Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Starter Character Sheets as introductory material
It seems that as I prepare a WFRP campaign with new players lining up, I'm faced with a welcome problem, introducing WFRP to said players. This problem is exasperated by the fact that 2e is not available on store shelves. Not available on store shelves is a death kneel, regardless of the popularity a game might garner in forums or in "enclaves" across the globe. Ultimately, the problem for those like myself keeping the WFRP 2e flame alive is education. And making sure everyone is aware that all the material is available as a PDF on DriveThru RPG and RPGNow.
And yet, hurdling one obstacle one will find another one, a harder barrier of entry: short attention spans. It is often said that today's players are not going to read the rules, at least out of the gate.
Enter "Starter Character Sheets." The concept is not new really. I was reminded of it more immediately by Erik Mona of Paizo Publishing. Mr. Mona mentioned it on a recent interview with Fear the Boot and the forth coming release of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box
. Four Pathfinder iconic characters are provided in the box set and the 11x17 full color, folded, and pre-generated sheets are just beautiful!
I'm likely going to steal liberally from the themes and ideas presented on the Pathfinder character sheets for some homemade ones for my upcoming campaign. And I will be sharing this effort with you! Stay tuned.
And yet, hurdling one obstacle one will find another one, a harder barrier of entry: short attention spans. It is often said that today's players are not going to read the rules, at least out of the gate.
Enter "Starter Character Sheets." The concept is not new really. I was reminded of it more immediately by Erik Mona of Paizo Publishing. Mr. Mona mentioned it on a recent interview with Fear the Boot and the forth coming release of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box
. Four Pathfinder iconic characters are provided in the box set and the 11x17 full color, folded, and pre-generated sheets are just beautiful!I'm likely going to steal liberally from the themes and ideas presented on the Pathfinder character sheets for some homemade ones for my upcoming campaign. And I will be sharing this effort with you! Stay tuned.
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