For anyone who is interested, I wrote up a scenario that I generated randomly using the Court and Ruin generators. It should make for a good campaign starter or one off scenario.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb0ylcjet97k55c/Skyreach.pdf?dl=0

I was very pleased with how appropriately Godbound/Exalted it feels

The more I think about it, I would love a Kevin Crawford written generic fantasy RPG. I'm not too keen on the Red Tide setting (it's okay, just not my cup of tea.) But the core elements of Godbound for mortal heroes, thrown in with the Scarlet Heroes rules makes me think a low powered fantasy game using his rules would be awesome. I love his 'facts' allowing the player to buy magic, combat skills, etc.

Hell, I'd kill for a generic fantasy setting random world gen book by him.

How many facts does a mortal hero get?

Quote from: Snowman0147;878752How many facts does a mortal hero get?

The tentative setup right now is that they get the normal three facts, with the ability to spend their "profession" fact on a special ability package, plus one more to buy special abilities or use as a normal Fact. There are basically two tiers for mortal PCs:

Common Mortals work exactly like NPC mortals. They start with 1 HD, for when a DCC funnel is too softcore for the group. They can spend their facts to get special abilities and magic appropriate to a Fantasy Fucking Vietnam experience. Campaigns involving Common Mortals are for groups who want things to be horribly desperate on a regular basis.

Heroes are special mortals with the seeds of something greater in them. They work much like common mortals, but they get 4 hit points instead of 1 HD, and 2 more HP each time they gain a level. They can also spend their facts on more impressive powers and special abilities. They're still mortals, but a group of heroes can actually make a novice Godbound sweat, and a party of high-level heroes can be a significant threat to an experienced Godbound.

Finally gave the beta a cursory read.

The basic concept of the Godbound sounds a lot like the Defiant faction from Rift: Planes of Telara, so I already like it right upfront.

I am really looking forward both to the opportunity to test the default setting, and for the Exalted conversion notes.

Quote from: SineNomine;878764Heroes are special mortals with the seeds of something greater in them. They work much like common mortals, but they get 4 hit points instead of 1 HD, and 2 more HP each time they gain a level. They can also spend their facts on more impressive powers and special abilities. They're still mortals, but a group of heroes can actually make a novice Godbound sweat, and a party of high-level heroes can be a significant threat to an experienced Godbound.

I'm loving the sound of that! I'm not kidding Kevin, if you do a generic fantasy book using your version of OSR, I'd be all over it. At least a series of toolkits to upgrade any existing game universes.

How well could an unarmed martial artist Godbound perform?

Quote from: Nexus;878786How well could an unarmed martial artist Godbound perform?

Take a Gift that replaces your damage dice for a d10, such as Fists of Black Iron or Steel Without End, and you will be as good as any melee weapon wielder. Might or Sword Words work as well to unarmed as armed.

We haven't seen the Strifes (divine martial arts) yet.

Quote from: Mostlyjoe;878784I'm loving the sound of that! I'm not kidding Kevin, if you do a generic fantasy book using your version of OSR, I'd be all over it. At least a series of toolkits to upgrade any existing game universes.

It's a tempting thing to consider. I'll probably give it more thought after the ideas I've roughed out in Godbound get some more time to simmer.

Quote from: Nexus;878786How well could an unarmed martial artist Godbound perform?

Just fine, really. They pick three Words like anybody else, but'd probably spend 4 of their initial gift points mastering one of the True Strifes, all of which give their users an upgraded unarmed attack damage die. They'd still have 2 gift points left over to pick up a couple lesser gifts to supplement their punchiness or touch on non-combat abilities.

Well, whatever happens, I love the idea of using FACTS as a narrative excuse to buy powers. I could see a whole number of character options and modules built on that.

In other words I need to make Aslaugs more powerful, but fewer.  Those heroic mortals do sound badass.  Do they get a fact per level up like Godbound?

Quote from: SineNomine;878764Heroes are special mortals with the seeds of something greater in them. They work much like common mortals, but they get 4 hit points instead of 1 HD, and 2 more HP each time they gain a level. They can also spend their facts on more impressive powers and special abilities. They're still mortals, but a group of heroes can actually make a novice Godbound sweat, and a party of high-level heroes can be a significant threat to an experienced Godbound.

Sounds like a solar vs a group of dragon bloods on a wyld hunt.  Which is interesting.  

Made the aslaugs more similar to heroes since if your married to a godbound you should be a heroic mortal.  While they are certainly more powerful they are also rarer.  A godbound is only limited to three and that is only a level 10 one at that.

Last I did a session tonight so I will do a report soon.

I like what I see on the beta rules. I'll definitely back this.

I hope to be able to gather a group to test it soon.

Quote from: Maese Mateo;879150I like what I see on the beta rules. I'll definitely back this.

I hope to be able to gather a group to test it soon.

Ayep. Plan on doing that too.

Well I had been looking for more players in my skype game so you can pm if you want to join.  We run games on Sunday 7pm est.  We maybe doing games on Saturday too.  Just take in a account that the game results will be posted in my blog.

Speaking of which here is the third session.