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41539
... I think the question to be asked is: What is the actual real-world ... Unless you're a big enough company that the market itself is following your moves...
JAPartridge
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Oct 2, 2006
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41540
... An NDA may also be needed when dealing with licensed properties, if the property-holder requires it. They may not want word to get out that they're...
Travis Casey
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Oct 2, 2006
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41541
... NDAs are not the same as copyrights or patents. Copyrights and patents have their own separate laws. NDAs are contracts and fall under contract law. That's...
Mr. Shawn H. Corey
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Oct 2, 2006
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41542
... The main purpose of an NDA is to stop others from thinking about stealing from you. Sadly, this thread is becoming full of bad advice. Laws differ from ...
Mr. Shawn H. Corey
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Oct 2, 2006
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41543
... As someone who has spent more than $100,000 on legal fees related to my own (computer) game company over the past 11 years, I'd like to point out that ...
Clay Dreslough
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Oct 2, 2006
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41544
... I don't understand. A contract IS something in writing. In my experience, contracts can be an excellent way of spelling out agreements and avoiding...
Clay Dreslough
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Oct 3, 2006
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41545
One of the aspects of role playing game adventures that has interested me lately is the idea of literary stories that break out from the common mold of...
vbwyrde
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Oct 3, 2006
11:38 am
41546
From: "vbwyrde" <vbwyrde@...> <snip> What you appear to be discussing is called Narrativism, and I am happy to report it requires none of what you posit...
Rev. Raven Daegmorgan
greyorm
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Oct 3, 2006
8:13 pm
41547
Thank you for the thoughts on this. I am aware of some of the Narrativist games and am looking at them as interesting, but ... I'm not really so sure I'm...
vbwyrde
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Oct 3, 2006
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41548
From: "vbwyrde" <vbwyrde@...> ... Then I suggest checking out "The Riddle of Steel", or (as I've heard: better) "Burning Wheel", both of which are fairly...
Rev. Raven Daegmorgan
greyorm
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Oct 4, 2006
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41549
I see what you mean and tend to agree with your assessments generally, thanks. I am working toward a game system (tool) that I want to do both - narritavist &...
vbwyrde
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Oct 4, 2006
2:00 am
41550
... I have heard (and to some degree experienced) a D&D game played in a narrative manner. In fact, as I understand it, the main complaint of Indy game...
JAPartridge
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Oct 4, 2006
5:06 am
41551
Hi all, I have uploaded new versions of two RPG-related tools on my homepage (http://www.diku.dk/~torbenm). One is a new version of my die-roll language,...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Oct 4, 2006
9:34 am
41552
Thank you Torben. I'll definitely check out that mapper. -Hal ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free...
Casewerker@...
casewerker
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Oct 4, 2006
3:12 pm
41554
Thank you Talus, While of course I hope to make the next cool thing I'm going to have to leave that up to others to decide. Hopefully people will at least...
vbwyrde
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Oct 6, 2006
3:57 pm
41555
Hey guys I wanted to know is it possible to find someone that I could hire to create an RPG core systems for a series of resource books?...
dan_lee30269
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Oct 8, 2006
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41556
From: "dan_lee30269" <dan_lee30269@...> ... Of course it is possible. The question is, how much are you paying? How large do you envision this project...
Rev. Raven Daegmorgan
greyorm
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Oct 8, 2006
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41557
Most of the people on this list have designed or are currently designing a system. You might need to provide more detail to narrow your search. (I'm still ...
Jim Janousek
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Oct 8, 2006
7:30 pm
41558
... I am willing to talk with anyone interested and work with them on giving them a fair amount for the work they do. As for what I invision, honestly I would...
dan_lee30269
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Oct 8, 2006
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41559
... How can he know that the person he is hiring is actually a competent rules engineer? ... -- Peter Knutsen sagatafl.org...
Peter Knutsen (list)
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Oct 8, 2006
11:34 pm
41560
... No, not really. Anybody who is good would want an arm and a leg. Anybody else would make crappy system. Concentrate on uniqueness; what makes your RPG...
Mr. Shawn H. Corey
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Oct 9, 2006
2:36 am
41561
From: "dan_lee30269" <dan_lee30269@...> ... You're probably actually talking about a small team rather than one person, particularly if you want to...
Chris Tutty
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Oct 9, 2006
2:53 am
41562
There are some ready-made systems available that cost nothing to use. Systems like UNIsystem and D6 cost money to license. Simply Roleplaying! does not....
Chad Wilson
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Oct 9, 2006
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41563
... Thanks guys. Chad, I have already looked into all of those and honestly do not have any interest in doing them. I just want something that has certain ...
dan_lee30269
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Oct 9, 2006
3:58 am
41564
... Since the Palladium and WW systems are quite different, it might help if you say what it is you like about these. I gather usability for several settings...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
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Oct 9, 2006
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41565
... I disagree. There are several web-published free systems that are of good quality. When designing for others, there is less incentive to do something for...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Oct 9, 2006
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41566
... It would also help to know what level of complexity and detail you are looking for. Also, are you looking for a mainly combat-oriented system (like D20 and...
"Klaus Æ. Mogens...
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Oct 9, 2006
11:32 am
41567
Torben, I downloaded the .exe version of your planet program on my Windows XP notebook since I don't know the first thing about compiling C. When I opened the...
Casewerker@...
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Oct 9, 2006
5:22 pm
41568
Same thing happened to me, fyi. -Sindyr...
Benn
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Oct 9, 2006
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41569
... I believe that even with the .exe, you still need to install Moscow ML -- downloading the .exe simply keeps you from having to do the work of compiling it...
Travis Casey
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