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39504
Hi I need your ideas there. In my system, I use mid20 (of 3d20) and mostly the median dice result, but I'd like to use de lowest dice result (dmin) to add some...
Ozzy
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Sep 1, 2005
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39505
... Lazarus was the only one who was dead for days (and rotting). There was at least one little girl, just dead. As for reading -- there are plans for...
David Lamb
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Sep 1, 2005
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39506
... The issue isn't that the purchase is minor, but rather that it's common. A local tavern sells many mugs of ale, most days of the week -- that alone...
David Lamb
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39507
... As a teenager, long before reading Tolkein, I belonged to the Ottawa Rowing Club, which, of course, sold jackets with its initials......
David Lamb
dalamb54
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Sep 1, 2005
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39508
... The purpose of a probe is reconnaissance. A probe in depth would be one that longer in duration or deeper into enemy lines. A feint is a movement intended...
Shawn Corey
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Sep 1, 2005
11:33 pm
39509
A feint is a movement intended to deceive. Feints are done by ... Well what about "misdirect"?...
Tim Kirk
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Sep 2, 2005
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39510
... Well, what do you think it should be? The best example of a misdirect I can think of is the Allies invasion of Normandy. The Allies created rows and rows...
Shawn Corey
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Sep 2, 2005
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39511
Lol actually i think thats an example of a leader being stupid. All the german generals told Hitler it was a fake. He even had Romul assassinated over it. ... ...
tim allgood
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Sep 3, 2005
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39512
... I've read that the Germans tried a similar trick -- built a mock camp with fortifications and 'vehicles' (moved by hand, I presume). Then one day a lone...
Keith Davies
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Sep 3, 2005
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39513
Anyone got a game, or like that simulates Disaster Relief and how things go? This includes non-game things, like rules for simulating a major/minor disaster...
Michael Adams
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Sep 4, 2005
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39514
... result, ... <snip> Hiya Ozzy, I am also an enthusiast of the mid20 mechanic. As you are begining to discover, it is much more involved to use the...
Adaen of Bridgewater
adaen
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Sep 4, 2005
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39515
I suppose you can play the disaster scenarios in SimCity. That's the closest I can think of. ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Eric LaRue
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Sep 4, 2005
7:54 am
39516
... Its not excatly a Disater Relief RPG but my (shameless plug) homegrown world of Ter'Waser which I upload to this group is a mainly water world that is ripe...
William Bradford
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Sep 4, 2005
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39517
... no, I'm using the other "method" : roll under modified skill/power/attribute, the lower the dice result, the higher the margin of success. This help not...
Ozzy
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Sep 4, 2005
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39518
Lol for disaster relief try the fallout games for PC. you get to save the good guys and smoke a bunch of bad guys. Very satisfying. ... "When cities burn and...
tim allgood
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Sep 4, 2005
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39519
... GURPS Y2K is really a sourcebook on various kinds of disasters. If there's interest I can summarize later....
David Lamb
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Sep 5, 2005
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39520
dont have a disaster relief "rpg" but did play in a campaign one time where the first world gun bunnies who thought a bit to much of themselves got stuck ...
FoX
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Sep 5, 2005
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39521
... Out of curiousity, how did you keep their interest and add conflicts for them to overcome? Did they have to drive through bad weather/terrain, or get...
David Harper
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Sep 7, 2005
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39522
Greetings, I am new to group and although I've worked on a RPG before (several years ago) I've decided that I want to create my own RPG now, unfortunately all...
catavarie
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Sep 8, 2005
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39523
... This depends on what these players have previously played. What you say is true of D&D players (or, generally, d20 players), but there are also many...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Sep 8, 2005
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"catavarie" <catavarie@...> ... I wish I had the time to give you a full reply, but that would be an essay in itself. For now, I will refer to you these...
Tim Jensen
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Sep 8, 2005
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39525
... Years ago, WOTC created a "capsystem" for writing their generic "Primal Order" then included appendices for converting to many other systems. Most game...
David Lamb
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Sep 10, 2005
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39526
... I find I don't need any salt -- just a dose of understanding where Peter is coming from. I often find his extreme Simulationist viewpoint interesting,...
David Lamb
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Sep 10, 2005
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39527
This is for a system using d6... Characters have Attributes and Skills, and a pool of points... They gain and spend the points during play, but I have't come...
foxiekins
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Sep 12, 2005
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39528
... I don't quite understand this. Do you need to spend points for all sixes you roll, or only for those you get on the extra dice you paid for before the...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
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Sep 12, 2005
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39529
I'm contemplating yet another facet of our rpg system. This time its about the most important question of all. Why do we play this game in the first place? An...
Christian Loidl
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Sep 12, 2005
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39530
Folks, due to an unscheduled hard-drive crash (is there ever a scheduled one?), I'll be off-line or at least very hard to reach for the next two weeks. Barring...
dharper@...
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Sep 12, 2005
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39531
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9425.phtml http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11023.phtml http://www.rpgshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=35074& I...
Benn
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Sep 12, 2005
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39532
From: "David Harper" <dharper@...> ... Ah, but see, that's where we differ. I would rather either lose the player or educate them, and then play...
Rev. Raven Daegmorgan
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Sep 12, 2005
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39533
... I wonder if it might work to bundle a CDROM or DVD with a game book, including several shor videos on various aspects of play? I don't know what this adds...
David Lamb
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