Lego Fu:: by Andrew Smith
Lego Fu:: by Andrew Smith
Lego Fu:: by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
A free supplement for the FU (Free Universal) role playing game based on concepts
and themes created by the Lego Group as well as the FU story game system developed
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Table of Contents
1. The World of Bricks............................................................................................. page 1
2. Creation Sparks, Creativity, and Creative Blocks............................................ page 1
3. Disassembly and Reassembly........................................................................... page 2
4. Lego Principles.................................................................................................... page 2
5. Building................................................................................................................ page 3
6. Minifigs................................................................................................................. page 4
7. Lego Stories......................................................................................................... page 5
8. Beyond the FU: Incorporating Lego into Any Game........................................ page 6
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When you see blue boxes like this one in the text
they will contain an example to further illustrate
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Disclaimer
Credits
Playtesters
Peter Edwards, Pamela Norrie,
Oskar Ormsby, Michael Sproule
This game was completed as part of NaGaDeMon.
2012 Andrew Smith
LEGO FU
Lego Principles
One of the most famous heroes in the Lego world
is the creative and daring explorer Clutch Powers,
known for his adventures in service of Lego City.
As a Lego celebrity, his story encapsulates much
of what Lego is about. He works as an agent for
Lego City, exploring dangerous places, investigating
mysterious circumstances, and fighting the enemies
of Lego City. His most famous adventure took
him from caves deep within the earth to a world
of wizards and trolls in order to restore a king to
his throne and recapture an evil wizard who had
escaped from prison. To succeed, he had to turn
a group of individual heroes into a team, inspiring
them to do more than adventure for themselves.
Playing your minifig as a character who embodies
the Lego principles, you will have the opportunity
toearn FU points.
Whats gotten into all of you? Have you lost sight
of the Lego mission? Have you forgotten what this
organisationrepresents?
Kjeld Playwell, Lego Director
LEGO FU
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Heroism
Fighting the good fight.
Brick Masterson, LegoFirefighter
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LEGO FU
Building
Building is a core activity in the Lego universe. All
those pieces arent meant to simply lie around in piles
all day; they are begging to be put together in new and
interesting ways. Heres how you do it in Lego FU.
Building requires Lego pieces, which can be
acquired in two ways.
1. Declare a Lego pile
Spend a FU point to declare a pile of pieces
in the sceneone FU point is enough for
pieces to build a single-function creation.
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LEGO FU
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Minifigs
Follow the same rules to create your minifig as you
would for a typical FU character. If you feel that your
minifig is going to have something like Creative or
Brilliant Engineer as a Descriptor, you should talk it
through with the GM so that you both agree about
the circumstances where that Descriptor will give
your minifig a bonus die.
Sample Minifigs with Descriptors
Name: Jasmine Hammond,
Profession: Lego City Agent
Body: Acrobatic
Mind: Playful
Edge: Trustworthy
Flaw: Easily distracted
Gear: Jet pack, Net gun
Name: Shorty McDougal,
Profession: Lego City Agent
Body: Fast
Mind: Determined
Edge: Intimidating
Flaw: Short-temper
Gear: Book of contacts, Blaster
Minifig Conditions
The normal Conditions of Injured and Dying are
replaced with No Legs and Disassembled. For
named minifigs, such as the ones used by the
players or significant non-player minifigs, you
should progress through these unless the story
drives it otherwise. A blaster shootout is a good
example of where you should progress through
No Legs first, whereas a deliberate and successful
attempt to chop off a minifigs head could go directly
toDisassembled.
A Disassembled minifig isnt dead; it has just gone
to pieces. Unnamed minifigs such as minions
should be taken out of the game at this point. More
significant minifigs can simply be reassembled. This
might require the help of a friend, or perhaps some
other creative solution. Disassembly is not the end
its just a delay.
Lego Stories
There are so many Lego worlds to explore that
you need never run out of stories to play. Even the
central setting of Lego City is rich with possibilities.
Keep it pulpy and challenge the players to show
the Lego principles at work. Be sure to plan your
encounters and scenes to give the players plenty
of opportunities to build a solution from Lego, or
to build on each other with teamwork. Here are
some ideas to get you started on a campaign within
LegoCity.
Agents of Lego City
All the player minifigs are agents of Lego City
sent on missions to explore, retrieve, rescue, or
investigate. Set up the group with a Lego director,
and run missions across any of the Lego worlds.
Explorers
The minifigs are an exploration team who go on
quests to find new resources or learn about new
planets. The minifigs must contend with dangerous
environments, unknown life forms, and other
unexpected mission hazards.
Lego City Police
Despite its advanced technology and generally
positive culture, a criminal element still exists in
Lego City. Most crime constitutes theft, and police
are called in to catch the crooks. Criminals are just
as creative as any other minifig; criminals will find an
extraordinary number of ways to separate minifigs
from their money, and then escape with it.
LEGO FU
Private Agency
Whether its a detective agency or an exploration
agency, let the group create it. The agency doesnt
have any special gear for the group other than a
location (office, depot, etc.). If something more
functional is required (for example, an orbiting
space station with armaments and global scanning
systems) then it should be accounted for out of the
Gear for each minifig.
Weapons
Transport
Communications
Computing
Magic
LEGO FU
LEGO FU
NAME
CONCEPT
BODY
DESCRIPTION
MIND
EDGE
FLAW
GEAR
DRIVES
What do you want?
CONDITIONS
Angry
Scared
Tired
RELATIONSHIPS
Trapped
Blinded
Hungry
Dazed
No Legs
Disassembled
CREATIVE BLOCKS
FU POINTS
THE ODDS
Roll
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2
5
3
1
Result
Yes, and ...
Yes ...
Yes, but ...
No, but ...
No ...
No, and ...
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