Too cool for school

by **wraithben** » 4:35pm on 24 Apr 12

Baz King wrote:OK, first session is this coming Friday night at 8pm.
And feel free to post your characters up here in the meantime! Let's have names, classes and pithy backgrounds.

(Setting wise, we will be in classic fantasy land, and yes, there will be a dungeon involved)

Only managed a quick skim of Old School Hack so far, am I right in my understanding that once someone has picked one of the 7 character types its gone from the pool for the others?

I'm hopng to make a start on mine this evening (if its a quiet shift) so wanted to make sure it was clear in my head.

by **Baz King** » 5:33pm on 24 Apr 12

By the rules as written, yes, you're correct. That said, I'm not too precious about it. If there's two of you desperate to take the thief, then go ahead, but it would be cool if you picked different talents.

by **Baz King** » 5:40pm on 24 Apr 12

Btw, no one really needs to worry about knowing the rules particularly. I'm happy to walk us all through it on the night. In fact I'll do it right now.

In the game, if you're attempting a skill, you'll roll a d12 and add a mod from a pertinent trait (you have 6 of them). I oppose it with my own roll.

In combat you roll 2d10 and add them together, looking to beat the armour class of your opponent. Different types of weapon get bonuses depending on the environment you're fighting in. One of your d10 should be a a unique colour. If that comes up a 10, you've hit your opponent in the face for extra damage.

Awesome points. You get awarded these by the other players. Or for wearing no armour. You spend them to do cool extra things.

I spend them to do cool stuff with my monsters. When I spend the pot is filled for the players to take from.

Everything else is a unique case and is listed on your sheet.

Easy, but powerful.

by **wraithben** » 5:48pm on 24 Apr 12

Sand Mirna
Fighter

Embittered, battered sole survivor of the massacre of his village - seeking revenge.

Talent: Armour of Scars

Stats to follow (if you want us to roll them up), plus equipment etc.

by **old timer** » 6:31pm on 24 Apr 12

Anyone mind if i take the elf?

by **Murgh Bpurn** » 9:23pm on 24 Apr 12

I'll have to pass on Fridays. Tuesday would be good for me.

by **ragr** » 9:52am on 25 Apr 12

Have a good one everybody and hopefully I'll join in at another time.

by **Neil Smith** » 12:21pm on 25 Apr 12

Will anyone be around on G+ tonight? I've not done a hangout before and would like to test that my camera/mic work with it. It should only take a few minutes, sometime after 8.00. I'm Neil Smith there.

by **Magus** » 12:31pm on 25 Apr 12

Sadly I'll have to pass as Friday in the Cabe of the Magus (studio flat in South London) consists of getting tired and emotional, ranting about the state of the NHS and my colleagues, taking my clothes off and primal screaming. Anyone interested in joining my hangout?

I am curious to know how this turns out. I'm not so much bothered to hear an AP report but would like to know how it went technically. I was wondering if people would also find Cosketch of use? Also, if it is great what does DPM think of setting up a Google Hangouts sub-forum to arrange games?

by **Baz King** » 12:42pm on 25 Apr 12

Neil Smith wrote:Will anyone be around on G+ tonight? I've not done a hangout before and would like to test that my camera/mic work with it. It should only take a few minutes, sometime after 8.00. I'm Neil Smith there.

Hi Neil,

I'll give you a shout at 8. Honestly there's nothing to it. I think you'll be surprised.

Cheers,

Baz

by **Evilgaz** » 1:13pm on 25 Apr 12

Magus wrote:Anyone interested in joining my hangout?

Only if we're allowed to rant about other topics too.

Magus wrote:would like to know how it went technically

From the games we've been playing its technically great. Importing pictures or using a common sketchpad is all integrated, so I don't think you'll need something like Cosketch (although I didn't look at it properly).

Occasionally someone might lost connection, but that's an individual's issue rather than the technology and everyone's been back in within a couple of minutes - largely though its stable.

The only odd bit to get around is that people tend to start talking all at the same time, or all shut at once, so conversation takes a little while to get used to, but its not a major issue.

Magus wrote:Also, if it is great what does DPM think of setting up a Google Hangouts sub-forum to arrange games?

That's not a bad idea, if there's appetite. Have a Bennie* I might look to do some playtesting or would like to receive some tasters of hippy games, rather than having to dedicate a con slot to them. Two hours is a good run time, although it could easily go longer.

Gaz

* You don't get a Bennie really. It was just an expression.

by **dpmcalister** » 2:11pm on 25 Apr 12

Magus wrote:Also, if it is great what does DPM think of setting up a Google Hangouts sub-forum to arrange games?

I'm happy to set one up if there is the demand for it

by **Murgh Bpurn** » 7:15pm on 25 Apr 12

dpmcalister wrote:
Magus wrote:Also, if it is great what does DPM think of setting up a Google Hangouts sub-forum to arrange games?

I'm happy to set one up if there is the demand for it

Doesn't have to be just Google hangouts Roll20 is getting quite a bit of support and will be fully browser based, with video.

by **dpmcalister** » 8:33pm on 25 Apr 12

Yeah, any electronic game session could be pimped there

I think Google Hangouts is getting the "buzz" because it's all free

by **Baz King** » 8:42pm on 25 Apr 12

I've never really looked at any other VTT, and given how easy and free G+ is, I'm not sure I've any reason to!

Too cool for school

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