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Worst Writing In An RPG

Started by Zachary The First, February 23, 2010, 09:03:02 AM

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winkingbishop

Quote from: Magic of IncarnumBeginning at 2nd level you can bind your soulmelds to your chakras, granting you new powers based on the soulmeld and the chakra chosen.

...how did it come to this?
"I presume, my boy, you are the keeper of this oracular pig." -The Horned King

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Narf the Mouse

Quote from: winkingbishop;363449...how did it come to this?
D&D 3E went Twink.
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

Benoist

Quote from: winkingbishop;363449...how did it come to this?
The ideas of Magic of Incarnum were awesome, IMO. The actual treatment... not so much.

It's a big disappointment precisely because it had so much potential.

Dirk Remmecke

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Quote from: Benoist;362972Agreed. The original game, with its gonzo satirical elements and goofy humour, is infinitely superior, IMO.
(I'm talking of the actual In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas game here, the French original)
Exactly. The original is ok, but the GURPS version tries to turn it into a White Wolf game and fucks up completely.

GURPS?

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The default mechanic of the system is the "d666." This consists of a roll of three six-sided dice; the first two are added together and compared to a target number to determine success or failure, the third determines the degree of success or failure. The third digit is often referred to as the "check digit," or "CD." Rolling all 1s or all 6s results in an "intervention" - divine or infernal, respectively - essentially filling the role of a spectacular success or failure. Note that, for example, rolling 1, 1, 1, always benefits Heaven, making it a critical success for an angelic player, but a critical failure for a demonic player. Because the roll of 6, 6, 6 always benefits a demonic player, it is sometimes referred to as a freight train from Hell.


(Ok, there was a GURPS In Nomine book later, but that was just an adaption of Derek Pearcy's original WoD-ification.)
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Quote from: Dirk Remmecke;363763GURPS?
Read: Steve Jackson Games.

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There actually is a Timecube RPG (albeit a parodic one): http://www.folded.com/jeff/fridge/timecube.shtml

QuoteThe spinning of dice while creating the 4 simultaneous turns causes the game to travel 4 Times the distance of a non-rotating game. Sum-up the axis tilt of those 4 simultaneous turns and divide by 4 to discover a perfectly vertical axis which represents the perfection of death. Though you only see the map tilt, in-game, you should recognize that the map has a perfectly vertical axis over all.

The straight line on the heart monitor equates to the perfection of death. The oscillation or imperfection of that straight line, represents the imperfection of all PCs - depicted in Nature's Harmonic Time Cube. Without Time Cube, your character is voided.
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Quote from: Narf the Mouse;362667However, it is true that the delusional nation known as the United States cannot do irony, sarcasm or dry wit.

One hockey gold and they get all uppity.  *bangs broomstick against the ceiling*  Quiet!
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Quote from: VectorSigma;363893One hockey gold and they get all uppity.  *bangs broomstick against the ceiling*  Quiet!

Oh come on. As if it was going to challenge America's bragging rights as World Champion of Uppitiness in All Things. :D

flyingmice

Quote from: Benoist;363894Oh come on. As if it was going to challenge America's bragging rights as World Champion of Uppitiness in All Things. :D

hey vector Sigma! tell the Frenchman bitching about the US to smoke his Gitane and stop slouching!

What do you mean which one?

:D

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Narf the Mouse

Quote from: flyingmice;363896hey vector Sigma! tell the Frenchman bitching about the US to smoke his Gitane and stop slouching!

What do you mean which one?

:D

-clash
I can't hear you over the sound of the awesome olympic hockey win.
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

Zachary The First

Quote from: Narf the Mouse;363902I can't hear you over the sound of the awesome olympic hockey win.

It must be quite the change from having to listen to Celine Dion all day long.
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Quote from: Zachary The First;363936It must be quite the change from having to listen to Celine Dion all day long.
...Please. I don't work in the torture division, thank you very much.
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

Benoist

Quote from: Narf the Mouse;363939...Please. I don't work in the torture division, thank you very much.
Speaking of which, I was really glad to see she did NOT make an appearance for the closing ceremony. Alanis Morissette and her ... generous attributes... er. Music that is, yes. Wonderful music that was. :D

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Sorry, I meant to say "SJG version". Though the specific GURPS version wasn't particularly good either.

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Quote from: Benoist;363944Speaking of which, I was really glad to see she did NOT make an appearance for the closing ceremony. Alanis Morissette and her ... generous attributes... er. Music that is, yes. Wonderful music that was. :D
Alanis got new tits? I didn't see that coming.
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