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7/23/2003 Morfedel: Destiny SAs in game play
I wanted to move this to another thread, as I thought it would be more appropriate. How would you deal with difficult SAs, in terms of when they trigger, involving…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Draigh, Brian Leybourne, buddha, Jake Norwood, Valamir.

7/21/2003 Morfedel: A New Campaign....
Well, I've started a new campaign, and we just made characters. The made: Two brothers from Angharad, both having SAs that pretty much focus on battle and fighting. Things like…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Nick Pagnucco, Gary_Bingham, Lebo77, buddha.

7/7/2003 Morfedel: I hate paypal
Ok: I've moved, therefore my address, phone number, and email changed. In addition, I forgot my paypal account. I figured, no problem. I will just create a new account. Nope.…
In CRN Games
Participants: Morfedel, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

6/24/2003 Morfedel: Ars Magica, the TRoS way....
Just to let you know, I've finished a rough draft of a conversion of the Ars Magica magic system to The Riddle of Steel. The mechanics will be quite similar…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Eamon Voss, Robert K Beckett, Durgil, Paka, prophet118, tauman, Mainboard, grot, Marc Hameleers, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Darcy Burgess, lemmiwinks, Charles Smith, Malechi, jeff_vandenberg, Rausch.

6/20/2003 Morfedel: Plateaus: The Taveruun/Otamarluk/Savarastra Border
Ok, perhaps this is a stupid question, but.... It says that there is a plateau protecting Savarastra from Otamarluk (which doesn't matter, as they are paying Otamarluk tribute anyway); I'm…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Poenz, Mike Holmes, Gary_Bingham.

6/17/2003 Morfedel: I am Necron, master of the undead!
Except I don't know how to create them. :) In the book, it talks about how sorcerers summon demons, etc. How do they create undead though? Zombies, things like that?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Mayhem1979, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne.

6/17/2003 Morfedel: Weapon Defaults, the character generator, etc
Ok... I've been fooling around with the Character generator, and now i'm confused on something. IF I, say, raise Sword and shield, eventually it will trigger the default on mass…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, demiurgeastaroth, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne.

6/13/2003 Morfedel: Bugs in the Combat Simulator
I just found at least one bug in the combat simulator. If an individual's combat pool gets down to 1 die, and he is required to attack, but due to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, ruusu, Jason Kottler.

6/13/2003 Morfedel: Gamism, Simulationism, and Narrativism: A brief pause....
I just took the time to read Ron Edward's article on game system DOES matter, and I noticed his breakdown of Gamism, Narrativism, and Simulationism. I don't think that hardcore…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Valamir, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Poenz, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, Lxndr.

6/5/2003 Morfedel: Altnernate Vagary Schemes
While the basic magic system of TRoS is pretty awesome, its not QUITE how I see magic. For me, I'm one of two minds: on the one hand, I see…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, kenjib, arxhon, prophet118, spunky, demiurgeastaroth.

6/3/2003 Morfedel: Interesting lookng game
Interesting looking game. I read the reviews of the game on RPG.Net, and looked over the starting pdf; it looked like a rules-light system with what little I saw, but…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Morfedel, Ron Edwards, Valamir, abzu, Bankuei, hatheg-kla, rafial.

6/3/2003 Morfedel: My RPG Review
Ok, my review is up on RPG.NET. It wasn't overly positive, and in one area I may have been a bit too harsh, but don't flame me, because overall I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Brian Leybourne, Claymore, Noon, prophet118, arxhon.

6/1/2003 Morfedel: A Halfling of Stahl
I was just thinking... if I made a halfling, that says I have one human parent. Would it be reasonable to say the halfling also gets the advantages of their…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Nick Pagnucco.

5/20/2003 Morfedel: Armor vs Dice Pools
I was wondering whether everyone thought the tradeoff of wearing armor and losing dice pools was adequate and balanced? I ask because I have been running some sample combats between…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Overdrive, Jake Norwood, Durgil, Salamander, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Valamir.

5/20/2003 Morfedel: Questions on a new owner of the book...
Ok, I have the book, and have been reading it for around a week and a half, and a large number of questions have arisen. I apologize for the great…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Spartan, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Valamir, kenjib.

5/10/2003 Morfedel: Woo hoo!
I just picked up my copy of TRoS!!! dive, dive, dive... :)
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Coplen, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne.

4/30/2003 Morfedel: How fast is advancement?
Reading the reviews, I can't quite tell, but how fast does advancement occur? I mean, if you are spending and refilling your SA, how quickly do characters advance? I realize…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Mike Holmes.

4/30/2003 Morfedel: ARGH!
I cant post topics or reply half the time! I keep on getting "invalid_session" messages!!! ARGH!!!!
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, toli, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne.

4/30/2003 Morfedel: I've pretty much decided to pick up and try TRoS, but....
I have a few last questions. I've heard that magic is almost TOO powerful. In reading the playtest review on openRPG, and then the comments from the forum below, one…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Spartan, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Stephen, Vanguard, Ben Lehman, Caldis, kenjib.

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8/7/2003 Morfedel: Palladium Fantasy Conversions?
I am getting back together with a few friends whom we used to RP together uintil 3 years ago; I used to GM a game and would alternate with another…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, toli.

8/28/2003 Morfedel: Magic Items Revisited
I see that this is the first post since april, so this is a very old thread I'm responding to, heh, but I had an idea, especially in regards to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Brian Leybourne.

1/21/2004 Morfedel: Non Game Mechanic Alternatives to Controlling Sorcerers
I had been thinking about controlling sorcerers; some people think they are just fine, but I think many of us have had the distaste of having to watch sorcerers turn…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, De profundis, Mike Holmes, Ben Lehman, Ingenious, Andrew Mure, Lxndr, Stephen, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, contracycle, Thanaeon, Rick, Wolfen, Bob McNamee, Amy1419, Malechi, Pyske.

1/22/2004 Morfedel: Hedge Magic
I was thinking of creating hedge magic - or, for those not familiar with the term, magic that is very weak. Generally, a hedge magician is far weaker than a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, tauman, MonkeyWrench, StahlMeister, Paka, Valthalion, Dan Sellars, Drifter Bob.

1/23/2004 Morfedel: Sorcerer Stories
Since we have been discussing sorcerers, and debating on whether or not they are too powerful in a game, I thought I'd make this request. I'd like to hear actual…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Lxndr, Wolfen, Bob Richter, Salamander, Ingenious.

1/26/2004 Morfedel: Armor CP Penalties....
I remember seeing, on not one, but several threads, on how Jake, on thinking of it, would have had armor CP penalties a bit differently, and made a few suggestions,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Salamander, Brian Leybourne, toli, kenjib.

2/23/2004 Morfedel: Large Groups and Spiritual Attributes
I'm curious. I run my games with the plot created around the characters. The Spiritual attributes in TROS makes this much more interesting. However, I was thinking... it seems like…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Andrew Mure, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, kenjib, Overdrive.

2/23/2004 Morfedel: New TROS review at RPG.NET
just an FYI. Seems like a reasonable review, all told. http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10119.phtml
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Malechi, Wolfen, arxhon, Caz, Jake Norwood, Deacon Blues.

2/23/2004 Morfedel: Leather Armor for the Lower Body?
We were making characters saturday, when we notice something; there is leather armor in the books for the torso and arms, but what about the legs? and leather boots/gloves solid…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Andrew Mure, Malechi, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, toli, Edge, kenjib.

3/1/2004 Morfedel: Ideas on other Race/Sorcery Priorities
I was thinking of possible alternate priority schemes for Race/Sorcery, and thought I'd ask for feedback. Idea 1: Replace the bottom three humans with the following: D: Superior Human -…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Valamir, The Heretic, Brian Leybourne, Ingenious, Edge, [MKF]Kapten.

3/19/2004 Morfedel: A new magic system... again... :D
Hi there. I'm working on a new magic system for my campaign. Not because I am complaining about the old one. But because I have a game world with very…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Stephen.

4/30/2004 Morfedel: Of Beasts and Men Order
FINALLY got around to ordering this. I just wanted to say, Yah! Anyone know how long it takes Driftwood to get the book out? I did it on paypal today....
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Tash, nsruf, Jake Norwood, Overdrive.

5/26/2004 Morfedel: [Donjon] Beer & Pretzels vs Serious Campaign Gaming
Ok, I'm considering getting Donjon. It looks to me at first glance to be just a beer-n-pretzels game, but i've heard rumors that long term, serious games are possible too.…
In CRN Games
Participants: Morfedel, Zak Arntson, aplath, Valamir.

6/28/2004 Morfedel: Where be my donjon?
I ordered Donjon as a pdf and paid via paypal... I'm waiting for either some kind of confirmation or instructions on downloading it or something.... so far, nothing. Where be…
In CRN Games
Participants: Morfedel, kamawell, Christopher Weeks, 8bitjunkie, Mike Holmes, joshua neff.

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