| animorph |
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Hello everyone,
I'm intending on running WFTC at some point in the future (I love books 1,2,5, and 6!) but one of the things getting in my way is the Persona system.
Namely, we've tried running similar looking systems in the past (see the Militia system in Hell's Rebels AND Ironfang Invasion), but it's always been a major flop with one or two of the group liking it but everyone else either ignoring it entirely or actively disliking it.
Normally, this isn't a big deal and the system can be ignored through most of the campaign, but except for that one major part of book 5 where your party tries to stop Tsemani's campaign is filled with this system and I'm unsure what to do about it.
So I've come to ask a few questions:
1) What's the general opinion about the Persona System? Is it seen as a general improvement from the Militia system, or am I looking at it wrong?
2) What are some good ways of dealing with the whole "becoming the Councillor of Gates" thing?
| benhimself |
One possibility I've considered that would admittedly take a bit of legwork is running a few debates using the verbal duel rules: there's still crunchy system interaction, but it's tied to the existing skill mechanics rather than a whole new subsystem. You'll need to figure out audience biases and all that, though.
The "cult gives secret support" bits can just be run as actual scenes: I feel it'd be less about skill checks and mechanical bits and more about the interesting question of how the PCs react when it appears their opponent is fighting dirty: do they respond in kind? Do they openly confront her or secretly investigate her? Do they whip out high-level magical divinations and put two and two together when they get inconsistent results similar to those used to try to find Taldoris?