HW (yet again)

From: TTrotsky_at_aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:45:06 EDT


Rick Meints:

<< Basically, there are two main forms of character creation:
 

  1. Write 100 words (more or less) describing your character.
  2. Use keywords that you pick from various lists, and then round out the character with a few extra descriptive sentences.>>

    I hadn't realised those were supposed to be different forms of character generation (duh!) - at any rate its those that I was feeling apprehensive about, although I am quite prepared to admit I may change my mind when I see the final version. I had been under the impression there was some alternative method to the one or two listed above, and that's what I was interested in. I take it I'm wrong? :-(

Kevin Rose:

<< Uh, not exactly. In the version I've seen you get Orlanth the farmer, who
is associated with Barntar. But Barntar is not shown. >>

     I stand corrected, and I have to confess to not realising there was much of a difference. Barntar may, of course, be in the Orlanthi Book.

<<Unless the GM is willing and able to make up the entire magic system there really isn't much there. You get a word or two with no idea of how it is supposed to
work in a game. <sarcasm> "I attack with 25 SPs of combat magic" is just so much improved in roleplay and storytelling over "I hit him with a sunspear." </sarcasm> >>  

    I'm pretty sure that this additional detail will be in there eventually, although it might not be until the Orlanthi Book and its counterparts for other cultures. While I have no 'inside info' on this, it seems such an obviously essential thing to do that I really can't believe they're not going to put it in. And that *isn't* a sarcastic comment :-)

Forward the glorious Red Army!

    Trotsky


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