Comments on: Tested: World of Darkness Core Book http://madbrewlabs.com/tested-world-of-darkness-core-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tested-world-of-darkness-core-book Better Gaming by Design Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A-to-Z Guide to RPG Blogs, Forums and More » Inkwell Ideas http://madbrewlabs.com/tested-world-of-darkness-core-book/#comment-2553 A-to-Z Guide to RPG Blogs, Forums and More » Inkwell Ideas Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:28:25 +0000 http://madbrewlabs.com/?p=295#comment-2553 [...] Mad Brew Labs has done a (can it be a retro review for something that is four years old?) review of the WORLD OF DARKNESS core book from White Wolf. Even though the product is a bit old, the [...] [...] Mad Brew Labs has done a (can it be a retro review for something that is four years old?) review of the WORLD OF DARKNESS core book from White Wolf. Even though the product is a bit old, the [...]

]]> By: MadBrew http://madbrewlabs.com/tested-world-of-darkness-core-book/#comment-2552 MadBrew Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:02:11 +0000 http://madbrewlabs.com/?p=295#comment-2552 @Berin: I loved the Old World of Darkness, with all its inconsistencies, but I believe they actually did improve the mechanics. The Storytelling System is one of my favorites. @Berin: I loved the Old World of Darkness, with all its inconsistencies, but I believe they actually did improve the mechanics. The Storytelling System is one of my favorites.

]]> By: Berin Kinsman http://madbrewlabs.com/tested-world-of-darkness-core-book/#comment-2551 Berin Kinsman Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:59:22 +0000 http://madbrewlabs.com/?p=295#comment-2551 I was not married to the old World of Darkness, so the setting changes didn't bother me. I'm currently in a "mortals" game using only the core book, and I must say I rather like the system. It's streamlined and fairly rules-lite. The piece that I like the most, from a system design standpoint, is that you don't get extra build points for Flaws. This has always been a sticking point for me in other point-buy systems like HERO and GURPS: people buy disadvantages to get extra build points or the cost of kewl powerz cheaper, but those disads never come into play. In nWoD, you get XP instead, but only when the Flaws actually come into play. It makes so much more sense. <abbr><em>Berin Kinsman’s last blog post..<a href="http://unclebear.com/?p=1931" rel="nofollow">d20: Turning Base Attack Bonus into a Skill-Based Function</a></abbr></em> I was not married to the old World of Darkness, so the setting changes didn’t bother me. I’m currently in a “mortals” game using only the core book, and I must say I rather like the system. It’s streamlined and fairly rules-lite.

The piece that I like the most, from a system design standpoint, is that you don’t get extra build points for Flaws. This has always been a sticking point for me in other point-buy systems like HERO and GURPS: people buy disadvantages to get extra build points or the cost of kewl powerz cheaper, but those disads never come into play. In nWoD, you get XP instead, but only when the Flaws actually come into play. It makes so much more sense.

Berin Kinsman’s last blog post..d20: Turning Base Attack Bonus into a Skill-Based Function

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