Here is some more of the magic system we’re planning on using for the Odannan PBEM. If you are interested in playing the PBEM, drop me a line offlist at...
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blisscally
Oct 2, 2003 1:33 am
Or at nbrewer1103@... :) You did mean she OR he right partner? Just as an aside Dan and I have been working on this world for, gosh around 4 months...
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DC
mikehsg20
Oct 2, 2003 12:53 pm
More of the magic system from Odannan, for comment or criticism. A lot of this owes directly to Five Point Fudge conceptually, as well as sort of working some...
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Demiurge
demiurge17
Oct 5, 2003 3:28 am
Since I've finished cleaning up the websites, I've added links to four FATE games on the Yahoo site. Three are for one-shot games I ran at DragonCon this year:...
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mikehsg20
Oct 5, 2003 5:14 pm
Heya all. While working up some stuff with my partner for the PBEM, we kinda ran into a small wall. Taking the adjective ladder from the character developer,...
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Iago
iago23
Oct 5, 2003 6:50 pm
... Something like this is exactly what we're doing with the fudgeless edition of Fate. Which time will be found to work on real soon now. -- Fred Hicks <iago...
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DC
mikehsg20
Oct 5, 2003 7:08 pm
Excellent. Thanks for the answer. We'll start with that, then, and just switch over to whatever you all use when the new version gets done. ... From: Iago...
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Landon Darkwood
jhudsui
Oct 5, 2003 7:25 pm
... Funny you should mention this: I might be using it in an upcoming Fate one-shot, now that Matthew's posted his Cowboy Bebop stuff (thanks for that, by the...
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demiurge17
Oct 6, 2003 3:12 pm
... rank buys a ... Thanks. I'd appreciate input on the possibilities for the lower part of the ladder, which I've been agonizing over. 0 Elementary or...
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Iago
iago23
Oct 6, 2003 3:22 pm
... I'd put Ghastly down at -4, myself. Seems worse than 'negligible', which I'm not sure I'd use at all. -- Fred Hicks <iago AT iago DOT net> "Curse you iago...
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countercycle
Oct 6, 2003 3:52 pm
The core problem here is pretty simple. When I improve my skill from Good to Great in Fudge, I've gained a +1 to all attempts on that skill. When I improve my...
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countercycle
Oct 6, 2003 3:57 pm
In the driving point behind this, I think one of core Fudge's worst problems is it's granularity: Fate widening up the ladder a bit was one of the subtle...
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Iago
iago23
Oct 6, 2003 4:18 pm
First off, Difficulty targets aren't going to be ranked on the same adjective ladder -- you won't have a 'Good target', you'll have a 'Mundane' or 'Difficult'...
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countercycle
Oct 6, 2003 4:40 pm
You bring up many good points here: none of these were serious suggestions (as you point out, if you're that concerned about preserving difficulty ratings that...
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Iago
iago23
Oct 6, 2003 6:14 pm
On Mon, 06 Oct 2003, countercycle wrote: (snipping many others) ... Yes, yes it is. Furthermore, when aspects and high rolls come into play, the range of...
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countercycle
Oct 6, 2003 7:50 pm
... I remember a few years ago, when I was running a Mage game in Fudge, I tried to get a direct conversion of the WW d10 system to Fudge. I fired up a few...
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Iago
iago23
Oct 6, 2003 7:59 pm
... Hurricanes, man. Hurricanes. -- Fred Hicks <iago AT iago DOT net> "Curse you iago and your fast fingers!" - Rob Donoghue Fate RPG -...
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Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
Oct 7, 2003 4:56 am
... the ideas ... It's true what they say - tomorrow never comes ;) I'm still waiting though! Darren...
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mikehsg20
Oct 8, 2003 1:16 pm
... The check is in the mail? The dog ate my homework? I'd use hurricanes, but that would be blatant plagiarism. As opposed to my usual genial intellectual...
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countercycle
Oct 8, 2003 4:29 pm
A bit of this is personal preference for magic systems, and a bit of this is more objective criticism, but ask and ye shall be criticized. :) I'm not sure I'm...
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countercycle
Oct 8, 2003 4:39 pm
Oh, yeah, and your balance between powers that give MOS/2 dice and other powers is off. In the +1d system, you'll need a MOS of 4 just to give +2d, which is an...
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Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
Oct 8, 2003 6:18 pm
From: "countercycle" <countercycle@...> ... This is the way I've gone in mine - I have the following classes - Benedictions (blessings on allies,...
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countercycle
Oct 8, 2003 6:32 pm
... using a ... letting ... A Divine ... rerolls of ... skill, ... in Fudge ... I can understand both skills and a situational roll pretty easily. An aspect...
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Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
Oct 8, 2003 7:45 pm
From: "countercycle" <countercycle@...> ... Not so much in my game, in that aspects are on the same scale as skills :) (Highest character has a Superb...
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Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
Oct 8, 2003 10:50 pm
From: "countercycle" <countercycle@...> ... That depends. One of my problems with the Fudge system assumes that ability and difficulty are comparable -...
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DC
mikehsg20
Oct 9, 2003 1:49 am
... From: countercycle [mailto:countercycle@...] Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 12:30 PM To: FateRPG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FateRPG] Re: Clerical...
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DC
mikehsg20
Oct 9, 2003 1:50 am
T ... From: countercycle [mailto:countercycle@...] Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 12:40 PM To: FateRPG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FateRPG] re: clerical...
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demiurge17
Oct 9, 2003 4:14 pm
... part ... Hmm. I tossed Negligible completely, and came up with the following list, which follows my alphabetical pattern: 0 Elementary or Exiguous -1...
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James Pacek
wilmanric
Oct 9, 2003 4:28 pm
Go with Elementary. It's readily understandable, which is what the adjective system is all about. ... Thanks, _______________________ Jim Pacek ...
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Rob
r_donoghue
Oct 10, 2003 2:09 pm
A poster on rpg.net is looking at doing L5R with FATE. It's an interesting thread (And has gotten fred back on my back to get the revised edition done) and...
