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Changing the subject again before I run to DC and throttle all the politicians. 
I found a really cool game yesterday. It's basically a collaborative story maker thingy. You pay tokens to create characters, places, traits, etc. and then roll dice in a very simple manner (compared to D&D type stuff anyway) to determine resolution of conflicts. It's an incredibly versatile system, allowing you to create everything from murder mysteries to soap operas involving pink aliens to Martian cowboys who ride giant mutant mice, and have it all in a more or less organized form. Info & examples of play available at:
http://universalis.actionroll.com
It costs $15 US, not sure about other countries although I know it's available in Germany at least. Although the original rules use 10-sided dice, normal 6 siders reportedly work just fine.
And no I'm not on their payroll. I just really really want that game, and I thought a few of you might be interested too heh.
I found a really cool game yesterday. It's basically a collaborative story maker thingy. You pay tokens to create characters, places, traits, etc. and then roll dice in a very simple manner (compared to D&D type stuff anyway
) to determine resolution of conflicts. It's an incredibly versatile system, allowing you to create everything from murder mysteries to soap operas involving pink aliens to Martian cowboys who ride giant mutant mice, and have it all in a more or less organized form. Info & examples of play available at:http://universalis.actionroll.com
It costs $15 US, not sure about other countries although I know it's available in Germany at least. Although the original rules use 10-sided dice, normal 6 siders reportedly work just fine.
And no I'm not on their payroll. I just really really want that game, and I thought a few of you might be interested too heh.
Are you sure that Kerry wants the draft? I know the recent draft bill was sponsored by a couple of Democrats, but that doesn't mean that Kerry favored it.
I never heard Kerry say anything about supporting a draft. In fact I think he said he was against it. He wants more troops out there than we currently have but I think his plan is to use incentives of some sort.
alc003- that electoral-vote.com site totally made my day yesterday. Thanks for posting it. Today more states are solidifying in Kerry's direction. That makes me happy. One more day! Everyone go out and vote!
alc003- that electoral-vote.com site totally made my day yesterday. Thanks for posting it. Today more states are solidifying in Kerry's direction. That makes me happy. One more day! Everyone go out and vote!
Onyx- that sounds interesting. Have you ever played Toon? It's a sortof open-ended gaming that can be really hilarious, but there's tables and rolls and characters, and it's more of a typical RPG.
I started playing Fable the other day. It's an action RPG for Xbox and it's one of the funnest games I've ever played. The graphics make it feel like an immersive Dragon's Lair, with great lighting effects. You can create and grow into any kind of character- either good or evil, and get haircuts, facial hair, tattoos, and wear any clothes you can find. The battle system is almost exactly like the great system that Nintendo created with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time but I think they actually improved on it. And the magic system is really cool- your magic can actually make you a better swordsman. And the interaction with the people in the game is almost like the Sims. You try to get fame from your deeds and other characters can fall in love with you, and you can get married and buy a house, or get drunk, dress like a woman, and watch as people laugh at you when you approach. Fantastic game.
I started playing Fable the other day. It's an action RPG for Xbox and it's one of the funnest games I've ever played. The graphics make it feel like an immersive Dragon's Lair, with great lighting effects. You can create and grow into any kind of character- either good or evil, and get haircuts, facial hair, tattoos, and wear any clothes you can find. The battle system is almost exactly like the great system that Nintendo created with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time but I think they actually improved on it. And the magic system is really cool- your magic can actually make you a better swordsman. And the interaction with the people in the game is almost like the Sims. You try to get fame from your deeds and other characters can fall in love with you, and you can get married and buy a house, or get drunk, dress like a woman, and watch as people laugh at you when you approach. Fantastic game.
I heard about Fable, and am dying to play it. I think I'm going to ask for it for Christmas.
As to the election, Bush is going to win. (Imma is going to make sure of it muahahahaha)
As to the election, Bush is going to win. (Imma is going to make sure of it muahahahaha)
Filthy humans! It matters little who wins your pathetic election. For I, ZIM, will soon rule your planet, and rain DOOM DOOM DOOM down upon it!
I know one Bush-supporter who thinks that the Iraqi prisoner-abuse wouldn't have happened if we still had the draft. He figures that the army needs some non-gung-ho types to balance it out. *shrug*
I fail to understand that argument. It was just a few soldiers doing the abuse, right? Would draftees have stopped them?
Prof - Never heard of Toon, does it cost much or use weird D&D dice? (I only have 2 sets and they're UGLY! 
) I think probably Universalis would be easier to get my family to play - less rules to remember, and so on.
I actually used to run a semi-freeform game on IRC that I called Twisted. I was still a GM, but my ideas were based somewhat on what the characters decided to do. I let players make weird ass chars like the guy who had to get stoned to do magic, and the stupid barbarian who liked to swing around on ceiling fans. There weren't any stats, everything that happened was just what we thought they'd logically be able to do. I ran one game that lasted 6 hours, involving an insane asylum with a toilet that led into the Toilet Zone, which was ruled by Son of Spam, who had an evil plot to take over the world by controlling the administrator of the insane asylum. It was a pretty damn cool game, and my players begged for more heh.
I'd love to try Fable too, but I don't have an Xbox and doubt I'll be getting one since I already have a Gamecube. Oh well.
) I think probably Universalis would be easier to get my family to play - less rules to remember, and so on.I actually used to run a semi-freeform game on IRC that I called Twisted. I was still a GM, but my ideas were based somewhat on what the characters decided to do. I let players make weird ass chars like the guy who had to get stoned to do magic, and the stupid barbarian who liked to swing around on ceiling fans. There weren't any stats, everything that happened was just what we thought they'd logically be able to do. I ran one game that lasted 6 hours, involving an insane asylum with a toilet that led into the Toilet Zone, which was ruled by Son of Spam, who had an evil plot to take over the world by controlling the administrator of the insane asylum. It was a pretty damn cool game, and my players begged for more heh.
I'd love to try Fable too, but I don't have an Xbox and doubt I'll be getting one since I already have a Gamecube. Oh well.
Think the abuse was imbedded by the superiors, and although they do say that a draftee army is slightly more "civilised" (draftees come from all over society, whereas a professional army doesn't like it's soldiers to be too bright), I think in a war situation everyone becomes an animal.
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