# Beast Hunters tags: #game/rpg/beast-hunters ![[Beast Hunters (cover).jpg]] ## Summary "Beast Hunters" was originally released in 2007 with a focus on two-player gameplay and a "Gamist" design emphasizing creative solutions to challenges. This role-playing game, suitable for two to five players, features Chel'qhuri beast hunters in a setting that replaces the standard physical/mental/social division of conflicts with traits defined by Brutality, Cunning, and Spirituality, reflecting the values of the Chel'qhuri culture. The game stands out for its scalable conflicts and quests, allowing for a flexible and dynamic gaming experience. ### Core Mechanics 1. **Scalable Play**: The game adapts to the number of players, scaling conflicts and beasts' power based on the number of hunters involved. 2. **Character Traits**: Characters are defined by traits under three categories: Brutality, Cunning, and Spirituality, offering a thematic approach to character abilities and conflict resolution. 3. **Quests and Showdowns**: Players engage in quests that culminate in showdowns. These quests can involve hunting beasts or other goals like resolving tribal conflicts or retrieving artifacts. 4. **Free Play and Negotiation**: Players enjoy free play, where they describe their characters' actions and the game world reacts. Challenges or obstacles initiate a negotiation process leading to conflict resolution. ### Unique Gameplay Elements - **Quest Creation**: Both Hunters and the Challenger can create quests, based on existing story elements or introducing new scenarios and threats. - **Progress Points and Showdowns**: Each challenge contributes progress points to quests, moving the story towards pivotal showdowns that resolve the quests. - **Flexible Character Creation**: The game reduces upfront character creation work, focusing on streamlined negotiation and conflict resolution. ### Availability - **Beast Hunters** can be found at [Berengad Games](https://www.berengad.com/site/index.php?id=beast-hunters). > [!quote] Neurothrope-00 ![[Neurothrope Avatar.png|100]] > [!note] Editor's Note > > I need to have him checked out. Clearly he's been taking some downers.