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Looking for a DM To game once a week just me and a friend there could be room for more if interested. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC...
Anthony Gaynes
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Oct 1, 2005
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22127
... What does "bozo friendly" mean? -kevin-...
kevperrine
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Oct 1, 2005
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22128
It means there is a fairly high chance of even an accomplished character bozoing fairly routine tasks. For instance, in Serenity a character with a d12 ability...
Ed Freeman
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Oct 2, 2005
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22129
... This is more of a problem for some skill uses than others - - Jayne shooting a gun misses 15% of the time - well, tough for Jayne, but not so bad. - Inara...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 2, 2005
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... Well, having seen the movie last night, a 15% chance of the ship suffering some sort of damage on take-off or landing seems to be par for the course. :-) ...
fsronce
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Oct 2, 2005
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22131
... I just picked up the game yesterday and I'm confused about which ... In this case would it be d6+d10 or is it d6+d6+d10. That is, does he add up Int+Rifle...
John Reiher
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Oct 2, 2005
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22132
... There's also the possibility that, as with many games, you're only supposed to roll in a situation that wouldn't be considered typical or routine, or only...
Jason Kalivas
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Oct 2, 2005
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I agree with the idea of not makng palyers roll for routine tasks. However, the system has specific targets for Easy, Average, Hard, Formidable, etc. tasks....
Sophie Lagace
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Oct 2, 2005
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22134
... I was just going off of Ed's statement that even with a d12 + a d12 you would still bozo your roll 15% of the time. I wasn't using precise stats from the...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 2, 2005
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22135
Hey all, I am a new resident to Seattle and am looking to meet some fun fellow gamers to get a little gaming going on! I play all sorts of stuff, from Magic...
dalamaar18
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Oct 2, 2005
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22136
... A great place for this discussion is the Waves in the Black forum board, the official Serenity RPG discussion board: ...
John Reiher
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Oct 2, 2005
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... I disagree. I think the discussion of Skills on p. 34 is pretty clear on the matter. General Skills are capped at a d6. In the example given youur...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 2, 2005
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22138
Hey look everyone! I rules discussion that isn't about d20! Woo hoo! ... -- "Love is an Epic-level challenge." -Durkon Thundershield...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 2, 2005
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monday Night Game Date: Monday, October 3, 2005 Time: 6:30PM - 10:30PM PDT (GMT-07:00) Dragonflight - Metro...
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Oct 3, 2005
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22140
Yea ;) I should be there around 6:30 (no earlier this time ;)) What is the cost again? $4?? Just want to remember to bring money as I use debit cards as much...
Karl
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Oct 3, 2005
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... I'm gonna get me a tabby skin hat! -- "Love is an Epic-level challenge." -Durkon Thundershield...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 3, 2005
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... somewhat ... death ... key ... It's not explicit in the rules, but it seems like the plot points should be flying. GMs constantly rewarding them and...
Ed Freeman
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Oct 3, 2005
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22143
The game works as Attribute + Skill (+ plot-point dice). That's <one attribute> and <one skill>. In Jayne's case, that's d6 + d10 for assault rifles. For...
Ed Freeman
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... That's a very good system, but not the Serenity system. Your system may actually be better. ... The 15% was for failing to get an 'Average' result, not a...
Ed Freeman
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Oct 3, 2005
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... My bad. It's a 15% chance of getting a 7 or less, and a 10% chance of getting a 6 or less. The chance of not getting an average result on 2d12 is 10%. ...
Ed Freeman
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Oct 3, 2005
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... One of the very odd things I noticed about the rules is that actual examples of skill use are noticably lacking (or at the least are lurking in portions of...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 3, 2005
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22147
... If Jayne blows a wad of money on a gun with sensors and AI, sure. Give the gun stats and a bad attitude and let it roll. I bet Vera is worth at least a d2....
Ed Freeman
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Oct 3, 2005
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22148
... Oh thank goodness! I was going nuts all afternoon rerunning the calculations trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. I was on the verge of getting...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 3, 2005
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22149
... game ... good ... That's four (4) lessons. It looks like we both botched our math rolls :-) Also, for complications, have complications that come up....
Ed Freeman
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Oct 3, 2005
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22150
... For the most part, the skills are always listed as "General/ Specialty", never "Specialty" in any of the examples. And page 34 doesn't clarify anything,...
John Reiher
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Oct 3, 2005
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22151
... That assumes that if Jayne misses then whatever he misses doesn't kill him before his turn comes around again. Missing in a firefight can be every bit as...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 3, 2005
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22152
... Three important lessons... ... Among the lessons that I learned are... let me come in again. ^_^ ... Pleeeeeease let me fall down the stairs! Please...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 3, 2005
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22153
... One suggestion from the Serenity RPG forum is that it isn't stated whose attribute is used to make the roll. So if Wash is pushing the ship to it's limits...
John Reiher
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Oct 3, 2005
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... Well, I think its pretty clear, but I also think we've reached the "I'm right and your wrong/no I'm right and you're wrong" stage of the discussion and I...
Edmund Metheny
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Oct 3, 2005
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22155
... Another thing really lacking in this book is information on maneuvers for ships. How difficult is it to do a Crazy Ivan? Which ships can do it and which...
Edmund Metheny
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