Core:Attributes

In Teriock Online, attributes are set by abilities. The first three attributes were chosen because they're useful to have and we have good scaling abilities for them in live action FanWar already. The latter two were set because they were the minimum needed to make other abilities work. The one exception is SNK, which is determined by SIZE.

The Attributes

Intelligence (INT)

A creature's intelligence (abbreviated as INT) is a measure of its mental acuity. It has no standard intrinsic mechanical effects on its own. By default, a creature's INT is 0, but there are various abilities that set it to different values.

Strength (STR)

A creature's strength (abbreviated as STR) is a measure of its capacity to lift and carry other objects. By default, a creature's STR is 0, but there are various abilities that set it to different values.

Carrying Capacity

How much a creature can lift and carry is determined by its STR and SIZE.

Carrying Capacity Under Size 5

Amount in Pounds	Effect Upon Hitting Threshold
65 + (20 × STR)	Lightly Encumbered
130 + (40 × STR)	Heavily Encumbered
195 + (60 × STR)	Cannot carry anything more

Carrying Capacity of Size 5 and Larger

Amount in Pounds	Effect Upon Hitting Threshold
65 + (20 × (STR + (SIZE - 5)²))	Lightly Encumbered
130 + (40 × (STR + (SIZE - 5)²))	Heavily Encumbered
195 + (60 × (STR + (SIZE - 5)²))	Cannot carry anything more

A creature may also push, drag, or lift a weight in pounds up to twice their carrying capacity. While pushing or dragging weight in excess of their carrying capacity, the creature's movement speed drops to 5 feet.

Design Note: I have many spreadsheets of lame algebra to make sure the weight and carrying capacity scaling make physical sense (one has to scale on a power of 2 and the other on a power of 3), fit with our intuitions of strength on the human scale, and also allow creatures to be strong enough to carry their own bodies. It's actually a very limited set of values that that works for.

Design Note: Why use pounds instead of sizes? Because I hate the size abstraction, somehow still have no intuition for how many "sizes" of weight objects are, and it's also simplicity that isn't needed in the way it is for live action FanWar.

The amount a creature can carry is shown in the table below.

Lightly Encumbered Carrying Capacity

SIZE	STR = -3	STR = -2	STR = -1	STR = 0	STR = 1	STR = 2	STR = 3	STR = 4	STR = 5
1	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
2	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
3	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
4	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
5	25 lb.	625 lb.	2025 lb.	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.
6	625 lb.	2025 lb.	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.
7	2025 lb.	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.
8	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.
9	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.
10	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.
11	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.
12	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.
13	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.
14	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.
15	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.
16	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.
17	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.
18	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.
19	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.
20	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.
21	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.
22	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.
23	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.
24	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.
25	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.
26	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.
27	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.
28	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.	390625 lb.
29	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.	390625 lb.	416025 lb.
30	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.	390625 lb.	416025 lb.	442225 lb.

Movement (MOV)

A creature's movement (abbreviated as MOV) is a measure of how quickly it can move. By default, a creature's MOV is 0, but there are various abilities that set it to different values.

Movement Speed

A creature's base movement speed determines the maximum amount they can Move in a single action under normal conditions. It is determined by the creature's MOV attribute and is equal to 30 + (10 × MOV) in feet per action. A creature's base movement speed alone does not actually determine how far it can move in practice. Every creature has speeds for different types of movement, such as walking, leaping, swimming, climbing, and flying. The possible speed adjustments are double, normal, half, quarter, and none. Moving 5 feet at half speed uses 10 feet of movement, while moving 5 feet at double speed uses only 2.5 feet of movement. The following table summarizes the different movement speed adjustments.

Movement Speed Adjustments

Step	Speed Adjustment	Cost of Moving 5 Feet
4	Double	2.5 feet
3	Normal	5 feet
2	Half	10 feet
1	Quarter	20 feet
0	None	Cannot move in this way at all

The default speed adjustments for different types of movement are as follows.

Default Movement Speed Adjustments

Move Type	Speed Adjustment
Walk Speed	Normal
Difficult Terrain Speed	Half
Crawl Speed	Quarter
Swim Speed	Quarter
Climb Speed	Quarter
Hidden Speed	Quarter
Leap Speed (horizontal)	Quarter
Leap Speed (vertical)	None
Fly Speed	None
Dig Speed	None
Dive Speed	None

Special Movements

Special movements are the types of movement aren't easily described as traversing some distance. Instead of having a rate, these have a fixed amount of movement that they cost.

Special Movements

Name	Description	Cost
Descending	You move down a vertical distance. This requires that you are somehow hovering in the air of your own volition.	5 feet

Sneak (SNK)

A creature's sneak (abbreviated as SNK) is a measure of how stealthy it is in both a physical and metaphysical sense. By default, a creature's SNK is determined by its SIZE, but there are various abilities that set it to different values.

SNK by SIZE

If there's no ability that sets a creature's SNK, it is determined by its SIZE as follows.

SIZE	SNK
20+	-4
10 - 19	-3
6 - 9	-2
4 - 5	-1
3	0
2	+1
1	+2
½	+3
¼	+4

Perception (PER)

A creature's perception (abbreviated as PER) is a measure of how perceptive they are about the world around them. By default, a creature's PER is 0, but there are various abilities that set it to different values.

Passive Attributes

For each attribute, there is an associated passive attribute value that is often used in cases where the attribute in question is relevant, but no check is being done.

Passive Attributes

Passive Attribute	Value
Passive intelligence	10 + INT
Passive strength	10 + STR
Passive movement	10 + MOV
Passive sneak	10 + SNK
Passive perception	10 + PER

Attribute by Ability

	INT	STR	MOV	SNK	PER
-3	Stupid Intelligence	No Strength	Stationary	Lumbering	Oblivious
-2	Dense Intelligence	Tiny Strength	Very Slow	Bumbling	Unobservant
-1	Low Intelligence	Low Strength	Slow	Clumsy	Poor Perception
0	Normal Intelligence	Normal Strength	Normal Movement	Normal Sneak	Normal Perception
+1	Bright	Beastly Strength	Fast	Hitman Sneaky	Berserker Tracking Ethereal Senses Track
+2	Brilliant	Improved Strength	Swift	Hide	Advanced Hearing Advanced Smell Cat Sense Scouting Sonar
+3	High Intelligence	Giant Strength	Speed	Stealth	Warded Scouting
+4	Very High Intelligence	Supernatural Strength	Super Speed	Elusive	True Sight
+5	Extreme Intelligence	Monstrous Strength	Supersonic Speed	Ghostlike	Dragon Sight
+10

Attributes and Feat Saves

Feat saves always have an attribute associated with them. You add the value of that attribute when making the d20 roll for that Save. In addition, some abilities grant proficiency or fluency to the Save as well.

	INT	STR	MOV	SNK	PER
Proficiency	Flame Disciplines Life Disciplines Nature Disciplines Necromancy Disciplines Storm Disciplines	Military and Battle Training	Acrobatics Avoid Reflexes	Hide	Alert Scouting Warded Scouting
Fluency			Escape	Stealth