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Competitive Play

Started by Blackleaf, December 11, 2006, 12:12:51 PM

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James McMurray

#45
December 13, 2006, 02:50:02 PM
Speaking of Hackmaster tournaments, from what I understand they come pretty damn close to what's being talked about here. The GMs powers are limited in that they can't add anything to the scenarios. And from what I understand there's usually a competition amongst the GMs, usually measured in pain dealt to PCs.

Sorry Stuart, just trying to turn this back on topic for you. :)

Blackleaf

#46
December 13, 2006, 02:57:46 PM
Heh, thanks. :)

Yes, the original topic of the thread IS:  Competitive Play.

Although I'm now convinced this is both possible, and very cool . :)

RPGPundit

#47
December 13, 2006, 02:58:55 PM
Quote from: James McMurraySo then you wouldn't play Hackmaster. You'd play a partially gutted game that resembles it. That's all I'm saying.

No, I would play AD&D, using the HM manuals, proving that HM is AD&D with "add-ons". The fact that I can't use all the Add-ons when I play isn't really germaine to the discussion; since the topic is whether or not HM is really "AD&D with fixings", not the inverse.

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December 13, 2006, 03:00:09 PM
Quote from: James McMurrayIt's primarily just a means of determining if the characters in your home game will be valid in a Hackmaster tournament. It's not really a joke, but a subset of games to help identify how close your character follows the rules in the books. The only time it ever matters outside of internet arguments is at a tourney.

For instance, a character created and played in a campaign that didn't include elves would be sanctioned assuming he followed the rules on his character sheet. A character made from a homebrew race wouldn't, because he doesn't use canon rules only.

To use Pundit's example, if he were to straight up use the AD&D GMG it wouldn't be sanctioned Hackmaster, but if he were to use the HM rules and strip out the things he doesn't like (like crits or spelljacking) then it would be.

Yea sure.. or its, you know, a PARODY about how anal some people imagine rules-lawyery 1st Edition AD&D players were.

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December 13, 2006, 03:01:27 PM
Okay dude. Whatever already. You've stated your piece, I've stated mine. Can we move on? Or maybe at least limit it to the thread that you started specifically for Hackmaster discussion?

By the way, this topic is actually "Competitive Play" not "Hackmaster: AD&D or Not."
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