In this Box Breaking Matt takes a look at Alien Uprising from MR B Games. In Alien Uprising you are part of a crew hat has crashed on an alien planet. Your goal is to survive while repairing your ship or you get rescued.
I have managed to play Alien Uprising once already – I’m pretty sure I like the dice pool mechanic
In this episode of Matt Speaks RPG I continue down the yellow brick road of character creation as we discuss alignment. I present the two common mind frames of alignment while sharing with you some of my personal experiences.
Next week we will move into defining your characters personality that is if you don’t want to move through all of the traditional alignments.
I will get the written articles up before next week or I won’t post the next video.
In this Flip Through Matt takes a look at the Advanced Class Origins book for Pathfinder. Inside you will find new spells, feats, magic items, and archetypes. I find this companion to have more than enough power to help sustain the new hybrid classes in Pathfinder.
If you enjoyed the Advanced Class Guide you’ll enjoy this book.
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I personally can’t wait. Angel is one of my favorite painters of all ime.
In this Figure Forge Matt assembles the UEDF Defender for Robotech Tactics. Watch Matt assemble this model without gluing his fingers to the it. I think there is only one hiccup in this video.
Next week more Robotech love.
In this episode Matt speaks on the topic of “bastards”. In role-playing this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It doesn’t mean you’re an illegitimate child or a bad person, instead it means you ae an individual who doesn’t fit in because of race or some other factor. T his conversation includes half elves, half orcs, and everything els (those weird races that can be awkward to play).
I had a lot of fun with this. I have totally put a new spin on creating characters that are just odd. I hope it does the same for you.
In this Figure Forge Matt assembles the Zentraedi Regult Recon Pod for Robotech Tactics Palladium Books. Watch Matt struggle through this one. He advises you watch the whole show before assembling your model.
I hope I have the chance to bring these models to Adepticon. If not I’m really looking to play soon.
In this episode Matt talks about the intricacies of race. He goes over what he feels is missing from playing a full character. For example He discusses what it might be like to be a dwarf, an elf and a couple others.
I will have the written portion up in a day or so. I need get my mind off of it before proofreading.
I apologize for the bad audio in the first posting. I had to film it again to fix it.
The Role of Character Part 2
Last week we introduced that concepts of ability scores and races. This week we’re going to take them a step farther. With ability scores we’re going to look at explaining the choices we make, by putting them into our background. Then we’ll take a look at stereotyping the basic races and how it can effect our characters. Plus, we’ll touch on the delicate etiquette of playing a race in a mixed party.
When it comes to stating out our characters most of us don’t give our attributes a second thought. But what if we did? Could it lead to some future line of thinking that might effect futue decision making? If we use Pathfinder and D&D as a base we Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Constitution, Dexterity, and Charisma. If you look at your rolls and then attempt to define them is there a story that helps define your character?
If we go back to the modified rolls in part one (Str 15, Int 13, Wis 11, Dex 18, Con 15, Cha 9) and use them lets see what we can create. Let’s not forget that this character is the female orc. She is by no means a weakling but she certainly isn’t a rower lifter. I haven’t totally figured out the what made her go the route of fighter but I’m going to say she was a late bloomer. Maybe her village was raided and she forced into a warriors role. This could be an excellent explanation for why she might not be as strong as other fighters.
Her intelligence and wisdom are fairly average so I wouldn’t go into too much detail on them, but I might come back to them later if I come up with a good idea.
Her constitution is above average but not super high. It isn’t something that you need to define, but I have an idea I’d like to put into her background. Her grandmother was a sorcerer or an alchemist and as a child she fed our character an elixir that supposedly helps the ward of illness. When playing this character she might offer up the elixir to members of the party. She would definitely speak of grandmother in a particular way. I lean towards a certain amount of reverence.
Her dexterity is extremely high and I did that on purpose. As a child she had several cats that she always had to chase down and rescue. The result of following cats and kittens into trees, along ledges and onto rooftops has helped develop her sense of balance. He love for cats can be so fun in game. The GM might through some cats into the game to purposely create a red herring for her. There are so many fun things this can cause.
In this episode back up a little bit and shares his thoughts on how attributes can play into the personality of your character. I introduce a character in this episode that is going to become a staple for us in this series. So I hope that you will join me for character creation from the ground up.
Next week we will move into races.
