... Definitely. With a wide variety, too, ranging from "this game keeps track of your accent, grammar and volcabulary ratings separately for each language you...
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foxiekins
Sep 1, 2003 12:05 pm
... Yeppers... I've toyed with various Task Resolution engines as well... One is based on a die scale where the max roll is always twice your Ability score,...
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mjsicree
menag2k2
Sep 1, 2003 5:40 pm
How my Buffalo system, which is currently in its 3rd version? Almost anything can be simulated through a toss of 12 chicken bones into a styrafoam bowl. The...
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sidhain
Sep 1, 2003 6:01 pm
Hello, lets see Currently: Playtests are going on of Hearts and Souls--superhero game, broad strokes, vague "performance" design whose intent is to emulate the...
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foxiekins
Sep 1, 2003 6:47 pm
... So, does the game come with additional spice pack supplements...?...
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foxiekins
Sep 1, 2003 7:04 pm
I like to tweak existing systems as well... Right now, I'm fiddling around with Ironclaw/Jadeclaw and 3rd Edition Silhouette... This is primarily because...
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Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Sep 2, 2003 6:22 am
... Hm. Yeah, that's a cool way to handle it. I generally allow that sort of thing (make up an effect) on critical hits, but not with regular attacks... might...
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Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Sep 2, 2003 6:28 am
... Hm. Yeah, that would definitely be interesting. Seems doable, too.. characters get dice ratings for each noun and verb they know. The problem would be how...
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sidhain
Sep 2, 2003 12:40 pm
... From: "Frank Sronce" <frank.sronce@...> To: <rpg-create@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:33 AM Subject: Re: [rpg-create] Re:...
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Keith Davies
jdk_kjdavies
Sep 2, 2003 2:36 pm
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 07:51:17AM +0200, Harald Nachtigall wrote: [bigsnip ... Magical support of armies need not be the case. In fact, in most cases I...
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Keith Davies
jdk_kjdavies
Sep 2, 2003 2:40 pm
... IIRC, this was errataed so that monks can be raised. Personally, I like the way you describe it better -- you've achieved Oneness With All. When you die,...
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mjsicree
menag2k2
Sep 2, 2003 8:34 pm
I hear lots of complaining about class level systems (like, but not limited to, D&D), not just in this group, but elsewhere. So what is it about classes &...
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Lizard
lizard_sf
Sep 2, 2003 8:41 pm
... The same thing that is inherently wrong with romance novels, or classical opera, or western movies, or steamed broccoli. Some people do not like them, and...
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Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Sep 2, 2003 9:16 pm
... The main thing that I personally dislike is the lack of flexibility. Classes in AD&D were the big example, with stuff like wizards who could use staves but...
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machmoth
Sep 2, 2003 9:35 pm
... not limited to, D&D), not just in this group, but elsewhere. So what is it about classes & levels that are so inherently wrong? ... If I had to put it as...
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Heads Up Now
yvette4etienne
Sep 3, 2003 1:12 am
Lizard wrote... ... Well now we all know where you stand on the issue! ::chuckle:: While there is nothing wrong with Class/Level systems there's nothing right ...
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sidhain
Sep 3, 2003 1:35 am
... From: "mjsicree"; <menag2k2@...> To: <rpg-create@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: [rpg-create] What's wrong with...
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mjsicree
menag2k2
Sep 3, 2003 2:26 am
Isn't this at least somewhat mitigated by the way D&D3E handles classes... by allowing you to take a level or two of one class, then another, plus maybe a...
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machmoth
Sep 3, 2003 2:36 am
Quick what level ... I'm a: Lvl 3 dork with most of my points spent in worthless skills like computers and roleplaying games. However, with enough experience,...
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machmoth
Sep 3, 2003 2:44 am
... classes... by allowing you to take a level or two of one class, then another, plus maybe a prestige class? ... classes, or a system of sub-classes? ... I...
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sidhain
Sep 3, 2003 3:14 am
... From: "mjsicree"; <menag2k2@...> To: <rpg-create@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:26 PM Subject: RE: [rpg-create] What's wrong...
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sidhain
Sep 3, 2003 3:14 am
... From: "machmoth"; <machmoth@...> To: <rpg-create@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:36 PM Subject: [rpg-create] Re: What's wrong...
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Chris Tutty
christutty
Sep 3, 2003 3:18 am
From: "mjsicree"; <menag2k2@...> ... Not really, since many of my complaints are about the specific implementation details of the D&D classes. Combining...
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machmoth
Sep 3, 2003 4:15 am
... experience, I ... Than ... without ... archetypes, but ... I'm just as fed up with class/levels as the next guy, but that's what many of my players like....
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Mark 'Kamikaze...
blank_mark
Sep 3, 2003 5:53 am
Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 09:44:56PM -0500 in <001401c371c5$5cc646e0$1501b141@silverlion>, ... Groovy. I'm a 7th level Net Junkie. ... You're assuming D+D3, which...
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foxiekins
Sep 3, 2003 6:58 am
... Mutants and Masterminds has an interesting variation on this... Each level = 15 skill points, regardless of your Intellect, but then they kind of turn it...
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Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Sep 3, 2003 8:02 am
... Classes and level are two different things, and the problems with them are often in how they are implemented rather than the concepts themselves. For...
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mjsicree
menag2k2
Sep 3, 2003 12:47 pm
Something like one skill rank per level? Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes <kamikaze@...> wrote: So I use small, frequently-awarded levels to force you...
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sidhain
Sep 3, 2003 12:53 pm
... Don't mistake me however, I can see good use in class and level. Although interesting enough don't most of the Final Fantasy games that are popular in...
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mjsicree
menag2k2
Sep 3, 2003 12:55 pm
But isn't any method of modeling humans or human-like creatures going to be artificial on some level? Sidhain <sidhain@...> wrote: How many Hit...
