Hackmaster

[Mark Plemmons]

Specifically, just type "ORIGINS DELIVERY" (or something similar) in the Comments box when you place your order on our website.
(If you've already pre-ordered, and you want to have your copy waiting for you at the convention, just send an email to orders(at)kenzerco.com and request Origins delivery. Please include name and your order #, so we can more easily process your request.)

(I'll still be shipping Monday, too, but orders or pre-orders placed after Sunday June 21st will probably not ship until the week of July 1st.)

 

[w_earle_wheeler]

I'm hoping that my local store will have it available on the release date.

Are there any other tie-in products coming out? One-legged dwarf miniatures? Honor dice? T-shirts? Coupons? Hubcaps of shame?

 

[Agamon]

I'm hoping that my local store will have it available on the release date.

Are there any other tie-in products coming out? One-legged dwarf miniatures? Honor dice? T-shirts? Coupons? Hubcaps of shame?

You know, I would buy both a hubcap of shame and a one-legged dwarf mini (though only one, sorry Weird Pete).

 

[Falstaff]

Official HackMaster Basic character sheet:

http://www.kenzerco.com/free_files/HMb/HMb_PC_sheet_090601.pdf

 

[Falstaff]

Illustrated combat example:

Kenzer & Company Discussion Forums

 

[Thondor]

Interesting thanks for posting the charactersheet up. I've always said 'a charactersheet is worth a thousand words', it can tell you a fair bit about a rules system.

 

[Voadam]

Official HackMaster Basic character sheet:

http://www.kenzerco.com/free_files/HMb/HMb_PC_sheet_090601.pdf

Observations:

Animal Husbandry, Fire Building, Torture, Salesmanship as skills.

Skills are ability score in % plus bp.

Mastery levels for languages

Weapons have both speed and init factors

Lots of specialization options up to +5 bonuses in various weapon numbers

Build points for skill and specialization increases/ separate from xp for levels

Armor = DR

Shield = defense bonus and absorbs X hp (this is the shields can be hacked apart and used up aspect I'd guess)

Luck points

Threshold for pain

Number of days for individual wounds to heal

Spell points

Looks like one spell per level plus one apprentice and one journeyman

Snarky comment about cleric spells

Honor

Str does damage but not attack.

Int and Dex do attack modifiers.

Wis and Dex do defense modifiers and init modifiers.

Looks is a separate ability score from cha.

Percentages for every ability score

 

[Nikosandros]

Interesting example. It looks a bit more complicated than I thought for a basic version, but hopefully I'll be able to judge for myself soon...

 

[Treebore]

Interesting example. It looks a bit more complicated than I thought for a basic version, but hopefully I'll be able to judge for myself soon...

Yep, me too. Hopefully my pre order shipped yesterday.

 

[Nikosandros]

Yep, me too. Hopefully my pre order shipped yesterday.

Mine was shipped on Friday... but it has to cross the Atlantic and then be processed by those champions of efficiency that work for the Italian customs...