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In lumpley games 6/25/2008 Arturo G.: [Poison'd] No soul, no consequences on bargains?
After reading Poison'd something came to my mind.
If my Pirate is really a ruthless bastard with very low Soul and I keep on committing sins (which is easy) I…
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Participants: Arturo G., lumpley.
6/24/2008 agony: Poison'd new ambitions
Any opinion on the following new ambitions?
I want to be (name another Pirate's position under Brimstone Jack)
I want to be (name another NPC's position under Brimstone Jack)
E.g.…
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Participants: agony, Arturo G., lumpley.
6/23/2008 GreatWolf: [IAWA] Rules question about multi-character action sequences
We played In a Wicked Age last Thursday and Friday, getting us through two more Chapters. You're absolutely right, Vincent. This game is way better as a campaign game. At…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley.
6/21/2008 rycanada: Wicked Age -corner case clarification
Let's say three people are in a conflict:
Alex is rolling d12/d10
Bert is rolling d10/d8
Charlie is rolling d8/d6
Charlie lucks out and gets 7/5 (7 on the d8,…
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Participants: rycanada, lumpley.
6/20/2008 rycanada: Doing game probabilities in Excel
Hey Vincent, you mentioned a few times that you had an excel sheet you used to check on probabilities for IAWA.
How did you go about constructing that? I know…
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, lumpley.
6/18/2008 Valamir: [IaWA] Chapter 3 Question
So, we're about to embark on Chapter 3 and my character tops the We Owe List. I have a question about the new Chapter 3 rule on Significance.
Here's the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valamir, agony, Eliarhiman6, David Artman, lumpley.
6/8/2008 jessecoombs: IAWA Cop variant?
I thought I remembered reading some post or listening to some podcast where Vincent was talking about doing an official Police/LA Cop version of In a Wicked Age. I'm guessing…
In lumpley games
Participants: jessecoombs.
6/6/2008 wishbone: Nighttime Animals?
Hi, I'm a homeschooling mom who's a former rpg player and I'm looking to get my kids into rpgs now. I'd seen Nighttime Animals Save the World mentioned on a…
In lumpley games
Participants: wishbone, Eliarhiman6.
6/2/2008 nevermore: Update on Afraid
Hey Vincent,
I've been working my way through every post on here that deals remotely with Afraid and the last news I'd heard about its completion/ release was that it…
In lumpley games
Participants: nevermore, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, devonapple.
5/16/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [IAWA] Action vs Maneuvering
I need a couple of examples that illustrate the practical difference between Action and Maneuvering.
Or, a foolproof formula for deciding which of the two should apply.
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.
5/8/2008 Tommi Brander: In a wicked age, kinda
Greetings.
The story: I read a few reviews and such of IAWA, built a game that, to my best knowledge, resembles it, played the hack and enjoyed it a lot.…
In lumpley games
Participants: Tommi Brander, Eero Tuovinen.
5/7/2008 ptevis: [IaWA] Two-on-one conflicts and making people answer
Two cases came up last night that we weren't sure how to handle.
First: Ted and Christina decide to team up on me. We roll dice, and the order is…
In lumpley games
Participants: ptevis, lumpley.
5/7/2008 LandonSuffered: Otherkind -- Still Available?
...and if so, where? I only recently heard about this game and was hoping to look it over.
Thanks!
In lumpley games
Participants: LandonSuffered, jenskot, lumpley.
5/6/2008 GreatWolf: [IaWA] What might end up being a completely obvious question
Hey, Vincent! I've been reading the recent threads, and something occurred to me.
I seem to recall your describing some of your old Ars Magica freeformish games as being negotiated…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley, Mike Holmes.
5/4/2008 agony: [Poison'd] Bargains Causing Problems
A player made a Bargain with another, vowing to keep him out of the upcoming fight and make sure he was not part of the boarding party. But see, the…
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Participants: agony, lumpley.
5/4/2008 dyreno: [DitV]Just a fun thing to throw out to the masses
So the other day i was play testing a scenario with a few friends of mine. We were having a good ole time and decided to spice things up a…
In lumpley games
Participants: dyreno.
5/3/2008 Eliarhiman6: [IaWA] the game text, some observations
Hi Vincent!
After reading the last threads on IaWA (than changed a lot of my impression on the way the game is played), and seeing that next Thursday my group…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, David Artman, lumpley, jenskot.
5/2/2008 jenskot: [IaWA] describing injury and exhaustion
Who describes the effects of injury and exhaustion?
Is it:
- the Challenger
- the Answerer
- the person who took the damage
- the person who dealt the damage…
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Participants: jenskot, lumpley.
5/1/2008 Jonathan Walton: [IAWA] Prerequisites Shared Understanding
Hey Vincent,
Sorry to have emoted all over that last thread. I've just been really frustrated both times I've tried to play IAWA and have further frustrated by not being…
In lumpley games
Participants: Jonathan Walton, lumpley, John Harper, Valamir, Brand_Robins, Valvorik.
4/30/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] Forms Dice Values: Covert or Overt?
I've been closely following the Battle for the Ring thread(s); and they made me think of a related, but by no means critical, question:
Should players keep their Forms Dice…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.
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In lumpley games 7/2/2008 rycanada: Laborious Wicked Age dice map
I expanded on my Wicked Dice Map because I wanted to emphasize a few things to my players and really break down the action into concrete steps for absolute beginners. …
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Participants: rycanada, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.
7/8/2008 agony: Poison'd Hack: Cruel Fortunes for Crime Drama
Think Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets" and you got it.
I have all of the modifications I had in mind already penned, I just need Rotten Fate (Cruel Fortunes) ideas.
So,…
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Participants: agony.
7/9/2008 HiQKid: [Poison'd] Variant Settings for Poison'd
Hi, just wanted to throw in a few ideas I had about using Poison'd for other settings/themes...
The primary thought I had was the following:
Some sort of prison (probably…
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Participants: HiQKid.
7/10/2008 azeilstra: [Mechaton] Typographical Tweaks, and simpler builds
Dear Vincent,
Time for some feedback. I've played the game against myself, slowly, and taking notes. I used the army you described in the manual as one side, and some…
In lumpley games
Participants: azeilstra.
7/18/2008 Willow: Best Dogs Towns?
I know there's a collection of towns, but there isn't much of a idea of what the towns are like, or if they play well.
Any towns out there that…
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Participants: Willow, 5niper9, lumpley, cdr.
7/19/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [IAWA[ Challenge without an Answer
Say, my and your character are in the middle of a sequence of actions.
I don't name you as someone who has to Answer my Challenge, and you choose not…
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.
7/22/2008 AXUM: One Dawg, not enough towns
Hello!
Anyone experienced playing DITV w/ only one player? How did you do it?
Thanks
AXUM
In lumpley games
Participants: AXUM, lumpley.
7/29/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] At Trinoc*coN, Durham, NC
In spite of Trinoc*coN having NO advertising or promotion of gaming other than a handful of RPGA games, I managed to corral a group of four (plus me) to run…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, lumpley.
8/4/2008 Archdaimon: [DitV] Using this system in other plot themes
Hello all...
I am all new to this forum, and cannot be regarded as an experienced roleplayer, so please take that into consideration when you read the following.
I have…
In lumpley games
Participants: Archdaimon, Willow, dindenver, David Artman.
8/5/2008 WildElf: [IAWA] Will it work with 8 or more players?
My open invitation to some friends works a little too well. Just about everyone is coming. Now, I could uninvite people and split up the group. My place is too…
In lumpley games
Participants: WildElf, jburneko, Christopher Weeks, Willow, veritascitor.
8/9/2008 anansi: [FitV] Help me out with my Moontown
So, I'm preparing my first game of FitV, and its my first attempt at town creation using DitV. I'm planning on using it as a test game for my local…
In lumpley games
Participants: anansi, Falc, Selene Tan, Warren.
8/16/2008 Mark D. Eddy: [DitV] An old-book Traveller experience, almost
So, I've finally gotten a group together to play Dogs. Five Dogs, which is just slightly insane, and we're halfway through our first town. In the Accomplishments phase, one of…
In lumpley games
Participants: Mark D. Eddy, oliof, Filip Luszczyk, Eliarhiman6, lumpley, David Artman, Ramidel.
8/20/2008 Helix: [Poison'd] Character Sheet / Cheat Sheets?
Hi.
I just demoed and bought this game at Gen Cont his year. It should be a blast to play with my group. I remember seeing a character type sheet....had…
In lumpley games
Participants: Helix, lumpley.
8/21/2008 dindenver: [ditv[ Say yes or roll the dice question
Vincent,
Are there any tips, tricks or nuances to "Say yes or roll the dice"?
I am designing a game that is going to rely on it heavily…
In lumpley games
Participants: dindenver, lumpley, daniel_yokomizo, Roger.
8/24/2008 jessecoombs: New version of Poison'd?
Alas, I was not able to make it to Gencon. After hearing about a new version of Poison'd, I got excited and bought the existing pdf. There was a note…
In lumpley games
Participants: jessecoombs, lumpley.
8/26/2008 Graham Walmsley: Poison'd: Some thoughts on violence
The new GM advice section has helped me a great deal. It's cleared up some problems I had in GMing Poison'd.
Here are a couple of thoughts/questions.
1. If you…
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Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.
8/27/2008 anonynos: [DITV] Negative traits and how to use them
So after looking at this game for awhile, I picked up a copy at this last Origins and last night got a couple of friends together and tried out char…
In lumpley games
Participants: anonynos, David Artman, dindenver, lumpley, LordAsteroth, Axhead, Paul T.
8/31/2008 jmhpfan: Gunslingers in the Dark Tower
I will be running a hack on Dogs at MACE con set in the universe of Stephen Kings Dark Tower series. It is mostly a strait setting hack with the…
In lumpley games
Participants: jmhpfan, rycanada, lumpley.
9/1/2008 Khuxan: IAWA Oracles as Campaign Settings
It occured to me that an IAWA game could create a campaign setting by having each player contribute a suite for an oracle. As long as basic rules (genre, tone,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Khuxan, lumpley, David Artman, rycanada.
9/1/2008 lumpley: New Poison'd PDFs
Hey Poison'd people, the first edition PDFs are now online. Go back and download them afresh.
There's also a nice Poison'd character sheet here that you can use.
-Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Yokiboy, higgins.
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