Archetypes: Summary
No, that’s not some strangely-named character option. I know a lot of different archetypes have flown past your screen these past few weeks so I wanted to collect all the information into a single post so you can take a look at any you may have missed or forgotten about.
What Are Archetypes?
I talked about that in this post. In short:
Archetypes provide you with a basic idea, a special ability, edges and hindrances either specific to the Archetype or that would be good fits for it, and some suggestions as to where to go from there.
How Many Will There Be?
The Streets of Bedlam corebook is currently slated to include thirteen Archetypes: Badge, Boss, Dogface, Drifter, Hitter, Monster, Pusher, Regent, Saint, Samaritan, Snoop, Valkyrie, and Wannabe. One last option, Citizen, gives players a base to build their own character from scratch.
Every backer who pledged $10+ or more to the Kickstarter gets two more via pdf: Sawbones and Ingenue. Backers who pledged $60+ get those two archetypes plus a pdf with two more: Trouble and [Redacted]. Later releases will likely include more but the core set covers a lot of ground and the four Kickstarter-exclusives offer even more.
Which Ones Have We Talked About?
Here are thumbnails of each of the ten Archetypes that have been revealed. Click on each snapshot to get to the post that includes more details about each.
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So What Now?
Just because the Kickstarter ends today doesn’t mean the updates to this website will cease. I’ll continue to preview the remaining Archetypes along with Shawn’s excellent illustrations for each as well as deeper content, including book previews (when we get that far). The Kickstarter is just the beginning. April’s coming quick, and Shawn and I still have a bunch to do!
Copyright 2011-12 Jason L Blair dba FunSizedGames
January 12th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
So which of the ten Archetypes revealed so far are your favorites? Any ideas which ones will see the most play in your group?
January 12th, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Most definitely the Dogface is my Favorite. The Monster, Sawbones, Trouble, Pusher, Dogface will see the most action at my tables
January 12th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
I love the Dogface! (Well, I love them all but I’m glad to see the Dogface get some spotlight.) Delmar has a great story. Definitely a cool character.
January 17th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
My personal favorite has got to be either the Regent or the Badge (yeah, I know, fight the power, don’t become it, but whatever). They remind me _way_ too much of the Blues from Mirror’s Edge for me not to love them instantly. And I’d like to think the Blues have someone as cunning and quietly powerful as a Regent guiding them, as incompetent as they sometimes appear.
As for most played? I think my players will probably go Badge, Samaritan, Sawbones, Valkyrie. Although there’s one player who might play Pusher, which would be more interesting.