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Creating a Character – Chapter 3 (Part 6) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on November 16, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged insanity, mechanization, mutation, players guide, rpg, special conditions, undeathNo Comments

Step 8. Modify the character to accommodate any special conditions encountered during play (as required) These rules only apply if your character is a subject to illness, injury, a disability (which can be identified at character creation to allow a gain of two more hero points) or if your character has been the victim of […]

Creating a Character – Chapter 3 (Part 5) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on November 9, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged abilities, effects, gadgets, players guide, rpg, skills, special items, spells, weird science effectsNo Comments

Step 7. Modify the character to accommodate special items and abilities (as required) The following rules really only apply if your character has the capacity to invent special items; scientific effects, enchanted items, or spells and potions etc. If this does not apply to your character then skip to Step 8. If you are a […]

Creating a Character – Chapter 3 (Part 4) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on November 2, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged character creation, gear, players guide, rpg, skillsNo Comments

Step 5. Create skills and assign skill points If you have completed the questionnaire above you will have already identified a minimum of 6 skills for your character (drawn from their life experiences). If you didn’t complete the questionnaire you will need to invent your skills now. This is easy. Just invent a minimum of […]

Creating a Character – Chapter 3 (Part 3) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 25, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged character background, character creation, players guide, rpgNo Comments

Step 4. Fill out the background for your character Here’s where you create the back-story for your character; their name, upbringing, personal history, etc. Some players find this the most rewarding and fun part of character creation. Others find it a daunting task. If you don’t feel up to writing your own character background we’ve […]

Creating a Character – Chapter 3 (Part 2) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 18, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged archetypes, attribute points, character creation, players guide, rpg, specialitiesNo Comments

Steps in character Creation Step 1. Choose a speciality To begin creating a character for the game you will need to develop a character concept. The heroes of the age of radio tended to be of three broad types; Adventurer, Mystic, or Academic. There are some clear points of overlap between them, but, by and […]

Creating a Character – Chapter 3 (Part 1) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 12, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged creating a character, players guide, rpgNo Comments

Chapter 3 – Creating a character This chapter takes you step by step through the process of creating a character that you can then use to represent you in the game. It helps you devise a character concept, derive some basic numbers to describe your character, invent your character’s skills and abilities, define your background […]

Preparation for Play – Chapter 2 – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 5, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged players guide, preparation for play, radio tropes, rpg6 Comments

Chapter 2 – Preparation for play In order to play this game you’ll require some special gear; a pencil, a 6 sided dice (referred to throughout the rules as 1d6 for short), and two 10 sided dice (referred to as 2d10) . Head down to the bottom of this page if you woudl like to […]