Topic: new in rolemaster fantasy

[RandalThor]

That depends upon the speed at which you would like the characters to increase in ability and the base style of your game. By style I mean, is it a gritty game where things are tough and failure is often, with injury and death always close at hand? Or is it more heroic/high-fantasy, where the PCs are very capable and regularly do tings we here on Earth would deem seriously implausible (in the least)? More points equal more capabilities and more high-action/adventure, whereas less points equal more gritty-"realism" style play.

As someone who like the more heroic/high-action style, I would give out at least 80, probably 90, maybe even 100 per level - in the older edition of RM: Rolemaster Fantasy Roleplaying (or Rolemaster the Standard System). With RMU, I don't know it well enough, but it seems like it might be a bit lower in the number of skills department, so more like 70-80 maybe.

[yammahoper]

That depends upon the speed at which you would like the characters to increase in ability and the base style of your game. By style I mean, is it a gritty game where things are tough and failure is often, with injury and death always close at hand? Or is it more heroic/high-fantasy, where the PCs are very capable and regularly do tings we here on Earth would deem seriously implausible (in the least)? More points equal more capabilities and more high-action/adventure, whereas less points equal more gritty-"realism" style play.

As someone who like the more heroic/high-action style, I would give out at least 80, probably 90, maybe even 100 per level - in the older edition of RM: Rolemaster Fantasy Roleplaying (or Rolemaster the Standard System). With RMU, I don't know it well enough, but it seems like it might be a bit lower in the number of skills department, so more like 70-80 maybe.

+1.

I give 100dp/lvl.

[grumhs]

That depends upon the speed at which you would like the characters to increase in ability and the base style of your game. By style I mean, is it a gritty game where things are tough and failure is often, with injury and death always close at hand? Or is it more heroic/high-fantasy, where the PCs are very capable and regularly do tings we here on Earth would deem seriously implausible (in the least)? More points equal more capabilities and more high-action/adventure, whereas less points equal more gritty-"realism" style play.

As someone who like the more heroic/high-action style, I would give out at least 80, probably 90, maybe even 100 per level - in the older edition of RM: Rolemaster Fantasy Roleplaying (or Rolemaster the Standard System). With RMU, I don't know it well enough, but it seems like it might be a bit lower in the number of skills department, so more like 70-80 maybe.

+1.

I give 100dp/lvl.

ok perfect , thank you so much, I prefer to give a fixed number of DP per level rather than relying in the characters stats   both comments sound reasonable.

[yammahoper]

The great thing about fixed DP is a player no longer has to be punished for wanting to play an idiot, a hedonist, a clutz , a cripple or just an average Joe.

[Cory Magel]

I'm of the methods I prefer is give 100 DP at first level and 80 DP thereafter (RMSS).

[grumhs]

The great thing about fixed DP is a player no longer has to be punished for wanting to play an idiot, a hedonist, a clutz , a cripple or just an average Joe.

And also the char creation is easier because the player  does not have to think which are the stats that gives development points, for a new player there are too many things to take into consideration.