[UA] Kids, Hastur, Blades and Kevlar

[Dylan Craig]

> A separate game in which all the PCs have to be kids?
> That would take some AWFULLY strong RP skills.  Or just a specialized
> scenario book?  Or is the whole idea just misguided?
I think a specialised scenario book is the business. Vanilla UA has all the
rules people need; just make body points cost double (or put a 50-point cap on
'em), and halve the number of skill points available. That way, you could
address several flavors (amusing / tense / let's all scream /
got-yer-place-in-the-asylum-all-prepared) in each of the adventures, which
allows people to run different kinds of kid campaigns. Just please, please,
please, don't have Puberty rules like in Beyond the Supernatural. What a
stinker.

>"In the distance you see the yellow sign and smile..."
>Mazda MPV commercial or warning of Hastur's imminent return?
Damn, you people get all the cool TV ads. :-(

>the obvious question: "Why did you shoot my son with an arrow, cover his
>body with leaves, and run away?" FOAF had no answer save fear and guilt.
Put an arrow into an uncle of mine once. Caused a bit of a commotion. Might have
worked better if I'd covered him with leaves, though... :)

Speaking of which, how do people on this list handle non-firearm missile
weapons? I've been running them as melee weapons with range, keeps things nice
and simple, but if there are any other interesting schemes out there it would be
good to hear about 'em. +6 and +9 weapons like crossbows get to do firearm-style
on a match, of course. Bullet-proof vest effects are beyond me, though. Is the
RPG truism about blades and kevlar true? Should the vests be less effective
against bolts, or what? What if you knife someone wearing a vest? Half damage?

Dylan
(Whose uncle recovered, by the way)
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