tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post820449289602571690..comments2024-03-27T22:37:01.796-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: How would multiple PCs per player work in DF Felltower?Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-69616807816220235752019-11-07T21:03:02.334-05:002019-11-07T21:03:02.334-05:00Not just in my head. Got em on GCS (GURPS Characte...Not just in my head. Got em on GCS (GURPS Character Sheet). Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268174879688628707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-74088230743798638262019-11-07T19:48:03.838-05:002019-11-07T19:48:03.838-05:00He was useful. And fun. He died fun, too.He was useful. And fun. He died fun, too.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-80255991237511090202019-11-07T19:47:19.637-05:002019-11-07T19:47:19.637-05:00The details might need some work, but it's a w...The details might need some work, but it's a workable approach. Not that we often have small groups these days - our typical session is, what, 6 players or so? - but it could be a good way to expand the options for the players.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-61616714717856163982019-11-07T18:44:34.135-05:002019-11-07T18:44:34.135-05:00And yet, the first comment is from one of my playe...And yet, the first comment is from one of my players, who is clearly generating 125 point guys in his head right now. :)Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-72241939300044694792019-11-07T18:43:51.237-05:002019-11-07T18:43:51.237-05:00I've never read Ars Magica but this comes up a...I've never read Ars Magica but this comes up any time multiple PCs comes up in discussion. Thanks for the summary - it'll surely help people who haven't come across it.<br /><br />We used to have multiple PCs in Yaquinto's "Pirates & Plunder" and I used that concept in GURPS before, much as I detail above. It's a fun way to play, even without the "you play your main guy and I'll play my secondary" approach that seems central to Ars Magica.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-49669811335047179642019-11-07T18:42:08.132-05:002019-11-07T18:42:08.132-05:00You could always take other approaches, but I didn...You could always take other approaches, but I didn't feel the need to explain further the system in DF15. That's the one I'd use.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-75856229606439622812019-11-07T11:33:47.117-05:002019-11-07T11:33:47.117-05:00Ike lasted a long time bringing much utility Ike lasted a long time bringing much utility Kalzazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177712062675414026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-5649377911363071232019-11-07T11:00:34.514-05:002019-11-07T11:00:34.514-05:00This might be fun, but given how deadly Felltower ...This might be fun, but given how deadly Felltower is I think you'll have a hard time convincing folks to bring in less capable PCs, or pay points for allies that are even more doomed than the PCs.martinlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046036634336503492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-4945083908991691702019-11-07T08:42:16.964-05:002019-11-07T08:42:16.964-05:00Are you aware of troupe play as done with Ars Magi...Are you aware of troupe play as done with Ars Magica?<br /><br />The campaign Ars Magica focuses on is centered around the Covenant, a community of mages who live and work together.<br /><br />While Ars Magica supports one character to per player. They suggest that each player make three characters.<br /><br />A mage i.e the kind of character Ars Magica focused on.<br /><br />A companion a skilled character while not a mage is just as much an adventurer as a mage. For example a knight allied with the Covenant or a burglar type who lives at the covenant.<br /><br />A grog, i.e red shirt. A fleshed out guard or servant employed by the covenant.<br /><br />The idea is that a run of session would have each player play a character but pick one of the three. A benefit that instead of all the mages adventuring together, each mage or a small subset would have a moment of their own to shine with the rest of the players playing companions or grogs.<br /><br />You can download Ars Magica 4th edition for free from Warehouse 23<br />http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ars-magica-4th-edition-core-rulebook<br /><br />Hope this helpsRobert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-82317945612794425342019-11-07T07:02:12.039-05:002019-11-07T07:02:12.039-05:00"Another option, I think, would be to allow m..."Another option, I think, would be to allow multiple 125-point characters to count as one, as suggested in DF15. That seems like it needs no additional detail than I listed there."<br /><br />I don't know that the second line there is exactly true. Sure, for a game where "oops, TPK" is not only accepted but encouraged, yeah. But if you've built a dungeon for 250 pointers and have your megadungeon escalation built off the 250 start premise...<br /><br />Two 125 pointers are not equal to a single 250 Character. They may have some level of action economy advantage, but I find that it is vastly outweighed by the focus of a well built 250 pointer.evileeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296632217198088455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-46063217904032520792019-11-06T21:32:48.030-05:002019-11-06T21:32:48.030-05:00Those are some REALLY GOOD ideas. He doesn't h...Those are some REALLY GOOD ideas. He doesn't have points for it right now, but Ulf would find that useful. A 125 point bodyguard for when we're low on fighters, or a 125 point utility wizard ally who did a few very specific things well, but not much else... Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268174879688628707noreply@blogger.com