Campaign Info: Year of the Chimera

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:43 pm

I was just looking through BAM #5 thanks to another thread, trying to figure out what a Power Trick is. Found it, and for those of us with X Mastery it's extremely useful, are we using this rule?

I've never read an issue of BAM but I'll check it out. Honestly I feel like there's quite a few options available in the core rules as is and I'm not too keen to make a pbp game any more complicated.

That being said, I'll read it and if it looks like it will improve the game, I'll put it up to a vote among the players to let you guys decide.

Also, I'd really like some constructive feedback on the game, positive or negative (I really want to hear the negative actually), but I'd really like to know what I can do to make things more exciting or entertaining. I've only run a handfull of games and this is my first pbp game, so any thoughts would be appreciated! Even if it is "I feel like my character is not part of the game, your villains suck, things are too easy, etc."

Either PM me or post it here, but I'd like to hear from you guys!

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:45 pm

Oops, that being said, I'm running out the door to go out of town, so I won't be able to resolve Javi's action until Sat night or Sunday.

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:20 am

A slightly quicker game pace would be nice^^
Nothing frenzied, sometimes I can't post during a whole day without an unusual agenda. My stress-o-meter is quite high every day.
But I noticed other players's pace dropped a little aswell.
Does motivation falter a bit regardless of life priorities ?

(By the way ,I'm often afraid to write some broken english...and to ruin the atmosphere a bit)

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:59 pm

Volsung, do you want me to post more frequently? I can't reasonably commit to more than once a day because I don't have access nor time during the day except on weekends.

Granted, with the holidays, I've been gone a bit more than I would have liked but that should be over with for a while.

(By the way ,I'm often afraid to write some broken english...and to ruin the atmosphere a bit)

Don't worry about that! You make yourself clearly understood. Other than being able to cuss in spanish, I have zero foreign language skills so I admire you for getting on a forum like this and gaming. If I'm not sure about something, I'll pm you.

You're from France, right?

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:06 pm

I was just looking through BAM #5 thanks to another thread, trying to figure out what a Power Trick is. Found it, and for those of us with X Mastery it's extremely useful, are we using this rule?

Ok, I got a chance to read the optional rule. If you have X-mastery, you can perform a power stunt that only works once (called a trick) for 1 hero point.

Honestly I feel like this makes X-mastery quite a bit more powerful since my experience with power stunts is that they are usually used once or twice an encounter anyway, but I like the creative angle it presents (it's why I love the versatile advantage too).

Does anyone else have an opinion about this?

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:23 pm

Volsung, do you want me to post more frequently? I can't reasonably commit to more than once a day because I don't have access nor time during the day except on weekends.

Once a day would be fairly enough! I couldn't post that much myself.
I just felt that our pace had slow down a little.
Life comes first , I'm not that selfish.

You're from France, right?

Yes, and we're generally terrible in english despite the fact that we're immersed in U.S. culture .
I'm frustrated that Harrison/Overdrive's comeback is quite hampered here^^

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:32 pm

Dustland wrote:Does anyone else have an opinion about this?

I would like to see the Power Stunt optional rule in play. Demonstrate if it as game-unbalancing as it appears or just extra fun.

I would like a faster pace, but I've the luxury to check on-line morning and afternoon and evening.

And Volsung can always write in French to me. ;D ou je peux practicer mon francais avec lui.

cheers

Protheuz · Post by **Protheuz** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:43 pm

I'm having a blast, playing this game. You have surprised me several times, doing stuff that I wasn't expecting.

I loved Al'malik part. The character was smartly played, and it combined with the army history of Nycto.

Till this moment we have the bases for the team, a legal way to operate, and some unexplained nova deaths. A mobster, a super-government-team and a police leader against us (at least partly). I hunger for the rest

Regarding the pace, all must know that PbP is slow. I've been playing one game for over a year and even with daily posts the story is slow.
I have to say that Bash is a great game to PbP as the action is quick and entertaining.

Boost · Post by **Boost** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:41 pm

(By the way ,I'm often afraid to write some broken english...and to ruin the atmosphere a bit)

Wow, you could have fooled me!

Does anyone else have an opinion about this?

To me X Mastery was a power intended to encourage Power Stunting, and creative use. I like Power Tricks because you can launch several different different types of attacks with it instead of the same one over and over in the same encounter.

I would like to see the Power Stunt optional rule in play. Demonstrate if it as game-unbalancing as it appears or just extra fun.

Seems reasonable to me.

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:08 am

Avec plaisir

I often use those when I have to post

http://www.wordreference.com/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
http://dico.isc.cnrs.fr/dico/en/search

Sometimes I use quotes from movies or books.

I would like to see the Power Stunt optional rule in play. Demonstrate if it as game-unbalancing as it appears or just extra fun.

That seems powerfull but sure, why not!

And I agree with Proteuz's opinion of our game

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:28 pm

Ok, unless Nestor has something to say about it, we'll give the X-Mastery/Power Trick option a try.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:43 pm

Don't look at me, I just play in this game.

If it's cool with you, sir, I have no problem.

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:15 pm

Just so we're all on the same page:

Nyx created a 5x5 wall of ice around you guys. That includes:
1) All of you (Fenris included)
2) An irritated Cptn Marshall
3) An officer who was trying to lead Harrison and Susan to safety
4) Two more officers who had moved in to cuff the Rocklessman

Sure the 5x5 wall may not have really covered all of you, but I think it's more entertaining this way

Protheuz · Post by **Protheuz** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:03 am

Dust can I change my previous action to teleport out of the ice-dome, try to intimidate and them teleport back to inside, instead of the only try to intimidate?

If the intimidation doesn't work I'll teleport us to the police station.

Boost · Post by **Boost** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:07 am

3) An officer who was trying to lead Harrison and Susan to safety

Does this mean Harrison and Susan are in it as well or just the officer? Because this was apart of my post:

leaving Harrison out so as not to blow his cover.