Into the Mists [Pathfinder for Savage Worlds] Barovia Reimagined

Creating your character

Character races for main characters are your standard ‘Lord of the Rings’ type humanoids: Dwarves, Elves, Half-Elves, Half-orcs, Hobbits, and Humans. Classes: there are no monks in my games, and I have house rules about ‘power characters’ which I will enforce, min/maxing characters will have me correcting them. I have an account with savaged.us, which has an excellent and free (for you) that will allow you to make your character. If you have questions I am happy to help you create a character. Don't sweat it if you've never played SWPF - it's easy to learn the basics, and the other party members will help you.

Preparing for the session

you must have a membership (free) at savaged.us (for character creation), and it also has excellent information. Create a character and inform me, and I'll load it into the game-world. I use top-down tokens - if you want a player image, please send it to me in advance of the game. I am also available at various times to help you create your character.

What GM Mark (that old guy GM) brings to the table

I like doing voices, they aren't great, but I enjoy doing them. In-game, I'll be using light levels, sounds, and music to set the mood. Combat with Savage Worlds is usually very fast compared to other games; that being said, it can slow down if players are new. I've been gaming since the 1970's, and I've learned that certain things work and don't work in games. Rules-lawyers (folks who like to deep-dive into the rules and find exceptions and variations to the rules) cause the game to slow down and frustrate the rest of us. If there's a problem with the rules, we'll go over it, figure out a resolve, write it down and move on. Min/max - using the rules to create a 'super fighter' or 'master mage' with no skills in Notice, or anything else will make your character a burden on the group. Humans are adaptive and can have many skills, some better than others. Don't create a min/max. Work with your party. This is a group storytelling game.

Homebrew rules

Notice and Spirit rolls (for fear) can not be re-rolled. Often, I will make Notice rolls in Secret so that you don't know that you've missed something. If players want to 'roll' the dice they can set it to 'Blind roll' and only I will see it. You can only re-roll once for anything. This rule will be covered in Session 0. Bennies for Power Points can only be done once per session, or once per game day. Powers (spells) may be modified in Barovia. Usually, this will be a trapping change (how it looks or acts). Be good to the other players.

How GM Mark (that old guy GM) creates a safe table

Session 0 will cover setting rules and possible trigger events. Golden Rule - treat others as you like to be treated. Veils - if you tell me I'm happy to skip descriptions that may trigger you.