tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2222212614464863168..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: You Start With 200 GoldTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-34576290845561848842013-04-20T11:46:24.129-07:002013-04-20T11:46:24.129-07:00Snorri tends to do stuff like that. :) Searchers o...Snorri tends to do stuff like that. :) Searchers of the Unknown gives you a choice of armour and 3 weapons (shield included) to start with.LanceTothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553658125030883165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-71380557765349567222013-04-20T10:40:54.223-07:002013-04-20T10:40:54.223-07:00I play a game with fixed starting money. Surprisin...I play a game with fixed starting money. Surprisingly, this doesn't break anything or undermine our fun. ;)Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-79188456787249118022013-04-20T10:28:32.227-07:002013-04-20T10:28:32.227-07:00Give the players 3D6 gp and no free equipment. Mak...Give the players 3D6 gp and no free equipment. Makes that choice about what to buy a) much faster b) actually interesting and significant.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090296806321882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-90718448157916296902013-04-20T10:17:04.300-07:002013-04-20T10:17:04.300-07:00"Earning your first suit of plate armor shoul...<i>"Earning your first suit of plate armor should always be a milestone"</i><br /><i>Aventures Fantastiques</i>, Olivier "snorri" Dessaux' french retro-clone makes you roll your starting armor, depending to classporphyre77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07620350717226228078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-80782257444860794112013-04-20T09:39:38.419-07:002013-04-20T09:39:38.419-07:00Skip the GP altogether, give starting PCs reasonab...Skip the GP altogether, give starting PCs reasonable basic equipment (controlled, ideally, by a simple encumbrance system), add in anything required for basic class function (spell book, lock picks, extra weapon), and top it off with few coins so that the PC isn't entirely broke. Oh, and a starting retainer for free, too.<br /><br />Honestly, who wants to deal with price lists at all? Leave that stuff for interaction during play. Equipment buying is the feat selection of old school games. Return on time invested in slim to none.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-14694127182131805182013-04-20T08:28:01.334-07:002013-04-20T08:28:01.334-07:00I like it, but I'd advise making sure plate is...I like it, but I'd advise making sure plate is expensive enough to eat a major chunk of that gold. Earning your first suit of plate armor should always be a milestone, IMO.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.com