Hello all, I'm here to announce that I am setting up a campaign for a tabletop game I have rather enjoyed over the past year or two. Though, it is a game originally from spain in, you guessed it, spanish, an english translation has been steadily coming out over the last years, and has offered a vast amount of entertainment to my group IRL. I've had a lot of fun with it, and I have decided to bring it here for all. What I'm trying to set up is a group of say 5 or so other people to participate in a tabletop experience. We would meet at a weekly time, to be determined by schedules, and play a session that can last as long as desired. If needed we could also hop on discochat for voice, though that would not be required. Now, why anima and not DnD?
Have you ever been just a little annoyed with how rigid and set DnD is (As in my experience, it is) Have you ever wanted to have an actual choice in your characters skills and abilities? Well look no further, anima is here. This is a game with an entire section dedicated to creating your own abilities. It was made for people who like anime and videogames, so that they could have an outlet to live out their fantasies in a table top format. Obviously it can't cover literally everything, but it offers the framework, and the foundation to allow an unprecedented amount of customization and creativity. Of course, with pros must come cons, the game a lot going on under the surface, character creation can be daunting, but I have a good amount of experience playing (just over 2 years of playing) and have hosted 3 successful campaigns that have felt pretty good, so I can almost always lend a hand. A lot of the mathier stuff will be on my end as the host, as I'll do every calculation on my own. This also means some combat may take longer if I don't have the formula's prepared for every attack, which can happen if something new is learned mid session, though that is rare.
With this added freedom comes a change of host style from most dnd games. Most of the time, your GM wants you to do exactly what they want, they want you to kill the lich or take over the kingdom, in anima it couldn't be further from the case. Yes, there will be a "goal" of the campaign, and I will offer it at points, but there will always be something going on else where, and I'll never force you to follow my story. Additionally, I won't tell you what not to do. Players in the campaign are not forced to share character sheets or information or get along and I won't pretend like I can make you. You will have the freedom to make your own choices, and I'll stand by that.
Anima is played primarily with a d100, with some checks involving a d10. Sessions will be a few hours long, and will be done weekly. If you are unable to make a session, that is perfectly alright, you may get a little behind on XP. Coming in late to a session will likely result in your character remaining MIA until a time is deemed appropriate, unless otherwise stated or planed, characters that are not in play are off doing something else until the player returns and can bring them back. XP is earned at the end of the session based on A, the amount of time put in. B, the amount of progress made in whatever we happen to be doing. Finally, C, What each individual did. Some characters who do more will simply earn more xp. If for whatever reason I cannot make a session, I will grant a flat XP boost to all players, and apologetically make a new session ASAP.
If anyone is interested or has any questions, please, feel free to post away. Anyway wishing to make a character please do so, and I'll hop on to help you at any time. In the posts below I will post a character creation guide, step by step on how to make a character based on what you need, with links to download the books, and page numbers to look at for exactly what you need. Ji412jo has also helped vastly by giving a few strong links to assist in this process (Thank you very much) This post will also include a Q&A section
And in the post below that will contain the players and the next session time, additionally in spoilers I will post session notes in case someone misses one, or if someone wants to hop in mid campaign.
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