Can I run this, generating a character with a class, or is it kind of designed with a classless starting character in mind?
Yeah it makes sense that not all skills might be compatible. I also see there are specific skills that seem tailor made for the book, so I added one to my character too. I rolled a Fanged Deserter randomly, and then noticed that one of the early possible encounters offers his teeth haha! I was wondering if maybe there are more encounters that might let you sort of build a strange hybrid-class character.
I also rolled for silver in the Mork Borg book and got super lucky with 100, then noticed the top end in your character creation rules is way lower, and felt kind of bad that maybe I should have a more desolate start haha. It won't save me though. I used my single starting Omen on my first fight to avoid being utterly decimated by a defence fumble.
Super fun so far, I love the choose-your-adventure style mixed in with some random rolls, and the flavour and stuff added to each scene and interaction! And also the feature of recording stuff into interactions for future interactions... Really really cool mechanic for the fact that you will most likely end up there again with another character, like a built-in world-building record! Love it.
I'm glad you're enjoying it! Yes, the denture is a nod to the fanged deserter and one of my interpretations of how the class could actually obtain it. I mean, considering it's MB, they might be born with a mouth full of canines, but I think it's creepier to imagine someone forging it. If I remember correctly that was the only nod I made to another class inside the book.
Starting with more silver may skew the title given at the end of the book, since it depends on how rich you became based on your possessions, but that applies to any class other than the one given in the book. So, no biggie.
If you’re having trouble navigating the book and want to get to all the finales, I actually posted a guide here (WARNING, SPOILERS):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rynoch/you-nameless-scum/posts/3697970
I also made another gamebook called Family Business, this time based on CY_BORG. But since they’re really demanding, I don’t think I’ll write a third one.
Yeah, considering I mapped the whole thing out on a bunch of A3 sheets of paper without any software, it definitely didn’t help.
If you want to, the physical versions of both books are available on LULU. If you get Family Business there, just let me know and I’ll send you the PDF as well.
If, instead, you want to remain on the dying world of MB, there’s another gamebook called An Exodus, which I’ve been told was a little bit inspired by You Nameless Scum 👻
https://unitsix.itch.io/mork-borg-adventure-an-exodus