Brownie Points

[Maccabe]

I remember the old DANGER INTERNATIONAL book having a section on Brownie Points. My question is, does anyone know where I can find such a Brownie Point system or it's equivalent?

[Escafarc]

Can you refresh my memory on what they did. I seem to remember something about using them to acquire extra equipment and favors from the organization you worked for.

[lemming]

Here's an old text file of mine that was a modified version for a WWII supers game I did:

Pretty sure it wasn't a complete system and needed a whack from the GM occasionally.

Service roll was for acquiring special equipment, promotions, getting info via the service. I'm pretty sure I modified it using Robot Warriors version as a base.



Brownie points

Important Enemy captured +2
Major Objective completed +2
Capture of Enemy prisoner +1
Good Review by Team Leader +1
Minor objective completed +1
Overcame unexpected resistance +1
Secret Info found +1
Secret Mission kept secret +1
Unauthorized action that worked +1
Failure of Minor Objective 0
Property Damage -1 to -3
Secret Info in enemy hands -1
Death of Team members -2
Failure of Main Objective -2
Team members captured -2
Damaged Famous/Important Property -3
Death of civilians -3
Unauthorized actions that failed -3
Death of many civilians -4
Death of prominent civilians -5

Team Leader +1/x2, Important mission +1/x2 +1 positive, x2 if negative

Service roll = 8- plus Brownie point Mod + 1/2 Rank rounded down


Service Roll Mod
Brownies Mod
-4 -3
-2 -2
-1 -1
0 0
1 1
2 2
4 3
8 4


Rank
1 Private
2 Private 1st Class
3 Corporal
4 Sergeant
5 Sergeant-Major


6 2nd Lieutenant
7 Lieutenant
8 Captain
9 Major
10 Lt. Colonel
11 General
+1 Per Star

For promotion roll every Rankth mission.
Service roll - Current Rank (Don't add 1/2 rank)
Additional -3 if Jumping from NCO to Officer

Medals:
Meritorious Service: ? If Brownies awarded > 6
Conspicuous Bravery: ? Remarkable Action
Purple Heart: If 1/4 Body Taken
Qualification Badges: Make appropriate skill roll
For Each Badge: +1 Brownie

To get Medal: 3-
+ Team Leader BPM
+ Rank of Nominating Officer
- Char BPM (if negative)
- 1/2 Opposing Officer

[lemming]

I think for 6E version, I'd tie them into the Resource Point system.

[Lord Liaden]

Shelly Chrystal Mactyre elaborated Aaron Allston's Brownie Point system from Super-Agents for her excellent 4E PRIMUS sourcebook, still available from the Hero Games online store (and a bargain at $10.00 for over 100 pages).

[Vondy]

Brownie points have essentially been replaced by resource points. You could use them in tandem with it as one time resource points they can blow, or attach a roll to resource points and have brownie points be one time modifiers to the roll. On the other hand, you could do away with them and have quartermaster be a base roll modified by brownie points. Or some such.

[lemming]

Brownie points have essentially been replaced by resource points. You could use them in tandem with it as one time resource points they can blow, or attach a roll to resource points and have brownie points be one time modifiers to the roll. On the other hand, you could do away with them and have quartermaster be a base roll modified by brownie points. Or some such.

Brownie points were used for more than equipment, but I did mention the tie into the Resource Points possibility. Hmm, will work on it once I clear up today's home projects.

[Escafarc]

Brownie points were used for more than equipment, but I did mention the tie into the Resource Points possibility. Hmm, will work on it once I clear up today's home projects.

Resource Pts can also be used for Followers and Contacts so It could be expanded to other Perks too.

[IndianaJoe3]

Brownie points would be a good addition to APG 2. :)

[Vondy]

Brownie points were used for more than equipment.

Resource points can be used for more than equipment! There are four categories of resource points. They include followers/contacts, and general perk usage.