Posts made by Godot

@ganymede Your betrayal will not be forgotten, Earth-clan. fsshh And we have powerful friends.

@ganymede That sounds fantastic.

There are people allergic to coded systems directly affecting the environment, but I am not one of them.

I'll echo what @Roz said, in different words - the Mass Effect experience is a power fantasy. The form it takes varies, but it tends towards flashy, extreme competence.

I played on Alpha & Omega briefly, and taking the Multiplayer archetypes as the template for PCs was brilliant. It reduced complexity. It meant having three or four Special Tangible Things that mattered in fights, but they could also be touchstones for your character's history and personality.

It ended up being more than just combat moves. It became like 13th Age's Backgrounds-as-skills and a character's One Unique Thing combined. It seemed so to me, at least.

I suggest that working out an arsenal of "powers" within the FS3 framework and giving PCs freedom to choose 3 would grant instant familiarity to players and yield benefits of wider importance than adding combat options would appear to do, especially if they're emphasized within a character sheet as defining elements.

I recognize that would add considerable work, even if many powers could end up being flavors of the same FS3 effect, but I thought I'd put a bee in your bonnet about their usefulness for characterization and inspiration.

Best thread necromancy ever!

Let's call it a resurrection.

Listening with rapt attention.

Particularly interested in the kind of incentive @Ganymede 's planned resource system would give players.

The better a system is at creating interesting conflicts at a table, the worse it seems to function as a MUSH system.

And the reverse.

Good luck with a Powered by the Apocalypse game that isn't just a text tabletop with a dedicated GM for every scene, for example.

It really seems like there should be a place for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story centric games, but maybe people have played the Rebellion out so many times they just aren't interested.

@Apu Thanks for the information.

I checked in myself, but it was the middle of the night. I can't judge a place by the size and activity of its 3am contingent - or by if it even has one.

@Mercutio @Ganymede

I apologize for vanishing.

I left the the hobby altogether. I was waiting for burnout to fade before diving back in, and it never did. Not for a year, anyway.

All of you in NEXT deserved better, and I am sorry I left you adrift.

On-topic: the limitations of a mature game are real, and finding a meaningful-feeling niche can be difficult.

The bottom line for me is that Trakata and Malacia were even-handed staffers.

I shared the worries others had when they were elevated to wizard. Giving greater authority to already-important PCs can be a terrible mistake, but those fears haven't been born out by my experience. The game isn't their playground. They're working to do right by their players.

I recommend trying Dawn of Defiance out to see if it's a fit for you.

Is this still a thing?

@VulgarKitten said in Mass Effect MU*?:

@Godot said in Mass Effect MU*?:

@Roz It beats the slow death. I think Elendor is still online. There's just no one there.

Which makes me legit sad

Me too. You never forget your first.

@Roz It beats the slow death. I think Elendor is still online. There's just no one there.

@Ganymede said in Mass Effect MU*?:

I'm more than happy to work with a small team on getting theme/setting nailed down for the game.

I'm not cut out for being staff on an actively-played game, but the creation stage is a different beast.

I'll drop you a message. I look forward to seeing what comes of this whether I'm helping or not.

@Roz said in Mass Effect MU*?:

Sorry we closed Alpha & Omega

I respect that decision. If there is a certain story central to the game, closing after it's over is for the best.

I knew of Alpha & Omega. Mass Effect: Legends is still up, but I can't tell if anything is really happening now or ever.

Are there others?