IN the Silly Savage's defence, he was doing an INSANE ammount of work that everyone was amazed at and commented on... and I was glad to hear that.... you...
Hiya. I myself am in the process of getting a new campaign going, I just happened to have my game stuff with me on station one day when some fellow employees...
Cain, That sounds cool.I wish I could find a group of players. The PBM or PBP thing just doesn't appeal to me. It is to sporadic and impersonal, but to each ...
Ok this call for help is directed at Savage but anyone can answer it. Here is what I am doing. I happen to have about 500mgb of web space and a vision. I lack...
Hey; Just checking, but does anyone have any ideas for two gun fighting in TS:SI? The game pre-dated the HK cinema invastion, and doesn't really have anything...
JJ, Go to the files section of the TSSI yahoogroups website. There you will find 2001-Annual.pdf. This file contains many house rules including two gun...
Hello, I was wondering if any of you have experience running a TSSI game with a solo agent instead of a team. Any suggestions or house rules? There are at...
When I first go into Top Secret, a buddy of mine and I would play. We switched off and on as to who was Admin (whomever bought the module was Admin). The other...
Or the fourth option... make the scenario a little easier. Not a walkover, but more of a challenge for one agent as opposed to a team. I've run a number of...
A fifth option: makes the mission for the lone agent a single piece/aspect/act within the overall scenario, making the presumption that several agents are...
... When I had one player , we preferred to run one PC- much easier to handle the character and the situation. What we used to do was, in a way, "dumb down" a...
I have rules for both off-hand and two-hand firing. With off hand, they are at a -30 MOD (as per official TSSI rules) but can buy skill levels up to their ...
All good ideas, and stick with them to make the mission work. However, Ive tried to run solo missions, and they tend to get boring, and the player tends to...
Well, I've had solo games before.. and it depends on the player, what to do. I have I player who with the minor aid of limited # NPC's has complete a # of ...
Thanks everyone for the replies. I think that I am going to go with a combination of more starting skill points and a limited number of NPC specialists. Jeff ...
I was wondering how you folks handle education skills. How many levels does it take to earn a BA/BS, MS or Ph.D degree? The rules are pretty vague on the...
Like the game, I say that buying basic liberal arts/science is equivalent to a freshman, or perhaps an associates. I usually assume that buying the skill at...
As an Admin I spend very little time on matters like this. Thinking about the original TS this is how I would handle it: If a player wanted a character with a...
... levels does it take to earn a BA/BS, MS or Ph.D degree? The rules are pretty vague on the subject. As a general rule, I use: lvl 0 = hobby-level skill or...
To: tssi@yahoogroups.com Hoi Jeff : Long time in a reply. But below is my input on the question. On 10 Mar'05, at 22:23, in a message to Tssi , you Scribed: ...
To: tssi@yahoogroups.com Hoi Wolfklima : Catching up on mail On 28 Feb'05, at 18:40, in a message to Tssi , you Scribed: WO> Not a lot of activity recently....
We always used to have me GM and my little brother play the "hero" agent. The James Bond, if you will...We are looking to continue this now....years...
Hi all, I've been away for a bit (fatherhood, job, etc., etc.), but some time ago, there was serialised story about an investigation of strange happenings in...
That's right, Modus Operandi has been nominated for an ENnie in this year's Best Fan Site category. This is the second year in a row that we've received this...
Hello, Since TSSI was last published in 1987 the computer rules/skills are slightly outdated. So, I was wondering if any of you have written updated rules for...
Actually, there are additional computer rules in the Free Lancers guide which update the original TSSI rules. However, I have expanded on them just a bit. I...
Thanks Jason. I was thinking along the same lines but with slightly differenent skills (I don't have Free Lancers): Computer/Network Technician - Basically...
It's no problem for you to post directly to the board or the files section. The files do NOT need to be sent to one of the moderators. As long as your stuff...