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42494
... As for the acronym, I agree with Talus. Some explanation somewhere is nice, but in the end the acronym is the name, and people will connect what they read...
Peter Elster
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Aug 1, 2007
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42495
... I'm still there and listening. The problem is I started working two months ago and don't have so much time/internet access anymore. But I am still working...
Peter Elster
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42496
... Are you aware of the existence of HARP from Iron Crown Enterprises? The name of your system sounds a bit like theirs. ... So it isn't a stand-alone system?...
Peter Knutsen
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42497
... What are those ten character classes in your system? Modern Action RPG now has 50 character subtypes, or classes. The 50th, Special/Advanced, was added...
Peter Knutsen
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Aug 6, 2007
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... Well, I forget the exact names (and would have to translate them first), but it's like this. So far the character creation is based on two steps. The first...
Peter Elster
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Hi Peter, Good to hear from you. I've added my comments below. ... The ... Yes, I am aware of the similarity. However, my use of "High Adventure Games" and...
Adaen of Bridgewater
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42500
I am a beginner to role playing. The only type I have done is in chat rooms. Can someone please enlighten me?...
Tom
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Aug 8, 2007
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42501
I had this idea.... Since the odds of hitting a ranged target are more based on how well the character can aim in general and control the weapon in particular ...
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Aug 8, 2007
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... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roleplaying_games - Klaus...
"Klaus Æ. Mogens...
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Aug 8, 2007
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... Your idea seems sound to me. However, you should consider having a minimum range penalty for weapons. If a weapon is inherently imprecise, no amount of...
"Klaus Æ. Mogens...
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... I'd disagree with this. A gun with a shorter barrel is inherently less precise than one with a longer barrel. A rifle is inherently more precise than a...
Travis Casey
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As an archer, I can verify for you that the ability to shoot an arrow accurately is 80% the archer, 20% the bow. You need a bow that is properly tuned and...
Chad Wilson
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Aug 8, 2007
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42506
So from this and what I remember of my army days, the problem with most modern firearms would be not the accuracy of the weapon, but how fast the wielder can...
Peter Elster
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42507
... That sounds about right to me and my experience with firearms and bows. -w...
Chad Wilson
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42508
... Those are good points that got me thinking and doing math. the #1 thing I came up with is that math doesn't belong in game-play. Players often simply...
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Aug 9, 2007
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Hallo, I'm looking for articles discussing the use of archetypes in RPGs. If you have a link handy to your favorite article or discussion on the topic, I'd be...
Larry D. Hols
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Aug 12, 2007
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... Funnily enough I was wanting to test the system I'm working on to see if it's flexible enough to handle a wide variety of archetypes. So If anyone has...
JAPartridge
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Aug 13, 2007
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... In the sense of character templates, or the Jungian sense? -- Travis Casey efindel@......
Travis Casey
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42512
... One of several sources of archetypes, that I use, to test Modern Action RPG, is the Feng Shui RPG. Some of the "archetypes" are distinctly odd and...
Peter Knutsen
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42513
Hallo, ... In the sense of character templates, or the Jungian sense? Character templates, primarily. I'm not looking for discussion of the anima, for example....
Larry D. Hols
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Aug 13, 2007
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... Some weapons are by nature more accurate than others. For example, a crossbow is much easier to aim than a sling. ... That is the case in most RPG...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Aug 13, 2007
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42515
Modern Action RPG currently has 50 character subtypes, each of which works much like a character class in RoleMaster, in that instead the subtype choice...
Peter Knutsen
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Aug 16, 2007
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Larry D. Hols wrote: [...] ... I've got 51 character subtypes in MA RPG; some of these are genuine archetypes, or pseudo-archetypes, but others revolve around...
Peter Knutsen
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42517
After years of my own irrelevance, I finally decided to make it official and turn list ownership over to Frank. And I, for one, welcome our new insect...
Brett Paul
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Aug 16, 2007
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42518
[Darth Vader Pose] NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo! Kiz...
Frank Sronce
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42519
... [Captain Morgan pose] Arrgh! -w...
Chad Wilson
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Peter Knutsen wrote: [...] ... I've thought a lot about this, and decided that Blessed, as in Special/Blessed, is probably the least bad name. So that's what...
Peter Knutsen
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Aug 22, 2007
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Sometimes it just starts with an idea for a cool ability - perhaps a very traditional one, one found in many works of fiction. The "Clear Sight" ability is one...
Peter Knutsen
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Aug 22, 2007
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42522
... What about Special/Touched? As in "touched by the divine". Torben...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
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Aug 23, 2007
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42523
... That's another good option. Thanks! I might very well end up using that, instead of Blessed. -- Peter Knutsen sagatafl.org...
Peter Knutsen
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