Stormlight RPG – comparative tables

[mike.the.monk]

I made these tables for myself to understand similarities and differences and figured I'd share.

For example, now that I can see all three Surge area attacks side-by-side (bottom table), I like Progression the best because it has the cheapest Investiture cost and you can choose which characters in the area to affect rather than having to attack everyone in the area like Division does.

Spren test assistance (all of them can assist with Lore tests on topics they are familiar with)

 

Radiant Order	Skills they can assist with (granting advantage)	Other things they can assist with
Windrunner	Leadership tests	Keeping track of time, predicting highstorms, pushing objects weighing no more than 0.1 pounds (at Third Ideal, no more than 1 pound)
Skybreaker	Intimidation tests	Investigating crimes, determining guilt or innocence
Dustbringer	Crafting tests	Setting traps, dismantling objects
Edgedancer	Insight tests	Finding common ground, understanding someone you don’t share a culture with
Truthwatcher	Persuasion tests	Approaching and engaging in new experiences, understanding others’ perspectives
Lightweaver	Deduction tests, tests to determine if someone is lying (Third Ideal)	Language deciphering, figuring out patterns (including ciphers and codes), picking locks
Elsecaller	Deduction tests, Discipline tests, Stealth tests
Willshaper	Survival tests	Travel and fair trade, pushing objects weighing no more than 0.1 pounds, silent communication no more than 25 words long
Stoneward	Athletics test	Supporting or coordinating individuals (especially unruly ones)

 

Which heroic paths fit with which Radiant Orders? (The handbook lists this info in reverse, where each Radiant Order has a list of which heroic paths fit with it)

	Heroic paths	Radiant orders that are a good fit
Agent	Investigator	Skybreaker, Dustbringer, Truthwatcher, Lightweaver, Elsecaller
	Spy	Windrunner, Skybreaker, Lightweaver
	Thief	Dustbringer, Edgedancer, Truthwatcher, Lightweaver
Envoy	Diplomat	Skybreaker, Edgedancer, Truthwatcher, Lightweaver
	Faithful	Edgedancer, Truthwatcher, Elsecaller
	Mentor	Windrunner, Edgedancer, Elsecaller, Willshaper, Stoneward
Hunter	Archer	Windrunner, Skybreaker, Dustbringer
	Assassin	Skybreaker, Dustbringer, Lightweaver
	Tracker	Dustbringer, Edgedancer, Stoneward
Leader	Champion	Windrunner, Edgedancer, Willshaper, Stoneward
	Officer	Windrunner, Elsecaller, Willshaper, Stoneward
	Politico	Lightweaver, Willshaper
Scholar	Artifabrian	Dustbringer, Willshaper, Truthwatcher
	Strategist	Skybreaker, Dustbringer, Truthwatcher, Lightweaver, Elsecaller
	Surgeon	Edgedancer, Truthwatcher, Elsecaller, Willshaper
Warrior	Duelist	Windrunner, Skybreaker, Stoneward
	Shardbearer	Stoneward
	Soldier	Windrunner, Elsecaller, Willshaper, Stoneward

 

All Surge attacks (anything that directly deals damage) vs. a single character

	Cohesion: Stone Spear	Division	Gravitation: Gravitational Slam	Gravitation: Lashing Shot	Tension: Fine Control	Transformation: Living Soulcasting
Attack roll vs. Defense	Cohesion vs. Physical	Division vs. Spiritual	Gravitation vs. Physical	Gravitation vs. Physical	Tension vs. Physical	Transformation vs. Spiritual
# of levels of [Surge] needed to access this talent	1	0	1	2	4	1
Damage dice (# of) and type	2d* impact	3d* spirit   Upgrade to 4d* spirit (+4 levels)	1d* impact per 10ft moved   Upgrade to 4d* for 40ft moved (+1 level). Upgrade to greater distance/rounds (+1 level).	2d* impact	2d* impact	3d* spirit
Range	60ft	Melee   Upgrade to 20ft (+1 level). Upgrade to 30ft (+2 levels total). Upgrade to 100ft (+3 levels total).	Melee   Windrunner only: Upgrade to 20ft (+2 levels Adhesion)	Melee for object propelled, and as far as you want for attack distance.   Windrunner only: Upgrade to 20ft for object propelled (+2 levels Adhesion)	25ft	Melee   Upgrade to 20ft (+3 levels).
Investiture cost	1	1	1	1 per attack distance divided by Gravitation rate.	1 per round   Upgrade to 1 total (+2 levels).	1
# of actions	2	2   Upgrade to 1 (+4 levels)	1	2	2 to initiate, 1 per attack	2

 

Area attacks (all of these are vs. Physical)

	Division	Transformation	Progression
# of levels of [Surge] needed to access this talent	3	3	1
Damage dice (# of) and type	3d* energy   Upgrade to 4d* energy (+1 level required)	2d* energy	2d* impact or keen
Range	Melee   Upgrade to 20ft (+1 level). Upgrade to 30ft (+2 levels total). Upgrade to 100ft (+3 levels total).	Melee   Upgrade to 20ft (+1 level).	Melee   Edgedancer only: Upgrade to 20ft (+2 levels Abrasion)
Max size	25 ft	20 ft	20 ft
Investiture cost	3 for any size area	1-5 depending on size.   Upgrade to 1 Investiture for Large and 3 for Gargantuan (+1 level).	1 for any size area
# of actions	2   Upgrade to 1 (+1 level)	2	2   Upgrade to 1 (+3 levels)
Skill test required?	Yes. DC 0 for clean air, DC 5 for vapor, DC 10 for liquids.   Upgrade for -5 to DCs (+1 level)	Yes, DC 10 for clean air, DC 15 for vapors, DC 20 for liquids.	No
Choose targets?	No, must affect everyone in area	Yes, can choose what area to affect and thus what characters to affect.	Yes

Edited February 23 by mike.the.monk
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