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Forum: First Reading (BW)

This forum is for questions about the rules of Burning Wheel --- Obstacle, Versus Tests, Advancement, Artha, Duel of Wits, Resources, Circles and Fight! mechanics.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: "BW isn't like other games"

    Hey all, I just got a copy of the BW rules last week. I got it because it has a reputation for being something new, different, and exciting. ...

    Posted By Caustic Gear
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    luke
    01-21-2009 11:04 AM Go to last post

  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Errata: Building Relationships

    Recently we realized that Relationship Aptitude (BWR p.119) should be figured differently. Instead of 10 - , it should be 10 - .

    Posted By Drozdal
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    Drozdal
    12-06-2005 07:32 PM Go to last post

  1. Beginner's Luck and Versus/Open tests

    Just hoping for a clarification here, since I couldn't find it in the rules. If you're using Beginner's Luck for, say, body of argument in a Duel...

    Posted By rabek
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    rabek
    07-31-2010 03:51 AM Go to last post

  2. DOW: Defends Against vs. Counters

    I may be the only one, but I have personally found the DOW moves to be a bit confusing as written. The distinction of Counters vs. Defends Against...

    Posted By Tyndale
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    Blackberry
    07-28-2010 12:54 AM Go to last post

  3. VA against Gray Armor

    Do black shaded weapons work against gray armor with their full VA?

    Posted By Soloswolf
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    Dwight
    07-26-2010 08:36 PM Go to last post

  4. Confused About Practice

    Hello Everybody! Had another question for you all. Practice indicates a number of hours per day, and a time period that these hours must be...

    Posted By Bridger
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    Dwight
    07-26-2010 01:27 PM Go to last post

  5. Positioning Change and Weapon Length

    Let me see if I have this right. Two guards (g1 and g2) are in in Fight! g1 wins initial positioning with a Polearm (Longer) and declares...

    Posted By Tyndale
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    Tyndale
    07-22-2010 05:43 PM Go to last post

  6. Avoid

    So this works against everything coming at you in the same action, NOT everything coming at you in the same volley, right? Then you get +1 ob for...

    Posted By Soloswolf
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    Judd
    07-22-2010 09:21 AM Go to last post

  7. Tips for a new DM that uses prewritten modules.

    Hello! I'll be running the Sword in a few weeks for my D&D4e group, with character burning and a campaign to follow, if they enjoy the system. ...

    Posted By RageGoblin
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    noclue
    07-17-2010 09:59 PM Go to last post

  8. Range and Cover: Taking Cover

    I want to double check my R&C knowledge...You can only ever get 2D for taking cover, right? Not 1D, or 3D, but only 2D. I fear we have played...

    Posted By Tyndale
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    Tyndale
    07-15-2010 12:44 PM Go to last post

  9. The Ages of the Elves

    I just re-read the Elven chapter of the CB on a whim and wanted to share my reaction. Speechless and stuttering in admiration. This chapter is...

    Posted By Tyndale
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    Glug
    07-14-2010 12:06 AM Go to last post

  10. Tips on running Fight! with multiple combatants

    I haven't seen much in the rules in the way of advice on running Fight! with multiple combatants on each side, like 4 PC's versus, say, 4 orcs and a...

    Posted By peteradkison
    combat, fight!, maneuvering, switching opponents
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    noclue
    07-13-2010 11:45 PM Go to last post

  11. Fight! Questions on Lock

    A few questions regarding Lock: Say Knight and Knave are in a fight and Knight gets caught by Knave in a 1D lock at V3 of the 1st exchange. 1....

    Posted By Valannor
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    Valannor
    07-13-2010 06:05 PM Go to last post

  12. Question A question about monster dynamics.

    So I haven't actually finished reading much of the books, but I am wondering: how does balancing work with monsters? How do you create a monster that...

    Posted By Bryce
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    Blackberry
    07-13-2010 02:22 PM Go to last post

  13. Fight! wounds and hesitation

    Some more questions re: Fight! So, a Knight and a Knave are in a Fight!... Knight has B3 reflexes, but has received a -1D wound in the first...

    Posted By Valannor
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    stormsweeper
    07-13-2010 05:51 AM Go to last post

  14. DoW: trying to make a Point without a duelling skill

    So, after happily burning up my blackmailing outlawed acolyte for our 1-on-1 game, I get into my first DoW with him in our second session. It...

    Posted By Mark Watson
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    Mark Watson
    07-12-2010 03:27 PM Go to last post

  15. Factoring Bare Fist damage

    How does one factor IMS for Bare Fist? The weapons appendix has Power -, Add 2, Fast, VA -, Shortest. What's the - mean for Power? Knife has...

    Posted By okeefe
    bare fist, damage, ims
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    luke
    07-12-2010 10:22 AM Go to last post

  16. Speech idiom and sorcery

    If a sorcerer (with the Speech idiom) were able to cast Voice Caster or Whisper of the Wind before being gagged could they cast a spell using those...

    Posted By Asura
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    luke
    07-08-2010 11:47 PM Go to last post

  17. Can you link the same skill?

    Let's say I come across a text that I know is a code of some type. Cryptography (Fork in Geometry Training) Link to; Cryptography (Fork in...

    Posted By Asura
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    Etsu Riot
    07-01-2010 10:25 AM Go to last post

  18. Fight!, Armour and Location

    I and my gaming group are grappling with an aspect of Fight!. I understand that a mortal wound is mortal no matter where it lands. There are quite...

    Posted By Justin in Oz
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    noclue
    06-29-2010 11:10 PM Go to last post

  19. Advancing Spell Songs

    I did a search and couldn't find anything here, so forgive me if this has been asked before... but if most spell songs have a fixed Ob, and you can't...

    Posted By rabek
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    rabek
    06-21-2010 01:16 AM Go to last post

  20. Time requirement for Learning from Another

    Hi all! Just to clarify: If one character is instructing another, it takes "All Day, Everyday" as it says in the book p.53? In the example...

    Posted By Valannor
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    Valannor
    06-20-2010 03:35 PM Go to last post
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