Starting vs. Experienced Characters?
One of the issues I had when moving from Cepheus Engine to Blades & Black Magic was deciding what level to start my characters. It turned out to be more complicated than I thought.
Converting Characters from Cepheus
I am going through the process of converting the characters I had for the Middle Lands from Cepheus Engine to Blades & Black Magic. Aside from the game mechanics, there are a few other issues that I need to think through, though.
Boot Camp Skills in Cepheus Engine
Recently I started generating characters for my SF solo roleplaying campaign. As I re-read the Cepheus rules, plus some supplements that others had put together for non-SF settings, I came up with a basic question: do characters really get all of the service skills during boot camp, or just one skill?
Converting GURPS Skills to TFT Talents
Skills in GURPS started out as Talents in The Fantasy Trip. It is a little strange going in reverse, from skills to talents--but it is very important to game depth to have them.
Talents and Backgrounds in The Fantasy Trip
I am always looking for ideas from other game systems and supplements, and a very interesting one is Zozer's Solo. One of the cool things I learned from that supplement was to use talents as roleplaying opportunities by having the player explain how the character obtained them.
