So, uh, how about them Wars in the Stars?
On a side not to @KDraygo, trying to win MUs is exactly what I did on SW games 20 years ago, lol.
So, uh, how about them Wars in the Stars?
On a side not to @KDraygo, trying to win MUs is exactly what I did on SW games 20 years ago, lol.
@Warlander said in Feedback Needed - SWSE System & Character Concepts:
Honestly, the best advice I can give anyone looking to use SWSE for ANY setting can be summarized in one word:
Don't.
Only DSS is worse as a Star Wars system, IMO, and I've played all three major Star Wars RPG systems enough, on MUSHes and off of them, to say it with some authority. All SWD20 systems, SE included, play like a D20 dungeon crawler with Star Wars stickers slapped over the Dungeons and Dragons labels, to the point that someone I know IRL referred to SWD20 as Dungeons and Death Stars. Balance is known to trigger hysterical laughter, characters are generally cookie-cutter similar, and a gap of a few levels between opponents is known to be insurmountable in most cases. Twinks love this system, because there is so much to abuse; far too much to list, most of which comes from character 'builds'. Which is also the reason why it's not popular with non-twinks who have experienced this.
That said, if you absolutely have no choice in which system you must use, a few tips may make the game at least bearable for players who come to play a game and have fun, and not to 'win'.
First, don't take the names of basic classes too seriously. Some games use these names as a reason to restrict access to them. This is a trap that is easy to fall into. The fact is, there is not a great deal to choose from in terms of classes, and restricting access only makes the cookie cutters that much more obvious.
Second, unless you have a very good reason for doing so (and very few exist), don't restrict access to the Force in chargen, for the obvious reasons. Many players consider Force Slots and other restrictive practices an instant turn-off.
Third, be extremely careful about allowing Dark Siders as PCs. Twinks love Dark Side characters, because they allow all the Force-y goodness without any of the moral obligations inherent to Jedi and other Light Side Force traditions. Especially Sith. Since SWSE is a twink magnet to begin with, if you choose to allow Dark Siders outside of a campaign that is nothing but Dark Siders, expect problems. Trust me, you won't be kept waiting long.
Fourth, consider alternate ways to earn XP, and alternate ways to advance. SWSE advancement is glacial in most cases, and no changes can be made to characters until the next level turns over on the XP-odometer. This is a source of considerable frustration to even the best-dispositioned players.
More as I think of them. This should be a good list to start with.
100% this. D20 Star Wars in any form sucks. Star Wars isn't a game of classes and levels. FFG tried to do good things with the license and for the most part did, but D6 is probably the best for MUs.
@The-Sands said in C.O.D.E.S.: Looking for testers:
@Rucket All right. I will take a look at that. I will say that at any time in CG you can type 'quit' and it will take you out of CG, but I'll probably need to come up with something a little more graceful so you can restart it more easily (restarting CG isn't too terrible since many things are remembered, but it could definitely be better).
(I'll also need to make it obvious to people that you can quit out of the menu at any time).
Oh cool, I didn't realize it saved things. That is good to know, but also probably something that should be communicated for ease of use and all that. Still, it's cool to see CoD being made for Evennia.
So the idea of this is cool, but I hate being "locked" into the CG process. Maybe it was something I was doing, but I couldn't chat with other people, I couldn't use help files, I couldn't even use the +list commands to see what options are available for CG.
@Gingerlily said in The Hockey Thread:
@Rucket said in The Hockey Thread:
@Ganymede said in The Hockey Thread:
@Rucket said in The Hockey Thread:
I don't hate the Flyers. I just hate Philly. And Dallas. New York to a lesser extent. Sorry, but this is how it has to be in the NFC East. It just ends up bleeding into other sports.
Look, stop projecting your loathing for your own team and just recognize that Dan Snyder will never put together a Super Bowl team ever, all right?
Look, this is Washington okay? We'll never win any championships because none of our teams can go deep into the playoffs. Caps? Oh let's have an amazing season and then get kicked out in the second round. Nats? Great season, first round exit. Skins? Haha. Wizards? Yeah we'll get that 8 seed and then get knocked out in the first round.
But we might. <3. We might win two in back to back years! Who can say? (This is the funnest thread to notice after all the posts are ancient)
Yea took us getting rid of our best player on the Nationals to make a run, lmao.
@Lisse24 said in Lisse24's Playlist:
Closed scenes on Ares games don't count.
I really like Ares, but yeah it seems like each game you go to there is 8 scenes going on and their all private ones. Which, is fine I guess, but that's gonna be hard to pull in new people I think.
@Tinuviel I was being a wee bit hyperbolic.
so had this happen to me a few months ago.
discussion of weather and the like on a game's discord. mention that it was hot as balls in northern va, then get a PM from someone who's like, "Oh I'm nearby we should get lunch sometime."
um. i don't know you person, i'm not ready to be killed by a serial killer or something.
I think L&L games are kind of a dying breed except for the three games mentioned in this thread.
@Macha said in Where to play?:
@Rucket I think it depends on what you want to play?
The thread title is literally "Where to play?" and so far it's been nothing but posts about Grey Harbor. Presumably there are other places people would like to post about in here, but I could be wrong.
@Scorn said in From my heart.:
@Coin , @Auspice , @Goldfish , @Ghost , @Killer-Klown , @Botulism . I admit, I don't know a whole lot of people's handles on here, so there are others, but I'll likely need to reach out to them in some other way.
The one other handle I do know, which is fortunate as she's the biggest out of all of them.. @surreality .
So for my actual response to this post.
This is good that you call out the people by name that you want to apologize to but as others have mentioned private messages are also a good way to get it done and to maybe hash out some of the differences that caused these disputes in the first place.
@Skydive said in From my heart.:
@Scorn, I'm not a well-known member of this community at all, but I'm going to speak on its behalf. I'd like to start by saying you don't owe us, collectively, shit. You're kind, fun, intelligent, and creative. Thank you the contributions you have made. We look forward to more.
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Yeah I'll be making an Undead Warlock.
Pretty sure my brother will be playing, he's mentioned an Undead Priest. A friend is making a raiding guild, so I look forward to hopping into Molten Core again and shadowbolt spamming.
Honestly this was always one of the boons to d6 Star Wars.
Love it or hate it, the simplicy makes it easier to code and get it moving forward.
@BloodyMurder Likely RL. Happens to all of us at some time or another.