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RPGs / Re: Wild Talents question

« on: January 02, 2014, 07:10:58 PM »

Cool, thanks for the respones everyone. We got it worked out. He decided to try tweeting Shane Ivey the question and he got an answer, because Shanes a good guy like that.

He responded in my affirmative.


Random other question for you guys to have fun musing about:

Is there a reason, other than for thematics and the non physical extra that you would just ignore the armored defense and hardened armor flaw/extra combo.

It's a wash points wise and I'm not really sure what it does mechanically if you just ignore the extras and flaws and just buy it. Only thing I can think of is that it would still work on non physical damage sources if you dont turn it into armor...

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General Chaos / Re: What Vidja games are you playing?

« on: December 26, 2013, 12:57:54 PM »

I got my free copy of left 4 dead 2 yesterday, Steam is awesome about stuff like that on holidays.

Then I bought Gnomeria because I sold enough trading cards to buy something worth 2 bucks.

I was hoping to save enough from trading cards to get Final Fantasy VIII but it didnt go on sale low enough.

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RPGs / Re: Wild Talents question

« on: December 23, 2013, 07:48:30 PM »

We've hit a bit an impasse I would say.

His core argument being that because the premade immunities power in the book is a useful quality that specifically states that to protect you from damage it needs a defends quality, that this means that insubstantiality should conform to the same standard.

Either way, thanks for the help thus far. At this point its become more of a friendly debate than actually being important to the game. We have the added bonus of being friends in real life and not just gamer group friends so in the end it's a pretty civil discussion.

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RPGs / Re: Wild Talents question

« on: December 23, 2013, 02:21:39 PM »

So, let's say you get attacked with 3x10. Using the power previously listed (2HD) you'd get hit because 2x10 isn't fast enough to active before the attack. So you take all of the damage. But a 2HD Defends about cut the 3x10 down to 1x10 because it Gobbles and break the attack's set.

Wouldn't this only apply to a defends roll with interference?

Because if it's a regular defends roll the 3x10 attack goes off before the 2x10 defense power/dodge/block.

Unless I missed something somewhere along the way.

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RPGs / Re: Wild Talents question

« on: December 19, 2013, 11:36:37 AM »

So a friend of mine and I have been having this out. He claims that because it prevents you from taking damage it should require a Defends Quality. My idea is that the miracle makes it so you are no longer vunerable to said attack, so it no longer becomes a concern of the normal combat rules.

I guess what I am asking here, is there a way I could express this that could squash the discussion.

Other then agreeing to disagree which to an extent we've already done.

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RPGs / Re: Wild Talents question

« on: December 18, 2013, 02:38:30 PM »

Thread Necromancy up in huuur.


Insubstantiality 2hd
Useful[Self]
Permanant +4, Self Only -3


True or false, if this power is currently active and someone shoots a gun at the hero, the bullet passes through harmlessly, even in the abscence of a defends quality?

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General Chaos / Re: What scares YOU

« on: December 18, 2013, 02:36:29 PM »

Heights are pretty bad for me as well. I couldn't even jump off of a house boat 15 ft into the water. I thought I could, but once I got around the railing and was trying to work up the nerve to do it I realized I couldn't handle it.

Also taking fast turns in cars/spinning out sends me into an absolute panic. This has more to do with my near death experience than something I can't explain.

Oh and the prospect of the Zombie Apocolypse scares me. As illogical as it is, I get pretty large amounts of anexiety when I think about it for a long period of time.

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General Chaos / Re: What Vidja games are you playing?

« on: November 05, 2013, 07:26:07 PM »

New humble bundle.


Batmans and stuff

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General Chaos / Re: HAY GUYS HAVE YOU SEEN THIS THING (Forum Shout Out Thread Thing)

« on: October 28, 2013, 01:46:09 AM »

Friend of mine went out and got Betrayal at the House on the Hill after we watched it on tabletop.

We played a total of 3 games between 9 pm and 1 am.  The game is absolutely fantastic. Each scenario played wildly different from each other.

We got blown up by The Phantom of the Opera, killed Jason with a magic dagger, and then we failed to force the others to hear the haunting melody of the Dark Fiddler.

Although I played traitor only once it is also very fun.

From my one day encounter with it I will be happy to play again.

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RPGs / Re: Dnd 3.5 penalty for dying

« on: October 20, 2013, 01:49:06 AM »

I go to great lengths to avoid pc death in D&D. That being said when it happens I tend to replace the character at the same level. Knowing that it's not likely that that player will lose another pc.

On the other hand a friend of mine has a different policy. You get one replacement character at your normal level. Possibly one more if the circumstances of your death were outside your control. After that you get the Game Over screen for that campaign.

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General Chaos / Re: What Vidja games are you playing?

« on: September 19, 2013, 02:50:22 PM »

I don't expect to miss out. I'm sure I will love it when I finally get it for PC.

It looks like a lot of fun.

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General Chaos / Re: What Vidja games are you playing?

« on: September 18, 2013, 01:48:25 PM »

I'm looking foreword to playing GTA V but I am pretty resolved to wait for the PC version. Whenever that may be.

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Caleb is a mad genius (or Yet Another Fan Club Thread)

« on: September 07, 2013, 05:49:50 PM »

The RPPR Game Designer's Podcast, the new podcast by Ross and I, is now posted.


http://slangdesign.com/rppr/2013/09/game-designer-workshop/game-designer-workshop-episode-1-concept/?fb_source=pubv1

I might look foreword to this more than I look foreword to the main podcast now.

I've been wanting to make a source book for Pathfinder for a long time now, I am just kinda stuck on the whole getting art and layout thing. It'll be nice to see what you go through... how much it ends up costing and all that.

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General Chaos / Re: Best Internet Vidyas

« on: September 02, 2013, 10:17:28 PM »

<a href="" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win"></a>

The winner gets a free funeral and a gameboy color.

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General Chaos / Re: What Vidja games are you playing?

« on: August 26, 2013, 11:58:21 AM »

The Orgin Humble Bundle is pretty damn strong.

$5 for like 6 Triple A titles.

Check it out the games offered might not be for everyone but I've liked it so far.