Yuan-Ti said:I had never heard of Sorceror and Sword, but I found your game session description inspiring. I would love to hear more, but I like your suggestions about Fate Points. I myself am somewhat hampered. The guys I play with are all involved in 2+ other games right now and have said they would play CONAN and see how it went. A couple have already talked about what to do with their characters after 1st level, so I know they are hooked. But until we find a regular time to play, etc., I am having trouble getting them into a narrative mode where they think beyond the current obstacle to adventure-specific goals. Nonetheless, I like your approach and will try to infuse some of that into the next session -- based on the description of the damsel in distress, the party Cimmerian is already talking about seducing her, for example. I may ask for a Charisma check and a Fate Point. :wink:
Yuan-Ti said:I like your approach and will try to infuse some of that into the next session -- based on the description of the damsel in distress, the party Cimmerian is already talking about seducing her, for example. I may ask for a Charisma check and a Fate Point. :wink:
S'mon said:Hi Yuan-Ti - re narrative approach, a point Edwards makes is that a gripping narrative comes not from a pre-scripted story or 'railroad', but rather from presenting the PCs & players with genuine choices about what they do next - eg do they free the prisoners and return them home, or ransom them back to their families, do they flee from or kill the pirates, or attempt to take control of them and become pirates themselves, do they trust the wizard or attack him, etc.
Yokiboy said:It doesn't seem like any local game shops carry the print version though. I might have to invest in the PDF instead.
Yokiboy
GhostWolf69 said:Look no further friend: http://www.hobbygames.se/
They got it. And they deliver free of shipement charge within 4 days.
/Wolf
Yokiboy said:It doesn't seem like any local game shops carry the print version though. I might have to invest in the PDF instead.
S'mon said:If the Cimmerian has decent CHA I wouldn't require a fate point on this in addition to a CHA roll unless for some reason it was inherently unlikely the damsel would fall for him. FPs are usually for 'lucky breaks' - so having the high priestess of the temple he's been captured by fall for him would be a reasonable FP expenditure.
Yuan-Ti said:S'mon said:If the Cimmerian has decent CHA I wouldn't require a fate point on this in addition to a CHA roll unless for some reason it was inherently unlikely the damsel would fall for him. FPs are usually for 'lucky breaks' - so having the high priestess of the temple he's been captured by fall for him would be a reasonable FP expenditure.
I would agree except that I believe the Cimmerian has an 8 charisma. The only stat he kept that low... Yet he has this perception, I believe, that Conan was not charismatic and yet got lots of booty. :!: So I do not plan on making it quite as easy for him as he wants it to be to get every damsel he rescues.
Yokiboy said:Those are very good points. S'mon, you're gonna make me buy that Sorcerer & Sword book if you keep this up! :lol:
Ian Sturrock said:I found it fascinating reading -- it's almost essential to get the feel of a good swords and sorcery game. Very well-written, too. It's not specifically Conan-based, but Howard's Conan books, along with Lieber's Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser, are clearly big influences.
Yokiboy said:Btw, I cannot get to either of http://www.indie-rpgs.com/ or http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com. I wanted to see if I could buy the PDF, but neither site resolves at this time.![]()
TTFN,
Yokiboy
Ian Sturrock said:I found it fascinating reading -- it's almost essential to get the feel of a good swords and sorcery game. Very well-written, too. It's not specifically Conan-based, but Howard's Conan books, along with Lieber's Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser, are clearly big influences.
Yuan-Ti said:And you, Ian? Any word on a Lankhmar OGL book? :wink:
Yuan-Ti said:And you, Ian? Any word on a Lankhmar OGL book? :wink:
Ian Sturrock said:Yuan-Ti said:And you, Ian? Any word on a Lankhmar OGL book? :wink:
Hey, I'd love to write it, if you can find someone to publish it and sort out the licensing side of things...