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Waking Up to 500+ Sales of Barbarians Versus?
20/01/10 21:22 Filed in: BV
This morning, the mysticages email account was a bit slow, and when I peaked in, I saw the reason why - over 500+ purchases of Barbarians Versus by 8 AM.
Whoa.
But it’s a good whoa. RPGNow/DriveThruRPG put together a quick Haiti Relief bundle. It’s $20, all proceeds going to Haiti relief efforts, but in return, you get a whole pile of awesome gaming PDFs. There are some legitimate things in there - stuff like core rule books, supplements, fiction, and on and on.
The best thing about it is that you get Barbarians Versus essentially for free.
So, go get your copy and support the ongoing efforts to clean up and provide for the people of Haiti.
We are counting on you.
Whoa.
But it’s a good whoa. RPGNow/DriveThruRPG put together a quick Haiti Relief bundle. It’s $20, all proceeds going to Haiti relief efforts, but in return, you get a whole pile of awesome gaming PDFs. There are some legitimate things in there - stuff like core rule books, supplements, fiction, and on and on.
The best thing about it is that you get Barbarians Versus essentially for free.
So, go get your copy and support the ongoing efforts to clean up and provide for the people of Haiti.
We are counting on you.
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The Problem with Magickal Skills
In the Perilous Pool of Possibilities, I included a brand new magickal skill called Shifting.
In the upcoming Mirrors adventure, there is also a new magickal skill.
Cool, right? The problem - neither of these magickal skills actually follow game rules and have a counter or opposite magickal skill.
Hmm.
Both of these magickal skills are very unique. Shifting (a sort of teleportation skill) could very well have an opposite, but it would end up being a very limited and narrow magickal power. It might be something like “grounding”, where a wizard firmly plants herself in a location and cannot be moved. There is a little potential there. (And to note, shifting itself is a fairly limited power as I point out in the Perilous Pool adventure.)
But this doesn’t solve the problem that there are things wizards should be able to do, like teleportation, that shouldn’t really require a roll at all. I included one in the game that every wizard has - the ability to fly. Can you imagine how boring a bearded wizard with God-like powers would be without the ability to fly? Lame.
So at this point, if I do an EAK 2.0, I am probably going to build in more innate skills that a wizard can just do. Maybe there would even be a little rating system, so some wizards would have a little more flight ability than others. If you have any suggestions, toss them in the comments section below.
Things to Do This Week:
- Finish Mirrors.
- Rebuild the EAK site.
- Throw up some new free thing for Barbarians Versus and EAK.
Later this week, check out the blog as I respond to a really cool idea from some fan mail.
In the upcoming Mirrors adventure, there is also a new magickal skill.
Cool, right? The problem - neither of these magickal skills actually follow game rules and have a counter or opposite magickal skill.
Hmm.
Both of these magickal skills are very unique. Shifting (a sort of teleportation skill) could very well have an opposite, but it would end up being a very limited and narrow magickal power. It might be something like “grounding”, where a wizard firmly plants herself in a location and cannot be moved. There is a little potential there. (And to note, shifting itself is a fairly limited power as I point out in the Perilous Pool adventure.)
But this doesn’t solve the problem that there are things wizards should be able to do, like teleportation, that shouldn’t really require a roll at all. I included one in the game that every wizard has - the ability to fly. Can you imagine how boring a bearded wizard with God-like powers would be without the ability to fly? Lame.
So at this point, if I do an EAK 2.0, I am probably going to build in more innate skills that a wizard can just do. Maybe there would even be a little rating system, so some wizards would have a little more flight ability than others. If you have any suggestions, toss them in the comments section below.
Things to Do This Week:
- Finish Mirrors.
- Rebuild the EAK site.
- Throw up some new free thing for Barbarians Versus and EAK.
Later this week, check out the blog as I respond to a really cool idea from some fan mail.
Standing Over My Dice
01/09/09 22:04 Filed in: News
Well, it’s time for a simple blog on this site to post more of the one off ideas I have and link to the latest game updates.
I got plans here - plans to slap some new wizards and barbarians in this space. I also want to talk about some other projects I have cooking with other companies. And every once in a while, I will send you to a strange game that you should check out. All in the name of pure game fun.
Stay tuned.
I got plans here - plans to slap some new wizards and barbarians in this space. I also want to talk about some other projects I have cooking with other companies. And every once in a while, I will send you to a strange game that you should check out. All in the name of pure game fun.
Stay tuned.