Previous Topics 4/16/2009 oliof: [Solar System] Science Fiction?
I know from the Solar System vignettes that at least one Science Fiction campaign was run using Solar System. Did anybody else do it? Is there crunch available somewhere?
My…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, Spoo, Nick Pagnucco, simonjberger.
3/17/2009 oliof: [Solar System] Bending away from TSoY's assumptions, a.k.a Monsters and Stuff
[quote author=shadowcourt link=topic=27723.msg261578#msg261578 date=1237298098]
Harald,
[quote]I'm actually interested in crunch that bends TSoY's assumptions, as I still struggle with stuff like monsters etc. for Solar System.[/quote]
Would you be willing…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt, Paul T.
2/3/2009 oliof: [Solar System] Replacing Fudge Dice with 3d6
Eero mentioned in some other thread he is considering removing Fudge Dice.
Here is one way by a friend of mine:
– Double Ability scores.
– Roll 3d6, using bonus…
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Participants: oliof, Corvus69, Eero Tuovinen.
3/9/2008 oliof: [TSOY] Goblin Species Redux
Since all these threads about species in the south kept popping up, I wanted to turn my eye towards the one species I felt a bit disregarded by most people:…
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Participants: oliof, shadowcourt, Rich F, Eero Tuovinen.
1/18/2008 oliof: Non re-entrance of BDTP and the Quickening of in-Game effects
Eero made the following remark on the Vulfen Species design thread:
On the other hand, what if the wizard's goal was to get past this other character, and he…
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Participants: oliof, sabbatregent, Troels, Eero Tuovinen, apoptosis.
11/30/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Return to Oran
What follows is a back translation of my current vision of Oran, inspired by Clinton and Eero elsewhere on this forum. Onno Tasler helped a lot with making this Oran,…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt.
8/2/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Zu Rules question
So, we were discussing syllables for Frank on that german rpg forum. A rules problem popped up. The rules explicitly state:
only animate beings can be affected, and a…
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Participants: oliof, Frank Tarcikowski.
7/7/2007 oliof: REIGN of TSoY
Inevitably, I had to mash up two of my favorite games. Since I didn't see a simple, non-artificial way to graft keys onto REIGN, I went out and "statted" up…
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Participants: oliof, Clinton R. Nixon.
6/28/2007 oliof: [DitV] The Movie
Hello,
Black Snake Moan sounds like Craig Brewer read DitV and then wrote the script… Talking the jealous guy out of shooting the "dog" who had chained that guy's sexually-disordered…
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Participants: oliof, jmac, lumpley.
5/24/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Mystery and Suspense?
Hello,
I was asked in another forum how mystery and suspense could ever work in a game where the stakes are set openly and there are no hidden checks whatsoever.…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt.
4/4/2007 oliof: NordCon, 2dn/3rd of June, 2007 - Hamburg, Germany
Hi,
despite limited efforts at hspielt, I want to give indie games some more spin at the biggest RPG convention in Northern Germany, NordCon. One of the organizers, Stefan Unger,…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen.
4/2/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Snakes in the Shadows OR Dysfunction is good if it's the characters
(also posted at story games under a slightly misleading title)
I was at hspielt! 14 this weekend, and ran a minimally tweaked version of a con scenario called Snakes in…
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Participants: oliof.
3/1/2007 oliof: [TSoY] Stealing from the best: Alternative rules for group actions
I am just enjoying the read of the Esoterrorists, and since obviously I have a lot of TSoY on my mind right now, the rules for group actions sprang in…
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Participants: oliof, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.
2/26/2007 oliof: The Map: placing Oran, small discrepancy
Hello,
working on the translation, I tried to find a place for Oran, which led to me taking a closer look at the map. This led me to the conclusion…
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Participants: oliof, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.
2/15/2007 oliof: Indie Presence at hspielt! 14, March 31st/April 1st 2007
I understand that y'all are deep into your gencon preparations, so a budding presence at one of the longest-running conventions in northern germany might not be high on your priority…
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Participants: oliof, Matt, Ron Edwards, xenopulse.
2/11/2007 oliof: Spiel Essen Forge Booth After Effects
Hi,
I just wanted to report that the forge booth at Spiel Essen 2006 has made a good impression. The organization team of the yearly rpg convention Hannover Spielt! asked…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen.
1/23/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Translation to german in the works
Hello everyone,
I am working on the translation of TSOY to german, meekly following the tracks of Eero Tuovinen, the driving force behind the finnish translation of TSOY. Everyone is…
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Participants: oliof.
10/30/2006 oliof: roach theme cards
A significant number of people have been telling me they like the roach but for the lack of an overarching structure. So, what I'd like to do is collect a…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, jasonm.
10/24/2006 oliof: [Roach] The Library as A Temple?
Today in germany at least, it's the day of the library. On the radio this morning, I heard a report on the IKMZ Cottbus, a new center for information and…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: oliof, jasonm, Ron Edwards.
10/23/2006 oliof: [Roach] Rules additions and game handling propositions.
Hi,
in some conversations at Spiel Essen I talked to people that played the Roach and complained about it being too random. I gather this is because of some things:…
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Participants: oliof, jasonm.
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