Howdy All, So, um, I ran my CF powered game of "With the Band" today at the EndGame minicon. All six seats were sold out. The write-up of the game is appended...
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Jeremy Keller
j.keller
Apr 5, 2010 2:14 pm
Hi Brian, I saw your scenario description on a google vanity search a little while back and I was hoping I'd hear more about this. Don't be sorry, this is so...
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Brian Isikoff
BIsikoff
Apr 5, 2010 3:13 pm
I did not make mentors for the scenario in advance. I created some basic character sheets and printed the revised CF mentors list / skills on the back. Players...
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s_p_sullivan
Apr 12, 2010 1:15 am
I must admit that I'm still confused behind the differentiation of backgrounds and aspects. Backgrounds just seem to sit there and not do much - except for...
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Kevin
kevin.ramsell
Apr 12, 2010 6:46 pm
It may be easier to think of Aspects as superior backgrounds. While your character is defined by the combination of both it is the ones you define as Aspects...
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y1@...
ak_aramis
Apr 12, 2010 7:09 pm
... His background about the family fire can be compelled to impede him when he's near fires (bad memories), or to take a cheapie against an arsonist. Can be...
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Jeremy Keller
j.keller
Apr 12, 2010 8:36 pm
Kevin is right on and spins a really good story to boot. Just to emphasize a couple of things: Between the two, aspects are the only one that has any...
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s_p_sullivan
Apr 13, 2010 12:01 am
Thanks for the help, both of you, and I agree a great description from Kevin. Thanks for refreshing my memory that "aspects are the only one that has any...
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Kevin
kevin.ramsell
Apr 14, 2010 6:53 pm
I am not too sure how this works, so some clarification would be gratefully recieved. If a character takes a d8 wound during a session, lets say a broken wrist...
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Undead Trout
undead.trout
Apr 15, 2010 3:33 am
Remember that medieval medicine was extremely ineffective. The so-called cure often was as bad as the ailment, if not worse. Death from infection was common,...
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Jeremy Keller
j.keller
Apr 15, 2010 3:52 pm
Kevin, I almost wish I had designed it as you describved. As Undead Trout mentioned, it would be pretty appropriate for the state of medicine at the time. But...
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Kevin
kevin.ramsell
Apr 15, 2010 5:07 pm
Thanks for clearing that up. I got into thinking a d8 meant an 8 not a d8 roll....
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s_p_sullivan
Apr 18, 2010 4:15 am
I'd like to bring up a topic I know has been discussed somewhere else in another forum that I've read weeks or months ago - tool dice can sometimes dominate vs...
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William
ak_aramis
Apr 20, 2010 12:10 am
I went back through, collated, and retouched the Viking mentors... especially the ones given names only (for whom I altered the Aspects to better fit, I...
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etbloomfield
Apr 30, 2010 11:36 pm
I've been thinking about this a bit, and I don't think it's a problem to have the tool dice unlimited. The horse example is good. Let's say it's a chase...
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s_p_sullivan
May 1, 2010 8:44 pm
That could work, simply having a cap for "unskilled" d4 skills with equipment. Less book keeping and starting characters will have the skill for their tool but...
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The_Feudal_Chronicle@...
May 3, 2010 9:09 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the The_Feudal_Chronicle group. File :...
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Kevin
kevin.ramsell
May 3, 2010 3:21 pm
Just incase you were wondering....
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Kevin
kevin.ramsell
May 24, 2010 7:40 am
I have now correctly loaded up a character sheet for Midgard. Please let me know what you think, is there anything else you would like me to add? I have also...
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urbanfrog2002
Jun 9, 2010 9:17 am
Hi My first post. I doin't think anyone has asked this yet. But has anyone countenenced the idea of using FC with a dollop of medieval fantasy in the vein...
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s_p_sullivan
Jun 9, 2010 10:25 am
I've thought exactly the same thing - dragon warriors. There are attempts (search the web, I can't think where they are now) of applying aspects to capture...
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Jeremy Keller
j.keller
Jun 9, 2010 1:13 pm
Check out Nathan Frund's excellent CF fantasy hacks: http://platonicsolid.blogspot.com/search/label/CF%20Fantasy%20Hack Jeremy Keller Cellar Games, LLC...
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Marquis de Carabas
mawa_muc
Jun 9, 2010 7:32 pm
I third that. I would like to see some rules and mechanics that allow me to create a certain level of mysticism in the game. Kind of like the old "Robin of...
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urbanfrog2002
Jun 9, 2010 7:47 pm
Just wondering why the game does not use the savage world approach to over d12 by using d12+1 rather than a straight jump to d20? Alex...
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Jeremy Keller
j.keller
Jun 9, 2010 7:57 pm
That would be because I have a strict rule of no math (at least nothing harder than comparing numbers) in the resolution mechanic. You can feel free to break...
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urbanfrog2002
Jun 10, 2010 8:29 pm
Ok I get it. fair enough. Lesiure games do a D16 so I will get a few in ...D12 , D16 then d20 suits me well. cheers...
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y1@...
ak_aramis
Jun 12, 2010 9:27 am
Countenanced? Absosmurfly. Been able to foist the game upon players yet? No so far. In the middle of a different game, which started not long after I bought...
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frunder
Jun 12, 2010 5:34 pm
Jeremy, thanks for the mention. For those who may not know, I put together the fantasy hack for my own CF games. It's pretty much feature complete and I've...
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s_p_sullivan
Jul 1, 2010 11:55 pm
We recently had a character armed with a knife vs a guard use a manoeuvre to create a condition. We couldn't think of a name for it but the intent was to close...
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s_p_sullivan
Jul 2, 2010 12:47 am
I'm putting some finishing touches on a Pirate Themed mod of CF and I have a question about duels to the first blood. But first some background about Vigor and...
