Fudge RPG - FUDGE for Newbies-Pregen Characters

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From: RichardCoxson

Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 17:36:04 GMT

Subject: FUDGE for Newbies-Pregen Characters


>For the Low-FatFUDGE version I would recommend having these pre-selected.

I have already created "Fat Free FUDGE customised for the Kelmarath System."

If you want to see it then I will send it to you directly, it is too long to 
fit in an E-Mail. It has set Attributes, but everything else is a little 
more vague. It is more designed for Experienced players not familiar with 
FUDGE.

A FUDGE-Lite would need to have Set Attributes, Set Skills, Set Gifts and 
Faults. In fact the best thing to do to introduce players to playing is 
PRE-MADE CHARACTERS.

There I said it. I have gotten bored with this conversation because most of 
you are playing a "Variation on a Theme" and I don't know if you have 
already said this. You are skirting the actual issue as if it is a bad 
thing.

The Best thing for a young/inexperienced Gamer is a list of characters they 
can choose from.

You have detailed histories for these characters and let them READ THE 
HISTORIES AND NOT THE CHARACTER SHEET.

Let them have something they understand as a guideline to what they pick. 
This would be a nice understandable peice of prose.

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SequenceFirst LineUsernameDate
0 of 'my first character'. CarlCravens 1999-11-07 20:50:09
1 pre-selected. RichardCoxson 1999-11-04 17:36:04
2 detail/approach (the > hand-holding-we've-done-everything-for-you level; the > you're-ready-to-get-a-bit-more-daring-so-here's-a-head-start-but-you-do-the- re > st level; and the > you're-a-real-role-player-now-here-are-the-rules-and-some-a SpalLino 1999-11-20 00:31:32
3 In a message dated 11/7/99 4:27:04 PM, lizard@dnai.com writes: << Templates or character classes are great for newbies;I think the Star Wars system is the best ever for getting new players into the hobby. But fully-developed pregens are likely FudgErpg 1999-11-08 12:52:10
4 thing to do to introduce players to playing is > > PRE-MADE CHARACTERS. DavidBubar 1999-11-04 18:23:35
5 to playing is > > PRE-MADE CHARACTERS. Lizard 1999-11-07 20:25:01
6 to jump >right into an adventure; templates they can use to jump-start their own >"first character;" complete character creation system if they want all the >flexibility FUDGE offers in character generation. RichardCoxson 1999-11-08 17:57:02
7 In a message dated 11/7/99 3:51:02 PM Central Standard Time, raven@phoenyx.net writes: << but I still think that pre-gens are the way to go and will in no way lessen the "first time" experience. MikeBlakeO 1999-11-08 09:13:05