Hi everyone, Besides my busy schedule, one of the main reasons updates haven't forthcoming of late is because I have been considering several new "engines" for...
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outsider_chronicles@y...
Feb 24, 2005 2:26 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the outsider_chronicles group: The Stone Idea. Good or Bad? o It's a Good Idea! o It's a Bad Idea! o...
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blckthorn
Feb 24, 2005 2:36 pm
Well, after several days of silence, I'm beginning to wonder if the "diceless"; stone idea may have been a bad one. And it's the worst kind of idea of all......
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Feb 25, 2005 6:56 pm
Sorry, Keith, just took a few days to get around to this. The first thing that I'd say is that it sounds quite a bit like Wyrd by Scott Knipe:...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Feb 26, 2005 2:46 am
Actually, it was Wyrd that inspired the idea for the black and white stones. I liked the idea of there being a random element, but the player still maintaining...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Feb 28, 2005 5:53 pm
... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/CruxCIR It's in development right now - they're just finishing up. So it might not be open to the public. Not sure. But...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Mar 1, 2005 5:06 am
... <<Hmm. See, I didn't vote, because I personally think that the question of dice/diceless isn't really relevant. That is, the only question is whether or...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Mar 1, 2005 4:40 pm
... Only that the system works and feels right to those playing it, especially me. Cool. How does the stone idea feel to you? ... that it changes the question...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Mar 2, 2005 4:38 am
... Only that the system works and feels right to those playing it, especially me. <<Cool. How does the stone idea feel to you? >> I haven't been able to do a...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Mar 3, 2005 5:44 am
Okay, time for Part 2 of my letter from yesterday. Mike, after I got some sleep, I went over your notes again.. It finally became obvious to me that you...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Mar 3, 2005 4:14 pm
... How about: Level - Stones Per Player* - Number of Red and Green Stones 1 - 6 - 1 2 - 8 - 2 3 - 10 - 3 *Half black and half white. So for a second level...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Mar 3, 2005 4:14 pm
... How about: Level - Stones Per Player* - Number of Red and Green Stones 1 - 6 - 1 2 - 8 - 2 3 - 10 - 3 *Half black and half white. So for a second level...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Mar 4, 2005 5:08 am
Mike, After doing a little bit of thought, I've come to the conclusion that bags for each player will be better than a communal bag. I'll come out with another...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Mar 4, 2005 5:43 pm
... that bags for each player will be better than a communal bag. I'll come out with another rough soon with this change, plus some of the other points you...
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outsider_chronicles@y...
Mar 11, 2005 9:02 am
The following outsider_chronicles poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: The Stone Idea. Good or Bad? CHOICES AND RESULTS - It's a...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Mar 25, 2005 5:15 pm
http://24hourrpg.com/submit/files/08_48_28_enchanted.pdf I haven't read this 24 hour game entry, but Andy mentioned that it had Poker Dice for mechanics. Not...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Mar 27, 2005 7:03 pm
Thank Mike. I've checked it out and it seems to be a fairly conventional RPG system that uses poker dice as a resolution mechanic. One thing I rather like...
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blckthorn
Jun 15, 2005 2:14 am
Hi there, folks! I thought I would let you know what is going on. If you haven't checked out the Heraldic Game Design web site lately, but I have done a severe...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Jul 4, 2005 5:12 am
Hi everyone! I've started a new Outsider Chronicles thread on the Forge at http://indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=169084#169084 if anyone is interested in...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Jul 5, 2005 6:16 pm
Thanks for the heads up, Keith! Mike...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Jul 6, 2005 1:56 am
Considering that I neglected to give a heads up last time I posted to the Forge about Outsider, I thought I'd better do so this time. I'm not sure how...
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blckthorn
Sep 3, 2005 4:19 am
I've said it before, and will say it again. I should NEVER predict when I am going to have something done. Luna is still not ready, mostly because I have been...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Sep 6, 2005 3:29 pm
... You've been talking to Ralph, haven't you? :-) ... So...this is just an excuse to have kewl powerz? Or is there something more to it than that? Mike...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Sep 7, 2005 12:56 am
... Yeah, I have. I take it that this is something that he's been up on his soapbox about to more that just myself. The odd thing is that his first published...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Sep 7, 2005 4:30 pm
... Yes, this is a pet subject for him. And I quite agree. Despite... ... Even when we were putting together Universalis, we were worried that it was ...
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blckthorn
Sep 8, 2005 1:59 am
... fail to ... anything other ... Point taken. Of course, the way the system plays is going to influence the flavor of the game. The reason I called it "more ...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Sep 8, 2005 1:33 pm
... OK, that sounds better. Mechanically, in play, how do you intend to measure this tightrope? To deliver the sense of walking it to the players. That's going...
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blckthorn
Sep 9, 2005 3:46 am
... to measure ... That's ... I'm still working on that. The SOL version of the game simply had me rolling a d10 on a table whenever the regulator was removed...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Sep 13, 2005 9:46 pm
Really only one comment from the last post... ... Hmm. Reminds me a tad of the effects that celestials have on "the Symphony" in In Nomine. There were...
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Keith W. Sears
blckthorn
Sep 14, 2005 2:02 am
<<So, make sure if you do this, that there's a chance with every Prime character cannon boom that somebody hears it and comes, and that you have rules for...
