... It's not that I don't believe you. I do; it makes perfect sense for pets to have such an ability on people, and I remember having read, long ago, about...
... I think it is also a case of me not being overly excited about aquatic stuff. I'd much rather, once the v1.0 core book is out (which won't be soon -...
... Gaian Empathy would suit some MA RPG characters very well (not all characters are gritty warriors), but I try very hard to avoid potential jargon confusion...
... Actually not. I'm pretty sure that dogs are more trainable than cats, at least in adulthood. ... That makes sense. -- Peter Knutsen sagatafl.org...
... The main goals when I wrote it was to make Luck Points fun and versatile, and introduce some choice, and some character differentiation. ... I am indeed...
... I will be doing something like that, because I have to make the Drug Use subskill in-genre useful. ... No. That's not the game-mechanical effect such...
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:24:20 +0100, Peter Knutsen <list@...> wrote: [...] ... Did you do any research in the matter, or are you just going by your gut...
... I recommend avoiding any "take away successes" type mechanics. Better RPGs don't do it any more. If you are going to use a die pool mechanic, keep it...
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I had printed this out to take some notes on the margins and then post my reply, but apparently it got lost in my RPGs case for some time. The reason this post...
... Depending on how this was implemented, I can see potential for problems. Unless this is a game where you have a lot of player mages to ensure all your...
... Check out the original 7th Sea (NOT d20) magic system for this. Very cool, absolutely unique abilities that only someone with the right nationality and a...
From: "Mauro" <loki_29091974@...> <snip> Given the directions of this discussion, you guys might be interested in these two things, which help get around...
I'll post a couple of additional comments that came to me while reading the second part of the post. ... Yes this one resonates a lot with me, especially when...
I have begun to read all of the past post to become knowledgeable on all parts of this group. At that point, the discussion was appearing to be on randomness...
... the entire archives, you set no small task for yourself. You'll find a lot of silliness and ranting, but you'll also find some very useful nuggets of ...
... Yes, it has to do with whether the ability is grounded in clearly explained rules, or whether it requires lots of GM "discretion". ... I agree with that. ...
... I'm more interested in getting at those people who think that a "delusion inside the player's skull" is sufficient. It isn't. Observable reality is what...
... I don't think you need all that much magic, in a fantasy genre RPG party, in order for the party to be self-sufficient. In an Ärth campaign, for instance,...
... If the PC party hasn't got all the bases covered, it can easily end up in a situation where no acceptable solution is possible. ... Sure, that's how it...
Yes, indeed, it will take me a long time to read through all of these. However, I am finding the discussions very interesting. I am at the point where people...
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... For past periods, the list doesn't distinguish between Real, Fantasy or Other (such as alternate history). Most Fantasy RPGs would not fit in the list at...
... How about: * None (Universal System) * Multiple (Time Travel) ? I suppose those could go in "other", but... -- Travis Casey efindel@... Reality is...
... This seems to be muddling things a bit between different types of categories. For example, "stat-based spells" could be improvisational, custom, or...
... I'd comment here that you should make sure that both GM and players can handle this. If a level one character can cast a god-level spell, then every once...