<< Endless Rime Actual Play Index
- Character creation
- inspired by chaosgrenade's Awesome Dice Pool System rules
- I have tweaked them some.
- inspired by chaosgrenade's Awesome Dice Pool System rules
- Name & Concept
- contributes one die to the dice pool
- Stenn of Clan Bearclaws, Man Out of Time — 35,386 B.C.
- contributes one die to the dice pool
- Attributes
- most relevant adds a # of dice equal to its value to the pool
- at the time of character creation, distribute 10 points across the 3 Attributes
- no Attribute can be greater than 6 after character creation
- Stenn's starting attributes
- Body 3 ○○○ stress track: □□□
- Mind 3 ○○○ stress track: □□□
- Spirit 4 ○○○○ stress track: □□□□
- Experience Points (XP)
- spent to raise Attributes
- spent to add new Traits
- Stenn's starting XP: 3
- Traits are:
- qualities (Strong, Nimble, etc.)
- backgrounds (military training, former teacher, etc.)
- relationship/quest factors ("I'll avenge brother!", recover the Sacred Chalice!)
- optionally, a special unique trait can grant a Luck die without risk of a Blunder
- a supernatural power
- a high-tech item
- a magical device, etc.
- your life's calling
- Stenn's Starting Traits:
- Thuggishly strong
- Affable/humorous/personable
- Bonded with the Star Spirit
A particularly well-suited piece of equipment might add +1 to the Dice Pool
Equipment:
- hammer for knapping flint
- fire-starter sticks & flint/pyrite
- animal bladder canteen (1 quart)
- 16-lb wooden club
- a flint knife
- minor items for trading
Stenn is a homo sapiens neandertalensis of the Châtelperronian culture. He goes 200 pounds and stands 5'6" tall. He has dark, thick red hair on his head, and is very hairy on his chest, back, arms, and lower legs. A prominent brow ridge protrudes over blue eyes the color of ice during the day when it is shaded from direct sunlight.
One of Stenn's prized possessions is a supple leather pillow fashioned a few years ago that he has stuffed with dried leaves and portions of his own hair — on those seldom occasions when he (or Norda) cuts it.
Thin lips and a weak chin are mostly hidden by thick facial hair, though Stenn carefully saws off the hair above and immediately below his lips when it lengthens. He doesn't like the way it gets in his mouth when he's eating — and Stenn eats as often as he can possibly manage.
Stenn's biological age is approximately nineteen years, though age can be hard to estimate among the Bear-Men, given their craggy features carved by a lifetime of harsh weather.