I guess I'm aiming for something that fairly straightforward for the kids to learn, so they can understand what their characters can do without needing to read 200 pages of rules, but also something with enough steam for the characters to grow and develop new skills--our current campaign has been going for around 18 months, so I expect something similar for this one.
That Defy Danger system looks like it has most of what I'm looking for. Could be a good starting point for me to tweak. Thanks for sharing it!
I really like the sound of that! One thing the kids have trouble with is making decisions in line with their character (e.g. the tanky dragonborn fighter keeps trying to stealth through a situation, and the elf ranger with -2 charisma tries to talk her way out of things). This sounds like a great way to keep their character strengths front of mind.
Thanks!
Interesting, BitD has come up a few times as I've been trying to research other systems. I'd better check it out.
Apocalypse World would take a lot of censoring from what I've seen of the character sheets! I do really like the flexibility and leveling options of Savage Worlds, so that's definitely a contender. Thanks!
Nice, thanks! I've been looking for something like this. Sucks that the desktop version is Windows only, but the web version still has plenty in there.
Interesting, it certainly looks pretty simple to pick up and learn. Would it work for longer campaigns, though? e.g. is there enough scope for the characters to level up and develop?
I guess I'm aiming for something that fairly straightforward for the kids to learn, so they can understand what their characters can do without needing to read 200 pages of rules, but also something with enough steam for the characters to grow and develop new skills--our current campaign has been going for around 18 months, so I expect something similar for this one.
That Defy Danger system looks like it has most of what I'm looking for. Could be a good starting point for me to tweak. Thanks for sharing it!
I really like the sound of that! One thing the kids have trouble with is making decisions in line with their character (e.g. the tanky dragonborn fighter keeps trying to stealth through a situation, and the elf ranger with -2 charisma tries to talk her way out of things). This sounds like a great way to keep their character strengths front of mind. Thanks!
Wow, I haven't heard of any of those. This decision is going to be harder than I thought! Thanks!
Interesting, BitD has come up a few times as I've been trying to research other systems. I'd better check it out. Apocalypse World would take a lot of censoring from what I've seen of the character sheets! I do really like the flexibility and leveling options of Savage Worlds, so that's definitely a contender. Thanks!
Nice, thanks! I've been looking for something like this. Sucks that the desktop version is Windows only, but the web version still has plenty in there.
Definitely checks the setting box! Which edition would you recommend I look at?
Interesting, it certainly looks pretty simple to pick up and learn. Would it work for longer campaigns, though? e.g. is there enough scope for the characters to level up and develop?