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Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Wind Lane — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:49 +0000

Unknown Ediology wrote:

Wind Lane wrote:
I figured out how to solve easily enough, but I'm not well versed enough to be able to get the whole answer. It's maddening knowing what I need to do to turn in the answer and not knowing where to send it because I'm stumped.

Ah, but there in lies the beauty (trickery?) of it all! One doesn't need to know all of them to figure it out. I still couldn't tell you what a handful of those are, yet I'm confident I just solved it.

Same here, but there's one highly vital one that's eluding me and thus barring me from victory.

New comment on Item for Geeklist "MetaList for GeekList AUCTIONS"

ColtsFan76 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:41 +0000

by ColtsFan76

Closed out yet?

New comment on GeekList The Australian Mid Year Math Trade 2012

Amiguero — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:33:32 +0000

by Amiguero

What can be done about the items not longer available?

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Unknown Ediology — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:33:00 +0000

by Unknown Ediology

Wind Lane wrote:

I figured out how to solve easily enough, but I'm not well versed enough to be able to get the whole answer. It's maddening knowing what I need to do to turn in the answer and not knowing where to send it because I'm stumped.

Ah, but there in lies the beauty (trickery?) of it all! One doesn't need to know all of them to figure it out. I still couldn't tell you what a handful of those are, yet I'm confident I just solved it.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Wind Lane — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:16:30 +0000

by Wind Lane

Live Session – The Harrower of Thanes, part 1

wavemotion — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:06:25 +0000

A new episode has been added to the database: Live Session – The Harrower of Thanes, part 1

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Boscadelic — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:49:20 +0000

by Boscadelic

I don't get it...

:shake:

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: editing your posts

Benevolentgamemaster — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:49 +0000

by Benevolentgamemaster

I hope not, because I edit a lot, mainly for spelling. If it were possible to do over dice rolls, that wouldn't be editing however. That would be cheating. Luckily, the powers-that-be-Aldie have that angle covered...

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

Benevolentgamemaster — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:26:21 +0000

by Benevolentgamemaster

Oh yes. And if I can transpose some of that enthousiasm on my players, my job is half done. Right now, I'm generating buy-in for Dresden Files...

New comment on Item for Geeklist "US - RPG Chain of Generosity"

jaspermeer — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:11:49 +0000

by jaspermeer

New comment on GeekList Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List

Twinge — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:57 +0000

by Twinge

jeffwolfe wrote:

Last year with 3 days to go, there were 1197 entries. Still less, but not as big as it seems when you exclude last-minute entries.

Yeah I'd suspect that's a big part of it. Almost every math trade I've participated in over the years has had roughly 40% of the entries happen in the final 1-2 days.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

Narl — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:02:37 +0000

by Narl

Yes! I love the unknown and the anticipation. Can't wait how things will turn out.

New comment on Item for Geeklist "US - RPG Chain of Generosity"

jaspermeer — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:59:54 +0000

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Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

parrais — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:39:30 +0000

by parrais

What a fantastic surprise to find on my return to RPG Geek!

Reply: RPG Design:: Re: Looking for playtesters - Drawbridge

Rhyolite — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:44:45 +0000

by Rhyolite

I'm just gonna cross-post this here in case anyone in the RPG Geek community wants to reply, refute, or otherwise comment on this text wall. :P

The game looks pretty solid overall! A few little suggestions: first, while the fold-up book is fun, it would be very nice to have a PDF that was in a more linear format in addition to the fold-up book. It's kind of nice to be able to read things while they're still digital without printing them. Second, I noticed that a stat bonus of 9 yields a -1 modifier. It might make more sense to make this modifier 0 since 9 is the median that the 3d6 stat roll would yield.

I'm planning on using a setting where the world is just discovering magic, so I'll probably award spells and whatnot as rewards and players will be able to grant buffs and maybe heals if they're bard-ish types or clerics or something.

Regarding the INT stat; it might be worth just printing in the book what it's intended for since that's never really covered. While it might kind of obviously be the caster-stat, it's probably still good form to explicitly state that. Kind of out of curiosity, but if you were GMing this, would you have players make rolls for diplomacy or bluffs during certain circumstances? I was considering doing this to give a little more weight to INT, but I'm not sure.

The fortune dice is a super-fun idea! I played a world of darkness game for a little while and the exploding 10s were pretty exciting and even the botches on 1s could be pretty fun. Not sure how a botch mechanic could be added to a d6 game like this since 1s are so much more common; might not be worth figuring out how to do anyways since some players hate them. :P

A question regarding armor- since there doesn't seem to be any drawback or prerequisite to using it, how should it be managed? I would seem silly if every player picked up +2 great armor arbitrarily since it was better than good armor or none. So should armor be hard to come by? Or maybe certain character archetypes should be limited to using only certain armor? Or possibly a stat requirement to don certain armor? The shield seems like it would also be always used unless dual-wielding were a beneficial option.

On that topic, would you allow a player to dual-wield light and/or medium melee weapons? Two medium weapons would yield 4d6 weapon damage- a full damage die better than the 3d6 two-handed weapons for a lower STR cost. If it were only light weapons though, there would be no reason not to dual-wield if you were in melee distance and had a poor STR stat. Maybe they could be used by penalizing the off-hand to only being 1d6 damage and allowing mediums to be dual-wielded with an extra DEX requirement? Or if you dual-wielded only light weapons it might still be good to tack on the the extra DEX requirement just to ensure that not everyone does it arbitrarily.

This seems like it could be a really cool and enjoyable RPG! It reminds be a bit of XD20 if you've ever played that, but a few more rules, sensibly added, and with d6s and a lot less pages of anecdotes DMing advice. :P At any rate, I'm looking forward to giving this a shot!

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Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Bombadillo — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:03 +0000

by Bombadillo

Now I think I've guessed too what to do: yet the rebus remains obscure to me since I know or recognize less than a half of the covers.

Kudos to all the users who managed to solve this puzzle!

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MJ Harnish — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:20:08 +0000

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Marvel Heroic Roleplaying has been added to the geeklist 14 may: How did your RPG session(s) go this week? ]]>

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MJ Harnish — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:16:00 +0000

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Marvel Heroic Roleplaying has been added to the geeklist What Did You Play This Weekend? 05.14.12 ]]>

Reply: DU7: Desert of Athas:: Reviews:: Re: Nothing special, nor particularly attractive, here

MJ Harnish — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:14:38 +0000

by MJ Harnish

The boat is indeed odd, and utterly useless given its size and location on the tile.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

Toerag77 — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:49:41 +0000

by Toerag77

Very much so. I have a Aces & Eights campaign in the works were the town is the center of the story. Everything is based on advancing the town. (Think Deadwood tv show)

I keep dropping news stories at our weekly game, the players are really starting to get excited. Cant wait to start!

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: Free RPG Day - What does your store do?

Dog Boy — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:33:47 +0000

by Dog Boy

The FLGS here limits two items per person.
+1 if your a member of their awards program
+1 if you purchase something.

They have a big game room, they have several people running the games.

New Image for Lovecraft Country Collection 6: Dunwich - Grauen in den Hügeln

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New Image for Lovecraft Country Collection 6: Dunwich - Grauen in den Hügeln

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New Image for Under my Skin

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New Image for Screeching Strangler

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Reply: RPGG News:: Re: RPG Geek of the Week #123: Tenpence nonthericher (Tenpence)

thomcat — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:25:26 +0000

by thomcat

Congrats fellow articler!

1) Got enough magazines to do? Cause I've got this geeklist...

2) You've got Silver, will you go for Gold? (articles again, I know, broken record!)

3) Have you tried any games with time travel? Favorite story?

New Image for Mechamorphosis

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New Image for Alortun: The Crown of Skulls

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New Image for Jaycee Cussan: Death’s Shadow

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New Image for Drawbridge

Stelio — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:22:29 +0000

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New Image for Tibetan Dress, Arms & Armor

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New Image for Steampunk Musha

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New Image for Sign in Stranger: Making Contact

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New Image for Shooting the Moon

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New Image for Giving and Taking

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New Image for The Color Game

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Cult of the Old - A 2004 and Earlier Math Trade"

rrodrick — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:16:58 +0000

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Basic Dungeons & Dragons has been added to the geeklist Cult of the Old - A 2004 and Earlier Math Trade ]]>

New Image for Screaming Skull

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Episode 18: Galaxy Trucker, Our Gaming Pet Peeves, Technolgy to Enhanced Tabletop Gaming

Yokiboy — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:07:33 +0000

A new episode has been added to the database: Episode 18: Galaxy Trucker, Our Gaming Pet Peeves, Technolgy to Enhanced Tabletop Gaming

Avengers Re-Assembled!

Yokiboy — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:07:28 +0000

A new episode has been added to the database: Avengers Re-Assembled!

+1 Mailbag, May 2012: The 'Blurbs

Barad_the_dwarf — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:05:08 +0000

A new episode has been added to the database: +1 Mailbag, May 2012: The 'Blurbs

ArgCast #91 – Nem com Manha!

yohanleafheart — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:05:01 +0000

A new episode has been added to the database: ArgCast #91 – Nem com Manha!

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: Free RPG Day - What does your store do?

jeffcuetis — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:53:34 +0000

by jeffcuetis

GilvanBlight wrote:

Gives away free RPGs.

Often they will put some items on sale as well.

I wish there were actually games being run but it's a small store and the gaming tables are needed to put out the free stuff and whatever is on sale.

Is that Hugin & Munins? I try to visit when I'm in town - nice store and great selection.

My FLGS runs games all day (I'm trying to get the day off work so I can help out) has a big RPG sale (they have a Comic sale on Free Comic Book Day too) and has, in the past, held contests to give out some big prize (I actually won it one year - the Gargantuan Black Dragon WotC put out!). They also provide pizza for anyone running a game. I love this place!

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

MasterGeek — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:41:22 +0000

by MasterGeek

Got it. That was FUN!

Reply: PF-005: The Starnaman Incident:: Reviews:: Re: The Best Post-Apocalypse Module I've Seen

kobold47 — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:31:52 +0000

by kobold47

It's a funny story, actually: in the original draft, the city was just called "Trade town." Over the course of producing this module, the publishers discovered that Starnaman is a pretty strong-willed guy, prone to digging in his heels on various details. So, in a last playful jab, they ended up naming the obstinate townsfolk in his honor.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

MonsterMike — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:16:58 +0000

by MonsterMike

Yes. So much so that I'm starting to be convinced that the ideal campaign length is about 5-12 games. Have fun, end well, move on.

New comment on Item for Geeklist "PbF / PbP Players Looking for a Game"

schizoid — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:09:48 +0000

by schizoid

[user=committed hero][/user] was looking for players: Modern Day GUMSHOE

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

Volfield — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:04:42 +0000

by Volfield

Not always, but often. If I can't muster any excitement at all, I will turn down the game invitation.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

vestige — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:03:15 +0000

by vestige

Usually...although the last game (for my F2F group) not so much. Mostly I think that was because it took me by surprise, the group had discussed it but I was late that day, so I didn't find out until a few weeks later. Then I had a really hard time finding a character concept I liked (and that fit with the rest of the group). It turned out well, the game is great now, but it was a rocky road!

Usually I do get excited, though - I am waiting for the next game to see if that was an anomaly or if my tastes are changing.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

Red Wine Pie — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:02:56 +0000

by Red Wine Pie

Hell yes! New game feeling is always great. Hopefully it doesn't worn out too quickly. I'm equally excited by big new twists and new places to experience.

Starting out running an adventure or campaign is even more intense.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

paulidale — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:49:20 +0000

by paulidale

I don't have time right now to try to solve this :cry:

I recognise a fair number of the covers but not all of them.

- Pauli

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

MasterGeek — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:36:45 +0000

by MasterGeek

Always. There's just something about starting a new campaign, whether the system is new to me or not. Granted, I generally get excited on the other end of the screen, but no matter which side I'm on it's always a rush.

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Secrets, Rumors, and Hearsay: Player-Facing RPG Materials"

edige23 — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:32:52 +0000

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The Mythos Dossiers has been added to the geeklist Secrets, Rumors, and Hearsay: Player-Facing RPG Materials ]]>

Thread: General Role-Playing:: QOTD May 15: Do you get excited for a new game/campaign?

sdonohue — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:16:41 +0000

by sdonohue

I do, even when I know that it will most likely be a disappointment. Last night one of our GMs started a new Pathfinder game and even though I'm already leary of some of the rules and adjustments to rules he's made. I find myself excited for the possibility of the new game.

New comment on GeekList VGG Tournament of Heroes: 3rd Round

frumpish — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:59:25 +0000

by frumpish

Is there something to subscribe to to keep up with these?

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "The Chalice of Lydia 1e AD&D pbf PC Geeklist"

Roplesaurus — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:31:50 +0000

by Roplesaurus

Class Acts: Cleric has been added to the geeklist The Chalice of Lydia 1e AD&D pbf PC Geeklist ]]>

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

TheEbonyTurtle — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:27:31 +0000

by TheEbonyTurtle

Ok, well I'm lost, but might as well stare at the picture for a while longer. What should we do if we find some pattern in the chaos?

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "PbF / PbP Players Looking for a Game"

tutunaku — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:16:25 +0000

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Night's Black Agents (Dragonmeet SE) has been added to the geeklist PbF / PbP Players Looking for a Game ]]>

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Unknown Ediology — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:07:12 +0000

by Unknown Ediology

Laudwic wrote:

(Note: can you name the book series that the forward of the first book has what turns out to be a god arranging tables for the adventures? - I think of this as the Mid-May after 5 PM Eastern time guess the role playing related novel challenge that is probably pretty easy but without any prizes extravaganza - I really think I remember the book correctly though it has been years and I'm at work right now so no promises.)

Yes, you remember correctly. That is how the Dragonlance series; Dragons of Autumn Twilight, begins.

Now, as for this puzzle. I just found it, so I need to sit down and figure out what it means. However, it is late. So maybe I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

New comment on GeekList Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List

jeffwolfe — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:52:08 +0000

by jeffwolfe

antrim wrote:

Big difference between last year and this year. Last year there were 82 pages and 2031 list entries. This year, with only about 3 days to go, we're at less than half with only 36 pages and 898 entries. Maybe everybody is waiting until the last minute to post. :)

I find the difference very curious. I wonder if the convention date change this year means lower attendance resulting in a smaller math trade.

Last year with 3 days to go, there were 1197 entries. Still less, but not as big as it seems when you exclude last-minute entries.

Reply: RPG Design:: Re: Looking for playtesters - Drawbridge

Samort7 — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:36:54 +0000

by Samort7

Just updating to let everyone know that updates have been made to the file. I fixed some typos and redid the layout a bit. The link in my original post has been changed for the new version.

Reply: News:: Re: Please Read! Security Breach Information

jtabler — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:20:54 +0000

by jtabler

Some of you guys sound like serious Brogrammers.

Unter dem Sternenpfeiler

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A new rpg item has been added to the database: Unter dem Sternenpfeiler

Unter dem Sternenpfeiler (hardcover version)

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A new rpg item version has been added to the database: Unter dem Sternenpfeiler (hardcover version)

M15: Jäger und Beute

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Jäger und Beute (hardcover version)

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A new rpg item version has been added to the database: Jäger und Beute (hardcover version)

Mechamorphosis (PDF version)

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A new rpg item version has been added to the database: Mechamorphosis (PDF version)

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 14: Do you ever change your character creation strategy based on the gamemaster?

yaverot — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:46 +0000

by yaverot

sbszine wrote:

Before our current campaign started, the GM said: "I'd like you all to invent and take at least one useless yet colourful skill so that you're not just a bunch of optimised stat blocks." I went with scrimshaw.

There are useless skills? (Okay... besides climb.) If my character has it, Latin, Game Playing (Go), NES Assembly Programing, crochet, choreography (hula), musical instrument (armpit), taxidermist, astrologist, gaffer, grip, best boy, magical wand maintenance, groundskeeper (private school), janitor, riding (Arackian sandworm), psychiatrist (Gamorian), phychohistorian...

my favorite remains: Obscure Knowledge (GM's Plot)

Anyway, you want me to take skills that the system/adventure/plot is ready to handle.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

1nf1n1ty — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:41:56 +0000

by 1nf1n1ty

I only recognize about half of the covers. Interesting.... :what:

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

sleppen — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:08 +0000

by sleppen

I think I managed to solve it. Guess time will tell if I'm correct.

New comment on GeekList Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List

hestiansun — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:38:55 +0000

by hestiansun

jkayati wrote:

antrim wrote:
I find the difference very curious. I wonder if the convention date change this year means lower attendance resulting in a smaller math trade.

I imagine that's exactly what it means. The exhibit hall is sold out, so the vendors will be there. We'll see if they have anyone to sell their product to.

69 users so far this year, 132 total users last year.

Last year's was pretty epic, though. The 2010 Origins Math Trade had 77 total users, and 1077 items. So we're actually not that far out of line with that one. Just stinks to take a step back, but what can you do?

Hopefully we'll all still get some good trades out of this...

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 14: Do you ever change your character creation strategy based on the gamemaster?

sbszine — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:35:38 +0000

by sbszine

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Cult of the Old - A 2004 and Earlier Math Trade"

sos1 — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:32:00 +0000

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Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 14: Do you ever change your character creation strategy based on the gamemaster?

Volfield — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:24:02 +0000

by Volfield

PghArch wrote:

Volfield wrote:
Absolutely. I nearly always try to make my character fit with the style of game the GM is going to run.

Well, I do that too, but that is a bit of a different question as I'm fitting character to campaign, not the GM.

I'm pretty sure I could find you two GMs for whom I would make different characters for the exact same game, depending on which one of them was going to run it.

Peerless Food Fighters

Steve Dubya — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:23:44 +0000

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Monster Girls in Love

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A new rpg has been added to the database: Monster Girls in Love

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List"

jsharp — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:23:36 +0000

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GURPS (1st & 2nd Editions) has been added to the geeklist Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List ]]>

Critters

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Critters (Version 1.0 PDF)

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Steampunk Musha Explorer's Guide

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Steampunk Musha Explorer's Guide (PDF version)

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The Shadow of Change

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The Shadow of Change (English Version)

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The Shadow of Change (Italian Version (L’Ombra del Cambiamento))

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A new rpg item version has been added to the database: The Shadow of Change (Italian Version (L’Ombra del Cambiamento))

Lies of Passage

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Lies of Passage (Gamechef 2012 PDF)

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A Small Piece of the Sun

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A Small Piece of the Sun (Gamechef 2012 PDF)

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Slime Story

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A new rpg item has been added to the database: Slime Story

Slime Story (Playtest Version 3 PDF)

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A new rpg item version has been added to the database: Slime Story (Playtest Version 3 PDF)

The Mythos Dossiers

edige23 — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:20:26 +0000

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The Mythos Dossiers (PDF Version)

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Kyawaii RPG #1: Peerless Food Fighters!

Steve Dubya — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:19:55 +0000

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Peerless Food Fighters! (PDF version)

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Kyawaii RPG #2: Monster Girls in Love

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Monster Girls in Love (PDF version)

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Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

E Decker — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:16:49 +0000

by E Decker

wavemotion wrote:

In 4 hours we've just had our 10th person solve it.

Dave

Shoot. Does that mean we each only get a tenth of the one million geekgold grand prize? :D

Fun contest, Dave!

Forum

SethDrebitko — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:12:08 +0000

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Adventures of the Space Patrol official website

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Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

Volfield — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:09:06 +0000

by Volfield

I can only remember hurricanes off the top of my head; at least twice while the characters were on a ship at sea.

A game I played in had a pretty severe volcanic eruption that dropped heavy ash like snowfall nearly 100 miles away. The chimney sweep guild had to run press gangs to get enough labor to sweep off rich peoples' roofs.

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by vosarnath

DLS4: Wild Elves has been added to the geeklist The Chalice of Lydia 1e AD&D pbf PC Geeklist ]]>

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Red Wine Pie — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:02 +0000

by Red Wine Pie

Call of Cthulhu (6th Edition) has been added to the geeklist 14 may: How did your RPG session(s) go this week? ]]>

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

wavemotion — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:56:16 +0000

by wavemotion

Red Wine Pie wrote:

Think I've got it... took me about an hour after starting it.

You did indeed! I think 1 hour has been fairly common.

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #108: What did your mom think of your RPG hobby when you first discovered it?

JavaJack — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:48:32 +0000

by JavaJack

My aunt bought me the Pink Box in the 80s. I read it several times, tried (poorly) to work out how to play with my younger siblings, then it mostly collected dust until my mom covertly trashed it one day.

A few years ago I picked up another Pink Box on ebay, for the nostalgia. Sadly, that copy lacked some of the cool odds and ends like the vintage TSR catalog of other products, the crayon, etc.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Red Wine Pie — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:35:38 +0000

by Red Wine Pie

Think I've got it... took me about an hour after starting it.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: RPG Geek of the Week #123: Tenpence nonthericher (Tenpence)

Tenpence — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:34:35 +0000

by Tenpence

vestige wrote:

Congratulations, Tenpence! Nice to see new faces coming in and getting some spotlight time!

Here are my usual questions and some unusual ones:

:d10-1: What's your favorite place to visit (either local or exotic)?

:d10-2: Is there an RPG product that you think is vastly underrated and deserves some spotlight?

:d10-3: Play-by-forum - yay or nay? Why?

:d10-4: Beach, countryside, or mountains?

:d10-5: Do you attend gaming conventions?

:d10-6: Did you have a favorite game as a kid?

:d10-7: What kind of stories appeal to you most?

:d10-8: Is there a particular character type to which you gravitate, either through mechanics or personality?

:d10-9: What should I be sure to see or do next time I am in Madison?

:d10-1: American Players theater and Tower Hill state Park

:d10-2:I would have to say no to this. I have found I am buying more and more older materiels for reference and use and not keeping up wiht the currentreleases.

:d10-3: I haven't tried it yet it looks like a nice adaptation of the old play by snail mail games that I have seen. I may jump into one after I look through the threads and see if one strikes my fancy.

:d10-4:Mountains

:d10-5: I attend one every year in March. I haven't the time or funds for others right now.

:d10-6:Monopoly

:d10-7: Science Fiction and Fantasy

:d10-8: Wizards despite what some of my friends may believe I have only ever played thieves/rogues twice

:d10-9:I would suggest hitting The last Square if you are interested in just a quick look at a game store. if you do not mind a bit of a drive the answer to number 1 is a good combo as their entrances are about 500 meters apart. the theater puts on some very good perfoemances and the park has some excellent views from the bluffs and riverside as well as an interesting bit of history.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 14: Do you ever change your character creation strategy based on the gamemaster?

Astinex — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:11:28 +0000

by Astinex

I try not to. But there are times I know I'll need "X" with certain GMs just because of the amount of weight they add to that aspect in-game. But most often I try to create a character based on a personality I imagine for the character.

061 - Going Down to Dunwich 03 (The Laundry)

trevlix — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:08:41 +0000

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Eclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 11

gmonk — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:07:51 +0000

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OOC 211: Casual Players - Threat or Menace?

Barad_the_dwarf — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:06:59 +0000

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Session: Gamma World Roleplaying Game: A D&D Roleplaying Game:: My first Gamma World adventure, or: How I Basically Made the Big Bad Blow Hisself Up.

MasterGeek — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:59:47 +0000

by MasterGeek

[user=MistressGeek][/user]

GM'd her first ever game last night, with the first RPG she has owned. She went with the adventure from the core book for her first run, which was fun. Due to time constraints, we ended up having to skip half of the encounters to get through this one-shot in one night, but it was still a fun time. Here are the players:

Me: Cat Thing, a Felinoid Plant.

Paul: Fallon, a Radioactive Plant

Rob: Bricks Hithouse, a Radioactive Giant

Amanda: (don't remember her character's name), a Felinoid Cockroach.

The session started out with MistressGeek telling us that for some time now, on a nearly daily basis, robots have been rolling down from the hills, beeping a few times, and then blowing up. She did say that several times, before ceasing to work, a few of the robots managed to fire off rocket blasts against the village walls.

We hadn't really discussed how we knew each other, so as everyone kind of sat there I took it upon myself to say "Well, fellow village guards, we should probably go and look into this, don't you think?"

We backtracked along the path the robots came down until we came across the steading of some bandits who had been known to be raiding villages. For some reason, even though I swore I just wanted to be a "fighty" character, I decided to approach the porker (mutant pig being) closes to us and bluntly ask "So, uh, you know anything about robots?" He said no, but a successful insight check informed me he was lying

We rolled initiative and entered combat. The first alpha mutation that I'd drawn was a Gravity Well. I created it over a green spot on the map that turned out to actually be a pit. I pulled all four enemies towards it, yanking them away from us and one fell in taking damage.

At that point Fallon moved in and used his lashing tendrils attack to beat on several of them while Bricks Hithouse swung at them with a lamppost and the Felinoid Cockroach threw her boomerang at them from range.

One of them connected with me, bloodying me in one lucky shot and knocking ME into the pit. Luckily, being a Felinoid I took no fall damage as it was only a ten foot drop. I wasn't able to climb back out, but Bricks lowered down his lamp pole and pulled me free with that. After this encouner, I discarded my used Alpha Mutation and drew a new one, getting a Time Slip card.

From there, beetween the four of us we managed to soundly trounce the two badgers and the two porkers, then made our way into the steading proper. Once inside the steading we were attacked by two badgers and a yexil (some kind of mutant lion-bat-thing). We were getting hit pretty well and I was down to six hit points when I backed out through the doorway (out of line of sight of the badgers) and started simply firing my nail slingshot at the Yexil. Bricks and Fallon kept swinging at the Yexil with their lamp pole and barb wire-bound baseball bad respectively, and the Feliroach attacked the badgers up on platfroms with her boomerang.

We were doing quite well when the commotion woke up a badger sleeping in the next room, adding another enemy to the fray. Once the yexil was taken out, it was fairly simple to mop up the badgers present. In searching the yexil nest, I found a couple of pieces of omega tech that I added to my growing pile of tech cards.

The Feliroach and I finally started thinking correctly and remembered that being Felinoids, we both have excellent stealth. We both made stealth checks (rolling extremely well) before moving into the next room, as did Bricks. Fallon, with a horrendous dex and in heavy armor didn't bother. This meant that as soon as we walked into the next room, he was the only one the two porkers hiding behind an upturned table saw, and attacked. Luckily this was a new encounter or he'd have been taken out quite quickly.

On my turn I moved towards the table, stealth attacked one of them with my tendril lash as my standard action (wounding but not killing them), then activated my time slip and pulled myself off of the board, waiting for the right time to pop back into existence.

Using her cockroach wallcrawl ability, the stealthed Feliroach scampered across the walls to drop down behind the porkers, attacking them where cover would be no use. She finished one off and Bricks attacked the other, missing terribly. Fallon hit, wounding the remaining porker and then I popped back into the time stream to finish him off. Still in initiative I re-stealthed and rounded the corner to see two more badgers close to a machine. I dropped stealth to fire my slingshot at one, connecting. However, as my turn ended I took heavy damage from some sort of electric field emanating from the machine and watched as the wounds on the badger began to close. I shouted back to my companions to not get too close to the machine.

From that point on, we stood back, avoiding attacks as best we could and simply taking pot shots at the machine itself to put it out of commission so that we could get close enough to these badgers to take care of them. After 50 points of damage, the machine sparked and died and we again charged into the fray, smashing and hacking at the three badgers (one of which stepped from where it had been hiding behind the machine) until they, too were gone. that was when I saw a cage full of humans. We opened the cage but they just stood there, staring blankly. We weren't sure what the purpose of the machine had been, but whatever it was it had apparently zapped their brains. Seeing that we could be of no help to these poor people, we continued on deeper into the steading. As I used my time slip Alpha Mutation, I discarded it and drew another, a rain maker card. This didn't look to be extremely useful, but ah well. As this was going on, we were continuing to gather omega tech cards but none of us had really bothered to try them for one reason or another.

Again, the feliroach and I entered the room stealthed. The room was full of a glowing blue moss covering portions of the floor. We were to find that, while standing on the moss when we tried to overcharge an Alpha Mutation, we gained a +2 to our Overcharge roll and everytime we would roll a 5 or under for anything we would trigger and Alpha Flux, thus discarding whatever Alpha Mutation we currently had (used or not) to draw a new one.

This room had a couple of blood birds and some kind of grey carnivorous moths flying above it. This was a cavern with a spiral leading further down to an opening in the wall. This was to prove a difficult battle. I used my alpha mutation and overcharged it, creating a rain storm in the back corner. This provided concealment for anything within the five squares the rain covered and the overcharge allowed me to strike at an opponent in the rain with a lightning bolt when first activating the mutation. I succeeded at the overcharge roll but failed at the attack roll, so the lightning bolt didn't connect. Now the PCs (and the enemy) in the rain had complete concealment from any attacks. This was to prove more of an advantage to us than to the one enemy that was present with us.

Again, I was mostly the only one using my Alpha Mutations. Pretty much everyone else just used their novice powers and weapons. After several rounds and everyone but the giant coming close to death, having to use their second wind and then coming close to death again, we defeated the airborn creatures. I discarded my used rain maker card and drew my final Alpha Mutation of the night, a Force Wall. We then made our way through the cave, deeper into the complex.

At this point, we were getting close to the end of the night. We wanted to finish the adventure, so we skipped three of the encounters to go straight to the last.

We entered what appeared to be a lab. There was a humanoid rabbit standing up on a landing next to a computer terminal, with a metal helmet of some kind on his head. There were floating robots on either side of the room and a humanoid rabbit warrior just in front of us. Again, the only one not stealthed was Fallon, so he was the first to be attacked. The rabbit and a robot came over to attack him. The robot hit, the rabbit (called a hooper) missed. Then the king hooper activated his helmet, dropping a large mechanical claw from the ceiling to grab Fallon. Luckly, it slid off of his armor and he remained safely in place.

The other two broke stealth to attack the robot and the hooper that were engaged with Fallon. While they did this, I stealthed my way directly in front of the king and fired up at him with a flame thrower I'd picked up after an encounter (an omega tech card). I missed, and was now the most obvious target for the king hooper to attack. Luckily he didn't, opting instead to fire a grenade at my allies, luckily missing. One robot was destroyed, leaving only the hooper engaged in melee and the other robot on the other side of the room, that was simply shooting away at them. The team killed the hooper and started making their way towards the second robot. It was then I had an idea.

I used my Force Wall and overcharged it. This allowed me to create an invisible wall that could fill twelve squares and be four squares tall. I used this to unknowingly box in the king hooper. My allies fought against the robot as I stood there waiting. They had damaged it to near death. The king hooper fired his grenade launcher at them again. Sadly, being invisible, he was unaware of the wall so his grenade bounced back and he took the damage himself. Injured, bloodied, but still standing, he glared at me, knowing who was to blame.

The rest of the crew finished off the last robot as I told the king if he surrendered, I would drop the force wall. This was a ploy as I knew if he agreed to surrender and I dropped the wall he'd just attack us again. I made an interaction roll vs. his insight. He believed me and "surrendered." I put my hands to my head, concentrating, and "dropped" the wall. He promptly fired his grenade launcher at us again. The grenade again hit the wall and blew up in his face, blasting him to an inch of his life. I immediately dropped the wall and opened up with the flame thrower, making him a crispy critter.

Thus we saved our village and let the king hooper more or less take himself out of the picture.

We all decided this was a pretty fun game, but when we play again we're going to create new characters including the origins from the expansions as well. This time around, so many of our origins were similar that we felt like we all filled more or less the same niche in the group.

All in all a great game and a fantastic first GM session from MistressGeek!

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

wavemotion — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:56:03 +0000

by wavemotion

In 4 hours we've just had our 10th person solve it.

Dave

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Your RPG Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: May 2012"

chrisdr — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:54:17 +0000

by chrisdr

Darker than the Darkness has been added to the geeklist Your RPG Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: May 2012 ]]>

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Your RPG Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: May 2012"

chrisdr — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:53:11 +0000

by chrisdr

Lord of the Rings Adventure Game has been added to the geeklist Your RPG Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: May 2012 ]]>

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 14: Do you ever change your character creation strategy based on the gamemaster?

PghArch — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:48:33 +0000

by PghArch

Volfield wrote:

Absolutely. I nearly always try to make my character fit with the style of game the GM is going to run.

Well, I do that too, but that is a bit of a different question as I'm fitting character to campaign, not the GM.

The Shadow of Change

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Lies of Passage

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A Small Piece of the Sun

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Slime Story

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:30:31 +0000

A new rpg has been added to the database: Slime Story

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD May 14: Do you ever change your character creation strategy based on the gamemaster?

Just Hal — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:23:22 +0000

by Just Hal

Volfield wrote:

Absolutely. I nearly always try to make my character fit with the style of game the GM is going to run.

^This.

Kyawaii RPG Series

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:10:55 +0000

A new series has been added to the database: Kyawaii RPG Series

Game Chef 2012

edige23 — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:10:42 +0000

A new series has been added to the database: Game Chef 2012

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Military Muskrat — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:04:43 +0000

by Military Muskrat

E Decker wrote:

[o]You really thought there'd be a clue here, didn't you? :)[/o]

:shake:

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Kickstarter.com RPG Projects"

brumcg — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:59:18 +0000

by brumcg

Related Item: Deadlands

JohnTaber wrote:

Did you notice that the listing does not say who is working on the project?

The stuff on Facebook says it's John Goff.

The KS also doesn't directly say if the book is a supplement or not. Now I'm pretty darn sure it is a supplement, but not everyone will think that.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

E Decker — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:53:37 +0000

by E Decker

[o]You really thought there'd be a clue here, didn't you? :)[/o]

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Barad's lifetime list"

Barad_the_dwarf — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:49:10 +0000

by Barad_the_dwarf

Star Wars (WEG Original Edition) has been added to the geeklist Barad's lifetime list ]]>

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "14 may: How did your RPG session(s) go this week?"

Barad_the_dwarf — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:47:35 +0000

by Barad_the_dwarf

The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep has been added to the geeklist 14 may: How did your RPG session(s) go this week? ]]>

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Barad_the_dwarf — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:44:58 +0000

by Barad_the_dwarf

Black Ice has been added to the geeklist 14 may: How did your RPG session(s) go this week? ]]>

Thread: Play By Forum:: Looking for a second-Chair DM

agduncan — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:36:15 +0000

by agduncan

Hi There!

Are you an aspiring GM who has the handle on being a great player, but hesitates taking the jump to running a game because you worry about things like player balance, plot progression and railroading? Do I have an opportunity for you!

Ok, actually I just need some help! I'm running a PBF game of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (3rd Edition) and while my story and characters are great and everything is going nicely, I'm tripping over myself in combat. I've got some other stuff on the go and I have trouble running the combat scenes. What I'm looking for is a combat GM. Someone who will get nitty-gritty with the combat scenes for me, playing the part of NPC's and jumping in to referee player rolls in my absence.

In return I'll give you the inside on the story telling aspects, reasons why to present a story in which ever way, how to deal with problem dice or situations and I will owe you in a way you decide. You can turn that favour in however you want - You need a play-tester for a new all-D4 rpg you're developing, I'll do it. You need backstory written about something, I can do that. You need a school essay edited for grammar or content (subject to area of study) I can do that (Though obviously within the constraints of academic honesty). You need me to weigh in on your side of an argument (within reason) I can do that. You need a back-up bass player for your Skype drum and bass combo - you don't want me, but I'd do it. My point is you'll have earned a sincere and genuine favour from me for the help.

Does this interest anyone?

If you want to read the story so far you can find it Here: die Stunde schlägt - Chapter 1, Gheaţă Foamete

As a sweetener, previous knowledge of the rules is not required, I'll buy you a digital copy of them (Though it would be expected that you well familiarize yourself with the combat rules).

New comment on GeekList Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List

jkayati — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:35:59 +0000

by jkayati

antrim wrote:

I find the difference very curious. I wonder if the convention date change this year means lower attendance resulting in a smaller math trade.

I imagine that's exactly what it means. The exhibit hall is sold out, so the vendors will be there. We'll see if they have anyone to sell their product to.

New comment on GeekList Origins 2012 No Ship Math Trade Submission List

antrim — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:32:55 +0000

by antrim

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Barad_the_dwarf — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:28:41 +0000

by Barad_the_dwarf

Absolutly no idea what the hell to make from that.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Laudwic — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:27:54 +0000

by Laudwic

I actually recognize most of these but I don't know what to do so I'll go over to the tavern, rearrange some tables so it is appropriate for a party of adventures. Let them go figure this out.

(Note: can you name the book series that the forward of the first book has what turns out to be a god arranging tables for the adventures? - I think of this as the Mid-May after 5 PM Eastern time guess the role playing related novel challenge that is probably pretty easy but without any prizes extravaganza - I really think I remember the book correctly though it has been years and I'm at work right now so no promises.)

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Rishi — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:20:41 +0000

by Rishi

I think I know what I'm supposed to do, but I'm too lazy to do it.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayhem Contest!

Bombadillo — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:18:04 +0000

by Bombadillo

Cool, a contest!
Now, if I'd only figure out what I'm required to do with these scraps of covers...

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Kickstarter.com RPG Projects"

JohnTaber — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:02:21 +0000

by JohnTaber

Related Item: Deadlands

Did you notice that the listing does not say who is working on the project? I'm not sure I want to back something that does not list who will be working on the project...I emailed Shane directly...I'll let folks know if he replies to me.

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Karl's ideas for games"

karlkrlarsson — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:46:38 +0000

by karlkrlarsson

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

Shadow Hexagram — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:39:55 +0000

by Shadow Hexagram

wavemotion wrote:

Military Muskrat wrote:
I am one of the most confused beings in the entire world at the moment.

Perhaps. But you have a monocle going for ya.

-Dave

Darn, I've just found a [microbadge=24534] here:

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thomcat — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:34:14 +0000

by thomcat

New Image for Philip Orbanes

loopoocat — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:48 +0000

by loopoocat

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Phil Orbanes, circa 1988

New Image for Klaus Teuber

loopoocat — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:09 +0000

by loopoocat

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Klaus Teuber playing Barbarossa at Essen 1988. Permission to use picture by Frank Ukermann

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

vestige — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:21:21 +0000

by vestige

Thanks Dave, and anyone else involved, that was a fabulous tool for procrastination!

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

Astinex — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:19:31 +0000

by Astinex

I scared the crap out of a group of players when they were adventuring in the underdark.

I had an earthquake occur.

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #109: You're about to GM your first adventure ever. You've read through the book, read through the adventure, and your players have made their PCs. What's the one thing you do to make sure you're ready to go?

Astinex — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:17:13 +0000

by Astinex

Make a list of player's characters names so I can use them while playing as opposed to their real names.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: editing your posts

Military Muskrat — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:02 +0000

by Military Muskrat

All right, so it will show if you've rolled more than once.
Thanks.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: editing your posts

Narl — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:08:19 +0000

by Narl

True enough, it gives all your rolls.
Sometimes you edit because you want to roleplay the outcome of the roll.

[+] Dice rolls

[+]
130009. Rishi 1d20 = 9 Today 10:06 pm
[+]
130010. Rishi 1d20 = 4 Today 10:06 pm

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: editing your posts

cjbowser — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:08:02 +0000

by cjbowser

As a GM, I do it all the time because what I type is frequently dependent on the outcome of a roll I made in the same post. I have to publish the post to see the result of the roll, then edit the post to add any fallout from the roll.

You can't edit a die roll, but you can delete a roll and create a new one. You're not guaranteed better results doing that, though.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

wavemotion — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:08:00 +0000

by wavemotion

Military Muskrat wrote:

I am one of the most confused beings in the entire world at the moment.

Perhaps. But you have a monocle going for ya.

-Dave

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

Military Muskrat — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:07:06 +0000

by Military Muskrat

I am one of the most confused beings in the entire world at the moment.

Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: editing your posts

Rishi — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:06:15 +0000

by Rishi

Military Muskrat wrote:

Is it considered bad practice to edit your posts in PBF games? Will people think your modifying your die rolls if you do this?

You are unable to modify your die rolls. Notice that I have one die roll visible on this post, but if you click on the die rolls at the bottom of the post, it lists the prior die roll that was "edited."

Different PBFs have different conventions. Best to ask your GM.

Rishi previously rolled 1d20 = 4

Thread: General Role-Playing:: editing your posts

Military Muskrat — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:03:32 +0000

by Military Muskrat

Is it considered bad practice to edit your posts in PBF games? Will people think your modifying your die rolls if you do this?

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

brumcg — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:00:25 +0000

by brumcg

Nice!

Thanks Dave & Company!

New comment on Item for Geeklist "AUCTION! -- Radical Reduction (or, help me pay for braces and such!)"

Mike Welker — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:11 +0000

by Mike Welker

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Get rid of some games so I can... Um...er get some more stuff"

Military Muskrat — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:15 +0000

by Military Muskrat

Until further notice, Please do NOT bid on this item.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

Wired_Wolf — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:52:54 +0000

by Wired_Wolf

Just a couple fairly vital ones i can't figure out. :D

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

MonsterMike — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:48:46 +0000

by MonsterMike

Ooh. Just beat me.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

cjbowser — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:45:54 +0000

by cjbowser

Got it!

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

edige23 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:24 +0000

by edige23

In fantasy, tidal waves and earthquakes. In supers, massive fires.

For a geeklist on rpgs with disasters built-in: More than Flirting with Disaster: Cataclysmic RPGs

And some thoughts on building games around disasters: Cataclysms & Catastrophes: Disastrous Campaign Frames

Reply: News:: Re: Site updates--please watch for new bugs

lazo — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:42:16 +0000

by lazo

Hi,

I've just noticed that following the Buy ÜberGeekBadge link in my profile results in umlaut error (highlighted). It seems that it's not encoding problem because the problematic vowel is displayed messed up only once. I've actually had to add spaces in the highlighted area to make the problem visible in this post.

Page source reveals that the wrongly displayed Ü contains "& amp ; U u m l ;" while others contain just "& U u m l ;"

Purchase ÜberGeekBadge
Purchasing an ÜberGeekBadge will allow you to create and customize a label that appears in your profile.

You only need to purchase an ÜberGeekBadge one time. You will then be able to modify your ÜberGeekBadge at any time.

[BGCOLOR=#FFFF66] & U u m l ; berGeekBadge[/BGCOLOR] Cost: 50 GeekGold.
I authorize the ÜberGeekBadge purchase for 50 GeekGold.

Cheers!

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Kickstarter.com RPG Projects"

cjbowser — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:40:45 +0000

by cjbowser

Related Item: Deadlands

brumcg wrote:

Well... they don't need our money. It's successfully funded just a few minutes over 3 hours.

I had no doubt it would fund. I just hope they make their targets so all the backers can get the books they want.

And yes, I've had a bad KS experience here or there. :whistle:

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: RPG Geek of the Week #123: Tenpence nonthericher (Tenpence)

Quaid Slauson — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:39:41 +0000

by Quaid Slauson

Congratulations, Tenpence! Well done on the contributions!

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

Wired_Wolf — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:34:13 +0000

by Wired_Wolf

Oh lord...there went my productivity.

New Image for Ravensburger

loopoocat — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:33:17 +0000

by loopoocat

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Ravensburger 1988 magazine advert

Item For Sale: African Alliance

wdragon3 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:44 +0000

by wdragon3

$9.99 for RPG Item: African Alliance
Condition: New
Location: United States ]]>

Item For Sale: The Hand of Glory

wdragon3 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:28:56 +0000

by wdragon3

$9.99 for RPG Item: The Hand of Glory
Condition: New
Location: United States ]]>

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

georgeofjungle3 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:24:39 +0000

by georgeofjungle3

Yeah, there are only 5 i don't recognize.

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Kickstarter.com RPG Projects"

brumcg — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:23:22 +0000

by brumcg

Related Item: Deadlands

Well... they don't need our money. It's successfully funded just a few minutes over 3 hours.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

wavemotion — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:23:03 +0000

by wavemotion

MonsterMike wrote:

Is this like one of the Hidden Contests in Games Magazine?

I don't know. I don't ever recall reading Games Magazine (actually that's not true... I did buy those year-end issues where they reviewed the year-end boardgames - at least I think that was Games Magazine!).

Dave

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Kickstarter.com RPG Projects"

brumcg — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:37 +0000

by brumcg

Deadlands has been added to the geeklist Kickstarter.com RPG Projects ]]>

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

MonsterMike — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:26 +0000

by MonsterMike

Is this like one of the Hidden Contests in Games Magazine?

I'm embarrassed to say I recognize almost all of the games from the picture fragments, but I haven't been able to crack the code.

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

wavemotion — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:05 +0000

by wavemotion

georgeofjungle3 wrote:

I feel like there is some critical information missing here. Also there are several repeats above.

Ah! But isn't that part of the challenge and fun?! If it all means nothing to you, that's quite OK. Have some good karma instead!

-Dave

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

hahnarama — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:56 +0000

by hahnarama

???

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Add These Games to the BGG Database!"

W Eric Martin — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:46 +0000

by W Eric Martin

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: Mid-May-Mayham Contest!

georgeofjungle3 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:07 +0000

by georgeofjungle3

I feel like there is some critical information missing here. Also there are several repeats above.

Reply: News:: Re: Please Read! Security Breach Information

Kristine — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:08:15 +0000

by Kristine

LHIM wrote:

Where is the PW change for the BGG store? Not under Account Maintenance...

I did not read 14 pages of posts to see if this was covered or not.

Thanks.

To change your password in the BGG Store, type in your username and then click on the "Forgot Password" link.

Kristine
BGG Store

Reply: RPGG News:: Re: RPG Geek of the Week #123: Tenpence nonthericher (Tenpence)

Tenpence — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:07:40 +0000

by Tenpence

Narl wrote:

Congrats Tenpence!

:d10-1:What is your favourite colour when playing a boardgame?
:d10-2:Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter?
:d10-3:Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one and for how long already?
:d10-4:Having fun?
:d10-5:What would have been your name if your parents didn't name you the way they did?
:d10-6:What is your favourite snack?
:d10-7: What is your favourite day of the week?
:d10-8:What is your favourite time of day?
:d10-9: What character would you be in a Star Trek setting?
:d10-1::d10-0: What makes you "tick" (inspires you, why do you get up in the morning)?
:d10-1::d10-1: What is your life-long dream?

Enjoy your week!

:d10-1:black or blue but I do try to pick last so they are not always available.
d10-2: Spring
:d10-3: no but I do have a harmonica that I have been meaning to learn
:d10-4: Yes more than I expected.
:d10-5: they didn't tell me and considering my younger brothers initials were almost RIP so they could point out his grave in every cemetary I don't want to know
:d10-6:Pepperjack cheese and crackers
:d10-7: well since coping out and saying gamed day isn't an option with three gamedays a week I would have to say Saturday as that is when the session start for the week.
:d10-8:mornings I get up earlier then I need to and take alot of time to slowly get ready for the day.
:d10-9:I am probably one of the few gamers who has not watched a lot of Star Trek as I do not and have never had a televsion service so i haven't watched much Star Trek I managed to watch one season of Deep Space Nine and listen to to many conversaions about the series not to be at least familiar with the setting but am not really familiar enough to say I like this character enough to I dentifiy with one.

:d10-1::d10-0: books I read like a fiend always have picked it up from my older brother and my father. I read at least a chapter a day and more if possible and frequently have different books open just to break things up as I have found some subjects that I read a little depressing.
:d10-1::d10-1: working on it I want to get a another degree in a hard science to get a different work enviroment.

Adventures of the Space Patrol

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:58:16 +0000

A new rpg item has been added to the database: Adventures of the Space Patrol

Adventures of the Space Patrol (Playtest Version 1 PDF)

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:58:16 +0000

A new rpg item version has been added to the database: Adventures of the Space Patrol (Playtest Version 1 PDF)

World Building Library

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:49:18 +0000

A new series has been added to the database: World Building Library

NPC Files

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:49:02 +0000

A new series has been added to the database: NPC Files

Adventures of the Space Patrol

Steve Dubya — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:47:52 +0000

A new rpg has been added to the database: Adventures of the Space Patrol

Reply: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game:: General:: Re: [noob] help me get started, as a DM...

Narl — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:47:19 +0000

by Narl

Another has fallen from the FTL thread. :D Have fun Travis!

Reply: News:: Re: Please Read! Security Breach Information

Yargo — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:44:16 +0000

by Yargo

JohnnyDollar wrote:

Hugh_G_Rection wrote:
JohnnyDollar wrote:
Otherwise, what, 50 different passwords for 50 different sites?

KeePass

I generate a random, unique password for each site where I have an account. Minimum is 16 characters if the site will handle it. When I need to enter the password (if it's not stored), a simple copy/paste does the trick.

So, basically everything is on a USB drive, if I understand correctly? It's encrypted on that drive, that you then log into with a password? And you just plug in the USB drive to whatever computer you're on? I guess as long as you don't lose the USB drive or someone doesn't steal it and figure out your master password. :D I can barely keep track of my sunglasses, I'd be worried about depending on a USB drive of such critical importance.

You can choose to have a key file, and/or a master password. If you avoid the keyfile, no need to have a super critical USB drive. If you make the master password a phrase, its much much more difficult to brute force. And pick a phrase that you will remember but no one else would guess easily (as the XKCD comic in other posts mentions). Something like "A crazy battery broke Battlestar Natalie." would be quite difficult to brute force, it even includes a proper name not in the dictionary.

As for ease of access, if you put the database into something like a gmail message that you've emailed to yourself you can go back and retrieve it at any time. Throw a copy on your USB if you like for conveniance.

One can also use something like keepass to help your family access your financial stuff if you should pass. You could put the password into a safety deposit box or something. One could use the same database or a different one.

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

GilvanBlight — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:29:12 +0000

by GilvanBlight

Had a forest fire in a Warhammer game as well. It wasn't a natural disaster though :whistle:

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

Munkwunk — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:26:51 +0000

by Munkwunk

I once pitted my players against a forest fire in a dense forest. It wasn't terribly memorable, but we had fun with it at least.

I also put my characters into a situation in which they had to endure a blizzard of "blood snow" (from the Frostburn 3.5e supplement). What made the whole scenario so great was that they were in a situation on the tundra that Endure Elements alone couldn't solve for them.

Eventually they built an under-snow burrow and waited out the storm, but the ground above was still covered in blood snow and they couldn't just walk across it toward safety. And then... cue the ice devils!

They couldn't fight under the snow for fear of it collapsing on top of them, couldn't stand on the snow outside to fight either. Eventually they used a few of the party's flight-capable characters to distract the ice devils and draw them away from the burrow, then one of the druids turned into something big that could fly and ferry the rest of them toward safety.

The whole scenario took an entire session to play out, from the time they left the little village they had been in to the time they finished killing the ice devils. Fun times.

This thread really makes me want to run a few more natural disaster-themed adventures, now...

Reply: DU7: Desert of Athas:: Reviews:: Re: Nothing special, nor particularly attractive here

GilvanBlight — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:21:50 +0000

by GilvanBlight

There was a boat.

I don't remember a 3d piece for the other set though.

Reply: DU7: Desert of Athas:: Reviews:: Re: Nothing special, nor particularly attractive here

lorddillon — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:19:22 +0000

by lorddillon

Yes, same here. I think lots of people were left scratching their heads. Didn't one of the pieces have a small boat on it as well? It would have served them better to make a shore & sea set that had water, docks, and boats rather than making the desert one so confusing.

Also, if I recall correctly, this set had a piece that helped finish building the previous set's 3D piece (it was left out of the DU6: Harrowing Halls set accidentally or something).

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Kickstarter.com RPG Projects"

brumcg — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:16:25 +0000

by brumcg

Thomas W. Phinney has been added to the geeklist Kickstarter.com RPG Projects ]]>

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #109: You're about to GM your first adventure ever. You've read through the book, read through the adventure, and your players have made their PCs. What's the one thing you do to make sure you're ready to go?

TimothyP — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:14:59 +0000

by TimothyP

What I did: Prepared lists of names, got atmospheric music ready on my laptop, and got ready to railroad the characters through my story!

What I would do, if I could do it over: Get ready to wing it when the players follow the path that they like. Prepare to say, "Yes, but" and "No, but", and to ask for player input.

I realize this might not work for all systems.

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

Badger242 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:06 +0000

by Badger242

Disastrous weather played a large role in a my Deadlands: Hell on Earth game. In particular scenarios set during a blizzard and another during a sand storm (Not to mention the radioactive rain the occurred now and then.)

Many years ago in a Heroes Unlimited Revised I had the major battle with the villains occur during a massive earth quake with the idea that the Heroes (Players) would have to save civilians whilst fighting the villains. It was good fun.

Reply: Game Masters:: Re: GM Question #110: Have you incorporated natural disasters into an adventure/campaign?

TimothyP — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:02:41 +0000

by TimothyP

Nothing huge, but I've used a thunderstorm to good effect twice.

Once, they were on one of the Ryukyu islands of Japan, trying to get back to shore, and everything was dark and slippery. It added to the atmosphere quite well.

The other time, they were out at sea on a small ship and the crew had turned on them. Inevitably the conflict moved outside of the cabin and dudes ended up in the drink. It was fun.

GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "The Chalice of Lydia 1e AD&D pbf PC Geeklist"

thomcat — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:05 +0000

by thomcat

The Adventure Begins has been added to the geeklist The Chalice of Lydia 1e AD&D pbf PC Geeklist ]]>

New comment on GeekList 14 may: How did your RPG session(s) go this week?

MonsterMike — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:52:18 +0000

by MonsterMike

Barad_the_dwarf wrote:

Where are all the stories this week?

No game for me this week. But I have a Monday and a Friday game next week, and I'm hoping to do session reports on both. Monday is the kickoff of my Savage Worlds pulp campaign, and Friday is the ongoing 50 Fathoms campaign.

Reply: Diaspora:: House Rules:: Re: Hacking cluster creation to group-generate a town/city in Pathfinder

shawnssica — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:35 +0000

by shawnssica

Random_Phobosis wrote:

... Typical Orkish settlement would actually need only one attribute, "Waaagh!"

Well, so much for that swig of milk now decorating my monitor. These actually-LOL moments catch me off guard.