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Post by jmisno1 on Jan 5, 2021 18:55:53 GMT
2 weeks back I downloaded a free version of The Lone Wolf RPG, 4 friends of mine have agreed that once Carona is over they will play it with me and they have generated their characters, but I have a problem. What should I do?
The problem is that when rolling for Social Scale they all rolled the same results. The 1st 1D100 roll they made all came up between A 60 and A 75, The 2nd 1D100 roll they made all came up A 15 or less, The 3rd 1D100 roll they made all came up A 8 or less, The 4th 1D100 roll they made all came up between A 50 and A 60 and they then made 3 1D6 rolls that all came up even number
This means that all 4 players have A Character that is A Child of A Baron or Baroness, that The Baronies that all their families own are very small, the Baron or Baroness that 1 of their parents are ae all very minor Baron or Baroness, all 4 of The Pcs are the oldest of their parents children, this means that 1 day they will rule their families Barony, they all have 3 younger siblings and the 3 younger siblings they each have are all girls This kind of Social Status can be troublesome for 4 reasons. 1st is that should when in a potentially dangerous situation most enemies that aren't allied to Naar will be reluctant to attack A Man that's the heir of A Baron or Baroness, 2nd is that they ever commit a crime that's not something like murder, treason, heresy or terrorism all 4 are the heirs of A Baron or Baroness then regardless of the evidence against them then the law-enforcement officers of most cities will believe them and not their accusers and the 3rd is that even though in the setting most enemies would kill the Pcs in the situation I'm in doing most enemies that aren't allied to Naar would more likely capture them then ransom them and the 4th is that most Baron's or Baron's or Baroness's would be at best reluctant to let their heirs go off adventuring, but in this case 4 Baron's or Baroness's are doing that
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Post by jmisno1 on Jan 5, 2021 19:59:02 GMT
My players have now rolled on tables I made in case this happened
When generating their families lands all 4 players rolled A 30 to 50
That means that all of their families rule A Barony of 14 farms, 5 Farming Communities, 2 fishing communities, 2 semi nomadic groups of cow farmers, 1 massive village and 1 very small castle. Has a population of around 700, has a defense force of 88 combat trained civilian militia, it has a garrison of 20 Light Spearmen, 20 Light Archers, 13 Medium Scouts, 8 Combat Trained Heavy Healers and 5 very light cavalry, it earns The Baron or Baroness A Profit of 106 Gold Coins a year and it also earns him/her 14 meals worth of milk, cheese, eggs, beef, ale and vegetables and 1 very light horse per year
I forgot to mention that they all rolled on Tables I'd made to determine any extra stuff that, due to being The Children of A Baron or Baroness, they started, they all rolled A 50 to 60 and that means that they all started started with a extra 1 Sword, 1 Longbow with quiver and 6 arrows, 1 suit of chain, 8 meals worth of food, 120 gold coins, 3 oses of both Lamuspur and Alether, 1 Lantern, 1 Tent, 1 Bedroll and 1 good quality horse
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Post by Oiseau on Jan 5, 2021 23:28:19 GMT
I'll bite.
Let's see now. According to your story, all four of your friends got:
• First D100 between 60-75 (15%) • Second D100 15 or less (15%) • Third D100 8 or less (8%) • Fourth D100 between 50 and 60 (10%) • Three D6 even rolls (12.5%)
Then, when rolling for family:
• Another D100 from 30 to 50 (20%)
Then, when rolling for extra stuff:
• A further D100 from 50 to 60 (10%)
The odds that this would happen for a given person are 0.000045%. Now, it doesn't really matter what the first friend rolled, because any outcome of so many dice would appear equally improbable. But once Friend 1's roll is established, the odds that Friends 2 to 4 would roll in the exact same intervals are (0.000045%)3 = 0.0000000000000000091125 %
It never happened. You're lying for attention again.
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Post by jmisno1 on Jan 5, 2021 23:41:34 GMT
I'm not lying but I can understand why you wouldn't believe but they did and I saw it
Although I've just had a thought, although I did see them do it it's possible that they could have used loaded dice. Is that more likely?
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Post by greg on Jan 9, 2021 12:24:48 GMT
I've played and GM'd a lot of RPGs in my time, and my thought is to just go with it. Let the players have fun with it. You have fun with it.
They might not get attacked by bandits on every trip, but they will be the target of con men. Every meal will be more expensive, every bartender will overcharge.
If they do commit petty crimes wherever they go, they will soon develop a reputation, then maybe they will get a stern letter from Father warning them that they are sullying the family name and if it continues they will be disowned.
And then there's the demands that are placed on sons of nobility - they have duties and family obligations. On the one hand it makes it easier to give them adventures -as their lord's will order them to go. Arranged marriages are always fun to roleplay, especially of you've set up an alternate love interest first. Then there is noble feuds - if you have the son's of of 4 different barons in party, not all those barons are going to get along and maybe opposed to one another.
There's upsides and downsides to playing nobility.
Of course if they are going to be Kai initiates then their origin won't matter. They will have to gather firewood just like all the others.
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Post by jmisno1 on Jan 9, 2021 14:23:25 GMT
I've played and GM'd a lot of RPGs in my time, and my thought is to just go with it. Let the players have fun with it. You have fun with it. They might not get attacked by bandits on every trip, but they will be the target of con men. Every meal will be more expensive, every bartender will overcharge. If they do commit petty crimes wherever they go, they will soon develop a reputation, then maybe they will get a stern letter from Father warning them that they are sullying the family name and if it continues they will be disowned. And then there's the demands that are placed on sons of nobility - they have duties and family obligations. On the one hand it makes it easier to give them adventures -as their lord's will order them to go. Arranged marriages are always fun to roleplay, especially of you've set up an alternate love interest first. Then there is noble feuds - if you have the son's of of 4 different barons in party, not all those barons are going to get along and maybe opposed to one another. There's upsides and downsides to playing nobility. Of course if they are going to be Kai initiates then their origin won't matter. They will have to gather firewood just like all the others. The 1 that's A Member of The Brotherhood of The Crystal Star is The Son of A Baroness. Is their any chance that being The Son of A Baroness will make A Difference?
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Post by greg on Jan 9, 2021 14:51:32 GMT
The 1 that's A Member of The Brotherhood of The Crystal Star is The Son of A Baroness. Is their any chance that being The Son of A Baroness will make A Difference? A son of a noble would be unlikely to go into the wizardry if he was the heir to the Baronetcy. And I would think any initiate of the guild would be treated just like any other as he learned to become a wizard. Once he goes out into the world of course things could be different. People will respect him more for being a wizard than the son of a noble, so it probably won't make much difference. But if the adventure took them into noble circles he will have a knowledge of the people and how to act. Of course if he has to go ingognito in Ragadorn, he might not be great at it. It can very much depend on how your player plays it. The Brotherhood will expect him to be loyal to the Brotherhood, which may cause complications if there was family duties. Which is always good to give your players something to think about.
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