#145626
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:38:03 PM
If you're thinking about what the GM is doing, you're meta-gaming.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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#145627
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:38:05 PM
from Kanjoh
The Grand Tabletop Rules List
and I see, Crow. Ninjask'd is the term I'm used to in chat :P
edited 3rd Apr '12 9:39:00 PM by Sixthhokage1
Spin that record Vinyl Scratch and never stop the music~!
MLP Thread's Element of Music
#145628
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:38:40 PM
Or do what a famous holy man did and tell your group of friends that one of them will betray you for shits and giggles.
edited 3rd Apr '12 9:38:46 PM by Chadaman99
#145629
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:39:37 PM
from the bottom of my heart
Rule 0 of role-playing games: It's just a game, you should really just relax.
Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to befriend everyone you meet.
#145630
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:40:05 PM
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Wow, that would actually be an awesome stunt for a GM to pull on his players, see if it becomes a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.
edited 3rd Apr '12 9:40:12 PM by CDRW
#145631
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:41:07 PM
from the bottom of my heart
Unless you're playing, say, Paranoia.
edited 3rd Apr '12 9:41:25 PM by KylerThatch
Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to befriend everyone you meet.
#145632
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:41:28 PM
@Chadaman You mean fun and profit?
#145633
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:42:45 PM
Either or.
#145634
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 9:58:26 PM
from Singapore
Confound it, I missed the Element usage ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]")
It's fun to derail a scenario and go where we don't get roads, though.
It's fun to derail a scenario and go where we don't get roads, though.
#145635
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:03:42 PM
from Appleloosa
Figured out I can switch to a German Keyboard Layout. Yay!
Really? The best I've been able to do is to switch to a generic "US-International" keyboard layout, which is a real pain. How did you get German?
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".
#145636
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:06:58 PM
from Kanjoh
Dammit wrong thread
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:08:30 PM by Sixthhokage1
Spin that record Vinyl Scratch and never stop the music~!
MLP Thread's Element of Music
#145637
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:14:40 PM
Alright, the full Character Creation Rules
are done! All we need now is Skills and you guys can start rolling some ponies. Feel free to ask question/make criticisms, I need as much of that as I can get.
are done! All we need now is Skills and you guys can start rolling some ponies. Feel free to ask question/make criticisms, I need as much of that as I can get.
#145638
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:15:40 PM
Under Control Panel, find something for Language. You can set it to have multiple keyboard options.
I originally did it for 日本語, but when fooling around, discovered that the German lets you type Umläute.
I added Español también.
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:23:49 PM by crowlover
#145639
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:25:22 PM
from Appleloosa
Well I'm supposed to be doing schoolwork. It's so hard to resist the distractions.
Edit: Forget this, there's no way I'll be able to get work done tonight anyway.
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:29:49 PM by storyyeller
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".
#145640
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:25:38 PM
from Singapore
@Lurker: looks good so far, but I'd give Earth Ponies less of a base stat buff and more skill points.
I should also like to see a potential list of skills.
#145641
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:26:06 PM
from Texas
@Perpetual Lurker: Your rules for Attributes seem kind of wonky to me. Starting with 60 points means that if you want your character to be good at anything, they absolutely have to go below average in one of the attributes. It seems to really pretty much require the players to do a lot of stat dumping in order to make a character with decent attributes, which is weird cause I remember you saying you wanted to discourage stat dumping.
In addition, I think the maximum number for attributes should definitely be higher than 16. An attribute of 16 only confers a +3 bonus. Since we'll be rolling D20s (at least, I assume we will, since it mentions being a D20 system... you should really make that clear) a +3 bonus is not really a big change to the randomness of the roll. Since we can only get a +1, +2, or +3 bonus, we'll only be able change the outcome by 5-15%. This leaves most outcomes up to chance more than the character's ability, so even a character who is meant to be extremely strong would still have the outcome of their strength checks be mostly random.
Quoting from the rules: "having less than six points in an attribute is extremely unhealthy, and can be detrimental to the basic functioning of your character, and having more than 16 is simply unnatural without time spent training"
The math simply doesn't support this. Having a 6 in an attribute is only a -4 penalty against a d20 roll. And a +4 (18 attribute) only increases the roll by 20%, which is good but not what I would consider unnatural.
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:38:29 PM by Bluespade
#145642
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:32:55 PM
from Appleloosa
It looks like the cap of 16 is only for starting. You can still raise it higher than 16 by leveling.
The fact that non E Ps have to dump a stat to have any advantage is a little odd though.
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:33:45 PM by storyyeller
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".
#145643
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:35:55 PM
I am going to bed now, goodnight.
#145644
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:36:42 PM
from Texas
It looks like the cap of 16 is only for starting. You can still raise it higher than 16 by leveling.
I figured that since he mentioned this was similar to a D20 system, it would probably follow the D20 standard of extremely slow attribute growth. In Dnd and the many games based on it, you only get a +5 attribute point increase over 20 levels, and most games don't go anywhere near that high.
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:37:30 PM by Bluespade
#145645
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:36:46 PM
from Appleloosa
Actually, 6 is a -4 penalty in this system.
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".
#145646
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:37:52 PM
from Texas
Oh, yeah, you're right. I still think it needs an overhaul though. As it stands, most actions will be left up almost totally to chance.
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:39:32 PM by Bluespade
#145647
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:39:52 PM
from Inkster, MI
And so the Elements were used once more... But elsewhere, another lay saddened... and forgotten.
For his unknown burden in life was to be the Element of Forgetfulness. His actions, and even his mere presence in the memories of others, would be doomed to vanish. Even his very involvement in events could change the tide of key events... simply by letting him get involved.
And there would be no one the wiser for it... If only, sometimes he thinks, they could remember him... Perhaps then he wouldn't be so depressed...
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:40:15 PM by nomuru2d
THE PIRATE ALWAYS TELLS LIES. THE PARROT ALWAYS TELLS THE TRUTH.
#145648
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:40:33 PM
from Mexico City!
Good night crow!
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis
#145649
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:42:59 PM
from Austin
Well, good night everyone. I got lost in the conversation after a while... XD
edited 3rd Apr '12 10:43:57 PM by ilsemmr
The Element of Procrastination
#145650
Tue, 3rd Apr '12 10:43:19 PM
from Appleloosa
Why do you always insist that we don't remember you? Because we do.
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".