Just taught a good friend of mine how to build a character for Under a Hostile Sun. Will write out the creative process we went through, to show by example how it goes.
Picking an Archtype
There are six archetypes in Under a Hostile Sun. Having enjoyed summoners in other games, the Beast Rider stuck out to him as an ideal candidate. Since Kururu (another player) is already a potion focused character, having a Beast Rider is good for party balance as well.
Picking Stats
We decided to use the Hostile Sun standard Array 16, 14, 13, 12, 9, 7 (instead of rolling for stats). There are six stats to fill:
- Might
- Agility
- Focus
- Technology
- Compassion
- Dominance
Compassion and Dominance are important for beast taming. My friend decided to give Dominance the edge with a score of 16 and compassion a score of 14. Since Dominance creatures make Mithril he decided to give good scores to Might (mines Ore, gave a score of 13) and Technology (mines Molten Minerals, gave a score of 12). An agility of 9 and a Focus of 7 round out the stat block:
- Might: 13
- Agility: 9
- Focus: 7
- Technology: 12
- Compassion: 16
- Dominance: 14
Character Background
My friend is still working on a character back story, but the following Diplomatic Keywords have been picked: Merchant, Autonomist, Moderate and Dominant. These words serve as a sort of “Alignment System” for Hostile Sun
Building a Potion
Beast Riders start knowing one potion. My friend picked the Long Jump ability under the Beast Rider archetype, but it was a hard choice has he wanted lava protection as well.
Looking at the potion types a mutation to give molten walking to his pet at times was an option, using the Aquatic type to create a water/ice effect to cancel out lava was considered, but ultimately due to his fair Might and Tech (Ore and Molten Minerals respectively) the Odd Ore-based “Protective Effects” narrative type was picked. This was paired with the game mechanic type of “Resist Assisting.”
For a Resist potion the cost is [Base Price] + 1 HH + [+ More of the Main Ingredient] which yields [1 OO + 1 MM] + 1 HH + [1 OO] for a final cost of: 2 OO + 1 MM+ 1 HH
Picking a Name & Other Matters
As a fan of the viking Netflix series, my friend picked Uhtred as a name.
The Beast the Beast Rider rides has been determined to be a two headed dog with the Long Jump ability in the Beast Rider class description. Through the magic of NightCafe we are already halfway there to a token.
(some touchup edits to be made, namely a human head)
The ORC is Published
Which means the Under a Hostile Sun RPG is now officially ORC Licensed!!! Which means these game mechanics can be built on on developed. What game will you Fuel with a Hostile Sun?
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