Standards and General Guidelines

The following material defines the standards for general game play interacting with specific NPC types. Bear in mind any prices listed are the starting base price and may actually be higher or lower dependent on circumstances.

Training

Training requires ONE MONTH of game time and for a PC is required under the following circumstances :

Attaining 4th level
Acquiring a new spell level
Acquiring a new skill defined to the class
Acquiring a new Talent

Upon gaining "Name" level title a character does not require training at every level. It is only required for these conditions :

Gainig a weapon proficiency
Gaining a new class defined skill - does not include the improvement of an already known skill
Gaining a new Talkent/Skill
Gaining a level on the combat table

Training expenses are broken down as follows :

100 gold for training one level
100 gold per spell level when acquiring a new spell level

Examples :

a Fighter gains level 5. He trains for 1 month and pays his trainer 100 gold.
a Magic-User gains level 5. He trains for 1 month and pays his trainer 100 gold. He also pays 300 gold to acquire his 3rd level spells.
A fighter gains level 6. He gains a proficiency point and must train to learn this talent but does not train as a fighter as no abilities are gained.
Examples of what triggers the need to train : Improvement on combat table, Gaining a spell level, Gaining a class defined skill, etc.

Masterwork Weapons

A standard weapon can be crafted by a weapon smith in a few days to a week. Special weapons, with non-magical bonuses to hit or damage, take longer and cost more than the standard. The base numbers for these upgrades are listed here :

Weapon Upgrade	Benefit	Time to Craft	Price Range
Sharp, Heavy or Balanced	+1 to hit OR damage	4 weeks	8 to 12 x base
Extra Heavy or EWxtra Sharp	+2 damage	8 weeks	16 to 24 x base
Sharp or Heavy and Balanced	+1 to hit AND damage	12 weeks	24 to 36 x base
Extra Sharp or Extra Heavy AND Balanced	+1 to hit AND +2 damage	20 to 24 weeks	40 to 60 x base

Rael's Arrow Spells

Here are the special rules regarding the number of Rael's arrows any wizard can have active at any one time.

When cast, each Rael's arrow spell enchants a number of arrows. Some spells enchant one (1), others enchant a number based on the level of the wizard. There is an active upper limit of available arrows any wizard can have active at any one time. That limit is defined as follows :

A wizard can have no more than a maximum number of Rael's enchanted arrows active at any time equal to the level of the wizard.
When one arrow is used and the enchantment triggered the wizard can enchant a number equal to those used.
If a wizard attempts to cast a Rael's spell any excess number of arrows above their level will not be enchanted.
If a wizard attempts to cast a Rael's spelland is at their limit the spell will fail.

Common Weapon Skill Application

In most cases, every weapon requires a PC to spend one Weapon Skill to learn how to use it properly, thus negating the 'Non-Weapon Proficiency Penalty'. However, some weapons perform as a 'family' and can be used in a similar fashion requiring only one skill to enable to use of a number of weapons. That list is detailed here :

Weapon Class	Weapons Included
One Handed Sword	Bastard (used 1 handed), Broad, Khopesh, Long, Mariner's, Piercer, Short, Elven Light Blade, Elven Thin Blade
Two Handed Sword	Two Handed Sword, Bastard Sword (used 2 handed), Falchion, Flamberge, Dwarven Claymore, Elven Court Blade
Stringed Bow	Short, Long and Composite Bows
Mechanical Bow	Light, Medium and Heavy Crossbow. This skill does NOT include the Hand Crossbow.
Lance	Light, Medium, Heavy
NOTE: Some weapons would appear to be common but are not treated as such and require their own skill point. Close Fighting Blade, Dagger, Knife, Kunai Katana, Wakizashi Hammer, Great Hammer, Lucern Flails - Footman's, Horseman's Maces - Footman's, Horseman's Military Pick, Footman's, Horseman's

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