A White Wolf acabou de disponibilizar para venda na internet vários PDFs com aventuras para os seus jogos World of Darkness, Vampire: The Requiem e Werewolf: The Forsaken. Os PDFs são apresentados e publicitados de forma curiosa, estando classificados de acordo com o tipo de desafios que contêm, o número de cenas, e o nível de experiência ideal para os personagens, e estando formatados de forma a facilitar ao máximo o trabalho do Storyteller.
[quote]White Wolf has been working for months preparing a unique twist on the way we present adventure materials to the fans. These releases are web-only exclusive items not available in print! They follow a brand-new format and dynamic way of presenting the story to the Storyteller and players!
Storytelling Adventure System
A Storytelling Adventure System (SAS) PDF adventure has three ratings on its cover:
Scenes
This is simply the total number of scenes in the adventure. It's used to convey a rough sense of the length of the adventure (how long it will take to play). If there are eight scenes (even if two of them are optional), then the Scene rating is "8".
MPS (Mental, Physical, Social) dots
The adventure as a whole is given a rating based on how challenging it is in three categories: Mental (puzzles, mysteries, research), Physical (combat, endurance), and Social (interacting with/swaying others). Each MPS rating uses the familiar range of 0 to 5 dots, according to the following scale:
0- No challenge
1- Minor challenge
2- Lesser Challenge
3- Challenging
4- Major
5- Extreme
Also, each scene is rated with its own MPS scale. While the adventure as a whole might be rated M2, P3, S1, it's possible for one or two scenes to be rated S2 or S3, if one of the ways they can be "solved" is through a particularly challenging Social feat.
XP Level
The amount of experience points that characters should ideally possess to play the adventure (but it's not necessary; they could be weaker or stronger). The scale is similar to the charts used for advanced character creation in each of the core books:
0-34 (Beginner)
35-74 (Seasoned)
75-119 (Established)
120-179 (Veteran)
180+ (Legend)
Format
In addition, the new format adds Scene Cards. These cards summarize each scene presented in the book with short notes, difficulty checks and other information to help keep the Storyteller organized and without having to constantly flip pages to reference the book.
Finally, the layout is optimized so that when reading the material on screen there is no need to scroll around the pages. Each page takes up the entire viewing area on a standard monitor.
Think of this product as a story kit, as if you'd bought a piece of modern furniture and brought it home in a big flat box. Inside, you'll find all the parts you need to build this story at home, through play. The parts in this kit are designed to make the actual job of being a Storyteller easier, to make the craft of Storytelling fast and fun for you. The tools you need to put this story together are in the World of Darkness Rulebook. When you get your troupe together, you'll use all these parts to build an exciting and compelling story that you'll all tell together.
We believe the Storytelling Adventure System (SAS) is an exciting new direction for White Wolf products - we hope you enjoy them!
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