tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post2685972414177903116..comments2024-03-29T00:46:13.625-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: DevelopmentJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-53214205937197080892011-02-17T20:01:49.425-08:002011-02-17T20:01:49.425-08:00Well, there are games out there that truly reward ...Well, there are games out there that truly reward development. WOD is one that makes character growth a key element in how the story goes- but up AND down. Things like reputation and morality are pretty important also, and give players things to keep in mind at many turns (if not all). <br /><br />SR is a weird game in that I never had the sense that it was meant for long term playing- because if you do it right, no one ever sees you do anything and you only gain rep that you self-generate by way of non-denial. (See Neal Caffrey in White Collar for a prime example of this.) being invisible is really hard to get a whole GROUP of guys/gals to do, it really is.Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-44061225996216877602011-02-17T12:10:49.629-08:002011-02-17T12:10:49.629-08:00Re: Ageing - you could always speed up campaign ti...Re: Ageing - you could always speed up campaign time ala Pendragon - perhaps not to the extent of one adventure per year, but at least understanding that the seasons for raiding and pillaging are limited by the weather for large parts of the year in most faux-Medieval Europe games, and by tying higher level characters to offices and commitments - teaching at the Academy of X, vassal duty to Lord Y, solitary monasticism, family, business, farm, etc.<br /><br />Not only do you get the chance to age your PCs, but those kind of ties also mean that reputation and honor, or however you conceptualise (mechanise, even?) that aspect of character development, will start to have very real consequences.Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-39045111312992983552011-02-17T09:37:22.521-08:002011-02-17T09:37:22.521-08:00re: Reputation. I don't know if it's the s...re: Reputation. I don't know if it's the sort of thing you're after, but you might look at Hackmaster's Honor mechanic.Bigharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232940345429292782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-22651688191265737322011-02-17T08:58:37.297-08:002011-02-17T08:58:37.297-08:00I'd also add development of resources, which w...I'd also add development of resources, which was perhaps left off of your list since loot is something we've had in rpgs since... well, forever! ;>Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999861302655014098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-85844021160527348012011-02-17T06:46:32.966-08:002011-02-17T06:46:32.966-08:00There's a story from 2000AD called "Flesh...There's a story from <i>2000AD</i> called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_%28comics%29" rel="nofollow">"Flesh"</a>, which is about cowboys going back in time to hunt dinosaurs for their meat, which is considered a delicacy in The Future™.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com