On 21 Apr 00, David wrote: Sorry about the delay in replying; essays :( ... During Heian? Palace Guards (toneri: pre C7th; Hyo^e: post C8th) were around...
Dorian L. G. Davis
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May 11, 2000 8:51 pm
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... Sorry, but I misread the question. Doah! Depends on the system, of course. As I'm assuming you're using _Bushido_: Bushi; Gakusho, and Shugenja. It would...
Dorian L. G. Davis
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May 13, 2000 2:02 am
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In a message dated 5/13/00 2:30:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DragonsOfTheEast@egroups.com writes: << As I'm assuming you're using _Bushido_... >> Apparently...
goldrushg@...
May 13, 2000 9:59 am
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... And this from the company who originally intended to republish _Bushido_ (3rd Ed.) back in '95-6 ;) _Sengoku_ is an /excellent/ game for its attention to...
Dorian L. G. Davis
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May 13, 2000 10:49 am
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... I'm not very familar with Sengoku, Bushido doesn't use character templates per se. Can you get by with modifying the social tables for Bushido? Jim Eckman...
James Eckman
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May 13, 2000 2:54 pm
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... After generating a Sengoku character and running a couple of sample combats, I feel that the Bushido game system is superior. This may be due to long...
James Eckman
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May 14, 2000 2:31 pm
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In a message dated 5/14/00 7:32:24 AM, fugu@... writes: << TSR is supposedly allowing anybody to use their generic D20 system if you use their license. I...
greenronin@...
May 14, 2000 4:48 pm
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<< And this from the company who originally intended to republish _Bushido_ (3rd Ed.) back in '95-6 ;) >> Um, er, yes... <LOL> << _Sengoku_ is an /excellent/...
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May 14, 2000 6:07 pm
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In a message dated 5/15/00 2:08:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DragonsOfTheEast@egroups.com writes: << After generating a Sengoku character and running a couple...
goldrushg@...
May 15, 2000 9:48 pm
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goldrushg@... wrote on May 16: " That's an interesting statement. FWIW, even PaulHum (co-author of Bushido) " said he felt Bushido was lacking. And he...
Paul Mason
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May 16, 2000 12:16 pm
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... Well to each their own ;) ... You've probably read the review in Imazine, others feel a lack in Sengoku. Bushido was reasonably complete, not really super...
James Eckman
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May 16, 2000 2:36 pm
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... no probs. I have been a bit slow to reply to your replies. Thanks BTW. ... I might have my real world timeline wrong, but in my current Bushido campaign...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:09 pm
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... That is OK. ... yep. ... What I want is Bushido version of the Senguko Templates., I like the templates just not the Fuzion system (as other have said). ...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:12 pm
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... Come on Mark, by now I think you must realise that Dorian & myself have heard, own and read Senguko :-) BTW I liked Shiki :-) -- / The whole history of...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:16 pm
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... Yes & no. I specifically wish to start the character's off this time as members of a minor Kuge clan, so a new social table is not that relevant, but I...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:24 pm
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... We both have long memories :-) ... I can not agree more. -- / The whole history of this invention has been a struggle /\|/\ against time - Charles...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:25 pm
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... In the computing industry we call this "embrace and extend" :-) -- / The whole history of this invention has been a struggle /\|/\ against time -...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:28 pm
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... I am reading Nobilis currently and that is my major beef about it. It seams like you have to "pull yourself up by your boot straps". For me Senguko did not...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:49 pm
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... Yep, but it does not have a chase system, like James Bond (not that any other rules do) :-) -- / The whole history of this invention has been a...
David Allan Finch
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May 16, 2000 3:51 pm
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... Hmmmm. Well, this will really depend on just /when/ you're talking about :) Farris (_Heavenly Warriors_) devotes most of his book to an analysis of this...
Dorian L. G. Davis
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May 16, 2000 10:33 pm
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... That while the character generation and detail are great, there's not much information about what to do with the characters. The game is incomplete. This...
James Eckman
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May 16, 2000 11:06 pm
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... Then /use/ the Sengoku templates, but suitably modify them for Bushido :) For a campaign set during Heian, obviously one might want to leave out:...
Dorian L. G. Davis
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May 17, 2000 4:32 am
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In a message dated 5/17/00 2:09:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DragonsOfTheEast@egroups.com writes: << Has there yet been a designer worth spit who didn't have...
goldrushg@...
May 17, 2000 9:59 am
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In a message dated 5/17/00 2:09:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DragonsOfTheEast@egroups.com writes: << You've probably read the review in Imazine, others feel a...
goldrushg@...
May 17, 2000 10:01 am
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In a message dated 5/17/00 2:09:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DragonsOfTheEast@egroups.com writes: << Come on Mark, by now I think you must realise that Dorian...
goldrushg@...
May 17, 2000 10:03 am
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Lest anyone think I am simply out to promote Sengoku to the exclusion of other games, let me state for the record that I am a big Bushido fan, too. It's the...
goldrushg@...
May 17, 2000 10:06 am
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... It has crossed my mind, half of my normally players seam to have a copy (and Pete was on your readers list). So I will have to find some other players...
David Allan Finch
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May 17, 2000 11:10 am
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... It's not that hard to generate the raw game statistics for characters, select the appropriate skills for each group ahead of time. There are guidelines for...
James Eckman
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May 17, 2000 1:52 pm
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... The JB system has these really neat abstract rule with ranges and manoeuvres. I used a modified version in my fantasy rules when the party chased an NPC...
David Allan Finch
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May 17, 2000 2:10 pm
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... Intresting. I had concidered starting from scratch but it might be simpler to steal :-) ... I kinder allow this anyway in some skills. For my Fantasy ...