tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196099428442104076.post2025473459134881334..comments2022-11-26T18:15:37.979-05:00Comments on Platonic Solid: Chronica Feudalis Fantasy Hack: Scaling Beyond The NaturalNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708834673967874423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196099428442104076.post-27889032913564870172009-05-25T17:21:37.112-04:002009-05-25T17:21:37.112-04:00Thanks for pointing me toward Vigor Rush. I had f...Thanks for pointing me toward Vigor Rush. I had forgotten about it. It's very dramatic and would work well. I'm going to experiment a bit and see how spending Ardor to break the cap would influence things. In almost all the games so far the protagonists have lots of ardor to spare especially once they begin enduring injuries. The ardor pool might make a good "hero battery" to power high heroics.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708834673967874423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196099428442104076.post-29218425974974130002009-05-25T17:07:27.472-04:002009-05-25T17:07:27.472-04:00Fun.
Regarding the dice cap, you might want to ch...Fun.<br /><br />Regarding the dice cap, you might want to check out the Vigor Rush rule (pg. 61). You can bet one of your Vigor points to ignore the cap.<br /><br />Ultimately, you need some method to roll multiple dice (yours would work just as well) when you're down to 1 Vigor, so you can have a chance to recover.Jeremy Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820841408067473731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196099428442104076.post-78941838800327018272009-05-25T11:38:24.290-04:002009-05-25T11:38:24.290-04:00In all straight up fights the protagonists did poo...In all straight up fights the protagonists did poorly. Interestingly though the dragon was not able to stamp out his opponents in a single round by virtue of the system. Every time he took someone out it was through maneuver.<br /><br />In one encounter Siggurd an Archer/Hunter/Knight rode his horse up onto the dragon's location where it was eating a stolen cow. The dragon didn't know he was there so Siggurd let loose an arrow to no avail. It was a solid blow but the scales were too much for such a mundane weapon.<br /><br />The dragon swung his head around on his serpentine neck and erupted a gout of flame but Siggurd was able to use his shield against the fiery blast reducing potential harm to 1 point of vigor.<br /><br />The dragon then took to flight and decided that he was going to snatch the man in his claws but it was to no avail. Siggurd drew his sword in desperation and successfully put steel between him and the ancient beast causing 1 point of Vigor loss.<br /><br />Stung, the dragon went higher, pivoted and made a sweeping attack of fire. This time Siggurd didn't do so well and took a wound: Singed. Now he was down to rolling a single die.<br /><br />The dragon saw his opponent dazed so he turned and successfully snatched the man in maw like a seagull snatching a morsel of food off the ocean.<br /><br />Desperately Siggurd tried to use his shield to prevent the beast from dropping him but it was no use. The dragon slung him into the air, caught him again and threw him even higher.<br /><br />For a moment Siggurd realized how beautiful the countryside looked from up there.<br /><br />To make things a bit more heroic I'm thinking about allowing characters to break the die cap if they spend two points of Ardor for each additional die.<br /><br />Also, this dragon felt like Smaug from The Hobbit. For the protagonists to have any real chance they need to know about a missing scale and require a black arrow that has never let down its owner.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708834673967874423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196099428442104076.post-45945922304379838872009-05-25T10:58:15.710-04:002009-05-25T10:58:15.710-04:00This seems like a very elegant solution. I'll have...This seems like a very elegant solution. I'll have to give this a try.<br /><br />The dragon seems like a very formidable opponent. How did the protagonists do against it?Jeremy Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820841408067473731noreply@blogger.com