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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8606145" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>I like my system, but it can only be used when players start a new campaign together:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tell your players to bring a dollar in small change, mostly pennies.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Then, secretly roll (4d6 best 3) 8 times for each PC, with each score placed on a different index card (so you have 8 different cards for each player with a number from 3 to 18 on each).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Now, add 5 to 20 more index cards. On each of these cards, write a fun little boon that a PC might have, like a low powered feat, an ally, a rarely used uncommon magic item, a +5 bonus to speed, a wild psionic talent, etc... You might allow an option of 2 boons to give some variability, or just put SECRET on it and let players discover the secret after they win the bid (I once did this to give a player an artifact at level one that they had to figure out how to protect, and how to activate).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shuffle the cards. Seat the players in a circle. Randomly pick a player to start bidding.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reveal a card. The player that starts the bidding must bid at least $0.01 for the revealed card. Go in a circle and bid per normal (fail to bid and you're out for that round). If you win the bid, you must be the starting bid for the next card if you have any cash left and are eligible to bid.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can bid on cards only so long as you do not have 6 numbers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you ever run out of $ (and do not have 6 numbers), you get $0.01 more.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8606145, member: 2629"] I like my system, but it can only be used when players start a new campaign together: [LIST] [*]Tell your players to bring a dollar in small change, mostly pennies. [*]Then, secretly roll (4d6 best 3) 8 times for each PC, with each score placed on a different index card (so you have 8 different cards for each player with a number from 3 to 18 on each). [*]Now, add 5 to 20 more index cards. On each of these cards, write a fun little boon that a PC might have, like a low powered feat, an ally, a rarely used uncommon magic item, a +5 bonus to speed, a wild psionic talent, etc... You might allow an option of 2 boons to give some variability, or just put SECRET on it and let players discover the secret after they win the bid (I once did this to give a player an artifact at level one that they had to figure out how to protect, and how to activate). [*]Shuffle the cards. Seat the players in a circle. Randomly pick a player to start bidding. [*]Reveal a card. The player that starts the bidding must bid at least $0.01 for the revealed card. Go in a circle and bid per normal (fail to bid and you're out for that round). If you win the bid, you must be the starting bid for the next card if you have any cash left and are eligible to bid. [*]You can bid on cards only so long as you do not have 6 numbers. [*]If you ever run out of $ (and do not have 6 numbers), you get $0.01 more. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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