Subsequent Topics 5/28/2003 kenjib: Slings and whirling...
Hello, has there been a discussion on slings yet? I couldn't find one searching. I notice in the rulebook that part of the prep time is getting the sling whirling,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Valamir, Eamon Voss, toli, Mike Holmes.
5/31/2003 kenjib: Curses as anti-spiritual attributes
I was thinking about curses and a handy mechanic came to mind. Curses could be negative spiritual attributes that are forced upon a character. When you are cursed, you acquire…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Ashren Va'Hale, Rattlehead, Prince of Thieves, Morfedel, Bankuei.
6/1/2003 kenjib: unlanded noble sorcerer
A sorcerer is race pick B. Unlanded gentry is also pick B. What do I do when a character's concept is unlanded gentry that dabbles in the arts -- the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Shreyas Sampat, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Morfedel, Mayhem1979.
6/12/2003 kenjib: Combat clinic: Das Monk is kicking Das Booty!
I've been playing the combat sim and I can't beat Das Monk with any of the other humans. The closest I could come was using Max Steele, ignoring the staff…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, ashampine, Brian Leybourne, Salamander.
8/12/2003 kenjib: Instantaneous, made permanent - see Sorcery and the Fey
I got my copy of OBaM and really like it. I think the flavor text is an excellent addition in that many of them really illustrate the point made in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Stephen.
8/23/2003 kenjib: SA's apply to combat pool or every roll
I think I've seen this question before but I can't find it now. The destiny SA seems to pretty clearly apply as a pool bonus when it comes to combat…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Valamir, Brian Leybourne.
9/4/2003 kenjib: Thoughts and an example of high toughness...
There has been ample discussion of toughness in the past. I just read something in Stephen Pressfield's great book Gates of Fire though, that brought this topic to mind:
"'I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Caz, Pvt Kastro, Mike Holmes.
9/6/2003 kenjib: Question about OBAM errata
Hi there, the OBAM errata posted on the site looks like it's for the second printing. Will there be any list of the errata made for the first printing that…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Brian Leybourne.
9/8/2003 kenjib: Suggestions for TROS play-by-post or email?
Can anyone recommend a place to find a TROS game via play-by-post or email?
Thanks in advance!
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Enoch, mrgrimm.
10/4/2003 kenjib: Question about the Flower of Battle
I finished Stephen Pressfield's Gates of Fire a couple of weeks ago and the vivid battles in the book really blew me away. I was just wondering if anyone with…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Brian Leybourne, -Akora-, Ville.
1/6/2004 kenjib: What if magic only effect to the extent that one believes...
The perception of magic being an overpowering, one-solution-fits-all, kind of delimma led me to this idea. What would magic be like if it existed in some kind of quasi-space between…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Ingenious, Ashren Va'Hale.
2/6/2004 kenjib: Reach weapons and full evade
If you have a longer reach weapon, and your opponent closes the distance (putting you at disadvantage), is it advantageous to favor a full evade at that point to regain…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Wolfen, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, toli, Hereward The Wake, Turin, Ben Lehman, Jake Norwood, bergh.
2/13/2004 kenjib: Ships of Weyrth
I've been doing some work on ships for a homebrew. I think the tech level is quite compatible with Weyrth. Weyrth is on the cusp of having a gunpowder revolution,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Andrew Mure, Edge.
3/24/2004 kenjib: TROS with a narrative combat system?
Okay, so TROS is a marvelous narrative game with a really cool simulationist combat system added in. I almost feel like I'm breaching a taboo here because the combat system…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Tash, Nick Pagnucco, Turin, Bankuei, Malechi.
5/14/2004 kenjib: [Haalyr] Assigning difficulty for conflict based magic
Hello everyone,
Haalyr, Adventures in the Age of Dreams, is a fantasy game that revolves around the central theme of a contest of will and the ability to impose your…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: kenjib, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag.
1/19/2005 kenjib: Use of public domain art revisited - Bridgeman vs. Corel
There was a thread on using public domain artwork almost a year ago:
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=10121&highlight=paitings+durer
I have found some more information on this (a google search will turn up many other…
In Publishing
Participants: kenjib, jdagna, Veritas Games.
2/25/2005 kenjib: Art vs. Craft in Play & the Role of Hard/Soft Rules
In looking at this journal on situation over at Vincent Baker's blog, Chris points out a distinction between soft advice and hard mechanics. I thought that this was an interesting…
In RPG Theory
Participants: kenjib, Bankuei.
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