Hello, I am new to your discussion. I first want to say hey. I am really happy to finally find a group nearest and dearest to my heart, RPG creations. This is...
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Brandy Miller
txsvxn
Jun 7, 2010 7:06 am
Okay, so I have an idea to create a role playing game based on the teachings of the Catholic Church. Honestly, there's an amazing breadth and depth to the...
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Rafael Pacheco
goldvampirefire
Jun 7, 2010 7:07 am
Sometimes writing stuff like this, whether is fan-fiction to entertain yourself or others, or making a successful game module that anyone would want to play...
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Klaus Æ.
klaus_ae_mog...
Jun 7, 2010 8:07 am
... Welcome! ... Yup. I find that, rather than trying to address all possible situations in the rules, you should have a flexible overall resolution mechanic...
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Brian Gross
imposteraz
Jun 7, 2010 4:55 pm
Hello Jonathan, and welcome to the group! I agree very much with your perspective below. One group I game with has been using GURPS exclusively since the late...
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loki_29091974
Jun 7, 2010 5:13 pm
... Hello and welcome! ... From my perspective, there a distinction here to be made. On one side, some improvisation and educated guess is expected on the GM's...
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begisle
Jun 8, 2010 3:01 pm
... Completely agree....
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Jonathan
rusemecalt
Jun 8, 2010 4:01 pm
Okay, interested, out of curiosity. <so many question> Yet, I believe any endeavor will yield unexpected fruits. Are you needing help with the system? World? ...
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abrigon@...
abrigon66
Jun 8, 2010 4:03 pm
Role Rule Roll play Balanced with fun Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: "Jonathan"; <rusemec@...> Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:06:15 To:...
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Jonathan
rusemecalt
Jun 8, 2010 4:04 pm
Thank you for all the welcomes and the comments. I feel very at home....
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Dan
danhertogs
Jun 8, 2010 5:44 pm
I seem to recall a game revolving around a modified Christian theology, with angels and demons at least, where the characters are agents for one or the other,...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Jun 8, 2010 5:58 pm
... "In Nomine" is the game your probably thinking of. Steve Jackson Games has the original system version, and a GURPS version. Many eons ago, there was a...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Jun 8, 2010 5:59 pm
Ah ha! It still exists. Children of Fire http://www.mimgames.com/cof/ -w...
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Klaus Æ.
klaus_ae_mog...
Jun 9, 2010 10:04 am
... There's a host (pun intended) of biblical rpgs out there already. Here are links to some I found with a quick Google search: Holy Lands: www.holylands.net ...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Jun 16, 2010 1:38 am
Sagatafl isn't going to get into alpha testing this year, or even next year, and technological progress keeps happening. I'm not convinced that the new iPhone...
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Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Jun 16, 2010 8:22 am
... One problem of using a wiki is that it can be hard to move the rules to another host -- unless the wiki system you use allows export of the complete wiki...
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Dan
danhertogs
Jun 16, 2010 8:41 am
... I've been coming across a related problem writing my focus system- it's now so big that I get lost when reading and editing it in open office writer. I've...
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loki_29091974
Jun 16, 2010 8:44 am
... That is one of my concerns as well, especially since, while linear, even printed books may need a bit of page-jumping here and there. I'm specifically...
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Chris Tutty
christutty
Jun 17, 2010 10:24 am
From: "Peter Knutsen" <list@...> ... The problem I found with using a wiki was that a later move of the document to another format was extremely...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Jun 17, 2010 4:32 pm
... Good point, but why would I want to move? Also, if I can get to choose the wiki system used, it's just a question of finding a web hosting service whose...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Jun 17, 2010 4:53 pm
... True, especially in systems which realistically discern between abilities that can be acquired at any time (learned or trained), and those that are inborn,...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Jun 17, 2010 5:02 pm
... Yes. What's what I'd want anyway. The end product is the wiki[1]. People can then make printouts and so forth for reference, but it's not meant to be read...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Jun 17, 2010 5:04 pm
... [...] That still seems backwards to me. Any campaign based around the growth of the intrinsic power of the characters, which is typical of character...
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Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Jun 17, 2010 5:16 pm
... < http://www.rpglibrary.org/systems/prism/toc.html > The flaw of Prism it that it is possible to create, e.g., a character who has a *supreme* aptitue for...
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David Lamb
dalamb54
Jun 17, 2010 8:04 pm
... I read Torben as meaning "it's hard to get the data out of a wiki to move anywhere else, even to another wiki." So even if you were entirely satisfied...
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loki_29091974
Jun 17, 2010 8:58 pm
... Yes this could be helpful. And all the less-than-common cases could handled by giving a very brief summary of the main rules applicable to them and how...
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Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Jun 18, 2010 7:14 am
... They will if you print something out. My point was that links in the wiki would be translated into page references when printed out, as you obviously...
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JAPartridge
talus_perdix
Jun 18, 2010 2:36 pm
... I have seen some indie RPG developers release RPGs using tiddlywiki. It's basically a single html that uses javascript and css to create hyperlinked ...
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nijineko prismaticpsion
nijineko
Jun 20, 2010 5:18 pm
so long as ones isp or secondary provider did not block access to said wiki. not setting the categorizations would help in that regard. ^^ nijineko does the...
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abrigon@...
abrigon66
Jun 20, 2010 5:22 pm
Like the idea had a like idea a while ago! Mike Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T...
