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Hi all, I know we've discussed how armor functions, before, But... Armor. Does it prevent, deflect or absorb? For example; Bulletproof Vest +2 According to the...
Michael Hartman
milo14564
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Mar 5, 2009
10:22 pm
2348
armor does not reduce damage, it makes you harder to hit.   ________________________________ From: Michael Hartman <milo14564@...> To:...
Norm morin
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Mar 5, 2009
10:25 pm
2349
I guess that depends on what a hit is defined as. If i'm standing still without a vest and the guy next to me is standing still with a vest, i'm sure we'll...
Michael Hartman
milo14564
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Mar 6, 2009
3:38 am
2350
It's never a waste of time, Milo.  That's what we're here for and that's why we all post here.    I think that it depends on what sort of genre you are...
Garry Weinberger
witchhunter325
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Mar 6, 2009
4:46 am
2351
Your question is not a waste of time. Many people are dissatisfied with how armor works in TWERPS - I'm one. I have played with various modifications to the...
Dale C. Blessing
pineappleleader
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Mar 6, 2009
5:09 am
2352
Yup, it does make sense. That's why i decided to withdraw the question. It is one of those 'til we are blue in the face' questions with no definitive answer. ...
Michael Hartman
milo14564
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Mar 6, 2009
10:28 am
2353
Lol Already did. That information, along with some other recently reread game rules, got me thinking about the whole mess. I've seen various game systems use...
Michael Hartman
milo14564
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Mar 6, 2009
10:46 am
2354
I apologize: My answer was too dry. Let me make my point another way.  For the sake of symplicity, in TWERPS the armore defensive bonus is an addition to your...
Norm morin
norm_morin2000
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Mar 6, 2009
11:20 am
2355
I say go for it. If you are dis-satisfied, then nobody's going to stop you or your group from having a good time! I have always been on the fence on the armor....
justin jackson
ssj_goemon
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Mar 6, 2009
1:55 pm
2356
I agree - go for it! Make a system that you and your group are happy with. That is the nice thing about TWERPS. It can be played your way and still be TWERPS. ...
Dale C. Blessing
pineappleleader
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Mar 6, 2009
3:00 pm
2357
Very good point. I've long since thrown out TWERPS' Armor rules and have replaced it with an Armor Save. The Defensive Roll can only be modified by Skills,...
cinderarts
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Mar 6, 2009
9:40 pm
2358
Nothing to apologize for. I'm sorry if my answer made me seem angry. That wasn't the case. Quite honestly, your 'dry' response actually sparked an epiphany...
Michael Hartman
milo14564
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Mar 7, 2009
12:02 am
2359
This discussion has been going on since Chainmail. The armor rules ARE simple,  A missed attack does not mean you were not hit, just not hurt. In my opinion...
Norm morin
norm_morin2000
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Mar 7, 2009
1:28 pm
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Milo has a really good question here I think. Granted I'm new and have just started playing again but I think if you look at it from a real life perspective,...
Steven R. Hulse
b4d93r
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Mar 7, 2009
4:46 pm
2361
I like the Basic Rules's armor idea that if a character has +2armor, they get +2 on their die roll when defending. If the attacker succeeds, the defender...
funfungiguy
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Mar 7, 2009
6:12 pm
2362
"but isn't that the reason we're playing TWERPS instead of GURPS? Isn't complicating TWERPS kind of a contradiction or an oxymoron?" LOL very true! I can see...
Steven R. Hulse
b4d93r
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Mar 8, 2009
4:36 pm
2363
Perfectly valid, in fact, i agree with you. I guess when i asked the questio, i was think about past games with my particular group. They come from a hack and...
Michael Hartman
milo14564
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Mar 8, 2009
8:07 pm
2364
Or at least a part of it? Read-only? I'm in a bit of a quandary, and the last thing I want to do is step on the toes of the group's members or come over as...
cllmeier
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Mar 18, 2009
11:35 am
2365
Why would you want to be part of a group only to steal their files and not contribute to discussion?  Or, why would WE want to encourage that? ... From:...
Jerry Meyer
splunge42
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Mar 18, 2009
1:11 pm
2366
Dude, I'm not too savvy with "computer talk" but are saying that you tried to steal all of the files? Are you saying you would just make a copy of them for...
funfungiguy
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Mar 18, 2009
6:44 pm
2367
Let me see what the options are as far as the files sections is concerned. The spammers were the one thing that forced the level of security needed in joining...
Will
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Mar 18, 2009
8:02 pm
2368
... [SNIP] ... [SNIP] ... First: I am under the impression that English is not your first language. Second: Because of this (see "First" above) I had read...
pineappleleader
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Mar 18, 2009
8:40 pm
2369
My bad I didn't realize what you meant by "cleaning out the files". I thought you were implying that you were going to "clean us out"... like rob them or...
funfungiguy
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Mar 18, 2009
9:26 pm
2370
I'm doing the research on granting partial acces to the files. Something is nagging at me, making me think this is an "all or nothing situation. I'll find out....
Will
firestorm_78583
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Mar 19, 2009
5:28 am
2371
hmm, wrong address used ...so I just send it again! *lol* ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Samir Hammann
nick_roteck
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Mar 19, 2009
7:42 am
2372
Forget about the messed up grammar in the mail before, please! "copy & paste making me English all wrongly! :P" About Will's reply: Does that mean that the...
Samir Hammann
nick_roteck
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Mar 19, 2009
7:52 am
2373
Well, I'm confused. I could have sworn I wrote "check out", not "clean out". English is not my first language, but I don't think that's a valid explanation...
cllmeier
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Mar 19, 2009
5:08 pm
2374
"clean out the files section and leave again, with nobody (save the automated messages to the group owner) being the wiser." In WoW we call them "Guild Bank...
Steven R. Hulse
b4d93r
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Mar 20, 2009
1:18 pm
2375
He is handing it to me! ... sorry, but here is what I would do with TWERPS if he did... My plans for new TWERPS would be to combine Twerps, Twerps Elavation...
justin jackson
ssj_goemon
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Mar 20, 2009
2:34 pm
2376
Hello all, I was wondering if any of you can give me a list of all the Twerps games that were made. I have a few but I am looking to get them all as a...
Bob McAlister
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Mar 20, 2009
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