The Tools of Ignorance ready for Beta Test!

flyingmice · December 17, 2010, 11:13:33 PM

The Tools of Ignorance baseball RPG is ready for beta test if anyone is interested - let me know!

-clash

boulet · December 17, 2010, 11:27:06 PM

Clash is the gelatinous cube of RPG design : he spawns game rules like teenagers ooze sebum.

Cole · December 17, 2010, 11:29:25 PM

Is the complete game going to address different historical eras?

flyingmice · December 17, 2010, 11:41:06 PM

Quote from: Cole;427166Is the complete game going to address different historical eras?

No - It's a small game - currently 45 pages - and I don't want it much bigger. I think it would be no problem to adapt the game to different eras, and if I do it, it would probably be best done as a(n) expansion(s). The game is set by default in the current era.

As I think about it though, aside from the bit about performance enhancing drugs, you could probably run the game as is for anything from the forties on. The dead ball era would need a lot of work.

-clash

flyingmice · December 17, 2010, 11:44:21 PM

Quote from: boulet;427165Clash is the gelatinous cube of RPG design : he spawns game rules like teenagers ooze sebum.

This was a quick one though - currently less than a tenth the size of StarCluster 3 or IHWSC. It shouldn't count! :O

-clash

Silverlion · December 18, 2010, 01:01:19 AM

A game is a game is a game. If its complete, it is done and the writer should be treated for another accomplishment.

My wife might be interested in playing, but its not much my thing.

flyingmice · December 18, 2010, 02:05:52 PM

Quote from: Silverlion;427180A game is a game is a game. If its complete, it is done and the writer should be treated for another accomplishment.

My wife might be interested in playing, but its not much my thing.

I'll send a copy along to Manda then! And if you could take a gander at the mechanics, i'd appreciate it! You always have a cool perspective on system.

Thanks, Tim!

-clash

flyingmice · December 18, 2010, 08:18:34 PM

Crap! I just watched A league of Their Own, and now I want to run a game in the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League!

Great movie!

-clash

gonster · December 19, 2010, 10:57:57 AM

I'm interested -- I could see my players turn this into the 'Slap-Shot' of baseball movies. Or more like the Bad News Bears. Waitaminute, can you run a little league with it?

flyingmice · December 19, 2010, 11:21:43 AM

Hi Lou!

I think little league is a stretching it a bit too far, but minor leagues would be very doable. Just limit the points for team creation by -40 from the roll. You'll end up with a bunch of rookies and old has-beens.

-clash

gonster · December 19, 2010, 07:38:03 PM

Just saying, ToI is an awesome read -- it's lies between the walls of an actual RPG and a sports simulation. I was talking to a fellow roleplayer who is not in my group, and he is very excited when I mentioned "Would he be interested in playing a baseball rpg?" I might be trying this out next Sunday.

flyingmice · December 19, 2010, 08:26:39 PM

Thanks, Lou! That would be awesome!

I'm glad you enjoyed the read too! I'm anticipating virtually no market for this baby, but I'm having soooo much fun writing it. It's something I have wanted to do since forever.

Also, you know this is a StarCluster 3 game, right?

-clash

David Johansen · December 19, 2010, 08:32:29 PM

Did you ever see my article on running sports in Rolemaster Clash?

flyingmice · December 19, 2010, 08:37:33 PM

Quote from: David Johansen;427431Did you ever see my article on running sports in Rolemaster Clash?

No! Where can I see it, David?

-clash

David Johansen · December 19, 2010, 08:39:13 PM

Wow, that was quick, I was just going to add the link.

http://www.guildcompanion.com/scrolls/2010/mar/thebeautifulgames.html

They actually published it before I was quite ready, I sent it to them for some fact checking and feedback and it got published as is. So I never even built the maps to show the zones for the various sports. They're all a 5 x 3 hex grid superimposed over a playing field diagram.