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This one is a weird one folks, so strap in and get ready. Today's game is The Terran Trade Author...
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Today's review is going to come from the weird side of game publishi ng. The game is Story Engi...
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We're reaching deep into the wayback machine for this review. Today's fringe gem is another ga...
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| Username | ZDL |
| Join Date | 10/04/2019 |
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| Favorite games | Spark, Fate AE, Carcassonne, 象棋, 六虎, Star Realms, 陆战军棋， Euchre. |
| Other interests | Wind instruments. Music. Traditional playing cards. Chinese erotic artworks. |
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ZDL commented on their blog postFringe Review: The Terran Trade Authority Roleplaying GameThis one is a weird one folks, so strap in and get ready.
Today's game is The Terran Trade Authority Roleplaying Game (henceforth TTARPG ...Oct 96 0
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ZDL commented on hairylarry's blog postGamer+ News September 21, 2020Gamer+ News September 21, 2020
Happy Autumn. Fall is here. Summer is over. Winter is coming.
Tonight on Inspired Unreality we continue our quest...Sep 211 1MyrddinWyllt likes this -
ZDL commented on their blog postFringe Review: Story EngineToday's review is going to come from the weird side of game publishing. The game is Story Engine and it has a fairly convoluted history tha...Sep 202 0
Sep 19Everything is imperfect. Sounds interesting. The only similar game I have played is Microscope which is world building a scene at a time. I enjoyed that a lot. I also find the dice pool interesting. You get curves and you get to roll a lot of dice at once which is always fun.Everything is imperfect. Sounds interesting. The only similar game I have played is Microscope which is world building a scene at a time. I enjoyed that a lot. I also find the dice pool interesting. Y...See more
Sep 20The dice pool mechanism in *Engine* (not *Bones*) with its aspects and rolling ones thing is actually very nice. It's quick. It's easy to explain and understand. The "auto ones" thing for skills is a clever way of having skills make you more reliable at certain jobs instead of playing the escalation of difficulties and penalties game.The dice pool mechanism in *Engine* (not *Bones*) with its aspects and rolling ones thing is actually very nice. It's quick. It's easy to explain and understand. The "auto ones" thing for sk...See moreYou need to sign in to comment
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ZDL commented on their blog postFringe Review: Starships & SpacemenWe're reaching deep into the wayback machine for this review. Today's fringe gem is another game from the (in)famous game publisher Fantasy Game...Sep 162 0
Sep 16Interesting. I don't know about dramatist but i am more interested in role playing a story with character development than I am in fighting. This is still a minority position. Most games I play in seem to be one combat encounter after another which I can enjoy even though it's not my preferred play style. Thanks again for sharing this history with us.Interesting. I don't know about dramatist but i am more interested in role playing a story with character development than I am in fighting. This is still a minority position. Most games I play in see...See more
Sep 16There's a lot of little gems in the early days of RP (1974-1984, call it) that didn't survive not because they were bad but because they were ahead of their times: the public wasn't ready for the ideas, and of course they were breaking new ground and made mis-steps.There's a lot of little gems in the early days of RP (1974-1984, call it) that didn't survive not because they were bad but because they were ahead of their times: the public wasn't ready for the idea...See moreYou need to sign in to comment
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ZDL commented on hairylarry's blog postToo Much Information Or Maybe Not Enough?Some D&D players meet a stranger on the road and start into talking and just blurt it all out. I mean, "He seems nice enough." is not a good excus...Sep 103 0
Sep 10Only if I'm the DM. And when I'm the DM I hate to have the NPCs lead the PCs. I have played in games where the DM just said it outloud. I can't answer questions you don't ask. Worst come to worst the NPC can just blurt out the important info for no reason but I don't like that either.Only if I'm the DM. And when I'm the DM I hate to have the NPCs lead the PCs. I have played in games where the DM just said it outloud. I can't answer questions you don't ask. Worst come to worst the ...See more
Sep 10If only every player at my table knew exactly what I was hoping they would do. Wait. That's not good either.You need to sign in to comment
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ZDL commented on hairylarry's statusPlease welcome Alan, the creator of The Chronicles Of Ember, a unique role playing experience.
https://chroniclesofember.com/
https://gamerplus.org/user/AlanPlease welcome Alan, the creator of The Chronicles Of Ember, a unique role playing experience.
https://chroniclesofember.com/
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Big things to watch out for:
1. The cannons are killer. They're REALLY WEIRD and they can do some very nasty pins that are difficult (sometime impossible) to escape if you're unwary. Learning to use cannons effectively is a core skill.
2. The horses move like knights, but they DO NOT JUMP. They move one orthogonal away from point of origin, then one diagonal away. They capture on the second, diagonal part. A piece at that first orthogonal point will block the move. This is radically different from an IC knight which can't be blocked.
3. Generals (the equivalent of kings), although restricted to their palaces, are not allowed to "see" each other, thus giving them ranged influence on each other. It's a common ploy in the end-game to use the general to constrain the other's moves. Watch for it!
It's a fun game. For historical reasons I can't ever like IC, but CC I kind of love, even though I suck at it. :DIf you have any International Chess (IC) skills you'll find that they translate easily to Chinese Chess (CC). CC is a faster-moving game (same number of pieces, larger board). Where with IC you maybe ...See more
Sue me. I thought it was funny. :P