Mentalism and Gama Dawn mutations are both optional add on. The only way to balance these for all characters is that all players must opt in with a "me too". <div><br /></div><div>I just had an idea for possibly balancing these: in Middle Earth Role Playing the character creation process include 5 (I forget what they were called) character points. A player could spend these for extra money, an entry level magic item, better stats, more skill, etc </div><div><br /></div><div>So let's say that we port this concept to SF? </div><div><br /></div><div>Starting characters are not very capable so the ability to buy a bump to the ability scores or a new skill won't unbalance the game, IMO.</div><div><br /></div><div>Options for SF would be:</div><div>1. Role again for starting money and add to previous balance</div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3">2. Plus 5 points to be split up among the ability scores</span></li></ul></div><div>3. One level 1 skill</div><div>4. For two of these points a first level skill becomes level two</div><div>5. A mentalism power (if referee allows) or it may be 1 point to unlock mentalism ability for character and another to take a mentalism power.</div><div>6. Same for GW mutation (if allowed by referee).</div><div><br /></div><div>7. If all points are spent together PC can start with a ship ( small and it has repair issues or quirks.)</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Social standing: some level of celebrity: PC is related by birth to "royalty": CEO, EVP or actual head of state, sports or entertainment celeb or hero of one heroic act: landing a plane on Hudson River or having highest number of sniper kills in Land Fleet history. </div><div><br /></div><div>9. Fluency in a language</div><div><br /></div><div>10. Rank: prior military or government organization exp and already attained the rank of senior NCO or low level officer (usually Lt.). This requires that PCs skill reflect the rank position.</div><div><br /></div><div>Money, languages and the star ship would be the only places you could pump all 5 character points. The other areas would be restricted to 3 character points. Skills: this would mean either 3 level 1 skills or a level 1 and a level 2 skill. Mentalism and Gama Dawn: one point to unlock and up to 2 powers at level 1. Ability scores: no more than 15 points added to PC. Social standing and rank could only be taken once. </div>
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