I like exploring new systems with a solo game first. I’ve been using a lot of Knave 2e by Questing Beast in my other games so I thought I would dive in and see what else it has to offer. Here’s my notes from my character building session.
Session 2 making characters
starting a solo play of knave 2.0 TTRPG Dyson’s delve
- Making a Knave
- Abilities
- knaves have six abilities
- put 3 points anywhere
- roll 3d6 for your abilities
here’s my 3d6= 6, 6, 5 so my PC has +2 CHA and +1 WIS
Ability Mod Strength (STR) 0 Dexterity (DEX) 0 Constitution (CON) 0 Intelligence (INT) 0 Wisdom (WIS) +1 Charisma (CHA) +2 - knaves have six abilities
- Secondary stats
- 10+CON item slots = 10 item slots for my PC
- 1d6 starting hp = 6
- 10+CON item slots = 10 item slots for my PC
- Careers
- pick or ROLL on twice on the careers table
- 2d100 = 22, 25
- 22 = carpenter: hammer, saw, box of nails
- 25 = coachman: whip, lock-box, oilskin coat
- pick or ROLL on twice on the careers table
- equipment list
- take career items
- take from standard starting items:
- 3d6*10 = 120 coin
- 2 rations
- 50’ rope
- 2 torches
- one armor
- one weapon
- 20 arrows
- 3d6*10 = 120 coin
- only as many as you can carry though
slot item notes price 1 hammer 2 saw 3 box of nails 4 whip 5 lock-box 6 oilskin coat 7 bow 8 arrows 20 9 good boots +1 AP 10 120 coin - take career items
- name and describe character
- using tables on p 54-59
- name: Alton Clodbury
- personality: Self-pitying
- detail: lumpy face
- current job: priest
- goal: serve evil
- asset: knows shortcuts
- liabilities: smells like onion
- relationships: teacher
- mannerisms: mumbles
- using tables on p 54-59
- the character sheet all put together
- description
- using tables on p 54-59
- name: Alton Clodbury
- personality: Self-pitying
- detail: lumpy face
- current job: priest
- goal: serve evil
- asset: knows shortcuts
- liabilities: smells like onion
- relationships: teacher
- mannerisms: mumbles
- using tables on p 54-59
- Stats
Trait Detail Strength (STR) 0 Dexterity (DEX) 0 Constitution (CON) 0 Intelligence (INT) 0 Wisdom (WIS) +1 Charisma (CHA) +2 HP current/max 6/6 AC 11+pieces(1) 12 Name Alton Clodbury career 1 carpenter career 2 coachman - Inventory – 10 max
slot item notes price 1 hammer 2 saw 3 box of nails 4 whip 5 lock-box 6 oilskin coat 7 bow 8 arrows 20 9 good boots +1 AP 10 120 coin
- description
- my take on making a knave
it’s very quick and simple. gives very classical slightly
historical kinda fantasy vibes. I’m gonna make a couple more
characters to accompany Alton because solo RPG means one player
not one PC.
- a blank PC
- description
- using tables on p 54-59
- name:
- personality:
- detail:
- current job:
- goal:
- asset:
- liabilities:
- relationships:
- mannerisms:
- using tables on p 54-59
- Stats
Trait Detail Strength (STR) 0 Dexterity (DEX) 0 Constitution (CON) 0 Intelligence (INT) 0 Wisdom (WIS) 0 Charisma (CHA) 0 HP current/max 1/1 AC 11+pieces(1) 11 Name career 1 career 2 - Inventory –
slot item notes price 1 2 3 4 5 weapon 6 armor 7 torches 2 8 rope 50’ 9 rations 2 10 3d6x10 coin
- description
- Abilities
- The team
- DONE double check starting equip
- Jessamine Saltcombe
governess, playwright, astrologer
- description
- using tables on p 54-59
- name: Jessamine Saltcombe
- personality: Chatterbox
- detail: Athletic
- current job: Governess
- goal: Master skill
- asset: Famous Artist
- liabilities: Faction Enemy
- relationships: Ward
- mannerisms: Hypnotic
- using tables on p 54-59
- Stats
Trait Detail Strength (STR) +2 Dexterity (DEX) 0 Constitution (CON) 0 Intelligence (INT) +1 Wisdom (WIS) 0 Charisma (CHA) 0 HP current/max 5/5 AC 11+pieces(2) 13 Name Jessamine Saltcombe career 1 Playwright career 2 Astrologer - Inventory –
slot item notes price 1 quill/ink 2 skull 3 candles 10 4 star charts 5 almanac 6 telescope 7 armor fancy breast plate 500 8 armor helmet 100 9 weapon sword d6 50 10 100 coin
- description
- Marigold Treadfield
artisan, rat catcher, miner
- description
- using tables on p 54-59
- name: Marigold Treadfield
- personality: Righteous
- detail: Mutation- animal voice- Cuckoo
- current job: Artisan
- goal: Protect Borders
- asset: Building – Restaurant
- liabilities: very short
- relationships: Maid
- mannerisms: Insistent
- using tables on p 54-59
- Stats
Trait Detail Strength (STR) 0 Dexterity (DEX) +3 Constitution (CON) 0 Intelligence (INT) 0 Wisdom (WIS) 0 Charisma (CHA) 0 HP current/max 6/6 AC 11+pieces(1) 12 Name Marigold Treadfield career 1 rat catcher career 2 Miner - Inventory – 10
slot item notes/qty price 1 cage 2 10 rat traps 10 3 sack +3 items 4 pickax 5 lantern 6 pet canary 7 rations 2 8 50’ rope 9 knives 5 10 torches 2 11 sling 12 shield 13 70 Coin
- description
- Alton Clodbury
the face of the team, smells of onions, makes people hungry, fair
cook, good host
- description
- using tables on p 54-59
- name: Alton Clodbury
- personality: Self-pitying
- detail: lumpy face
- current job: priest
- goal: serve evil
- asset: knows shortcuts
- liabilities: smells like onion
- relationships: teacher
- mannerisms: mumbles
- using tables on p 54-59
- Stats
Trait Detail Strength (STR) 0 Dexterity (DEX) 0 Constitution (CON) 0 Intelligence (INT) 0 Wisdom (WIS) +1 Charisma (CHA) +2 HP current/max 6/6 AC 11+pieces(0) 11 Name Alton Clodbury career 1 carpenter career 2 coachman - Inventory – 10 max
slot item notes price 1 hammer 2 saw 3 box of nails 4 whip 5 lock-box 6 oilskin coat 7 bow 8 arrows 20 9 rations 2 days 10 20 coin
- description
- DONE double check starting equip
- World questions
- VIBIN Introduce the team
- Alton intro
- current snapshot
working as a priest was fine for Alton. Well it was better than
his last job as a carpenter and less dangerous than his father’s
work as a coachman. The biggest problem with being a priest was
the restrictions. Sure the job was reliable, provided room and
board too but he spent so long in private doing clerical work. He
thought he’d be with the people all day, planning weddings,
delivering eulogies and blessing babies. Instead the church had
sent him to this frontier town, told him to update all the church
records and inventory the fort supplies. He got along well enough
with the guards but really looked forward to each time
adventurer’s came through. They came through but less often came
back. he supposed that was the adventuring way, they would often
send back found treasure, bodies. They would occasionally arrive
to pick up their shipments of equipment from the cities but
otherwise lived in the wilderness beyond the wall. Alton was
beginning to itch for the adventure.
- Alton’s childhood as a coachman’s son
- current snapshot
- Marigold intro
- current snapshot
Marigold had made huge strides in life. From childhood as a rat
catcher in the mines. To becoming a miner. Eventually Marigold had
found a nug that bought her freedom from the mines and she signed
on with a potter in town. What Marigold really wanted was
security. Since moving to town she had discovered just how
stressful life was in the border areas where mining took
place. Seasonal attacks by beast, monsters, and bandits had made
life frightening in addition to the depressing and exhausting
work.
- childhood as a rat catcher for miners
- current snapshot
- Jessamine intro
- current snapshot
Jessamin’s smile fell as soon as her pupil left the room. Teaching
the nobility was absolutely exhausting but at least it paid. Well
it paid more than astrology and until she completed her breakout
play working as a governess would have do suffice. She took a deep
breath and cleared the desk of everything except one notebook and
began to write.
- childhood as a daughter of an astrologer
- current snapshot
- Alton intro