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CaptCommy posted:It also gets you access to the Dev server, so any campaigns there go away if you stop subscribing (but you can just use the regular server as usual, if you think you might cancel in the near future).
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gradenko_2000 posted:RolePlaying Public Radio did an actual play of it where they reskinned it into an 80s action movie, but you should get a good feel for how the system plays. Definitely recommending this as a good idea of how Slasher Flick runs, partially because I'll recommend anything with a Battlefield Mall shoutout.
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Yeah that session was more 80s action movie than Kung Fury itself
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Happy Gary Gygax Day, everyone.
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Evil Mastermind posted:Happy Gary Gygax Day, everyone.
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Evil Mastermind posted:Happy Gary Gygax Day, everyone. That quote seriously sort of hurts, knowing what his legacy is. 
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I personally don't blame him for the insanity of his fans; if anything the edition warriors and One True Way-ists are making GBS threads on his legacy. I mean, I found a web site where they had this whole thing about how to honor Gary and part of it was a toast of "gently caress Loraine Williams". People need to let that the gently caress go, because let's be frank: TSR would have collapsed with or without her.
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Yeah, I'm not going to say everything the guy touched is gold by any means, but I think he's pretty fondly remembered and his legacy is pretty drat intact. He did what he loved, shared it with others and ultimately contributed to the growth of a hobby that I and thousands of others deeply enjoy.
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Evil Mastermind posted:People need to let that the gently caress go, because let's be frank: TSR would have collapsed with or without her.
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Jul 27, 2015 16:55
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Gygax biggest legacy is the fallacious and stupid term "Gygaxian Naturalism"... RIP him.
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So I got my $15 copy of Eoris Essence. And this thing is bugfuck insane. Beautiful, but also  . Super happy with the purchase, though I feel bad for the author since this is such a labor of love.
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Jul 27, 2015 23:42
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I suddenly found myself tempted to write a GorkaMorka conversion for Atomic Highway. Only problem (besides  ) is Ork games never last long because no one can keep up talking like an Ork, and if youz not gonna talk like an Ork, wutz da point?
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Jul 28, 2015 16:54
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 I want this to be a book series and the next big thing on Netflix. e: not just this, it does need some embellishing
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Jul 28, 2015 17:00
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This is one of those things where the creator thinks something is bad only it's actually amazing, isn't it.
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unseenlibrarian posted:This is one of those things where the creator thinks something is bad only it's actually amazing, isn't it. 
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Jul 28, 2015 17:29
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quote="dwarf74" post="448240398"] So I got my $15 copy of Eoris Essence. And this thing is bugfuck insane. Beautiful, but also . Super happy with the purchase, though I feel bad for the author since this is such a labor of love.[/quote] How is it bugfuck insane, exaclty?
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Jul 28, 2015 22:28
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Covok posted:
Meet the Eoris character sheet. 
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Jul 28, 2015 23:08
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It's pretty neat on the ethereal plane.
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Jul 28, 2015 23:12
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Covok posted:How is it bugfuck insane, exaclty? It's also got a lot of rules and even more  . Weird words. It's like a 90's game. An early nineties game.
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dwarf74 posted:Well the author implies that the game is a tool for spiritual enlightenment (and possibly... real?) right off the bat, for one. Like, does it come off as a character or his actual thoughts? NinjaDebugger posted:
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I think that sheet's pretty interesting, TBQH. Like there's way too much poo poo on it but none of it really looks confusing and it's kinda nice looking.
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Jul 28, 2015 23:26
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Kale! That aside it is a pretty sheet.
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Jul 28, 2015 23:44
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Every separate section of that sheet could be an entire sheet for a game. There's an aquatic movement entry, and separate skills for fauna and flora. I love this game already.
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Jul 28, 2015 23:48
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I want to play that game just to say I did. I mean, it looks absolutely maddening but what if the rules really come together and run smoothly and create this perfect gaming experience that opens your eyes and mind to new vistas of thought and he was right all along!!
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Jul 28, 2015 23:57
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It's like if Grant Morrison made a RPG
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drrockso20 posted:It's like if Grant Morrison made a RPG Aaaand bought.
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Covok posted:Like, does it come off as a character or his actual thoughts? On p. 11 there's a "Roleplaying in Eoris" section. quote:Eoris was not merely created as a role-playing game, or as a setting for a fantastical land, or as literature, or even as art. It was conceived as another way to understand the universe we live in.This conception, although not completely bound by rationality and experimentation, seems real to its creator. The purpose of this conception is to awaken our inner universe and to open peoples' hearts to the beauty of their own ideals and concepts of reality. Some people base their ideas on science, others on religion, and others on emotions, yet all of these paths are equally valuable. All ideas and perspectives should be valued for diversity is a part of the universe's true reality; the eradication of an idea is, after all, the extinction of a point of view. Eoris Essence is one of the many theories of our existence; it is a vision of essence shared by its creator and expressed through you as you experience it. Evil Mastermind posted:Aaaand bought. I am not entirely sure it's playable, but it's at least more comprehensible than Immortal: The Invisible War, and I paid more for that back in the early 90's
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dwarf74 posted:Definitely the latter. This person sounds coo-coo. Also, I got Feng Sui 2. Only skimmed it. Am I right in thinking these archetypes are like playbooks from PbtA? Covok fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jul 29, 2015 |
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Covok posted:Also, I got Feng Sui 2. Only skimmed it. Am I right in thinking these archetypes are like playbooks from PbtA? Pretty much. The whole idea is that you pick an action-movie stereotype, choose a melodramatic hook, and start playing.
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Evil Mastermind posted:Pretty much. The whole idea is that you pick an action-movie stereotype, choose a melodramatic hook, and start playing. Cool. I really like that. Pick up and play chargen is best chargen in my book. Wanted to be sure because I remember people being mad that full chargen wasn't in the book or something like that.
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The original game had sort-of chargen, where you still had the archetypes but you had to assign points and there were more skills and you picked all your shticks; it was a huge pain in the rear end.
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Covok posted:Cool. I really like that. Pick up and play chargen is best chargen in my book. Wanted to be sure because I remember people being mad that full chargen wasn't in the book or something like that. I wish my package was already here. Playing again tomorrow.
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I won't be able to get a copy until general release in September.
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dwarf74 posted:Yeah, it works out really great in practice. Customization happens down-stream. As it stands, you have like 39 choices, so it's not like you're starved for options. And if you do want to make a custom archetype, I more-or-less reverse engineered a point buy system from the existing archetypes.
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Evil Mastermind posted:The original game had sort-of chargen, where you still had the archetypes but you had to assign points and there were more skills and you picked all your shticks; it was a huge pain in the rear end. And if people want, there isn't much stopping them from asking their GM "Hey, can I take Schtick X instead of Schtick Y?" or "Hey, can I have this gun instead of that gun?" if they really want to.
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