Step by Step Character Creation and Character Sheet 2.5

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Step Eight: Attack, Damage, And Saving Throws

Base Attack Bonus: The Base Attack Bonus is the amount added to your melee and ranged attacks. To figure out your Base Attack Bonus all one needs to do is look at your level. This is because your level is your Base Attack Bonus, so if you are level 1 then your Base Attack Bonus is 1 and so forth. You need the Base Attack Bonus to figure our your Attack Melee and Attack Ranged bonuses which is what you actually use in battle.

Attack Melee: The Attack Melee is simply what is added on to your melee attack attempts. Therefore, when you are using fists or some type of weapon in a close-ranged battle (you are not throwing it) then you are using this. In order to figure out your Attack Melee you just add your Strength modifier to your Base Attack Bonus.

Attack Ranged: The Attack Ranged is simply what is added on to your ranged attack attempts. Therefore, when you are using kunai, shuriken, senbon needles, bows, fans or any other type of long-ranged weapon. In order to figure out your Attack Ranged you just add your Dexterity modifier to your Base Attack Bonus.


Base Save Bonus: The Base Save Bonus is just the amount added to your other Saving Throws. To figure out your Base Save Bonus you just need to divide your level by two and round down. Meaning if you are level one, your Base Save Bonus would be zero.

Fortitude: I will not go into what Fortitude is or what the other Saves are for that matter since these things are explained in the Abilities thread of this Game system sub-forum. I will only say that when attempting to figure this out all you need to do is add your Base Save Bonus with your Constitution modifier.

Reflex Save: This is found out by adding your Base Save Bonus with your Dexterity modifier.

Will Save: This can be figured out by adding your Base Save Bonus with your Wisdom modifier.  

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Step Nine:Skills

Skills: Skills are certain special actions that your character can perform. Those actions ranges from tumbling to escape a trap, performing Ninjutsu, hiding to sneak past an enemy, or even creating a work of art.

In order to perform these special actions most effectively though one must have put a certain amount of points to these skills.

Skill Points: These things are used to measure how good you are at that skill. When first finding out your skill points distribution amount you do the following equation:

[level * 10] + 10

**note: Level 1s start with 20 skill points.

This will show you how many skill points you have to start with and from there you can use that to spend it on your skills. You will understand the importance of learning skills and putting points on ones you own if you check the Skills thread of this Game system. That is really all you need to know in concern to creating your first profile.

Don't forget that there is a cap on distributable skill points!  

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Step Ten: Possessions (The Final Step)

Possessions: Everything you own from money to equipment. To start out with you shouldn’t have any Ryo, or Equipment. You can however ask your Kage for permission to start with some, for example family heirlooms or pocket money.

Ryo: The Currency that will be used in the guild. You earn Ryo from doing missions and the amount of Ryo earned after each mission will vary on the rank of the mission.

Yen: If Ryo is shinobi currency, then Yen is what you use to pay for in civilian towns/businesses. There's a Ryo -> Yen conversion that usually your Kage should remember to put up. If not, just pm him/her and ask. Keep in mind this overseering of economy does not extend to within the RP unless your Kage's character is actually on very good terms with the local Damiyo as well.

Equipment: You as a shinobi use these things during missions and in everyday life. Your equipment contains things like the weapons you will own, poisons, and any other tools as well as mundane ones. In concern to weapons and poisons, they must be purchased before putting them into your equipment area. In order to purchase these things you must have the necessary Ryo that is listed in the Weapons thread. Then you must purchase them in the Village Market threads.

Valuables: Anything that holds personal or monetary value to your character (i.e. a locket with a photo of your parents, etc.) - this should not be anything of extreme value economy-wise.