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I love Rolemaster/HARP criticals!

Started by Akrasia, January 26, 2007, 07:05:28 PM

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James McMurray

#15
January 28, 2007, 01:24:28 PM
We used fate points at a rate of 2 + 1 per level (no refresh).

Akrasia

#16
January 30, 2007, 07:06:02 AM
Quote from: James McMurrayWe used fate points at a rate of 2 + 1 per level (no refresh).

That seems reasonable, though I'd probably be even more generous (something like 3+2/level) if I were to GM MERP/RM again.  

I guess I'm becoming a wuss in my old age ... :deflated:
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Balbinus

#17
January 30, 2007, 07:10:48 AM
I love them, there's other stuff in the system that bores me, but I never get tired of the crit tables.  Sheer gaming genius.  Same goes for SpaceMaster as Nox rightly notes.

Quasar

#18
February 03, 2007, 10:28:30 PM
Quote from: AkrasiaGreat stuff.  I had forgotten how much I enjoyed those critical results.  (In contrast, the WFRP critical charts seem terribly limited.)

Nobody has better critical charts than ICE.  Good times.  :D

Yeah. Pretty much all my most memorable game sessions have been with ICE games.
 

ColonelHardisson

#19
February 04, 2007, 07:00:33 PM
Quote from: AkrasiaI do object that this is a 'stage'.  It seems like a simple aesthetic preference, that you no longer happen to have.

Which sounds like a stage, to me.

Anyway, the descriptions are colorful, but after a while they become repetitive, and the GM has to fall back on his own descriptions. So at least they're fun for a while.
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ColonelHardisson

#20
February 04, 2007, 07:02:55 PM
Quote from: Caesar SlaadJust because it was a stage for me does not mean it's a stage (or that there are subsequent stages) for you. Don't buy into the pop psychology that everyone has identical stages in life. ;)

A great explanation. It's kinda/sorta like the guy who takes offense when someone yells out "hey asshole!" in public, as if he's the one being talked to. I'd assume I wasn't the one being talked to in such a case.
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Akrasia

#21
February 04, 2007, 08:29:18 PM
Quote from: ColonelHardissonA great explanation. It's kinda/sorta like the guy who takes offense when someone yells out "hey asshole!" in public, as if he's the one being talked to. I'd assume I wasn't the one being talked to in such a case.

Sadly ... I would.  :gloomy:
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ColonelHardisson

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February 04, 2007, 08:54:40 PM
Quote from: AkrasiaSadly ... I would.  :gloomy:

You really shouldn't. I can understand it, as I was like that years back. It's a sign of insecurity. Just assume you're the normal one.
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Melinglor

#23
February 05, 2007, 12:47:46 AM
Quote from: James McMurrayWe used fate points at a rate of 2 + 1 per level (no refresh).

Damn, if I'd only had this 18 years ago, my first-ever Roleplaying character would have lived past his first adventure.:melodramatic:
 

J Arcane

#24
February 05, 2007, 03:19:00 AM
Quote from: ColonelHardissonYou really shouldn't. I can understand it, as I was like that years back. It's a sign of insecurity. Just assume you're the normal one.
We all must operate under the assumption that we are sane, barring outstanding events, because otherwise we'll spend too much time second guessing ourselves to get anything done.

As for the crit tables, they're the only thing I ever wound up actually using from a RM game, so they've got that going for them at the least.
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