@BESW (or anyone else with Bubblegumshoe experience), does it make sense to have the same NPC be a Like to one PC and Hate to another PC? I'm trying to convert an adventure a friend of mine wrote in something else (he wants to know whether it works in BBGS), and it draws an additional source of drama from PC-NPC-PC triangles.
@Anaphory it actually makes perfect sense, likes are meant to represent a personal relationship or attitude with/towards a character
If one PC character has a friend who another PC character doesn't like, that isn't disallowed by the game at all
Maybe don't do that too often but when done in moderation a difference of opinion between PC's about an NPC can create drama that is good for the game
I don't recall if our group had a character that was a like for one PC but a hate for another, but we at least had one NPC we needed help from who someone had a hate with, I think.
Also, because you asked about that I want to point out that likes can be sorta one sided. My character in our bubblegumshoe game has an NPC who likes her even though she kinda looks down on him
It's only a 1 point like, and it was made during play as a plot point
She really dislikes him but could probably get him to help with something if she could actually bring herself to ask for that from him
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loves are reserved for higher numbers put into the relationship
@kviiri ah, all the blue ones are PC characters
I,... think the pink boxes are family and the teal are non-family NPCs?
I am not sure about that though
I was going to say that they corresponded to which NPC's showed up in any of our sessions yet,.... but at least one NPC doesn't correspond to that if it were the case
though one doesn't seem to be actual family for the pink boxes either
at least I don't think 'Bo Boy' Boyd is family to Marko
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I mostly run FATE based games but I have some players that still want to play a homegrown game but want more rules heavy stuff like GURPS. I think the GURPS premise, but the rules are little more complex than I want.
Is there a good generic system out there that is heavier than FATE but simpler than GURPS that someone suggests as a compromise between my 'power' players and me.
I personally don't believe that much in a single system covering everything, so I would recommend against it. I haven't tried out Fate myself but that's one case where I think it could work reasonably well, because the mechanics are fluid enough for players to bring in the tropes themselves.
Well, you could try something D20 based indeed. Dungeons and Dragons and derivatives are quite good for tactical combat. As long as your players are not of the kind that is bothered by the fact that wounds are healed by a long rest.
If you want a different approach to a more narrative-focused game, Apocalypse World is already post-apo with low magic (the psychic maelstrom). It's a bad fit for tactical combat, but good for some power-tripping and character exploration.
The second edition of Apocalypse World was recently released, and I'm unclear what's significantly different about it from the first edition. I've even been told it's substantively identical, by someone who was nonetheless very excited about 2e.
The Kickstarter says, "You'll see a couple of obvi...
It should be noted having to do with 1e is not problematic.
@ToddWCrone I didn't like it much personally, either - we played it in the form of Deadlands: Reloaded and found that it had more rules detracting from rather than supporting the experience we sought.
The thing with Apocalypse World is, it's a very simple system but in a certain sense rather rules-heavy. The playbooks and move sheets promise the players lots of stuff upon successful rolls, and a GM experienced elsewhere might have to get used to the players pulling off seemingly impossible stuff by rolling well.
It's designed for cinematics and fulfilling the tropes in post-apocalyptic fiction like Mad Max way more than being realistic or challenging.
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@JoshuaAslanSmith what happned was another question came up that was a dupe of yours, and then doppel did an edit, and then I think I edited that edit ...
Glad to be of such service as one can. :)
Took me some searching to find which question/answer I thought this question was a dupe of.
@NautArch I'm swamped this week in terms of free time. As for continuation, maybe someone else can step in my place? I built a very weak character because I figured it was only for a one-shot, and don't really want to play as him again. But if someone else joined in my place, they would not have much catching up to do.
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