The Regiment Alpha Playtest Kit 1.0

[John Harper]

Here's the alpha playtest draft for THE REGIMENT, an Apocalypse World hack about soldiers in war.

• Playbooks for the Soldier, Officer, Sergeant, Medic, Commando, and Sniper.
• Moves and Weapons tri-fold.
• GM toolkit tri-fold.
• Regiment/Unit tri-fold.

Should you try this out?
You're a good candidate if you 1) Have played Apocalypse World and know it well, 2) Are a fan of war movies, 3) Can playtest a game from bare-bones components. If you're not all three of those, then I don't know. Maybe it's not the thing for you yet.

http://www.onesevendesign.com/regiment/the_regiment_alpha_1_0.pdf

I'll post some comments on the alpha and questions for playtesters shortly.

Thanks!

[Ernesto Pavan]

I love you.
So much.

[Z in VA]

Wahoo! I have a couple of players who would probably LOVE to check this game out.

Thanks for all your (continuing) hard work, folks! It's greatly appreciated.

[Anarchangel]

Oh God yes.

[DannyK]

John, how do you feel about online playtests?  
I know some folks don't like their IP spread all over the internets, and other people like being able to watch a game in progress.  I've been excited about Regiment, and I think it would make a great one-shot.

[John Harper]

Thanks, everybody!

@DannyK: Go for it! And feel free to share the playtest kit with anyone you want.

[mease19]

If anyone wants to run a play by forum, I'm super excited to play in a game.

[John Harper]

Officer Playbook
Re-write, harsh lessons move:

After a battle, if you lost any men during the engagement, mark xp.

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Sniper Playbook
Spotter typo:

If your sniper spotter is another PC, tell them they gain call the shots.

[John Harper]

All Playbooks
"Gear & Spoils of War" should read "Loadout & Spoils of War" (as Soldier playbook).

[mease19]

Close assault seems like 7-9 and 10+ seem like the same option set.
Consider adding "or shell shocked" to the Lost in the fog of war.
Smokes - wasn't this also when soldiers started giving out chocolate?  I bet chocolate gives you a bonus when dealing with children...

[John Harper]

Close assault options are similar, but different.

10+ they choose:
- take your harm (they don't do any harm back)
- break and flee (they're broken and separated)
- surrender (captured)

7-9 they choose:
- trade harm (they do harm to you)
- orderly withdrawal (not broken or separated)
- barricaded (take no harm, not captured)

[John Harper]

"Smokes" represent all barter items, especially including chocolate. :-)

[mease19]

You should totally bring candy cigarettes, Hersey's chocolate bars, spam, and saltines as snacks for your players.  Plastic canteens of water too.

[John Harper]

Halfway considering this rewrite.

Assess the Situation
When you assess the situation, roll+tactics. On a hit, ask the GM questions about what the fuck is going on. On a 10+, ask three. On a 7-9, ask two.

[Johnstone]

Heh. That's pretty good. If I was in the middle of a firefight, I'd sure want to know what the fuck was going on.