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Monday, September 19, 2016

Wild card villains and their minions.

I've been thinking about Bennie economy in my games. One thing I noticed is that I rarely give my wild card villains bennies. Often I forget or don't really find their use all that helpful. Most just get spent to soak or reroll and not much else.

Today an idea hit me, it may not be all that unique or useful to anyone else. I'm sharing it any way.

Most of my wild cards are leaders of a group of mooks. Like a goblin chieftain or shaman leading a mob of lesser non-wild card mooks.

From now on I'll treat the group of mooks as minions and an extension of the wild card. The wild card can spend it's bennies on the mooks in its group, not just on itself. Giving me a lot more opportunities to use those wildcard's Bennies.

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    1. Apparently, Blogger doesn't like emojis. That was supposed to be a wink. ;)

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    2. I guess I could give them all the edge. Might be easier to just make it a setting rule where it applies.

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    3. I guess I could give them all the edge. Might be easier to just make it a setting rule where it applies.

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  2. Yeah, I think a Setting Rule would be the way to go.

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