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Quote: Originally written by Le Martyre de la Terreur: I dunno. Grimly gets beaten up pretty easily as a moral until then- it'd just be a matter for San-Racku to keep Grimly trapped, emasculate him by taking away food, etc, and then waiting for thousands of years until Grimly becomes mortal. Of course this is a hypothetical since San-Racku is, in actuality, defeated by nudging the PCs' shoulders very strenuously. I'm going with Grimly since San-Racku can only screw with me while I'm on crack. Sovereign, on the other hand, is not actually described as being really powerful. Illithids and Boemen are comparable in strength (well, Illithids are more powerful, but regardless), Legion wasn't summoned by Sovereign (and Katothen wins by far if you include his friends), and Katothen made his own dimention. Coolness factor or no, Katothen is outright more powerful. Including Echoes NPCs is a bad way to balance any poll of any sort, but you already made the mistake, so... Master vs. Zuwhiel... Eh, Master doesn't actually get beaten up. And as previously commented, Kassand is a lich and Rentar-Ihrno is a manifestation of Jeff's chauvinism and masculine insecurity, which is probably more powerful than us all. Quote: Originally written by Le Martyre de la Terreur: I dunno. Grimly gets beaten up pretty easily as a moral until then- it'd just be a matter for San-Racku to keep Grimly trapped, emasculate him by taking away food, etc, and then waiting for thousands of years until Grimly becomes mortal. Quote: Originally written by Le Martyre de la Terreur: ...emasculate him by taking away food... Have you learnt nothing since NTH?

I think Grimly would beat San-Racku, eventually. I mean, one's mortal, one's immortal. Grimly would experience a world of pain first, but still.

Eh, maybe you're right. I've never played with a high level party. At any rate, I think there's no point getting Intelligence until after you've maxed out your Mage and Priest levels.

Intelligence is almost completely worthless. Put those skill points into maxing out your Mage and Priest levels, then focus on something else.

Luz Piazuelo, of course. A very fine artist.

Any rationalization that involves "levels" or "experience" is pretty dodge, I feel. Such things are sacrificing realism for gameplay - acceptable, but best if you don't examine them too closely. I prefer games and scenarios that make the party's abilities an integral part of the plot.

My inside info says early next week.

Some BoE scenarios explore this concept in interesting ways - Emulations, Areni, and Roots, for example. I'm in the camp that says that the party should not be more powerful than their opponents without a feasible reason for it. Canisters works. Training doesn't.

Enough interest has been expressed to go ahead with the contest. It'll start after the deadline for the big contests have passed.

FRIST POST!!! Well, apart from *i's.

We'll be waiting till after the big contest, and the actual idea will almost certainly be something else.

I think these boards do that better.

Er, whoops. Fixed.

Kel - Done. Overwhelming - I'm sorry, but I'm unconvinced that your site serves any practical purpose that isn't served better by some other site. Plus, the link in your sig doesn't work.

Done. Let me know if you want a more serious blurb.

Got rid of that old Graphics Contest thing - how out of date was that? Could someone do the same for the BoA game forum, or give me mod powers there and I'll do it. I also got rid of the Article stuff, as people aren't really writing them anymore. Anything that SHOULD be put in the header?

Concept: We give the designers a single concept or idea that they must incorporate into their scenario. They can create the rest around it, much like a pearl. E.g. A death is blamed on you. Now, depending on context, this allows for a great variety of adventures. Also, we get to see how different designers approach the same premise. In the above example, we do not specify who or what died, why, whether the player is in fact guilty, or even if anything actually died. One designer could make a scenario where a man disappears, and the player is accused of murdering him. You have to escape the authorities and find the man to prove your innocence. Another could make a scenario where you lead an expedition into unexplored territory with a number of companions. But when one of them dies the team begins to fracture apart as some of them blame you for the accident. As long as it's an integral part of the plot, anything goes. This contest is to be open to both BoA and BoE scenarios. Judging will be done by discussion. Scenarios will be evaluated according to their quality, and to a lesser extent, how original the approach to the basic premise is. Whatcha all think?

No.

However, there are also ways to block 1PC parties.

That's cool guys, but you don't need to announce every time you start a scenario. When you finish one, well, that's worth making a song and dance over.

Quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: I'd be prepared to argue that rollicking/gritty is the most significant bit in the long binary number describing a scenario. What would the next bit be? I'd say the most important factor depends on the scenario. Some scenarios emphasize certain elements, others focus on others. I would say one of the most important elements in general and one I like to focus on is the relationship between the player and the party. PoD, there is no way DreamGuy is Jeff, as you'd realize if you'd heard him complaining about A Small Rebellion, and how a choice with no easy answer is a false choice.

Quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: I'd be prepared to argue that rollicking/gritty is the most significant bit in the long binary number describing a scenario. What would the next bit be? I'd say the most important factor depends on the scenario. Some scenarios emphasize certain elements, others focus on others. I would say one of the most important elements in general and one I like to focus on is the relationship between the player and the party. PoD, there is no way DreamGuy is Jeff, as you'd realize if you'd heard him complaining about A Small Rebellion, and how a choice with no easy answer is a false choice.

I'd also point out that game design and scenario design are two quite different things, just as writing a novel isn't the same as writing a short story. A good writer should be able to do both well, sure, but just because you have some experience with the one (and I'm giving you the benefit of assuming you aren't just lying), does not automatically mean you know everything there is to know about the other.

I'd also point out that game design and scenario design are two quite different things, just as writing a novel isn't the same as writing a short story. A good writer should be able to do both well, sure, but just because you have some experience with the one (and I'm giving you the benefit of assuming you aren't just lying), does not automatically mean you know everything there is to know about the other.

I think Areni is a successful blend.