Subsequent Topics 12/9/2007 Ben Robbins: [Agon] slayer hero vs minions
First off we've played three quests of Agon and we love's it. Really nice job of balancing all the mechanics.
Question: How does the damage bonus for Monster-Slayer/Beast-Slayer/Man-Slayer work versus…
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Participants: Ben Robbins, Aaron, John Harper, Mel_White.
12/12/2007 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Strife limit for encounters vs NPCs
So there's a Strife limit to making a particular NPC (16 for d6 Name heroes). Does that also limit a particular encounter? Can my Strife 16 sorceress have a bunch…
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2/2/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] armor questions
A few easy questions about armor:
1) Can you use creative abilities to adjust the armor roll? I've found threads that seem to have contradictory answers:
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23761.0
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23402.0
2) I…
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2/2/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] replacement hero question
So when you (ahem) retire a hero and make a new one, you get free dice raises equal to half the quests you completed.
Does that add to the two…
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2/11/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Minor Foes -- finding the combat sweet spot
I think Agon needs a middle range of adversaries, something between minions and full NPCs.
Minions can go down very quickly (as they should) but with six wound boxes a…
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3/17/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] adventures coming
I just announced this over at the Lame Mage blog but I wanted to give the Agon crew here a heads-up.
I'm working a series of Agon adventures that I'll…
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3/31/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] adventure playtesters wanted
I'm looking for some brave groups who want to playtest the <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=25949.0">Agon adventures</a> I'll be releasing.
I've already run them, but I like having outside groups do "blind" playtests…
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4/9/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] are Advantages too cheap?
I think buying Advantages with strife might be too cheap. 1 strife to get an additional d8 in a simple contest is a lot more bang-per-buck than just increasing a…
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4/18/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] free adventure "Temple of Hera" released
<i>"Heroes, my anger is hot within me! Slay those who defile my shrine! Cleanse my temple! Let not one escape the wrath of Hera!"</i>
Wanna play some Agon but don't…
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4/28/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Shield Bash
Brainstorming with Ping about this one: what about adding rules for shield bashing? Not to address the issue of shield game balance, just because it's sexy.
Make shield a range…
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5/20/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] free adventure "Beast of Kolkoris" unleashed
<i>In the labyrinth of Kolkoris a monster lurks, hiding its face from the immortal gods. It has ravaged countries and eaten the flesh of the living, but now the gods…
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7/14/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Three Flavors of Myth
Another "Advanced Agon" post is up: <b><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/103/advanced-agon-three-flavors-of-myth/">Three Flavors of Myth</a></b> takes a look at the Classical sources and how they relate to your Agon game.
C'mon, you know you…
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