From Champions MUSH

WARNING: OBSOLETE. Use the Revised Rules Files instead

Contents of file: cha.rules

These files are DRAFT files containing proposed house rules for change to 5th edition

These notes are all we need from this file:

There is no limit to the number of Primary Characteristics a character may lower, but only ONE (1) Figured Characteristic may be lowered. Additionally, no Characteristics may be lowered below 5 in this manner.

Everything else is in the 5th edition rulebook and can be deleted.

& cha introduction
& characteristics
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All characters are partially described by a set of Characteristics. These
characteristics represent the natural abilities that a person has, such as
Strength, Intelligence, or Comeliness. Each characteristic has a numerical
value. This shows how a character compares with other people in that
characteristic. A child might have a Strength of 5, while a superhero may
have a Strength of 60, but they both have a Strength characteristic. Your
PC's current characteristics can be listed using the +CHA command.

For more information, see one of the following news files:

  INTRODUCTION          The file you are reading at this moment.
  PRIMARY   		An explanation of Primary Characteristics
  FIGURED 		An explanation of Figured Characteristics
  ROUND-OFFS            How odd numbers of points round off
  MAXIMUMS 		A Listing of the maximum allowable values
                        for each Characteristic
  LOWERING 	        What happens if you lower a Characteristic
                        below the base value?

Type RULES CHA <file name> for more details.   e.g: RULES CHA ROUND-OFFS
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& cha primary
& primary characteristics
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Every PC starts with a score of 10 in the 8 Primary Characteristics. These
are often increased by spending Character Points. The table below lists
these Primary Characteristics and how many Character Points it costs to
raise each by a value of 1. For example, since Dexterity (DEX) costs
3 Character Points per point of DEX, then raising your DEX from the 10
starting value to 15 would cost 5 x 3 = 15 Character Points.

  Base            Characteristic    Abbreviation       Cost
  10              Strength          	STR             1
  10		  Dexterity		DEX		3
  10		  Constitution		CON		2
  10		  Body			BODY		2
  10		  Intelligence		INT		1
  10		  Ego			EGO		2
  10		  Presence		PRE		1
  10		  Comeliness		COM		1/2

For information on any characteristic type RULES CHA <abbreviation>
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& figured characteristics
& cha figured
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In addition to Primary Characteristics, a PC is defined by a series of
Figured Characteristics. The base values of these Characteristics are 
determined from the PC's Primary Characteristics, but they may also be
raised or lowered independently of the Primary Characteristics to reflect
a character who is extraordinarily endowed in those areas.

  Formula		    Characteristic     Abbreviation    Cost
  STR/5			    Physical Defense       PD		1
  CON/5			    Energy Defense     	   ED		1
  1 + (DEX/10)		    Speed		   SPD		10
  (STR/5) + (CON/5)	    Recovery		   REC		2
  CON x 2		    Endurance		   END		1/2
  BODY + (STR/2) + (CON/2)  Stun		   STUN		1

For information on any characteristic type RULES CHA <abbreviation>.
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& round-offs
& cha round-offs
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Sometimes, when a formula requires division or fractional multiplication
the numbers don't always come out evenly. In a case where a result is a
fractional remainder, it is always rounded to the nearest whole number;
a value of .5 is rounded in the player's favor. This rule applies in ALL
CASES in the game with the exception of Speed (SPD) which is truncated:
SPD 2.7 counts as SPD 2.
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& lowering characteristics
& cha lowering
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Characteristics may be reduced below their starting (Base) values. This
yields a bonus that is the same as the cost would be to raise them. These
points may be used as Character Points and spent elsewhere.

There is no limit to the number of Primary Characteristics a character
may lower, but only ONE (1) Figured Characteristic may be lowered.
Additionally, no Characteristics may be lowered below 5 in this manner.
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& strength
& cha str
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This Characteristic represents the PC's raw physical power. STR determines
how much damage you do in physical combat and how much you can lift, carry,
throw. Characters have a base STR of 10, and with a 10 STR you can lift
100 kg, or about the mass of the average human male (220 pounds).

See RULES CHART STR
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& cha dex
& dexterity
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This characteristic represents the PC's agility and reaction time. Your
Combat Value (ability to hit others and dodge an opponent's blows) is
based on DEX, as are certain skills (such as Acrobatics). Your base SPD
is also calculated from DEX.
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& cha con
& constitution
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This Characteristic represents how hardy and healthy you are. CON keeps
you from being stunned easily in combat and adds to the base value of ED,
REC, and STUN.
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& cha body
& body
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This characteristic represents how much damage you can take before being
killed. At 0 BODY, you are dying. You lose 1 point of body per combat turn
(or per minute non-combat) until you reach a negative value equal to your
full BODY, and then you die (However, see RULES DYING).
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& cha int
& intelligence
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This Characteristic represents the ability to take in and process data
quickly. INT does not necessarily reflect knowledge. A character could
have a very high INT and be ignorant. Conversely, a brilliant scientist
who thinks slowly might have a low INT. INT increases the character's
ability to make Perception Rolls, and certain skills.
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& ego
& cha ego
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This Characteristic represents your mental power and strength of will.
Ego helps your character in tests of willpower, when he is wounded,
resisting interrogation, or trying to overcome psychological flaws. It
is also used to determine the intensity of psychic or astral attacks.
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& cha pre
& presence
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This Characteristic shows the forcefulness and charisma of your character.
PRE allows the character to impress and awe others, and resist the effects
of someone else's PRE.
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& cha com
& comeliness
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This represents how beautiful, handsome, etc, your character is. COM may
sometimes affect skills or Presence attacks. One point of COM costs half
a Character Point. Since you may only spend whole Character Points, you
basically get 2 COM per 1 Character Point.
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& pd
& cha pd
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This characteristic represents how tough your character is against physical
attacks such as punches, being thrown into a brick wall, etc. Your PD is
subtracted from the STUN and BODY of any physical attack. PD has a base of
STR/5 and may be increased 1 PD per 1 Character Point.
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& ed
& cha ed
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This Characteristic represents how tough your character is against energy
based attacks (such as fire or lightning). A character's ED is subtracted
from the amount of STUN and BODY done by a normal energy attack. ED has a
value of CON/5, and may be increased 1  point per 1 Character Point.
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& spd
& speed
& cha spd
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This characteristic represents how many actions a character may perform
in a combat turn. SPD has a base value of 1 + (DEX/10). Speed is the ONLY
characteristic that does not round up after passing the halfway point. To
increase SPD, a character must buy the remaining fraction of a SPD point.

See RULES CHART SPD to see which sements a given speed character acts on.
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& cha rec
& recovery
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This characteristic represents how quickly your PC recovers from damage or
from tiring out. It also helps him heal more quickly. REC has a base value
of STR/5 + CON/5. Each point of REC allows the PC to regain 1 point of
STUN and 1 point of END each time he takes a Recovery, and on each
Post-Segment 12 (see RULES COMBAT for information about Action Phases,
Recovering Damage, etc).
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& cha end
& endurance
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This Characteristic represents how long a PC can expend energy. When you
use a Power, move, or use STR, you expend END (usually 1 point per 10
points used, or 1 point per 5" moved). END has a base value of CON x 2,
and can be purchased at a rate of 2 points of END per 1 Character Point.
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& stun
& cha stun
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This characteristic represents how much damage you can take before being
knocked unconscious. STUN has a base of BODY + STR/2 + CON/2.During combat,
or whenever a character otherwise takes damage, if his STUN ever goes to 0
or below he is considered unconscious. The further below 0 the STUN becomes,
the more deeply unconscious the PC is.
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