wyldspirit Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I'm just curious as to what people like to play in terms of power level when in a fantasy game. Do you keep the points low and play it grim and realistic? Do you like characters that ooze magic and fighters that have sword energy attacks and other out there abilities? Are you in the middle or just play the Hero version of D&D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Swords & Sorcery Cheers QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Changes often. Everything from low-magic "street" level fantasy to Wheel of Time level Balefire flinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I GM low to mid level fantasy. I'll play any kind you put on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Do you keep the points low and play it grim and realistic? Yup, that about covers it, though my points tend to be high with heavy emphasis on many, many "specific" skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Yup' date=' that about covers it, though my points tend to be high with heavy emphasis on many, many "specific" skills[/quote'] Yeah, I'm in this range myself, most of the time. High points, tons of skills, gritty & brutal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowsoul Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Mid to high with an emphasis on 'Kewl Powerz'. Heh, maybe I'll mature with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games sword&sorcery or urban fantasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTaber Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Low to mid for starting PC. My latest campaign is 75+55. Caps on active pts for spells unless cleared by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games All forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuter1 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Low to midlevel power. I don't mind some magic, but when it gets similar to anime or high-level DnD, I lose interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jogger Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I'm just curious as to what people like to play in terms of power level when in a fantasy game. Do you keep the points low and play it grim and realistic? Do you like characters that ooze magic and fighters that have sword energy attacks and other out there abilities? Are you in the middle or just play the Hero version of D&D? I start them out with 25+25, it's not horrible grim, but it's not easy either. This time, I took out magic and lowered the damage limit of the fighters (at the player's request). It's kinda the Hero version of D&D, at 1st to 3rd level, with a lots of races and classes to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drell Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I dig very low power nitty-gritty that eventually (over the course of a few years' worth of campaigning) becomes absurdly demigod-like high fantasy. If done right, it's a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldspirit Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games wow-I didn't think so many of you would be into lower point value characters. Very interesting. That's why Hero rocks, you do what you want with the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eosin Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I like to start them at 50 + 50 but I also run a number of 75 + 75 games (that all have 100+ XP). I like magic rare but powerful. Few non-humans and mythic creatures as mythic creatures instead of as a whole species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I really like Sword and Sorcery, but I like high fantasy too. Which reminds me, I still gotta read Zelazny's "Amber" sequence. If I was running a campaign, I'd start it out fairly low level, maybe 50+50 or 75+75. Characters would have to rely on their wits, smarts, cunning and skills as much as their muscles and martial abilities. Things wouldn't be grim and gritty, but it certainly wouldn't be all sunshine and roses and bluebirds singing, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Huh... and to me 75+75 is rather normal or standard for a starting point... anything below that is low... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I usually run low points (50+50 is typical for starting, though we have gone as low as 25+25) with a "realistic" feel, but not necessarily grim. Occasionally, though I also run high fantasy (starting points 300+). cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games We play mid-fantasy with 75+75disads. Emphasis on having cool skills and neat spells. The current campaign is our 4th Edition DnD campaign converted to hero to save our collective sanity. So I guess the game is currently high fantasy. We are having fun with it. I like to run stuff that's even higher power than that. I like my fantasy games to be 100+75 disads. Of course my urban Fantasy is superheroic in pointage, but it's hard to write up a werewolf for 75+75 and have them feel right IMHO. Tasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapdragon Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I could care less the power levels...just please give me a good, charismatic bad guy to go after in the end. Because wading through level after level of mindless orcs, kobalds and bugbears is lame, unless there's a confrontation with the big boss at the end. And if s/he's a Byronic Hero of sorts, that's good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Well I think by default my friends have always played the standard 75 + 75 point characters. But, in my Oriental Hero I made the characters 110 + 50 points. Martial abilities are so expensive! But as most on this thread, I'm game to any power level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games I could care less the power levels...just please give me a good' date=' charismatic bad guy to go after in the end. Because wading through level after level of mindless orcs, kobalds and bugbears is lame, unless there's a confrontation with the big boss at the end. And if s/he's a Byronic Hero of sorts, that's good too.[/quote'] byronic hero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Byronic hero: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byronic_hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games Steve needs to write "Byronic Hero" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Re: how do you like your fantasy games thanks bigby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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