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UPDATING THE CORE RULES
The Theatrix 'Core Rules' are the basic game
mechanics under which all Theatrix Settings will run
We'll be extendmg the 'Core Rules' to handle the specific
requtrements of each of our new Setting Books. The
Theatnx system has been butlt in such a way as to allow
for such extensions of the rules. wtlhoul reqUinng any
alterations to the basic game The ·core Rules' always
remain the same New rules for character creation, new
Flowcharts for specific Skills new systems for magic,
marital arts, or cyberspace net runntng. may all be added
easily, using I he same game mechanics presented in thts
book What we'll discuss below are some ideas for doing
just that, extending the 'Core Rules' to adapt them to the
Setting of your choice.
SCALING
If you've gone through the steps given under the
'Getting Started' sectton of thts chapter, you should now
have a well detailed Setting Now you're ready to take the
next step, ie Scaling the Attributes for your Chronicle
You'll want to take each Attribute 1n turn and decide
whether to Scale it by Range, or by Norm. You may refer
to the 'Makeup and Costuming' chapter for the details of
this decision. For each Attribute, you'll want to set the high
'10.0' and the low 'O.O' ends of the Scale first Remember
that this determines only the useful Range of your Scale
Next set the normal '3 o· mark of the Scale, then fill in the
rest Placing the htgh, the low. and the normal mark first.
will provide you wtth anchor points by whtch to judge the
rest of the Scale. You only need to specifically descnbe
the 'eleven basic' whole numbered points of your Scale
(the 'somethlng.O' points, ie '0.0', '1.0', '2.0', etc.) Take
some care in defining these, because they'll form the
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basts upon which all future Attnbute comparisons are
made
Something.O Points
Like everything else in Theatrix, description forms
the basis for a Scaled Attribute's basic definitions. These
descriptiOns may contatn numencal examples, such as
'can lift about 200 lbs , descnptive examples. such as
'can memonze the entirety of a large novel in a single
reading', or allegorical examples, such as the Stamma of
a Giant'. The numencal values associated with these
descriptions correspond, very roughly, to those used for
both Skills and Abilities In other words, a Strength of'6.0'
aught to be capable of 'Extraordinary' feats for the Set­
ting, and the associated description should bear thts out
The rest is left up to the Director's judgement.
Example
The Director of a 30's- 40's pulp adventure Setttng
wants to Scale the Strength At1ribute. Since most of the
characters will be fa1rly normal humans, and the Director
wishes to stress the variations within that group, she
decides to Scale the Trait by Range Having done some
research, the Director finds that people at the time
generally thought it impossible for a man to lift more than
500 lbs So the Director dectdes to use a 500 lb hft as the
'10 0' mark. The low end of the Scale. at'O.O', will be used
to describe the Strength of a baby The normal mark at
'3.0', will describe the lifting capacity of an average man,
or about 150 lbs gtve or take a few After play1ng with the
numbers a lit11e, the Director ends up with the following
scale ..