Notesurfer's Character Sheet

[Draxas]

Magus was once a young boy named Janus, the son of Queen Zeal, and prince of the Heavenly Kingdom in the year 12,000 BC. He spent his days studying magic of all types, as he was both introverted and neglected by his mother in her neverending quest for ultimate power. He took solace in his books, as well as the companionship of his sister Schala. Coinciding with the appearance of a strange, dark-cloaked man in Enhasa, Queen Zeal went mad with powerlust and was willing to sacrifice her daughter to obtain it. Janus rushed to her rescue, only to be caught in a time vortex created by the awakening of the great destroyer, Lavos. Janus and Schala were drawn into the vortex, and Schala was lost in time... Janus, however, was thrown millenia into the future, and deposited in a small forest in the year 600 AD. As he stood there stunned, he was ambushed by a band of Mystics led by the Mystic King, Ozzie. Janus used his formidable magical powers to vanquish his attackers, and then forced Ozzie to swear his allegiance. In becoming the King of the Mystics, he took on the name Magus as a symbol of his power. As time wore on, Magus waged war against the human kingdom of Guardia, all the while searching for a way to awaken Lavos once again so he could take his revenge. In the interim, Magus gained even more powerful magical skill, as well as teaching himself to fight with a scythe, a weapon as much chose for power as intimidation... And now, the summoning is nearly complete, and Magus will be soon come face to maw with Lavos once again. Just a few final incantations...

Magus is a balance-type character, with average stat growth in all areas. Despite this, however, his main strength lies in his magical skills, and he will learn few techniques. His physical fighting is average. He can only equip Scythes as weapons.

Magus (Notesurfer)
Balance type
Level 1
7/20 XP to advance

HP: 14/22 HP
TP (-): 15/15 TP
MP: 12/17 MP

ATK: 11+3
DEF(-): 8+4
S-ATK(+): 17
S-DEF: 6
AGL: 12

Techniques:
N/A

Spells:
(3 MP) Shadow Bolt: 2 damage dice (Dark)

Equipment:
Weapon: Rusty Scythe (+3 ATK, Scythe class)
Shield: -
Armor: Black Cloak (+4 DEF)
Helm: -
Accessory: Amulet (-10% chance of acquiring bad status effects; Magus only)

Money:

N/A

Inventory:
1 X Ether (Restores 10 MP)
1 X Light Pistol - Weapon (+2 ATK, Handgun class)
1 X Leather Trenchcoat - Armor (+2 DEF)
1 X Metoric Steel Paperweight (?)

[Notesurfer]

Okay, I understand all of this except for:

HP: 5d6
TP (-): 4d6
MP: 5d6

ATK: 3d6+3
DEF(-): 2d6+4
S-ATK(+): 4d6
S-DEF: 3d6
AGL: 3d6

What dis mean?

[Draxas]

Those are stat rolls. Oh, wait a second...

For those unfamiliar with dice nomenclature:

Dice rolls will always be presented in the following fashion: XdY

X is the number of dice to roll
Y is the number of sides on the dice you are rolling

So, for example, 3d6 means "roll 3 six-sided dice"

I imagine most, if not all, of you have some 6 sided dice lying around from board games or the like. These will primarily be the dice we will use in COR, though % dice will be used often as well. If you don't have a d100, or 2d10, just ask me to roll % dice for you.

Actually, now that I think about it, I probably will always be rolling % dice for you guys, so don't even worry about them.

[Ranger]

lol sadly enough yea I have those dice and a slight understanding of dice rolls of the sorts from a brief experience with D&D that never went anywhere because my fam and my friends dont play enough. I had an already rolled stat sheet that wasn't to great it was a paladin and all and by pure luck we managed to defeat to Bugbears and a high level vampire... Anyway if you need I can dig up all my dice but it would take a bit.

[Notesurfer]

What's with the attack and defense numbers?

[Draxas]

They're listed as:

(Base stat)+(Bonus from equipment)

So the +3 ATK comes from the scythe, and the +4 DEF from the cloak

[Notesurfer]

okayz0rz

[Draxas]

Do you want to take a reroll, or are you OK to start?

... I would probably suggest a reroll on the DEF, at least...

[Notesurfer]

Well I don't even know what these numbers mean, mainly as to how good is good and how bad is bad. But now that you say it, def is remarkably low. So ya, go ahead and reroll defense.

[Draxas]

Well, to use your DEF as an example, it's 2d6. So on 2 six-sided dice, you wound up with a total of 3. Out of a possible maximum of 12, minimum of 2, and average of 7. 3 is BAD.

The reroll is much better.