Comments on: Fitting tribute http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/ A mind forever meandering. Tue, 13 May 2008 19:51:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: this is the samaBlog » Blog Archive » Reader & Short Links http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11110 this is the samaBlog » Blog Archive » Reader & Short Links Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:39:26 +0000 http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11110 [...] Best tribute to Gary Gygax. [...] [...] Best tribute to Gary Gygax. [...]

]]> By: McBlog » Best “Bye Bye Gary Gygax” Comment http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11104 McBlog » Best “Bye Bye Gary Gygax” Comment Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:39:03 +0000 http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11104 [...] Gygax, the inventor of the game Dungeons & Dragons, died recently. Wordman has suggested building mausoleum based on Tomb of Horrors - very amusing & original, but I think that the latest XKCD strip takes the [...] [...] Gygax, the inventor of the game Dungeons & Dragons, died recently. Wordman has suggested building mausoleum based on Tomb of Horrors - very amusing & original, but I think that the latest XKCD strip takes the [...]

]]> By: Grant in Australia http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11103 Grant in Australia Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:36:45 +0000 http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11103 Nice idea! Did you catch the latest XKCD comic? (http://xkcd.com/393/) - hillarious :) Nice idea! Did you catch the latest XKCD comic? (http://xkcd.com/393/) - hillarious :)

]]> By: Adam http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11102 Adam Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:05:53 +0000 http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11102 Yeah -- adding templates to BESM Third Edition was one of the best things to happen to Tri-Stat. Unfortunate that it was also one of the last things to happen to Tri-Stat. The problem with a bunch of up-front complexity, IMO, is convincing someone to stick through it so they can have fun later. People want satisfaction and fun right away, for the most part. Now, the obvious way to get around that is to have the more experienced people/the GM design characters for other players, to help them jump into the action, but that's not a _game_ solution, that's a _play_ solution. Yeah — adding templates to BESM Third Edition was one of the best things to happen to Tri-Stat. Unfortunate that it was also one of the last things to happen to Tri-Stat.

The problem with a bunch of up-front complexity, IMO, is convincing someone to stick through it so they can have fun later. People want satisfaction and fun right away, for the most part. Now, the obvious way to get around that is to have the more experienced people/the GM design characters for other players, to help them jump into the action, but that’s not a _game_ solution, that’s a _play_ solution.

]]> By: Wordman http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11100 Wordman Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:45:44 +0000 http://asteroid.divnull.com/2008/03/fitting-tribute/#comment-11100 I'd pretty much always trade up-front complexity at chargen for speed during play. The trick to systems like Tri-Stat is that you need good players. If the players are there to entertain each other, the looseness of the system works in your favor. If they are there to "win", it's hell. It does lend itself to "templates" during chargen, though, which can speed things up. I’d pretty much always trade up-front complexity at chargen for speed during play. The trick to systems like Tri-Stat is that you need good players. If the players are there to entertain each other, the looseness of the system works in your favor. If they are there to “win”, it’s hell. It does lend itself to “templates” during chargen, though, which can speed things up.

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