Programming notes - There are two versions of
Verne 1.0
INTRODUCTION - This is a semi-automated
adventurer creator for Verne. The way it works is
pretty simple:
1. Go to the next page
2. Initialize things by hitting the red reset button
3. Answer the questions from your adventurer’s
point of view, or hit the “random” button to
generate a semi-random selection of answers
4. When you are happy with the answers, hit the
“calculate” button. This will generate both a
nationality and a profession for the adventurer
5. Go to the adventurer sheet on the last page
and hit the “make adventurer” button. This will
generate a full selection of Attributes, skills and
Traits for the adventurer.
There a number of ways you can do this for
generating adventurers, and some hidden tips
and tricks. We recommend that if you are going to
generate adventurers using the questions, that you
get three tries at it. If you do not like the results of
your first questions, you can change up to three
answers and try again, and then one more time if
you still do not like it. As long as you keep track of
the changes, this gives you three adventurers to
choose from.
Now for some detailed stuff. This adventurer
creator works off of Victorian stereotypes. Each
answer has weighting factors that will lean it
towards a nationality and a profession. The total
result of your answers is in the bar graphs on the
lower left of the page. And because it is based on
stereotypes, you can “game the system” fairly
easily. For instance, if you choose a sexist Catholic
who values his reputation above all else, thinks his
nation is strong (but is not sure of it) and prefers style
over substance, you’re well on your way to a
Spaniard (an Italian would value love over all else).
Or, if you choose a Protestant who knows his nation
is a major player, is slightly racist, prefers order to
chaos and believes troubles are to be endured,
then congratulations, you’re probably going to be
an Englishman.
The wealth of an adventurer is based on the
Verne rules and EABA guidelines. This means there
can be extraordinary variation in wealth. Some
professions pay more than others, the Wealth Trait
magnifies this, and skill levels also adjust things. You
can have a starting adventurer who is destitute, or
one who has a country manor and owns their own
ocean-going steamship.
this pdf. One is designed expressly for pdfExpert for
the iPad, which is one of the few apps capable of
handling the forms and calculations, though it
requires a number of ugly programming tricks to
do so. The other version is designed for desktop
implementations of the Acrobat Reader. The only
difference is the placement of the form fields, since
pdfExpert does not align text in the exact same way
as a normal computer using Acrobat.
There are two hidden buttons right below the
“reset” button on ther second page. These toggle
diagnostic windows on the upper left of that page
to show results of the questions or which program
subroutines have run.
The adventurer sheet has a few tricks of its own.
First, it automatically figures your Hit Brackets, taking
into account the Verne setting adjustments. As best
it can, skills are generated according to Verne
norms and it tries to give adventurers a second
language according to their personal affinities.
Gear and savings default to normal EABA
amounts. Clicking the word “value” at the top of
this box will toggle the costs in and out of Verne
mode (1/6th cost for goods, 1/20th cost for income).
The small circle next to the word “unspent” in
the lower right is green if all calculations are up to
date, and red if you have made any changes that
require recalculation. Clicking the word “unspent”
will recalculate things based on your changes.
Clicking “make adventurer” will reset the
adventurer to the default.
You can make changes to most spots on the
sheet. You can adjust attributes and it will calculate
the new costs. If you put the word “Toughness” on a
Trait line, it will recognize it and adjust your Hit
Brackets accordingly. You can add new skills and
gear and so on, but you will have to adjust the
values manually.You might want to adjust any
second language to make sure all adventurers can
talk to each other.
The arrows at the top and bottom of the
picture oval will run through a selection of eighteen
Victorian personages, but there is no way at this
time to put in a custom picture of your own.
Clicking on the Hits track will mark a damage
“X” through that hit, and clicking on the word “hits”
will erase all damage marks. There is no way at this
time to cycle through the different types of damage
marks.
Have fun!
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0. Are you a man or a woman? Man Woman

1. Are you Protestant, Catholic, or other? Protestant Catholic Other
2. Have you ever killed anyone? Yes No
3. Have you ever killed and eaten an animal? Yes No
4. Are you single-minded in pursuit of your goals? Yes No
5. Do you have a regular job? Yes Not at the moment Work is what others do
6. Are you well off? Very much so Somewhat I get by No
7. Do you like to travel? Very much so Somewhat Not at all
8. Do you prefer theory, or practice? A
A little
little of
of each
each Theory Practice
9. Have you ever been arrested in your native land? Yes No Not quite
10. Are troubles to be endured, or railed against? Change what you Endured Rail against
can, endure the rest
11. Do you have a college education? Yes No
12. Do you prefer order, or chaos? Order Chaos
13. Do you know how things work? Yes A little bit No
14. Is the journey as important as the destination? More important Same Less import.
15. Can a woman do a man's job? Yes Sometimes No
16. Is style more important than substance? Yes No
17. Are you reserved, or outgoing? Reserved Only outgoing with friends Outgoing
18. My nation sets the standard for lesser nations to follow? Yes No
19. How long will you remember Until honor is satisfied A while Quick to anger, quick to
a personal slight? forgive
20. Does the world understand your vision? Yes No I have no need for vision
21. How important is tradition and continuity? Very much so Somewhat Not at all
22. Do you prefer the city, or the wilds? City bustle Wilderness Each has its charms
23. Are you the curious type? Yes Only for a few things No
24. Are rules meant to be broken? Yes Just the inconvenient ones No
25. Are all men created equal? Yes Only within their race No
26. Who do you respect most: speakers, thinkers, or doers? Speakers Thinkers Doers
27. Which would you be least willing to sacrifice for a friend? Wealth Reputation Love
28. Do you respect the decisions of Respect and agree Respect, I respect no decisions
higher authority? with even if I disagree save my own
29. Do you prefer it warm, or cold? Warm Cold Neither
30. Is your nation a major player on the world stage? All know that it is so I think so Sadly, no

Adventurer: Detective Wealth

Big game hunter British
Description: Explorer American
Artist German
Scientist French
(ex)Soldier Italian
Servant Russian
Reporter Norwegian
(ex)Criminal Irish
Dilettante Scottish
Engineer Spanish
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