Rules and Things to Know
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:13 pm
I'll add notes and rules here as we develop them.
Please make a character sheet in the die roller. Campaign ID is 347.
You can store character information on the sheets or notes for your own use as desired, but we'll keep the main sheet copies in the forum. All rolls for the game should use the character/campaign for tracking and organization.
This is a Burning Wheel Campaign, exploring the beliefs and struggles of those who were uprooted from the Lonely Mountain by the arrival of Smaug. The game will begin in the aftermath of Smaug's arrival, as refugees cluster near the top of the Long Lake and begin to flee in different directions to salvage their lives. The game will be player-driven in its direction and goals, take inspiration on the rich lore of Tolkien's Middle Earth, and follow one group's journey to the new life they choose. Dwarves are highly encouraged, but Men of Dale or Elves of the Woodland Realm are possible.
All characters should be made with 4 lifepaths (4 LPs).
As part of your concept, I'd like to see the start of answers to three questions:
1) What is your core belief about the life you lived before Smaug?
2) What is your core belief about the current exodus and how you'll survive it?
3) What is your core belief about someone else in the group (either another proposed PC or an NPC you will purchase as a relationship)?
To go a step further, provide an action that each belief will drive you to pursue as game starts.
I expect the game to have a desired one-post-a-day rate, but will fluxuate based on reality.
Burning Wheel Tools
Video introduction to Burning Wheel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_uhLRAXngg
Good tool which provides the descriptions for the lifepaths, skills, and traits for exploring options:
http://janklabs.com/bwlp/
(Uses the original rule books, not revised)
Good generator to make actual sheets (enforcing points and spends) and produce them with bb code:
http://bwgoldburner.appspot.com/
(Uses the new Burning Wheel Gold rules)
The Burning Wheel Store:
https://www.burningwheel.com/store/inde ... -pdfs.html
They have free PDFS - these help give an intro to the game.
- Burning Wheel Gold: Hub and Spokes
- Burning Wheel Gold Play Sheet PDFs
- Adventure Burner Sample Chapter: Beliefs Commentary
For the lifepaths and other stuff, you can click over to the main store and buy the hardcover book for $25 plus shipping. For other help, please PM me.
Please make a character sheet in the die roller. Campaign ID is 347.
You can store character information on the sheets or notes for your own use as desired, but we'll keep the main sheet copies in the forum. All rolls for the game should use the character/campaign for tracking and organization.
This is a Burning Wheel Campaign, exploring the beliefs and struggles of those who were uprooted from the Lonely Mountain by the arrival of Smaug. The game will begin in the aftermath of Smaug's arrival, as refugees cluster near the top of the Long Lake and begin to flee in different directions to salvage their lives. The game will be player-driven in its direction and goals, take inspiration on the rich lore of Tolkien's Middle Earth, and follow one group's journey to the new life they choose. Dwarves are highly encouraged, but Men of Dale or Elves of the Woodland Realm are possible.
All characters should be made with 4 lifepaths (4 LPs).
As part of your concept, I'd like to see the start of answers to three questions:
1) What is your core belief about the life you lived before Smaug?
2) What is your core belief about the current exodus and how you'll survive it?
3) What is your core belief about someone else in the group (either another proposed PC or an NPC you will purchase as a relationship)?
To go a step further, provide an action that each belief will drive you to pursue as game starts.
I expect the game to have a desired one-post-a-day rate, but will fluxuate based on reality.
Burning Wheel Tools
Video introduction to Burning Wheel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_uhLRAXngg
Good tool which provides the descriptions for the lifepaths, skills, and traits for exploring options:
http://janklabs.com/bwlp/
(Uses the original rule books, not revised)
Good generator to make actual sheets (enforcing points and spends) and produce them with bb code:
http://bwgoldburner.appspot.com/
(Uses the new Burning Wheel Gold rules)
The Burning Wheel Store:
https://www.burningwheel.com/store/inde ... -pdfs.html
They have free PDFS - these help give an intro to the game.
- Burning Wheel Gold: Hub and Spokes
- Burning Wheel Gold Play Sheet PDFs
- Adventure Burner Sample Chapter: Beliefs Commentary
For the lifepaths and other stuff, you can click over to the main store and buy the hardcover book for $25 plus shipping. For other help, please PM me.