Some ideas on a new system...

In the past, I have noted that the Basic Roleplaying rules were not a good fit for the Nephilim game and setting. The French version abandoned it after the second edition in the 1990s and every edition released since has used its own bespoke system. The third edition used a roll under d20 task resolution with attributes measured by 5 adverbs and skills by ~3 guild ranks, the fourth edition used a convoluted Pythagorean percentile task resolution that measured attributes from 1 to 25 with skills as one-note or guild ranks, and the fifth edition used a percentile task resolution that measured attributes and skills from 1 to 10. It is all pretty complicated and difficult to convert between.

While researching, I discovered that a fan in the French fandom created his own system that cherrypicked aspects of the various editions. This marries the various measurement systems on the following table:

Main Generic Table

Numerical value

0, 1

2, 3, 4

5, 6, 7

8, 9, 10

11 and over

Level

Profane (−4)

Apprentice (−2)

Companion (+0)

Master (+2)

Eminence (+4)

Related adverb

Not ...

Little ...

Moderately ...

Enough ...

Very ...

Difficulty

Very Easy

Easy

Average

Difficult

Very Difficult

Adjustment

−1

+0

+1

+2

+3

The "Numerical value" row covers the measurement of Ka-elements and skills under the fifth edition. Multiply it by 10 to get a percentile value for BRP.

The "Level" row covers the measurement of skills and traditions under the third and fourth editions. The third edition books often organized chapters by guild ranks, with the fifth rank being "Agarthan" or "Venerable", without any rules correspondence. The Eminence rank is new and used to represent those categories beyond PCs. 

The "Related adverb" and "Difficulty" rows cover the measurement of attributes and difficulties under the third edition and to a lesser degree the fourth edition.

The "Adjustment" row represents the modifier from Ka-elements to characteristics, as measured on the first row, to determine meta-characteristics.

I find this table quite useful for comparing different editions and I will probably heavily reference it going forward. I vastly prefer the guild ranks for estimating a character's competence, especially in roleplay, whereas the digits provide granularity for those who prefer it.

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