Comments on: 30 Days of The Burning Wheel: pre character burning http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tim http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-178 Tim Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:21:22 +0000 http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-178 "In my experience, knowing that things don’t really have the option of lasting for that mythical open-ended “campaign” frees the players — especially those conditioned by years of D&D and its careful resource management — to do some BIG, powerful stuff from the get go. That’s the theory, anyway." This has always been a problem for me when playing D&D (or RPGs in general, for that matter). I've always felt like I was suffering through the first few character levels while I was waiting for the 'cool part' of the campaign to finally begin. With Burning Wheel & TRoS, your characters start off as competent, and there's no waiting around for the campaign to gell. If you've made your characters up together and held to the theme the group's decided on, the characters are born kicking and screaming and the players are fully engaged. “In my experience, knowing that things don’t really have the option of lasting for that mythical open-ended “campaign” frees the players — especially those conditioned by years of D&D and its careful resource management — to do some BIG, powerful stuff from the get go. That’s the theory, anyway.”

This has always been a problem for me when playing D&D (or RPGs in general, for that matter). I’ve always felt like I was suffering through the first few character levels while I was waiting for the ‘cool part’ of the campaign to finally begin.

With Burning Wheel & TRoS, your characters start off as competent, and there’s no waiting around for the campaign to gell. If you’ve made your characters up together and held to the theme the group’s decided on, the characters are born kicking and screaming and the players are fully engaged.

]]> By: Tim http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-177 Tim Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:10:30 +0000 http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-177 That would be me voting for running BW in stock trim. Considering the fact that you and Emily basically browbeat me into allowing Sorcerous characters in TRoS, you owe me! Just kidding. I wasn't browbeaten, it was just typical passive-aggressive geek whinery that did me in. Just kidding about that too. The sorcerous moments in the last session absolutely rocked. I'm glad we went that route. That would be me voting for running BW in stock trim. Considering the fact that you and Emily basically browbeat me into allowing Sorcerous characters in TRoS, you owe me!

Just kidding. I wasn’t browbeaten, it was just typical passive-aggressive geek whinery that did me in.

Just kidding about that too. The sorcerous moments in the last session absolutely rocked. I’m glad we went that route.

]]> By: Judd http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-176 Judd Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:24:29 +0000 http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-176 Scissors covered in blood. Awesome, sounds like fun. Scissors covered in blood.

Awesome, sounds like fun.

]]> By: Steven http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-175 Steven Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:39:00 +0000 http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-175 Oh, I meant the WORLD, not necessarily the PARTY/GROUP. My bad. I should have made that clearer. Yeah, Orcs don't play nice with others. I bet they run with scissors, too (big honkin' scissors!). Oh, I meant the WORLD, not necessarily the PARTY/GROUP. My bad. I should have made that clearer.

Yeah, Orcs don’t play nice with others. I bet they run with scissors, too (big honkin’ scissors!).

]]> By: Judd http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-174 Judd Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:36:20 +0000 http://sjarvis.com/2006/01/22/30-days-of-the-burning-wheel-pre-character-burning/#comment-174 Having an orc in a standard party is pretty damned problematic. They really are creatures of hate. It can be done but just watch it. Having an orc in a standard party is pretty damned problematic. They really are creatures of hate.

It can be done but just watch it.

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