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Hal Maclean · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

So, I've been thinking quite a bit lately about how to go about creating a really, really, simple game. Something you could teach non-gamers in a few moments and then hop right into play but still with enough potential complexity to keep the attention of actual gamers. The six rules outlined below seem like a decent start.

Caveat, some of the concepts strike me as pretty familiar, almost as if I were ripping them off of a game that already exists. If anyone recognizes them from another game could you please mention its name so I can dig it out of my closet full of RPG stuff? Smile

(1) All actions are determined by rolling one or more d6s. Each time you roll a 6 you not only get to keep rolling (adding you next roll to the original) but you also get to make another independent roll. For instance, if you rolled a 6, followed by another 6 and then a 3 you would get a 15 for your first roll and then the right to make two more rolls.

(2) Difficulty for an action is based upon how high you must roll to get a success and how many successes you must make. For instance an action might have a difficulty of 5(2) meaning you would have to roll 5 or higher twice in order to succeed.

(3) Characters are created with character points. You use them to purchase abilities, skills, and origins (maybe called backgrounds instead?).

(4) Each ability has a base ranking of 1. This means you get to roll 1d6 when attempting to perform an action based on that ability. Each character point you put in an ability gives you another d6.

(5) Skills cost 1/3 of a character point. Each one gives you a bonus of +1d6 when attempting to use one of your abilities to perform a specific action. You can buy the same skill more than once. Each time you do you get another +1d6.

(6) Origins are everything else that might affect your character. If something gives you an advantage in the game it is an origin and you must pay for it. The more useful the advantage the greater the cost in character points.

Kobold Courier