Cleric laser powers activate!

Gregor LeBlaques last blog post..Reading Exceptions

D&D’s is a game strongly inspired by the ‘discoveries’ and development of recent independent RPGs… Were I going for an easy shortcut, I’d say D&D 4e is actually a group of small Forge games linked together by the D&D themes. But that’s a crass oversimplification. (Thank you Tommi for the Insight)

Rather: It takes several ideas of Forge games and radically changes the context they function in.

Carefully mechanically defined powers with loose fluff are nothing new. Combining it with carefully defined rules for breaking objects: uh oh. (SRD claims such exist somewhere.)
It might work. Maybe.

Tommis last blog post..Laser clerics, or 4e bashing

So, i guess i agree with all you all. BTW – genius post Chatty, I may have to post my own Laser Cleric power too. =D

Jonathans last blog post..Your Game World is (NOT) teh SuXXorz

I like how it’s easy to squish flavor around to make something fit your concepts (as a player or a character) better but some of my players have been having a bit of a problem. To wit, their complaint boils down to “attacking with my dagger doesn’t ‘feel’ like I’m attacking with my dagger.”

Now, this statement doesn’t make a whole lot of sense at first, since at no time in the history of D&D has “attacking with my dagger” actually involved attacking anything with a dagger. I’ve put some thought into it and I have a theory as to what they meant.

Essentially, the problem seems to be that no matter how much “skin” you put on a power they all sort of feel the same if you don’t put a lot of effort into describing what’s going on.

=)

D&D’s is a game strongly inspired by the ‘discoveries’ and development of recent independent RPGs… Were I going for an easy shortcut, I’d say D&D 4e is actually a group of small Forge games linked together by the D&D themes. But that’s a crass oversimplification. (Thank you Tommi for the Insight)

It’s psychotic because the writers probably knew they were doing this but made all efforts to hide that it was because the D&D crowd is not ready for it yet (hence the outrage that just won’t stop) and 2) No one would have bought it.

I feel that the tentatives to package this game to reduce it’s Indie-ness is what gives it such a weird vibe to some while reading it.

But it plays beautifully ponce you get over it.

Trust me on this people…please. I’ll touch this more later.

Phil, I think you just earned a bitchin’ guitar solo, way up on he tiny strings.

MeedleyMeedleyMeedleyMeedleyMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

On the one hand, it’s of course very useful to be able to use a mechanic mold to fit in a particular narrative expression (in this case the ‘evil eye’ power -by the way, don’t cyclops now have some sort of evil eye thing?-) On the other hand it could backfire if it follows the “1D6 damage spell” (just to quote a reader) formula (that is, no mechanical just narrative change.) Specifically because narrative differences are expected to be translated in mechanical differences (which does not always mean hitpoints and bonuses and the like.) This might not be necessary and it can be placed in the background with some skillful handling, however in a game that basically puts the mechanics under your nose the narrative differences could quickly become stale… and then you’re playing a tactical game with flavor text.

Not that there is anything particularly wrong in that if you like that sort of thing.

the_blunderbusss last blog post..Cuddling with the 800 lbs. Gorilla

Template of Doom for Cleric Powers: Make the Flavour text real gloomy. Change a few mechanics (Defense attacked, and Damage type) to fit the new text… check that power level hasn’t changed.

Bam!

Mathematicians, such party poopers.

And I do Credit you for inspiring this post, thank you.

(Time travelling may or may not have anything to do with Google talk.)

Tommis last blog post..Laser clerics, or 4e bashing

Thank you for the multiple page hits your hate of our services has provided. Our president wants to extend his thanks while he drives away in the sunset with a brand new Porche.

I disagree with pretty much everything you’ve ever said, and also I hate you as a person.

Love,
Reader

Bartoneuss last blog post..Critical Hits Podcast #7: Interview with James Wyatt

Knowing that rules are guidelines that can be altered freely provided that trust is established in a group (trust issues are probably the reason there are rules in the first place).

@Tommi: You know that a smiley, no matter how stupid they look, saves you from writing that little sidenote. People go read Tommi’s post on the subject it’s the first time I attack a post down before it’s written, I have new time traveling blogger powers! Woot! =)

@Greywulf: I want to see all design notes of that! Steampunk Laser Cleric… that’s a nerdgasm in a bottle.

@Graham: Chicken mage, Chicken mage! Tell us o slayer of untruths!