{"id":49,"date":"2016-12-21T00:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/21\/leveling-up-and-bonus-abilities\/"},"modified":"2020-05-30T11:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T15:05:34","slug":"leveling-up-and-bonus-abilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/21\/leveling-up-and-bonus-abilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveling Up and Bonus Abilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
Each of the classes I’ve posted on this blog has something in common; they receive abilities as they level up.<\/p>\n

I added that feature to each class because, lets face it, standard classes in LotFP are lackluster and boring. However, that dullness serves a purpose; to keep the game gritty, keep the players on their toes, and to avoid the super heroics of other similar games.<\/p>\n

I lost sight of all that, especially the third one.<\/p>\n

So I’ve been thinking; I don’t want to completely get rid of level up abilities. I also don’t want to turn the game into a bloated feat-fest of super heroes who can never die.<\/p>\n

So I came up with the following;<\/p>\n

If your character class has level up abilities, you only gain an ability on a 1 in 20 die roll. This is cumulative, so that the higher in level you go, the better the chance of getting something cool. The reasons for this are as follows:<\/p>\n