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Whilst noodling around this evening, an idea gripped me that wouldn’t let go.

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Whilst noodling around this evening, an idea gripped me that wouldn't let go.

Using 4C as base, I sketched out the CAPSAMI system. I included Captain Triumph as a sample character.

Combat, which determines success in meele combat

Adroitness, which determines success with ranged attacks, dexterity, and acrobatics.

Power, which determines success with brute physical strength and damage done in melee combat.

Stamina, which determines resistance to physical damage and physical endurance

Acumen, which determines success with knowledge and technology.

Moxie, which determines the success with willpower, mental strength, and magic resistance.

Instinct, which determines the success with perception, awareness, and intuition.

Normal humans range from 3 to 8 in each of these stats.

Roll 3d20 and count the number of dice that are less than, but not equal to, the relevant stat. 0 dice is a failure. 1 die is a minimal success, 2 dice are a success, and 3 dice are a critical success.

Captain Triumph
C: 8 A:6 P:10 S:12 A:6 M:7 I:5

Powers
Invisibility (10)
Able to make himself invisible, but not inaudible

Flight (8)
Able to fly up to 30,000 feet, but slower than many planes.

Wrote this post yesterday, but didn’t share to g+. It took me the entire article to realize that zine covers capture the spirit of playing role playing games the best.

    Wrote this post yesterday, but didn't share to g+. It took me the entire article to realize that zine covers capture the spirit of playing role playing games the best. 

Enjoy the other covers of games. Links provided in the post to where you can download our purchases the games featured.

Covers that Capture the Spirit of the Game

Covers that Capture the Spirit of the Game

These are in no particular order. The spirit of the game to me is wonder, silliness, getting out of tough scrapes, and having a story to tell that makes others wish that they were there.

Dungeonslayers can be downloaded here.

The Expert Rules can be purchased here.

Dungeon World can be purchased here

Slumbering Ursine Dunes can be purchased here

The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth can be purchased here

Risus can be downloaded in multiple formats here

There are so many more things I could post like the cover of the 1st Edition Manual of the Planes, the cover of any Tekumel game,the cover of Warrior, Rogue, & Mage, Hackmaster, Renegade Legion, TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes, Champions, Shadowrun (recent edition), Usagi Yojimbo, covers of all the Sine Nomine games, and Bushido.

Last and not least, the real spirit of the game is conveyed by ‘zine covers are all kinds. I mean Crawl, Gongfarmer’s Almanac, Hack, Crawling Under a Broken Moon, Wizards Mutants Laser Pistols, and Black Pudding.

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p align="left">I should create an album with all the covers that put me in the spirit of the game. I ran out of space here and I stretched the definition of cover a bit. Next time, I’ll be sure to do that.

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