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E XPRESS

A DDITIONS

Issue #10

October 2008

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

I NTRODUCTION

Introduction ...................................................................... 1

Training Packages .............................................................. 2

Sample Training Packages ................................................. 3

Irregular Casting Times .................................................. 10

Reviewer’s Corner ............................................................ 10

New Spell Lists ................................................................. 10

Air Law ..................................................................... 11

Air Mastery .............................................................. 12

Dark Law .................................................................. 13

Earth Mastery .......................................................... 14

Welcome to the 10th issue of Express Additions! We have

several articles that we think you will find very interesting.

First up, we have an article on Training Packages. In

addition to guidelines and rules for creating and using

them, we also provide you with a collection of 50 common

Training Packages that can be found in nearly any setting.

Next up we give you a new option regarding the

casting time of spells, and then we introduce a new

feature that we will be adding to all of our PDF lines, a

review of a product from the The Vault.

And finally, we top off the issue with 4 more spells

lists. These lists were designed for use with the Folio rules,

and the professions from Express Additions #9 .

Enjoy!

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T RAINING P ACKAGES

Training Packages (TPs) are more than a collection

of skills gained at a discount. A Training Package provides

a character with ties to the setting. There are many in-

game social implications that a GM can use as adventure

seeds or introductions to adventures, or for other events

going on around the characters.

Should a Training Package (or Culture) give ranks to

a skill, then that skill will be limited to having no more

than 6 ranks in total at first level.

D ESIGNING

ESIGNING TP

Training Packages are relatively easy to design if you

have a solid background concept and idea to base the

Training Package on. Every TP should be designed

around a central concept or idea. In most cases, this is a

job or lifestyle, or perhaps even guild or group to which

the character can belong.

Once the TP concept has been settled upon, all that is

required is for the GM to give it a name, write a short

description, and to select what skills are important to the

TP, and how many ranks of each skill are gained. The

following guidelines make it relatively simple:

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ESIGNING

A CQUIRING

CQUIRING TP

ICE suggests that the following guidelines be

followed regarding the acquisition of Training Packages:

•

CQUIRING

A character is limited to only one Training

Package during character creation.

•

The character must pay the proper Development

Point cost to acquire the Package.

•

The character must meet any other prerequisites

for acquiring the Training Package.

The character may not acquire any other

Training Packages unless they are specifically

offered by his GM.

Once play has begun, it should always be up to the

GM to determine whether or not a character should be

offered the opportunity to acquire a Training Package.

The GM should limit the offering of Training Packages to

situations where it might be appropriate for a Training

Package to be acquired.

Example: The players trade passage aboard ship

in exchange for working the ship as crew. At the

end of the voyage, the GM offers them the Sailor

TP as a reward.

It is strongly recommended that regardless of the

reason that the GM allows a Training Package be

acquired, that the character always pays the Development

Points for the TP, even if they have to wait until the next

time that they level up to pay that cost.

S KILL R ANK L IMITS

One of the potential issues with Training Packages is

that they give a character skill ranks and if no control is

exercised, this can lead to some skills being much, much

higher than a first level character could normally have,

upsetting the entire balance of the game. Therefore it is

felt that putting a limit on the number of ranks in a given

skill that a character has will help to prevent such

situations from occurring.

At first level, a character should be limited to the

number of skill ranks that they have in any given skill.

Skills that have no ranks that came from Training

Packages (or Cultures, if you are using them) should be

limited to either 2 or 4 skill ranks at first level, depending

upon the cost of the skill and how many ranks are

allowed to be purchased each level.

•

A Training Package cannot contain more than 20

skill ranks in total.

•

No individual skill may have more than 5 ranks

given, maximum.

•

No more than 2 skills may have less than 2

ranks given.

A Training Package may never contain more

than 10 different skills.

P RICING TP S

Once a Training Package has been designed, it must

be priced. Pricing a TP is very simple, just use the

following formula:

Cost = 5 DP + 1 DP per skill rank given

This cost is the same for all characters, regardless of

what their profession it.

I already know that there are some folks out there

who are going to immediately point out that means that

will produce a situation where some professions get

better deals than other professions. It doesn’t matter.

Learning a skill outside of a Training Package is

considered to be self-teaching with perhaps some

minor instruction.

The skill ranks from a Training Package, on the other

hand, are the result of a focused and precise regimen of

training. This training could be intensive and completed

of the course of a short period of time, or more relaxed

and taking a much longer time to complete. In both cases,

it is still just as focused, and it always includes a teacher

who imparts the specific knowledge and skills.

Because of this focused teaching, all characters are

considered equal when it comes to acquiring a Training

Package, and therefore, they all pay the same costs.

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S AMPLE

AMPLE T RAINING

RAINING P ACKAGES

AMPLE

RAINING

ACKAGES

The following Sample Training Packages represent

those that are most commonly found among towns,

villages, and cities of a fantasy setting. Not every TP will

be appropriate for every site or location.

Most of the skills in these Samples are Secondary

skills from RMC Character Law and/or skills introduced

in earlier issues of Express Additions .

Note: all “Lores” are considered to be instances of

Lore: General unless otherwise specified.

B EGGAR

The Beggar is a never-do-well who lives off the

charity of others. He often has some sob story to tell to

elicit the sympathy of others. Some beggars are even able

to make a living telling tales

Skill

A NIMAL T RAINER

The Animal Trainer is one who makes his living

training animals such, usually for traveling shows or noble

lords. He normally specializes in one type of animal.

Skill

Ranks

Acting

Animal Handling

Craft (Storytelling)

Craft (Animal Training)

Duping

Lore (Specific Animal Type)

Cost: 14

Cost: 20

B OWYER

The Bowyer is the one who makes bows and arrows.

He knows the best type of wood to use for each and what

other items may also be required.

Skill

A POTHECARY

The Apothecary specializes in the gathering,

preparation and sale of herbs and medicines for profit.

These are sold to the general public as potions and other

remedies. They are normally quite willing to purchase

raw herbs from travelers and adventurers.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Bow Making)

Craft (Fletching)

Ranks

Lore (Trees)

Craft (Alchemy)

Cost: 17

Craft (Horticulture)

First Aid

C ARTOGRAPHER

A maker of maps. The Cartographer specializes in

the making and reading and making of maps. He also

often copies and sells maps that others have made.

Skill

Foraging

Herbalism

Cost: 25

Ranks

Craft (Cartography)

Craft (Drawing)

Navigation

Tr a d i n g

Cost: 21

C HANDLER

A Chandler is one who makes candles and lamps. It

is not uncommon to also see them serving as an outlet

for other craftsmen, charging slightly higher prices, but

providing one-stop-shopping for adventurers.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Candle Making)

Craft (Lamp Making)

Tr a d i n g

Cost: 18

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C HARCOALER

These are men who deal in the sale of charcoal and in

towns only, firewood. They provide a valuable service to those

who do not or cannot obtain their own fuel. Coal is often very

rare and expensive, and often reserved for the wealthy to use

in heating their homes or by high end smiths in their work.

Skill

F ARMER

These are the folk who raise the crops and who tends

to the livestock that lives on a farm. They tend to all the

daily chores of feeding and caring for the animals, and

raising the crops. Animals on farms are normally of

secondary importance and are usually used in aiding the

other farming chores or as food stock for the farmers.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Charcoal Making)

Ranks

Foraging

Animal Handling

Lore (Trees)

Craft (Farming)

Tr a d i n g

Craft (Horticulture)

Lore (Farming)

Cost: 22

Cost: 21

C LOISTERED C LERIC

Not all Clerics are spell casting adventurers. Quite a

few live quiet peaceful lives serving their god by preaching

his word to others and by maintain holy works and texts.

The Cloistered Cleric makes up the majority of god’s

clergy as the spell casting variety is often very rare.

Skill

F ISHERMAN

While anybody can learn how to fish in a stream, river, or

lake, it takes special training for those who fish at sea. While

just as able-bodied as Sailors, Fishermen rarely leave their

local fishing waters. They specialize in catching large amounts

of fish which are then often sold to the local markets.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Storytelling)

Ranks

Linguistics (Religious – Spoken)

Craft (Fishing)

Linguistics (Religious – Written)

Lore (Local Waters)

Lore (Religion)

Rope Mastery

Public Speaking

Sailing

Singing

Signaling

Cost: 25

C LOTHIER

While most commoners and peasants make their own

rags, there are those who either do not have the time or feel

that they are too important to make their own clothing. It is

to these people that the Clothier sells his wares. He produces

everything from sturdy work clothes to the finery worn by

many a noble. Most Clothiers have skill as a tailor, glover

(glove-maker), and haberdasher (hat-maker), though some

do specialize in one area, this is rare.

Skill

G LASSWORKER

The making of glass is still a rare art. Glass is

normally too expensive for most people, but noble lords

like to show off their wealth with glass windows. Glass

makers can also often be found making fine pottery to

supplement their incomes.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Glass Making)

Craft (Pottery)

Ranks

Tracking

Craft (Glove-making)

Cost: 15

Craft (Haberdashery)

H ERALD

Heralds often work closely with noble families,

recording and maintaining the family genealogy and

history. They also often serve as messengers and

ambassadors for nobles. Well versed in the etiquette of

negotiation and warfare, Heralds have many important

duties for the lords that they serve.

Skill

Craft (Tailor)

Tr a d i n g

Cost: 20

C OOK

Those born to nobility, and those of a lower station

who have the wealth rarely, if ever, cook their own food.

They prefer to have another do this task. Some cooks

specialize into certain fields, such as baking breads or

preparing deserts, but many smaller kitchens deal with

those who have a wider skill base.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Drawing)

Linguistics

Lore (Heraldry)

Ranks

Public Speaking

Craft (Cooking)

Cost: 21

Craft (Baking)

Lore (Recipes)

Cost: 20

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H ERDSMAN

The Herdsman tends to herds of animals, be it cattle,

sheep, or some other beast. They travel with the herd

across its grazing land and protect it from predators while

Skill

J EWELER

The Jeweler cuts and polishes gems and makes rings

and other settings for them. He also does other work in

both silver and gold.

Skill

Ranks

Animal Handling

Crafts (Gem-cutting)

Foraging

Crafts (Goldsmithing)

Lore (Weather)

Crafts (Metalworking)

Tracking

Lore (Gems)

Tr a d i n g

Cost: 17

Cost: 25

H IDEWORKER

The Hideworker is the guy who takes the hides of

animals brought by hunters, and herdsmen and

produces usable leather.

Skill

Ranks

Craft (Alchemy)

Craft: (Hide Working)

Craft: (Tanning)

Cost: 17

H UNTER

The hunter stalks the forest looking for game

animals. He often sells the extra to the local market or to

inns and taverns. He knows how to move stealthily

through area where he hunts and he knows where to find

the game that he hunts.

Skill

L ABORER

The Laborer is a person who will take any job that he

can find. He is not particularly skilled, but he is usually

strong and hearty and can work for many hours.

Skill

Ranks

Foraging

Lore (Fauna)

Lore (Local Region)

Ranks

Perception

Body Development

Stalk & Hide

Perception

Tracking

Rope Mastery

Weapon Skill (Bows)

Streetwise

Cost: 25

Cost: 13

I NNKEEPER

The Innkeeper knows several crafts, including how to

cook meals for his guests and how to brew beer and ale

which doesn’t travel well, to provide refreshment.

Skill

L ITIGANT

The Litigant is knowledgeable of the local laws and of

the procedures and processes in the local court system.

He often works for others drafting legal documents and

arguing cases in court.

Skill

Ranks

Craft: (Brewing)

Ranks

Craft: (Cooking)

Duping

Linguistics (Any Language)

Lore (Local Laws)

Perception

Public Speaking

Cost: 18

Tr a d i n g

Cost: 25

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