Starting with a base of 10, you'll get nothing extra when making a roll. When playing on a table top, something like Athletics comes in handy when needing to make a long run and jump, climb a high wall or not drown while swimming but inside of a computerized version? Often overlooked, until now.īeing a Strength based attribute, the higher your Strength, the more additional points you'll receive when making a roll in order to perform an action. This wall and subsequent path forward had finally made things like "Athletics" viable character skill to worry about when creating your character. Being an adventurer and not willing to wait around, she busted down a broken part of a wall and got to finding the exit. Apologizing for being late, my premade Cleric Tanya goes into what held her up which launches into the first of Solasta's tutorials.īeing captured at crossbow point, Tanya was stripped of her gear and thrown into a cell to rot. Like any good old fashioned tale, it starts off in a pub with cheap ale tasting of, and I quote, donkey piss. So once you've gotten your party of four set up, custom or premade, it's time to hit start on the first campaign that's currently available. I totally rolled my stats and finally scored gold with my Paladin landing, 18-13-18(16+2)-12-10(9+1)-17 which after Dwarven racial boosts worked out to no negatives. ![]() There's no penalty for using one over the other so it was nice to have both to see how lucky you could actually be with dice rolls, or, just more mathematically go at it with a preset number of points. They work to be sure as they are often at the core of the most adventures and populace makeups but there's something about having an Orc Paladin or an Orc Rogue that just breaks the mold a bit.Īfter choosing your race and backgrounds, you get to either roll 6d20 for your stats or use a point-by system. The character creation feels just like it should though I fully expect to see more options for both races and subraces down the line as Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Dwarf and Halflings may not cater to everyone. Human Rogue, Dwarven Paladin, and then picked the premade Elven Wizard and Human Cleric to more or less cover my bases for the party of four that I found myself with. ![]() So starting off like any good old fashioned D&D player, I made a couple of characters of my own for my party while also trying out some of the premade ones. Based in Dungeons & Dragons' Fifth Edition rule set, and currently in Early Access, you'll have your choice of Humans, Elves, Dwarves and Halflings in order to explore this new world that suffered it's own cataclysm forever changing the landscape like Faerûn. Having released this past October, I had the pleasure of taking Tactical Adventures’ Solasta: Crown of the Magister for a solid playthrough over our holiday break.
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