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- Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:31 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What stories are impossible to tell in RPGs?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12734
So yeah, Hermoine wins. Harry gets the recognition and fame because she was a mud blood though. How long do you think that lasts as we progress through the other six books in the same fashion? Or when we start encountering quests that have the requirement: must be named Harry Potter (or Neville Lon...
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:38 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What stories are impossible to tell in RPGs?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12734
You may need to reread Harry Potter. Harry was not better. Sure he was. All you have to do is compare their respective lists of accomplishments and you'll see that Harry was in fact the best Wizard to ever Wiz. but seriously, any story where we have one definitive protagonist (i.e: Harry) is going ...
- Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:19 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What stories are impossible to tell in RPGs?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12734
- Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:20 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What stories are impossible to tell in RPGs?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12734
If you run the same scenario as an RPG and have the GM decide in advance that whichever door the player chooses will contain the lady, you have created a story with exactly as much possibility of death as the prose fiction. I wouldn't actually want to play such a game, because if my inputs don't ac...
- Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:28 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Why everyone, including LM, does tiers wrong
- Replies: 70
- Views: 14405
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:05 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Shitty character concepts need to die
- Replies: 559
- Views: 66931
To resolve this bit fast, I'm referring to these links that you can read to here: http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?p=298681#298681 http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?p=299719#299719 I think my response would still cover what Frank's talking about. A solid set of system level rules and mechanics should ke...
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:52 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Shitty character concepts need to die
- Replies: 559
- Views: 66931
Wrathzog, you also still have to contend with this limitation as well, that I've recognized is an issue. I haven't seen you respond to that, not something that should be ignored necessarily. I am pretty sure that you're pointing at the third paragraph so I'm responding to that. The only way you can...
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:29 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Shitty character concepts need to die
- Replies: 559
- Views: 66931
It. can. not. be. done. Dude we both know how pointless this discussion is. We both know that by the end of it, you're just going to throw a fucking tantrum and make a third thread. Right, and the solution is basically the same: don't give the spellcasters everything. Stop sucking spellcaster cock....
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:27 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Shitty character concepts need to die
- Replies: 559
- Views: 66931
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:02 pm
- Forum: I Gave the Mouse a Cookie...
- Topic: New Infinity Engine style game in the works...
- Replies: 199
- Views: 56617
So New Vegas counts because you are literally just carrying out the wishes of one faction leader; (with the exception of Independent, where you are stealing Benny's plan) in a game of political intrigue I want to be calling the shots, damn it! The problem is that if you want a game like that, you'r...
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:23 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:42 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
So, being Kryptonian is getting assistance, but having a dragon fly you somewhere isn't? That's a really counter-intuitive definition. Technically Yes, and Yes, Absolutely. Earlier in the thread I go on about how awesome English is but right now we're kind of failing eachother. The key point is tha...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:15 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:44 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
they are the people who are demanding that everyone else accept contradictory aesthetics: characters who can do things normal people can't without having phlebtonium that allows them to do things normal people can't. There is nothing wrong with that. I am not asking for characters who pretend to be...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:50 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Is John Carter Mundane?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1911
I guess it makes it easier to do this: magic: 1 hit. mystic: 0 hits. divine: 1 hit (used to describe Dejah Thoris. Acceptable) supernatural: 1 hit arcane: 0 hits. technology: 0 hits. nine thought waves: 3 hits? (mind reading? what?) telepath: Here we go. So, apparently, John Carter develops Telepath...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:31 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Shitty character concepts need to die
- Replies: 559
- Views: 66931
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:21 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Is John Carter Mundane?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1911
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:12 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Shitty character concepts need to die
- Replies: 559
- Views: 66931
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:02 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: When does a game need Swift/Minor actions? Action Economy
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2997
Well, it's all about Fidelity vs. Complexity. Action Point systems let you get all fiddly with what you do in a round while being more complex. Something like WoD is pretty simple, but you can only perform one action in a round (movement is free, kind of?) and I know that that's been a sticking poin...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:39 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:25 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:27 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
But Kaelik does make one fair point. The burden of proof does not just fall on him and Mistborn, so here we go: 1-3) Dodging, Super Speed, and Super Strength - These are pretty obvious to the point where explaining them would be silly. It is completely possible to boost all three of these characteri...
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:55 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:07 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
I fucking hate this bullshit Wrathzog. I'm not going to keep going to see how long you can troll. Say something that makes sense or I am putting you on ignore. I will admit that this is my fuck up. I got distracted at work and hit submit before finishing what I was trying to get across. But serious...
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:48 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Ten Levels
- Replies: 190
- Views: 30279
Okay, I can't tell in what way you are being retarded. Are you actually racist, or do you just not understand the concept that words have a meaning, and when the words do not accurately convey the concept, you should choose different words. I am legitimately prejudiced against people due to superfi...