Story Engine - Universal Rules Revised Edition (Story Engine)
Published by Hubris Games, 1999
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Noble Knight Games, Fitchburg, WI, U.S.A.Noble Knight Games
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 30.00
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Hubris Games Story Engine Story Engine - Universal Rules (Revised Edition) (VG+/NM) (sticker on cover) Manufacturer: Hubris Games Product Line: Story Engine Type: Hardcover Code: HUG1100B Copyright Date: 2001 Page Count: 142 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+/NM - sticker on cover. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: Story Engine uses relative instead of linear scales, fitting everything from superheroes and high fantasy to film noir and murder mysteries. The rules adapt seamlessly to any genre, giving you fluid, fun games that focus on the story and not the rules. The rules system used in a game has an effect on the reality of the world itself. Rules systems often establish everything from how many feet a person can jump to the number of minutes a person can go without air. Story Engine is designed to accommodate every kind of story and doesn't attempt to quantify what is and what is not possible. Most game mechanics are simulations, in which the rules attempt to simulate the laws of physics. Story Engine is a narrative game, in which the rules guide the storyline. Most game systems use a "quantitative" system that assigns numbers and values to everything. These rules strive for a more "realistic" resolution system (often called "verisimilitude") by trying to duplicate real physics and the actual way in which things happen in the real world. The downside to these systems is that they rely on charts, tables and a good deal of math that can slow down the game (and action scenes in particular). These systems inadvertently define the style of play by giving absolute values to how the world works, such as how much a person can lift and how fast a car can go; "quantitative" systems don't adjust well to genres that have a different scale of reality from their own. Some game systems, like Story Engine, use a relative scale to rate things. In this way, something described as "strong" is always "strong," even if "strong" in one genre means a heavyweight boxer and "strong" in another genre means a seven hundred foot reptile. The laws of "what is possible" are relative to the genre, so in a heroic adventure the hero can swing across the ravine while dodging bullets and still keep his hat on, though that wouldn't be possible in a game of modern espionage based on the "real" world.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Story Engine - Universal Rules Revised Edition (Story Engine)
- Publisher
- Hubris Games
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
Noble Knight Games
Fitchburg, WI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 7, 2013
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Noble Knight Games - Complete Your Quest at WWW.NOBLEKNIGHT.COM Noble Knight Games offers the world's largest selection of tabletop games of all kinds, including Board Games, Magic Cards, Wargames, RPGs, Miniatures, Novels and other gaming & hobby items. We specialize in out-of-print and hard to find items, but also carry all the hottest new releases from publishers around the world. We believe strongly in customer service and stand behind every sale. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Paypal, and ship worldwide, every day! Noble Knight Games also buys and trades used, new and rare games and collectibles. Turn your old games into cash or credit! If you're coming through Wisconsin, be sure to visit our brick and mortar shop!…
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