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    You could use SAN as the humanity-loss factor. Years ago, Sandy Antunes wrote a home-brew "Cyberthulhu" ruleset. This had cyberware implants causing loss of SAN. I used the same idea in my BRP/40K crossover rules. (I remember asking for permission to borrow the idea but never got a reply.) Regarding the difference between cyberware and bioware, IIRC, in Shadowrun, bioware cost lower essence loss than the equivalent cyberware device. Colin
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    Agreed. The follow-up question, of course, would be: can we on this board collaborate to produce "licensed" Magic World products? This is not a idle question. I'd be keen on getting involved on such projects but have no idea where to start. Colin
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    If CHA is taken as a measure of the character's personality, then it could be used as the basis of range and area of effect of certain spells, as these are often governed by POW. If there's one thing all practitioners of magic agree upon, it's that magic is an intensely personal business Colin
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    I seem to recall my games groups called them by the setting name. So Stormbringer was Stormbringer, CoC was Cthulhu and so on. We could see the close relationship between the systems but I don't recall ever calling them BRP. Maybe that's as @Baulderstone says above, "Basic Roleplaying is a flat, unexciting name". However, the system itself "fades away" so you're free to immerse yourself in the game world, concentrate on the adventure and roleplay your character without having to wonder whether "STR in CoC is more important than in Stormbringer" or any of myriad other questions. And that's the best thing about BRP in general. When talking about names that have a "nice enough 'ring' to it to trip off the tongue" (my words, so my fault) we're getting into marketing-speak, buzz-words and "mindshare" in the RPG community. None of which I'm qualified to speak about. . How do you market something that's "invisible" (by which I mean "fades into the background) to the people playing it? Colin
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    D100 Essentials? Chaosium Essentials? I'm looking forward to the release of BRP Essentials (no matter the name), I just wonder if either of these options has a nice enough "ring" to it to trip off the tongue and be instantly recognisable in conversation. Colin
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    I ran a long term CP2020 campaign, mixed with elements of Shadowrun, a sort of Shadowpunk, if you will. I dropped the magic but kept some of the corporations and the background from the Seattle Sourcebook. For BRP, I'd go with CP2020, as all you really need is the core rulebook: there's enough background and scenario nuggets in there to get you started. All you need to do is advance the timeline twenty years or so (as 2020 is only 4 years away!). TBH, I've been thinking of converting CP2020 for a while now. I have other irons in the fire at the moment but thoughts are bubbling away already! I'll happily collaborate if you're interested. Colin
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    Hi @Chaot, My son has just expressed an interest in GMing a Pokemon campaign. Do you mind if I borrow the rules you've posted already and pass them on for him to use? Regards, Colin
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    I'm hoping BRP Essentials will be a generic-ified version of Magic World which, for me, scratches every BRP-related itch I've had since Stormbringer 3rd ed. Perhaps with a few modern and sci-fi skills added. Then, setting guides (akin to the Southern Reaches chapter in Magic World) for the various genres. Colin
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    I wouldn't call myself a Linux developer. I'm actually a systems administrator but I'm unemployed at the moment, so I'm keeping occupied with programming and other projects. Anyway, the link in my post should take you to a folder called RPG, and the brp_chargen.zip file should be there. If that doesn't work, you could also try https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B20DonclZ79dajA3ZFNXMlJIalE/view?usp=sharing If that fails, I can email you the zip file. You can drop me a line at colinabrett AT gmail.com and I'll reply with the attachment. Regards, Colin
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    For anyone who's interested, here is a link to my Python scripts on Google Drive. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B20DonclZ79dZ0JaSHc0YThTZkU You'll find a file called brp_chargen.zip (about 4Kb). Download this file and unzip it. It uses Python 3, as the 2.7 version is now considered to be legacy. On Unix/Linux systems, you should be able to use ./brp_chargen.py -r human On Windows, use something like python3 brp_chargen -r human There's also a caller.py file which allows you to roll combinations of dice and modifiers (like 4d6 and drop the lowest roll, to get a 3-18 range suitable for most BRP stats). To @dragonewt and @Questbird - thanks for the information. I was aware of Kivy but it was a nightmare to get running on my Linux box. Godot might be a better alternative. Colin
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    Slight necro on this thread (sorry). I've been working with Python over the last few weeks and, so far, I have a script that will do something like this: 223 colin@rokk> ./brp_chargen.py -r human Characteristics STR [7] CON [9] SIZ [16] INT [14] POW [9] DEX [13] APP [12] EDU [10] Characteristic Rolls Effort 35% Stamina 45% Idea 70% Luck 45% Agility 65% Charisma 60% Know 50% MW Skill Category Modifiers Physical 4% Communication 6% Knowledge 7% Manipulation 7% Perception 5% BRP Skill Category Bonuses Combat 4% Communication 5% Manipulation 4% Mental 4% Perception 4% Physical -1% 224 colin@rokk> It generates basic stats for humans, Elves and Dwarfs, calculates their Idea, Luck (etc) rolls and the bonuses or penalties of skill categories for BRP and Magic World-style skill groups. The next step is to "appify" it to run on Android - iPhone is beyond me I'm afraid. Once I have that accomplished, I can add skill generators and dice rollers as needed. But I really need to see BRP Space in its final form (whether BRP-based, BRP Essentials-based or whatever) before I can get into the details. I can make the scripts available if anyone (maybe Questbird?) is interested. Regards, Colin
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    That's what I was looking for. Thanks, Mankcam. Colin
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    Hi Clarence, I'll happily convert my own short Star Wars campaign to BRP Space, when you've decided which framework you'll be using. It was written for the BGB but - aside from removing any legally actionable Star Wars references - should be pretty easy to convert. Colin
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    Can someone point out the Open Quest SRD, please? I have an OQ pdf (showing a warrior with battleaxe, a barbarian with a sword, and a female warrior with spear on the front cover). Is that the SRD or is there another, more genre-neutral or BGB-like version out on the interwebs? Colin
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    Clarence, I know enough Perl scripting to write random number and character generators to use on a command line (available on my website) but nothing about app development. Perl can be made to run on Android tablets but I'm sure a better alternative could be found (Python, maybe, which is on my list of "things to make and do"). Colin
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    A great piece of work, Clarence.
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    I would love to see an English version of this. It's the sort of thing that gets players involved other than "you all meet in a bar and decide to go kill a dragon". My own 40K rules need something like this for creating a Rogue Trader dynasty, for example, or maybe even a Space Marine chapter. Colin
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    @tooley1chris Hi, I don't know how you can call these projects "underwhelming". Your work on this is incredible! Thanks for sharing with the rest of the community. Colin
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    Ooops! Slightly embarrassing ... I've just reached the files limit on my own website. Never mind. The Google Drive link for the zip file is still valid and I have added a tar.gz format file for all the Linux enthusiasts out there ("Anyone? Anyone? Beuller? Beuller?" ), which can be found at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B20DonclZ79dNE93ZUFKaWd2cFk Colin
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    @Trifletraxor Thanks for the update. I'm currently html-ising all the documents to put up on my own website and I'll post a link back here, if that's OK. Colin
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    @Trifletraxor Following on from Chris Tooley's suggestion above, here is a link to Google Drive where I have put the resource pack for the campaign. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B20DonclZ79dbS1JRGRfckVxek0 Is there anything else you might need? Colin
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    Thanks, Chris. I've attached one example to this post. As for software, most of the maps are hand drawn, scanned and imported into the PDFs. Historically, the first part of the campaign was written for AD&D when I was at college back in the 90's, so I didn't have access to the right software at that time. Colin PS: Some maps were generated at various sites on line. I should check which sites I used and credit them here before I upload them. keep_map.pdf
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    Hi, I've just uploaded a set of PDFs for a campaign I developed and ran for my wife and son. For some reason, notices of the uploads have all appeared in this forum, so can these topics be deleted by a moderator, please? There is one file remaining: a set of PDFs with maps, NPCs and encounters referenced in the adventures. Unfortunately, I can't upload the zip file. Any suggestions from the board members, please? Regards, Colin Brett
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    If the PCs have followed the clues in Tindale, they should be able to confront the real threat to the population: a Lamia, masquerading as a forgotten goddess, who has enthralled several townsfolk. The PCs have three days to set things right!
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    Version 1.0.0

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    The PCs arrive in Tindale and find a town full of mystery. Can they work out what is going on?
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