tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856214964761749525.post7102283836314947270..comments2022-11-06T03:40:29.106-08:00Comments on d20 Dialectic: Skill-Based Systems and the Blank PageAnathematahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459426255827443025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856214964761749525.post-61087954437166101852012-05-23T00:21:26.283-07:002012-05-23T00:21:26.283-07:00The solution to the "blank page problem"...The solution to the "blank page problem" in a fully classless system is templates, i.e. partially pre-generated characters corresponding to an archetype. West End did this with a lot of their systems, which were all totally class-agnostic. Have someone pick from (usually 24) templates, fill out a few details, and you're ready to roll.<br /><br />Of course, there were also rules for generating original characters, if you're an outside-the-box thinker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856214964761749525.post-67757243840431138022012-04-20T20:26:01.568-07:002012-04-20T20:26:01.568-07:00I think that there is a lot to be said for this me...I think that there is a lot to be said for this method. I also like the clan system in V:tM as a way to sneak classes in to a skill system. I want to try the 'light GORE' method (which is included in the book) which drastically reduces the number of skills.Anathematahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459426255827443025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856214964761749525.post-54232312557093210962012-04-20T12:06:06.706-07:002012-04-20T12:06:06.706-07:00I'm a big fan of Basic Role-Playing from way b...I'm a big fan of Basic Role-Playing from way back. One of the nice features of BRP games like <b><i>Call of Cthulhu</i></b> and <b><i>Stormbringer</i></b> is that they had Occupations with recommended skills into which you would pour your occupational skill points (in the case of the former) or Professions with designated skills that had randomly determined starting values (in the case of the latter). Both did a good job of eliminating the blank page syndrome caused by unstructured skill lists. Either method could easily be used with <b><i>GORE</i></b>.Gordon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907319916602597979noreply@blogger.com