HELP! Some Questions From A Newcomer To BFRPG

[black1blade]

I don't like giving each player full xp as I think that is too quick but doing gold xp has sped it up a lot.

[Koren_nRhys]

Here's a couple more possible house rules to consider:

- Allow characters to start with max HP

- Give each character the full XP for monsters killed/defeated instead of dividing it between them (ie. if a party of 4 killed 4 goblins, each character would get 40 XP instead of 10 XP) but XP for gold is still divided between the party.

Speaking from personal experience, try to keep the supplements/house rules to a minimum when you're starting out as things can get complicated very quickly, especially when you're new to the game.

Good luck!!

A perfect example of how you're bound to see some conflicting opinions regarding "old-school" gaming!
I whole-heartedly endorse Blazeguard's approach, and use both these approaches in my own games. I'd rather hand out a bit more experience for the monsters to speed things along somewhat than hand out large amounts of treasure that needs to be dealt with in-game.

The idea of starting at a higher level - 2nd, 3rd, whatever is a good one too - especially if you will only be playing a limited number of sessions. With limited playing time, your players will appreciate jumping in with somewhat more powerful PCs and getting more spells or improved abilities from the get-go.

[teaman]

I always start at third level for more survivability. Here's a link full of third level characters ready to play. (And free, like everything on this site):

http://basicfantasy.org/showcase-downlo ... ens-r5.pdf