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Black Hack?

Posted by atminn
atminn
member, 35 posts
Mon 29 Oct 2018
at 14:36
  • msg #1

Black Hack?

Have people run or played The Black Hack on rpol? I'm liking the 2e updates, but I'm curious how well it works in pbp format.
badpenny
member, 392 posts
eats shoots and leaves
Mon 29 Oct 2018
at 14:41
  • msg #2

Black Hack?

I've always felt that player-facing systems were ideal for PbP given there's no waiting for a GM response--you can even have the players roll the monster/opponent damage if they're hit!
Dirigible
member, 205 posts
Mon 29 Oct 2018
at 17:32
  • msg #3

Black Hack?

It works very well, and if, like badpenny says, the GM provides details of monster HD, the players can handle nearly everything themselves.
Alyse
member, 656 posts
Pretty, witty, and gay
[married since 2011!]
Mon 29 Oct 2018
at 18:30
  • msg #4

Black Hack?

I'm in a game which uses The Petal Hack and have no complaints.
horus
member, 585 posts
Wayfarer of the
Western Wastes
Tue 30 Oct 2018
at 07:35
  • msg #5

Black Hack?

In reply to atminn (msg # 1):

All the various offshoots of The Black Hack are lean, fast-paced, and work well enough with some only slightly imaginative tweaks to play well here on RPoL.  Can't knock the price in the head, either.

It is a rule-light system, and invites customization/derivative works, as if one were being handed a retro-style old-school game building toolkit.
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