tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.comments2024-02-25T10:57:05.716-08:00Asshat PaladinsMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comBlogger762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-52720468098224779132017-12-04T03:49:58.088-08:002017-12-04T03:49:58.088-08:00Cool. Sounds like a good start.Cool. Sounds like a good start.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-44211835131735098682017-11-11T07:14:16.675-08:002017-11-11T07:14:16.675-08:00Alas, no. Alas, no. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-16911220659861999492017-11-01T14:57:25.404-07:002017-11-01T14:57:25.404-07:00Is this game still on-going? Is this game still on-going? resshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837629547729274402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-1575494545767765732017-03-25T11:47:25.654-07:002017-03-25T11:47:25.654-07:00I would love to see this project get some traction...I would love to see this project get some traction.LordDraqohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526633951349804619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-29260046643821688492015-10-14T04:35:10.541-07:002015-10-14T04:35:10.541-07:00As somebody who has played/read (same thing, as it...As somebody who has played/read (same thing, as it's a VN) <i>Fate/Stay Night</i>, I'm partial to "Trace on!" and <a href="https://youtu.be/Cow7SEM7jDQ" rel="nofollow">the "I am the bone of my sword" litany</a>.Inari el zorrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383563336224043866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-89568037505750698102015-08-10T02:02:44.290-07:002015-08-10T02:02:44.290-07:00Did my comment post? Dang...
The protoindoeuropean...Did my comment post? Dang...<br />The protoindoeuropean phonetic ALU makes words built from it magic. 'Ale' and Alcohol is thus a magic beverage.Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-61664110410940284052014-07-02T19:16:43.854-07:002014-07-02T19:16:43.854-07:00I knew the illuminati-style organization known as ...I knew the illuminati-style organization known as the DELF Council quite well. They were a tight group that met in the back of the game store, The Dragon's Lair, in the early 1980s. I was not part of this organization and therefore was outside the circle of trust, but I did do the occasional illustration for them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007429989784764408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-27748670558964318612014-04-24T05:48:49.132-07:002014-04-24T05:48:49.132-07:00pretty nice blog, following :)pretty nice blog, following :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-61680499986995566332014-02-08T05:33:27.606-08:002014-02-08T05:33:27.606-08:00so thats where krayt dragons and the rancor vs kra...so thats where krayt dragons and the rancor vs krayt dragon story came fromUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649613137072285836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-63289684147058811982014-01-26T23:01:43.337-08:002014-01-26T23:01:43.337-08:00Sittingduck, thanks for posting.
The advantage of...Sittingduck, thanks for posting.<br /><br />The advantage of Keys is a defined reward for specific actions that the player initiates and then receives the Bennie reward for, whereas Pg 145 is more loose in the interpretation of actions-to-rewards, leaving it to GM choice, in many ways fiat, to decide what the reward is and when, if ever, the player gets it.<br /><br />I like the concept of having the players decide what their action/reward is and leave the GM out of it because he's got other stuff on his plate to deal with. The player gets to decide when to get the reward, by choosing when to invoke the minor, major and buyoff conditions in response to the GM's scenario, e.g. "Guys, we're totally outmatched. Since I have the Key of the Coward, I'm going to try to politic our way out of this situation. I turn to the bandit chieftain and say 'I believe we have a mutual enemy in the form of the Duke of Thessaly. Perhaps we can come to an arrangement...'" <br /><br />Taking Bennie rewards (mostly) out of the GMs hands (after all, GMs can and should still provide Bennies for player actions) and making it the players responsibility is less work for the GM. Note GM veto remains an appropriate response when players violate the intent, if not the written text , of Keys, e.g. "No, you don't get a Bennie for talking to the shopkeeper. It wasn't a dangerous situation because he's 90 years old and can't lift a spoon, much less stab you with it."Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-24168106042785631322014-01-26T08:01:44.402-08:002014-01-26T08:01:44.402-08:00The thing is that Savage Worlds Hindrances essenti...The thing is that Savage Worlds Hindrances essentially do that already. Page 145 of Savage Worlds Deluxe: Explorer's Edition lists role-playing Hindrances as one reason for rewarding a Benny. While granted some groups fail to latch onto the Hindrance/Benny dynamic, it's doubtful that they would be any more inclined to take advantage of these Keys. Ultimately, it comes across as trying to reinvent the wheel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-23698138256164232042013-11-28T10:44:23.826-08:002013-11-28T10:44:23.826-08:00Thanks for reading my blog.
When I was writing t...Thanks for reading my blog. <br /><br />When I was writing this post, I did a little bit of research and re-read the Creative Commons website.<br /><br />The advantage of using CC is that I can give permission (i.e. waive) to using my IP. So if someone out there wants to use my stuff, I'm amenable to a large $$$$ check. ;)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-12965529650541953882013-11-27T06:14:45.296-08:002013-11-27T06:14:45.296-08:00I use the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commerc...I use the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike license as well. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-55337969212898283342013-11-23T23:32:12.191-08:002013-11-23T23:32:12.191-08:00Thanks! I hope that they generate game ideas for o...Thanks! I hope that they generate game ideas for other GMs.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-28028629405002016662013-11-21T23:27:06.552-08:002013-11-21T23:27:06.552-08:00Your Resources posts are really cool. Thanks.Your Resources posts are really cool. Thanks.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-22246044627277317442013-11-20T21:57:50.085-08:002013-11-20T21:57:50.085-08:00I have yet to visit one but one day!I have yet to visit one but one day!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-58729734981718993132013-11-20T21:56:39.935-08:002013-11-20T21:56:39.935-08:00Well, if you put the book in a golden chest worth ...Well, if you put the book in a golden chest worth 10 million gold pieces, I'm sure they'd become interested....Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-5711161602759796402013-11-18T15:46:17.091-08:002013-11-18T15:46:17.091-08:00*sigh* It would be nice if more players could be m...*sigh* It would be nice if more players could be motivated to view knowledge and secrets as a form of treasure.<br /><br />--Ditherditherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636135891319380870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-77481013966758559832013-11-18T07:27:00.335-08:002013-11-18T07:27:00.335-08:00Japanese castles are hella cramped, especially alo...Japanese castles are hella cramped, especially along the walks where the murderholes are. I couldn't imagine wearing armor and trying to walk up the interior steps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-2944105325602175282013-11-09T19:37:28.620-08:002013-11-09T19:37:28.620-08:00Thanks for sharing that. Very interesting. It co...Thanks for sharing that. Very interesting. It could add a whole new layer onto a campaign, particularly if you add it at some critical juncture.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-85911626529260893812013-11-09T19:03:20.255-08:002013-11-09T19:03:20.255-08:00The politics surrounding the posts of the electors...The politics surrounding the posts of the electors was often intense as the struggle for the post of Holy Roman Emperor itself. It was a crazy but interesting system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-47696924583862182992013-11-04T14:48:08.784-08:002013-11-04T14:48:08.784-08:00Thanks for the comment.
In the midst of history s...Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />In the midst of history still playing out, I wonder what news articles will have the same effect?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-37694466897647783492013-11-04T14:45:08.749-08:002013-11-04T14:45:08.749-08:00Thanks for all your comments. Please let me know i...Thanks for all your comments. Please let me know if you use it in a game and how it worked out!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530280529499677331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-84757413314542013232013-11-04T11:05:52.574-08:002013-11-04T11:05:52.574-08:00The Life article is indeed interesting, though mor...The <i>Life</i> article is indeed interesting, though more as a window to the worst-case-scenario fears of the time, and how the US government felt it needed to propagandize to build support for the war even after Pearl Harbor, than for any real strategic insight. Neither Germany nor Japan had any real plans along these lines, though I suppose if enough outlandishly lucky breaks had gone their way, they might have drifted in this direction (the Germans had never intended to send troops to Africa, for example, but by late 1942 they were at least contemplating the possibility of Rommel driving into the Middle East).<br /><br />The <i>Life</i> article was also cited by the designers as source material for the controversial 1990 board wargame, <i>SS Amerika</i>: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11766/ss-amerika<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759580438103846127.post-66950558480229517772013-11-04T06:05:44.675-08:002013-11-04T06:05:44.675-08:00This entire post is more effective when read aloud...This entire post is more effective when read aloud in a bad Scottish accent. Doomsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00235585177028383618noreply@blogger.com