I have found it useful to let players involved in such a struggle to negotiate for bonuses from various aspects. For example one character had the aspect of...
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mothlos
Jun 3, 2005 2:55 pm
I think this should definately be something that is suggested in the rules as a tip for the GM, but I wouldn't go as harsh as you suggest. As for basic...
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mothlos
Jun 3, 2005 3:28 pm
Definately an interesting idea worthy of tossing around in some games. One thing that I worry about is that if you turn weapons into a form of combat currency,...
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Gordon McDonald
mindwanders2
Jun 3, 2005 5:31 pm
One idea I'm playing about with at the moment for a Fates Supers game that is much more heavily slanted towards aspects than skills is to make totally remove...
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mothlos
Jun 3, 2005 5:54 pm
Sounds like an interesting way to get that action cinematic feel that is so much fun in a supers game and a nice way to ensure that random items here and there...
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Tyler Bachelder
orenigma
Jun 6, 2005 6:41 pm
Has anyone tried this in an online setting? Without any deviation from the topic at hand, I'll just say that the folks in my area aren't interested in FATE....
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faterpg@...
avenariusher...
Jun 6, 2005 8:05 pm
... There is a slow going PBeM (via yahoo groups) by Mike Holmes. We are all a bit slow, but it works, and interestingly enough, it seems to go on. For me it...
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Tyler Bachelder
orenigma
Jun 6, 2005 8:11 pm
Actually, my intent was to do this via a chat system such as IRC. I can easily write the scripts for a FUDGE dice bot. I'd have it going on a weekly basis for...
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Nick Moffitt
supadongzu
Jun 6, 2005 8:34 pm
... I have a FATE bot already written: http://zork.net/~nick/fate/ It works quite well, and allows you to perform actions like "roll my ratcatching skill and...
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Tyler Bachelder
orenigma
Jun 6, 2005 9:26 pm
Cool. Thanks a lot! Now the question... are there any games running or are there players that would be interested in starting one? There's the real question....
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jun 6, 2005 9:43 pm
... Yeah, that is the fascinating thing about it. It takes forever for us to get anything done, but that hasn't lead to it collapsing like you'd think it ...
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Darren Smith
fastinius
Jun 6, 2005 10:03 pm
... freeform. Oh, ... using them ... use for the conflict, ... sloooowly trying to alter ... How are you doing it? In the game I run, I found that it works...
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Nick Moffitt
supadongzu
Jun 6, 2005 10:28 pm
... Over on indie-netgaming (yahoo group) and the #indierpgs channel on irc.magicstar.net, we've been talking about getting a game going. I've been trying to...
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Loic Prot
loicprot
Jun 7, 2005 1:38 pm
Hello Depending on the genre, I might be interested in playing in an e-mail game... L01c (lurker from Paris, France... Hi everyone) ... From: "Tyler Bachelder"...
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Tyler Bachelder
orenigma
Jun 7, 2005 1:43 pm
Well, it appears I'e found a game over IRC, and I've never been interested in the concept of e-mail games. I'm too impatient for them, so that's kind of a...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jun 7, 2005 2:57 pm
... Looking at your syntax and mine, they are very similar. I've always shown the mechanisms working - I haven't hidden anything. Mine looks like: [ Climb at...
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Harald Wagener
avenariusher...
Jun 7, 2005 3:06 pm
Am 07.06.2005 um 16:56 schrieb Mike Holmes: [snip] ... Didn't we do that already? Maybe informally? I for one like this approach. It helps me understand when...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jun 7, 2005 5:56 pm
... Again, it's what I'm moving to. What's missing at this point is that in some cases I skip the twists step back and forth, and sometimes I don't give an ...
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Nick Moffitt
supadongzu
Jun 7, 2005 6:54 pm
... Okay, looks like we're going to run a sort of steampunky sky pirates game on Tuesdays at 7pm Pacific. I'm thinking six phase characters to start, and...
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Darren Smith
fastinius
Jun 8, 2005 3:41 am
... combat. Think of ... I hear you, it's just that combat is the first instance of a contest where I've been trying to change my approach. ... narrating...
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Jonathan Moyer
hollywoodave...
Jun 8, 2005 4:44 am
... I'm not so sure it would be hard to implement rules-wise. I'm thinking it would something like "take an action, make a skill roll, modify with...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jun 8, 2005 3:39 pm
... There's an odd notion that people strongly hold that narration is somehow linked to certain types of play. When, in fact, there are styles that do not ...
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mothlos
Jun 8, 2005 7:58 pm
I think that the balance between game and freedom is a balance that is difficult to walk. I disagree that this idea is more simmy than gamey. It is an effort...
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Blake Hutchins
blake_hutchins
Jun 8, 2005 8:42 pm
I like twists. I'm happy with what's been run thus far. -Blake ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected....
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J B Bell
tquidca
Jun 8, 2005 8:49 pm
Are twists actually summed up anywhere? --JB...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jun 8, 2005 9:24 pm
... Again, you're mistaking mechanics for gamism. What you're really worried about is that the mechanics will distract from "just roleplaying." Which I ...
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darkwood@...
jhudsui
Jun 8, 2005 10:07 pm
... http://www.faterpg.com/dl has the .pdf document Fred wrote regarding twists. -Landon Darkwood <darkwood@...>...
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mothlos
Jun 9, 2005 12:45 am
... I don't think it is a matter of mistaking them. I think that we just have different conceptualizations of the terms involved. Not to say that your...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jun 9, 2005 1:31 pm
... basis of understanding gets us nowhere. Well, then I'd suggest moving the discussion over to the Forge where we'd have an arena with defined terms. Beyond...
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demandred113
Jun 9, 2005 3:37 pm
I've been reading this thread for a while now and thought I'd throw my two cents in. You guys need to calm down and take a breather I think. :) Although the...
