Topic: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Started by: Jake Norwood
Started on: 10/15/2002
Board: The Riddle of Steel
On 10/15/2002 at 6:18am, Jake Norwood wrote:
New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Just a heads up but us folks down here at Driftwood have been tinkering with a Vampire game that's tentatively called "Thirst." It won't be too large and we'll probably release it as a PDF. It's really just a hobby project, and obviously Of Beasts and Men and TFOB have precedence in the "real world," but we've got some killer mechanics for it and we're pretty excited, so I thought I'd tell y'all.
Jake
On 10/15/2002 at 7:11am, Shadeling wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Sounds awesome! Definitely interested.
On 10/15/2002 at 6:37pm, Lyrax wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Jake... you need to show that to me sometime soon.
On 10/15/2002 at 9:13pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Lyrax wrote: Jake... you need to show that to me sometime soon.
Later, chief.
The game has definite Riddle influence, including a specialized take on SAs. It's got more streamlined mechanics, a really nifty twist on "rolling successes," and several other elements that have us pretty excited.
I'll probably give you more info later. Right now it's just a system, not a setting (I prefer things that way, I think), but there are guidelines on a campaign style that we'll be playtesting soon--maybe even tomorrow.
Jake
On 10/16/2002 at 5:09am, Shadeling wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Jake Norwood wrote:Lyrax wrote: Jake... you need to show that to me sometime soon.
Later, chief.
The game has definite Riddle influence, including a specialized take on SAs. It's got more streamlined mechanics, a really nifty twist on "rolling successes," and several other elements that have us pretty excited.
I'll probably give you more info later. Right now it's just a system, not a setting (I prefer things that way, I think), but there are guidelines on a campaign style that we'll be playtesting soon--maybe even tomorrow.
Jake
Playtesting...oh you meant in house... :(
On 10/16/2002 at 6:17am, Jake Norwood wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Shadeling wrote:
Playtesting...oh you meant in house... :(
Yeah, one thing we DO do at Driftwood is playtest our stuff ourselves. Not that some of you won't get a chance, but we are gamers over here.
Jake
On 10/16/2002 at 7:24am, Shadeling wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
Jake Norwood wrote:Shadeling wrote:
Playtesting...oh you meant in house... :(
Yeah, one thing we DO do at Driftwood is playtest our stuff ourselves. Not that some of you won't get a chance, but we are gamers over here.
Jake
Of course. Well I do look forward to it.
On 10/17/2002 at 5:29am, Jake Norwood wrote:
RE: New Game in the works: "Thirst"
We played for the first time tonight. Some elements of the game are really nice, and others need work. The game is largely about making "hard" decisions. We've partially borrowed the Pendragon traits (in form, not details) to showcase this, and so far it's working nicely. The "feeding" process has proven to posess a few hidden in-play bonuses, and we're feeling that it's only going to improve.
There is a general issue that I'm going to bring up in the Game Design forum, though, and if you'd like to join in, I invite you.
Jake