Author: Alessandro Piroddi

FICTIONAL HARM SYSTEM

I’ve posted on the Story-Games forum a piece of a larger PbtA fantasy project I would like to have feedback about.

Here:

http://www.story-games.com/forums/discussion/21322/unplayable-fantasy-pbta-fictional-harm-system

In this post I offer a heavily fiction first harm system meant to completely substitute DW health points and even AW harm segments, for both PCs and NPCs.

It’s supposed to make damage feel threatening and meaningful without necessarily making the PCs die like flies, while still allowing the GM to make other characters as fragile or resilient as needed.

The rest of the game system leveraging this core mechanic (moves, classes, etc) will come in future posts 🙂

http://www.story-games.com/forums/discussion/21322/unplayable-fantasy-pbta-fictional-harm-system

Possibly very stupid question…

How do you handle “more difficult” actions?

Like… a PC and an NPC characters are in an arena and they just describe something like “swinging my sword at my opponent”.

All things being equal this usually translates to a H&S move, right?

Now, let’s say the NPC is clad in heavy armor everywhere except for the head… classic. And now the PC describes a sword attack aimed at the opponent’s head, in hopes of avoiding the AC rating.

What is this?

How do you handle this?

As it is described, it still qualifies as a H&S.

But the action performed is in theory more difficult than what was described earlier, and it should also grant a special benefit (hitting an unarmored area).

Is it still just a H&S and let’s be done with it?

Or could it be a Defy Danger?

And if so… what is the effect of a success?

Do you get to inflict damage straight on, as a result of the Defy roll?

Which, on a 10+ means you suffer no damage, and on a 7-9 you might still suffer no damage (unless the MC makes it part of the 7-9 effect in place of more interesting options).

Or the Defy roll is an additional step you take in order to then H&S ignoring the target’s AC?

Oh that’s just typical … racism! 😀

I’m looking for the classic racial stereotypes of a fantasy world, expressed as clear behaviours.

What would you consider something that is typically Human rather than Elvish?

What would make you say:

Oh that’s just typical human behaviour!

Alternative experience systems!

Do you use one?

Why do you favor it?

Wher can I buy a physical copy of the Dungeon World rulebook?

The official website links to IPR… but they are out of stock 🙁

st00pid n00b question that just now came up after so many happily oblivious games…

when in the gear section of a class sheet it says something like:

Choose your armament – – warhammer 

– mace

– staff & bandages

can you have everything you want?

or do you have to choose one?

because in other sheets you see a specific Choose one … so …