Character Handbook.pdf

7th Sea Character Handbook

by Stephen D'Angelo (dangelo@crystalkeep.com)

Updated October 14, 2002

This booklet contains a quick-reference to the rules on Character design for the 7th Sea game.

Key to Sourcebooks:

AH = Arrow of Heaven

AV = Avalon

CA = Castille

CE = Crescent Empire

CM = 7th Sea Compendium

CN# = Crow's Nest (issue #)

CP = Church of the Prophets

DK = Die Kreuzritter

FR = Freiburg (box set)

EN = Eisen

GM = GM's Guide

IC = Invisible Co llege

LF = Lady's Favor (GM's Screen)

LV = Los Vagos

MO = Montaigne

MR = Montaigne Revolution

NM# = NOM (issue #)

PG = Player's Guide

PN = Pirate Nations

RC = Knights of the Rose & Cross

RI = Rilasciare

SD = Sophia's Daughters

SF = Scoundrel's Folly

SG = Swordsman’s Guild

US = Ussura

VK = Villains Kit

VO = Vodacce

VV = Vendel / Vesten

WOB = Waves of Blood

Overview of Hero Creation

A standard hero is created with 100 HP. This book includes all the choices made on how to spend these points,

calculate values, and equip the character. The approximate order of events is:

- Choose a nation your character is from.

- Determine initial Traits.

- Decide if/which Sorcery, Shamanism, or Dracheneisen your character has.

- Decide if/which School your character attended.

- Decide if/which Arcana your character has.

- Purchase Advantages, Backgrounds, and Languages for your character.

- Purchase Skills and Knacks for your character.

- Determine starting equipment.

Nations of Theah (PG 119)

The first choice when making a character is a choice of nationality. The choice of nation affects what sorcery and

combat schools your character can use, and gives bonuses on a trait and some advantages.

Nation

European

Equivalent

Trait Bonus

Sorcery or

Shamansism

Combat

Schools

Special Advantages

Avalon

Great Britain

Ireland

Scotland

+1 Resolve Druid (Gesa)

Glamour

(Legend)

Donovan

Finnegan

Goodfellow

MacDonald

Cold Climate Conditioning (-1)

Elaine's Knights ( only )

Legendary Trait (-2)

MacCodrum Heritage ( only )

MacEachern Heritage ( only )

Sidhe Ally ( only )

Sidhe Blood ( only )

Sidhe Weapon ( only )

Insmore

Highlands

Castille

Spain

+1 Finesse El Fuego

Adentro (Fire)

Aldana

Gallegos

Soldano

Torres

Zepeda

Acalde ( only )

Castillian Education ( only )

Castillian Squire (-1)

Extended Family ( only )

Ro ving Don ( only )

Unversity (-2)

Crescent Empire

Middle East

(By clan)

Crescent Servant (-1)

Membership(Eyes of the Peacock) ( only )

Aldiz’ahali

+1 Wits

None

Duphan

Atlar’vahir

+1 Resolve None

Vahiy

Khel-kalb ( only )

Jadur’rihad

+1 Panache None

Yael

Kurta-kir

+1 Brawn

Duman’kir

Marikk

Ruzgar’hala

+1 Finesse None

Sesemlik

Acurate Slinger (-1)

Yilan-bazlik

+1 Wits

None

Membership(Qatihl’i) (-1)

Eisen

Germany

+1 Brawn

Zerstorung

( Disintegration )

Drexel

Eisenfaust

Gelingen

Hopken

Posen

Steil

Unawendbar

Academy (-2)

Dracheneisen ( only )

Eisen Bodyguard (-1)

Iron Guard ( only )

Nibelung ( only )

Rucken (-2)

Kanu (CN0 4)

Pacific Islands +1 Brawn

Opah (Weapon) None

Keen Senses (-1)

Small (-1)

Montaigne

France

+1 Panache Porte (Doorway) Boucher

Rois et Reines

Tout Pres

Valroux

Close Family Member ( only )

Commision (-2)

Gentry ( only )

Montaigne Servant ( only )

Musketeers ( only )

Puzzle Sword ( only )

Ussura

Russia

+1 Resolve Pyeryem

(Shapeshifting)

Bogatyr

Buslayevich

Dobrynya

Accurate Archer (-1)

Animal Affinity (-1)

Cold Climate Conditioning (-1)

Pain Tolerance (-1)

Stelets ( only )

Tyomny ( only )

Toughness (-2)

Vendel

Vestenmannavnjar

Holland

Norway

+1 Wits

Laerdom

(Rune)

Halfdansseon

Larsen

Leegstra

Rasmussen

Siggursdottir

Astrologer (Vendel only )

Bearsark (Vesten only )

Bodyguard (Vendel -1)

Bought Weapon (Vendel only )

Cold Climate Conditioning (-1)

Drago (Vendel -1)

Jarl (Vesten only )

Large (Vesten -2)

Linguist (Vendel -1)

Merchant Patron (Vendel -1)

Old Name (Vesten only )

Rune Weapon (Ve sten only )

Sympathetic Healer (Vesten only )

Thrall (Vesten only )

Vendel League Seat (Vendel -1)

Vesten Bought-Man (Vesten -1)

Vodacce

Italy

+1 Wits

Sorte (Fate)

Ambrogia

Bernoulli

Cappuntina

Villanova

Governor ( only )

Left -Handed (-2)

Lord's Hand ( only )

Unbound ( only )

Vodacce Valet (-1)

Traits (PG 119)

A character's traits define how good he or she is at doing things. Traits are very important in this game, since will

almost every die roll you keep a number of dice equal to a trait.

Trait Name HP Cost

XP Cost

Basic Description

Combat Description

Brawn

8/pt

5*New Rank Strength

Wound checks = (B) k (B)

Damage = (B+weapon) k (weapon)

Finesse

8/pt

5*New Rank Manual and other dexterity

To hit = (F+knack) k (F)

Wits

8/pt

5*New Rank Intelligence and quick thinking To parry = (W+knack) k (W)

Resolve

8/pt

5*New Rank Constitution and willpower

Crippled = ( R) dramatic wounds

Knockout = ( 2*R) dramatic wounds

Panache

8/pt

5*New Rank Charisma and personal style

# of actions per round = (P)

Characters start with Rank 1 in all traits, plus their nation bonus (so one trait is at Rank 2 ).

The maximum starting value for a trait is Rank 3 before your nation bonus ( Rank 4 after the bonus).

The maximum value for a trait during play is normally Rank 5 . It is possible to get Rank 6 through the use of the

Legendary Trait or the Rose and Cross Secret advantages.

Hint! Increase all traits to at least Rank 2 if possible. Your lowest trait determines your number of

drama dice.

Recommendation! Keep your traits in line with the rest of the characters in the party. If your traits are much

lower, you will be unhappy. A good balance to start with is with two traits at Rank 3 . This

means it is common to spend 48 HP on traits! Also, Finesse and Panache seem to have the

most return for the cost if your character is in combat, while Wits can be the most valuable

for a non-combatant.

Sorcery (PG 200)

Sorcery is something a character is born with, so it cannot be purchased later. The actual details on the various

kinds of sorcery are given in the Sorcery book. This is just an overview.

Level of Sorcery Cost Description

Full Blooded 40 HP 7 Sorcery Points. Maximum Rank = 5.

Half-Blooded 20 HP 3 Sorcery Points. Maximum Rank = 3.

Twice-Blooded 40 HP Half-Blooded in two kinds of Sorcery.

Purchasing any kind of sorcery (other than Nacht) gives a -5 cost on purchasing the Noble advantage.

You may not purchase additional ranks in Sorcery knacks using HP during hero creation, but you may do so during

game play using XP. (CM 7)

The type of sorcery your character can know depends on the nation they are from:

Nation

Sorcery Type

Description

Avalon

Glamour (Legend) (PG 200)

A magical power that draws on legendary people

Insmore

Highlands

Castille

El Fuego Adentro ( Fire ) (CA 98) Ability to control fire.

Crescent Empire

Duman’kir (Wolf) (CE 79)

Wolf and mist magic .

Eisen

Zerstorung ( Disintegration ) (RI 79) Ability to accelerate effects of time.

Kanu (CN0 4)

None

Montaigne

Porte (Doorway) (PG 212)

Teleportation magic.

Ussura

Pyeryem (Shapeshifting) (PG 214)

Shapeshifing to and from an animal form.

Vendel

Vestenmannavnjar

Laerdom (Rune) (PG 203)

The use of viking runes to create magical effects.

Vodacce

Sorte (Fate) (PG 219)

The ability to change fate.

Die Kreuzritter

Nacht (Shadow) (DK 71)

The ability to move in the shadow world.

Characters are not born with this Sorcery.

Qatihl’i

Af’a (Snake) (CE 103)

The ability to move through tight spaces.

Sophia's Daughters Scrying (Female) (SD 92)

The ability to see other places and times .

Scrying (Male) (SD 92)

Becoming perfectly physically fit.

Shamanism

A shaman is not a sorcerer, but does have magical powers. You cannot have both a Shaman and Sorcery advantage

at the same time.

Nation

Sorcery Type

Cost

Description

Avalon

Druid (Gesa)

(AV 98)

20 HP The ability to place a Gesa (bonus experience as long as

some rule is followed).

Insmore

Highlands

Kanu (CN0 4)

Opah (CN0 4)

10 HP Weapon magic.

Dracheneisen (PG 160 -161, EN 93-95)

Characters from the nation of Eisen can purchase Dracheneisen .

Level of Nobility Cost Description

Full Nobility 40 HP 16 Dracheneisen points.

Minor Nobility 20 HP 6 Dracheneisen points.

Petty Nobility 10 HP 3 Dracheneisen points.

Purchasing any kind of Dracheneisen gives a -5 cost on purchasing the Noble advantage.

Purchasing any kind of Dracheneisen gives a -5 cost on purchasing the Posen school .

The following items can be purchased with Dracheneisen points and the effects of armor are described on the right:

Item

Cost Effect

Armor Modifier

Arm Guard

2 armor points. (may purchase twice)

1 - 6

-1 on attacker's kept dice.

Boots

1 armor point. (may purchase twice)

7 - 12 +5 TN.

Breastplate

6 armor points.

-1 on attacker's kept dice.

Buckler

1k1 buckler. +1 unkept die with Buckler

knacks.

13 - 18 +5 TN.

-2 on attacker's kept dice.

Gauntlet

2 armor points.

19 - 24 +10 TN.

Helmet

3 armor points.

-2 on attacker's kept dice.

Leg Guard

2 armor points. (may purchase twice)

(This TN bonus cannot be

Panzerhand

3 armor points. +1 unkept die with

Panzerhand knacks. (See options below.)

negated.)

Crossbow

-5 on opponent TN. +20 yd range.

Knife

1k2 knife. +1 unkept die using Knife

knacks.

Fencing Weapon

2k2 fencing weapon. +1 unkept die with

Fencing knacks.

Heavy Weapon

3k2 heavy weapon. +1 unkept die with

Heavy Weapon knacks.

Musket

-5 to opponent's TN. +20 yd on range.

Pistol

-5 to opponent's TN. +20 yd on range.

Polearm

3k2 polearm. +1 unkept die with Polearm

knacks.

Zweihander

3k3 zweihander. +1 unkept die with

Zweihander knacks.

Raw Dracheneisen

3 units of Dracheneisen for use with

Nibelung advantage.

Lock

An unbreakable padlock.

Here are some modifications that can be purchased for a Dracheneisen panz erhand.

Modification

Cost Description

Built-in Pistol

5 HP First successful hit also fires pistol for a

combined (4+ Brawn )k3 damage.

Locking Grip

3 HP When use Bind or Disarm attack

successfully, locks shut until a key and

3 actions are used to unlock it.

Mounted Crossbow

4 HP Small crossbow that does 1k3 damage.

Spikes

2 HP Damage of hand is 2k2 instead of 2k1.

Weighted Knuckles

1 HP Damage of hand is 2k2 instead of 2k1,

but hand is fused into a fist formation.

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