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« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2012, 05:27:30 PM »
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If you write it, I will buy it. ;) Great work on LoO, Pundit.

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Its something I'm considering; though not for a while. I'd like to wait till Arrows of Indra is done, at least.  After that, we'll see.

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« Reply #31 on: September 18, 2012, 05:41:40 PM »
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I just worry that a system where whoever has the higher stat USUALLY wins might bore some of my players.  Can anyone please give me an example combat where someone with a lower stat overcomes an opponent who has a superior stat?

I also read that there are randomizers in the game but haven't gotten that far in my reading yet.  Is there some kind of randomizer option similar to dice you can use for these kinds of situations to make outcomes not so sure a thing?

Thanks in advance!


A: Well, let's start with talking about a straightforward exchange of blows: if both characters spend the round just trying to attack each other, and nothing else comes into play, then the guy with the higher Class rank will win. But outside of that, things become more complex: let's say that one guy knows that the other is probably better than him, and tries to be cautious; if his opponent is two Classes higher than him, by fighting with great defensiveness, he'll be able to avoid being hit. If the characters are less than that in difference, he might even be able to score a hit against his opponent if the other guy is more reckless, though that guy might also score a hit against him.
The guy in the weaker position could also try to take advantage of something in his environment to help even the odds.  If he fights cautiously, then he might make the battle go long enough that Fortitude comes into play; if his opponent's fortitude is lower than his, he might be able to tire the other guy out. If his opponent's fortitude is more than two Classes lower than his, he might want to risk a hit to himself to be able to hit his opponents, and bet on the likelihood that his opponent will bleed out or collapse from exhaustion before him.
If they're really even, by continuing to fight cautiously, he might end up bringing luck into play, so he might be luckier than the other guy and catch a break that gives him advantage.
So in combat its not just a single attribute that's being compared; its potentially at least three (the combat attribute (might or prowess), the restedness attribute (Fortitude) and Luck).  BUT, you can go even further: if one guy realizes his opponent is a lot better at swordplay (Prowess) than he is, he might want to try to get in close and switch to wrestling match; and suddenly instead of Prowess vs. Prowess its Prowess vs. Might; or Might vs. Might if the other guy does the same!
Or he might try to use magic or enter into mental combat with the other guy, and then Ego comes into play.

So really, conflict in Lords of Olympus is far from boring; it turns into a game of trying to trump the other guy's strengths with your own; shifting the conditions of the fight to your favor while trying to prevent the other guy from doing the same. And in Lords of Olympus there are lots of specific guidelines about how to adjudicate all this.

So the "Randomizer" in the game are the players and which of their abilities they try to "tap" into in a given struggle.

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« Reply #32 on: September 20, 2012, 09:42:36 AM »
I like the idea of a open system!  You want a Norse system?  Write it!  Send it in and it might get published as an addition.

Going to try and get a local game of this going.  I was thinking of Gods wandering through modern times.  Hmmmm....

Are there any internet versions of this going on at the moment?

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« Reply #33 on: September 20, 2012, 10:56:04 AM »
I have to say, the book is very well done.  Many people don't like the Pundit because he can be acerbic on the internet, but his writing is very good and the two games of his I own (FtA! and LoO) are both extremely well written.  They're labors of love, and it shows.

I was going to do a quick written review of LoO on my show's blog, but instead chose to do a full "on air" review, which will come out on the 2nd.  It's a great game.
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« Reply #34 on: September 20, 2012, 08:21:19 PM »
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I like the idea of a open system!  You want a Norse system?  Write it!  Send it in and it might get published as an addition.

Going to try and get a local game of this going.  I was thinking of Gods wandering through modern times.  Hmmmm....

Are there any internet versions of this going on at the moment?


A: I don't know if there are yet or not, but you could certainly be the first to start one!

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« Reply #35 on: September 20, 2012, 08:22:06 PM »
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I have to say, the book is very well done.  Many people don't like the Pundit because he can be acerbic on the internet, but his writing is very good and the two games of his I own (FtA! and LoO) are both extremely well written.  They're labors of love, and it shows.

I was going to do a quick written review of LoO on my show's blog, but instead chose to do a full "on air" review, which will come out on the 2nd.  It's a great game.


I'm really looking forward to that, please keep me updated, send me a reminder, post a thread about it on here, whatever.

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« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2012, 03:18:35 PM »
Here's the newest Q&A digest for the week.  Note that I changed one answer, regarding when the book is shipping. I've got it pretty clear from Brett that it ships next week!

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« Reply #37 on: September 29, 2012, 10:40:25 AM »
Just a bump here, now that the game has shipped; I hope people keep feeling free to ask questions on this thread, for consideration or clarification on this product.

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« Reply #38 on: September 29, 2012, 12:25:43 PM »
Priority Mail pre-orders shipped yesterday. Media Mail will go out monday. International will start on monday.

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« Reply #39 on: September 30, 2012, 04:15:09 AM »
Thanks for the clarification!

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« Reply #40 on: October 04, 2012, 03:50:26 PM »
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I'm really looking forward to that, please keep me updated, send me a reminder, post a thread about it on here, whatever.

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« Reply #41 on: October 04, 2012, 04:50:58 PM »
The B&W version of the softcover is now in stock (as is the color version) for those on a tighter budget. You also get the PDF with every softcover order.

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« Reply #42 on: October 05, 2012, 01:23:17 PM »
posted the update, where I mention Joewolz's review, on my blog.

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« Reply #43 on: October 12, 2012, 12:30:03 PM »
I'm posting it here for updating purposes, because there were a lot of (good) questions about Lords of Olympus (among other things) done there: here is the transcript of the Q&A session I was invited to give at #rpgnet Chat.

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« Reply #44 on: October 25, 2012, 07:27:17 PM »
There won't be a blog update this friday because I'm going to be away, but in any case, please keep the questions coming!

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