Apr 12, 2023 1:39 am
Some folks might be in need of the PDF. People may feel it’s grey territory to share digital copies. However, if we were sat around my kitchen table playing together, you’d all be using my book, so… Thats my view of it.
Attributes:
• Physique
• Agility
• Intellect
• Willpower
Roll 2d6+3 to generate each of the four stats.
In-game, you roll against your attribute score on a d20, aiming to meet it or roll under. So a Physique of 12 would have you aiming to roll anything from 1-12 on a d20 to succeed.
Concept:
This isn’t so much what you are, but rather who you are. It will be used to determine some skills you might have. It will also feature when we deal with things like advantage, disadvantage and setbacks.
• Meddlesome Kid
• Alcoholic Detective
• Retired Veteran
• Suspicious ER Nurse
Archetype:
• The Tough
• The Nimble
• The Smart
• The Gifted
Ones I’m not 100% on, but I do have access to:
• The Magi
• The Spirit Guardian
This is what you are. Each archetype has a prime attribute, a recovery roll and some special abilities.
Complications:
The next step is creating an interesting Complication for the character. Everyone has one, something that makes their life more difficult and exciting.
• Hunted by the police
• Has duties to a religious order
• Enemies with a former master
Equipment:
Players can start with any and all mundane equipment that makes sense for their character concept and archetype.
Each character also starts the game with one weird item.
Pay attention to encumbrance: In game terms, each character has an Encumbrance limit equal to their Physique score.
Final Details:
• Vitality - Same as Physique stat + 1point per level of character.
• Sanity - Same as Intellect stat.
• Luck - All characters start the game with 3 points of Luck.
• Money - Money is abstracted in this game. Players start with 2 Money, meaning their usually down on their luck and looking for a big score.
Optional:
Some questions that you might consider answering, just to flesh out your character. Pick one, two… a few?
Attributes:
• Physique
• Agility
• Intellect
• Willpower
Roll 2d6+3 to generate each of the four stats.
In-game, you roll against your attribute score on a d20, aiming to meet it or roll under. So a Physique of 12 would have you aiming to roll anything from 1-12 on a d20 to succeed.
Concept:
This isn’t so much what you are, but rather who you are. It will be used to determine some skills you might have. It will also feature when we deal with things like advantage, disadvantage and setbacks.
• Meddlesome Kid
• Alcoholic Detective
• Retired Veteran
• Suspicious ER Nurse
Archetype:
• The Tough
• The Nimble
• The Smart
• The Gifted
Ones I’m not 100% on, but I do have access to:
• The Magi
• The Spirit Guardian
This is what you are. Each archetype has a prime attribute, a recovery roll and some special abilities.
Complications:
The next step is creating an interesting Complication for the character. Everyone has one, something that makes their life more difficult and exciting.
• Hunted by the police
• Has duties to a religious order
• Enemies with a former master
Equipment:
Players can start with any and all mundane equipment that makes sense for their character concept and archetype.
Each character also starts the game with one weird item.
Pay attention to encumbrance: In game terms, each character has an Encumbrance limit equal to their Physique score.
Final Details:
• Vitality - Same as Physique stat + 1point per level of character.
• Sanity - Same as Intellect stat.
• Luck - All characters start the game with 3 points of Luck.
• Money - Money is abstracted in this game. Players start with 2 Money, meaning their usually down on their luck and looking for a big score.
Optional:
Some questions that you might consider answering, just to flesh out your character. Pick one, two… a few?
[ +- ] Stolen From Hunter the Reckoning
1. Who are your heroes or inspirational figures?
2. You have one significant personal item that you just can’t live without. What is it and why?
3. What are your character’s religious beliefs?
4. Why were you discharged from the military?
5. Your character has been arrested. Why?
6. Who has your character crossed?
7. If your character died tomorrow, what would they be remembered for?
8. Name someone your character has wronged.
9. Name something your character wants to learn.
10. Why are you estranged from your family?
11. Why didn’t you take that big opportunity?
12. What about your life makes you want to run away from it all?
13. What would you give for ultimate power?
14. Where did that scar come from?
15. What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
16. There’s a rumor about you going around. What is it? Is it true?
17. Why did you get that tattoo? What is it?
18. Would you rather be trusted or respected?
19. Your godfather, a strange man who rarely visited, arrived unannounced one day and gave you a gift. You never saw him again after that day. What was it?
20. You used to love playing by the pond with your little wooden boats as a child - until one day. What happened that day?
21. You always wondered about the odd monument in town/on campus. Every time you passed it, you felt your hair stand on end. What strange attachment do you have to the monument?
22. Your relative has been in convalescence for some time. You visit regularly. On your last visit, they told you something strange. What is it?
23. You and some friends found an old tunnel. Only you made it back alive. What happened down there?
24. That advert kept appearing in the newspaper every week. It read like a question, and for some reason you knew the answer. What was the question and answer?
25. A priest approached you and said he knew your parents before "the accident" and gave you something. What was it? Was there even an accident?
26. The gym was on a dead end street, and was usually busy by this time of night. When you arrived, it was like everyone had just left: a dumbbell rolling across the floor, a punch-bag still swinging. What was written on the walls?
27. A man ran up to you in the street one night, panic written across his face. He whispered something in your ear before rushing away. What was it?
28. Something is wrong with your brother or sister’s shadow. What is it?
29. Who did your character leave behind to live this life?
30. Your character is being blackmailed. Why and by whom?
31. Your character has a major phobia. What is it?
32. Your character had a major surgery in their teens. Why?
33. What was the last dream or nightmare your character remembers?
34. What double standards does your character have?
35. You arrived an hour late to your friend’s costume party, but their house seems to have been abandoned for years. You recognize the nearby cars of other people attending the party. Something is carved into the door. What did it say?
36. You’ve always felt a close affinity to a certain mythological creature. What is it?
37. There’s a family member not in any of your family photos. Who is it? Do you remember them ever being in the photos?
2. You have one significant personal item that you just can’t live without. What is it and why?
3. What are your character’s religious beliefs?
4. Why were you discharged from the military?
5. Your character has been arrested. Why?
6. Who has your character crossed?
7. If your character died tomorrow, what would they be remembered for?
8. Name someone your character has wronged.
9. Name something your character wants to learn.
10. Why are you estranged from your family?
11. Why didn’t you take that big opportunity?
12. What about your life makes you want to run away from it all?
13. What would you give for ultimate power?
14. Where did that scar come from?
15. What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
16. There’s a rumor about you going around. What is it? Is it true?
17. Why did you get that tattoo? What is it?
18. Would you rather be trusted or respected?
19. Your godfather, a strange man who rarely visited, arrived unannounced one day and gave you a gift. You never saw him again after that day. What was it?
20. You used to love playing by the pond with your little wooden boats as a child - until one day. What happened that day?
21. You always wondered about the odd monument in town/on campus. Every time you passed it, you felt your hair stand on end. What strange attachment do you have to the monument?
22. Your relative has been in convalescence for some time. You visit regularly. On your last visit, they told you something strange. What is it?
23. You and some friends found an old tunnel. Only you made it back alive. What happened down there?
24. That advert kept appearing in the newspaper every week. It read like a question, and for some reason you knew the answer. What was the question and answer?
25. A priest approached you and said he knew your parents before "the accident" and gave you something. What was it? Was there even an accident?
26. The gym was on a dead end street, and was usually busy by this time of night. When you arrived, it was like everyone had just left: a dumbbell rolling across the floor, a punch-bag still swinging. What was written on the walls?
27. A man ran up to you in the street one night, panic written across his face. He whispered something in your ear before rushing away. What was it?
28. Something is wrong with your brother or sister’s shadow. What is it?
29. Who did your character leave behind to live this life?
30. Your character is being blackmailed. Why and by whom?
31. Your character has a major phobia. What is it?
32. Your character had a major surgery in their teens. Why?
33. What was the last dream or nightmare your character remembers?
34. What double standards does your character have?
35. You arrived an hour late to your friend’s costume party, but their house seems to have been abandoned for years. You recognize the nearby cars of other people attending the party. Something is carved into the door. What did it say?
36. You’ve always felt a close affinity to a certain mythological creature. What is it?
37. There’s a family member not in any of your family photos. Who is it? Do you remember them ever being in the photos?
