GamesTopica.Net » rpgs http://www.gamestopica.net Topics and Ideas for all sort of Game Creations Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:58:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Swords for the Dragon Age PnP RPG http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/12/swords-for-the-dragon-age-pnp-rpg/ http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/12/swords-for-the-dragon-age-pnp-rpg/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:00:04 +0000 extrakun http://www.gamestopica.net/?p=1350 The official Green Ronin’s GM guide to Dragon Age came with a few items; In preparing for my first game, I’ve decided to give the PCs some more items to play with, and have the idea of using existing items from the CRPG instead of coming up with my own. So today I would start with enchanted swords, and slowing move my way down. The list comes from the official Prima’s Strategy Guide, to give credits where it is due.

Also bear in mind that currently there are no rules for runes at all for enchanted items, so they are significantly weaker than they could be in the CRPG. GMs who wish to have a less emphasis on gears may want to keep it this way.

Until Green Ronin comes up with the various steel and metal used to forge weapons in the game, assume the enchanted weapons does base damage as usual. Generious GMs can give damage bonuses based on the material (for example, Iron -1, Grey Iron +0, Steel +1 and so on).

As the PnP system uses a curve instead of a linear system from the CRPG, I halved all stat bonuses by 2, always rounding up (lest some items become useless)

Daggers

Beastman’s Dagger: +1d3 backstab damage
Crow Dagger: +1d6 backstab damage
Darkspawn Dagger: Requires minimum dexterity +1, reduces AR by 1 for this hit
Enchanted Dagger: +2 Attack
Fang: +6 Attack
Gift of the Grey: +1 Stunt Point
Noble’s Dagger: +1 electricity damage
The Rose Thorn: +1 Dexterity, restores 1 HP every 2 round, +1 damage, +1 Stunt Point, +2d6 backstab damage
Thorn of the Gods: +1 damage, reduces AR by 3 for this hit
Thorn of the Dead Gods: +1 damage, reduces AR by 1 for this hit
Varathorn’s Dar’Misu: reduces AR by 2 for this hit, +3 Attack

Shortswords/Longswords

If a name of an item below doesn’t have the word ‘longsword’, whether it is a shortsword or a longsword is up to the GM to decide.

Darkspawn Longsword: Minimum Dexterity +1, reduces AR by 1 for current hit
Dwyn’s Sword: Messy Kills (GM describes death in the most gory manner possible?), +1 to resist rolls vs. spells
Cousland Sword: +1 Damage, +2 Attack, Warrior/Rogue only
Fine Dwarven Blade: +1 Attack
Imperial Edge: +1 damage, +1 Stunt Point, +3 Attack
Keening Blade: Reduce AR by 2 for this hit, +3 Attack, +2 cold damage, Warrior only
King Mairc’s Blade: AR 1 against cold damage, restoratve spells grant +1 Health per die rolled, Warrior only
Oathkeepr: Reduces AR by 2 for this hit, restorative spells grant +1 Health per die rolled
Saw Sword: +1 damage, 1 additional SP if dragon dice is odd
The Green Blade: AR 1 against natural damage, +2 damage against beasts
Topsider’s Honor: AR 2 against natural damage, +1 damage against spirits

by Extrakun
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]]> The official Green Ronin’s GM guide to Dragon Age came with a few items; In preparing for my first game, I’ve decided to give the PCs some more items to play with, and have the idea of using existing items from the CRPG instead of coming up with my own. So today I would start with enchanted swords, and slowing move my way down. The list comes from the official Prima’s Strategy Guide, to give credits where it is due.

Also bear in mind that currently there are no rules for runes at all for enchanted items, so they are significantly weaker than they could be in the CRPG. GMs who wish to have a less emphasis on gears may want to keep it this way.

Until Green Ronin comes up with the various steel and metal used to forge weapons in the game, assume the enchanted weapons does base damage as usual. Generious GMs can give damage bonuses based on the material (for example, Iron -1, Grey Iron +0, Steel +1 and so on).

As the PnP system uses a curve instead of a linear system from the CRPG, I halved all stat bonuses by 2, always rounding up (lest some items become useless)

Daggers

Beastman’s Dagger: +1d3 backstab damage
Crow Dagger: +1d6 backstab damage
Darkspawn Dagger: Requires minimum dexterity +1, reduces AR by 1 for this hit
Enchanted Dagger: +2 Attack
Fang: +6 Attack
Gift of the Grey: +1 Stunt Point
Noble’s Dagger: +1 electricity damage
The Rose Thorn: +1 Dexterity, restores 1 HP every 2 round, +1 damage, +1 Stunt Point, +2d6 backstab damage
Thorn of the Gods: +1 damage, reduces AR by 3 for this hit
Thorn of the Dead Gods: +1 damage, reduces AR by 1 for this hit
Varathorn’s Dar’Misu: reduces AR by 2 for this hit, +3 Attack

Shortswords/Longswords

If a name of an item below doesn’t have the word ‘longsword’, whether it is a shortsword or a longsword is up to the GM to decide.

Darkspawn Longsword: Minimum Dexterity +1, reduces AR by 1 for current hit
Dwyn’s Sword: Messy Kills (GM describes death in the most gory manner possible?), +1 to resist rolls vs. spells
Cousland Sword: +1 Damage, +2 Attack, Warrior/Rogue only
Fine Dwarven Blade: +1 Attack
Imperial Edge: +1 damage, +1 Stunt Point, +3 Attack
Keening Blade: Reduce AR by 2 for this hit, +3 Attack, +2 cold damage, Warrior only
King Mairc’s Blade: AR 1 against cold damage, restoratve spells grant +1 Health per die rolled, Warrior only
Oathkeepr: Reduces AR by 2 for this hit, restorative spells grant +1 Health per die rolled
Saw Sword: +1 damage, 1 additional SP if dragon dice is odd
The Green Blade: AR 1 against natural damage, +2 damage against beasts
Topsider’s Honor: AR 2 against natural damage, +1 damage against spirits

]]> http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/12/swords-for-the-dragon-age-pnp-rpg/feed/ 0 Qitai: Tales from Jiang Hu http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/05/qitai-tales-from-jiang-hu/ http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/05/qitai-tales-from-jiang-hu/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 04:49:28 +0000 extrakun http://www.gamestopica.net/?p=1031 This has been something that I wanted to do for some time – a Wuxia conversion for Fate/SoTC. In many senses, a Wuxia game is pretty much like pulp ficition (I hope to explain why in a later article) and I think the Fate system is perfect for such a genre. I will begin writing the game one page per day and am starting a designer journal for it. Please feel free to share suggestions, gives comments and etc.

One thing for now is that I think I would put the game out on as “donation-ware” with an optional “buy if you like it”. After all, this is just my first work :D

First chapter coming up tonight!

by Extrakun
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]]> This has been something that I wanted to do for some time – a Wuxia conversion for Fate/SoTC. In many senses, a Wuxia game is pretty much like pulp ficition (I hope to explain why in a later article) and I think the Fate system is perfect for such a genre. I will begin writing the game one page per day and am starting a designer journal for it. Please feel free to share suggestions, gives comments and etc.

One thing for now is that I think I would put the game out on as “donation-ware” with an optional “buy if you like it”. After all, this is just my first work :D

First chapter coming up tonight!

]]> http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/05/qitai-tales-from-jiang-hu/feed/ 0 Nobilis: Sample of Play and Introduction http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/04/nobilis-sample-of-play-and-introduction/ http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/04/nobilis-sample-of-play-and-introduction/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:11:15 +0000 extrakun http://www.gamestopica.net/?p=870 When Hogshead (and Guardians of Order later) went down, so did a couple of Nobilis resources (or maybe my google-fu is too weak to locate them). So I have uploaded here (and please do tell me if I should need to take them down) for the players of my upcoming games, as well as any others who may need it.

Nobilis Downloads

Title: Nobilis EnNobled Flyer
Description: A 'brochure' for a new player to Nobilis. Welcome to the struggle between Creation and Oblivion!
File: nobilis_ennobledflyer_usletter.pdf
Title: Nobilis Example of Play
Description: An example of play from the Nobilis rule-book. Jump on top of explosions, reverse heat-seeking missiles and perform other impossible miracles!
File: nobilis_exampleofplay_sample.pdf
Title: Nobilis Introduction
Description: An introduction to the meta-setting and world of Nobilis
File: nobilis_introduction_sample.pdf
by Extrakun
©2012 GamesTopica.Net. All Rights Reserved.from GamesTopica.Net
]]> When Hogshead (and Guardians of Order later) went down, so did a couple of Nobilis resources (or maybe my google-fu is too weak to locate them). So I have uploaded here (and please do tell me if I should need to take them down) for the players of my upcoming games, as well as any others who may need it.

Nobilis Downloads

Title: Nobilis EnNobled Flyer
Description: A 'brochure' for a new player to Nobilis. Welcome to the struggle between Creation and Oblivion!
File: nobilis_ennobledflyer_usletter.pdf
Title: Nobilis Example of Play
Description: An example of play from the Nobilis rule-book. Jump on top of explosions, reverse heat-seeking missiles and perform other impossible miracles!
File: nobilis_exampleofplay_sample.pdf
Title: Nobilis Introduction
Description: An introduction to the meta-setting and world of Nobilis
File: nobilis_introduction_sample.pdf
]]> http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/04/nobilis-sample-of-play-and-introduction/feed/ 2 GameMastering is not just for master storytellers http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/04/gamemastering-is-not-just-for-master-storytellers/ http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/04/gamemastering-is-not-just-for-master-storytellers/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:21:39 +0000 extrakun http://www.gamestopica.net/?p=730 Over time I have asked people to GM games for me I got the response “But I am not a very good storyteller”. That’s a valid objection, but not a insurmontable one, as this article over at PopCultureOfDestruction.Com shows. Please read it and tell me if you are willing to GM a game for me please (I am always the group’s GM!)

by Extrakun
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]]> Over time I have asked people to GM games for me I got the response “But I am not a very good storyteller”. That’s a valid objection, but not a insurmontable one, as this article over at PopCultureOfDestruction.Com shows. Please read it and tell me if you are willing to GM a game for me please (I am always the group’s GM!)

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