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Moriatti posted:If they played it, Mario Rabbids is the 4e video game. I dunno, I found Mario + Rabbids to be its own beast where trying to play it like XCOM will get frustrating.
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How much were the old versions of D&D (B/X, BECMI, etc.) based on gridded movement and Chainmail-like maps? I like the settings and aesthetic of B/X and BECMI, but having to go through a bunch of graph paper to describe what's happening isn't my game.
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Jul 14, 2018 16:21
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I still wait for the TRPG that emulates the mechanics of Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica
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Jul 14, 2018 16:29
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Pollyanna posted:How much were the old versions of D&D (B/X, BECMI, etc.) based on gridded movement and Chainmail-like maps? I like the settings and aesthetic of B/X and BECMI, but having to go through a bunch of graph paper to describe what's happening isn't my game. I think it's kinda what you make it - they're simple enough that theater of the mind should work for combat, but a rough drawing of room connectivity and what's in each room is probably helpful for players and dm alike.
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Pollyanna posted:How much were the old versions of D&D (B/X, BECMI, etc.) based on gridded movement and Chainmail-like maps? I like the settings and aesthetic of B/X and BECMI, but having to go through a bunch of graph paper to describe what's happening isn't my game. All D&D games are based on the assumption of a grid, though they can be made to work with a more zone based approach with a bit of work. Just understand that you will have to do some interpretation if you go that route.
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Pollyanna posted:How much were the old versions of D&D (B/X, BECMI, etc.) based on gridded movement and Chainmail-like maps? I like the settings and aesthetic of B/X and BECMI, but having to go through a bunch of graph paper to describe what's happening isn't my game. It's not needed, although it can help
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Plutonis posted:I still wait for the TRPG that emulates the mechanics of Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica Let me know if you ever find one, I've been caught back up in the Ar Tonelico soundtracks and I've considered running something like it in Inverse World.
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Plutonis posted:I still wait for the TRPG that emulates the mechanics of Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica I actually found a doujin Ar Tonelico TTRPG once, but since my Japanese is basically infant level I'm not sure how good it is.
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I made an Ar Tonelico hack for TBZ, though it's based on the simpler mechanics of the first game.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I dunno, I found Mario + Rabbids to be its own beast where trying to play it like XCOM will get frustrating. Yeah, Mario Rabbids is about stacking ad much put of turn and movement shenanigans as possible, hence why I compare it to 4e. Deffo don't play it like X-Com.
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Jul 14, 2018 17:41
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gradenko_2000 posted:on the topic of quarterbacking: has anyone ever countenanced playing a game of, say 4e, and having a single player control multiple characters? I was in a 4e game that only had 3 PCs, so I rolled an Animist Shaman with the Fey Beastmaster (-tamer?) theme. The pet essentially served as an extra buff that protected the Wizard and the Spirit Companion kept an eye on the Paladin. It works but I also had Roll20 crunching the numbers for me. I definitely would’ve needed color-coded “+1” tokens for an IRL game.
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My longest-running games have been largely 4e campaigns. Zeitgeist was an awesome 3-1/2 years. Before that I did a long Dark Sun sandbox (ha!) game. Kai Tave posted:We do it in our game...not all the time but often enough that it's not unfamiliar. We keep things simple and say anyone controlling two characters has them both go on the same initiative. Admittedly in a PbP context there isn't a vast difference in terms of added time to fighting using one character or fighting using two and I imagine at the table this might be different.
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gradenko_2000 posted:on the topic of quarterbacking: has anyone ever countenanced playing a game of, say 4e, and having a single player control multiple characters? I would be very down for this, however, I would only want to do it with 2 players controlling 2 characters each and that hasn't come up yet.
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I was rather specifically thinking of a one-player-one-GM set-up, such that the player is effectively doing what they would do in something like Baldur's Gate, but I do appreciate the responses!
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Pollyanna posted:How much were the old versions of D&D (B/X, BECMI, etc.) based on gridded movement and Chainmail-like maps? I like the settings and aesthetic of B/X and BECMI, but having to go through a bunch of graph paper to describe what's happening isn't my game.
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I was interested by how many of you listed Unity among your "want to play" lists and I went to check it. I'm honestly... not feeling the setting? Some of the stuff they showed during the Kickstarter gets the benefit of the doubt because of it being possibly changed afterwards (such as some natural language in between rules, I hate that) but the setting seems like the biggest offender. I hate using the term but it feels a little bit like it tries too hard, names felt super forgettable and it feels like reading bad 40k fiction with its impossibly huge levels of death and destruction. Maybe I'm just burnt out on grimdark sci-fi-ish settings. Also, people complaining a page or so ago about to hit rolls should really check out Gloomhaven! Azran fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Jul 14, 2018 |
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Kwyndig posted:I made an Ar Tonelico hack for TBZ, though it's based on the simpler mechanics of the first game. I'm primarily thinking of Inverse World cause it's a fantastical magitek setting and I'm sure there's a way to slightly reskin it to be more computer-y. Also song magic is cool. Tendales posted:They were a little different in that they still assume you're using a grid, but that you're using it for exploration rather than combat. That's still way better than using it for combat. In fact, that makes more sense. Azran posted:Also, people complaining a page or so ago about to hit rolls should really check out Gloomhaven! I would totally play Gloomhaven, but maybe as a video game - I wouldn't buy $200 worth of cardboard.
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Kwyndig posted:I made an Ar Tonelico hack for TBZ, though it's based on the simpler mechanics of the first game. Tell me more
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Found my Secret Santa https://www.cryptozoic.com/rick-and-morty-pickle-rick-game
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Pollyanna posted:How much were the old versions of D&D (B/X, BECMI, etc.) based on gridded movement and Chainmail-like maps? I like the settings and aesthetic of B/X and BECMI, but having to go through a bunch of graph paper to describe what's happening isn't my game. Yeah, hex exploration was big but not 100% necessary. As far as battle maps went, it was generally assumed you would have a map with a ruler but you can easily eyeball it if you're playing with adults. EDIT: also Gloomhaven is like $80 dude.
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Moriatti posted:Yeah, hex exploration was big but not 100% necessary. oki good also whered i get $200 from oops im going to bed.
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Gloomhaven retails for 140 USD but that can change real quick in either direction
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Retail is $140, $200 is the scalper price between print runs
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Azran posted:I was interested by how many of you listed Unity among your "want to play" lists and I went to check it. I'm honestly... not feeling the setting? Some of the stuff they showed during the Kickstarter gets the benefit of the doubt because of it being possibly changed afterwards (such as some natural language in between rules, I hate that) but the setting seems like the biggest offender. I hate using the term but it feels a little bit like it tries too hard, names felt super forgettable and it feels like reading bad 40k fiction with its impossibly huge levels of death and destruction. The Unity setting is super-forgettable. I'm personally working on taking the mechanics and making an X-Crawlish competitive dungeon-crawling thing around it. e: also the game's layout and technical writing needs work, lots of rules are scattered around or incompletely explained. and all the boob art is super lame BinaryDoubts fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Jul 14, 2018 |
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BinaryDoubts posted:The Unity setting is super-forgettable. I'm personally working on taking the mechanics and making an X-Crawlish competitive dungeon-crawling thing around it. Ugh, somehow I forgot to mention the art. Yes, that's also dumb.
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Yeah, I got to look at a friend's copy of Unity and I honestly sort of bounced off of it. My favorite concept from it were the Ruin points, which is a pool of points the GM gets to make bad stuff happen to the PCs. On the other hand this is the first time I've heard of The Nightmares Underneath and after reading a lot of it it seems cool as heck.
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BinaryDoubts posted:The Unity setting is super-forgettable. I'm personally working on taking the mechanics and making an X-Crawlish competitive dungeon-crawling thing around it. 
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Can you post some of that art? For me to, errr, wag my finger in disapproval.
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One or two instances wouldn't be too bad, but it gets pretty egregious when it's nearly every female character in the game:     It's a shame, because the art is really well-done - I just wish the direction had been less cheesecakey.
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Unity's setting doesn't really grab me either tbh, it's not something I'm especially interested in. I mainly backed it for the rules.
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Zarick posted:Yeah, I got to look at a friend's copy of Unity and I honestly sort of bounced off of it. My favorite concept from it were the Ruin points, which is a pool of points the GM gets to make bad stuff happen to the PCs. Yeah TNU is a really good game, I mean how many other games include as a possible starting item a magical gun that shoots screaming ghosts instead of bullets
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Splicer posted:I like how she's averting her cleavage out of respect from the dead. Yup, that's the illustration for the death rules!
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drrockso20 posted:I mean how many other games include as a possible starting item a magical gun that shoots screaming ghosts instead of bullets 
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BinaryDoubts posted:One or two instances wouldn't be too bad, but it gets pretty egregious when it's nearly every female character in the game: That's underwhelming compared to the previous description.
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Plutonis posted:That's underwhelming compared to the previous description. ... Also is it just me or is one of the mournboobs is way bigger than the other one.
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Unititty.
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