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CigarSmoker wrote:I agree, dead links make me sad as well

Dead link should be fixed.
With that, I walk back into the sunset (as Tiree is correct).

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Eek, not sure I could keep up a pace like that anymore!
Bravo, Reelman; Bravissimo!

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13 events!?!
You're a madman Reelman; a glorious beautiful hard-working madman!

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Is this ok to do or should I do the pre-gen thing? At a convention, when time is a premium, always use pre-gen's. What is a proper time frame for a basic introductory game (ie how long should the game last: 1, 2 or more hours)? Most conventions book time in increments of 4 or 6 hour blocks. I prefe...

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Oof... I may have to edit this several times, as I go through... 1) D20 has a unified die mechanic; with the exception of damage, d20 makes use of a d20 to resolve all conflicts/encounters in the game. PFRPG uses a d20 to resolve combat, and d100 to resolve skill checks (both use various other die t...

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Well, first off, I would not recommend that a GM encourage racial stereotypes nor enable players who do so. Simply because Asian women are typically thought of 'exotic'; the "dragon lady" motif is stereotypically used to describe Asian women. For example: m Ultimately this is racially dem...

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Pre-generated NPC's are a godsend to new GM's, which is the market they're aimed at, much the same as Demo games (and gaming modules, to a degree; modules can also serve a busy GM, by giving them pre-generated dungeons and the like). And it's an easy fix, to alter a pre-gen's background to work in y...

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To put this in perspective, DunDraCon is the West Coast's longest running RPG convention (that I know of), running continuously over 37 years.

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In terms of distribution, I'm talking about getting them in K-Mart, Target, or Wal-Mart (you know, major national/international distributors), rather than FLGS. Even breaking into the book trade, is a major accomplishment (and reportedly, one of the factors that torpedo'd TSR, due to a bad contract)...

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Beginner's Boxes are a great marketing tool. D&D got A LOT of it's initial popularity based off the Red Box and White Box boxed set's in the 70's. The game was fairly easy (64 page manuals, IIRC), went from levels 1-10, had dice, and an instant adventure. Perhaps most importantly, you were able ...

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Do you think you could get a video of the games and upload it to youtube? I've asked about that in the past at some of my local Cons, and there's a few concerns: 1) Did you advertise it as an event that may be recorded? 2) Do you have the permission of the Con Organizers? 3) Do you have the permiss...

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I'd say if you're using Mega-Heroes/Villains in a (relatively) short Con Game, you're going to have to give them the ability to eat thru damage quickly. Else it'll turn into a game of "You take another 12pts of damage off his 1023 points of SDC..." Even the "flying brick" in my D...

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Ok, simple question from someone completely uninitiated in miniature games - can some please tell me approximately how big/tall the pieces will be in inches? Thanks! In the case of Macross Veritech's, the plane length is supposed to be 14.2 meters, so 1/258th scale would be about 5.5 centimeters, o...

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Point of order: It's the Fremen of Dune who disappear into the earth, not the forces of House Harkonnen.

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8 games AND a Larp?!?
When did you sleep man?

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Bon chance, mon ami!

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Those that didn't have to immediately run to their next game, so about half the table, on the average. I also write notes during play (don't use Trickshot's "Death Blow" on Kensai, on the off chance he crits her on the first shot; literally first attack in one game), and afterward. Tiree i...

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And they can be difficult to give away, even at a Con, because of this reason.
I think Grandil is still trying to get rid of some he got two years ago...

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Or New Mexico. Else I'd be there with bells on...

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Tiree wrote:That and when he least expects it, I do something completely off the wall, and he doesn't know how to handle it

<Terminator's final response to the question "You got a dead cat in there, or something?">

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"Do. Or do not. There is no try." ~ Yoda

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I really like the bolded ones. Do players really enjoy all of these characters? I am assuming so. From my experience... Firefly : Female players love this character. (aside: I've also been thanked several times for putting female superheroes as stock characters in my games. Apparently, it's not a c...

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Well, in my demo I went with: Firefly: An alien who is literally living fire. Hecate: A spellcaster in the vein of Dr. Fate from DC. Kensai: Hot girl with a katana. Pinball: Kind of a strange amalgamation of Bouncing Boy and Mr. Fantastic (and some players throw the Joker in there too). Quiver: An a...

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If I submit to the Rifter, I'd have to pull the Demo's down.
(Palladium's owns all submitted material, even if it's not used)

(now, if Palladium in it's wisdom decided to make me an official Freelancer, I wouldn't complain...)

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Finally got tired of trying to have the greatest castle pic EVAR and went with an easy one. Palladium Fantasy two-parter Demo game has now been added! Got ideas on the vine for Robotech: Macross and Robotech: Southern Cross (my next 2 projects), as well as a huge arc for HU in the idea stage (thinki...

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Might want to hit up Spinachcat; he used to run Splicers at California Cons.

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Spinachcat runs a reportedly awesome Demo game of Splicers in my neck of the woods (so I've heard; which makes me hope that Spinachcat, Ignex & Grandil hear about my awesome games too... ), so maybe we can poke him to write something up. Phase World though, eh...? I'm terribly tempted to make a ...

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Well, it matters... 1) Lots of conventions have a reward system set up for GM's to hand out at the end of the game (typically, "convention bucks", which let you "buy" prizes at the prize booth (where the convention staff watch the vendor hall)). This makes it pretty easy, since e...

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Kev & company have been pretty generous with X-mas bundles, when I've ordered multiple copies of the main book(s), too.
(I typically hit 3 conventions in a given year, so I stock up for those events)

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More demo games are always welcome.
I just post this up here to help younger/less experienced GM's, with a "published adventure" to run.

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Added my demo game, for Robotech Shadow Chronicles.

Need to work on maps and intro, for a 2-part Palladium Fantasy demo I'm planning on adding in the near future.

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Updated the RIFTS Master File, to make for a cleaner/sharper image. Added a new adventure, for the Japan setting of RIFTS! Working on a Palladium Fantasy game to add, as well as a Robotech scenario. EDIT: I was expecting an adventure guide some place but didn't really see one. Not sure I'm understan...

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rifter72 wrote:Nice stuff Novastar.

Many thanks, my friend.
Though I'm more partial to the RIFTS demo.
Hoping to test run a PFRPG demo at the next Con, and maybe even a RIFTS: Japan one as well...

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One of the books hinted that their was a City on the West coast full of Super-Heroes. Since this has never been expanded on and most likely never will, it might be a Sleeping Giant for a GM and PC group to expand on themselves. Myself I love the Idea of a Mega-City full of Supers. But why arent the...

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One thing to consider is that the link itself does NOT lead to anything objectionable or pornographic. It leads to a completely legitimate (and cool) pic. Other links on that site do lead to objectionable material. 1 click gets to the artists personal page, from there you can then go to his gallery...

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You know, if we could just direct link images, I doubt this would be a problem. Preacher could have just "[img]" the pic, rather than having to link to a site that is, quite frankly, filled with very artistic "questionable material" (and I'm not just talking about that particular...

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Added the MS Word 2002 files to .pdf, since some people told me they couldn't open them.

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http://www.adobe.com/acom/createpdf/
It's only on-line, but it's from Adobe directly, so...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC_PDF_Converter
Creative Commons freeware PDF converter

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Well, I mentioned a while back I was looking for a way to have a downloadable "Adventure Pack" for people interested in demo'ing games at FLGS and Conventions. So with out further ado, here's my very first one! (MS Word 2002 .docs & Adobe .pdf files) https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=695D...

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As a point for Rayven, the original 2 year run for 3.0 books, had the PHB, DMG, & MM each priced at $20 ($60 for all three). Only after the initial run was complete, did they up the price to $30 each ($90 for all three). About a year or two later, they switched to 3.5, but kept the same pricepoi...

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I guess I'm really odd, since I tend to be able to make campaigns just using the Main Book for both D&D and PFRPG. The monster books are nice, but I really don't know why you need to buy 12 books to run a game, quite honestly. (then again, I've had someone walk out of a demo game I did, because ...

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I'd say the original RMB Cyber-knight was more powerful than the current one, if you base it upon what's written in the book. Yes, the RUE made them anti-tech supermen. But they've always had a ton of solid skills, and an energy sword you can summon at will is a really powerful advantage. And in th...

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Another important factor, is you have not only a lot of refugees from Tolkeen, but experienced fighters as well.

Whether technical, mystical, or something else, there's a lot of angry combat vets moving west...

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Coalition Overkill is actually the nickname of a certain member of Karl's anatomy...

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I'd say the original RMB Cyber-knight was more powerful than the current one, if you base it upon what's written in the book. Yes, the RUE made them anti-tech supermen. But they've always had a ton of solid skills, and an energy sword you can summon at will is a really powerful advantage. And in the...

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Ummm, longer than the pilot has air?

If it's an effective engine (in Macross, I could swear it was nuclear-powered turbines), then the question doesn't become, "Can I fly 2 weeks back at max acceleration?", as much as "How soon does the air run out?".

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I always figured the Military MP's were used as policemen.

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Right now the game I am running has a Human Menace the players are going against. He is in collusion with the Invid, but he has his own Power Armor - battery based (very short life span). Right now the players are going to start their big showdown with this human menace. But in short, he's not EBSI...

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You're assuming the thrust vector is directed aft, rather than upwards...

They could be manuevering thrusters.

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Just wanted to chime in.

This is all SHINY.

That is all.

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