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- Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:50 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Arguments in favor of 4th Edition
- Replies: 458
- Views: 42271
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:27 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Arguments in favor of 4th Edition
- Replies: 458
- Views: 42271
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:26 pm
- Forum: It's My Own Invention...
- Topic: Arturius: Setting
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6630
Other setting thoughts that I'm not sure on. Religion is probably not a serious issue - though if anyone is thinking it is worth dealing with I don't mind treating it as one (but I don't think it adds anything to make it a big issue). Culture is probably (other than the barbarians) fairly similar fr...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:58 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Your preferred level of complexity in a game?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 15071
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:15 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
People who 'cheat' (because we have objective rules of engagement that are universally know and enforceable somehow) can gain something from it without gaining a mechanical advantage. Like what? What is the point for the character of cheating to win a fight if it doesn't alter your odds of winning ...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:58 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
Your vow of chastity means that you can no longer have sex with stuff and, thus, your ability to affect events in the story (by having sex with stuff) is diminished. In return you get to affect the story by being more effective in combat (or what have you). You get to affect the story -by- being so...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:16 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
It should be a sacrifice if taking a vow to swear never to use poison actually gives you something. In GURPS for instance, you get character points for taking a vow like that, because it counts as a disadvantage. In that case, not being able to use poison should hurt your effectiveness in some situ...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:06 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
And if your decisions are based on knowledge your character doesn't have (but acts as if he does because you do) and otherwise influenced by something other than what would the character do we have a problem. Also, much more relevantly: Basically, you want to create a system where anyone who has any...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:05 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Your preferred level of complexity in a game?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 15071
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:47 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
So we are assuming that our hypothetical code of honor is also good, and that the entire population generally believes in the same code of honor? We are assuming that these are possibilities not to be treated as nonexistant. Well if we're talking about being what a good christian does in theory, he...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:49 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:12 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
Because railing about those things is a fool's errand. Not everyone who plays a role playing game emphasizes the role playing part of it, and yet those reasons are equally valid to those of the amateur thespians. Not when designing a game that is supposed to be about those things. A game that is su...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:42 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
After allaying a revolt at Genoa, and striving with the greatest assiduity to check a pestilence in Dauphiné, Bayard was sent into Italy with Admiral Bonnivet, who, being defeated at Robecco and wounded in a combat during his retreat, implored Bayard to assume command and save the army. He repulsed...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:25 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:14 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
The rules should be tailored to represent how effective poison or whatever is in the setting. The rules should not be set up so that the resulting characters lose nothing for something where the characters are supposed to be making a sacrifice. It is a meaningless vow to swear never to use poison wh...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:43 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
As for why I expect people to be treating dirty fighting as better: Basically, you want to create a system where anyone who has any notions that a fight has rules is going to lose. That is Conan inspired. I think the guy who throws dirt in the other's face before backpedaling a ways and pelting his ...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:34 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
The problem is, there are plenty of consequences for the character that have no mechanical impact whatsoever. Being scolded by a superior is not a mechanical penalty, or feeling that you have dishonoured your ancestors or yourself... Signing away your soul to the Devil is a penalty, whether it mecha...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:54 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
But the issue is, while there are reasons to honorable IRL, those reasons don't really apply well in a game - you aren't making the world a better place by not having your fictional character poison another fictional character, and you aren't a better person for doing so. The character is making th...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:14 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
If you don't tell the rest of us what is honorable or dishonorable, then the rest of us don't know what they are. If I'm the only one familiar with those concepts, I am going to be a very sad puppy. Your initial post leads one to believe that a distinction between dirty/non dirty tactics will exist...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
My Point about Force Lightning was that it was a False Choice. Being able to Heal is far superior vs. using Force Lightning: Meaning that Evil is gimped in that game. The designers might as well flatly state out: You can't be evil, and just not print the Dark Side Powers. There are people who use D...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:32 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
Of course, if you are assigning stats/choosing powers that are inferior to other powers, you are gimping yourself. I disagree - if the expected success rate for the characters is 80%, and it is possible if you make a pact with the devil to have a 85% success rate, then you're making a rather nasty ...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:35 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770
In my opinion, that's the definition of gimping yourself. Now, best possible build is nebulous in a well designed game. But anything as obvious as, this maneuver does 1d6 damage and this maneuver does 1d6 damage and poison, means that you're gimping yourself by taking the first. Then the definition...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:49 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Nonflashy Fighters (Dirty tricks, honor, etc.)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5770