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    Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?

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    • Thenomain
      Thenomain last edited by Thenomain

      I resolve to learn f'ing Python and/or Ruby and start a project in Evennia and/or Ares, even knowing that nobody will ever see and/or care. It will only broaden my horizons, and I don't need 24/7 validation.

      Project list possibilities:

      • FATE Core
      • Theno's Evennia Muxification. (Yes I know others have done it, but I over-do things.)
      • Maybe some variation on an existing RPG that would be more fitting for Mu*s, but not being a game designer I don't have any design goals for that.

      Will take other recommendations.

      “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
      ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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      • Auspice
        Auspice last edited by

        Who wants to learn Python with me and build an awesome space system in Evennia? I've had Ideas for a couple years now.

        Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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        • RnMissionRun
          RnMissionRun @Auspice last edited by RnMissionRun

          @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

          Who wants to learn Python with me and build an awesome space system in Evennia? I've had Ideas for a couple years now.

          Way ahead of ya there, been working on my Expanse game for a while now 😉 Will be happy to help out any way I can. Just ask.

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          • Auspice
            Auspice @RnMissionRun last edited by

            @rnmissionrun said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

            @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

            Who wants to learn Python with me and build an awesome space system in Evennia? I've had Ideas for a couple years now.

            Way ahead of ya there, been working on my Expanse game for a while now 😉 Will be happy to help out any way I can. Just ask.

            I want Expanse game. Means I don't need to make one. 😉

            Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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            • RnMissionRun
              RnMissionRun @Auspice last edited by

              @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

              @rnmissionrun said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

              @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

              Who wants to learn Python with me and build an awesome space system in Evennia? I've had Ideas for a couple years now.

              Way ahead of ya there, been working on my Expanse game for a while now 😉 Will be happy to help out any way I can. Just ask.

              I want Expanse game. Means I don't need to make one. 😉

              It's going to be a while still because it's just me doing all of the work myself. I technically have a friend helping out but so far he hasn't done much of anything but idle and chat >.< Space is functional but still basic. Chargen (I'm using D20 Future, which will hopefully be compatible with the official Expanse RPG that Green Ronin will be releasing later this year) is coming along. Boards and Mail are in. Not much else is, though.

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              • Auspice
                Auspice @RnMissionRun last edited by

                @rnmissionrun said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                @rnmissionrun said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                Who wants to learn Python with me and build an awesome space system in Evennia? I've had Ideas for a couple years now.

                Way ahead of ya there, been working on my Expanse game for a while now 😉 Will be happy to help out any way I can. Just ask.

                I want Expanse game. Means I don't need to make one. 😉

                It's going to be a while still because it's just me doing all of the work myself. I technically have a friend helping out but so far he hasn't done much of anything but idle and chat >.< Space is functional but still basic. Chargen (I'm using D20 Future, which will hopefully be compatible with the official Expanse RPG that Green Ronin will be releasing later this year) is coming along. Boards and Mail are in. Not much else is, though.

                (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                • Thenomain
                  Thenomain @Auspice last edited by

                  @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                  (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                  Green Ronin is very anti-piracy, I know that; there was a very long time where they refused to sell anything as a PDF. How do they feel about Mu*s?

                  “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
                  ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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                  • Auspice
                    Auspice @Thenomain last edited by

                    @thenomain said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                    @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                    (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                    Green Ronin is very anti-piracy, I know that; there was a very long time where they refused to sell anything as a PDF. How do they feel about Mu*s?

                    I will get back to you on this.

                    Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                    • Three-Eyed Crow
                      Three-Eyed Crow Banned @Ashen-Shugar last edited by

                      @ashen-shugar said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                      Got a ton of green coffee beans for Christmas.

                      Oh man, I want to do this one of these days. Maybe in 2019, when the disposable income is higher. Roasting my own coffee is part of The Dream.

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                      • Auspice
                        Auspice @Auspice last edited by

                        @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                        @thenomain said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                        @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                        (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                        Green Ronin is very anti-piracy, I know that; there was a very long time where they refused to sell anything as a PDF. How do they feel about Mu*s?

                        I will get back to you on this.

                        OK, official word is:

                        Green Ronin only has permissions to make the game itself. And they would be OK so long as it didn't violate Green Ronin 'property,' but it's an ask that we get permission from the owner of the IP to run the game.

                        ...so it's basically in that same gray area as every other game ever.

                        Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                        • BobGoblin
                          BobGoblin last edited by

                          To note, The Expanse did start off as a table top game. Likelihood of getting approval: High.

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                          • Thenomain
                            Thenomain @BobGoblin last edited by

                            @bobgoblin said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                            To note, The Expanse did start off as a table top game. Likelihood of getting approval: High.

                            I put nothing to chance in a world with Steve Jackson in it.

                            “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
                            ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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                            • Auspice
                              Auspice @Auspice last edited by

                              @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                              @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                              @thenomain said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                              @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                              (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                              Green Ronin is very anti-piracy, I know that; there was a very long time where they refused to sell anything as a PDF. How do they feel about Mu*s?

                              I will get back to you on this.

                              OK, official word is:

                              Green Ronin only has permissions to make the game itself. And they would be OK so long as it didn't violate Green Ronin 'property,' but it's an ask that we get permission from the owner of the IP to run the game.

                              ...so it's basically in that same gray area as every other game ever.

                              More to share:
                              "The Expanse RPG will be like Dragon Age, using a variation of the Modern AGE rules. Which also doesn't exist yet"

                              Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                              • RnMissionRun
                                RnMissionRun @Auspice last edited by

                                @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                @thenomain said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                                Green Ronin is very anti-piracy, I know that; there was a very long time where they refused to sell anything as a PDF. How do they feel about Mu*s?

                                I will get back to you on this.

                                OK, official word is:

                                Green Ronin only has permissions to make the game itself. And they would be OK so long as it didn't violate Green Ronin 'property,' but it's an ask that we get permission from the owner of the IP to run the game.

                                ...so it's basically in that same gray area as every other game ever.

                                More to share:
                                "The Expanse RPG will be like Dragon Age, using a variation of the Modern AGE rules. Which also doesn't exist yet"

                                If that's the case, I'm not going to bother with it. I'll stick to D20.

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                                • Auspice
                                  Auspice @RnMissionRun last edited by

                                  @rnmissionrun said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                  @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                  @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                  @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                  @thenomain said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                  @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                  (I wonder if I could make puppy eyes at the people I know at Green Ronin to be able to get playtest copies of that...........)

                                  Green Ronin is very anti-piracy, I know that; there was a very long time where they refused to sell anything as a PDF. How do they feel about Mu*s?

                                  I will get back to you on this.

                                  OK, official word is:

                                  Green Ronin only has permissions to make the game itself. And they would be OK so long as it didn't violate Green Ronin 'property,' but it's an ask that we get permission from the owner of the IP to run the game.

                                  ...so it's basically in that same gray area as every other game ever.

                                  More to share:
                                  "The Expanse RPG will be like Dragon Age, using a variation of the Modern AGE rules. Which also doesn't exist yet"

                                  If that's the case, I'm not going to bother with it. I'll stick to D20.

                                  Hey, at least you know now so you're not waiting around for it! But yeah, it's being developed on Modern AGE.

                                  Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                                    Insomnia last edited by

                                    Since some people mentioned learning / getting better with Python, Humble Bundle has a Python Bundle.

                                    Not a coder so no idea how good a deal it is for 24 ebooks and a 3 month licence for something for $15 what with the holidays just over and wallets hurting, but there you go!

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                                    • Auspice
                                      Auspice @Insomnia last edited by

                                      @insomnia said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                      Humble Bundle has a Python Bundle

                                      Aww, shit. The deal goes away right before I get paid again. Sonuva.

                                      Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                                        Insomnia @Auspice last edited by

                                        @auspice That sucks. If I wasn't locked out of my job still awaiting a password change, I would gift it to you.

                                        BOOO @time!

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                                        • Auspice
                                          Auspice @Insomnia last edited by

                                          @insomnia said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                          @auspice That sucks. If I wasn't locked out of my job still awaiting a password change, I would gift it to you.

                                          BOOO @time!

                                          Yeah, based on their clock, the deal would expire about 2-3 hours before the window my paycheck usually hits my bank account.

                                          Like, I'm almost tempted to email them and be like, 'Hey, can y'all add just like, 5 hours to that deal? Please?' 😄

                                          Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.

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                                          • faraday
                                            faraday @Auspice last edited by

                                            @auspice said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                            @insomnia said in Hobby-related Resolutions/Goals for the coming year... ?:

                                            Humble Bundle has a Python Bundle

                                            Aww, shit. The deal goes away right before I get paid again. Sonuva.

                                            Those are not "Python for beginners" books. I'd give it a hard pass if your goal is to learn Python for Evennia or the like.

                                            Codeschool has a level 1 course for free, and you can probably get through the other levels in one month ($30). I've done a number of their courses and they're awesome. They also have Ruby for folks wanting to learn that for Ares.

                                            There's also the free official tutorial. No bells and whistles but it'll get you what you need.

                                            CodeAcademy is also free. Haven't used it.

                                            Udemy is having a crazy New Year's sale ($10 for 100 lectures and lots of video) but I can't vouch for the quality.

                                            I'm sure there are others.

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