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+++ title = ""Habeltop" RPG System" description = "Bored and restless, so time it is to design a tabletop system..." date = 2021-03-24 draft = true [extra] toc = true +++

Here is a link to the Character Sheet.

Stat Modifiers

Each of the six base stats also has a "modifier" based on its value. The modifier is calculated like so: Stat / 3 - 3, rounding down to whole numbers.

For convenience, here is a table of the modifiers for each stat value:

{% table() %}

Stat	Mod.	Stat	Mod.	Stat	Mod.
1,2	-3	9,10,11	0	18,19,20	+3
3,4,5	-2	12,13,14	+1	21,22,23	+4
6,7,8	-1	15,16,17	+2	24+	+5
{% end %}

Base Stats

Listed here are the six major character stats and what they affect along with a few examples of what sort of actions they might be rolled against to determine the success of.

Strength [STR]:
A character's physical brute force and melee ability.
Strength is rolled against when attempting a melee attack.
The strength modifier is applied to the damage they with melee attacks.
The number of items they can carry on them is equal to their strength.

Examples:

• Pushing, pulling, or lifting something heavy
• Breaking down a door
• Hanging onto a ledge
• Knocking something over

Dexterity [DEX]:
A character's general physical skill, agility, and ranged ability.
Dexterity is rolled against when attempting a ranged attack.
Certain melee weapons may allow using dexterity rather than strength when making attacks.
A character's ability to dodge in combat is determined by their dexterity.

Examples:

• Doing a delicate task, such as soldering an electronic
• Performing and acrobatic feat
• Grabbing onto something to prevent from falling
• Swiping something without being noticed

Constitution [CON]:
A character's physical resilience and overall health.
Constitution is rolled against when resisting physical harm or other effects on the body.
A character's maximum health is determined by their constitution.

Examples:

• Resisting extreme temperatures
• Recovering from illness or the effects of poison
• Dealing with the effects of starvation or dehydration
• Consuming things that would cause one to vomit

Intelligence [INT]:
A character's general knowledge-base.

Examples:

• Identifying an object
• Researching an obscure topic
• Decyphering an encrypted message
• Utilizing complicated or strange technology

Wisdom [WIS]:
A character's perception and mental fortitude.
Wisdom is rolled against to determine the order of combat.

Examples:

• Seeing through deceit
• Spotting hidden dangers
• Resisting torture
• Estimating the severity of a threat

Charisma [CHA]:
A character's latent social skills.
The charisma modifier is applied to morale checks for followers.

Examples:

• Claiming to be a different person
• Persuading someone to your side
• Winning the crowd over in an argument
• Leading and organizing a group of people

Health

A character's maximum health is equal to twice their constitution stat plus their current level: (CON * 2) + Level.

Skills

Skills represent specific actions or subjects that a character has special training or intuition for.

Skills have a level, ranging from 1 to 6.

When a character is attempting to do something that a skill reasonably applies to, add that skill's level to the roll.

Levelling Up

Characters level up after getting through a particularly tough or otherwise important experience or whenever the GM feels it would be a good time to.

Follow these steps when levelling up a character:

1. For each stat, roll 1d20. If the roll is higher than the stat's current value, increase the stat by one.
2. Choose a skill and roll 1d6. If the roll is higher than the skill's current level, increase that skill's level by one.
3. Update health to reflect new level and constitution.