AW: Honor & Intrigue: 17th Century Swashbuckling
Hier mal ein paar Äußerungen des Honor&Intrigue-Entwicklers zu einzelnen Punkten seiner Umsetzung mit BoL-Regelkern (Hervorhebungen von mir):
How does Fortune differ from Hero Points?
You can earn Fortune through play. It is also in some respects not as powerful as Hero Points, and in other respects, they are more powerful. They are specifically meant to be used to reinforce the genre.
So for instance, do you remember that great swashbuckling movie, where the hero swung on a chandelier across the grand ballroom, pulled out his rapier, and shouted "En Garde" at his enemy- and was then gunned down by guards a second later? I never saw that movie either. One of the things you can spend Fortune on is to make all ranged attacks miss you (actually they give you a "close call" which requires you to make a Daring check to avoid being rattled by it).
You can spend one to automatically avoid taking damage from a fall- either by grabbing onto a ledge, etc, or by landing on something soft (there just happened to be a haywagon under the castle window).
You can spend 1 to give yourself a bonus die before any 2d6 roll. After the roll, you can spend 1 to get +1 to the end result of the roll. Note: you cannot spend one to get a re-roll (there may be a boon for this, though).
You can spend one to automatically have a place to hide, or to automatically make a check to notice something.
You can spend one to increase healing after a battle, or to make an injury less damaging.
Das sieht mir schon mal nach VIELEN und BREITEN Änderungen gegenüber dem einst schlanken BoL-Regelkern aus. - Vor allem: Wozu ZWEI Arten an "Drama/Helden/Plot/Karma/usw."-Punkten einführen? Die normalen Hero-Points hätten doch für die meisten Effekte gereicht, da man damit auch kleinere Szenen-Editierungen vornehmen kann.
Hier noch etwas zum
Setting:
The setting is our own earth, but more cinematic than historical. The historical record should be an inspiration, not a straight jacket for GMs. If the Heroes want to save King Charles from the headsman's axe, let them. In a contest between fun and historical accuracy, fun wins.
It is also more egalitarian than our own world in the 17th century. You can have female musketeers, for instance.
Finally in addition to our own world, there are mysteries, horrors, and wonders that await heroes that venture to the dark corners of the world. Secret societies pursue (or protect) ancient knowledge, cults practice dark sorcery, and at the edge of the map, there be monsters...
Pseudo-Historie mit Übernatürlichkeiten und Geheimgesellschaften. - Nichts Neues, muß aber auch nicht. - Das sieht jedenfalls nach einem Setting aus, in dem man seinen Spaß haben kann.
Zu den neuen
Flaws gab es eine Frage. Hier die Antwort:
As for Flaws-- yes they have mechanical aspects. Some give you a Fortune point when they complicate your life, but also usually give a Penalty die for certain actions.
A person with the True Love flaw for instance would gain a penalty die to seduce another woman, or to fight when an enemy who had a knife to the woman's throat says "surrender or she dies". Basically anything that would hurt that person, physically or emotionally, even if they'd never find out about it, gives a penalty die.
Riecht nach SW-Bennies. - Die Helden-Punkte in BoL sind vom Ausspielen von Nachteilen unabhängig.
Und zuletzt (für diesen Beitrag) etwas für die neuen
Duell-Regeln:
Okay, a bit about dueling. First, combat has been altered slightly. Heroes and Villains each get 2 actions a round, and one free Reaction a round. Reactions are typically things like a parry, riposte, dodge, etc.
Then there are the less important NPCs-- they are called Retainers. Retainers get 1 action and 1 reaction a round.
Then there are what BoL calls "rabble" in H+I they are Pawns. Pawns act in between rounds, on "Phase 0". Thus, they would only act before a PC if they had the drop on him.
Each round is divided up into phases, in which characters act. Roll 2d6+savvy. The result is the phase you take your first action. Remove the smaller of the 2d6-- and the remainder is when you can take your second action. If two people go on the same phase, tie goes to the one who has the most appropriate career (or the most ranks in it). A sailor would win a tie on a ship, while a duelist would win in a one-on-one swordfight, etc.
A reaction can interupt an action. You can sacrifice an action for a reaction if you need to.
sowie:
Heroes, Villains, and Retainers can use "dueling maneuvers" in combat, in addition to straight up attacks. These can be used to disarm a foe, beat his sword aside so he cannot parry your next thrust, ram him with your shoulder to knock him off is feet, etc.
In addition to a list of maneuvers that swordsmen can try, there are also "dueling schools". These are styles of swordsmanship that specialize in different ways. The Spanish school, for instance focuses on expert timing with a single rapier, while the Italian school uses a rapier and main gauche with the addage; the best defense is a good offense. There are 9 schools so far, and it also will have rules on how to design your own. Each school has a list of maneuvers that they are especially adept in. Members of that school get a discount on spending AP to master a maneuver. Mastering a maneuver usually gives a bonus die, others give specific effects (mastering parry for instance gives you a free parry 1/round). While you are using the school's stance and weapons, you get a +1 Defense bonus against Melee or Brawl attacks. Lastly-- once you have mastered ALL the maneuvers of a school, you learn the Secret, which is usually some sort of nigh-unstoppable attack (saved for emergencies only).
Erst eine parallel zum Hero Point zu verwendende Gummipunkt-Regel.
Dann gibt es - anders als in BoL - für das "Aktivieren" von Flaws als "Bezahlung" eine Auffrischung der Gummipunkte, die direkt von SW übernommen sein könnte.
Und dann wird das SCHNELLE und ELEGANTE und FREIE Kampfsystem von BoL ÜBERFRACHTET mit unnötigem Kampfmanöver-Müll und einer feineren Aufsplittung einer Kampfrunde. - Das ist nicht nur etwas, was BoL nicht braucht, sondern was die BESTEHENDEN REGELN und deren MÖGLICHKEITEN völlig ignoriert!
Entwaffnung, Schulterstoß, usw. - Dafür braucht man nach BoL-Grundregeln KEINE neuen Regelelemente, sondern das geht einfach mit den vier Attributen, den vier Kampffährigkeiten und den Vier (oder mehr) Laufbahnen!
Die oben beschriebenen Aktionen habe ich in meinen Runden ALLE (und mehr!) im Spiel nach BoL-Regeln erlebt. - Die BoL-Grundregeln geben das alles (und mehr!) her.
Ich habe den Eindruck gewonnen, daß der Entwickler von Honor & Intrigue nicht weiß, wie er aus dem unveränderten BoL-Regelkern Swashbuckling-Duelling Action herausholen kann. Und deshalb fängt er an BoL-Regeln "aufzublähen"!
Aber: Swashbuckling Rollenspiele mit mehr Details, mit feinerer Simulation, mit Unmengen an Fechtmanövern und Fechtschulen, die gibt es doch nicht einmal selten.
Ich finde, diese Entwicklung von H&I macht ein einfaches, schnelles Regelsystem komplizierter und langsamer. - Und das alles OHNE NOT!
