Help files

1. Help files

   #1

   Thread to work on any help documents for all features of the Citadel.
   
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   Help for new submissions:
   
   » HTML Help - OK
   » General Suggestions - OK
   » Article Suggestions - NONE
   » Dungeon Suggestions - NONE
   » Item Suggestions - OK
   « Lifeforms Suggestions - NONE
   » Location Suggestions - NONE
   » NPC Suggestions - OK
   » Plot Suggestions - NONE
   » Society Suggestions - NONE
   » System Suggestions - NONE
   
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2. Re: Help files

   #2

   New submission: Lifeforms
   
   Don't make it just a monster. Is it big, bad and ugly? Well, we can make plenty of those.
   Watch out for the monsteritis syndrome, bigger and more dangerous is not necessarily more interesting.
   
   Don't make it just cannon fodder. Good opponents are good for any story, but there is much more to lifeforms - they can help or hinder, be annoying or just "be there" and look cool.
   
   Don't make it about stats. We don't care for game statistics, skip them or write in a side note. We care for the idea itself, and want the creature or race or whatever enrich our game world, and make it feel more alive.
   
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3. Re: Help files

   #3

   To add to the Lifeform
   Not everything has to have powers. Lifeforms can be interesting (and dangerous) without "kewl powers" or super abilities. If your lifeform is little more than a normal one with super abilities added, it is really not that interesting.
   
   Not everything has to mangle the characters. There are a large number of interesting animals in the real world that are not direct threat to people. Adding fantasy elements and magic to the equasion, there should be interesting fantasy animals in a game setting.

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