by SeaofStars

I feel bad having taken so long to reply to this, as it was my question, but it just hit at a bad time.

It very much depends on the setting, and player (and CH) tolerance.

Shadowrun has a unitary definition for the various human types (metahumanity as they are referred to in game) as genetic variants of humanity. But there are non-human sentients now too (animals that can become humans, naga, centaurs . . .). But magic is the core explaination for all of them. Many "metavariants" have appeared over the years, mostly to add the equvilents of "dwarves, elves, orks, and trolls" of different cultues around the world. Those are easier to work in than the real exotics (nagas and centaurs really stand out, even in the Sixth World).

For my D&D-esque fantasy world, part of the design brief was that (almost) all options were open, I just reserve the right to shape the kindred to fit my world. So, first of all, no D&Disms for the kindred, no Aasimar, no Tabaxi, no Tieflings, all things that only exist in D&D. But yes to Goldblooded, Catfolk, and Hellions, all things that have some sort of existance outside of D&D. I do not want kindreds that are just a bag of special abillities, I want ones that come out of a particular cultural context and add to the setting in new and possibly unexpected ways.

Sadly, I do not get to do much with science fiction but I think I would be happy with most options there.

by GameCr8zGal

Thecoder wrote:

So something new happened. 2 months ago I was in a bidding war decided the price got to high and moved on. Well recently (very recently) the other person deleted their bid and it got sold to me out of the blue. I have already allocated my budget and luggage space to other games I bought since i had lost the bidding war. I let the person know this and said sell it to the person who originally outbid me before deleting their bid for the previous price they had bid both on the listing and in a pm. Is this the correct way to handle this?

Usually a bid is a contract unless a cancel is agreed upon with the seller. The seller should have offered the item to you to see if you still wanted it, as a courtesy.

by Butiki

An item RPG: Tall Pines has been added to the geeklist '26 Dice Tower West Virtual Flea Market

by Mulligans

Awesome! Congrats and have fun! Pretty sure you DID get taken off a mountain by ski patrol. Can't wait to hear about it!

1) What RPGs are you playing? Anything new to you? I fnot, what new RPG would you want to try?

2) Still playing lots of PbF?

3) I'm 57 and looking for a new career. Any suggestions?

4) Where would you like to visit for the first time?

5) Look around the room you are in right now. If an intruder burst in what item would you grab?

by Jakk0

longwayround wrote:

Did you receive my email?

Hmm, nope nothing sorry. Perhaps try again or send me a geekmail if you want?

by Jakk0

Kattvippa wrote:

Jakk0 wrote:

Hi Jonna, My apologies for posting this in the wrong forum. I did ask Steve Dubya (a moderator, who kindly replied quickly to me) where it should go since (as you also point out) it didn't seem to 'fit' well in either category and he suggested it go in Play by VoIP. I guess it's just too old-school 😞
Regards,
Jakko

Absolutely no worries, I just figured that ppl who are playing by Forum would be subscribed to this section so this way your game got more attention. Ppl who want to play by voice would be subscribing to the PbV forum and I just thought ppls who might be interested in your game, might miss it there :)

....and you were absolutely right, many thanks

by mr_muffin

The year is 1991. It is midnight of the 27th of October, Sunday. You are sitting in the subway heading for Kungsträdgården (The King’s Garden) in Stockholm. The subway car is less than half full.

None of you know each other or anyone else in the subway cart. But there is something vaguely familiar with these three particular men...

You think you recognize them...but can’t recall from where.

The train increases speed. You pass a station when people begin speaking loudly in the subway cart. They seem upset. Was that the Central station you just passed? Without the train stopping there? You were too distracted to see the signs, trying to place the other three men that are looking at you and each other in much the same way.

The train continues. Some people are complaining and mumbling something about the public transport not being the same as it used to be. Something along the lines of "and they call it progress..."

What do you do?

by htrotter

An item RPG Item: Tales from Wilderland has been added to the geeklist Tales from Wilderland - Character List

by leroy43

I'll take games however they come.

I prefer hardcover books for reference, but like box sets for the extras they usually contain. The starter sets for a lot of RPGs have dice and other things that are just awesome to use. I have examples of all of these on my shelf. The one thing I want from a boxed set is to have it be able to store things securely without too much spillage.

Electronically I prefer PDF. Hyperlinked doesn't matter, but searchable is key.

by Gomers Pile

Great communication and transaction with [user=MilkeyJoe][/user]!

by Greyson

An item RPG Item: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes has been added to the geeklist March 2026 US Math Trade

by aramis

pdzoch wrote:

A question suggested by [user=GrimoireOfJank][/user]

Do you prefer boxed sets, softcovers, or hardcovers? And do you prefer a wiki-style website or a PDF, as far as digital is concerned?

Hardcovers in slipcases, PDF.
Not bothered by sofcovers, boxed sets, or naked hardcovers...
Am rather picky about electronic formats: PDF, EPUB, or .PS only. Anything else WILL be converted and I WILL bitch about it.