, Soldier-wise B2, Survival B1, Sword B5, Tracking B2, Village-wise B2
Gear: Clothing, Shoes, Chainmail (run-of-the-mill), Sword (superior quality), Riding Mount
Relationships: -
Traits: Alcoholic, A Little Crazy, Brave, Confident, Stubborn, Thug
Beliefs:
- The war against the monsters will never be over.
- I will avenge the destruction of my village.
- I only forget my burden when I’m drinking.
Instincts:
- When monster attacks are reported, I investigate.
- I always drink heavily after “defeating” imaginary monsters.
- I always polish my gear to avoid looking destitute.
On 12/15/2005 at 5:58pm, Eric Minton wrote:
Re: A Player's First Character (Monster Hunter)
Some notes:
* It looks like she already got rid of the warhorse to free up some Resource Points, so that's no longer an issue. Yay!
* She should swap out Shield Training for Armor Training... except that none of her lifepaths give her Armor Training. Oops!
* Some of her Beliefs and Instincts looks weak.
On 12/15/2005 at 6:54pm, abzu wrote:
RE: Re: A Player's First Character (Monster Hunter)
looks like a great character. and no need for a warhorse without Mounted Combat. (note the "foot" in footsoldier.)
On 12/16/2005 at 3:58pm, Valamir wrote:
RE: Re: A Player's First Character (Monster Hunter)
Given the historically inspired nature of BW, possession of a superior quality sword by a village born commoner could be a source of some great scenes. Peasants as a rule didn't arm themselves with a noble's weapon. Swords (not to mention warhorses and good armor) were as much a mark of nobility as a crown and a throne the mark of a king. Go late enough in the period where armor had pretty much passed chainmail by and you could find lesser troops armed in mail...but even as late as the 19th century a common soldier could be flogged for possessing an officer's sword.
None of which is a good reason to deny such a thing (since a good fantasy adventure typically requires a hero who walks their own path) but I certainly would use it to my advantage in crafting bangs during play. ESPECIALLY since she made a point of it being a "superior" quality sword, which is practically begging people to notice and pay attention to it.