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9/29/2006 Der_Renegat: Bladerunner
I was doing some research for ideas how to write scenes which are dramatic but happen without combat. This resulted in a write up for Bladerunner. If somebody is interested,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, sebastianz.


9/27/2006 Der_Renegat: intellectual and emotional "combat"
Interesting thread on rpg.net about intellectual and emotional "combat": http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=288090 A lot of inspirational ideas for HQ ! I like this part a lot: Clothing worn by the attacker…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes.


8/24/2006 Der_Renegat: Rating versus Scale
Coming from this thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21031.0, there are some interesting points concerning ratings and scale. On the one hand we have a scale (masteries), which in the rulesbook is explained via…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, Lamorak33.


8/22/2006 Der_Renegat: In this thread i´d like to talk about soviets HQStarWars
I dug the pdf out last week and had another closer look at it - really awesome just because of the sheer amount of work that must have been involved…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, sebastianz, soviet, Mike Holmes, barna284, Melinglor.


7/18/2006 Der_Renegat: Shadow World and HQ
I know there are a few people here, who are interested in running Shadow World with HQ, so i thought it would be a nice idea to start a thread…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, fredrikr.


5/29/2006 Der_Renegat: Mooks, Deer and contest consequences - a matter of style ???
Mike Holmes said: Mooks exist as an extension of a group. If they die, there's another to take it's place, meaning the source of potential challenge isn't removed. So you…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, barna284, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Tim Ellis, alexandre santos, fredrikr.


5/14/2006 Der_Renegat: The HQ toolkit for understanding its secrets
[size=10pt][b]HQ Esoterica[/b][/size] Im into HQ since it came out in germany as HeroWars. That was in the year 2000. Understanding the game is kind of a science. Im still learning…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, barna284.


5/11/2006 Der_Renegat: Failure means conflict
The idea for this thread comes from Mike Holmes statement here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19740.0 The key is creative failure conditions. In most games, failing to leap the chasm means the player…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, barna284, Bankuei, Web_Weaver, Mike Holmes, soviet, Jane, Miskatonic, Hobbitboy, Vaxalon.


3/23/2006 Der_Renegat: descriptive abilities as a pendant to visual special effect in movies
You all know the special effect in a movie – the one that totally blasts you away, like the AT AT in The Empire Strikes Back. Or the costume that…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, lightcastle.


2/24/2005 Der_Renegat: Why are bonuses weaker than ratings ??
At the moment im writing on a cyberpunk background for HQ, so im thinking a lot about how to do stuff. Especially the whole weapon and armor category is something…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mandacaru, Brand_Robins, Ron Edwards, Bryan_T, Gelasma, Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes.


2/16/2005 Der_Renegat: Staging Abilities
This is a split from the "Lightsabres and Monomolecular Whips" thread. I think its sometimes really hard how to model something the appropiate way. Like staging cutting. Similar other examples…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, soru, Jere, Bankuei.


2/15/2005 Der_Renegat: Lightsabres and Monomolecular Whips
Im thinking about how to use high-tech weapons like: lightsabres (as in StarWars), monomolecular whips (as in Appleseed the movie or Jonny Mnemonic the Gibson shortstory) or vibrating weapons, essentially…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, MikeSands, Minx, Brand_Robins, Mike Holmes, Jinx, soviet, nichughes.


2/10/2005 Der_Renegat: Social+Cultural Keywords for the Cyberpunkera
This is my try for cyberpunkera keywords: Cyberpunkera keyword: citizen of drive general education know media influenced read and write (school education) use (inter) net use…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Bryan_T.


2/10/2005 Der_Renegat: A Gloranthafree Wizard
I tried to make up a variant of the wizard that follows a more traditional rpg-magicuser without the religious aspects of glorantha. This wizard works mainly with spells or spell-like…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, soru.


1/10/2005 Der_Renegat: spontaneous HQ
I have an idea i would like to introduce to you: - i hate spending a lot of time writing adventures - i dislike that you cant really play roleplaying…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Different Games, Bankuei, MikeSands, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs.


4/13/2004 Der_Renegat: Modern Firearms in HQ
Im still working on how to use HQ for a cyberpunk setting and started with the obvious: combat and modern weapons, because most of the rest is pretty obvious. Vehicular…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Donald, soru, Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes, MikeSands, buserian.


12/3/2003 Der_Renegat: Ratings and Masteries
I´ve created this new topic because it somehow connects all the other threads, like „HeroScale2“, „HQ for Cyberpunk and strength ratings of cyborgs“ and especially „HQandLOTR“. Assumption one: a rating…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, soru, RaconteurX, Scripty, simon_hibbs, Spooky Fanboy, Paul Watson, Calithena, Mike Holmes.


11/27/2003 Der_Renegat: The Hero Scale 2 (split)
Very impressive post mr. Mike Holmes! Enlightening for the understanding of HQ rules and the understanding of the lord of the rings, too - really! I wonder how you would…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Christopher Kubasik, RaconteurX, newsalor, soru, Ron Edwards, HMT, Mac Logo, Scripty, Donald, simon_hibbs, droog, Mike Holmes.


11/26/2003 Der_Renegat: HQ for Cyberpunk and strength ratings of cyborgs
Hey! I love the whole cyberpunk genre, especially in manga comics like Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell, Eden and Blame! While its really easy to adapt most aspects of HQ…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Donald, soru, Mac Logo, Scripty, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, simon_hibbs.


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