tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672438479721829981.post4630517350715929694..comments2024-03-22T19:55:23.602+01:00Comments on Underground Adventures: Explaining Free Kriegsspiel to Various Types of PlayersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672438479721829981.post-57856407856683162062020-10-10T21:40:09.086+02:002020-10-10T21:40:09.086+02:00Here's a few examples:
I. Barons of Braunstei...Here's a few examples:<br /><br />I. Barons of Braunstein by Pits Perilous<br />Write down a 30 words description/background narrative of your character, including any special skills or knowledge.<br /><br />II. Landshut by Norbert G. Matausch<br />Pick 3-4 traits. You have 3 Hits.<br /><br />III. FKR Shadowrun by Me, using Shadowrun 1E as a sourcebook<br />I just picked the Archetypes, removed the numbers. Any stat of 6 got a positive descriptor, any stat of 1 got a negative descriptor. I recorded the skills without numbers, same for spells and gear, and used these informations to adjudicate the results of actions, what characters knew how to do, who they knew, etc.<br /><br />IV. Any Planet is Earth by Jim Parkin<br />You actually have a good example here of a fun chargen minigame, inspired by Classic Traveller. You roll for your service and then for what happens during terms of services. You gain skills, stats increases, equipment or interesting rumors. No numbers.<br /><br />V. Fast-Forward, by me<br />Another take on a traveller-like chargen minigame. Some numbers (2d6 for stats, though they're descriptive only, again no player-facing stat mods), you roll for skills and equipment as well as flavor stuff like where you come from or how you dress, and that generates your character's history at the same time as their abilities and knowledge.<br /><br />VI. My take on OD&D (Three Little Brown Books)<br />Fighters only, no demihumans, everyone is neutral and there are no alignment languages, no XP modifiers from STR/INT/WIS, no missile modifiers from DEX, no HD modifiers from CON, no reaction modifiers from CHA. Doesn't make a big difference since mods are rare and limited to +/-1 in 3LBB D&D. Makes getting a magic sword even more of a special thing. Players don't record armour class scores because all leather wearing humans have AC 7 and all AC 7 ever means is leather.Wizard Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976996808553118026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672438479721829981.post-7656942527523334102020-10-09T08:18:28.443+02:002020-10-09T08:18:28.443+02:00No player-facing rules huh... what does char-gen l...No player-facing rules huh... what does char-gen look like in a free kriegsspiel game? Or more specifically, what does it look like in *your* games?Spwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247063374457045751noreply@blogger.com