Skjaldbakka
2007-04-29, 01:36 AM
It seems a thread pops up every now and then suggesting a 'house' rule. I think it would be great if there was one thread to hold all of them, that way if anyone wants to play a 'different' OOTS game, they can just look through one thread. Of course that would mean that said thread would need to be stickied. *nudge*
I also have some ideas:
On Vacation:
This variant only works if you don't have a full game. Before players draw characters, draw one character that is 'on vacation'. That character is not in the dungeon, and thus cannot assist battles.
Teams:
This variant works better if you have an even number of players. You split the characters into two teams. At the end of the game, each team pools its loot and win conditions to determine who wins. In this variant, the 'first man out' bonus is based on whichever team gets 'all' of its team members out first. In the case of NPCs, they get split up between the teams, but do not automatically go to the lowest floor with a PC. Instead, they 'shadow' a player of the team's choice (If that player rests or goes to the dungeon entrance, the NPC can start shadowing someone else).
I also have some ideas:
On Vacation:
This variant only works if you don't have a full game. Before players draw characters, draw one character that is 'on vacation'. That character is not in the dungeon, and thus cannot assist battles.
Teams:
This variant works better if you have an even number of players. You split the characters into two teams. At the end of the game, each team pools its loot and win conditions to determine who wins. In this variant, the 'first man out' bonus is based on whichever team gets 'all' of its team members out first. In the case of NPCs, they get split up between the teams, but do not automatically go to the lowest floor with a PC. Instead, they 'shadow' a player of the team's choice (If that player rests or goes to the dungeon entrance, the NPC can start shadowing someone else).