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Topic: Stuff (Read 31 times)

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Re: Stuff
« Result #1 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:39pm »

In my campaign, "stuff" was always sort of a good luck v. bad luck thing.

So, a character with 10 points in Stuff was more lucky than someone with 5 points. My GM usually capped Stuff at 10 points max, and when I ran games I do the same.

This means you can't really try to outdo the other characters much, since if everyone puts 10 points into Stuff it's as if no one put any points into Stuff. Except that everyone just wasted the points.

And I don't recall players ever trying to "use stuff" to do anything. This was always a GM fudge factor in our games, and players never quite know what it is that they have bought or how it affects outcomes.

Tell us more about how you use stuff.

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Topic: The Jewel of Judgement (Read 159 times)

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Re: The Jewel of Judgement
« Result #2 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:35pm »

Sept 7, 2008, 6:35pm, Dilvish wrote:

It seems to me like the Jewel isn't really cursed, but that it has the habit of draining energy from its wielder (sort of like Stormbringer in Moorthingy's Elric books).

Hah! I just caught that the board censor doesn't like the last name of Elric's author.

Moorc0ck.

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Topic: Magic system idea (Read 57 times)

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Re: Magic system idea
« Result #3 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:33pm »

So, Dilvish. Did you ever give this system a try? How did it work out? (The whole "rock-paper-scissors" thing seems a tad strange to me, but who knows....)

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Topic: Elder points by bloodline (Read 385 times)

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Re: Elder points by bloodline
« Result #4 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:30pm »

Nov 9, 2009, 11:37pm, xenomancer wrote:

Would spending stuff be a way of increasing reality for player or gm chosen shadow dwellers?

An interesting notion. I always assumed that things become more "real" when exposed to Amberites.

Explain more what you are thinking about when you say that "spending stuff" might increae reality. Do characters "spend" stuff in your campaign, and if so what do they get in return?

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Topic: Amber with Dice Redux (Read 39 times)

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Re: Amber with Dice Redux
« Result #5 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:25pm »

Nov 9, 2009, 11:23pm, xenomancer wrote:

I have never seen better games than ADRP. Ever.

I exalt you for this statement! Amen!

The ADRP system is somewhat unique in that it can be as simple or as complex as desired. I really think that Erick's entire diceless concept is one of the rare innovations in RPGs, and probably the most significant since Dave Arneson's "let's go into a dungeon" concept.

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Topic: Let's "fix" Sorcery (Read 36 times)

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Re: Let's "fix" Sorcery
« Result #6 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:22pm »

Nov 12, 2009, 11:45pm, xenomancer wrote:

Perhaps some rules expanding the types of challenges sorcerous battles produce, like Psyche versus Psyche/Strength/Endurance/or Warfare, examples of the well run game are always welcome.

I certainly agree here. I think that any time a character wants to "switch" stats, or any time you pit one stat against a different stat, the rules are somewhat vague. Additonal examples would be welcome.

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Topic: Boards a little dead recently (Read 224 times)

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Re: Boards a little dead recently
« Result #7 on Nov 25, 2009, 10:17pm »

Once again, I'm a slacker. Time passes and no Amber activity on my part. :-(

Somewhere I have a list of topics to toss in as thread-starters, but I fear that there aren't enough posters to sustain discussion. Sort of like being short of "critical mass."

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Topic: Let's "fix" Sorcery (Read 36 times)

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Re: Let's "fix" Sorcery
« Result #8 on Nov 12, 2009, 11:45pm »

Perhaps some rules expanding the types of challenges sorcerous battles produce, like Psyche versus Psyche/Strength/Endurance/or Warfare, examples of the well run game are always welcome. Fitting with Ericks' approach in the first edition. Otherwise, no one I play with considers it broken. In fact we all enjoy the responsibility of producing fun and playable episodes.

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Topic: Elder points by bloodline (Read 385 times)

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Re: Elder points by bloodline
« Result #9 on Nov 9, 2009, 11:37pm »

Would spending stuff be a way of increasing reality for player or gm chosen shadow dwellers?

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Topic: Stuff (Read 31 times)

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Re: Stuff
« Result #10 on Nov 9, 2009, 11:28pm »

This is a hot topic of conjecture with my group as well. Whole character creation strategies have evolved around out stuffing somebody. The players have, for instance, attempted to equalize challenges with goodstuff, Amber ranked versus A+ and I'm not sure how far that was intended to go. Any insights?

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