Well, it's a rough draft. And one of those random ideas you have that stays with you. If I keep fleshing it out, I'll slap some examples in there too.
I would figure the battles would be sort of one-on-one, though group actions are possible.
Like... The GM says: "You rise over a hill, and suddenly, the ground shakes violently. As you catch your balance, three vile beasties explode from the ground. They are a GRZ, FLE, and BRT." And then the Wordior says, "I slash at the first one with my sword." He already has the letter "t" for his sword.. and his first 5 letters, "m, x, e, a, d", and he draws four for his Sword skill... let's say t, h, i, a.
So, he spells... matted! Not only does he succeed, but his 3 over the poor beasty obliterate it. Plus, he gains one of the beast's letters for his sword! Sweet!
Yeah, I would figure he has to put it down, kill it, not just when it dies. It may be a bit powerful of an effect, but I like the idea too.
I need to include more stuff for making a story of it - cause, I could totally see the adventuring party coming up on a wizard who gives them a letter if they answer a riddle... and the battle of law (good spelling) versus chaos (bad spelling).
Thanks for the splendid comment.
Well, it's a rough draft. And one of those random ideas you have that stays with you. If I keep fleshing it out, I'll slap some examples in there too.
I would figure the battles would be sort of one-on-one, though group actions are possible.
Like... The GM says: "You rise over a hill, and suddenly, the ground shakes violently. As you catch your balance, three vile beasties explode from the ground. They are a GRZ, FLE, and BRT." And then the Wordior says, "I slash at the first one with my sword." He already has the letter "t" for his sword.. and his first 5 letters, "m, x, e, a, d", and he draws four for his Sword skill... let's say t, h, i, a.
So, he spells... matted! Not only does he succeed, but his 3 over the poor beasty obliterate it. Plus, he gains one of the beast's letters for his sword! Sweet!
Yeah, I would figure he has to put it down, kill it, not just when it dies. It may be a bit powerful of an effect, but I like the idea too.
I need to include more stuff for making a story of it - cause, I could totally see the adventuring party coming up on a wizard who gives them a letter if they answer a riddle... and the battle of law (good spelling) versus chaos (bad spelling).