Re: [BNW] Greetings, and a question

[Chris DeKalb <theseus@linnaean.org>]

Hmmm...

For your campaign I would say pick up Delta Prime and The Bargainers

Delta Prime gives some very nice information about what the US is like,
giving more information on civil liberties and other rules.  (such as the
first mention of a national nightly curfew)

Bargainers is simply a must have if you're going to be doing a Heaven vs.
Hell.  Even if you don't use the metaplot stuff  it gives some nice rules
for Bargainers as well as Demons/Angels.

Defiance and Glory Days are nice supplements (Glory Days being my personal
favorite right now) but I'm not sure they'd be all that useful for you.

Have fun!
Chris
Delta World head honcho   http://cdekalb.tripod.com

Patrick O'Duffy wrote:

> Hi there.  My name's Patrick O'Duffy, I'm Australian, and I just picked
> up 2 the core books of BNW.
>
> Actually, I read through the books a few months ago, and I kinda liked
> what I saw.  I personally find the tone of BNW not quite right for me -
> a little too PG-13 a treatment of the concepts - but I still thought it
> had a lot of potential.
>
> I've developed a framework for a campaign, which I may be running soon
> (that, ABBERANT or UNKNOWN ARMIES).  Unlike a lot of GMs, I tend to only
> run limited-duration campaigns; I develop a strong idea of what I want
> to do, put together a direction and plotline, then run it until the
> conclusion.  For this campaign ('Midnight Nation'), I came up with my
> own version of the 'real story' behind BNW, centring on the war between
> Heaven and Hell, the coming Apocalypse, and the truth about where delta
> powers come from.
>
> Anyway, self-congratulation aside, I do have a real question.  As I
> said, I have the two core books, so now I'm thinking about supplements.
> Annoyingly, none of the local game stores have copies of the
> supplements, just the 2 books and the screen.  So if I want to buy any
> of the books, it'll be sight unseen.  So I'm hoping some of the kind
> souls here can give me some details about which books would be most
> useful.
>
> I'm looking for certain things from the supplements:
>
> 1.  Setting details.  I may end up ignoring some or most of it, but it's
> still good to have it on hand.  In particular, info on Crescent City
> (where the campaign starts) and Delta Prime (the PCs start as novice
> Primers) would be good.
>
> 2.  Power packages.  Obviously.  By and large, I want packages that are
> fairly universal, fairly 'generic supers', rather than particularly
> esoteric abilities.  Knowing which books had which packages (and what
> they were) would be a big help.
>
> 3.  More rules.  Actually, I don't much like rules, and I rather like
> the basic simplicity of the BNW system.  But I can see the need for some
> areas to be fleshed out, such as Bargaining and Gadgeteering.
>
> 4.  NPCs.  I mean, I'll make my own, but it helps.
>
> Stuff like metaplot info and history isn't much use to me, since I've
> made up my own version.  Still, it can always be handy for inspiration.
>
> If anyone can give me details on the supplements (there are four,
> right?), I'd be grateful.
>
> --
> Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia
>
> Monstering... it's the art of abusing people.  Of ambushing them with
> questions, following them with questions, hounding them with questions,
> driving them to their fucking graves with questions.
> It's sort of like being a photographer, except we've never yet killed
> any royalty doing it.  Yet.
>
>  - Spider Jerusalem, TRANSMETROPOLITAN #27
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