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yesferatu
post Feb 19 2014, 06:47 PM
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So I am making a 5th ed. shaman and I'm trying to figure which priorities are the most efficient.
For example, the Attribute priority provides 24 points. Buying up attributes later will cost new rating X5, so getting those as high as possible first saves a ton of karma.
Magic as a B priority is only 2 Magic points below priority A as well as 2 skill points and 3 spells. I think you could make most of that up with other skills or build karma.
Is it more expensive to buy skills up later - since there are a lot of them - or is it more efficient to take them as a higher priority?

So, what do you think? Are certain priorities worth more than others?
Has anyone done the math?
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- yesferatu   Character Generation - Best Bang for the Buck   Feb 19 2014, 06:47 PM
- - tjn   As a straight shaman, you only need (in an optimiz...   Feb 19 2014, 08:33 PM
- - yesferatu   I'm not sure I agree with that. Everyone needs...   Feb 19 2014, 09:29 PM
- - tjn   By the "everyone needs" argument, that m...   Feb 20 2014, 02:16 PM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (tjn @ Feb 20 2014, 03:16 PM) By th...   Feb 21 2014, 02:08 PM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Sengir @ Feb 21 2014, 10:08 PM) Wi...   Feb 21 2014, 02:15 PM
- - yesferatu   That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks ...   Feb 20 2014, 04:32 PM
- - Irion   If we are allready in the "the most for my ka...   Feb 21 2014, 05:29 AM
- - yesferatu   "A simply wins, for any concept. " See, ...   Feb 21 2014, 04:18 PM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 21 2014, 05:18 PM)...   Feb 21 2014, 07:05 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Sengir @ Feb 21 2014, 12:05 PM) Bu...   Feb 21 2014, 07:21 PM
- - Sengir   Maximum possible chargen rating...   Feb 21 2014, 08:01 PM
- - yesferatu   "Why would you assign the maximum possible ra...   Feb 21 2014, 08:25 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 21 2014, 01:25 PM)...   Feb 21 2014, 09:07 PM
- - yesferatu   What part of the spirit summoning/fireball slingin...   Feb 21 2014, 09:17 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 21 2014, 02:17 PM)...   Feb 21 2014, 09:39 PM
|- - toturi   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 22 2014, 05...   Feb 22 2014, 07:00 AM
- - yesferatu   Don't give people 46/10 points in skills or 24...   Feb 21 2014, 09:45 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 21 2014, 02:45 PM)...   Feb 21 2014, 10:30 PM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 21 2014, 11...   Feb 24 2014, 11:55 PM
- - yesferatu   Actually, I think it was Sengir who said that. I...   Feb 21 2014, 10:58 PM
|- - cndblank   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 21 2014, 04:58 PM)...   Feb 24 2014, 08:45 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (cndblank @ Feb 24 2014, 01:45 PM) ...   Feb 24 2014, 08:51 PM
- - tjn   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 21 2014, 11:18 AM)...   Feb 22 2014, 11:18 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (tjn @ Feb 22 2014, 04:18 AM) It br...   Feb 24 2014, 07:26 PM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 24 2014, 07...   Feb 24 2014, 08:49 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Samoth @ Feb 24 2014, 01:49 PM) So...   Feb 24 2014, 08:57 PM
||- - tjn   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 24 2014, 03...   Feb 24 2014, 09:46 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 24 2014, 02...   Feb 24 2014, 09:30 PM
|- - toturi   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 25 2014, 03...   Feb 24 2014, 11:49 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (toturi @ Feb 24 2014, 04:49 PM) In...   Feb 25 2014, 02:34 PM
- - Sendaz   While I can agree 4 is a good starting point for a...   Feb 24 2014, 07:57 PM
- - Samoth   Please stop using the word verisimilitude. If the...   Feb 24 2014, 09:52 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Samoth @ Feb 24 2014, 02:52 PM) Pl...   Feb 24 2014, 10:01 PM
|- - Glyph   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 24 2014, 02...   Feb 25 2014, 08:43 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Glyph @ Feb 25 2014, 01:43 AM) Tha...   Feb 25 2014, 03:15 PM
- - Irion   @Tymeaus Jalynsfein The point is the SR Creation s...   Feb 25 2014, 06:28 AM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (Irion @ Feb 25 2014, 07:28 AM) It ...   Feb 25 2014, 12:46 PM
||- - Cain   QUOTE (Sengir @ Feb 25 2014, 04:46 AM) An...   Feb 28 2014, 08:23 AM
||- - Shortstraw   QUOTE (Cain @ Feb 28 2014, 06:23 PM) In S...   Mar 1 2014, 01:15 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Irion @ Feb 24 2014, 11:28 PM) @Ty...   Feb 25 2014, 02:37 PM
|- - Irion   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 25 2014, 03...   Feb 26 2014, 09:09 AM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (Irion @ Feb 26 2014, 10:09 AM) So ...   Feb 26 2014, 01:00 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Irion @ Feb 26 2014, 02:09 AM) Wel...   Feb 26 2014, 02:10 PM
||- - Samoth   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 26 2014, 03...   Feb 26 2014, 05:45 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Samoth @ Feb 26 2014, 10:45 AM) Yo...   Feb 26 2014, 06:08 PM
|- - Glyph   QUOTE (Irion @ Feb 26 2014, 01:09 AM) Eve...   Feb 27 2014, 02:26 AM
- - Falconer   Yesferatu: I'd say the best distro is Pri A Ma...   Feb 25 2014, 01:03 PM
- - Samoth   That is specifically what the OP asked for so you...   Feb 25 2014, 05:44 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Samoth @ Feb 25 2014, 10:44 AM) Th...   Feb 25 2014, 06:14 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 25 2014, 01...   Feb 25 2014, 10:54 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (tjn @ Feb 25 2014, 03:54 PM) Yes, ...   Feb 25 2014, 11:02 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 25 2014, 06...   Feb 25 2014, 11:07 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (tjn @ Feb 25 2014, 04:07 PM) Karma...   Feb 25 2014, 11:14 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 25 2014, 06...   Feb 26 2014, 02:29 AM
- - FuelDrop   Has someone run the numbers for Karma value of har...   Feb 25 2014, 11:12 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Feb 25 2014, 06:12 PM) ...   Feb 26 2014, 03:29 AM
- - Irion   @Sengir Well, relevant to the questions of how man...   Feb 26 2014, 03:07 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Irion @ Feb 26 2014, 08:07 AM) @Se...   Feb 26 2014, 03:21 PM
- - yesferatu   Wow, this thread certainly took off. 1. Falconer, ...   Feb 26 2014, 06:43 PM
- - Irion   Right. Damn, and I was already wondering why my ar...   Feb 27 2014, 07:05 AM
- - Falconer   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 26 2014, 01:43 PM)...   Feb 28 2014, 04:38 AM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Falconer @ Feb 27 2014, 11:38 PM) ...   Feb 28 2014, 09:07 AM
- - Falconer   tjn: very quick reply... no I didn't include ...   Feb 28 2014, 01:36 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Falconer @ Feb 28 2014, 08:36 AM) ...   Feb 28 2014, 04:51 PM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (tjn @ Feb 28 2014, 05:51 PM) At my...   Feb 28 2014, 07:27 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Sengir @ Feb 28 2014, 02:27 PM) I ...   Feb 28 2014, 10:54 PM
- - yesferatu   Unless my math is wrong, keeping Magic at C (assum...   Feb 28 2014, 04:37 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (yesferatu @ Feb 28 2014, 11:37 AM)...   Mar 1 2014, 04:23 AM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   I am all for re-tooling Character Gen. Karma Gen a...   Feb 28 2014, 04:56 PM
|- - tjn   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 28 2014, 11...   Feb 28 2014, 05:32 PM
||- - Irion   QUOTE (tjn @ Feb 28 2014, 06:32 PM) But t...   Mar 1 2014, 03:20 PM
||- - tjn   QUOTE (Irion @ Mar 1 2014, 10:20 AM) Not ...   Mar 1 2014, 04:53 PM
|- - Cain   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Feb 28 2014, 08...   Mar 1 2014, 06:24 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Cain @ Feb 28 2014, 11:24 PM) Gah,...   Mar 1 2014, 04:09 PM
||- - Cain   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Mar 1 2014, 08...   Mar 2 2014, 02:17 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 2 2014, 07:17 AM) Well,...   Mar 2 2014, 03:07 PM
||- - Shortstraw   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Mar 3 2014, 01...   Mar 2 2014, 03:17 PM
|||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Shortstraw @ Mar 2 2014, 08:17 AM)...   Mar 2 2014, 03:27 PM
||- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Mar 2 2014, 10...   Mar 2 2014, 07:07 PM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 1 2014, 07:24 AM) SR4.5...   Mar 2 2014, 08:16 PM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   The thing I like about Karma Gen is that you can S...   Feb 28 2014, 05:52 PM
- - Glyph   The thing with karmagen is that it was generous en...   Mar 1 2014, 03:46 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Glyph @ Feb 28 2014, 08:46 PM) The...   Mar 1 2014, 04:05 PM
- - Samoth   He means the most you could raise a skill using ka...   Mar 1 2014, 01:40 PM
- - Shortstraw   I know what he meant but he said "Period...   Mar 1 2014, 02:51 PM
- - Samoth   The benefit of karma generation is that it allows ...   Mar 1 2014, 06:33 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Samoth @ Mar 1 2014, 02:33 PM) The...   Mar 2 2014, 12:12 AM
- - Glyph   <Edit> Sorry, posted to the wrong topic   Mar 1 2014, 10:44 PM
- - FuelDrop   Hey there everyone, I'm hijacking this thread ...   Mar 2 2014, 12:05 AM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Mar 1 2014, 08:05 PM) H...   Mar 2 2014, 12:24 AM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Mar 2 2014, 08...   Mar 2 2014, 12:34 AM
|- - Lobo0705   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Mar 1 2014, 07:34 PM) t...   Mar 2 2014, 12:53 AM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Lobo0705 @ Mar 2 2014, 08:53 AM) W...   Mar 2 2014, 01:04 AM
||- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Mar 1 2014, 09:04 PM) I...   Mar 2 2014, 01:21 AM
||- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Mar 2 2014, 09...   Mar 2 2014, 01:29 AM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Lobo0705 @ Mar 1 2014, 08:53 PM) W...   Mar 2 2014, 01:16 AM
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