BRP Rome!

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

Jason, any chance that you cost post some more on EBRP?

EMBRP, or Even More Basic Roleplaying, is my bastardized version of BRP that I use for impromptu gaming.

It differs from regular BRP in that:

- there are only criticals (no specials/impales/etc.) and they're at 1/10 of the skill
- HP are CON+SIZ for PCs, and just equal to CON for everyone else
- The lowest damage bonus is 1d3, not 1d4
- Most skills have a base chance equal a characteristic (either 1/2, the whole characteristic, 2x or characteristic + characteristic), including weapon skills
- Armor is always randomly rolled
- APP is back to CHA

If needed, an NPC's stats are:

- Chump = Characteristics = 10, Skills = 35%
- Competent = Characteristics = 13, Skills = 50%
- Skilled = Characteristics 15, Skills 75%
- Deadly = Characteristics 18, Skills 90%

I can run almost any game featuring humans off the top of my head with this version of the system.

[Atgxtg]

Interesting. I'm especially fond of the damage bonus. One thing I don't like about RQ/BRP is the db progression. Any chance of an upload?

I'd rather see something smother like 1d2/1d4/1d6/1d8 etc. instead of off another D6 every 16 points. Something like a die shift every 5 points seems about right.

Maybe I'll put up parts of my unnamed BRP variant. I did away with hit points and used a wounding system, so I didn't think it would go over well.

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

Any chance of an upload?

That was it.

[Atgxtg]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

That was it.

Oh.
I must have blinked.

[Mithras]

Hi Puck, My great work is in PDF form, free for download and is called WARLORDS OF ALEXANDER, its the BRP conversion for the years following Alex's death. With new 'subtle' magic system!

When BRP is finally out, I may offer it to RPGNow or something... for free.

Find it at: http://www.balbinus.com/Warlords.pdf

and of course in BRP Central's own Download section: BRP Central - Downloads - Warlords of Alexader

Originally Posted by Puck

There is a lot going on during those years. I always thought the post- Alexander/Hellenistic period would be a great time to set a campaign in.

[Triff]

Hi Paul! Great to have you aboard!

Free stuff with the quality of Warlords of Alexander is hard to come by!

SGL.

[Puck]

Hi Puck, My great work is in PDF form, free for download and is called WARLORDS OF ALEXANDER

I recently found it in the download section. Great stuff! I have not had the chance to read though it all the way through yet but I am looking forward to it. It just seems the perfect time for good campaigns with the Helenized thoughts and ideas in place and comingled with Eastern and Egyptian thought and culture. Alexanders empire breaking up and Rome and Carthage on the rise in the West. All the major ancient powers seem to be on the stage at that moment. Just the time for adventurers to explore the ancient world. Well, right now I am going to finish reading it. Keep up the good work.

[ORtrail]

Originally Posted by Mithras

Hi Puck, My great work is in PDF form, free for download and is called WARLORDS OF ALEXANDER, its the BRP conversion for the years following Alex's death. With new 'subtle' magic system!

When BRP is finally out, I may offer it to RPGNow or something... for free.

Find it at: http://www.balbinus.com/Warlords.pdf

and of course in BRP Central's own Download section: BRP Central - Downloads - Warlords of Alexader

A very cool setting Mithras. WARLORDS, along with a series of books by alternate history author Harry Turtledove (under the name Turtletaub) about two Greek seafaring traders from Rhodes (circa 310 B.C.) have sparked my interest in using this setting for a BRP campaign. I'd base the campaign in Alexandria (Egypt) and focus on them helping build the famous Library (not the actual building of course, but they'd be off to various places across the world to collect scrolls and such). I don't know if I'd play it as "historical" or add some of the classic Greek mythos and various monsters (even if only in rare and distant locales).

Quality settings, like what you wrote, will go a long way toward getting more gamers interested in BRP. Thanks for sharing.

[deleriad]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

EMBRP, or Even More Basic Roleplaying, is my bastardized version of BRP that I use for impromptu gaming.

It differs from regular BRP in that:

- there are only criticals (no specials/impales/etc.) and they're at 1/10 of the skill
- HP are CON+SIZ for PCs, and just equal to CON for everyone else
- The lowest damage bonus is 1d3, not 1d4
- Most skills have a base chance equal a characteristic (either 1/2, the whole characteristic, 2x or characteristic + characteristic), including weapon skills
- Armor is always randomly rolled
- APP is back to CHA

What, you mean you run MRQ?

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by deleriad

What, you mean you run MRQ?

Beats me.

I haven't looked at a copy of MRQ, and would literally give/sell/throw it away unread if it were given to me as a gift.