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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris@Korvidae" data-source="post: 6855463" data-attributes="member: 6821640"><img src="http://www.letthronesbeware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Header2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />What is all this then?Thanks for accommodating the newness of my account and taking a look here! I've written a <a href="http://www.letthronesbeware.com/download/let-thrones-beware-rev-3/" target="_blank">single player introductory adventure</a> to provide an overview of what the game is all about and how the mechanics work. It will take you through the basics of character creation, does some work to establish the setting, and puts you through a number of combats and skill tests.I would love love love it if you friendly women and men would take a look and let me know what you think. I'm particularly interested in one primary question: does the adventure do a sufficient job of explaining the game concepts and mechanics (especially if you're not too familiar with tabletop games)? Thanks in advance!Why Play Let Thrones Beware?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You enjoy meaningful choices in character design, and would like your choices to combine to create an effective character.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You prefer simplicity in your resolution systems, and would rather not track dozens of modifiers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You're looking for an RPG that models the back-and-forth of combat, and want something that's more intricate than rolling to beat someone's armour class.</li> </ul>Game Principles<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All players are equally capable of affecting the game narrative, no matter the combination of choices they make.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Character design choices must be purposeful; a decision in creation must have a significant mechanical impact, otherwise the details should be considered fluff and left to the player to define.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The game should run on a unified mechanic that is simple, but allows for progression as characters develop</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Combat and skill challenges must be crunchy but fast to run – and easy to adjudicate.</li> </ul>Game FundamentalsThe Tier DieAt many times in the game, you will need to make a check to determine whether or not your character is able to accomplish a task.  A check is made by combining a die roll with skill modifiers, and beating a specified difficulty level. The die you roll will depend on the tier of your character; as your character grows in strength, so too does your tier die increase in size.The Basic MechanicThe basic mechanic in Let Thrones Beware is the contest. There are two basic types of contest: combat and non-combat. Combat contests are resolved using Combat Maneuvers, and non-combat contests are resolved using Skill Actions. Both types of contest are resolved in similar ways, though each has its own peculiarities.Resolving non-combat contestsTo win a non-combat contest, a player will need an Action Score that is higher than the Action Score of the GM. An Action Score is a combination of the roll of a Tier Die, an attribute score, and a Skill Action. The GM’s Action Score is calculated by adding a Tier Die with an Obstacle Score.Players have access to three types of Skill Actions: <SkA>, <SkC>, and <SkI>. These actions are roughly analogous to Obstacle, Wrinkle, and Setback actions in the GM’s inventory. At the beginning of a non-combat contest, the initiator (be it player or GM), leads with a SkA (or Obstacle). The second party in the contest may follow by playing a valid response, so long as the action score of the response is higher than the initiator’s action score. At the end of the exchange, the party with the highest Action Score wins the contest. Ties go to the initiator of the contest.Counters<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An SkA/Obstacle can be countered by an SkC/Wrinkle action, or by an SkI/Setback action.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An SkC/Wrinkle action can only be countered by an SkI/Setback action or an SkC/Wrinkle action of a higher tier (e.g. an Adventurer tier SkC may be countered by a Champion tier Wrinkle).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An SkI/Setback action can only be countered by a SkI/Setback action of higher tier.</li> </ul>Influences<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Contact    - Usable once per Long Rest. Force GM to redraw the last Obstacle. Played when Obstacle revealed. The number of Contacts you can maintain depends on your charisma, and once used, a Contact is exhausted until a long rest ( Presence + 1 ).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inventory    - Used once, then discarded. Removes +1 from Obstacle Score. Can be played at any time. Rewards from adventuring, but you can only carry so many ( Strength + 2 ).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Research    - Used once, then discarded. Adds +1 to Action Score. Must be played on player turn. Regenerated by Wit on Long Rest ( Wit + 2 ).</li> </ul>Resolving combat contestsCombat contests are resolved in a similar way, though there are differences (for example, while fighting we refer to the Action Score as a Force Score to keep things separated cleanly). The principle difference between combat and non-combat contests is that winning a combat contest does not mean the fight is over. Rather, it means that you will inflict some amount of damage on your target. This may be enough to incapacitate your foe, but oftentimes you will need to win several exchanges before the enemy is defeated. Another difference between combat and non-combat contests is that unlike non-combat tests, where it’s usually someone else’s turn after a contest is resolved, in battle, each combatant has several moves which she or he may expend in a row; a character can initiate several contests in a row, or might choose to forgo a contest in order to move to a more advantageous position before or after attacking.EffectsIn addition to an Action or Force Score, most Skill Actions and Combat maneuver have attached effects. Effects trigger when the action to which they are attached is used to win a contest. For the most part, only the last action played will trigger effects, but certain keywords will modify this rule (such as Stackable, which triggers an effect whether or not it is attached to the last maneuver played, and Determined, which triggers an effect whether the character won or lost the contest).Constructive Failure - Losing a contestShould a a player non-combat contest fail, this doesn’t mean that the player did not accomplish the chosen task. Instead, the task is completed, but some misfortune befalls the instigator. If the same door is being unlocked, it trips an alarm, causing guards to rush to the scene.Players shouldn’t make more than one check for the same action; it’s no fun to roll 13 times before discovering that the innkeeper holds the only clue to the Black Knight’s true identity.Should a player lose a combat contest, his or her character will suffer damage as indicated by the adversary’s attack, but the character will remain in the fight until incapacitated at zero hit points.More about the game<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?481605-What-do-you-think-of-this-as-an-introductory-adventure&p=6862132&viewfull=1#post6862132" target="_blank">Non-combat contests</a>Character CreationCharacters are comprised of three pillars - race, background, and class. These combine to provide each character with a distinct set of skills, powers, abilities.Game Resources<a href="http://www.letthronesbeware.com/download/let-thrones-beware-rev-3/" target="_blank">Download the Quickplay Adventure</a> (now depreciated due to update non-combat contests)<a href="http://www.letthronesbeware.com/" target="_blank">Game Blog</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/thronesbeware" target="_blank">@thronesbeware</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Let-Thrones-Beware-419003644952576/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></blockquote>

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