Brendan's 20 Rules Questions

By: Unknown on 10:30

Brendan is on to something here.

Here are his questions and my quickie answers for Wessex.

1. Ability scores generation method? - 3d6 in order
2. How are death and dying handled? - 0 is out, -1 is dead
3. What about raising the dead? - 1,250gp; 1,000gp in advance
4. How are replacement PCs handled? - roll, then beam in
5. Initiative: individual, group, or something else? - group d6, high wins, tie goes to players
6. Are there critical hits and fumbles? How do they work? - 1 fumble, 20 crit, Arduin charts
7. Do I get any benefits for wearing a helmet? - can save you from a head crit
8. Can I hurt my friends if I fire into melee or do something similarly silly? - possibly
9. Will we need to run from some encounters, or will we be able to kill everything? - run!
10. Level-draining monsters: yes or no? - yes
11. Are there going to be cases where a failed save results in PC death? - yes
12. How strictly are encumbrance & resources tracked? - not very strict most of the time
13. What's required when my PC gains a level? Training? Do I get new spells automatically? Can it happen in the middle of an adventure, or do I have to wait for down time? - immediate advances, MU types get one new random spell
14. What do I get experience for? - treasure, defeating foes, carousing, exploring
15. How are traps located? Description, dice rolling, or some combination? - either/or
16. Are retainers encouraged and how does morale work? - yes, I sometimes roll BX morale
17. How do I identify magic items? read magic or consult the local witch (250gp)
18. Can I buy magic items? Oh, come on: how about just potions? - random potion d6x100gp
19. Can I create magic items? When and how? - only at high levels, per BX
20. What about splitting the party? - go for it