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41913
... created! Thanks - that helped a lot in finding details about the game. Here's what I've culled from the conversation, going back to the system I'm working...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 2, 2007
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41914
Greetings All, I'm making some progress on writing up a release version of the HAGIS system that I use in my Aega Mythea game. I have been using some ...
Adaen of Bridgewater
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Jan 4, 2007
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41915
... invoked or ... lo20) is ... the ... unless ... which ... the ... game ... the ... game ... In AV:T, we did these rolls with the nomenclature: 3d10hi (roll...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 4, 2007
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41916
... I would probably start with the simpler special cases (hi20, lo20, mid20), then tri20 and finally the full notation. But why do you need the full notation...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Jan 5, 2007
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41917
To all my fellow geeks and dorks. I would like to submit my new character class for everyone to criticize. Now I understand that this will be a stretch for...
Hell I cant remember ...
mrmerlin2003...
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Jan 5, 2007
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41918
... I've not heard of Troll. I found Roll to be too hard to use personally, but found your willingness to run jobs on it quite handy. So, please tell me more...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 5, 2007
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41919
On 1/5/07, Hell I cant remember most of the time! < ... Start sooting? I haven't even begun to combust! :-) ~Talus [Non-text portions of this message have...
JAPartridge
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Jan 6, 2007
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41920
... <torbenm@...> wrote: <snip> ... <snip> ... Thanks Guys for the thoughts. All make good points. I think the suggestion of removing the "20" part of the...
Adaen of Bridgewater
adaen
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Jan 7, 2007
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41921
I do not know if this has been done before. I would like to create 2 groups of a RPG where one can be chatoic and other be Lawful. It would be open RPG the...
hilariom2000
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Jan 7, 2007
5:14 am
41922
... I have heard of GMs running two groups of players (usually with a co-GM) through an adventure at the same time with the idea that the two groups would be...
JAPartridge
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Jan 7, 2007
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41923
Anyone done any RPGing based on "New" world mythology and history, to include not only the most recent, such as the Aztec, and Incan, but also Carib, as well...
Abrigon Gusiq
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Jan 8, 2007
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41924
... Troll is, indeed, a successor of Roll, and is mainly a reaction to the difficulty people had with Roll, so I have attempted to make the notation simpler...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Jan 8, 2007
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41925
Hello all. Years ago i found and used an online generator for multiple moons and moon phases. Does anyone remember using this generator? I can't remember...
CyberSavant
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Jan 18, 2007
3:09 am
41926
Greetings, My system has logarithmic scale, where each level represents roughly 40% better than the previous one. I like log scales because, with the right...
José Alexandre Nalon
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Jan 18, 2007
9:41 pm
41927
... Does height *matter*? Or is it almost purely descriptive? If the latter than just assume all humans are '0', without the need for differentiation. If...
Keith Davies
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Jan 18, 2007
11:02 pm
41928
Hi folks, I have an important question to ask you. There is a lot of work involved in playing tabletop RPGs. Anyone that has participated in tabletop...
blckthorn
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Jan 19, 2007
2:39 am
41929
... I also like log scales, but I wonder why you chose 40% increase per step. Was it because two steps double the value? My favourite log scale is the...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Jan 19, 2007
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41930
... I also use a log scale. But height (aka "length") isn't used for combat or any skills, so it's essentially just a descriptive stat. Size (aka "mass") is...
Clay Dreslough
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Jan 19, 2007
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41931
... It does make some degree of sense to use log scales for damage, damage reduction (e.g., a resistance 3 armour reduces damage by 3, i.e., halves it), damage...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Jan 19, 2007
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41932
Hello, ... Thanks for your answer. I used character's height as an example, and it was a bad one, sorry. :) But there are other things related to...
José Alexandre Nalon
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Jan 19, 2007
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41933
Hello, ... It was because each five levels would multiply by five the initial value. I must say that realism is not my primary goal, but I would like it to...
José Alexandre Nalon
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Jan 19, 2007
6:21 pm
41934
... (slow, ... I'd known about the decibel scale, and have used it repeatedly. I'd not known about the slower scale; thanks Torben. That's another beer I owe...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 19, 2007
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41935
... If I could somehow manage to get to GenCon myself, I would gladly toss a few bucks into the "Bring Torben to GenCon" fund! ~Talus [Non-text portions of...
JAPartridge
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Jan 20, 2007
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41936
Hallo, ... I'd say I owe him a few. LArry...
Larry D. Hols
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Jan 20, 2007
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41937
... I don't drink beer, but I appreciate the thought. A glass of good red wine or scotch would be appreciated if I ever come to GenCon, though. Torben...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Jan 22, 2007
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41938
... I'd ... the ... from ... red ... though. Deal. Let us know when you can make it. :)...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 22, 2007
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41939
... Hi, Torben - do you have a log scale that reaches doubling or power of 10 increases at 4 and 5 steps?...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 28, 2007
5:55 pm
41940
... A factor of 10 increase in 5 steps is easy enough: Just take every other step in the decibel scale. In general, if you want to multiply by X in Y steps,...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Jan 29, 2007
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41941
Howdy all. Since I've also jumped on the bandwagon and create my own game, I would also like to announce my presence on this list. I've got a lot of strange...
Chris Cooper
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Jan 30, 2007
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41942
... Could you describe this in more detail? It sounds kind of like the GURPS magic Rune casting system from 3e....
Ken Burnside
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Jan 31, 2007
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