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- Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:26 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Micro to Macro - Mass Combat Encounters and PC Influence
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1878
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:54 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Micro to Macro - Mass Combat Encounters and PC Influence
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1878
Micro to Macro - Mass Combat Encounters and PC Influence
I'm interested in codifying guidelines for PC influence in a traditional sci-fi/fantasy mass battle encounter while avoiding having an abstract RPG become a six-way Warhammer session. My goal is for a PC to play only his character but to have his successes and failures influence the outcome of the e...
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Avoiding splatbook fatigue.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4593
On the 4E Character Optimization boards, back before the game started to dwindle, people used to run round-by-round playtests of heavily optimized characters and compare them to the 'average'. In fact I think there is still an ongoing project to playtest them. That kind of feedback is valuable--of ...
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:46 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: AAUGH! DISASTER!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3356
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:39 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Avoiding splatbook fatigue.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4593
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:24 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Guns in Schools
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4406
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:18 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: AAUGH! DISASTER!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3356
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:46 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The Shadowrun Situation
- Replies: 5055
- Views: 998473
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:55 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The Shadowrun Situation
- Replies: 5055
- Views: 998473
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:52 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Do people actually want a fantasy setting that's different?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 14861
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Do people actually want a fantasy setting that's different?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 14861
Seriously, if somebody wanted me to run a game where they could do literally anything they could think of in-character and expected me to do all the work of maintaining consistency within the setting and inventing all the NPCs and I had to run with it no matter how randomly off the beaten path it t...
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:08 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Do people actually want a fantasy setting that's different?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 14861
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:55 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The Shadowrun Situation
- Replies: 5055
- Views: 998473
Took a glance at the product lines on display at Gen Con's Catalyst booth. CGL's really pushing their new game lines; Cosmic Patrol, Leviathans, Hex-A-Gon, and Merchants. Attendees were showing off their Leviathans pieces to each other so it seemed popular. A fiberglass Battletech mech was on displa...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Hip Music for you Oh-So-Hip Gaming Den Gamers
- Replies: 283
- Views: 80839
The wife and I watched Sucker Punch on Saturday. Alright movie but I'm obsessed with Bjork's Army of Me right now.
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:07 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: It's Personal...
- Replies: 4839
- Views: 672169
My teeth hurt quite a bit these days. It's annoying that I don't have any money to get extensive dental care. Receding gum lines are a natural part of aging. You might try switching to a less abrasive toothpaste and softer brush and see if it makes a difference. If it's a persistent stabbing pain o...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:44 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Well, Mike Mearls got promoted. Any hope for 5e?
- Replies: 785
- Views: 72429
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:22 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: It's Personal...
- Replies: 4839
- Views: 672169
- Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:35 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Image macros that make you laugh, cry, or both.
- Replies: 6320
- Views: 1050623
- Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:41 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Food that most people like, but you don't.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 9193
My rule of thumb is nothing with more than four legs and if it's an organ it had better be a muscle (I'm actually okay with tongue, heart, etc. as long as it's prepared right). I'm fine with fish so long as it's COOKED but shell fish and shrimp are overpriced bugs and oysters have the consistency of...
- Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:22 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Cyberpunk Fantasy Heartbreaker
- Replies: 970
- Views: 158352
- Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:21 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The Shadowrun Situation
- Replies: 5055
- Views: 998473
I have never, ever understood the mentality of Missions, probably because I have never played a convention game or had any real desire to do so. You're not the target audience. And neither am I as I rarely play them except as a demo/intro to the system. But there's a significant audience of people ...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Cyberpunk Fantasy Heartbreaker
- Replies: 970
- Views: 158352
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:01 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The Shadowrun Situation
- Replies: 5055
- Views: 998473
I wouldn't hold my breath in regard to the SR license moving away from CGL. Despite all the crookedness, raw deals, and crappy product CGL is still a pretty significant presence (for a game company). BattleTech and Shadowrun are licenses to print money with built-in fans who don't care about politic...
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:25 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Cyberpunk Fantasy Heartbreaker
- Replies: 970
- Views: 158352
Brain-hacking with some sort of drain makes sense from a balance/mechanics standpoint but doesn't that toss it into the category of technomancy? Then it's a magic/sci-fi hybrid concept rather than a pure tech approach. The second issue is that without some sort of direct interface (be that a datajac...
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:39 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Cyberpunk Fantasy Heartbreaker
- Replies: 970
- Views: 158352
There's a difference between making someone your brain slave on the fly (which is something that should not happen) and having a paralysis taser. That's not what I'm seeing posted here. Let's flip it. How does a magician use magic to re-write the pickup schedule of a garbage drone? The concern is t...