Where Does Inspiration Come From?

Inspiration. Hero Points. Karma. Fate Points. Momentum. Doom. Player currencies have been in RPGs since the Fortune and Fame points of 1980's Top Secret RPG. Jon Peterson does a deep dive into their origin and history over the decades.

A History of Hero Points: Fame, Fortune and Fate

"Hero Points" was the name given by James Bond 007 (1983) to a quantified resource players could expend to alter the results of a particular...

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[Fezzwick]

Thanks for flagging this! I am looking forward to reading Jon Peterson's new work.

 

[MGibster]

Maybe I'm getting older, but it's always neat to see early examples of things we take for granted in games these days.

 

[imagineGod]

So the new funky meta game rules are not radical nor revolutionary! Move over, Momentum.

 

[Paragon Lost]

Maybe I'm getting older, but it's always neat to see early examples of things we take for granted in games these days.

Or that many players/gms think of as a totally new concept when it's not.

 

[DemoMonkey]

Inspiration comes from Brazil, where it is shaped on tiny lathes.

 

[Hatmatter]

Maybe I'm getting older, but it's always neat to see early examples of things we take for granted in games these days.

I agree. I appreciate this kind of archaeology of ideas.

 

[practicalm]

Inspiration comes from Brazil, where it is shaped on tiny lathes.

Where the nuts come from?

 

[dragoner]

The Dungeon Master for the 1st game of DnD I played, like 1979 or so, used "Luck Points."

 

[loverdrive]

Where the nuts come from?

From all around the world, all year round, except of November.