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<blockquote data-quote="valn" data-source="post: 1364839" data-attributes="member: 7510"><p>Hi!</p><p></p><p>In Hong Kong Action Theatre (HKAT), the players create actors with skills and perks. Each game (or every few games), the Game Master starts a new film production and has the actors bid for the available roles. The films are then roleplayed HK movie style.</p><p></p><p>As an exemple, let's say a player wants to have a "Jackie Chan" character. That player will take on appropriate skills (such as martial arts) and background (like a stunt team). Each new movie, the PC will have the same basic set of skills (you will always expect Jackie Chan to perform some stunts), but will add new ones depending on his role (such as "wire-fu"- martial art moves requiring wires).</p><p></p><p>I can't go much into details on the system as I haven't played in a couple of years, but it uses the Tri-Stat system (body, mind and soul): 2d6 rolled under a target number, with modifiers such as skills, powers and circumstances. It's simple, but allows you to keep the action moving forward.</p><p></p><p>The company's website is at this adress:</p><p><a href="http://www.guardiansorder.com/" target="_blank">http://www.guardiansorder.com/</a></p><p>but I couldn't find anything on HKAT!</p><p></p><p>This is all I have time to write at this moment. I hope it helps.</p><p></p><p></p><p>valn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="valn, post: 1364839, member: 7510"] Hi! In Hong Kong Action Theatre (HKAT), the players create actors with skills and perks. Each game (or every few games), the Game Master starts a new film production and has the actors bid for the available roles. The films are then roleplayed HK movie style. As an exemple, let's say a player wants to have a "Jackie Chan" character. That player will take on appropriate skills (such as martial arts) and background (like a stunt team). Each new movie, the PC will have the same basic set of skills (you will always expect Jackie Chan to perform some stunts), but will add new ones depending on his role (such as "wire-fu"- martial art moves requiring wires). I can't go much into details on the system as I haven't played in a couple of years, but it uses the Tri-Stat system (body, mind and soul): 2d6 rolled under a target number, with modifiers such as skills, powers and circumstances. It's simple, but allows you to keep the action moving forward. The company's website is at this adress: [url]http://www.guardiansorder.com/[/url] but I couldn't find anything on HKAT! This is all I have time to write at this moment. I hope it helps. valn [/QUOTE]
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