Lachek Butalek wrote:
> Mike, in CircumReality, what are the XP spent on? And how does that
> expenditure affect a player's chance to succeed? How does the initial
> character creation work - are players able to differentiate their
> character's skills at that point?
XP is spent on skills. Skills make it easier to succeed, and/or act as
gates. Skills can also enable new gameplay.
For example: Training up combat skills makes defeating monsters easier.
For example: A player may find a book written in an ancient langauge and
can't decipher the book (to solve a puzzle) until they spend XP on the
ancient-language skill. (Or, find another player with the skill.)
For example: A teleportation-spell skill enables new gameplay.
Initial character creation: Players select a race and gender. Skills default
to the same for every player (of a race). I want to avoid asking players too
many questions up front.
>
> I think *how* the currency is spent is really important for the
> discussion of how and when it should be awarded. What forms of
> gameplay do you want to reward?
Currency is another resource. It can be used to buy stuff, pay for equipment
repairs, as well as presents/bribes to NPCs.
A feeling I'm getting from some of your other comments: CircumReality isn't
exactly a MMORPG because the game is only supposed to last 5-15 hours. The
concept of power over other players exists, but more since players aren't
likely to meet one another again, it has different meaning.