GamePhil

Obviously, the blog and my ruminations have been on hold for some time. With 6th Edition coming out and some major rules changes in it, plus all the moving around I've been doing, there just hasn't been time or desire for it. The plan as it currently stands is:

1. Wait for 6E to come out, as it makes several things for my plans easier. Probably.

2. Start either with the new version of the Incomplete Rules, or start with the Null Character.

3. Convert ...

Quoting a similar idea to the Starts With Nothing concept, the Human template as it might look once further developed:

Originally Posted by schir1964

Well, I'm going to comment on some things and summarize on what I think would be a compromise for allowing for both methods of handling stats and so forth.

The problem of course is that to have mechanics be generic enough to build anything but still allow for the Human-Centric builds to remain easy or straight forward.

Personally I would

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See it here, first!

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63772

I realized recently that many of Steve's proposed changes for 6th Edition actually make effortless my long-time wish to see the various character types of Hero Games work by the same rules. While I doubt that such a thing will be officially adopted, I am enthusiastic about an update that will allow me to handle this smoothly.

Opal's ideas for making the Figured Characteristics into part of a kind of EC:

http://www.herogames.com/forums/show...&postcount=682

rjcurrie's No Figured Characteristics at all:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62772

Porting over some Call of Cthulhu concepts:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63237

STR as a Figured Characteristic:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63091

Some notes on what will need to be done to make the Starting With Nothing concept work.

The word "Character" is used here loosely, and basically means anything that can be built under these rules. That is to say, everything, though there is less reason to do so for, say, a rock than a human being.

The Null Character (NC) has no Characteristics. Each one will added as character concept dictates. These will most likely be "new" Powers that work largely ...