Re: (TFT) new player wants an attack worthy animal companion(wolf). what should i do with that?

[Chris Nicole <chris_nicole@operamail.com>]

Joel,
I use character handicaps and advantages in TFT games I run.
I have used them with my characters in other games depending on the
agreement of the game master.

I mainly based character handicaps on two articles from the Space Gamer:

Handicapped Characters in TFT - TSG #51, Forrest Johnson.
More Handicaps in TFT - TSG #57 - Ralph Sizer.

There is a percentile table for randomly generating handicaps here:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LoranRPG/files/Character%20creation/

I do like to use Character Backgrounds for FRP - By Ronald Pehr.
This gives starting characters a bit more depth and some idea what they
did before adventuring, along with appropriate talent.
http://www.loran.karoo.net/tft/character_backgrounds.html

On occasion I have used the infamous 'Bogy Table' from an obscure rule
set called Fantasy Wargaming IIRC...
This could randomly deliver a number of advantages or a handicaps. 
If you risked a roll on the bogie table you had to live with what you
got.
Lycanthropy was always popular!

It's nice to see my TFT Talent and Spell lists getting a bit of exercise
again.
:o)


Regards,

Chris

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On Tue, Mar 20, 2012, at 03:24 PM, Joel BoardgameRpger wrote:
> Thanks Rick, and thanks every one else. That warms up to a whole new
> topic.
> 
> How many of you guys use Disads and Advantages in your TFT games?
> I'm going to let him keep his wolfie with animal handler.
> 
> I might give him some thing to think about:  will THE MAN (innkeeper)
> allow
> him to keep his wolf in an INN. Horses dont do well with wolves? or is
> this
> a myth to be busted.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:49 AM, Rick Smith <rsmith@lightspeed.ca>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Joel,
> >  Some GM's insist that every character starts
> > absolutely equal and must work their way up.
> > If everyone starts at the same point, that is
> > fine, but it takes longer before they start to
> > feel very different from the hundreds of other
> > PC's who have come before them.
> >
> >  I would insist he takes Animal Handler.
> >
> >  However, (in GURPS terms), I now allow every
> > player a few points for advantages.  So if they
> > want to be noble I let them start with as a
> > son of a minor noble.  Not too wealthy but the
> > PC has a mortgaged manor and a title.  If he
> > wants a to be an amazing tracker, I say he has
> > a knack for it and can roll one less die when
> > tracking.  And if he wants a wolf, then I would
> > start him with a nice tough one.
> >
> >  If the PC wanted a major advantage, I would
> > give him a disadvantage or two and or start him
> > off with a few less attributes.
> >
> >  But it is up to you of course.
> >
> >  Warm regards, Rick.
> >
> > On Mon, 2012-19-03 at 20:57 -0400, Joel BoardgameRpger wrote:
> > > new player wants an attack worthy animal companion(wolf). what should i
> > do
> > > with that?
> > > Hes a hunter. I should make him take animal trainer.
> > > Should i give him the wolf upfront?
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