Basic Fantasy RPG 4th Ed. Solo Session Zero: House Rules; Character Creation. 

Absolutely !! Thank you! It’s a great system!!

Thank you! And Basic Fantasy is so wonderfully hackable! Love your channel, btw!

@@magehammersgametable Thanks!

Thank you! Glad I can be informative as well as entertaining! I think you’re going to like this series…The first two play sessions are already recorded, and I am having a blast!

@@magehammersgametable Looking forward to it!

Awesome! Thank you! BFRPG is a revelation! Welcome to the Game Table!

It is deadly! Thats why I added a few bolsters in my house rules to help keep my characters alive long enough for them to make progress through my adventure.

Glad to be of service. Have fun gaming!!

Amazing rolls! I hope that character survives a long time!

@@magehammersgametable Me too! I'm not sure if I should asign the numbers down the line or as I want though.

@@messenger3478 I always distribute. I have never been a fan of down the line.

Awesome! Welcome to my game table!

Chris! Thank you! Yes. You may even hear a name or two of characters from the past. Stay tuned! Hahaha! Yes. But I recorded it properly in the sheet! I noticed that. But there is no denying I am terrible with numbers.

I’m glad I’m not alone on this one! Thank you for watching!

@neoraven78 first place is better than 20th place

Chuck! Thank you!

Yes! I tend to favor tradition over innovation in RPG books, so I stick with bound books, but coil bound is convenient!

Thank you! I used Google Docs to create them. I left a link in the description if you want a closer look. Thanks for watching!

Glad to be of service! Thank you for tuning in!

I will! Thanks for coming along for the journey!

Also, I couldn't agree more on world building! It really is a perk.

Thank you!

That’s a cool way to do it! I am always looking for the many ways people play this awesome game! Thanks for sharing!

I was rewatching this and thinking of what house rules I may want to use when I get to run it, and looking at which ones you chose. Based on having an extra spell and a little extra HP, would it make sense to give the group enough XP to be level 2 at the beginning? It seems like that would resolve some of the concerns. Nothing wrong with these house rules though!

@@twentysidesThat would be an acceptable approach, yes! But I just feel characters should start at the beginning as their character story unfolds. I know they had lives before first level, but first level is where they begin to cross the threshold of heroism, where they go from being mundane to extraordinary. Starting characters at another level just seems like robbing the characters of part of who they are. That being said, I have started campaigns where characters have started at a level other than 1, and it seemed weird. And I also have characters come in at the level of the other party members when a character irrevocably dies. But that is more for the player’s comfort. Interesting philosophical questions .

Actually, I can’t take credit for the Death Save rule. It’s an option in the back of the BFRPG core book. And yes, it is a great way to handle character death or not, lol. Thanks for watching and have fun gaming!!

I allow all multi class combinations in my game. So far, none of my players have played a multi class character yet. So, I can’t speak to overpowering the system, but I feel like it wouldn’t break anything.

Oh, wow, I've been wanting to see how Fighter-Cleric would work, but that's basically a paladin, isn't it? What would be the advantages of Fighter-Cleric over Fighter-Magic User?

Not sure there is much different. There is a paladin class on the Basic Fantasy download page. I haven’t looked at it, but that might answer your question.

@@magehammersgametable there is a difference from the holy quasi class, paladin supp. Class and a Fighter-Cleric. Neither of the two have the access of spells a cleric-fighter has, and must follow certain restrictions and practices because of their faith, which isn't as lenient as cleric.

Ok!

My way really works for me. So, I hope that translates to working for my audience. Thanks for watching!

Hello! Thank you! For checks I use the Basic Fantasy option for ability checks. It’s on page 188 of the Core Rulebook 4th edition. I also have a house rule that adds a proficiency bonus to ability checks that fall within the character’s training.

@@magehammersgametable thank you so much for quick response

@@garethmason7920 My pleasure! Gamers need to help out gamers!

Thank you.

I have no complaints about my two Amazon hardcovers and soft covers, so hopefully, when you get yours, it’s all good. Could you post your link here to your video? I am always looking for solo sessions. Especially BFRPG

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Sounds like a good system for a post apocalyptic RPG!

Or a place where Wild Magic reigns.

That's fair. I completely understand.

Yes. I suppose it may have something to do with your formative years and the games you played. It might also be the same kind of preference that some video game players have to play with the inverted X/Y axis? Is it formative or genetic? Might make an interesting topic for research.

Hello! Welcome to my table! My advice is to join the Solo RPG Guy’s Facebook group. There are hundreds of veteran and seasoned solo RPGers there who are awesome and ready to help people new to our hobby. As for my advice, I would say find a randomizer for dungeons and encounters. I use Axebane’s Deck of Many Dungeons to generate my dungeons and the encounter tables for whichever system I am using. Many people also use an oracle to act as a game master and dictate what direction the story goes. I myself don’t use oracles, so, I’m not the best person to ask about those. I hope I am being helpful. My final advice is just have fun no matter how you go about solo gaming. If you are having fun, there is no wrong way to play.

Good point! But my brain just doesn’t get the hit of a dopamine from rolling small numbers on dice. I have tried. But higher numbers just brings me more joy. Thank you for watching!

@@magehammersgametable 🤣 that’s totally fine

Haha! Thanks!! 😂

Dwarves must also have a 15 in intelligence. My thought process was: The BFRPG forbids halflings and dwarves from being magic users. So, apparently, there is something inherent in those two races that makes being a magic user difficult. I see the high intelligence as a requisite for finding ways to cast spells around those genetic limitations.

@@magehammersgametable Yeah it is a great idea. I suppose they may not even have the proclivity to aspire with the magical arts if their INT were lower than 15.

@@kevineroseYes. Exactly.

Link is in the description of this video. Welcome to my table!

I guess you’ll have to watch the whole campaign to see how it all works out…😊