The link has changed:

http://griffonpub.home.att.net/NESys.html


--- In TIrpg@yahoogroups.com, "J. Tim" <jtloud@...> wrote:
>
> Cross-posted to the TI Yahoo group
>
> http://www.destinyrealms.com/griffon/NESys.html
>
> This is a link to the ANY-SYSTEM KEY, a system used to describe skills and
task
> difficulties for characters that can be translated into many different game
systems.
>
> For example, you can describe characters with Competent Skills as having Fair
trait
> levels; Expert Skills as Good; Signature skills as Great.
>
> Henchmen get no Signature skills, and only one expert skill; Bosses get normal
skill
> levels in all three, and Masterminds have all their skills boosted by one
level.
> A signature skill would be Superb!
>
> Equipment is listed as simply "leather armor, sword". You could list that
> as +2 armor and +2 (or more) sword.
>
> http://www.destinyrealms.com/griffon/NESys.html
>
> Over on the Free Stuff link are several adventures to set up the ANY-SYSTEM
> KEY conversion you have done for Fudge.
>
> There are several pulp Egypt adventures that go well with Terra Incognita. The
> adventures are more modern, but they could be a close match to the adventure
> "We're Archeologists, Not Grave Robbers" adventure in the Files section (the
> Files section either here on this group, or the new FudgeCommunity Yahoo
goup).
>
> http://www.destinyrealms.com/griffon/free.html
>
>
> These links have been posted before in the TI group. My appolgies for the
double-post.
>
> -J.Tim
>

Some gamers find Fudge dice too strange or don't want to mark up their dice, or
whatever.......


Dice: If you don't have Fudge Dice, you can instead use 2d6, each of them a
different color, such as white die (positive) and a red die (negative). One die
represents pluses, the other minuses. Subtract the positive die from the
negative die to get a result. For example, if the positive die reads 4 and the
negative die reads 3, the result is +1. If the positive die reads 2 and the
negative die reads 6, the result is -4. If both dice show the same number, the
result is 0.

This does allow +5 and -5 results, which 4dF does not, and it has more variation
in results (although a sharper curve) as you are rolling only 2 dice instead of
4, but it may be faster and easier to use than trying to figure out the result
of 4d6 that are not marked as Fudge dice.

You can treat + or - 5 as a critical roll or just re-roll.

Cross-posted to the TI Yahoo group

http://www.destinyrealms.com/griffon/NESys.html

This is a link to the ANY-SYSTEM KEY, a system used to describe skills and task
difficulties for characters that can be translated into many different game
systems.

For example, you can describe characters with Competent Skills as having Fair
trait
levels; Expert Skills as Good; Signature skills as Great.

Henchmen get no Signature skills, and only one expert skill; Bosses get normal
skill
levels in all three, and Masterminds have all their skills boosted by one level.
A signature skill would be Superb!

Equipment is listed as simply "leather armor, sword". You could list that
as +2 armor and +2 (or more) sword.

http://www.destinyrealms.com/griffon/NESys.html

Over on the Free Stuff link are several adventures to set up the ANY-SYSTEM
KEY conversion you have done for Fudge.

There are several pulp Egypt adventures that go well with Terra Incognita. The
adventures are more modern, but they could be a close match to the adventure
"We're Archeologists, Not Grave Robbers" adventure in the Files section (the
Files section either here on this group, or the new FudgeCommunity Yahoo goup).

http://www.destinyrealms.com/griffon/free.html


These links have been posted before in the TI group. My appolgies for the
double-post.

-J.Tim

http://www.omniology.com/LivingPterodactyls.html
http://www.xenophilia.com/zb/zb0021/3-pterodactyls.jpg

A little something interesting thanks to Cacique Caribe on TMP

cheers,

--dave

Mongolian Death Worms! What more do I have to say?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_Death_Worm

Link from Wigu.

--
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wells.jonathan@...
http://strangething.livejournal.com/

> Maybe if you give a few details about what would be appropriate for the
> adventure,  someone on the list would lend a hand?
>
NAGS sends a team to the Bermuda Triangle to investigate missing ships
during WWII. That's basically what NAGs know when they enter the situation.

Eric

Eric-

I see, I see. I guess I just intended the other games as inspiration
for WWII era gadgetry. I completely understand not wanting  big
investment for a one off, though.

Maybe if you give a few details about what would be appropriate for the
adventure,  someone on the list would lend a hand?

Also, thank you tremendously for running TI at Cangames!

Take care,

Scott

On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:28 AM, Eric Paquette wrote:

> Thanks for the links.
>  Although I find it strange that you recommend looking in other games
> to get
>  some NAGtech. I would be hoping that this community would work on
> creating
>  stuff.
>  The game is a one-shot for a convention (www.cangames.ca) that I'm
> running
>  this May. So I'm not totally interested in spending money in another
> game.
>  If there was a Terra Incognita book, sure I'd buy it.
>

Thanks, Shane. The DRM brouhaha must have been what I heard about. I'll
have to look through their catalog and give them a try. I've been
wanting the Gear Krieg rulebook because of the "Random Pulp Adventure
Generator."

Take care,

Scott

>
>
>  I was not the only one that had serious problems so they turned off
> DRM and
>  went to watermarking. At the bottom of each page is a note that
> includes my
>  name. The idea is that if I choose to share my pdf they can track who
> is
>  sharing it and take appropriate action.
>
>  Overall the quality of the pdfs at DriveThruRPG are higher than other
>  locations but the prices are also higher.

Thanks for the links.
Although I find it strange that you recommend looking in other games to get
some NAGtech. I would be hoping that this community would work on creating
stuff.
The game is a one-shot for a convention (www.cangames.ca) that I'm running
this May. So I'm not totally interested in spending money in another game.
If there was a Terra Incognita book, sure I'd buy it.

Eric

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Larson" <paigescott@...>
To: <TIrpg@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: [TIrpg] NAGtech: WWII era


>
> On Mar 16, 2006, at 7:05 PM, Eric Paquette wrote:
>
>> Anyone have ideas or a website for NAGtech set during World War II?
>>
>>
>
> You may already know this one, but Dream Pod 9's old game Gear Krieg is
> set in an alternate WWII with lots of "high tech" gadgets. The
> Superscience sourcebook is available as a downloadable pdf:
>
> http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?
> cPath=73_132&products_id=1213
>
> I paged through the thing years back and it looked o.k., although I
> will admit I didn't buy it, so that may say something. $9.95 isn't too
> bad, though. Others on the list may be more familiar with it.
>
> Hinterwelt Enterprises also have an alternate WWII game called Shades
> of Earth. It seems to include fantasy elements (magic, elves, and
> such), but the rules are online and there is a section called Artifacts
> and Devices with some relevant items. Unfortunately, the site uses
> frames so I can't get you very close:
>
> http://shades.hinterwelt.com/
>
> Just scroll down a bit and click on Artifacts and Devices.
>
> Finally, I've never even set eyes on the Pinnacle Weird War II stuff,
> but it's all available for purchase and download from DriveThruRPG.
> I've never bought anything from them. If I remember correctly, some
> people didn't like the "watermarking." I'm not even sure what that
> means in the context of a pdf. Of anyone has experience with DriveThru,
> I'd love to hear about it.
>
> http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/index.php?
> manufacturers_id=27&sort=xa&filter_id=168
>
> You may already have known about all this stuff, but I hope it was at
> least marginally helpful.
>
> Good luck, and I'd love to hear about your WWII era games!
>
> Scott

Greetings,

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:53:00 -0500, Scott Larson wrote
> Finally, I've never even set eyes on the Pinnacle Weird War II stuff,
> but it's all available for purchase and download from DriveThruRPG.
> I've never bought anything from them. If I remember correctly, some
> people didn't like the "watermarking." I'm not even sure what that
> means in the context of a pdf. Of anyone has experience with DriveThru,
> I'd love to hear about it.

I have purchased a few items form DriveThruRPG. The first item was protected
via DRM and was a nightmare. I spent hours on the phone with adobe trying to
get access to my legally purchased pdf. In the end I never actually got the
damn thing openned.

I was not the only one that had serious problems so they turned off DRM and
went to watermarking. At the bottom of each page is a note that includes my
name. The idea is that if I choose to share my pdf they can track who is
sharing it and take appropriate action.

Overall the quality of the pdfs at DriveThruRPG are higher than other
locations but the prices are also higher.

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On Mar 16, 2006, at 7:05 PM, Eric Paquette wrote:

> Anyone have ideas or a website for NAGtech set during World War II?
>
>

You may already know this one, but Dream Pod 9's old game Gear Krieg is
set in an alternate WWII with lots of "high tech" gadgets. The
Superscience sourcebook is available as a downloadable pdf:

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?
cPath=73_132&products_id=1213

I paged through the thing years back and it looked o.k., although I
will admit I didn't buy it, so that may say something. $9.95 isn't too
bad, though. Others on the list may be more familiar with it.

Hinterwelt Enterprises also have an alternate WWII game called Shades
of Earth. It seems to include fantasy elements (magic, elves, and
such), but the rules are online and there is a section called Artifacts
and Devices with some relevant items. Unfortunately, the site uses
frames so I can't get you very close:

http://shades.hinterwelt.com/

Just scroll down a bit and click on Artifacts and Devices.

Finally, I've never even set eyes on the Pinnacle Weird War II stuff,
but it's all available for purchase and download from DriveThruRPG.
I've never bought anything from them. If I remember correctly, some
people didn't like the "watermarking." I'm not even sure what that
means in the context of a pdf. Of anyone has experience with DriveThru,
I'd love to hear about it.

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/index.php?
manufacturers_id=27&sort=xa&filter_id=168

You may already have known about all this stuff, but I hope it was at
least marginally helpful.

Good luck, and I'd love to hear about your WWII era games!

Scott

Many thanks, Jonathan. Looks interesting.

I remember once, a few years back, I started bidding on Ebay on a
complete set of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, which is apparently
an iconic edition. When it reached about $100 and I was in the lead, I
naively started rubbing my hands together and thinking about where I
would store the monster. Well, needless to say, people started in and
the thing sold for closer to $1000. There is an online version, though,
with is riddled with typos from scanning, but still well worth the
time:

http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/

Thanks again for sending the link!

Scott

On Mar 16, 2006, at 11:23 PM, Jonathan Wells wrote:

> A Victorian-era encyclopedia. Might be a source of inspiration.
>
> http://feeds.feedburner.com/vickipedia
>

A Victorian-era encyclopedia. Might be a source of inspiration.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/vickipedia

--
Jonathan Wells
wells.jonathan@...
jonathanwells@...

Anyone have ideas or a website for NAGtech set during World War II?

Morning Scott,

Found this gem this morning while surfing the net. Many dozens of
good maps suited for TI games.

http://www.hipkiss.org/data/maps.html

With Regards,
Dirk

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Peter:

Thanks for posting to the group.

I know that William Littlefield, editor of the Savage Worlds fanzine
Shark Bytes (www.sharkbytes.info) received permission from Ann Dupuis
awhile back to do a Terra Incognita/Savage Worlds conversion, but to
the best of my knowledge that has not yet seen the light of day.

I didn't know about GASLIGHT when I wrote Terra Incognita, but now of
course I'm a fan. I think the original rules and Adventures and
Expeditions are a perfect match for the NAGS Society. I wish I'd
thought of that newsman experience system;-- inspired genius, that! And
of course, the Start and Sustain rolls work perfectly for NagTech
devices. Just come up with few entertaining glitches that result from
failed Sustains, perhaps increasing in severity according to how badly
you miss the roll, and you're in business.

If you put together any notes on your conversion, I'm sure you're
welcome to post them here to the group.

Thanks for taking the time to post,

Sincerely,

Scott

On May 26, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Peter wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> I new to the list and this is my first post. I like the setting for
> TI. But I'm not a fan of FUDGE so I have converted TI to be used with
> Adventures & Expeditions by G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T.
>  
> Has anyone else tried their NAGS with different rules?
>  
> Peter

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Peter:

Thanks for posting to the group.

I know that William Littlefield, editor of the Savage Worlds fanzine
Shark Bytes (www.sharkbytes.info) received permission from Ann Dupuis
awhile back to do a Terra Incognita/Savage Worlds conversion, but to
the best of my knowledge that has not yet seen the light of day.

I didn't know about GASLIGHT when I wrote Terra Incognita, but now of
course I'm a fan. I think the original rules and Adventures and
Expeditions are a perfect match for the NAGS Society. I wish I'd
thought of that newsman experience system;-- inspired genius, that! And
of course, the Start and Sustain rolls work perfectly for NagTech
devices. Just come up with few entertaining glitches that result from
failed Sustains, perhaps increasing in severity according to how badly
you miss the roll, and you're in business.

If you put together any notes on your conversion, I'm sure you're
welcome to post them here to the group.

Thanks for taking the time to post,

Sincerely,

Scott

On May 26, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Peter wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> I new to the list and this is my first post. I like the setting for
> TI. But I'm not a fan of FUDGE so I have converted TI to be used with
> Adventures & Expeditions by G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T.
>  
> Has anyone else tried their NAGS with different rules?
>  
> Peter

Welcome to our new members. This group is often quite, but feel freee
to jump in and post on any TI related subject.

If anyone made it to the TI game at Cangames I would love to hear a
review. I played in last year's TI game there but did not make it this
year.  I am close enough to Ottawa that a link up with other TI fans
there would be possible.

cheers,

--dave