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Started by Shipyard Locked, January 18, 2016, 05:34:45 PM

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Batman

#210
February 01, 2016, 03:26:04 AM
Quote from: Omega;876377Batman, when not written by idiots, tends to actually be fairly not a loner. He works with groups overall fairly well. Especially pre-90s. Its when the writers toss all that out the window and ramp up the brooding and loner part till there is nothing left that things fall apart.

Now if you are playing a system like Mythic or FU solo then the extreme brooding loner works.

Thanks, I agree. Working with a group, though shortly, is often a smarter tactic than doing so out of some misguided bravado. Especially when other people can be used as distractions or have valuable Intel about a target.
" I\'m Batman "

AsenRG

#211
February 01, 2016, 05:32:13 AM
Quote from: Omega;876176See? You can struggle. Keep practicing.



Funny. I said maps closer to a ranger. I didnt say he maps exactly to a ranger. And the AD&D ranger could wear any type of armour and they can sneak up on people in any type of armour. They do not have the Thief's limitation.

And yet again you miss the point that Conan is NOT D&D. D&D is NOT Conan.
Yawn. Watch closer in that mirror, I think you're losing sight of the practice.

And no, I'm not missing the point that Conan=/=D&D. That it doesn't map well is exactly the point I was trying to hammer home in the head of the poster you decided to "help against me". Your defence...amounted to admitting I was right.
Great, I'm fine when my opponents get such help.
Next step, we just need you to admit that there are other systems that do map better to Conan...oh wait, you did admit that already:p! TSR's Conan is a great option for Conan, it seems (though I only know it from having read ZeFRS, and an Actual Play review).
Yeah, I don't need to add anything:D.
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Omega

#212
February 01, 2016, 10:46:11 PM
Struggle on little man. Struggle on.

Back on topic.

Did anyone ever use the Bariaur outside Planescape? They are smaller than centaurs and would be less of a problem in dungeons.

Gronan of Simmerya

#213
February 02, 2016, 12:49:48 AM
* stations archers covering all exits *
* sets thread on fire *
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Opaopajr

#214
February 02, 2016, 04:33:00 AM
*Ambles by exit with cart full of hay*
/raises eyebrow
/rolls Ambling skill
*Ambles faster, trying to avoid notice*
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Skarg

#215
February 02, 2016, 11:13:46 AM
Quote from: Omega;876377...
Now if you are playing a system like Mythic or FU solo then the extreme brooding loner works.

Wait, there's an RPG system called "FU solo" which works well for extreme brooding loner characters?

AsenRG

#216
February 02, 2016, 11:27:24 AM
Quote from: Omega;876532Struggle on little man. Struggle on.
Nope, I give up on communicating with you - it's just no longer fun:).

Quote from: Skarg;876611Wait, there's an RPG system called "FU solo" which works well for extreme brooding loner characters?
It's called just FU, Free Universal.
Play it solo with the GM, and it works for extreme brooding loner characters, indeed;).
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"Life is not fair. If the campaign setting is somewhat like life then the setting also is sometimes not fair." - Bren

Gormenghast

#217
February 02, 2016, 11:54:05 AM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;876119Try the Norse elves from Poul Anderson's "Broken Sword."

They were just plain motherfuckers.


I read the book last year.

It is good stuff!

Omega

#218
February 02, 2016, 05:09:48 PM
Quote from: Skarg;876611Wait, there's an RPG system called "FU solo" which works well for extreme brooding loner characters?

Both Mythic and FU (Free Universal) work with a group or solitaire. "No GM" systems.

Gronan of Simmerya

#219
February 04, 2016, 08:33:18 PM
Quote from: Opaopajr;876577*Ambles by exit with cart full of hay*
/raises eyebrow
/rolls Ambling skill
*Ambles faster, trying to avoid notice*

Keep moving, goodman, nothing to see here.

* stirs the boiling oil *
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Bren

#220
February 04, 2016, 09:04:57 PM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;876980Keep moving, goodman, nothing to see here.

* stirs the boiling oil *
I prefer burning pitch. Like oatmeal, it sticks to your ribs.
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Ravenswing

#221
February 04, 2016, 10:45:13 PM
Quote from: Bren;876986I prefer burning pitch. Like oatmeal, it sticks to your ribs.
Yeah.  Oil is frigging expensive -- they sure wouldn't waste whole cauldrons of it at castles.  Burning sand, now ... sand is cheap, and when that shit gets into your armor ...
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Christopher Brady

#222
February 04, 2016, 11:11:56 PM
*Summons a Dragon, does barnstorming passes.*
"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]

Omega

#223
February 05, 2016, 03:07:56 AM
Quote from: AsenRG;876615Nope, I give up on communicating with you - it's just no longer fun:).

And another troll bites the dust.

Back on topic. Like that will last.

In Gamma world you could actually end up with a character that could be insane, or flip out under stress. Had one for a long campaign was GMing and played well it can be ok. But it tends to not.

Willie the Duck

#224
February 05, 2016, 08:41:55 AM
Quote from: Ravenswing;876996Yeah.  Oil is frigging expensive -- they sure wouldn't waste whole cauldrons of it at castles.  Burning sand, now ... sand is cheap, and when that shit gets into your armor ...

Burning sand. Now that would be a feat. How about we just get it really hot instead? :-P
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