Original Blackmoor Ability Scores

[Havard]

Michael TrescaJanuary 23, 2014 at 7:05 PM:

So if I read that character sheet right:

PERSONALITY | (SKILLS?)
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Brains | Horsemanship
Looks | Woodsmanship
Credibility (spelled incorrectly) | Leadership
Sex | Flying
Health | Seamanship
Strength | Cunning
Courage

Did I read that right? "Sex" was a stat?

Jon PetersonJanuary 23, 2014 at 7:23 PM:

Yes, well, "Sex" as in "sexual prowess" played a large role in the Blackmoor setting. The strong debt that Blackmoor owes to the Gor setting informs this. Early Blackmoor documents refer quite frequently to situations where a "Sex" stat would come in handy, if not downright essential to survival.

This sheet is reproduced in PatW, and there's some discussion about its properties to be found there.

Michael (Gronan) MornardJanuary 25, 2014 at 10:32 PM

* Pete Gaylord --> sexual prowess *

* claws own eyes out *


(KIDDING, PETE! KIDDING!)

Source: http://playingattheworld.blogspot.no/20 ... 3998393983


I'd be interested in hearing more about how the sexual prowess stat would be essential to survival...

-Havard