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36658
http://www.locusmag.com/index/0start.html#TOC For those who like to look up authors, books and like info. Mike For example: SF, Fantasy, & Related Links Index...
Abrigon Gusiq
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Nov 1, 2004
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36659
Mortal_Kombat_Player, In addition to the things that other members have already spoke about I wish to add a few. First I would not recommend creating your own...
William Bradford
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Nov 1, 2004
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36660
Hi I'm working on my own rpg and I'd like to avoid using ads/disads (à la gurps, WW or many others rpg). So with what "system" we could replace these...
Ozzy
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Nov 1, 2004
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Hi everyone i would like thoughts on the Erlic RPG produced by Chosium games anyone who may like the style of Dark fantasy i would aslo like to know of anyone...
wierdo
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Nov 1, 2004
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... I've played it and liked it except for the way that they handle high skills. It's basically just the regular Call of Cthulhu BRP system, but it allows...
Frank Sronce
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Nov 1, 2004
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... That is a spectacularly crappy idea. ... I tend to create lots of sub-attributes (e.g. "invent" a Musical Intelligence sub-attribute, instead of just havin...
Peter Knutsen (lists)
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Nov 2, 2004
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36664
[posted this on the wrong group, here it is in the right one, grin] More ramblings re: FRPG design Clerics versus Mages: Are clerics nothing more than...
xipelord
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Nov 2, 2004
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36665
... I considered a modification of the BRP skill system, for a while. Two rolls to improve a score, one must pass, the other must fail. You go up fastest in...
Keith Davies
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Or, to rephrase his comments in a more tactful way, -IF- one of your goals is to support a wide variety of realistic characters in a balanced fashion, it's...
Frank Sronce
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Nov 2, 2004
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36667
Well, I'm Tiernon aka Justin. I'm in Perth, Australia - possibly one of the most isolated cities in the world, especially for us roleplayers. I mostly play D20...
Justin
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Nov 2, 2004
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[posted this with messed up line breaks, hand fixed them, sorry for the double post, please delete the screwed up one] More ramblings re: FRPG design Clerics...
Benn Grant
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Nov 2, 2004
12:58 am
36669
From: "Peter Knutsen (lists)" <list@...> ... (followed by a suggestion to use sub-attributes) ... It might help the discussion if you explained what...
Chris Tutty
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Nov 2, 2004
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36670
... Although the position is totally absurd, there are actual people who hold it. Warren Dew from < news:rec.games.frp.advocacy >, for instance. Leszek Karlik ...
Peter Knutsen (lists)
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Check out Quest FRP v2.1 or 2.0. I try to do something siilar in Multiclass, but the implementation is weaker, and the severe lack of examples makes it...
Peter Knutsen (lists)
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Nov 2, 2004
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... handle high ... system, but ... efficient ... character ... the ... still at ... guy ... pretty ... 200, ... high. ... Two ... go up ... learn as ... so ...
wierdo
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I'm trying to create a simple system of tying money to agriculture/land, both to allow for simple noble incomes and estates and also to give new players a...
David Harper
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Nov 2, 2004
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From: "David Harper" <dharper@...> ... (followed by summary of agricultural economics) ... Well that's just cool. I've got no idea whether it's correct...
Chris Tutty
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Nov 2, 2004
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36675
'allo! Short version: The fantasy/adventure game I've been developing for the past 18 months needs playtesters. I printed up 30 playtest packets with the...
Jim Raggi
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Nov 2, 2004
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... There are many ways to do advantages/disadvantages, so I'm not sure which of these you want to avoid: 1) Random disadvantages/advantages. 2) Taking...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Nov 2, 2004
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... You seem to have played mostly D&D and similar games (the name "cleric" itsef is a D&D'ism). In, for example, Ars Magica, priests and magicians are very...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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... (à la ... possible ... Or, rather than paying up front (and getting paid up front), using the advantage costs XP, having the disad come into play gives...
Ken Burnside
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Nov 2, 2004
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... From: "Peter Knutsen (lists)" <list@...> Reply-To: rpg-create@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 03:42:48 +0100 ... I think that is one...
Benn Grant
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Nov 3, 2004
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... From: Torben AEgidius Mogensen <torbenm@...> Reply-To: rpg-create@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:02:42 +0100 (MET) ... Exactly, my liking...
Benn Grant
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Nov 3, 2004
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36681
Well, if you seperate clerics into Healer Undead Dealer and like evils. Then Cleric is basically just that, mages with different spells. Some of the mages...
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Nov 3, 2004
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Welcome person from the Iron Lands.. Once had a mate from there, or .. Nice guy.. Welcome. Dwarves, alive and well in Australia!? Mike ... getting ... on ... ...
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Nov 3, 2004
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The old game from like 1990 or there abouts? I like the feel, and concept, but I am a Moorcock fan. Mike...
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Nov 3, 2004
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On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 04:25:58AM -0000, "Peter Knutsen (lists)" <list@...> distributed foul capitalist propaganda: [...] ... Hm? What position?...
Leszek Karlik
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Nov 3, 2004
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... From: abrigon@... Reply-To: rpg-create@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 05:36:24 -0000 ... Yes, this is the basic flaw I am trying to fix....
Benn Grant
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Nov 3, 2004
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mike im a fan of Dark fantasy the setting i want to use is going to be this dark anti hero fantasy game i just started finding Moorcock i just bought the first...
wierdo
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Nov 3, 2004
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... [Peter Knutsen:] ... That standard RPG advantages like Language Talent, Musical Talent, Photographic Memory and so forth do not identify traits that...
Peter Knutsen (lists)
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