Question for the GMs

dier_cire · Post by **dier_cire** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:14 pm

If someone were going to write video game based on the FH system, would the GMs feel the need to havfe say in how the rules were changed?

Post by **GM_Chris** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:37 pm

I think I would like input, yes

And if it made money I would talk about profit sharing

Wyrmwrath · Post by **Wyrmwrath** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:52 pm

...and if it lost money would you toss in cash?!?!

dier_cire · Post by **dier_cire** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:38 am

to further the questions.

And if the answer was yes and you didn't agree with a change?

Also, still assuming yes, what portion of game design would you feel you would be qualifed to help on?

If said game were produced to a demo/full game and were attempted to be sold to a publishing company, would you feel that the company should allow you any input at that point?

Post by **GM_Chris** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:08 am

It is a very complex question.

I would not mind having input how much or how little I do not even know.

Forexample, if I were going to make a vid game then I would most likely remove the current class based system and go with something more akin to dungeon seige.

Basically, as a character uses a skill they get better. As they get better they can move their way through the skill tree. I would add though that as you stopped using a skill you would slowly get worse to some minimum value. This way you can always change and alter your character in a multitude of ways, but could still not be everything all at the same time.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:23 pm

There seem to be a lot of hypotheticals involved in this. So many so that I am quite intrigued. As to the comment on the game design aspect, the GM staff created the current FH rules why are we not qualified to do the inital design of a video game?

dier_cire · Post by **dier_cire** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:42 pm

no one said you weren't. I just asked what portion you'd feel you'd be qualified for.

Atrum Draconus · Post by **Atrum Draconus** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:11 pm

GM_Chris wrote:
Forexample, if I were going to make a vid game then I would most likely remove the current class based system and go with something more akin to dungeon seige.

Basically, as a character uses a skill they get better. As they get better they can move their way through the skill tree. I would add though that as you stopped using a skill you would slowly get worse to some minimum value. This way you can always change and alter your character in a multitude of ways, but could still not be everything all at the same time.

That sounds alot like the system I came up with when the Universal Larp System was being bandied about. Except it was more a wheel and skills on the opposite side of the wheel would cost more and they would cost less as they got to "your" side of the wheel.