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#126: Jan 28th 2012 at 8:04:13 PM

boom. Trope page. Edit as much as you guys want.

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SpaceJawa UTINNI! from Right Here Since: Jan, 2001
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#127: Jan 30th 2012 at 10:52:43 AM

Frankly, I was planning on giving them magic anyway to counter the guns that the fire-dwarves got. It was that or laser weapons, and I think that laser weapons would be more than this game could take.

Your guys talk about it just gave me reason to do it sooner rather than later.

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#128: Jan 30th 2012 at 11:03:40 AM

laser weapons whatttt this is a fantasy world

(no, I wasn't planning on giving the R'lek plasma manipulation

what are you talking about?)

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#129: Jan 30th 2012 at 11:37:22 AM

I would have thought that guns would have been out of place too, but we all see how that worked out.

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#130: Jan 30th 2012 at 12:39:06 PM

Well, it's guns as per previously established fantasy norms—flintlock rifles, mostly, or so Taco tells me.

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SpaceJawa UTINNI! from Right Here Since: Jan, 2001
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#131: Jan 30th 2012 at 1:27:41 PM

I'm not sure that 'norm' is the proper way to put it.

They've shown up, of course, but it's far more the exception rather the rule. And they usually happen far later in the history of whatever world they show up in and are even aren't usually widespread.

But yeah, I know they've existed, which is why I didn't make a big deal out of it when they appeared.

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#132: Jan 31st 2012 at 5:21:04 AM

Busy day, so I just posted.

Question, how does terrain changes as a result of a race's actions work? I thought it would be logical for the results of Cwper's actions to be that the hex south of Prowessia to be farm so much that it might be a new terrain type. Now would there be a cost for that, or is it included in teaching the humans agriculture?

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#133: Jan 31st 2012 at 8:03:47 AM

If you're spending points commanding them to do it, then natural extrapolations are o-kay.

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#134: Jan 31st 2012 at 3:07:08 PM

So, Space Jawa. What's the exact nature of Avian magic, hmm? Like, what can it do?

"...Well the primary feature is that humans don't have it..."

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#135: Jan 31st 2012 at 8:01:44 PM

Uh, Luthen, whenever I try changing my avatar's name to Hammurabi on the map, you always change it back to the original "perfect crystal at 0 kelvin." Uhh. Yeah.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:01:53 PM by Chubert

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#136: Jan 31st 2012 at 8:08:39 PM

Heh, sorry. I honestly hadn't noticed. I'll fix that now.

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#137: Jan 31st 2012 at 9:12:16 PM

Uh, you left behind the "0K crystal" bit

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#138: Jan 31st 2012 at 9:29:40 PM

Eh, I left it as a description, like Hex being an Ice Sculpture. Do you want me to get rid of it?

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#139: Jan 31st 2012 at 9:44:16 PM

OH. I feel stupid. Sure.

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#140: Feb 1st 2012 at 8:10:12 AM

argh.

ARGH.

Okay. So, um, remember when I told Taco that he couldn't raise two armies in the same city? Turns out, with command avatar, you can. Fuck. I have no idea why they put down two contradictory rules, but command avatar's rule is the more specific one, so...

I am seriously considering just rewriting the rules presented, asking anybody if they have a problem with them, and then going with those, because then I can patch up the dozen vague spots that the rules here have.

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#141: Feb 1st 2012 at 9:43:01 AM

I don't think I need that second army anyways. The Azers have other non-army advantages, it's fine and we can just continue on acknowledging that avatars can in the future allow us to raise 2 armies.

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#142: Feb 1st 2012 at 11:47:51 AM

Okay. So we know that Passer's probably taking care of his grandfather ATM and is unable to post, possibly for some time. Would anybody have a problem with me waiting until this evening to post, and, if Passer becomes available after I post, then he can just insert himself into the turn order?

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#143: Feb 1st 2012 at 12:24:15 PM

So basically exactly like when I go to my Dad's every other weekend during my turn. I think that waiting til tonight then putting him in later if he's a noshow is a good idea.

edited 1st Feb '12 12:24:46 PM by Taco

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#144: Feb 1st 2012 at 3:13:09 PM

I should be able to post tonight - he's gotten into the nursing home today, so most of what I'd be needed to do is help my parents in moving his stuff. So, shouldn't be longer than a day or two of not being on to check at a time and should be able to warn if it'll be longer.

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#145: Feb 1st 2012 at 3:16:21 PM

Uh, sure, okay. It's actually a lot more about the uncertainty than the actual duration of the wait, seeing as when it's uncertain I don't know if you've just dropped off the face of the internet, which has happened in R Ps I've participated in before. If I know how long, even if it's just an approximate guess, you'll be absent, that's cool. I was mostly worried because you gave no indication of when you'd be available in your last post. 1-2 days wait is cool; take your time.

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Passer Since: Mar, 2010
#146: Feb 1st 2012 at 4:56:20 PM

Okay, so the Loess have Psammokinesis (specifically mentioned as sand magic), the Avians have Magic, and Humans have Adaptability (being the second-best in everything).

I assume that in a straight-forward situation, the Loess would beat the Avians and Humans in Sand Magic, while any other Magic would have the Loess be the worst. Likewise, the Humans would be second to the Avians in other forms of magic. But which one is second-best in Sand Magic (and what's the reason)?

edited 1st Feb '12 4:57:07 PM by Passer

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#147: Feb 1st 2012 at 8:05:15 PM

...I don't think it matters?

I mean, we don't know the exact nature of Avian magic, so it might be separate from the sand-magic, thus making it such that the Avians aren't naturally inclined to psychic sand powers. Or that might not be the case.

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#148: Feb 2nd 2012 at 3:18:31 AM

I was mostly just curious - I could see them having about the same skill. I was just thinking that if the Humans had the advantage (either for having their ability first or because 'Sand Magic' was specifically mentioned) while also being the second best at other types of magic, it suggests that either sand magic is more powerful than other types or that Humans are better at sand magic than other types of magic. The same would apply if both had the same skill, though.

But if we're thinking of it more as Psionics vs. Magic, rather than "Magic A" Is "Magic A", that would probably take care of the issue (basically, that they're different enough to not be easily comparable). Though I'm thinking that answers my question - Humans.

edited 2nd Feb '12 3:19:07 AM by Passer

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#149: Feb 3rd 2012 at 10:28:02 AM

"Lightning Muskets"? <___<

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#150: Feb 3rd 2012 at 10:47:25 AM

Magitek seems acceptable, no?

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