... that strikes me as "bad", and moving in the opposite direction of switching to a bell curve. but see below... ... Well, my first thought was "hey,...
... ones where you might not want them to know you're rolling: Sense Motive ones where you might not want them to know the result: Appraise Bluff Diplomacy ...
I am working on modifing the starship combat system for a rpg sci-fi game. I have decided to use the old FASA "Starship Combat Simulator" game for the original...
Hello Larry, Ll> Since at this time I cant seem to thionk of anyway to work the small Ll> ships into the system. I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas. ...
... As far as I know there are three Joe Tellers of note on the Web, one of those is the father of Teller of Penn & Teller, another is an artist who works with...
Joseph Teller (www.fa...
fantasyrealms@...
Jan 7, 2003 3:44 am
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... n s sided dice (nds) have a (population) standard deviation of sqrt (n * (s^2 - 1) / 12) 1d20 has a standard deviation of sqrt(399/12) If you want to use...
I remember a certain passage from some roleplaying system, but I can't remember which nor can I find the reference in any system I have a copy of. If anyone...
Assuming that higher Attributes make it possible to possess greater amounts of skill... If you had a character with the appropriate Attribute or Attributes at...
I'd have to say that you should always be able to improve. Someone typically knows more and more about a narrower and narrower range of the subject. To be...
... <snip> ... <snip> That is an interesting question to which I don't think you'll get a definitive answer with which you'll be happy, but here's some food ...
I've been working on my game, editing it, revising it....as many of you know it becomes a consuming passion (in terms of both energy and time). I have never...
... To approach this from a marketing perspective, think of your game as a product brand. You want your brand to "own" an idea in the consumer's head when the...
... I started out doing the same thing as Steve Jackson and Steffaon O'Sullivan. My system started out as FRE, Fantasy Roleplaying Eegine, and after a couple...
... I'm not looking for certainty... I'm looking for extremely rough estimates from multiple people to help put me in the correct ballpark... One thousand...
... Realistically, it takes decades to master most professional skills. Say a minimum of 10 years of training to become world-class, with 30 or so being more...
Foxiekins wrote:- ... <snip> ... Depends on the skill! Elite athletes begin training in adolescence, peak in their early 20's and hopefully have an income...
On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 07:26:13PM +1100, Robert O'Connor distributed foul capitalist propaganda: [...] ... [...] ... Another interesting (for gamers!) area...
... <snip> Well, in that case: For a game in which use under pressure "adventuring" improves skills more than training, I would use a relative multiplier. I...
It's not to my taste, but some of you might enjoy The Burning Wheel. It's a rules-heavy fantasy game that draws fairly deeply upon literary fantasy. You can...
To adhere to apparent list etiquette, I just thought I'd do a quick introduction as I've just joined the list. I've had an interest in RPGs since the early 80s...
Brian Hook
hook_l@...
Jan 13, 2003 1:41 pm
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Ok, so we're working on a Really Cool Setting(TM) and trying to figure out what to do for mechanics to go with it. First try: Aria. very good match for detail...
... Well, it should be simple enough, but I'd expect the final version to be so different from D20 that it really have anything in common with the original...
... like ... when ... Okay... let's have a 'Wit' save based on Charisma to save face when something goes wrong, a 'Cunning' save based on Intelligence, to ...
... Well, what I'm working on is a modified version of Eaba, by Greg Porter... Purchasing a Skill gives it to you at the Level of the controling Attribute,...
... Well, once it does, it might be D20, but it won't be D&D... First, the focus of D&D is combat... Second look at the Abilities... 3 Physical Abilities,...
... I used DLI (Defence Language Institute) tuition times as the "reality check for FFRE". I took the length of the basic, intermediate and advanced class, and...
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 01:48:12PM +0100, Peter Knutsen distributed foul capitalist propaganda: [...] ... A friend of mine went from no experience in taekwondo...
... Thanks! I gather he spent a lot of time training, during that year. <warning> Boring, dangerous, intimidating, post-doctorate-level math follows. Read at...
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