Category: RPG Ideas and Projects (Page 12 of 42)

    Now for the Duration of the spell.

It is listed as one turn with an upkeep cost of one spell point per turn.

In TBH, I would think that this is rounds. So do I keep spell points?

I could go with a duration of Concentration for the spell. It's new to The Black Hack and different enough, but if I don't give it a point cost, I'll have to deal with picking a level for it.

I changed one of the factor that goes into determining the spell level in a D&D-ish spell already, so let's just decide we need a spell point system. (Besides, that'll be more fun.)

For now, the duration is one round plus one round for every spell point spent. Does that mean spending a point per round or putting a number of spell points into it ahead of time.

Why not both? More tonight. 🙂

    To replace the default spells, I'll start with one spell and work through my assumptions to see where it leads.

In Warrior & Wizard, the effect of the Blur spell is Blur makes it harder for others to see, hear, smell, etc. the target of the spell.  (It's Thrown, so it is applied to a target, which can include the caster.)  All attacks against the target are at a -4 penalty; any Perception Checks against the target of the spell are at -4 as well.

Here's the first of my assumptions. Checks in TFT-like games are rolling a number of d6s to be equal to or less than an attribute. Since most rolls are 3d6, I'll treat a -4 penalty to checks as a -4 penalty in The Black Hack.

The Black Hack uses Advantage and Disadvantage, usually regarded as a +4 bonus (Advantage) or -4 penalty (Disadvantage). So we'll translate the effect in terms of advantage and disadvantage. TBH uses player-facing rolls, so at least for attacks, it would be roll advantage on a DEX check to avoid damage in combat. As far as opponents Perception checks, I never really ran into that playing TBH. Still, it's just as easy to say that the player rolls with Advantage on DEX checks to avoid others perceiving physical details about you.

Okay, we have one spell effect for my Black Hack with Different Magic system underway.

    Three Quick Things:

1. Color Coded Magic - I have it on a USB Drive to make it easier to work on. As part of my new workflow, one issue I have is the inability reliably work through Google Drive or Dropbox. (I would prefer Dropbox as I have 1TB there.)

So new workflow is work from USB Drive (including portable Opera browser) for markdown, odt files, and Scribus files. At certain milestones, everything will be uploaded to Dropbox for storage.

1. The TFT Hack (for lack of a better term). I will work on this by thinking aloud on this collection. The rationale is I haven't decided how far to deviate from the D&D feeling of The Black Hack.

2. I will begin to post my working aloud sessions on my neglected website (sycarion.com). This will allow a broader audience.

I can post to WordPress with Markdown, but I will instead use an app (Open Live Writer) to post. It interrupts the workflow a bit, but until I switch platforms (not likely, but Ghost looks great) it's the easiest.