Adam Benedict Canning wrote:
> The problem which Robotech ran into is that of dealing with the
> difference in the way the Old Master Ace develops compared with the
> Young Hotshot.
>
> After all since we are trying to play that universe there has to be a
> way of coping with the way Roy starts off better than Max and Rick,
> but they develop additional skills faster.
> And telling the players roy is a higher level rules out playing one
> of the stereotypes form the begining of the story,
Why exactly?
> and doesn't explain why the other two end up better than him. The
> episode Roy dies in is a good example of that.
The D20 licence makes it a little tricky by not allowing you to
describe how XP is awarded or levelling up handled.
However, as I understand it, there is no such restriction on
how XP is *awarded*. As such, it seems simple enough to say
something like:
"PCs have the option of starting as a 'Veteran' character.
Veteran characters start at a higher level (PC's choice to a
maximum of 8) but no longer earn XP".
Of course, in game terms it makes more sense to treat Roy
as an NPC anyway, but the issue is still there...
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