Now first off I'm sorry for asking this but as my data-search roll failed somewhat spectacularly I am somewhat stuck.
I'm fairly consistent with the BP system and have no problem putting things together and so I find myself feeling the need to get to grips with the Karmagen system as well (mostly due to discussions on here that I cannot add anything useful to as my background knowledge in Karmagen is so low).
I'm aware that the system is somewhat crippled due to not getting a errata so some of my understanding might be of from RAW slightly.
Ok my basic understanding is attributes are either natively at 1 and increases are based on “new rating times five karma”
Giving a the following costs
Attribute / Cost
1 = 0
2 = 10
3 = 25
4 = 45
5 = 70
6 = 100
This seems to be making metatypes costly because in effect because a human would spend the same karma to get to the same level. But the metatypes get their racial benefits (non stat) such as visual enhancements and stat caps for free.
The other version of the rules I have seen (mostly AH’s implied Errata) says metatype cost is equal in karma to the normal BP and gives the expected visual and cap changes plus starts the stats at their native minimum (such as plus 3 to body for a Ork) giving us the following
Ork 20
Body Agility Reaction Strength
1 0 0 0 0
2 0 10 10 0
3 0 25 25 0
4 0 45 45 20
5 25 70 70 45
6 55 100 100 75
7 90 110
8 130 150
9 175
Charisma Intuition Logic Willpower
1 0 0 0 0
2 10 10 10 10
3 25 25 25 25
4 45 45 45 45
5 70 70 70 70
6 100 100
Or a Dwarf 25
Body Agility Reaction Strength
1 0 0 0 0
2 0 10 10 0
3 15 25 25 0
4 35 45 45 20
5 60 70 70 45
6 90 100 75
7 125 110
8 150
Charisma Intuition Logic Willpower
1 0 0 0 0
2 10 10 10 0
3 25 25 25 15
4 45 45 45 35
5 70 70 70 60
6 100 100 100 90
Is that right or am I completely getting the wrong end of the stick?