Gaz F10 The Kingdom of Kaarjala - Vaults of Pandius

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SPECIAL RULES for KAARJALA: THE KANTELEERThe Kanteleer ClassPrime Requisite: Strength and CharismaMinimum Requirements: both Strengthand Charisma scores must be 9 or higher.To perform spell songs, a kanteleer needsa score of 13 or higher in Intelligence,Wisdom, Charisma and Dexterity.Experience Bonus: +5% for Strengthand Charisma 13-15; +10% for Strengthand Charisma 16-18.Hit Dice: 1d6 per level up to 9 th level.Starting at 10 th , +2hp per level, andConstitution adjustments no longer apply.Armor: Leather, scale or banded; shield.Weapons: Any melee weaponSpecial Abilities: Song Performance,Improved Performance, Spell Songs,Fighter Combat Options (see below).Attack Progression: As Cleric of thesame level.XP and Save Progression: As Fighter ofthe same level.Starting Skills: Playing (Kantele); oneof: Acting, Empathy, Joke Telling,Singing, Persuasion, Storytelling orSoothsaying; one fighter related skill.Weapon Mastery: The kanteleer beginswith three weapon choices. Additionalchoices are gained as a cleric.Song Performance: The kanteleerpossesses a repertoire of songs withwhich to entertain and earn a living.Improved Performance: The kanteleerincreases his kantele playing skill 1 pointevery two levels.Spell Songs: Beginning at 10 th level,capable kanteleers can play melodies thatcan produce spell-like effects.Fighter Combat Options: The kanteleercan Set Spear vs. Charge (at 1 st ), Parry (at9 th ), and make Multiple Attacks (two at15 th , three at 30 th ).Magic Items: The kanteleer may onlyuse magical items that are normallyuseable by fighters, plus magical sheetmusic written for the kantele.Kantele: To perform songs, the kanteleermust use a kantele box-harp, a zither-likeinstrument. The number of stringsdetermines the highest level of songplayable. The strings may be plucked,strummed, bowed, or hammered (player’schoice), but it must be played from aseated position with the kantele resting inthe lap or on a table.The KanteleerThe kanteleer is a bard-like characterwho mixes martial skill with a musicaltalent that can soar to magical heights.The class is styled upon Kaarjala’slegendary hero Vainoiminen. His or herinstruments of choice are the kanteles, atype of box-harp zither that sits on thekanteleer’s lap or a table.Kanteleers are a product of the Saamariculture, but they are welcome among theVaarana. A few town-dwelling Vaaranahave even taken up the training. Today,many kanteleers are occupationalmusicians traveling from one place toanother to earn some coin, practicingtheir spear-arm during their treks.Important: Kanteleers are not roguebasedcharacters, and they do not haveany thieving skills as is normallyassociated with a “bard.”KantelesFor simplicity, the kanteles available inthe north are limited to the 5-, 10-, and36-string varieties, plus the giant pikejaw kantele.Bone Pick...............NA.................... 2cpKantele Bow...........10cn..................4gpKantele Hammer,Pair .....................25cn..................5gpString, Regular .......NA.................... 1spString, Maiden Hair NA................... NA5-string Kantele......30cn..................9gp10-string Kantele....50cn................25gp36-string Kantele....250cn............165gpPike Jaw Kantele....180cn.......10,000gpThe pike jaw kantele and maiden hairstrings can only be obtained throughadventuring. The maximum song levelthat can be produced by a given kantele isgiven in the table below. For songsgreater than 6 th level, the kantele musthave a number of maiden hairs equal tothat song level.StringsMaximumSong LevelMaidenHairs5 4 No10 6 No36 8 YesPike Jaw 9 YesKanteleer Songs By LevelLev. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 2 - - - - - - - -2 4 - - - - - - - -3 4 1 - - - - - - -4 4 2 - - - - - - -5 4 3 - - - - - - -6 4 3 1 - - - - - -7 4 3 2 - - - - - -8 4 3 3 - - - - - -9 4 4 4 - - - - - -10 4 4 4 1 - - - - -11 5 5 4 2 - - - - -12 5 5 5 2 1 - - - -13 5 5 5 3 2 - - - -14 5 5 5 3 3 - - - -15 6 5 5 3 3 1 - - -16 6 5 5 3 3 2 - - -17 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 - -18 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 - -19 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 - -20 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 - -21 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 1 -22 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 2 -23 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 3 -24 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 -25 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 -26 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 -27 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 -28 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 129 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 230 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 331 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 432 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 433 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 534 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 535 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 636 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7The PerformanceThe optional rules presented here forresolving musical performances are basedon those used for magic shows in Gaz F5The Western Alliance. This system isdesigned to showcase developing skillmastery – characters cannot becomeinstant “Grand Masters” by virtue of highattribute score. Alternative mechanicsfor games under Classic include a simpleskill check or the storytelling rules fromGaz2 and Gaz8. 3x and 4x games havetheir own integral methods to resolvevariable skill-level performances.For the kanteleer to earn his silver, theaudience must be appreciative of the8
SPECIAL RULES for KAARJALA: THE KANTELEERshow. The exact level of that appreciationis measured by the Performance Score.This is based upon the character’s level,attribute bonuses, skill with the kanteleand in communicating (optional, e.g.singing), and the level of the songs used.To determine the success of aperformance, use the formulae below.Base abilityA = sum of I+W+D+Ch adjustmentsB = kanteleer levelBase ability = A x BSkill abilityC = slots spent on best comm. skillD = slots spent on kantele playing skillSkill ability = C + DRoutine LevelSong Value = song level x minutes used*Routine Value = sum of all song values*Performance =(skill x routine) +base+1d20There is a minimum value of 1 for Aand B.Excessive time on the routine or anindividual song is penalized. The lengthof song is assumed to last a number ofminutes up to 5 + song level. Songsextended beyond that limit reduce thefinal score by 5 points per extra minute.Performances over an hour tend to loseaudiences, even those of great musicians.The final score is reduced if the overallroutine lasts over 60 minutes. Thepenalty is 15 points per extra minute.The routines may also include songspellswithout effect on the audience, butthey are still charged against the day’sallotment of songs.Example: Jenna Hussko is a 5 th levelKanteleer with a +2 bonus for Charismaand +3 for Dexterity. She knows four 1 stlevel songs and three 2 nd level songs. Shehas spent two slots each on kanteleplaying and storytelling.Jenna wants to use every song for themaximum length of time, but she wantsto draw out her final 2 nd level song for 10minutes (3 minutes extra).Her base score is 25, her skill score is 4,her routine score is 72, and the routinelasts 48 minutes. Assume the dice rollgave 14.Jenna’s Performance is 327, but she ispenalized 15 points for going long on thelast trick. Her final score is 312. Thisscore helps Jenna in her professionalgrowth.Score Rating GP XP0-25 Ridiculous 0 026-50 Poor 1 151-100 Fair 5 10101-250 Adequate 15 25251-500 Amusing 25 50501-1000 Entertaining 50 1001001-2500 Wonderful 100 5002501-5000 Fantastic 500 10005001+ Legendary 1000 2500According to her score, Jenna gave anamusing performance and earned 50XP.At her next performance, she can chargethe host 25 gp. Those who do not haveorganized performances, like streetsingers, gain half the money at the timeof performance.Kanteleers who give an Entertaining orWonderful Performance gain a + 1reaction from those in the audience for amonth. Fantastic performances earn a +2reaction, and Legendary earn +3.Uncommitted Songs (Optional Rule):A kanteleer can include in his or herroutine songs that are not committed tolong-term memory (i.e. not alreadyslotted) for half their effectiveness insong value. Further, the time limit is halfnormal.Example 2: Jenna could be studyingtwo additional 1 st level songs andperform them for up to 3 minutes eachfor a song value of 3 apiece.Songs and Spell SongsUnlike magic-user and clerical spells,kanteleer songs are committed to longtermmemory and cannot be changedonce a song is committed. However,song spells may be used repeatedlyduring the day, up to the maximumnumber castable.Songs levels 1 to 3 are mundane musicthat does not contain any magic.Mundane music does exist at 4 th level andabove, but most adventuring kanteleerswill be interested in acquiring song spellswhen the opportunity arises. As withmagic-users, reverse song spells must belearned separately.To develop a new song a kanteleer musteither invent the trick (cost and time asnormal spell research), learn them fromanother kanteleer (quarter cost) or takethem from another’s notes (half cost).Mundane songs have half that cost.Song-Spell StylesRelated song-spells are grouped intovarious styles or schools. To learn aparticular song-spell, the kanteleer mustknow a song-spell of the level below inthat style. Thus to learn the discordantsong cause fear, the kanteleer mustalready know either unease orcacophony.The common styles among kanteleersare: sonorous melodies, which createpowerful sonic fields and tones, includingthe dreaded brown note; discordancy,whose songs disrupt mental faculties; itsopposition, concordancy; naturalrhythms, which control the elements andtime itself; resonance, the songs of whichcan shake apart or locate objects; andharmony, where people give themselvesover to the music, removing doubt,steeling the mind, and healing.The style groupings of songs are foundbelow. The spells are a mixture ofmagical, clerical, and druidic spells plusthose particular to the kanteleer. Underlinedsongs are variants of existing spells,while new spell-effects are marked withitalics.Sonorous Melodies4: Shield, White Noise5: Metal Vibration, Protection fromNormal Missiles, Quivering Blades6: Anti-Animal Shell, Death Spell7: Sonic Barrier, Power Chord Stun8: Force Field, Power Chord Deaf9: Anti-Magic Field, Brown Note9
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Page 12 and 13: GEOGRAPHYThe LandKaarjala is locate
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Page 24 and 25: PERSONALITIESRoyaltyKaarlo Taavinen
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