Experimental posts, things that will most likely be recategorized when I’m done, but want some serious examination and discussion.
Scrolls are one of the simpler tables to populate. This isn’t complete yet, but trivially covers most of it. I’d like to see more ‘special writings’, especially at low levels, but scrolls are about it. I could imagine mundane books of interest, but there really isn’t much exciting by way …
I cobbled together a quick worksheet for choosing general items for each treasure type and tier. I want the value of the treasure associated with each card to generally trend upward with the rank of the card (Aces low), and the value between tiers to roughly triple. The values within …
A few days ago I described approximate card values for generating hoards by the cards. Ultimately I found the card values really hard to work with because the range for each card was so narrow. For shiggles I reworked the table, expanding the range for each card to span three …
I quickly sketched together a potions table earlier today, I think I’ll try armor this time. I’m not going to bother with the Epic tiers because they’re outside my expected range of play. I’ll keep the Basic tiers because low-level creatures are likely to have hoards of low-value items… though …
In Generating Hoards by the Cards, Groundwork, I suggested different cards might have different ranges of values. I’ve calculated possible values such that each card is roughly the same amount larger (by ratio) than the card below it. The values of Aces and Twos overlap the nominal upper values of …
A couple days ago, in response to a question Jeff Rients asked on Google+, I described a method of Looting Hoards by the Cards. Jeff seemed to like the idea and linked to it, and one of the comments sparked another idea… that I’m not going to explore yet, because …
Jeff Rients asked on google+ I think I want a firm mechanism for looting a hoard, in terms of how much time and effort it takes to ascertain relative values and quantities of all the treasure. Taken with wandering monster rolls, that would allow the party to choose between hastily …
I haven’t had time to crack the previews I’ve received of the Adventurer Conqueror King Player’s Companion, but conversation with the Adventurer Conqueror King or Die! group I play with on Saturdays suggests this idea isn’t there. Right now all PCs get a general proficiency at first level, fifth level, …
Charles Jaimet and I were talking last night about Apocalypse World and its resolution system. I had a quick thought about it, and how it seems not quite complete to me. Short form, as I understand it: 2d6+modifiers. 10..12 success (“you do it”), 7..9 partial success (“you do it, but…”) …
… I suppose I could have found a way to get a dash in there or something. What’s one more separator in a title? I realized today after Random Encounter Tables: Second Thoughts (Heavy Lifting) went up that the raw percentages might not be so useful overall, but didn’t have …