Been quite quiet here for months. Will there be any news or ideas to come?...
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keith@...
blckthorn
Dec 19, 2002 7:22 pm
Actually, D.J., There are some things coming up. They've just been taking a lot longer to develop than I first anticipated. I really should apologize, since I...
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outsider_chronicles@y...
Dec 19, 2002 7:52 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the outsider_chronicles group. File :...
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keith@...
blckthorn
Dec 25, 2002 3:33 am
A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone on the Outsider Chronicles Yahoo Group. May this coming year be the happiest ever for you and hold as much...
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D.J. Thorens <lazy...
Laros_deejay
Feb 7, 2003 5:04 pm
I see the trait system bogging down actual gameplay when players and GM discuss which traits are acceptable for a certain task. Too, how wide or narrow can the...
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keith@...
blckthorn
Feb 8, 2003 5:16 am
DJ: Thank you very much for your comments. You are indeed correct about the possibility of having freeform traits bogging down the game as the players and...
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D.J. Thorens <lazy...
Laros_deejay
Feb 8, 2003 10:10 pm
... Hi Keith, first of all a small list of Traits and Skills I keep testing the system with: Trait Aristocrat - wealth, regal bearing, disdain for work ...
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keith@...
blckthorn
Feb 10, 2003 3:03 am
<first of all a small list of Traits and Skills I keep testing the system with:> DJ: I hope you don't mind if I use some of those as examples in Luna 0.2. I...
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D.J. Thorens <lazy...
Laros_deejay
Feb 10, 2003 12:32 pm
... system with:> ... Nope, not at all ... out in that version. ... of Luna is to use the types of mental tools writers would use. Life Events is a freeform...
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keith@...
blckthorn
Feb 11, 2003 4:45 am
<You might still keep the character description model as an alternative. In my own games things like special life events are often fleshed out during play and...
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D.J. Thorens <lazy...
Laros_deejay
Feb 11, 2003 9:31 am
... Events ... worry ... Point bonus ... like buying a "Hidden Trait" - to be decided on by the GM later on? ... to PC ... would ... beginning ... That's for...
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keith@...
blckthorn
Feb 13, 2003 5:37 am
... Events ... worry ... Point bonus ... <like buying a "Hidden Trait" - to be decided on by the GM later on?> That would be one thing. Or if the player...
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D.J. Thorens <lazy...
Laros_deejay
Feb 13, 2003 4:57 pm
... appropriate ... with the ... Of course ... but if he then has to reveal it at a dramatically appropriate moment ... and maybe pay some Plot Points to bring...
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blckthorn
Mar 12, 2003 9:01 pm
I'm just about ready to upload Luna 0.2 to the Outsider Chronicles Playtest Group on Yahoo. I've been bouncing between writing Luna and "Blind Date" for Inner...
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outsider_chronicles@y...
Mar 18, 2003 2:18 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the outsider_chronicles group. File :...
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Laros_deejay
Apr 27, 2003 10:37 pm
looks good so far. Skills description should be reworked to better reflect them as a subset of Traits. really need to se the combat system D....
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keith@...
blckthorn
Apr 30, 2003 2:07 am
I've been working on 0.3, but I think I might want to release a version 0.2.5, which would show off the corrections I've made since 0.2. I'll try to include a...
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Rob Lowry
niogagrok
Apr 30, 2003 4:01 am
I think the OGL is a fantastic license to publish under. It is clearly defined, fairly well accepted in the industry, and has enough documentation that just...
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Mark Arsenault
goldrushg
Apr 30, 2003 8:41 am
... Well, FWIW, we're releasing Action! System under the OGL soon (as soon as I get the SRD prepped for release). Mark Arsenault President, Gold Rush Games |...
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Laros_deejay
May 6, 2003 9:30 pm
... clearly defined, fairly well accepted in the industry, and has enough documentation that just about anyone should be able to comply with it. Additionally,...
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blckthorn
May 10, 2003 6:36 pm
Hi folks! I thought I would remind everyone that we do have an ongoing poll to determine the RP system that the Outsider Chronicles will be operating under....
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D.J. Thorens
Laros_deejay
May 22, 2003 1:19 pm
Seems like all the people interested in it already took the poll......
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outsider_chronicles@y...
May 22, 2003 4:36 pm
The following outsider_chronicles poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should the Outsider Chronicles keep SOL as its rules system? ...
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keith@...
blckthorn
May 22, 2003 4:39 pm
Yes, indeed it does seem so. I had hoped that a call to arms would break the deadlock between Luna and the Action! system, but the one voter that did respond...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
May 22, 2003 5:03 pm
I didn't have a specific system in mind. I just think one ought to be worked up from the ground. But that represents my specific philosophy on the question. In...
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keith@...
blckthorn
May 22, 2003 5:44 pm
Thank you, Mike. Actually, Luna is being made with the Outsider Chronicles specifically in mind. I simply made the choice to give it it's own name because if...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
May 23, 2003 12:38 am
... Sounds good. How much longer do you'll think it'll be? Thanks for the comments about Universalis. :-) Mike ...
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keith@...
blckthorn
May 23, 2003 1:40 am
Give me another week, and I should have Luna 0.3 ready. I hit a snag when I began thinking about how to handle combat. I've been singing the praises of...
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D.J. Thorens
Laros_deejay
May 25, 2003 10:40 pm
... mind when they voted for "Other"? I'd be interested in hearing it if they did. SWD6 for me, my current system of choice for any SF setting....
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keith@...
blckthorn
May 26, 2003 5:22 am
If I'm reading that abbreviation correctly, I would say is that means "Star Wars D6." I would have to agree with you on the appeal of that system. It's simple...
