I just did the survey WotC sent out and it said something about a setting called birthright, I've never heard of it, or maybe I have and didn't know the name. What is it? Thanks!
yeah, I had the box set for it years ago, but it seemed pretty complex and we never gave it a try.
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Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
Birthright was a setting for AD&D2 from the 1990’s. It was focused heavily on the idea of being a noble and dealing with ruling kingdoms. This is a pretty simplistic explanation but more detail can be found on Wikipedia.
It was a cool idea, but as others said it took a disproportionate amount of bookkeeping. It received a decent amount of support at the time, but never really caught on compared to many other settings.
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Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
I've run a fair bit of BR, including a successful two-year PpB.
Birthright, as posters above have noted, requires extra work from the DM and from any players whose PCs are regents (rulers of countries, guilds, temples, guilds, magical sources).
Is the extra work worth it?
Yes, if you are interested in intrigue, resource management, strongholds, war, and all of that from 1st level onward. The domain system is actually fairly simple, with D20 rolls, a table of actions, and points-based accounting for gold and 'regency' (authority and political capital).
No, if you aren't committed to such a detailed simulation of domains and rule. It can be like playing a complex board game in addition to an RPG.
BR may work better in a PbP than at the tabletop, as the need to do paperwork won't slow play as it can in a real-time, face to face situation.
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I just did the survey WotC sent out and it said something about a setting called birthright, I've never heard of it, or maybe I have and didn't know the name. What is it? Thanks!
When players get creative.
yeah, I had the box set for it years ago, but it seemed pretty complex and we never gave it a try.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
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Birthright was a setting for AD&D2 from the 1990’s. It was focused heavily on the idea of being a noble and dealing with ruling kingdoms. This is a pretty simplistic explanation but more detail can be found on Wikipedia.
It was a cool idea, but as others said it took a disproportionate amount of bookkeeping. It received a decent amount of support at the time, but never really caught on compared to many other settings.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
I've run a fair bit of BR, including a successful two-year PpB.
Birthright, as posters above have noted, requires extra work from the DM and from any players whose PCs are regents (rulers of countries, guilds, temples, guilds, magical sources).
Is the extra work worth it?
Yes, if you are interested in intrigue, resource management, strongholds, war, and all of that from 1st level onward. The domain system is actually fairly simple, with D20 rolls, a table of actions, and points-based accounting for gold and 'regency' (authority and political capital).
No, if you aren't committed to such a detailed simulation of domains and rule. It can be like playing a complex board game in addition to an RPG.
BR may work better in a PbP than at the tabletop, as the need to do paperwork won't slow play as it can in a real-time, face to face situation.