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8/12/2007 epweissengruber: CAPES Toronto: Superdungeon Adventures
I remember reading a post where a D&D fan proposed treating high-powered characters as veritable superheroes. So I went with that and proposed a Superdungeon Avengers session for our next…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Gaerik.

8/6/2007 TonyLB: Go-Play, Go-Play ... gone!
I made Go-Play keychains, a while back.  Green means "Go," the sideways triangle means "Play".  Go Play! They've sold ... alright.  Not great, but alright.  That having been said, I've…
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Participants: TonyLB, oreso, Nev the Deranged, Gaerik.

8/3/2007 epweissengruber: Capes in Toronto -- Underground Comix instead of "Greater Evil"
IndieRPG Toronto was all fired up to do the "Greater Evil" scenario.  But the facilitator couldn't make it and we were down to two players.  This is what we came…
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Participants: epweissengruber.

7/16/2007 MBradford1968: Quick Character Question
We played our first Capes session last night - enjoyed it and it went well but we had one question. We played the birth of a super team so at…
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Participants: MBradford1968, Zamiel, 5niper9.

7/6/2007 Bret Gillan: Breaking Down Capes
So, in working on Gods I took a look at Capes and decided it could really do just about anything. Tony, I think you've said before that Capes will only…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, TonyLB.

7/6/2007 oreso: Avatar The Last Airbender - mushing it together
Someone is making this beautiful little game about Avatar. With 'Dharma paths' that give your character goals and a story develops from them and changes the character. Its all about…
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Participants: oreso, Filip Luszczyk.

6/18/2007 Bret Gillan: [Gods] More Eyes and Playtesters
So it's been awhile, and I've been running it at cons and whatnot. Amusingly but not surprisingly, most of my "addon rules" ended up being confusing to players so they…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, Gaerik, oreso.

5/27/2007 Garth: Between Sessions
I'm a little curious how people handle things in a continuing campaign ("story arc"?) of Capes. I assume that all Debt, Story Tokens, and Inspirations carry over between sessions.  Since…
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Participants: Garth, JohnUghrin, Gaerik, TonyLB, Hans.

5/24/2007 Garth: Freeform Question
Is there (or should there) be any particular rule about how many of a (super) character's Styles should be Powered?  The example of the Click-and-Locks would seem to suggest "at…
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Participants: Garth, Gaerik, TonyLB.

5/24/2007 Garth: Exemplar Questions
Hey everyone, just picked up Capes and am dying to try it!  (The big problem will be finding more people to play...)  But I've got a few questions that don't…
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Participants: Garth, Gaerik.

3/26/2007 Ludanto: How to end a scene?
Ok, I know when a scene ends, but I'm not sure how a scene ends. Does it just cut off abruptly after the last conflict is narrated? Does the person…
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Participants: Ludanto, Gaerik, Bret Gillan, Melinglor.

3/17/2007 Ludanto: Action-Reaction Unit?
Hey, maybe I'm just dense, but I totally don't get this. Apparently, Tony says that you can't stake/split between your Action and your Reaction, that they are a whole unit…
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Participants: Ludanto, 1of3, TonyLB.

3/12/2007 rulvestad: A Song of Ice and Fire (and Capes)
I've just read the Capes Lite rules (and will almost certainly be buying the full rules soon) and had an idea that this could be adapted really well to George…
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Participants: rulvestad, Andrew Morris.

3/8/2007 Hans: The Silly Limit: unique to Capes, unique to me?
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23052.msg231266#msg231266]In a separate thread[/url], I attempted to coin a new term, called the Silly Limit, as follows: [quote]The Silly Limit is the greatest amount of seriousness that can occur in…
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Participants: Hans, TonyLB, Bret Gillan, James_Nostack, Jonathan Hastings, JohnUghrin, Gaerik, epweissengruber, BlackSheep.

3/3/2007 Bret Gillan: [Capes] The Greater of Two Evils - Con Scenario
After playing in Tony's badass Earth Prime con scenario, I came away with a new perspective on running con scenarios. Previously I'd let players create their own characters and frame…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, TonyLB, Matthew Glover, hix.

2/23/2007 1of3: [Capes] Who owns Inspirations?
Hi. Another simple queston: As I understood the rules (and espcecially the errata) Inspiration is awarded to players. So if I aquired an Inspiration with Cpt. Proton, I can use…
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Participants: 1of3, Hans, TheCzech.

2/20/2007 Ludanto: Who "owns" dice?
Sorry, I couldn't find this anywhere else. The rules for being Overdrawn say, "At the start of each Page, for each Overdrawn drive, the player rolls the highest die the…
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Participants: Ludanto.

1/31/2007 Yokiboy: [Capes] Setting and Situation
Hello, I'm on my first read-through of Capes, and have a question. Does the game come with a setting or the tools to create one, I can't find this addressed…
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Participants: Yokiboy, TonyLB, James_Nostack.

1/30/2007 Yokiboy: [Capes] Demo Script?
Hello, I wanted to run the Capes demo for a couple of friends, but was surprised there's no script to go along with the cards. I would also enjoy seeing…
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Participants: Yokiboy, TonyLB.

1/16/2007 TheGroog: Capes Fantasy
hello New to the forum. Want to play Universalis but it seems to confusing right now. Hopefully will give it a go lateer. Meanwhile, Capes looks very interesting. Can Capes…
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Participants: TheGroog.

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8/28/2007 Neil the Wimp: When are conflicts resolved?
...or rather, why aren't all conflicts resolved at the end of each page? Taking the example on pp. 46-7 of the Capes book.  Player order is C A B.  C…
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Participants: Neil the Wimp, Gaerik, TonyLB.

8/28/2007 Chuckles0707: From the rpgsite
Would it be ok to continue our conversation, or Q&A here?
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Participants: Chuckles0707, TonyLB.

9/3/2007 5niper9: Use of familiar techniques?
Hi there, I know that Capes is different that most other role playing games. We learned this not only in theory (by reading the book) but also by practice. The…
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Participants: 5niper9, Gaerik, oreso.

10/5/2007 Matthew Glover: Tracking claims, stakes, drives, etc.
Just as a curiosity, how do you guys track who's claimed which side of a conflict, which drive is associated with staked debt, stuff like that?  We've been making notes…
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Participants: Matthew Glover, Bret Gillan, oreso, Hans, TonyLB.

10/12/2007 Matthew Glover: Bad Blood - A Capes Shadowrun Scenario
I decided to go ahead and post my most recent draft of the Capes Shadowrun scenario I've been working on because it doesn't look like I'm going to have a…
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Participants: Matthew Glover.

11/1/2007 JohnUghrin: A Design Curiousity
I was thinking about Capes today, and a question for the playtesters/designer occurred to me: What is the reason for "cross out three"? I mean is there a mechanical reason…
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Participants: JohnUghrin, TheCzech, oreso, TonyLB.

11/4/2007 Neil the Wimp: [Capes] On being overdrawn
Can I just check that I understand what happens when a character is overdrawn? If a character is overdrawn, they have to roll down dice.  Once per overdrawn drive, the…
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Participants: Neil the Wimp, TheCzech.

11/17/2007 Nev the Deranged: Escape Pod: Union Dues.
So, Escape Pod is one of my favorite short-fiction webcasts. There's a series of stories on there about a "Superhero Union", set in a very morally grey universe, which is…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged.

11/30/2007 JohnUghrin: I got to (finally) play Capes!
Well, last Saturday, I had a houseguest-gamer who usually isn't around, and half of my regular group didn't show. (Holiday weekend here in the States.) It was universally loved. I…
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Participants: JohnUghrin, TheCzech, Tony Irwin.

1/14/2008 Sonja: Adapt to TMNT?
How easy would it be to play a TMNT game using the Capes system? Any ideas on how to implement?
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Participants: Sonja, TheCzech.

1/20/2008 Bret Gillan: [Gods] Here, have the PDF
Hey guys. I've been working on a Gods hack/supplement for a long time, and I've pretty much lost interest in publishing it, so I thought I would throw it up…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, oreso, Garth.

2/14/2008 Keiko: Capes: I need help
First, I'd like to say that I am really fascinated by the concept of this game. But for some reason I am having the darndest time wrapping my head around…
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Participants: Keiko, TonyLB, hix, JohnUghrin.

2/15/2008 Keiko: Story Tokens
Do players have any Story Tokens when a game first begins? (the first session of a new game).
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Participants: Keiko, 1of3, JohnUghrin, TheCzech, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/14/2008 Garth: Capes character creation as a play-aid to *other* games
So, I have Capes.  I want to play Capes.  I can't find anyone to play Capes.  This frustrates me. So for the heck of it, and to get a feel…
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Participants: Garth, Melinglor.

3/22/2008 Keiko: Story Tokens and Inspirations
A few questions Story Tokens and Inspirations are granted to players, correct? Can Inspirations be used to effect Dice that are otherwise too high for the character's Abilities? For example,…
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Participants: Keiko, 1of3, Melinglor, TonyLB, JohnUghrin.

3/23/2008 Keiko: Alternative scenes
Has anyone tried Capes for non action even "social" scenes? How did it work out? Also could it be used for long term "scenes" like montages and other scenes that…
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Participants: Keiko, hix, Hans, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/24/2008 Keiko: Does this house rule seem workable?
Players may pay a Story Token to use the same Power more than once a Page or a Blocking Ability more than once a Scene per incidence.
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Participants: Keiko, Hans.

3/25/2008 Keiko: Inspirations Houserule
What would be the possible pros and cons of having Inspirations owned by Characters instead of players?
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Participants: Keiko, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/25/2008 Keiko: How long to resolved Conflicts "last"?
I'm introducing a new group to Capes! and one of their big question is how long does a Resolution last? For example. If Endgame's Goal of Apprehend Nightside is Resolved…
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Participants: Keiko, Hans.

4/2/2008 James_Nostack: SIS Control, take 2: Aha, I get it now
In SIS Control Problem: A Concrete Example, way back in 2005 Jesse, Tony, and Ralph were arguing at length about who gets to control the imaginary fiction in Capes.  From…
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Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Keiko, TonyLB.

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