Anyone know of any SW titles that replace standard chargen with more of a Lifepath system?
Quote from: CRKrueger;927167Anyone know of any SW titles that replace standard chargen with more of a Lifepath system?
Savage Rifts kinda-sorta does it. But there's a good question. A similar set of tables for Day After Ragnarok would be great!
Quote from: CRKrueger;927167Anyone know of any SW titles that replace standard chargen with more of a Lifepath system?
I don't think I have, though it would fit Hellfrost like a glove, IMO:).
Ah well, just take a close enough lifepath system and run it, translating your gains to SW skills and edges. The Tianxia lifepath supplement is probably deliberately generic, in order to avoid upsetting any group plans, si it would probably be really easy to use it for any China-inspired setting;).
Something like Savage Worlds Fantasy Character Generator Toolkit?
https://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=4595
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Hmm, yeah that sounds about right, although I don't see anyone selling it anymore. As a Savage World product, it was probably far too interesting to live. :D
Oh well, Neo bless teh intarwebz.
Edit: Yeah, this is actually pretty cool. Breaks things down into Childhood, Adolescence, Career phases, has specific tables for different races, different social classes. This is great.
At some point will have to take this, slap together with Savage Rifts chargen, cross-pollinate with FGG40k chargen and make Savage 40k. :D
Quote from: CRKrueger;927366Hmm, yeah that sounds about right, although I don't see anyone selling it anymore. As a Savage World product, it was probably far too interesting to live. :D
OK, now also wonder why this is no longer available:).
Quote from: AsenRG;927408OK, now also wonder why this is no longer available:).
The various toolkits were eventually phased out when Pinnacle started doing their Companion books. Luckily you can still find them online in other places.
We should just create one with modifications based on genre-splat.
In general, I wish more games had life-path char-gen as an option.
I'm actually working on a Savage Worlds home-brew right now. This might be something I give a good whack at.... Hmmm.
Quote from: Brand55;927463The various toolkits were eventually phased out when Pinnacle started doing their Companion books. Luckily you can still find them online in other places.
Thanks for the explanation:).
But it doesn't make it a decision I agree with, not unless the Companions have lifepaths themselves.
Quote from: Madprofessor;927492In general, I wish more games had life-path char-gen as an option.
Yeah, me too;).
Quote from: AsenRG;927665Thanks for the explanation:).
But it doesn't make it a decision I agree with, not unless the Companions have lifepaths themselves.
Sadly it doesn't. A lot of information had to be condensed or traded out for other stuff to fit into a single slim book. I've got the latest printing of the Fantasy Companion and it's got the following chapters:
1) Characters (Edges and races)
2) Gear (including info for sieges)
3) Arcana (deities and spells)
4) Treasure (magic items)
5) Bestiary
Quote from: AsenRG;927665Yeah, me too;).
Me three. I especially like how it helps players work up a backstory and flesh out a character. I know that can be hard for some of my players.
Quote from: Brand55;927704Sadly it doesn't. A lot of information had to be condensed or traded out for other stuff to fit into a single slim book. I've got the latest printing of the Fantasy Companion and it's got the following chapters:
1) Characters (Edges and races)
2) Gear (including info for sieges)
3) Arcana (deities and spells)
4) Treasure (magic items)
5) Bestiary
Well, no need to purchase it, then:). Thank you for the info.
QuoteMe three. I especially like how it helps players work up a backstory and flesh out a character. I know that can be hard for some of my players.
Yeah, and we brought up the vlue of having connections to the setting several times lately, especially in the latest murderhobo thread;).
Heck you can create Savage Lifepaths as a standalone mini-supplement and just create a ton of them for each setting and genre. I think if done correctly this could be a pretty awesome product-tool by itself.
Of course it's all in the execution.
Could be that Market Research has determined, there is not enough market for it. Which is why there are not more of them.
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Oh I wasn't considering it purely for monetary sale. But in terms of test-bedding it as a "thing" one could make as a freebie or stretchgoal for a larger product.
I'll have to spend some time tinkering with it once I get some free time.