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Hey there - I'm another new guy. Love the game, good to see other folks are still playing it. Already found some good additional resource material here. I...
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Feb 2, 2003
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Well, the first things that come to mind are the acronyms from T.W.E.R.P.S. Files. There's T.H.E., which is Top Hush Explorations. Then theres T.W.E.R.P.S.,...
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Feb 3, 2003
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... Yep - I had that one. I just wanted to come up with something different. I'm leaning toward B.U.M.P. (Bureau for Unexplained Mysterious Phenomena) right...
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Feb 5, 2003
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Hey there - Two things came up in our session tonight that were important to my players so I made up some "on the fly" mechanics that held with the K.I.S.S....
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Feb 6, 2003
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Matt gave me an idea. I am going to put together a "House Rules" database, for people to add in their own additional rules. These, of course, are used in the...
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Feb 6, 2003
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... it ... No problem, Will - permission granted. Hope someone else gives 'em a try. Trying to do house rules as a db is worth a shot. ... Hmm. Four (Rule...
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Feb 6, 2003
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And sometimes it doesn't. I tried to put the House rules into the database area. Try as I could, it didn't look right. I went ahead and made a document in the...
Will <eastep@...>
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Feb 9, 2003
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I went back into the links, and on a fluke clicked on Gamescience's address. Lo and behold, it went to a place called DozensofGames.com, directly to a section...
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Feb 9, 2003
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Hey there, Will - At least you tried - good effort all around. Everything looks good! Matt Steflik...
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Feb 9, 2003
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What do you folks think of these additions to these two powers? The original power as described is written first, with my additions tacked on to the end (I...
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Feb 9, 2003
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As they say, "Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it". Seriously though, It looks good. I'll have to give them a whirl. In the mean time, I can...
Will <eastep@...>
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Feb 12, 2003
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Thanks for the comments Will. My feelings about these types of characters seem to be in line with yours. My end result in dealing with the...
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Feb 12, 2003
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Here is another house rule idea I've been kicking around. Not sure if anyone cares about these things in TWERPS or not, but I've had them come up and felt a...
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Feb 12, 2003
5:48 pm
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Gamescience.com points to a website called Dozens of Games.com. There is a huge dice section, and maybe more products later. Keep an eye out....
Will <eastep@...>
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Feb 15, 2003
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I updated the House Rules file to include the Dynamite new addition of BOOM!, and the size-change rules. I changed the format to Rich-text(RTF). If this format...
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Feb 15, 2003
7:32 pm
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... listed ... there. ... person ... breathe ... Thanks, Will - I'm glad you liked them. I'm all for sharing ideas and have no problem being "loud". :-) One...
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Feb 16, 2003
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Nothing like resurrecting an old thread. A genre just hit me that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet and would be very fun and doable: Pirates! Think,...
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Feb 16, 2003
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Oh, Aye! (sorry, that sounded a little more Scottish than pirate). Pirates are a great genre. Looking throught the books, they are rarely mentioned. Oh, you...
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Feb 16, 2003
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... out ... that ... what ... Oh, yes - absolutely - I agree. I was thinking that building sailing ships for a pirate game would be pretty similar to building...
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Feb 17, 2003
11:32 pm
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I agree. There shouldn't be too much difference between the two. You might even look at Sectorbob's ship-building info on his site. That brings me to another...
Will <eastep@...>
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Feb 18, 2003
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I have been looking around for other resources to enhance the gaming experience, hence the graph paper. But along with that I have been looking at miniatures,...
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Feb 18, 2003
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... Well, glad you asked. :-) Paper miniatures. I don't have the patience for painting figs, and paper minis are for the most part disposable. You can color...
Matt and Teresa Steflik
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Feb 18, 2003
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Hey there - I've got a tongue-in-cheek (but disguised as a serious) post-apoc setting originally devised by a friend of mine called Cola Wars that I'm just...
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Feb 20, 2003
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One of the things that I am always looking for is how to combine as many of the TWERPS genres as possible into a single integrated and plausible campaign....
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Feb 21, 2003
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One of the things that I am always looking for is how to combine as many of the TWERPS genres as possible into a single integrated and plausible campaign....
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Feb 21, 2003
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I do vaguely remember looking at Magitech...can't remember specifics. From what I remember, it reminded me strongly of Shadowrun. I'd completely forgotten...
Matt and Teresa Steflik
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Feb 21, 2003
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I ran across an ad for a company that deals in o.o.p. rpgs. You might be able to find your Amazing Engine there. The site is; http://www.nobleknight.com I too...
Will <eastep@...>
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Feb 21, 2003
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... I've dealt with Noble Knight before - great inventory. Very satisfied in my dealings with them. ... Excellent. It's definitely story/setting driven....
Matt and Teresa Steflik
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Feb 21, 2003
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Forgive me if we've already had this discussion, but have we come up with prefered file formats? I for one only have access to Word 97, so that would be best...
Stephen Kotowych
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Feb 21, 2003
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<.How about an RTF if you want to send it to the Files section as a WrdPrft file too? That way I think most people could read it, regardless of what program...
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