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Do any of the creatures generated randomly live in the caverns?

Quote from: IronyOwl on January 14, 2013, 12:24:36 am

Ooooooooooooh...

Quote from: Person on January 12, 2013, 02:24:17 pm

I got one of these for Christmas actually, and now I feel like running a game that uses it somehow. Seems like low bonuses and penalties would be almost meaningless though.

Percentage to Dodge: 100 scenarios per action!
I'd use a situation where the first and last digit each have significance, like the first digit is "success" (as in standard RtD) and the last digit is "situationality" (e.g. "Success/failure pertaining to you", "Success/failure pertaining to your equipment", etc, although this is just my first thought and could be improved).

I'm not quite sure I understand that fully. I'd say we should move this to the brainstorming thread though.

Quote from: Person on January 12, 2013, 02:24:17 pm

I got one of these for Christmas actually, and now I feel like running a game that uses it somehow. Seems like low bonuses and penalties would be almost meaningless though.

Fatal. *run away from the mob*

NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE. Even if I wanted to(nope) the great toad would probably not approve.

Can I stealth?  Are spells exactly as they are in magicka, provided you succeed in casting them?

John Swenson, Green, Rouge Robe.

Quote from: Person on December 19, 2012, 10:29:31 pm

I've basically figured out that I can't run games/play logs/etc. How do I improve my enthusiasm.

For one thing, make sure your game is simple enough to run that you don't get burned out. You can get away with anything once, but over time those little complexities and irritations build up.

For another, make sure the game is something you want to run in the long term. It's easy to get inspiration for something you're not likely to be particularly interested in within a month, and making sure that whatever you're making is of enduring interest to you can be pretty vital to long-term survival. This can include players, mind you- I've had games that I really hated to let die just because one or two of the players/characters/events/creations were so awesome.

Finally, do remember that games do die eventually. To some extent, your games dying is natural and unavoidable.

Quote from: Person on December 19, 2012, 10:29:31 pm

For dwarven races, turns only took me an hour at most, but each time I updated, the time to update got exponentially longer, and then I forgot about it and by the time I remembered I figured: 1. It'd be too late and 2.  Some people probably wouldn't come back.

You'd be surprised at how receptive this forum is at bringing back ancient games of times long past. I remember we had a Dungeon Keeper RTD that would shamble back every few months or so, and most of the players just hopped back in and played.

My other problems are that I like complexity(who doesn't here, we're dwarf fortress players after all), and my writing skills are awful. Those combined basically ruin me I'd say. It's difficult to fall in love with a game where everyone's action results end up being 1 line long. All the pencil and paper games I've made lack a story. Granted I have a friend that CAN write, but still.... Also, I wanted to keep things running, but I was just too distracted by other things as well. Anyway, you suppose I should try reviving dwarven races(again)? Last update was august 25 this year so.... Not too far off. I'd just need to pm everyone that's currently in the race to get things running probably.