Saturday, December 8, 2012

Break! Wyrd Miniatures - Through the Breach Pursuit Preview

Wyrd Miniatures released an article explaining the pursuits in Through teh Breach in more deatiul:


Pursuits in “Through the Breach” fill a similar (but somewhat different) role to “Classes” or “Archetypes” in other Tabletop RPGs. Fated (the name for player characters in our game) are far more than just their current pursuit. This is accomplished by a character choosing which road to travel, and being fairly free to switch them at any time.
Take the tail of Mr. Sterling, for example. Many would view him as a Criminal. He smuggles food and medicine into the quarantine zone… and more dangerous products out. Others would consider him a Wastrel, as he spends much of his free time in his favorite saloon. Still others might consider him an Overseer, as he manages the daily operations of his “legitimate” business (he’s an apple vendor).
None would be incorrect. Mr. Sterling is more than just his current Pursuit. He jumps between them as the story progresses, moving further down each path. Each Pursuit has a different advancement path, which provides Talents as they advance down the Pursuit. In addition, each Pursuit has an ability that can only be accessed by a character while they are “on the Pursuit”.
If a character leaves a Pursuit for another (done in between game sessions) he will begin gaining the talents associated with that pursuit. If he later returns to his original Pursuit, he will pick up where he left off, moving further down the track.
However, Pursuits differ very strongly from classes, in that they do not define a character’s role; that is up to the player. A Tinker can augment himself with powerful pneumatic armor, making him a robust physical combatant… or he could focus on more esoteric tools. It’s about the character, not the Pursuit. Two Performers may have learned the same talents moving down the same track, but they will both differ greatly in how they use those tools. In addition, they are likely to have very different “Advanced Pursuits”… which is something we’ll get into later!
For now, this graphic contains a list of the Novice Pursuits (that name might change) that are currently planned to be available to new character’s in Through The Breach!

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