Avatar RPG starting rules
Natural abilities
Air Benders
Air benders take half damage from falls. Because of the evasive nature of air bender and their natural passiveness air bender receive their power rating in extra dodge/def and +1 to Temperance. All people born in to the air nation are Air benders as such they also receive their first dot in their power rating free.
Water Benders
The most versatile of the bending arts they gain +1 to both attack and defense and adds plus one for every two dots in the rate of the power. Also so they gain plus 1 to all dice pools at night if the moon is out, plus 2 during the full moon, they lose 3 in power rating during moonless nights. Water benders receive plus 1 to compassion.
Earth Bender
Strong and enduring Earth benders may receive plus 3 to defense and adds one for every two dots in the power and plus 1 stamina, or strength. Earth benders draw their strength from the earth and reduced power rating by 4 if not connected to earth, 1 if there is a simple material between them and the earth like the souls of shoes. Earth benders receive plus 1 to conviction.
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Fire Benders
Fierce and quick Fire bender are the most suited for attack. Fire benders receive plus 3 to all attacks gaining an additional plus 1 for every 2 dots in the power rating. They also gain plus 1 to all actions during the day, as long as the sun is out. During the zenith of the day this goes up to plus 2. Also, fire benders gain plus 1 to initiative, this goes up plus 1 for every three dots in power rating. Once every hundred years a comet comes that increases all fire bending rates by three and gives plus 5 to all actions. Fire benders receive plus 1 to valor
Avatar Power rating, chi, and technique trees
In Avatar benders can do amazing effects, however it takes precise usage of three different traits to bring this abilities to fruition. Take the water attack of “Water Whip”: First the user needs to know the technique, at least two dots in water elemental power rating, and the Chi to power it. A technique is powered by Chi for it’s basic effect and can increase the effect by spending more chi (up to the users power rating) to increase the damage range, speed, over all benefits, and (or) the area of the effect. In Avatar power rating judges a benders learned control over his/her element ranging from 1 to 5 (with a sixth dot being for those who are true masters). The fourth trait the goes into the users skill at bending is “truth” each character who bends can have a “truth” or “enlightenment” background that determines how much chi a bender can spend in any giving turn.
Example of power rating:
Fire Bending:
1st dot: can generate a handful of flame
2nd dot: Can generate a torch size flame
3rd dot: camp fire size
4th dot: can generate/control bond fire size
5th dot: can generate/control enough fire to engulf a battle ship in one turn
Chi rating is basic raw spiritual power, it is rated from 1 to 10.
Technique
Technique are slip up in to three basic Categories: Attacks, Boosts, and Defense
Air Benders
Air benders take half damage from falls. Because of the evasive nature of air bender and their natural passiveness air bender receive their power rating in extra dodge/def and +1 to Temperance. All people born in to the air nation are Air benders as such they also receive their first dot in their power rating free.
Water Benders
The most versatile of the bending arts they gain +1 to both attack and defense and adds plus one for every two dots in the rate of the power. Also so they gain plus 1 to all dice pools at night if the moon is out, plus 2 during the full moon, they lose 3 in power rating during moonless nights. Water benders receive plus 1 to compassion.
Earth Bender
Strong and enduring Earth benders may receive plus 3 to defense and adds one for every two dots in the power and plus 1 stamina, or strength. Earth benders draw their strength from the earth and reduced power rating by 4 if not connected to earth, 1 if there is a simple material between them and the earth like the souls of shoes. Earth benders receive plus 1 to conviction.
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Fire Benders
Fierce and quick Fire bender are the most suited for attack. Fire benders receive plus 3 to all attacks gaining an additional plus 1 for every 2 dots in the power rating. They also gain plus 1 to all actions during the day, as long as the sun is out. During the zenith of the day this goes up to plus 2. Also, fire benders gain plus 1 to initiative, this goes up plus 1 for every three dots in power rating. Once every hundred years a comet comes that increases all fire bending rates by three and gives plus 5 to all actions. Fire benders receive plus 1 to valor
Avatar Power rating, chi, and technique trees
In Avatar benders can do amazing effects, however it takes precise usage of three different traits to bring this abilities to fruition. Take the water attack of “Water Whip”: First the user needs to know the technique, at least two dots in water elemental power rating, and the Chi to power it. A technique is powered by Chi for it’s basic effect and can increase the effect by spending more chi (up to the users power rating) to increase the damage range, speed, over all benefits, and (or) the area of the effect. In Avatar power rating judges a benders learned control over his/her element ranging from 1 to 5 (with a sixth dot being for those who are true masters). The fourth trait the goes into the users skill at bending is “truth” each character who bends can have a “truth” or “enlightenment” background that determines how much chi a bender can spend in any giving turn.
Example of power rating:
Fire Bending:
1st dot: can generate a handful of flame
2nd dot: Can generate a torch size flame
3rd dot: camp fire size
4th dot: can generate/control bond fire size
5th dot: can generate/control enough fire to engulf a battle ship in one turn
Chi rating is basic raw spiritual power, it is rated from 1 to 10.
Technique
Technique are slip up in to three basic Categories: Attacks, Boosts, and Defense