RE: [BNW] Hello

[Robert Swan <rswan@leonards.com>]

> Just thought I'd de-lurk and let you know I've been reading your posts
> with
> some interest. ; )
> 
> Work on BNW is going smoothly, with only small speed bumps here and
> there,
> mostly from my other Pinnacle duties. I'm expecting to have a first
> draft done
> by the end of the month. It's looking good so far, and I hope you all
> really
> enjoy it. 
> 
> As to character creation, I'm going with an unusual, two pronged
> system. You
> build your standard person with a quick and easy, point-based system,
> but to
> add superpowers, you buy them as a package. No mix and match here. All
> the
> packages are built to make sense and provide an amount of balance to
> the game.
> 
> I thought of going with a strictly point-based system, but why try to
> duplicate Champions? It's a game I have a lot of respect for, but
> these days I
> find it a bit too cumbersome for my tastes. So I'm going for something
> a lot
> easier. No min-maxing numbers. Just build your character, then add a
> power
> package, and you're done. 
> 
> That's all for now. 
> 
	Hey Matt, glad to see you on the list. And thanks for the
update. I like the idea of no min-maxing the numbers. Although I think
my friend who has played Champions for 10 years and is a number cruncher
from heck might not like that idea. He is a munchkin in the closet,
Always with the better character wether it be Deadlands, AD&D, Vampire,
or Champions.

	It is going to be interesting to see how the power package is
going to work. But it makes sense to keep the powers near each other.
The same GM(mucnchkin) that I was talking about was doing a Campions
game, I was playing a Saijyn from Dragon Ball Z, for those of you who
don't know it is an Anime Cartoon, He didn't know why I would have a
high STR and a high SPD with Martial Arts, then when he decides to play
once his game is over, what does he do? Makes a Ninja, with a 50 pt
Ninja Power Pool, with a 50 STR and a 9 SPD. hmmmm, ah well. Enough
ranting and raving. Cya all l8r!


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