New CharGen Ideas

[Marko_Markoko]

@silveroak

• Number of items produced.
  He bases himself on C&G p68, "seasonnal production chart", that says a craftsman produces (skill/5) * 2 longswords per season.
  The thing is, there's that big headline above the chart: " Standard quality items produced in a season"
  => Yes, donna can churn out 6 longswords. But there are standard quality.
  The beginning of "Basic Craftsman Production" (p67) says it: a Worskshop total is similar to an hermetic one, and the procedure to craft goods should feel similar to creating hermetic spells.
  => IMO, you can't both produce more items and better ones, just like having a lab total of 50 doesn't mean that you can produce twice as many spells twice as strong as with a total of 25.
• Usability of Excellent Quality items.
  This is briefly touched upon in C&G 69: "Excellent quality items are generally made for a specific person or purpose".
  This is further clarified in detail in BS&S 112: "excellent items (...) must be personally tailored for the user. (...) if, for example, an excellent cloak is stolen, then, for any other user it is merely Superior, adding +1 to a single Ability"

true, however it indicates that it is usually made for a specific purpose, not that it takes longer. it also doesn't say it doesn't, so it is something that requires a house rule. I am fine with the house rule given.

I have a vague idea for something. I am referencing the Armaments HR, which is based off of Lords of Men, both of which differ from C&G.
My idea is to add twice the bonuses provided by the weapon to the divider. And round down instead of up.
Items Produced = Craft score divided by 5 + (twice the bonus(es) provided), multiplied by two for Longswords.
Donna, at a score of 15, can produce in a Season...
(15/5) x2 = 6 Standard Longswords
(15/7) x2 = 4 Superior Longswords (+1 Attack)
(15/9) x2 = 3 Supreme Longswords (+1 Attack, +1 Damage)
(15/13) x2 = 2 Excellent Longswords (+2 Attack, +2 Damage)
(15/17) x2 = 1 Exceptional Longswords (+3 Attack, +3 Damage)
(15/21) x2 = 1 Extraordinary Longswords (+4 Attack, +4 Damage)
15/25) x2 = 1 Exquisite Longswords (+5 Attack, +5 Damage)