{"id":20824,"date":"2020-05-28T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=20824"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:17:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T14:17:04","slug":"survive-this-fantasy-tabletop-rpg-an-interview-with-eric-bloat-bloat-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/survive-this-fantasy-tabletop-rpg-an-interview-with-eric-bloat-bloat-games\/","title":{"rendered":"SURVIVE THIS!! Fantasy Tabletop RPG: An Interview with Eric Bloat (Bloat Games)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric Bloat of Bloat Games<\/a> has a new Kickstarter creating two books for SURVIVE THIS!! Fantasy Tabletop RPG<\/i><\/a>. I\u2019ve gamed with Eric<\/a> at Origins Game Fair<\/a> 2018, gotten his thoughts on several RPG<\/a> crowdfunding projects<\/a>, reviewed SURVIVE THIS!! Zombies!<\/i><\/a> and The Blackest of Deaths<\/i><\/a> for Knights of the Dinner Table<\/i>, and wrote a short story for his forthcoming anthology. With the newest book in the SURVIVE THIS!!<\/i> series crowdfunding, it seems to be the right time to add a full interview to my Eric Bloat bingo card.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>EGG EMBRY (EGG)<\/b>: Eric, thanks for talking with me. You\u2019re doing a new RPG Kickstarter, what is it?<\/b><\/p>\n

ERIC BLOAT (EB)<\/b>: My pleasure! SURVIVE THIS!! Fantasy<\/i><\/a> <\/b><\/i>two-book combo Kickstarter. This Kickstarter is to fund both the Core Rules<\/em> and Game Master’s Guide<\/em> for SURVIVE THIS!! Fantasy (STF) Tabletop Roleplaying Game<\/i>. STF mixes old-school sensibilities with modern game design in a d20 based game system.<\/p>\n

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EGG: Your work is the definition of OSR (Old School Revival\/Old School Renaissance). What mechanical differences can fans expect with <\/b>SURVIVE THIS!! Fantasy Tabletop RPG <\/b><\/i>compared to early D&D?<\/b><\/p>\n

EB<\/b>: How we handle magic and psionics, and our leveling systems, are all unique to us. I\u2019ll explain: Magic comes from magical tattoos that anyone can acquire, but if they are not part of a magical race\/class, it is very dangerous to do so. When you cast a spell, magical glowing runes appear in the air momentarily and can be used to track you by those with the knowledge to read them.<\/p>\n

Psionics is a five-tiered power system where the more you use it, the better you get. Both magic and psionics can backfire or be pushed with a risk of catastrophe.<\/p>\n

Leveling up is [experience point] based but not solely focused on killing or collecting treasure. [Experience points] are earned five different ways: Session survival, encounter [experience points], exceptional roleplaying, discretionary, and hero [experience points]. And the [experience point] numbers are lower. You will not achieve thousands of [experience points], more like five per session.<\/p>\n

We also have an additional Luck attribute that allows you to spend a point of Luck to re-roll any undesirable roll, much like DCC RPG. And we have added Advantage\/Disadvantage from 5e.<\/p>\n