Machine Gods - Black Hack Edition?
Hey guys, so I have a simple question for you today. As you all know, I'm done trying to write my own D20 rulesets, but I am considering porting Machine Gods (and maybe Choir of Flesh?) to The Black Hack, since it's a simple ruleset that is pretty close to what I have already with Machine Gods. The idea would be to not tweak any rules whatsoever, using the full Black Hack ruleset 1:1. Doing this would theoretically allow me to reach a wider audience and would make working on more content for the game simpler.
This is just me asking if you guys like the idea, it doesn't mean I'm going to do it. If I see there's no interest whatsoever, then I'll obviously forget about it, but if you guys think it's a good idea, I'll see if I can make it happen down the line!
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The only thing that worries me about a port is that your games are tuned for solo play, and the Black Hack is tuned for party play. If you make that adjustment, it's doable.
I'm actually going with Mörk Borg! And yes, this will remain solo first, of course.
I like your games the way you tweak their underlying rulesets and I would only vote to port these two at some point to your Momentum Engine. Perhaps The Black Hack has a wider audience, but will they play your setting? I am not sure about the demand of settings for such a niche game.
Yes, my idea is to continue with my Momentum Engine above everything else. The thing is, I realize there's a big audience that enjoys my games because of the settings, and don't like interacting with my somewhat crunchy rules. So that is why I was thinking of at least trying out with a simpler game like Machine Gods, to see how the public would react to a true OSR version of the game.
I have the Black Hack Sword, and I don't really like the 10 level limit (or any level limit), I vastly prefer limitless progression.
So do I! But that sort of thing is easy to hack away!
I’ve already got the Black Hack and quite a few games already use the system so making your games fit sounds like a good idea.
Glad you like the idea!
I can already imagine some cool tables to generate goals and actions for the factions that your PC could interact with or be affected by.
Hell yeah!
I like it, would be extra cool if you had some kind of in-game event/explanation for the rules changing lol.
Haha that would be really meta!
Black hack is my go to for OSR with a fast and deadly feel and dark undertones.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of simple rulesets generally speaking but The Black Hack is certainly a wonderful one.
Cool idea!