Is It Time For Me to Branch Out to Other Kinds of Games?

I’ve been at this blog for quite a while now, and now and then I’ve entertained the notion of actually expanding my reach to other non-electronic games as well, such as Board Games and Card Games. When I started, I decided against overreaching, but now that I’ve got a steady rhythm going on, I figure it wouldn’t hurt to try venturing to other games and reviewing and studying them as well.

I guess the question now is whether or not people will be willing to read those. I’m not going to reduce the spotlight on tabletop RPGs by any chance, it’ll still be my bread and butter, but having a board game or card game review might be an interesting thing to pull off now and then.

What do you guys think?

[Let's Study: Yggdrasill] Part 4: Sample Combat or, Ivar and Sigurd Try To Kill Each Other.

Today we’re starting out the week with a study of Yggdrasill’s combat system. For the purpose of this sample combat we’ll be using the character we built last week, the Berseker that we’ll call Ivar from this point forward.

Let’s do a quick recap of Ivar’s character sheet:

Ivar Olafson

Runes: Fehu (-), Algiz (+), Ehwaz (+)

Body: Strength 3, Vigour 3, Agility 2
Mind: Intellect 1, Perception 2, Tenacity 3
Soul: Charisma 1, Communication 2, Instinct 2

HP: 41
Reaction: 5
Physical Defense: 7
Mental Defense: 6
Movement: 5
Encumbrance: 9

Furor: 8d10

Gifts: Savage Warrior, Iron Body
Weakneses: Cold

Skills:
7 Athletics
7 Dodge
7 Intimidation
7 Survival
7 Long Weapons (long swords & axes and such)

Defense feats:

• Leap of the Lynx (level 1)

Utility feats:

• Bloodthirsty Howl (level 1)
• Quick as Lightning (level 1)

Attack Feats:

• Impetous Charge (level 1)

Equipment:

• War Axe: Damage Bonus +9, Hit Points 10, Encumbrance 2
• Leather Vest: Armor Value: 2, Encumbrance 0