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Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 04:13:50
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The trunks of baby elephants are like a whole other animal- they are constantly feeling you all over, checking you out and seeing if you have anything that they would rather be theirs. One of the most wonderful noses in the animal kingdom.
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD AUG 23: Which RPGs have the best upkeep mechanic (simple rules to account for maintaining equipment, mounts, food and ammo, etc)? What are your upkeep rules for your games?
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 04:10:51
As I have said previously (Re: QOTD AUG 1: How often do you consider the deterioration of the characters' clothing while adventuring? Never, only on a fumble, once in a while, as part of everyday spending, or when there's a risk?) I would consider this to be a fiddly annoyance that doesn't add much to the narrative.
There are some situations when it would be interesting (like if characters are surrounded/besieged by enemies, running out of ammo, and are considering a parley/surrender or some desperate attack) but even then I would just handwave it along the lines of "You've been in a gunfight for 5 minutes and are beginning to run out of rounds, you only have a few shots left" and I'd tell the players they only have an attack or two left.
There are times when it becomes important to track things like mana (or blood in VtM) powering abilities/spells, hp, etc... and this is part of the economy of the game. But it's ridiculous to be like "Your quiver holds a dozen arrows, kindly update this every time you shoot an arrow."
This is all tedious. Just handwave it.
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 04:10:51
by mic_al
The RPGs with the "best" systems for equipment maintenance/upkeep or those that DON'T HAVE systems for equipment maintenance/upkeep.As I have said previously (Re: QOTD AUG 1: How often do you consider the deterioration of the characters' clothing while adventuring? Never, only on a fumble, once in a while, as part of everyday spending, or when there's a risk?) I would consider this to be a fiddly annoyance that doesn't add much to the narrative.
There are some situations when it would be interesting (like if characters are surrounded/besieged by enemies, running out of ammo, and are considering a parley/surrender or some desperate attack) but even then I would just handwave it along the lines of "You've been in a gunfight for 5 minutes and are beginning to run out of rounds, you only have a few shots left" and I'd tell the players they only have an attack or two left.
There are times when it becomes important to track things like mana (or blood in VtM) powering abilities/spells, hp, etc... and this is part of the economy of the game. But it's ridiculous to be like "Your quiver holds a dozen arrows, kindly update this every time you shoot an arrow."
This is all tedious. Just handwave it.
Outgunned Adventure (PDF v1.1 - English)
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This Week in Geek History August 23 - 29
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 02:23:50
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Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 02:23:50
by Steve
August 23
1305- William Wallace executed by the English [microbadge=1067]
1966- Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon [microbadge=50097]
1991- The World Wide Web is opened to the public [microbadge=19868]
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1934- English actor Kenny Baker [microbadge=40391]
1946- Rick Loomis, founder of Flying Buffalo [microbadge=10174]
1951- American author Orson Scott Card [microbadge=14292]
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1930- Actor Sean Connery [microbadge=12698][microbadge=42598]
1958- Director Tim Burton [microbadge=2945]
1991- Linux's 'birthday' [microbadge=140]
2006- In a planetary case of bullying, Pluto is demoted to "minor planet" [microbadge=3737]
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1952- Puzzle Maestro Will Shortz [microbadge=4760]
1964- RPG Designer Richard Pett [microbadge=6290]
1980- Actor Chris Pine [microbadge=7282]
August 27
1912- Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes is published [microbadge=23776]
1955- Guinness Book of World Records first published [microbadge=13962] [microbadge=2363]
1957- RPG Designer Jeff Grubb [microbadge=13984] [microbadge=16170] [microbadge=25805]
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1916- American author Jack Vance [microbadge=2036]
1917- Marvel & DC cartoonist Jack Kirby [microbadge=23732][microbadge=35199][microbadge=753][microbadge=755][microbadge=4917]
1969- American comedian Jack Black [microbadge=11315]
August 29
1632- English philosopher John Locke [microbadge=3018]
1997- Skynet becomes self-aware [microbadge=3505]
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Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD AUG 21: What is your experience with spontaneously playing an RPG? i.e. You were someplace where you did not expect to play an RPG, and suddenly you are in a game (or starting one).
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 01:35:34
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 01:35:34
I don't love running spontaneous stuff, but I did run BFRPG for my little sister using one of their mini-dungeons on a whim a bit ago. I'd much prefer to run something in a system I am more familiar with if I am to go without a proper plan, I guess, but it was light enough and I'd played similar enough things before that I could simply make a ruling if something came up.
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Reply: The Tavern:: Re: What are you drinking right *now*?
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 00:53:08
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 00:53:08
by aramis
Diet Mt Dew.
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD AUG 22: If your home, your neighborhood, or your town were set in an RPG, what kind of RPG would it be? And would you play it? How would it have to change to be a game you would want to play?
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 00:52:22
Which just screams "Slasher flick"...
It came up briefly in both a my Fallout campaign (which I set in Corvallis, the nearby college town) and years earlier in a campaign of BTVS set in Corvallis. Note that none of my players for either were from nor knowledgeable about Corvallis, Philomath, or Alsea...
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 00:52:22
by aramis
Alsea, Oregon. It's a small farming and logging town on a minor highway...Which just screams "Slasher flick"...
It came up briefly in both a my Fallout campaign (which I set in Corvallis, the nearby college town) and years earlier in a campaign of BTVS set in Corvallis. Note that none of my players for either were from nor knowledgeable about Corvallis, Philomath, or Alsea...
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD AUG 23: Which RPGs have the best upkeep mechanic (simple rules to account for maintaining equipment, mounts, food and ammo, etc)? What are your upkeep rules for your games?
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 00:44:30
I like Pendragon's annual upkeep costs.
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 00:44:30
by aramis
I've never found upkeep mechanics simple in the games that have them. Twilight 2000 2E had workable ones... Traveller: The New Era core rulebook used the same ones.I like Pendragon's annual upkeep costs.
