by Nathan | Jun 8, 2024 | Blog, Freeform Universal
Today I want to talk about drives in more detail. The classic FU rules describe them as defining a character’s “purpose”, or the thing they most want to achieve. However, drives can be much more than that. Drives can be the overt reasons a...
by Nathan | Nov 11, 2023 | Blog, Freeform Universal
Here’s a quick thumb-sketch of an idea for a story or campaign, inspired by Marvel’s Inhumans. In this variation, however, it is more of a mash-up with traditional fantasy tropes, rather than alien experimentation. In the distant past, thousands (if not millions) of...
by Nathan | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, Freeform Universal
Freeform Universal works really well just the way it is, but today I am going to share with you two changes I have been working on – tags and trademarks. The first is a pretty simple adjustment to the language we use to describe functions in the game, while the second...
by Nathan | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog, Freeform Universal
FU uses dice to generate a response to a closed question, with Yes, No, And, But providing six distinct possible results. While these answers can be generated with a standard six-sided die, I thought it might be fun to have something a little more custom. Today I am...
by Nathan | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog, Freeform Universal
I have been very remiss in not sharing this awesome piece of work much, much earlier – FU available in German, both as a digital download and as an online SRD! This awesome undertaking is by Tina Trillitzsch and Thorsten Panknin. Check it out here It is my...
by Nathan | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, Freeform Universal
Currently, the FU rules do not provide details on advancement through experience points, instead suggesting to change descriptors and make adjustments to characters in a more ad-hoc manner. It is a small step, however, to reward play with experience points...
