"The basics" - A slideshow to help new players.

[torquemadaza 49]

Hey guys

 

I'm preparing to take my group through their first EotE adventure in a few weeks, and was thinking on how to explain the new dice, symbols and the core mechanic in an engaging, yet clear way. I'm the only one with the rulebook, and none of them had access to the Beta. So, I made this pdf to help me explain it all to them.

 

It's more a presentation than a pdf to send your players. I plan to talk through it (like a powerpoint presentation) on my big screen TV with my players sitting comfortably on the couches, answering questions as they occur. 

 

Just thought to share it with y'all. 

 

edit: The updated link.

 

Enjoy.

Edited August 4, 2013 by torquemadaza

[Naglareph 69]

Great! I was planning to do something like that!

I find it ossom! You should add it to the ressource list thread.

[torquemadaza 49]

Just have. thanks.

[eldath 202]

Nice work, however as per RAW Triumph and Despair do not cancel each other. The success/failure aspects can be canceled as per normal success/failure but the special effect cannot.

 

Having looked more closely I find I had misread page 11 and hadn't paid enough attention of page 13. Still great work though.

Edited July 24, 2013 by eldath

[torquemadaza 49]

If you read carefully, that screen says "COEXIST"

[Bobus X 7]

This...is...AWESOME!

 

I am gonna use this on my dropbox file for Star Wars, and definitely show it to my players/prospective players.  Seriously, this is both great looking and a nice explanation of the very basic mechanics.  If you got more coming, keep it going!

[Farsox 48]

Good work!

[cikeo 25]

Thanks for this.

[kaffis 407]

Nice work, however as per RAW Triumph and Despair do not cancel each other. The success/failure aspects can be canceled as per normal success/failure but the special effect cannot.

 

Having looked more closely I find I had misread page 11 and hadn't paid enough attention of page 13. Still great work though.

The part you've struck through is correct. You can have both special Triumph and Despair results on the same roll.

[facenorth23 6]

Very nice look indeed. Thx.

[Kager 86]

Bravo!

[kelann08 42]

This tool is amazing.  Awesome, awesome work man.

[Kager 86]

I have converted it into a windows media file so i can stream it during the pregame prep for when my players arrive tomorrow night, (their first experience with This RPG)!

[torquemadaza 49]

I have converted it into a windows media file so i can stream it during the pregame prep for when my players arrive tomorrow night, (their first experience with This RPG)!

Excellent! Just in time. Any feedback from a live session, pass it on. My first is still 4 weeks away.

A minor niggle I noticed is that he labels for triumph and despair should be closer to their symbols. Pg13 I think. Just be clear in the description that the labels don't belong to the success and failure symbols just below them.

[fjw70 308]

If you don't mind I am going to post this link on other message boards for people having trouble getting into the game. I haven't seen it yet (I can't seem to open it on my iPad) but from the feedback in this thread it sounds like a great introduction.

[torquemadaza 49]

Hey guys,

 

So I've made a small update.

 

Pg 1: I've added my name and those of these forums, and a "no copyright infringement intended" line. 

 

Pg 13: I moved the labels for despair and triumph closer to their symbols and better explain how the failures and successes contained within those symbols are cancelled by other success and failures as normal. 

 

Pg 14: Fixed a typo. ("...pistol you skill..." to "...pistol your skill...")

 

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This is pg 13:

 

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Feel free to ignore this update, as you can through your own explanation, mitigate any ambiguity my designs might illicit. 

 

If you haven't used v1 yet, by all means v2 is a little better. 

 

Edit: Download the updated file here.

Edited August 4, 2013 by torquemadaza

[fjw70 308]

I am having a lot of trouble getting this file.  First it took me to a page with what looked like a lot of ads asking me to download exe files and sign up for some account.  Now it says it can't find the page.  Could someone put the file is dropbox or something like that?  I really would like to see this file.  Thanks.

[torquemadaza 49]

Sorry to hear about the trouble finding the right file.

 

I've put it on my dropbox.

 

Follow this link straight to the updated pdf.

Edited August 4, 2013 by torquemadaza

[fjw70 308]

Thanks. Your efforts are vey much appreciated. I am trying convince my old 4e D&D group to play this game and this looks like a great intro.

[Kymrel 1,505]

Very nice! This will come in handy when I introduce this game system to my crew of old hands. Thanks for this.

[BrashFink 218]

This is pretty awesome... wish I had it when we started playing last summer :-)

 

It'll be useful though if I ever get my second group together. Nice work.

[torquemadaza 49]

Thanks for the encouragement.  Glad you guys are finding it useful.  

[Jeffrywith1e 21]

I like how on page 15 when you replaced the two ability dice with the proficiency dice, the two ability dice are now over there on the side. Nice touch, that.

[Doughnut 60]

Thank you for the great resource. I will be sending this out to my players as we are about to start an epic campaign. One small criticism though. The wording of step two on pg 15 about ability dice and proficiency dice is a bit confusing.

 

You have: "STEP 2 THEN REMOVE THE SMALLER OF THE 2 NUMBERS OF GREEN ABILITY DICE
AND REPLACE WITH YELLOW PROFICIENCY DICE."

 

Wouldn't it be more advantageous for a new player to learn the proper term instead of trying to decipher this? It would be a simple translation; "The smaller of the 2 numbers upgrades that number of green ability dice into yellow proficiency dice." That way when the players actually learns to rules proper either through book study or play they understand the rules in terms as the game defines them.

 

Great resource thanks for creating it.

[torquemadaza 49]

Thanks for the good feedback doughnut. I'll put it in the next update.