Topic: RMC Errata

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Hi

Is there a compiled errata list for the RMC rule books?

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 21
Example 1: Chris definitely doesn’t want to play a caster. He chooses Fighter. He has no intention of learning any magic, but must still choose a realm.

Should that be fighter?

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 23: Stat Potential
"For Agility, using the 95-97 column (temp 96) and checking the 98 roll row, he sees his potential Agility is 100."

Shouldn't that be 99?

Page 23: Stat Potential Example
"Consulting Table 05-01, she gets: Co 76/76 SD 98/98 Me 47/71 Qu 36/9"

That should be 96 as the original Qu values are 36/98.

Page 54
On the table there's no entry for No 52:
50-51
53-53

Should be 52.

[Majyk]

Page 21
Example 1: Chris definitely doesn’t want to play a caster. He chooses Fighter. He has no intention of learning any magic, but must still choose a realm.
Should that be fighter?

Yup.
Even though they might never use magic, their life essence follows the flows of some kind of magic centre.
(Not only that but they get a boost of +15-+20 to RRs for whatever realm they choose!!!

Page 23: Stat Potential
"For Agility, using the 95-97 column (temp 96) and checking the 98 roll row, he sees his potential Agility is 100."

Shouldn't that be 99?

Page 23: Stat Potential Example
"Consulting Table 05-01, she gets: Co 76/76 SD 98/98 Me 47/71 Qu 36/9"

That should be 96 as the original Qu values are 36/98.

Page 54
On the table there's no entry for No 52:
50-51
53-53

Should be 52.

Nah, enjoy someone getting a rare 100 Stat!

You got it for the second stat error.

[Majyk]

Rolemaster Rulings is a great resource for most wonderings and thinkings.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Thanks for the link Majyk

Not sure what you mean by enjoy the 100 Agility. The rules indicate it should be 99.

Page 27: Example 1
It says Stongar pays 4 DP for 2 Ranks in Body Development but the chart on page 76 shows Body Development to be worth 1 DP to a Fighter.

Is this errata?

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 75

Example: A Rogue with a skill rank 2 in Climbing wants to increase it to skill rank 4. The cost listed is 3/6 indicating he expends 3 development points to progress to skill rank 3 and 6 more (total 9) for skill rank 4.

The chart says the cost is 2/5 and so costs a total of 7 for Rank 4.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 83
"When making a Spell Gain Roll, the character rolls 1-100 (not open-ended) plus 5 x his skill ranks in the list. A result of 101+ indicates success."

But then (2nd paragraph down)

"An Unsuccessful Roll: If the SGR is not successful (i.e. less than 100), the skill ranks are not lost"

I assume that should read "less than 101"?

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 85: Transmitting Power Points
"The sender expends the power points and multiplies this number of power points by his Channeling skill rank bonus expressed as a percentage"

Then the 'Burnout Due to Channeling example:

Page 86
"Bak’s brother Geen is a Cleric, with skill rank 14 in Channeling. In a crucial situation, he asks his god, Blag, for help and Blag responds (the GM rolls an incredible reaction for the deity) by throwing the spell “Absolution Pure” through the Cleric. This is a 20th level spell and the god sends 40 power points with the spell. All 40 are sent (Blag is a god) and Geen receives 58% of them (23)."

If Geen's skill rank is 14, that's +70. And +70, expressed as a percentage, is 70% (not 58%?), and 70% of 40 = 28. So is 23 wrong or am I missing something?

[J.r.]

Skill bonus has diminishing returns. Therefore skill rank 14 means 10*5+4*2 =58.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Skill bonus has diminishing returns. Therefore skill rank 14 means 10*5+4*2 =58.

Thanks JR

I got confused because I'm pretty sure I read a little earlier that a particular ability (can't remember which one right now) increased at a rate of x5 only.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 98: Monk Clu Example
“He wants it to have a +10 magic bonus (40x base cost multiplier) and a weight that is 80% of normal (2x base cost multiplier).”

The ‘Weight Decreases’ table, also on page 98, lists 80% base cost as x4 not x2.

Is this errata? If so, which should be changed, the x2 to x4?

[jdale]

I can't speak to the actual rule, but in general examples are more likely to be wrong than rules and tables. That's because they are easier to overlook if the rules get revised before a book is released.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

Page 120: BASIC EXPERIENCE POINT VALUES
"The basic point values for certain experiences are given in Table 09-09"

I think they mean Table 09-02 located on page 122? Table 09-09 is the RMSS/RMFRP Conversion guide.

Page 121
"All of the experience point guidelines given in Table 02-02 may be multiplied by 5"

Again, I think they mean 09-02. Table 02-02 (page 31) covers Stat bonuses and PP allocation.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

I have a query concerning the following:

Page 144: Example
"Bandring is a High Man (race Quickness stat bonus of -5) with a Quickness of 90 (stat bonus of +10). He is 6’7’’ tall so his stride modification is +5.

His weight is 220 pounds and he carries 27 pounds of dead weight; thus his encumbrance penalty is -10, since 27 lbs. is between 1x and 2x his weight allowance of 22 lbs. (10% of his weight of 220).

So far so good.

His Strength of 85 (bonus +5) plus his ST stat bonus (+10) will cancel this encumbrance penalty (i.e. Strength +15 wipes out the -10 pen), but it will not add anything to the Base Maneuver Rate.

Again, no problems here.

Bandring wears AT 14 with a standard Quickness Penalty of -10. This armor penalty is reduced to -5, ¹since 5 of this penalty is cancelled by his Strength bonus of +15 and because his encumbrance penalty was only -10. ²His armor QU penalty can never exceed -5 because his total QU bonus is only +5."

¹ Why doesn't the Strength bonus +15 cancel out all the AT 14 -10 Quickness pen?

[terefang]

¹ Why doesn't the Strength bonus +15 cancel out all the AT 14 -10 Quickness pen?

because of the +10 eaten up by encumbrance penalty.

[Cpt Tiberius J. Krik]

¹ Why doesn't the Strength bonus +15 cancel out all the AT 14 -10 Quickness pen?

because of the +10 eaten up by encumbrance penalty.

I thought it might have been something like that.

Thanks terefang

So you apply Strength bonuses to encumbrance before applying it to armour penalties?

[terefang]

So you apply Strength bonuses to encumbrance before applying it to armour penalties?

because AT14 is encumbrancing clothing