RUNE: Vitalforge
A downloadable RUNE supplement
Enter the Forge
Way back when Spencer Campbell (GilaRPGs) was first designing his solo souls-like RPG, RUNE, I knew straight away that I wanted to write new content for it. Realms, weapons, enemies; the works.
But what makes a weapon strong or weak? At what point does a piece of gear become too strong?
Welcome to RUNE: Vitalforge.
If you’re a designer looking to create new content for other players to use, such as a Realm or other add-on, consider Vitalforge your companion to building Gear that feels useful, while still maintaining the sense of challenge at the heart of RUNE.
RUNE: Vitalforge contains:
- Ruminations on balance and power level in RUNE
- Tips for balancing your own creations
- A formulaic approach to designing brand new weapons
- Advice for creating formidable enemies and challenging encounters
If you find Vitalforge helpful, be sure to let me know! I can’t wait to see what awesome creations you come up with!
Credits
Writing, design, and layout by Aaron Jolliffe.
Uses the Dicier font designed by Speak the Sky (Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Designed for RUNE by Spencer Campbell (GilaRPGs). This Realm is not otherwise affiliated with Spencer Campbell or Gila RPGs.
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Thanks for putting this together, Aaron! Great to a have a well-reasoned starting place.
FYI, I noticed a discrepancy while reading. On p.13 when discussing versatile weapons, you explain that they have a point budget of Rune Level + 6. However, in your example build of the versatile Claymore, you use a budget of Rune Level + 5. Which number more accurately reflects your intention?
Thanks for letting me know! I went back and forth on numbers for a while, and admittedly I don't remember what I eventually settled on for the final version, but I'm going to trust that my past self used the correct value for the actual building exercise and that the +6 was just an oversight from a previous iteration.
So, it should be Rune Level + 5! I've posted an updated version with that discrepancy corrected.
This is actually very informative, thank you.
I really liked the system for creating weapons.
i'm glad it could be helpful!