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Why the HUGE difference in Characteristic Advances between classes?
by wolph42
Published on 22 August 2012 - 19:25:24
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Reply #16 | Published on 25 August 2012 - 20:31:44

HappyDaze said:

Fgdsfg said:

 

wolph42 said:

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If you look at it this way (as this is one of the arguments made) then WHY are the characteristic advancements for an Arch-Militant more expensive than the other two?

 

Why does an Explorator get Maglev Grace and an Arch-Militant doesn't?

 

 

 

A perfectly good question since Arch-Militants can come from many origins, including the Crimson Guard.

For the purposes of mechanics, the Arch-Militant as presented in Rogue Trader is quite clearly not intended to be representative of the Skitarii. That said, I really wish that the Lathe Worlds Alternate Career Ranks had Rogue Trader equivalents. But on the other hand, I'm stilling missing an Assassin and Medical/Adept career for Rogue Trader too. And an Arbitrator equivalent, somewhere between Voidmaster/Arch-Militant and Seneschal. One day I'll get around to homebrewing it.

One day.

"It's never too late to panic."
~ Popular Valhallan folk saying

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Reply #17 | Published on 25 August 2012 - 23:51:40
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I do find it baffling that the OP thinks that the cost differences for Characteristic Advances are so significant. At most, it's less than a 13% difference in cost, and that's only if you for some reason have to buy every advance. I have yet to see any of the Characteristic Advances priced at over 500xp get purchased - there's always been something much better to spend the xp on.

Reply #18 | Published on 26 August 2012 - 01:21:19
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HappyDaze said:

Fgdsfg said:

 

wolph42 said:

[…]

 

If you look at it this way (as this is one of the arguments made) then WHY are the characteristic advancements for an Arch-Militant more expensive than the other two?

 

Why does an Explorator get Maglev Grace and an Arch-Militant doesn't?

 

 

 

A perfectly good question since Arch-Militants can come from many origins, including the Crimson Guard.

In which case you could grant the Arch-Militant access to Maglev Grace as an elite advance.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are my own. I do not speak for FFG in any capacity, officialotherwise. To be honest they don't really tell me much about anything, so you can assume I don't know squat.

 

I mean diddly. I don't know diddly. I did not mention squats. Squats are not making a comeback.

 

Unless they are. I really don't know!!! Seriously. Though squats were cool. Pity they all got eaten by the 'nids. Or did they?

Reply #19 | Published on 26 August 2012 - 06:41:44

macd21 said:

HappyDaze said:

 

Fgdsfg said:

 

wolph42 said:

[…]

 

If you look at it this way (as this is one of the arguments made) then WHY are the characteristic advancements for an Arch-Militant more expensive than the other two?

 

Why does an Explorator get Maglev Grace and an Arch-Militant doesn't?

 

 

 

A perfectly good question since Arch-Militants can come from many origins, including the Crimson Guard.

 

 

In which case you could grant the Arch-Militant access to Maglev Grace as an elite advance.

I think that if you want to do a proper Skitarii or Crimson Guard Arch-Militant, you almost have to make it a whole Alternate career Rank, with a whole slew of advances otherwise unobtainable to Arch-Militants. Not to mention the things it should start with - including the whole Mechanicus Implants package.

"It's never too late to panic."
~ Popular Valhallan folk saying

Since so many seem to have trouble understanding Technology, Machine SpiritsMechanicus: Link.

Reply #20 | Published on 26 August 2012 - 10:13:35
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Fgdsfg said:

In which case you could grant the Arch-Militant access to Maglev Grace as an elite advance.

 

I think that if you want to do a proper Skitarii or Crimson Guard Arch-Militant, you almost have to make it a whole Alternate career Rank, with a whole slew of advances otherwise unobtainable to Arch-Militants. Not to mention the things it should start with - including the whole Mechanicus Implants package.

 

True, and I'd probably do it that way. But if you don't want to take the time and effort for that you can just use elite advances.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are my own. I do not speak for FFG in any capacity, officialotherwise. To be honest they don't really tell me much about anything, so you can assume I don't know squat.

 

I mean diddly. I don't know diddly. I did not mention squats. Squats are not making a comeback.

 

Unless they are. I really don't know!!! Seriously. Though squats were cool. Pity they all got eaten by the 'nids. Or did they?

Reply #21 | Published on 26 August 2012 - 19:25:24
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Game Design 101

Balance does not mean Equal.

 

 

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