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Offline Mauro

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Initiative Racial Bonus
« on: February 07, 2008, 06:33:38 PM »
Hi there! This is my first post in the community ;D

I won't make a whole introduction, but I'd like to say that I recently got the HARP core book and I'm learning the rules so I can start gamemastering.

My first question is about a particular section in the Character Sheet, where the Initiative bonus is calculated. There is a blank space for Race, but I can't really find any racial modifiers. So I was wandering if it was just a leftover from a previous version of the game, something added with bazaar rules, or if it's me missing the table in the book.

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2008, 07:00:14 PM »

Welcome aboard!

I had noticed that too and wondered...
I think that may be for races that get Lightning Reflexes as a racial ability.

But I am not 100% sure.
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Offline Mauro

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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2008, 07:13:38 PM »
Yeah, I thought about that too... let's wait and see what happens ;)
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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2008, 08:10:13 PM »
Many GMs have created their own settings and races as well. The conclusion that I came to was that the racial bonus spot was there for custom races... It is something I'd wondered about, though.
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Offline Mauro

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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2008, 08:54:59 PM »
Funny no one asked before :-\

I'd like to read some official words on this mystery.
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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2008, 09:33:24 PM »
Page 21, June 2004, PDF

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Lightning Reflexes ? All Gryx enjoy extremely swift
reflexes, granting them a +5 bonus to their Initiative roll.

So it probably should say "SPEC" like the skill rows sheet instead of Race + Other since its based on a talent that could be taken by any character.
« Last Edit: February 07, 2008, 09:39:47 PM by jurasketu »
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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2008, 05:50:06 AM »
Yes, Lightning Reflexes as a racial ability.
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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2008, 07:27:28 AM »
Thanks a lot! ;D
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Offline Uriel

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Re: Initiative Racial Bonus
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2008, 08:44:28 AM »
One of my reptilian races has a racial Initiative bonus (Though they get a big penalty in cold weather).
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