Okay been trying to work it out a bit and I think that the characters race will not be a trait. Simply doesn't work for balance and with humans not having any real set specialties it makes it a drag for their players. So Race will get it's own spot on the sheet.
So now to rethink the traits just a little. One trait will be your training package from Meny of course. Signs for this shouldn't be to tough from something as simple as your PC wearing their ID badge all the time or the bussiness op always wearing a suit in non-combat situations.
This opens the other two up for more character diversity.
So my old bussiness ops traits would be something like this:
Bussiness Package. Sign - Bussiness Suits
Trained by a Contract Killer. Sign - Physically fit with a workout routine
Born Leader. Sign - Always trying to take charge and organizing everything
Next I'll start looking at Flaws.
Musing and articles from Peter Amthor. Usually of a role playing game influence but I do drift into other directions occasionally. You can also find me on BlueSky at peteramthor.bsky.social. Comments and constructive criticism welcome.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Edge of Progress entry one
Been running a conversion through my head here lately. Taking Sla Industries (crunchy system with lots of stats and combat rules) and converting it to Over the Edge (system lite with fast resolution rules). Sounds like taking a Hot Dog and making a Kiwi out of it right? Well the original authors always said Sla wasn't about big guns and killing things but about the horror and conspiracy angle. But the rules made one believe otherwise. Of course a good crunchy combat system was still some what of the norm at the time the game came out. So I'm going to gut the combat beast and see if I can squeeze it into a smaller jar.
Where I see some problems. Ebb powers, straight up going to be a bitch getting it down to fit the streamlines of OtE. Probably going to have to bulk up the simple system for it just a bit.
But first off is Traits. In OtE you get three. A superior and two side traits to be exact. Your superior is supposed to be who you are and what you are about. But that's in a game world of (mostly) humans. In Sla you have a few majorly different races running about and which one you are is really important. So we'll make the Superior Trait your race.
The second trait will be your training package. Anything you may have recieved training for in Meny you would use this trait as it's score.
The third would be up to the player. This will help show up the differences between characters.
That's what's on my mind right now. Soon I'll post some more up as I wrap my head around it a bit more.
Where I see some problems. Ebb powers, straight up going to be a bitch getting it down to fit the streamlines of OtE. Probably going to have to bulk up the simple system for it just a bit.
But first off is Traits. In OtE you get three. A superior and two side traits to be exact. Your superior is supposed to be who you are and what you are about. But that's in a game world of (mostly) humans. In Sla you have a few majorly different races running about and which one you are is really important. So we'll make the Superior Trait your race.
The second trait will be your training package. Anything you may have recieved training for in Meny you would use this trait as it's score.
The third would be up to the player. This will help show up the differences between characters.
That's what's on my mind right now. Soon I'll post some more up as I wrap my head around it a bit more.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Cyberpunk 2020 roles
Been looking at picking up Team Fortress 2 for something to play after the kids are asleep. It looks like a good fun stress relieving first person shooter. Now while I was looking at the various classes for it I came to a thought.
One of the problems with Cyberpunk 2020 was trying to fit all the Roles together in a game. They were of a wide variety and it didn't really make sense for them to work together most of the time. So why not make different Roles to fit the specific style of game that you want to run. Team Fortress 2 already has a great breakdown for a combat action style of game. Basically breaking down the Solo role into specialties.
Team Fortress 2 has Scout, Heavy, Sniper, Spy, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, Engineer and Medic. For a humorous view of each class (except pyro and medic) you can check out the class trailers at: http://www.teamfortress.com/movies.htm.
In a Cyberpunk game each of them would get a special skill to fit them. Soldier would get the regular Solo one, Demoman would get explosive bonuses, Snipers would get a hella bonus on aimed distance shots, etc. The only one I probably wouldn't use is Pyro.
This would help with the Rogue Television idea I've been working on for years also. Various media type classes along with a security class.
One of the problems with Cyberpunk 2020 was trying to fit all the Roles together in a game. They were of a wide variety and it didn't really make sense for them to work together most of the time. So why not make different Roles to fit the specific style of game that you want to run. Team Fortress 2 already has a great breakdown for a combat action style of game. Basically breaking down the Solo role into specialties.
Team Fortress 2 has Scout, Heavy, Sniper, Spy, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, Engineer and Medic. For a humorous view of each class (except pyro and medic) you can check out the class trailers at: http://www.teamfortress.com/movies.htm.
In a Cyberpunk game each of them would get a special skill to fit them. Soldier would get the regular Solo one, Demoman would get explosive bonuses, Snipers would get a hella bonus on aimed distance shots, etc. The only one I probably wouldn't use is Pyro.
This would help with the Rogue Television idea I've been working on for years also. Various media type classes along with a security class.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Quick system thoughts
Thinking on system here a bit.
Part of me wants to start with the ole' red box D&D and add in what I need and drop what I don't. It's really a nice simple system and if I don't dump to much in it can stay that way. However some folks around here won't play anything with the D&D part in there. Also I could wind up with some malformed system that only works for those who helped put it together.
Writing up my own system from the ground up. I really enjoy doing this except for one big problem. I never finish them. Got several half written systems laying around that I've tossed off to the side and never looked at again.
D6 Fantasy. I know the rules here and they aren't to complex. But I would have to rewrite the magic system all over because I don't like it. That and the system itself just doesn't have the appeal to me for fantasy like it does for other genre's.
I could also find something all new but this is unlikely. Digging through a game just for the system or hoping to download the gem of a free system from all the open systems out there isn't something I want to do.
Anybody got any suggestions (like anybody reads this)? Would like a simple task resolution system and quick combat. Some sort of social system would also be nice to see with all the politics that could insue.
Part of me wants to start with the ole' red box D&D and add in what I need and drop what I don't. It's really a nice simple system and if I don't dump to much in it can stay that way. However some folks around here won't play anything with the D&D part in there. Also I could wind up with some malformed system that only works for those who helped put it together.
Writing up my own system from the ground up. I really enjoy doing this except for one big problem. I never finish them. Got several half written systems laying around that I've tossed off to the side and never looked at again.
D6 Fantasy. I know the rules here and they aren't to complex. But I would have to rewrite the magic system all over because I don't like it. That and the system itself just doesn't have the appeal to me for fantasy like it does for other genre's.
I could also find something all new but this is unlikely. Digging through a game just for the system or hoping to download the gem of a free system from all the open systems out there isn't something I want to do.
Anybody got any suggestions (like anybody reads this)? Would like a simple task resolution system and quick combat. Some sort of social system would also be nice to see with all the politics that could insue.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Project X
Okay I've decided to incorporate a lot of the setting stuff that my friend Max Hattuer and I worked on a few years back. Most of it will fit right in. Originally our ideas started off as 'SLA Industries by Gaslight' but quickly went past that. We used to call it Project X. Here's a few notes on it, I will flesh it all out better in future posts.
Golems. Created by the Guild of Biological Sciences. They look human for the most part but tend to be a bit larger and more muscular. However their skin is covered in stich marks where it has been sewn together. The guild managed to figure out how to grow the creatures but not with skin on them, so it's grown seperately in 'sheets' and then stiched together and then onto them. They are the brainchild of the guild leader Shelley Frankenstien using some of her late Uncle Victors research notes. These will be a PC race.
Guild of the New Science. These are those who have decided to go a different direction in their scientific studies than the Biological or Steam Guilds. They are after real power, electrical power. Headed up my Prof. Tesla they power their section of the city with steady glowing electric lights and arm their most trusted constibles with Lightening Throwers.
The Church. They are the ruling class. Their Popes words are the laws of the land, and those who are closest to him help choose those words. But go against them and you may fall target to the Inquisition or the even to the Silence. So do what they tell you, go to your required sermons and pay your tithings and everything will be just fine.
More later.
Golems. Created by the Guild of Biological Sciences. They look human for the most part but tend to be a bit larger and more muscular. However their skin is covered in stich marks where it has been sewn together. The guild managed to figure out how to grow the creatures but not with skin on them, so it's grown seperately in 'sheets' and then stiched together and then onto them. They are the brainchild of the guild leader Shelley Frankenstien using some of her late Uncle Victors research notes. These will be a PC race.
Guild of the New Science. These are those who have decided to go a different direction in their scientific studies than the Biological or Steam Guilds. They are after real power, electrical power. Headed up my Prof. Tesla they power their section of the city with steady glowing electric lights and arm their most trusted constibles with Lightening Throwers.
The Church. They are the ruling class. Their Popes words are the laws of the land, and those who are closest to him help choose those words. But go against them and you may fall target to the Inquisition or the even to the Silence. So do what they tell you, go to your required sermons and pay your tithings and everything will be just fine.
More later.
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