Hello everyone! I am a partner in an ongoing effort to produce quality adventures in the microquest style that can be played primarily with d6 RPGs, and are...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Aug 16, 2005 10:05 pm
I've picked up 2 of these already, and they're lots of fun (Crown of Kins and Island of Lost Spells). Kirk Woller <kirk.woller@...> wrote: Hello...
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thomashockman
tom895us
Aug 17, 2005 8:35 pm
stick with TFT. i dont like GURPS and heard others say it sux . i heard from an insider to the business that many attributed the fall of SJ in part to the...
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Dan Tulloh
random_var
Aug 17, 2005 9:58 pm
The fall of SJ? Can you elaborate? He seems to be going great guns: tons of GURPS material; Munchkins; Ninja Burger, etc. __________________________________ ...
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Tony
hawkebay
Aug 19, 2005 7:01 pm
Actually, there are over 200 GURPS groups here on Yahoo! alone. I don't know what you mean by the fall of SJ games (fall from what?) and the GURPS...
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thomashockman
tom895us
Aug 22, 2005 3:12 pm
Oh, you are right. My opinion is wrong. I do like it, apparently. I like it very much. So does everbody else. It is everyone's favorite game. Therefore,...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Aug 22, 2005 9:54 pm
OK- first of all GURPS IS the Fantasy TRip updated with more rules and such. It may be more complicate, and have more advantages, and skills and weapons, but...
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The Maverick
themaverick73
Aug 23, 2005 1:16 am
... Being "fair and respectful" usually doesn't involve the constant use of the word "sux". Besides, just because you got called on some bogus claims doesn't...
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themaverick73
Aug 23, 2005 1:19 am
Whoops- that was the other guy who called called on bogus claims and got defensive. Sorry! the Mav ... because someone says a game system sux doesn't mean any...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Aug 23, 2005 1:56 am
My whole point is that so what if someone reports that he heard somewhere that a game sux? One mention of sux is no big deal, and nobody siad that had to be...
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thomashockman
tom895us
Aug 24, 2005 2:23 pm
GURPS has some HUGE rules holes, (so does TFT) Other than the blasphemy (I am sure you have already appropriately chastised yourself with a bramble of birch...
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thomashockman
tom895us
Aug 24, 2005 2:24 pm
I don't need your help to defend an opinion of mine and others, or TFT. Thank you though. ... From: "The Maverick" <themaverick@...> To:...
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rwstruble@...
rwstruble2001
Aug 24, 2005 6:44 pm
IIRC: our big objection was the IQ levels vs. spell advancement. It's been a while but if I remember, when a wizard added an IQ point, suddenly there was a...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Aug 24, 2005 9:37 pm
I've always had a problem with the low number of skills allowed in TFT. We either allowed you to get IQ * 2 or simply allowed characters to purchase skills...
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thomashockman
tom895us
Aug 24, 2005 10:08 pm
oh, I like that one. There that about "Forgetting" spells, or skills, but I don't think it adds much to game play. I like your idea better. Same thing for...
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Steven Woodcock
theferretman
Aug 25, 2005 2:11 am
We really thought TFT lacked good healing and weather rules, and were delighted when the old Interplay magazine had articles on adding both. We also used the...
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thomashockman
tom895us
Aug 25, 2005 3:38 pm
The healing was a problem, and I created clerics for my group, after a misfire on creating a Leech - Necromancer. The cleric could convert injury points to...
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Steven Woodcock
theferretman
Aug 26, 2005 1:34 am
Interesting approach! I think I remember that there was a clerical-style article offered in one of the Interplays but it never really *clicked* with us. No...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Aug 26, 2005 2:42 am
I've seen mention of several Interplay articles, though the mag has been OOP for years. Is there any place where those artciles have been reprinted? (The...
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Steven Woodcock
theferretman
Aug 26, 2005 3:04 am
Hmmmm....I'm not aware of any off the top of my head, though there may be some. Copies of Interplay show up on Ebay from time to time, and occasionally the...
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Neal Sofge
csofge2
Aug 26, 2005 5:11 pm
If you guys would only quote relevant parts of previous messages, that would really help those of us on alternative email clients. ... This email message is...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Sep 6, 2005 9:10 pm
Today, the finished copy of Island of Lost Spells arrived from Dark City Games. Now, before I go on, understand that I have some bias in that: A) I like new...
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Joe Hartley
joehartley2000
Sep 6, 2005 11:57 pm
I got my copy of Crown of Kings almost 2 weeks ago, and found myself on the phone a few days later with George Dew of Dark City Games, who is extremely...
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Joe Hartley
joehartley2000
Sep 7, 2005 11:26 pm
I've just finished creating gameboxes for 2 new programmed adventures from Dark City Games, The Crown of Kings and The Island of Lost Spells. These are...
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splunge42
Sep 8, 2005 12:41 pm
OK- now that COK and ILS have been released and there are more on the horizon, the next question would be: What do you (as players and Gms) want to see for the...
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necoshoujo
Oct 25, 2005 3:06 pm
(I'll post this to Joe Hartley's brainiac list as well) An issue of Interplay, after telling readers about WARRIOR LORDS OF DAROK and the new version of...
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Jerry Meyer
splunge42
Oct 26, 2005 2:31 am
She's the high priestess of the cult of fire, I believe and she's the power behind the throne. (Or was that forest lords of dihad?) Any way, she's a powerful...
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Steven Woodcock
theferretman
Oct 26, 2005 3:04 am
I told'em I honestly hadn't paid any attention to the cover really....like JD I kinda figured it was a grail or something. Steve ... From: Jerry Meyer To:...
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Kenneth Li
stellali69
Nov 11, 2005 2:46 am
Hi, Just brought a copy and I counted (including the included blanks) 155 out of the listed 160 counters. From the rulesbook and the map, I can figure out that...
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Pete
peterpanzeri
Nov 29, 2005 4:51 pm
I know there are some Napoleonic wargamers on this list (others please exceuse) with Kevin Zucker at this event, I wanted to let you know: There will only be...
