Character March 2025: D6 Feet Under

This one will hurt me, but only for a bit. Before I even knew about the Character March, I started working on this system's rework. It's still far from being finished. That being said, it's so radically different from its original version that I will do myself a favor and consider those two separate systems. That way, I'll have one less game to sort out for this monthly challenge.

My ratings will be done on four scales, each ranging from 1 to 5:

• RPG: How much does this feel like an RPG to me, as opposed to a board game?
• Soup Stone: How little content does the game expect you to add? For this scale, 0 is a complete Soup Stone since I'd like to sum the scores to see the game's total score.
• Would I Play: If I were given a chance to, would I play this game?
• Would I Write: If I were inspired enough and had time/energy for it, would I get back to working on this game?

D6 Feet Under

Nate North is a good man, save for his gambling addiction. He's obsessed with Success, and gambling is an easy way to prove he can succeed. He wanders the world trying to find Pearl South, the one woman who defeated him in a game of chance every single time, got the local community to mock him, and can't stop bragging about it. His starting Luck is 2, and his weapons of choice are a revolver, a shotgun, and a knife. His stats are:

• Grit 5
• Fit 3
• Wit 2

Finally, his lucky item is a horseshoe that he got from his grandpa. This increases his Luck to 3.

Ratings

4/5 RPG. It doesn't feel like a board game to me, at least for the most part. Some aspects of it feel like it, but I think there's plenty of space for roleplaying.

2/5 Soup Stone. Some things you'll have to work out on your own, but you do get some inspiration for it.

0/5 Would I Play. It's too clunky, I'd rather not. I mean, the stats get better the lower they are, which goes counter to most game conventions. You're sometimes asked to roll up to 6d6 and keep the lowest result, which is unnecessarily punishing. It was a good foundation though, so...

5/5 Would I Write. I am literally doing that in between these articles.

11/20 Total Rating