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Advanced Play – Part 2 – Chapter 3 – HYOOTRD RPG GM’s GUIDE

By Philip RobothamPosted on August 10, 2018August 12, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged actions, adjudicating, advanced skills, consequences, game mastering, passive skills, querying, roleplaying game, rpg, skills, sub-actionsNo Comments

QUERYING YOUR PLAYERS When you have presented the scene to the players it is time to find out what they want to do next (query them). The easiest way is to simply ask. “What do you want to do?” is a perfectly satisfactory way to begin eliciting the actions your players want to carry out. […]

Getting things done – Chapter 4 (Part 2) – HYOOTRD RPG Players’ Guide

By Philip RobothamPosted on November 30, 2016April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, RPGTagged area effect, consequence tests, contests, hero points, line of sight, perception, range, rpg, skill advancement, skills, special skillsNo Comments

Consequence tests Sometimes a player’s actions have the ability to cause results the player did not expect. In such circumstances the GM may call for a consequence test. Consequence tests are conducted by rolling 1 six sided dice (1d6). On 1-5 nothing happens but a 6 will result in a negative consequence of some kind. […]

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 […]