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Who here has played IGYNPADCA or its single-player spin-off? Or maybe you played the MOBA version? And also there was a remastered version of the original that had a few changes.

Anyway, some years back they made a tabletop rpg for it that I previously ran, and recently they released a 2nd edition of that, which we'll be playing.

So what I'll need from you is to follow the character creation rules in the book and tell me your character's name, any classes or races they may have, their primary weapon (or other item if they don't use weapons), their most relevant skills and/or abilities, and any other character info that seems relevant. I'll allow up to 7 players at a time.

Character Template for convenience:

Name:
Class(es):
Race(s):
Primary Weapon or Item:
Skills:
Abilities:
Anything Else:

So I'll ask that each player has no more than 2 or 3 permanent followers at a time. You know, things like: henchmen, familiars, animal companions, manimal companions, hirelings, mercenaries, guards, squires, apprentices, minstrels, backup singers, attorneys, accountants, etc. Note that this limit doesn't apply to swarms, herds, flocks, parliments, etc. of low intelligence creatures, so classes like Shepherds, Swineherds, and Dustherds are still fine. Also, any Petmancer-type classes are good, as long as they can't control more than three creatures at a time. And any hivemind followers are okay as long as the hivemind doesn't collectively have more power than a single creature. Also note that the swarm exception also allows for entourages, yes-men, admiring fans, and other possibly intelligent-seeming but mostly useless hangers-on.

Also, let me know where you think we should start out. Last time I had everyone begin in Lesser Dirtstick, but you can suggest another starting location if you want.

Hey, guys! I'm sorry I haven't been as active in the Igynpadca thread as I have in the past, but I haven't really been playing the game much. My life has gotten a lot more busy lately, so I don't really have time for MMOs.

But I hear Generic Game Company has started a spin-off single-player version. Has anyone heard anything about it?

An interesting discussion, but I think Lord Dragonsoul is a bit quick to dismiss staves completely. Sure, a staff can't match a wand for sheer precision, and there is the unfortunate situation of some unscrupulous implement salesmen selling novice mages flashy-but-mostly useless staves, but I think we can all agree that a properly-built staff is hard to beat for pure power.

That said, like Aidin Langford in the comments, I myself am more partial to a Magelock Pistol and Runic Bullets, since it approaches the power of a staff, and you don't need to worry about precision since you already handled that when you made the Runic Bullets (unless you're one of those "wizards" who just goes out and buys their bullets). Also, it has the added advantage of working in dead-magic zones.

Also, since the linked episode was on fashion, and it was oddly enough not brought up, I was wondering if I could people's opinion on robes.

Relevant Lindybeige rant. I'm just slightly curious. And maybe a bit insomniac.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any games where you can unlock characters with different abilities through play. More specifically, I'm looking for an action game where I can swap between different characters in play, and, if possible, I'd like it if different character's special abilities were needed to get past obstacles.

[rant]This desire stems from me really liking Lego Star Wars and the first Lego Batman game, but not as much the games that followed, mostly due to the fact that they expanded the hub so much in later games and moved most of the collectibles there, so that it feels less like a fun challenge getting them and more like a lot of pointless errands. And then there's way you can be suddenly sucked into a new level by stepping past some invisible barrier, rather than deliberately deciding that, yes, I would like to start this new level; how they reuse abilities a lot from previous games so that you'll often come across some element and think "Oh, I'll need to collect a character with bombs to get past this"; the characters now speak English (or whatever language you're playing it in) as opposed to the adorable Legolish and miming of before (not a humongous complaint, but still a change I didn't personally like)[/rant]

Somewhat relevant posts from the sad thread:

Quote from: kaijyuu on May 09, 2014, 10:33:26 pm

Quote from: Kadzar on May 09, 2014, 10:27:01 pm

This reminded me that it's been a while since I've had a proper crush on anybody. There's one girl at work who seems like she might be interesting, but I don't even know, man.

Take her out on a date or two. Then you'll know. You might want to run away screaming but hey, if that happens you won't have wasted a crush on her.

I think I might be misunderstanding you, but what I'm saying is I'm not actually even crushing on her. I think I'm just mostly feeling lonely lately, and I think she might be nerdy in some way (I'm mostly just going by looks with this, since I've barely talked to her at all), so it might just be a case me just going, "eh, good enough."

Plus there's the fact that I've never actually asked anyone out before.

Since I've never really asked anyone out before I don't really know how to do it. Also, are there any special considerations for asking out someone at work? (I work in retail, if it matters.)

I didn't get much help from my thread in the Life Advice section, so I'll ask here: can anyone recommend a good headphone and mic set that's not too expensive but not a cheap piece of crap either?

Party Quest (or I Am Forever Bad at Naming Things)


In this game you will play a group of adventurers who’ve banded together to follow their dreams. Each of you possesses a certain skillset or some other valuable assets, but that alone is not enough to reach your goal. You’ll need the help of your fellow party members to help face the challenges on your way to ultimate victory.

This is intended to be a game of cooperation and camaraderie. If you are the kind of person who just likes to go off and do their own thing, please don’t apply for this game, it’s not meant for you.
That’s not to say that you can’t split up or occasionally go off and do your own thing, but the idea is that each of you is a part of the group and needs each other in some respect. If that ever becomes no longer the case, your character can go off to do their own thing and you can make a new character for whom that is the case.

I’ll take 4-6 players (the intention is for the group to be small so that everyone has a chance to get know everyone else better). Use the following template for your character sheets:

Your Name: What name are you known as by your fellow adventurers?
Ultimate Goal: What do you ultimately seek to accomplish through adventuring? You can include pertinent backstory here, though backstory isn’t strictly necessary; I just need to know what you’re after and possibly why. This shouldn’t be some trivial thing; it should be something you’ll be trying to acquire throughout the whole game.
Why you’re with the party: How does the party help you reach your goal? What ties you to the party: do their goals align well with yours; do they have something you can’t find anywhere; or do you have a special connection with one or more of the party members? Why don’t you just go off and do your own thing?
What you bring to the party: As it says, what makes the party want to keep you in it’s employ? It isn’t necessarily special skills, you might have funds or access to some special contacts that make you valuable, or secret knowledge or something else I haven’t thought of.
Your Problem: What in your character’s life causes them or gets them into the most trouble? This should be neither a trivial bother nor a major handicap, just something they struggle with often but are not overcome by. It should be something that adds interest to the character and to the game and makes your character more 3-dimensional.

I don't expect your character sheet to be completely done in one go; the "Why you're with the party section" especially will require collaboration with other players, but it will be nice to have at least a general idea of what your character is like to start with.

To begin with, the world will, by design, start out as a vague and undefined fantasy world, to be fleshed out by player goals and skills/assets and any other parts of the character sheet that might apply. Players can also suggest any other details they'd like to see in the gameworld, as well as adding details in play, subject to veto by other players. I'll also add details of my own as we go along.

Since I'm not really good at coming up with systems, and the open-ended nature of the thing making trying to create concrete rules for the thing tricky anyway, we're going to do this freeform style. Not that I'm opposed to any sort of system, and, if we can devise one that would fit the game, I'd be all for it and integrate it as soon as possible, but for now this is what we've got.

Now, this shouldn't run into the problems of most such games, since there is a limited number of players; as GM I reserve the right to do whatever is necessary, including kicking disruptive players, to preserve the integrity of the game; and I vest in players the right to vote anything they deem entirely too stupid to be retroactively non-canon. Also, I shall play any NPCs as needed.