Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:49 pm
This is just a thought I had, after reading the comments in this suggestion, an attempt to link some of the suggestions mentioned here.
In the case of a HP/FP XP system, why not simply drop the species system, make a mulitplier for levels and class and require the council/someone with authority and knowledge about species to decide whether the stats you desire are acceptable for your species and then allow unlimited personalization.
For example: Joe wants a Wookie guardian with 249 base HP and 120 FP. The multiplier for level 5 guardians is 1.2 for HP and 1.05 for FP, so Joe's Wookie will have, by the time he hits level 5, 298 HP and 126 FP. The council accepts this, because Joe's Wookie is really strong.
Jim wants a Ewok consular with 403 base HP and 503 FP. The multiplier when he hits level 5 is 1.05 for HP and 1.2 for FP, so he would have 423 HP and 603 FP. The council denies this, because Jim's Ewok is not as physically strong as the Wookie, so they tell him that he needs to modify the base HP and FP to something more fitting. Jim changes his Ewok to 120 base HP and 249 base FP instead, and now the council is happy.
Don't put too much into the values, they were just examples.
In the case of a HP/FP XP system, why not simply drop the species system, make a mulitplier for levels and class and require the council/someone with authority and knowledge about species to decide whether the stats you desire are acceptable for your species and then allow unlimited personalization.
For example: Joe wants a Wookie guardian with 249 base HP and 120 FP. The multiplier for level 5 guardians is 1.2 for HP and 1.05 for FP, so Joe's Wookie will have, by the time he hits level 5, 298 HP and 126 FP. The council accepts this, because Joe's Wookie is really strong.
Jim wants a Ewok consular with 403 base HP and 503 FP. The multiplier when he hits level 5 is 1.05 for HP and 1.2 for FP, so he would have 423 HP and 603 FP. The council denies this, because Jim's Ewok is not as physically strong as the Wookie, so they tell him that he needs to modify the base HP and FP to something more fitting. Jim changes his Ewok to 120 base HP and 249 base FP instead, and now the council is happy.
Don't put too much into the values, they were just examples.