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Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles § Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level Stone Librande Lead Designer, Riot Games

Overview Click to edit Master title style • Players divide into three groups based on character Fighter, • Click to editclass: Master text Wizard styles and Thief. § Second level • Each group makes up rules for their • Third level character class. – Fourth level » Fifth level • Players duel each other and attempt to balance the classes while playing the game.

Set Up Click to edit Master title style • Pick a class: Fighter, Wizard or Thief • Click to edit Master text styles • Take 5 beads § Second level based on your class: • Third level • Fighter: 3 red, – Fourth level 1 white, 1 blue level 1 blue, 1 red • Wizard: » 3 Fifth white, • Thief: 3 blue, 1 red, 1 white

Set Up Click to edit Master title style • Each player takes a • Click to edit character sheet and. Master text styles writes down his or § Second level her character’s • Third levelname. – Fourth level • Encourage fantastical » Fifth level names!

Set Up Click to edit Master title style • Each player gets • to edit Master text styles one. Click colored sticker. § Second level • Third level • Each sticker – Fourth level represents one » Fifth level.

Turn Order Click to edit Master title style • Write the Turn Order up • edit Master text styles on. Click a whiteto board. § Second level • Refer to • it. Third frequently level throughout the exercise. – Fourth level » Fifth level

Challenge Click to edit Master title style • Find someone • to Click duel. to edit Master text styles § Second level • They can’t • Third level refuse unless – Fourth level they are a » Fifth level lower level than you are.

Power Up Click to edit Master title style • Secretly put 1 or • Click toinedit Master text styles more beads your§ hand. Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level

Reveal Click to edit Master title style • Simultaneously • Click show yourto edit Master text styles beads. § Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level

Score Click to edit Master title style • Each duelist gets 1 • Click to edit point per bead + Master text styles his or her current § Second level. • Third level – Fourth level • Tie? Take back » Fifth level your beads and duel again.

Loot Click to edit Master title style • All beads involved • Click in this duelto goedit Master text styles into§a Second pool. The level winner • divides Third level them into 2– equal Fourth level piles. » Fifth level • (If there an odd number of beads, one pile will have 1 extra. )

Rewards Click to edit Master title style • Winner takes one • Click toand edit Master text styles of the piles gives other § the Second level pile to the loser. • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level

XP Click to edit Master title style • Winner writes the • Click to on edit Master text styles loser’s name his or her § Second level character sheet. • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level

Level Up! Click to edit Master title style • If you defeat 5 • Click opponents to edit Master text styles different then§ your level Second increases by +1. • Third level – Fourth level • Get another sticker » Fifth level and one bead of your color.

Character Rules Click to edit Master title style • Break up into three groups: • Click to edit Master text styles § Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level • Fighters’ Pub • Wizards’ Tower • Thieves’ Cave

Character Rules Click to edit Master title style • Make a rule about your • Click tobead edit Master text styles character’s color. § Second level • Fit it into the Turn Order. • Third level – Fourth level • Regroup and discuss. » Fifth level Questions? Concerns? • Playtest and repeat.

Rule Prompts Click to edit Master title style • Death • Guilds • Role identities § Second level • Third level • Economy: Fourthbeads level in -getting –more • Other Level Bonuses • Click to edit Master text styles -taking beads» out Fifth level • Team combat • Scaling power by level • One rule for every step in the Turn Order

End of Game Click to edit Master title style • There is no explicit end state. • Click Master Play until to youedit run out of time text styles or a§ player reaches Second level a certain level. • Third level – Fourth level • Compare power levels. » Fifth level Does each class have the same average number of stickers and beads?

Discussion Points Click to edit Master title style • Balancing: Strengthen the weak or weaken the strong? • • Click to edit Master text styles Opinions (forums) vs. objective data (telemetry). § Second level • Add • new rules or modify existing rules? Third level – Fourth level • Big projects have multiple design groups. » Fifth level How do they communicate and keep in sync? • Did the rules make you feel in character?

Thanks! Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles These slides and character sheets are available for download at: § Second level • Third level www. stonetronix. com – Fourth level » Fifth level @Stone. Librande