BRP Stat Block Example

[Shaira]

Originally Posted by DirkD

I don't know if people generally prefer the stats in the text or in an appendix. Both can be OK in my opinion. If you use pdfs, putting all the stats at the end has the advantage that they are better accessible after printing them.
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I kind of like it, it's good for reading the actual plot (no long stats and combat relevant descriptions to distract you) and having all the important stuff in one place at the gaming table. Especially with the long stats that are used in saga, brp and runequest.

I think this is the way I'm going to go. Especially with a view to "interoperability", what with BRP, optional rules, GORE, MRQ, and what have you flying around these days, it makes sense to separate out the game-specific bits so that they're easy to mod and also easy to reuse, as you mention.

I think somebody has already mentioned this somewhere, but I could certainly envisage scenarios being made available with "web enhancements" of the critter stat blocks in the various game systems out there. That would be very cool, and create some humongous synergies for us scenario-hungry gamers!

Frogspawner - I take your comment about brevity! I'll still work on including a "Tactics" section, but will try and keep it down a bit. I do have a tendency to go on, and on, and on...

Cheers,

Sarah

[GianniVacca]

Originally Posted by Puck

It makes your Chronicles campaign sound very interesting.

It does, indeed... Do you run any pbem games by chance? Or live games? (I see you're based in Normandy)

[Shaira]

Originally Posted by GianniVacca

It does, indeed... Do you run any pbem games by chance? Or live games? (I see you're based in Normandy)

Thank you! To be honest, I've never run any games by email or across the Internet, but have wondered about it. I wouldn't mind participating in some PBEM games to get the flavour of how it's done before attempting something on my own, though. Likewise I've played around with KloogeWerks, and have an embryonic BRP DEF file which works well with some of the cool maps you can produce with CC3 (etc) - but again I've never actually played via online tabletop to understand how it's done. I'd be willing to have a go though!

Cheers,

Sarah

[jarulf]

Originally Posted by Shaira

Thank you! To be honest, I've never run any games by email or across the Internet, but have wondered about it.

One of the best places to find Play by Board (aka Play by Post) games is RolePlay onLine! Welcome to RPoL.
And if you do decide to run something, either PBEM or PbB, I'd sacrifice several white bulls in your honour to join

[Shaira]

Originally Posted by jarulf

One of the best places to find Play by Board (aka Play by Post) games is RolePlay onLine! Welcome to RPoL.
And if you do decide to run something, either PBEM or PbB, I'd sacrifice several white bulls in your honour to join

Ah, yes... three white bulls on the morning of the equinox, as the duwafi bullroarers sound out from the Temple of Lord Regos before the serried ranks of the Legion in White and Gold. It is a *good* sacrifice, Jarulf!

Thanks for that link - I'd never seen the site before, and there's clearly a fair bit to digest. It looks very promising, though - I think I'll take some time to work out what's going on!

Cheers!

Sarah

[jarulf]

Originally Posted by Shaira

Ah, yes... three white bulls on the morning of the equinox, as the duwafi bullroarers sound out from the Temple of Lord Regos before the serried ranks of the Legion in White and Gold.

Now I really want to play! Please don't do that again to me

Originally Posted by Shaira

It is a *good* sacrifice, Jarulf!

Should hope so. I had to barter away the gold and ivory necklace my mother left me for those bulls, and she wanted my future wife to have that necklace. But those corrupt priests would take no less to perform long ritual instead of the short one they always cheat people with.

Originally Posted by Shaira

Thanks for that link - I'd never seen the site before, and there's clearly a fair bit to digest.

It's a fair bit to digest at first, especially all the dos and don'ts. Its easy enough to start a game just to see how the site works (you don't have to advertise for players) and play around a bit.