Previous Topics No previous topics. | | Subsequent Topics 4/1/2003 Eamon Voss: A few questions about TROS
I picked up the full version of the game on sunday. So far I think it great! I am planning to run a test game set in 'Generica', a French…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Ryuuko, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Noon.
4/2/2003 Eamon Voss: More questions from a newbie
Last night we made up characters for tomorrow night's playtest in the fictional European fief of 'Generica'. And we noticed that to have full plate armor, including the helm, causes…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Thor Olavsrud, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Dave Turner, Wolfen.
4/4/2003 Eamon Voss: Quickie review by yours truly
Last night we tried out TROS. Eric left his character sheet at work and so we had to do his character again. I like how fast character creation is, and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Ashren Va'Hale.
4/16/2003 Eamon Voss: Cutlass stats?
Should this be the same as a sabre/scimitar? Or should it be a bit more usefull on the thrust, something the weapon is often hinted at? Ideas? Thoughts?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Brian Leybourne, Mayhem1979, arxhon, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
4/18/2003 Eamon Voss: Beheading!
Last night we had our first beheading. One player was prone while a bad guy was taking swipes with an axe. Another player charged in with the longsword and took…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Ashren Va'Hale, Draigh, Mokkurkalfe.
4/20/2003 Eamon Voss: Portrait Character Sheets anyone?
I hate landscape character sheets. I hate them with the sort of passion that a FUDGE player will generally reserve for the Rolemaster's charts. I've tried to make a landscape…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, PAD the MAD, Mokkurkalfe, Sneaky Git, arxhon, prophet118, Enoch, Ashren Va'Hale.
4/22/2003 Eamon Voss: Convention game concerns
As I wind up for my summer convention circuit, I started to write adventures for my current favorite RPG, TROS. And I started to feel some concern.
You see, when…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Mike Holmes, spunky.
5/5/2003 Eamon Voss: HarnMaster Combat review on rpg.net
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9298.phtml
A friend pointed this out to me. The reviewer compares HarnMaster to TROS even though he has admitted never looked at the TROS system. He goes on to misrepresent…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Stephen, Coplen, spunky, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Tuomo Aimonen, Daredevil, Morfedel, toli, Mike Holmes.
5/12/2003 Eamon Voss: Simplifying initiative issues!
One of the few things I don't like about the TROS combat system is all that complexity involved in dealing with buying off initiative during simultaneous hits. I am cooking…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Jake Norwood, Bob Richter, Wolfen, Aaron, Bomilkar, Mike Holmes, arxhon.
5/27/2003 Eamon Voss: Wuxia and TROS
So we were watching Fist of Legend last night and I started thinking TROS is perfect for Wuxia style combat. With that in mind, I put down the following concepts:…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Amy1419, Ashren Va'Hale, Valamir, Bladesinger.
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