I do indeed own BESM, and the system mechanics are WAYYY simple, one step
above TWERPS in fact (BESM has three stats instead of 1, being about the
only concession to complexity).
In BESM you get three stats: Body, Mind, Soul. All rated from 3-11. There
are several secondary statistics: Combat (which can be split into offensive
and defensive) = average of all three. Health is the sum of Body and Soul
and represents your Hit Points. When you want to perform a task (hit
someone, drive a car, whatever), you roll 2d6 and hope to roll under the
appropriate statistic. A roll of 2 always succeeds and a roll of 12 always
fails. You can purchase skills that enhance your stat when performing that
one thing, usually up to +5.
What's neat about it is the system of ads and disads which are included in
the skill purchase. They don't split ads, disads, skills, powers, and gear,
it's all purchased the same with the same points. And they're all very
anime-inspired. For instance, you can buy Owns a Giant Robot for 5 points,
plus Combat skill bonus for 6 points, and Lecherous for -4 points. It's all
together and all treated the same. Very simple.
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On Thursday, April 29, 1999 6:14 PM, Mike Morgado [SMTP:morg@...]
wrote:
> It was a test message. I was testing something, not just sending useless
banter to the list. I had a feeling that something was wrong with egroups,
my test message was sent at 10:00 Am and only showed up at 6:45 PM. Thats
not cool. But everything seems to be working ok now.
>
> How does Big Eyes Small Mouth play? Would it be good for a martial arts
setting? Ive been contemplating buying it, but cant find anyone who owns it
to get their opinion.
>
> Thanks
>
> MikeM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian Conkle < ConkleC@... <mailto:ConkleC@...>>
> To: 'streetfighter@egroups.com' <mailto:'streetfighter@egroups.com'> <
streetfighter@egroups.com <mailto:streetfighter@egroups.com>>
> Date: Thursday, April 29, 1999 6:48 PM
> Subject: [streetfighter] Re: Test Message
>
>
> There's nothing wrong with quiet. It's very Zen, it's peaceful. In
addition,
> there are people like myself who are on multiple Mailing Lists (6 in all)
> who prefer quiet lists over useless banter that has nothing to do with
> anything. So please, unless it has something to do with Street Fighter,
> there's no absolute need for traffic for the sake of traffic.
>
> However, to keep this on topic for Street Fighter:
>
> I'm contemplating on doing a conversion of Street Fighter to
> Fuzion/Interlock (much like I did with WoD Combat! to Star Wars a few
weeks
> ago). This system could also be used with Big Eyes Small Mouth and Hong
Kong
> Action Theater (most of their systems are very similar).
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Christian Conkle
> Web Development Specialist
> Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
>
> work: conklec@...
> home: conkle@...
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> On Thursday, April 29, 1999 7:07 AM, Morgado, Mike
> [SMTP:MMorgado@...] wrote:
> > This is just a test. If this were an actual
> > message.................................
> > Its quiet, too quiet :)
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > MikeM -
> >
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