... 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...
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Peter Elster
bluepirate77
Aug 1, 2007 8:24 am
... 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...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 5, 2007 11:46 pm
... 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?...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 6, 2007 12:39 am
... 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...
42498
Peter Elster
bluepirate77
Aug 7, 2007 5:08 am
... 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...
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Adaen of Bridgewater
adaen
Aug 7, 2007 1:38 pm
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...
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Tom
tom18088nudist
Aug 8, 2007 6:52 am
I am a beginner to role playing. The only type I have done is in chat rooms. Can someone please enlighten me?...
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woozlegamer
Aug 8, 2007 6:53 am
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 ...
... 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...
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Travis Casey
efindel
Aug 8, 2007 1:19 pm
... 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...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Aug 8, 2007 1:38 pm
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...
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Peter Elster
bluepirate77
Aug 8, 2007 3:29 pm
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...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Aug 8, 2007 3:39 pm
... That sounds about right to me and my experience with firearms and bows. -w...
42508
woozlegamer
Aug 9, 2007 3:01 pm
... 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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Larry D. Hols
crkdface
Aug 12, 2007 10:28 pm
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...
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JAPartridge
talus_perdix
Aug 13, 2007 3:04 am
... 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...
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Travis Casey
efindel
Aug 13, 2007 4:24 am
... In the sense of character templates, or the Jungian sense? -- Travis Casey efindel@......
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 13, 2007 5:00 am
... 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...
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Larry D. Hols
crkdface
Aug 13, 2007 10:57 am
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....
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Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Aug 13, 2007 11:08 am
... 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...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 16, 2007 7:06 am
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...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 16, 2007 7:16 am
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...
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Brett Paul
theicemage
Aug 16, 2007 7:58 pm
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...
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Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Aug 17, 2007 5:00 am
[Darth Vader Pose] NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo! Kiz...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Aug 17, 2007 12:01 pm
... [Captain Morgan pose] Arrgh! -w...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 22, 2007 6:50 pm
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...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 22, 2007 7:10 pm
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...
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Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Aug 23, 2007 6:31 am
... What about Special/Touched? As in "touched by the divine". Torben...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Aug 23, 2007 9:32 am
... That's another good option. Thanks! I might very well end up using that, instead of Blessed. -- Peter Knutsen sagatafl.org...
