Prior History Earned Benefit Rolls

[Weiland]

I am curious. The Earned Benefits tables list seven options for each benefit both Cash and Material. Your supposed to roll off of these charts to recieve the benefit, but it list only seven options for each and does not specify which die to use.

I am wondering what that die is?
I have been using 1d8 (rerolling 8's).
Is this right or have i overlooked something.
Thanks.

 

[mike wightman]

See page 126.

You roll 1d6, with a bonus of +1 on the material benefits table if you are rank O5 or higher - you don't have to take the bonus - and +1 on the cash table if you have gambling skill.

Actually, I don't think it mentions the 1d6 anywhere, but that's the way Traveller has always done it

 

[mike wightman]

And welcome aboard Weiland

 

[Weiland]

Thanks again.

 

[aramis]

General rule for missing labels in d20:

If it is an obvious d6 range (ie x to 6x), it's a d6 based roll
If it is a single digit and has mods, it's a 1d6 throw. 2 digit and mods is likely to be a d20. 2-3 digits is likely to be d100.

 

[keimigca]

I am just starting to dig into the t20 game, so pardon my newness. But I am under the impression that you do your prior history before actually fully generating your character. So how do you actually get the gambling skill to get your +1 when you havent figured out your levels and skills.

Chris

 

[deadlock]

Greetings and salutations,

Welcome aboard!

While generating your Prior History, you will earn experience points depending on what career(s) your character takes. There will be a list of skills and feats he/she can select. Depending on how many experience points the PC gains during Prior History will determine level.

 

[Shadowdancer]

Originally posted by keimigca:
I am just starting to dig into the t20 game, so pardon my newness. But I am under the impression that you do your prior history before actually fully generating your character. So how do you actually get the gambling skill to get your +1 when you havent figured out your levels and skills.

Chris

Actually you do Prior History and character generation at the same time. Each term under Prior History earns you experience points which may boost your character one or more levels. If it does, you level up right then and determine BAB and saving throw changes, select new feats, apply new skill ranks, etc.

Then you do another term of Prior History, earn experience points, level up (if applicable). If you don't level up, you go on to the next Prior History term.

Once you've finished all of the Prior History terms you are going to take before actually playing the character, then you roll on the Benefits Tables.

 

[veltyen]

Once you've finished all of the Prior History terms you are going to take before actually playing the character, then you roll on the Benefits Tables.

I use the benefits table when leaving a career, rather then right at the end. If its the same career all along then it is all done at the end. If you skip arround then you end up mustering out of several careers.

 

[keimigca]

Ok thanks guys, that makes sense now. Great game, kinda hard to dig thru the rules though. Definetly not standard d20.

Chris

 

[jasper]

search for machine gun frank and my faq some where in this section.